Heirloom Vegan Eatery

This place is closed… please remove yourself from Unilocal so people don’t come here just to be disappointed

Heirloom Eatery has been doing a «pop up» brunch at the Leaky Life Boat bar in Seaford on Sun. afternoons for the last 2 mos. or so. Each week the menu has been different, personally I like the Savory items better, last week they had Tacos (Ranch C’ken, Fish and and «Pork». The «fish» was as good or better than any real fried fish I had in another life as a Pesco Veg. Yesterday B’berry compote on french toast along with sausage and egg was delicious. Come on out to Seaford next Sun and give this VEGAN food a try…

My wife and I had their Cap’n Crunch fried chicken sandwich at Vegan Shop Up today. If only we had stopped there. This could have been a four star review. But when Yeah Dawg couldn’t get their act together we went back for a gyro and it was all downhill.
***Update*** When reading below please know that as soon as I posted this to Twitter the owner accepted responsibility and will give me a full refund at the next Vegan Shop Up.
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The gyro mock meat was leather. It could not be chewed through. My wife and I set it aside and finished out pita, sauce and vegetables which included a large portion of iceberg lettuce. I decided to mention to them how bad the gyro meat was. We had paid $ 9 and it should be brought to their attention.
I brought the actual discarded meat to them and told them that it was «solid as a rock.» The woman I spoke to said «Oh I’m sorry,» looked somewhat embarrassed but said no more. I should have asked for a refund but did not. What really disappointed me was that she didn’t engage and show concern that she had sold someone inedible food. Give me a «can I get something else for you?» or a «here’s your money back.» But none was forthcoming and not wanting to make a scene at Vegan Shop Up, which should be all good vibes, I simply walked away.

I hate doing this. I really do because this company is just starting out but, wow. This was terrible. the idea of a cap’n crunch fried chick’n sandwich sounds like a fun novelty to try & the gyros at the Chicago Diner are one of my favorite dishes there, so i was really excited to try out Heirlooms versions. Im not often in the area of Gourmet Guild (the shop that sells these grab & go items) but i was by there one morning and decided to get both of them to save myself a trip & have a meal for later. Their packaging is nice & the stickers are attractive but you don’t get to see what it is you’re buying til you open it & there’s no description on it to tell you exactly what it is. (the counter woman wanted to make sure i knew it was vegan, apparently the packaging had tricked a few people).
first the chick’n sandwich: i opened up the box and was already not thrilled. it was on a cheapo looking junky white bread bun. $ 10 for a burger sized, cold sandwich with no sides is NOT cheap, so seeing cheap bread is annoying. my first bite threw me, all i got was a mouthful of white bun, and mushy breading that tasted like it was soaked in simple syrup. i didnt see any ‘chick’n’ in the sandwich but after i choked it down i went for a 2^nd bite. ugh, i wish i hadn’t. this time i got some of the sauce and a bit of the limp pickle slice in addition to the mouthful of soggy breading. it actually made me gag and my stomach felt ill. the combo of so much grease, sugar, spicy sauce, pickle and the texture of mush was too much. i was done. even though now i finally saw there was tofu inside i couldnt eat anymore. i took it home to maybe just eat the tofu from it but i considered just throwing it out. at home i took a fork and pulled the top layer of breading back to reveal a sad piece of tofu. this «chick’n» would have been about a third of the size if it was coated in a normal amount of crumbs and not packed into a brick of sugar mush. i tried eating the tofu but it was totally bland/​sugar flavored so i tossed the whole thing. i also really wish they would just call it cap’n crunch fried tofu if that’s what it is. when vegan places say ‘chick’n’ i expect a chicken-​like patty, seitan or even the May Wah vegan chicken like most restaurants use. if it’s tofu, just say it’s tofu.
then i went for the gyro. this wasn’t the disaster that the sandwich was but again for $ 8 it was meh. and again this was cold tofu. a few pieces, sliced really thin, coated in seasonings and baked. the tofu was surprisingly bland for how much stuff was on it but it still managed to give me terrible garlic powder breath. the veggies in it were fine, and they gave you a pretty gigantic side of what im guessing is supposed to be tzatziki sauce, it was helpful since the tofu was so dry but nothing amazing. and this too was on what looked to be the same blah pita that the food carts use. i would definitely never buy this again.
i think this company needs to reevaluate its recipes and pricing. for the $ 20(w/tax) i spent there i could have gone to Clementine Bakery and gotten 2 fantastic, fresh made, hot sandwiches AND dessert. same goes for the Cinnamon Snail. $ 10 for a grab & go sandwich is outrageous unless it’s the most amazingly delicious organic sandwich ever & this was far from that. this is the food that makes me nervous that a non-​vegan person is going to try it and then be scared off of vegan food forever. Don’t be scared omnivores! get yourselves to Clementine Bakery asap or track down the Snail truck and get a real gourmet sandwich on delicious fresh bread!

OH MY GOD. Just take that nice little ticket they hand out and put a «1» next to everything. Chick’n and waffles? Yes please. Sweet, fluffy waffle (you don’t even need butter), flavorful and peppery, crunchy chick’n and quality syrup.
And so ok… I’m a Southern girl and I miss sausage gravy so. much. I’ve had (and loved, to varying degrees) biscuits and gravy at bougie Memphis restaurants, linoleum-​tiled diners in the middle of nowhere South Carolina, on race days and at sorority-​sponsored breakfasts. This sausage gravy is the real deal. I’ve also had Chicago Diner’s. This blows theirs outta the water.
What was the juice?!? Raspberry, orange… something? Amazing. Also… I kind want to put champagne in it.
Only regret — not picking up something to have for lazy Saturday dinner. :)
Seriously, I’m obsessed.