A New York City restaurant that recently changed its trendy menu from Paleo-heavy to vegan is being sued by its investors after regular CrossFit customers complained about the menu change.

Citing "personal beliefs", manager Kiki Adami, chef Paul Chang and fellow co-owner Alberto Gonzalez of GustOrganics in Greenwich Village switched the menu after watching several documentaries about what they believe is devastation caused by the global meat industry to the environment. According to news reports, the films led them to remove animal products from the menu, a move that infuriated its CrossFit customers who used the restaurant for their Paleo diets. Adami reported receiving 50 hate mails from CrossFit fanatics. "We were their go-to spot," said Adami.

A lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court alleges that the menu change has "damaged the reputation and sales of the business." Investors further claim that the company should have told them in advance of the restaurant's planned menu change.

Adami defended the move, saying the eatery made a profit this past June for the first time in three years.

“It’s bogus,” she said of the plaintiffs. “We were trying to save a sinking ship.”

—Source:  nypost.com