If you are going through the trouble of making items on your menu vegan then make a note of it. If they are just veggie then I wouldn't say anything, most would be obvious and if people care they should ask. If they are not smart enough to ask about soup fuck em.
If you go the full vegan route, just reserve a space on the griddle for veggies and wipe it before you cook. Like you said, it is impossible to keep any animal product out of food unless you keep out of the kitchen entirely. And if somebody cares enough to wonder about the molecule level and asks you can always cook it in a nonstick or something, which while not perfect, at least puts their mind at ease. If that doesn't please not much more you can do.
The place I used to work in had basically no main dish veggie options. About once every 6 months this meant somebody came in and walked out before anybody could even help them. However, for those that stayed long enough to ask, our chef would come out and give 2-3 dishes that he would come up with from scratch to make for them, as well as a couple of items on the menu that could be tweaked to meet there needs. People were always floored by this experience. While there are a number of places in central Wisconsin that have vegan options available, they tend to be small cafe/coffee shop type places. Certainly nothing under the casual fine dining classification.
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