07/14/2026
For months, we chose not to respond to every comment, rumor, or attack directed at our business. We stayed focused on our team, our guests, and the work we have spent nearly 10 years building.
But recently, a line was crossed.
A Reddit account was created using our restaurant’s identity and posted about our VegNews nomination as though the message came directly from NSV. It did not. The account was never created, authorized, or operated by anyone on our team. After the situation was addressed outside of Reddit, the content was deleted by its creator.
We welcome honest criticism. We understand that some people strongly disagree with decisions we have made, and they have every right to express that. But criticism is not the same as impersonation, repeated harassment, vandalism, or maliciously creating confusion to provoke backlash against a business.
We have also observed a pattern involving a small number of people—not the entire vegan community—who appear more interested in attacking the human beings behind a restaurant than having an honest conversation. Compassion cannot be selective. Protecting animals should never become an excuse to dehumanize people.
We also cannot ignore the uncomfortable questions surrounding race, culture, access, and which businesses are consistently given understanding, visibility, and support. These conversations are rarely simple, but avoiding them does not make them disappear.
NSV is not perfect. We have made difficult decisions, evolved publicly, and learned throughout this journey. But we are not anonymous. Our names, our restaurants, and our doors are open. Anyone genuinely interested in understanding our choices can contact us directly instead of accepting every anonymous accusation as fact.
For almost 10 years, we have created jobs, introduced thousands of guests to plant-based Caribbean cuisine, and helped expand what Latin vegan food can be. That work cannot be erased by a Reddit username.
We will continue moving forward as NSV Creative Caribbean Kitchen—creative, Caribbean, passionate, and real.
We will continue creating.
We will continue serving.
And we will continue standing up for ourselves
