05/27/2026
Thank you for of your kind messages. We appreciate your patience with our situation. We let our team know we were closing in February instead of the day they showed up for work. We already have lost 2 people that were critical members of this team. It has been challenging keeping up with business. If anyone is great at vegan prep. We will hire you for the last 3 weeks. It has been slammed. We feel great doing the right thing but in some ways are being challenged for doing this.
We like to do the right thing, like treating everyone as equal. We come at our operations and services with love at a time where love, tolerance and compassion is looked down upon by ignorant, judgmental and angry people. Veganism was never about hatred.
So for all of you people making false, demeaning comments about our business. Shut the heck up!
Have you met me?
We operate business with a clean, professional, ethical approach founded with love for all.
We have had years of online bullying directed at me personally. It has been super gross to see in this Portland Vegan Community. Unreal.
Thank you for all of the real humans that are filled with love like us!
As for these s**tty Real Racists that are sitting behind their keyboards with white guilt. These people were either bullied or were the ones bullying These leaders of vegan businesses, vegan social media groups, and even journalists have bullied me.
These people promoting hatred, fascism, division, have hurt the reputation of a great vegan business.
Do you really think that this is a MAGA vegan restaurant? What a joke. Has anyone met a vegan white supremacist. In 29 years of being vegan I have never met one.
To all of you bullies, I will not call you personally out for your actions. Why? This business is about hospitality, professionalism, love, animal rights, human rights, and our earth. Y’all haters will learn that your social media likes is just pumping the same stuff that you dislike in this world. You get to stew in your own stinky! Karma is real y’all!
Thank you!
-Ian,
Founder,
Owner,
Vertical Diner
Est. 1998