One of our favorite casual date spots in the area--if only because we're smitten over sandwiches and beer. I haven't had a sandwich I didn't love at Rybrew, though I'd recommend the Philadelphia if you're a traditional hoagie enthusiast. The meat to bread ratio works for me, although it's heavy on the bread. Beyond the menu, the beers are an obvious highlight. We enjoy sour beers and have recommended a few on their beer wish list hanging on the wall. I can attest that they had stocked some more sours the next time we arrived--coincidental or not. Lovely staff, cozy spot, great place for a quick bite or a date. A must-try in Brewerytown! read more

Rybrew is one of my favorite sports in Philly and I love how Brewerytown is the neighborhood that gets to have it! Anything you eat will be amazing and satisfy your hungry. The atmosphere is a mix between a coffee shop and bar, as I've seen people come solo and do work, while others gathered around the community table and drank beer. My favorite things to order are the San Diego panini and the house salad with chicken. read more

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Best beer deli in the city I think, amazing sandwiches for very good prices. They have 6 rotating taps with a happy hour during the week. A huge bottled craft beer selection lines one side of the place (with some cheaper non-craft options as well.) Weekly they have live music, beer tasting events with different brewers, and shuffleboard! What are you waiting for? Go get a panini and a beer, now! read more

What can I say? They make killer sandwiches and salads, and then sometimes they add awesome suggestions to make an awesome sandwich even better, and you're like, wha?? How? YUM!! And then they're always smiling, and friendly, and that also keeps me coming back - every Thursday, for 6 weeks now. Consistency is hard in this day in age, but they're doing it, and well. Highly recommend. And I haven't even checked out their cool evening live music events yet. We're lucky this place is in this neck of the woods, where good eats are few and far between. I don't live in this neighborhood, but if I did, I'd probably be here every day. Kind of like a NW Philly, souped-up version of Breezy's cafe in Point Breeze. read more

Rybrew - Salad Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honesty such a great staff. They were very welcoming and super attentive, reassuring everyone their food was coming and would give continuous updates. And let me tell you, the food was worth the wait. Quality paninis right there. read more

So we're visiting Philly and we were in the mood for a salad or sandwich. I found Rybrew on yelp! What a find!!! It was a beautiful day, so we sat outside at their picnic tables. We ordered a Tucson, a Kansas City, a Buffalo and a house salad with blue cheese. All were amazing, but the Buffalo... wow! What a sandwich! My husband said his Kansas City was equally amazing. They have a great beer selection too, including some tasty Belgian beers for my Belgian beer snob husband. No matter how full you are do not leave without getting some Harper's ice cream. I cannot recommend the caramel banana pudding ice cream enough. It's pricey at $10 a pint, but honestly I'd pay more! Ryan the owner took our order and even came outside to visit with us. When we come to Philly we will always stop by Rybrew!!!! read more

I had the crab cake sandwich and the sante fe sammiches. I shared the crab cake one and my friend agreed it was good. The Sante fe was ok kinda plain tho read more

Great food, great staff and great beer!!! They have 6 draft beers and you can purchase a growler to go. Along with bottles and cans. Can't go wrong!! read more

Great neighborhood spot with a solid beer selection and great food. Really good price for a city too. If you're vegan/vegetarian this place had plenty of great options/substitutions for you. The non-vegan options looked awesome too. Highly recommend! read more

I went way out of my way for an ice cream cone here because I had yummy vegan ice cream here last year or earlier this year. Now they just sell pints. WHY!!? read more

Rybrew is really fun. Has some outdoor seating and a shuffle board upstairs. Draught and can beer selections- huge variety. Great paninis, other sandwiches, and salads (similar to sister restaurant Rybread). Ice cream. Recommend as a relaxed and engaging place for a casual lunch or dinner with friends. read more

What a great little gem this place is, I wish there were more around! Yelp suggested it after a trip to the zoo when we were searching for a close place - thank Yelp! The first thing we noticed was the huge and vast selection of beer, probably every kind I know of and many I don't. Its the perfect place to try something new beer-wise or find your favorite brew. Everything is pretty well priced also. It proved difficult to make a choice off of the extensive salad/sandwich/panini menu because everything looked so good. I got the Santa Monica (basically a BLTA) and substituted the chipolte mayo - it was amazing! Others in my group got the San Diego, Lake Tahoe, New York and the soup of the day. Everyone was more than happy with their sandwiches and the bag of chips we split. The portions are large, and the product seems very fresh. The staff was super friendly and helpful and didn't mind little twerks in the orders. It should also be noted that they are super friendly to the gluten free diet, looking at the menu online you wouldn't be able to tell but they have gluten free bread, and other gluten free choices that made one member of our party (who sometimes has trouble eating out) very happy! read more

My only shortcoming with Ry Brew is the lack of dairy free food items, and the using a V on soups to mean Vegetarian, tho not Vegan. Like - tonight - I am throwing away soup I thought was dairy free, but it ls vegetarian with a creme base. My bad, but it's happened a few times with the symbols on the food board. I love the shop tho rarely can eat there. So - I buy beer. Whatever: I'm glad they are on the block. I just wish they had a menu I could actually eat. read more

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I seriously hope everyone reading this flocks to this jawns. It's wondertastic! I stumbled upon it as I was carsharing home the other day and was so giddy to see it. I was even more titillated (yup) when I looked at their website: they have fridges of beer for you to pull out and drink there. Say what?! So instead of me paying $7 at the bar, I can come here, carefully select the Hard Cider from the fridge (because I'm a beer pussy), pay $3 and sit around there??? You know what that means: I'm gonna have liver problems soon. It's cool though. I'll work it off at the shuffleboard they have upstairs. BOOM! That may be faulty logic, but what I'm trying to say is that THEY'VE GOT AN UPSTAIRS. And it has SHUFFLEBOARD. Sure, it's in a part of town you're not sure you want to wander drunk in. And they're not entirely on their feet yet, so the hours are a little wonky, the "decor" is a little lacking, but that's okay. They'll figure it out. Even if you're not gonna stay here to chill you can now rest easy knowing that there's a place in the Art Museum/Brewerytown area that has good beer for you to pick up and pack for home. And because it's on Girard, there's decent parking so you can run in and grab stuff without illegally parking. Just remember your quarter for the meters cuz we don't have those fancy kiosks up here. For me it mostly means no more crazy bike rides to Center City joints where I bike dangerously back with a case of my favorite beer, Mad Elf. My safety rests in your hands, Rybrew. God Bless. read more

From the owners of Rybread (also great), Rybrew is putting the brew back in Brewerytown! Located in what used to be an old toy store, this bottle shop is such a great addition to the neighborhood. The salads and sandwiches we ordered were incredible with decent portions, good value, and fresh ingredients. The selection of beers was extensive and reasonably priced. Please never stop stocking the Orange Blossom Cream Ale. Bonus: There is a shuffleboard table upstairs and to the left. You're welcome. read more

I really can't say enough good things about this place. It's my go-to spot whenever I'm able to find a reasonable excuse to go out for lunch. Bad day? Rybrew. Good day? Rybrew. Boring day? Rybrew. They have a really incredible turkey sandwich topped with mayo, cranberry sauce, and brie. The ONLY issue I have with it is sometimes there's too much turkey and I want to taste more of the brie, but come on, that's a great problem to have. The staff is really friendly and very willing to offer suggestions. They also will give you that extra push you need to pick up that cookie that is practically the size of your face. Even the place itself is just generally cool. They have seating upstairs and it's a great place to sip a beer, eat a sandwich and just relax. read more

Rybrew has been one of the earliest additions to the Brewerytown area of Philadelphia. As a 3 year resident now, any place that can solidify itself on Girard Ave. for more than a year, I'm more than appreciative of. Rybrew is first and foremost a sandwich shop. A delicious one. I almost always get the "Buffalo" which is a shredded buffalo chicken sandwich, with your choice of bread or cheese (get Gorgonzola and Ciabatta!). My friends have tried many other meals and raved about them all. They have rotating specials as well which I have dabbled in and never been disappointed. My girlfriend would like to chime in and say "GET THE SANTA MONICA OR THE BLT AVOCODO!" Take this advice with a grain of salt though ... "NO YOU DON'T NEED TO ADD SALT, THEY'RE PERFECT!" (That was her again... sorry.) Rybrew also has a fantastic amount of single can/bottle beers. You can mix and match your own six packs or just stop in to have a few at the variety of tables. There is a common high top in front, some lower window front seating, small group space at the back and individual tables upstairs which overlook the cook line and front of house. There are occasionally different events here like Open Mic's and beer tasting. I've taken part in both! If you like some acoustic originals and covers, come on down next time they host it! read more

Found this place on Yelp and decided to take a look. Needless to say, I was blown away. I could easily eat lunch here every day. I loved the space and the food. My friend and I both got the Bahn Mi panini and loved it. At first I didn't know how I felt about a warm and gooey Bahn Mi, but it was great and a really good size. And of course, the beer selection is epic. Six beers on tap, plus a massive cooler of all the beers you could want. A super friendly employee made a great recommendation when I couldn't choose what to get. Overall, really awesome. Definitely go here. read more

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I took off a star because this restaurant is one of the new spots on Girard that don't serve people north of it. I live three blocks north from Rybrew. I'm also currently six months pregnant. Rybrew will not deliver to me but will go to the art museum and further. It really irritates me. I would order once a week at least just for the cranberry, turkey, and Brie sandwich. But I'm not waddling my pregnant self over there just because I live a little too far north for snotty gentrifiers. It's three blocks! read more

Stopped in on a Tuesday to meet up with a friend for dinner. I biked up here and let me tell you, Philly gets hilly above Arch St. The beer case is populated with lots of tasty items at really nice prices. I went with the savannah because it had real cranberry sauce (i hate the canned kind) and that was one tasty sandwich. The only thing I could have asked for would have been a crunchy element for texture but with the flavor of it, I hardly missed it. I paired it with a saison and some salt and vinegar chips. Delicious. When I'm back in the area, if I'm hungry or thirsty, I'll be stopping back here. read more

I really appreciate this place on Girard Ave in Brewerytown. They have a great assortment of take-out beer, tasty sandwiches and most recently a small but fine showcase of reasonably priced draft beers. The staff are kind and helpful. The only possible thing that can be improved is their ventilation system. Spending any longer than 5 minutes in there has me smelling like fried butter for the next 6 hours. Ventilation aside, I truly appreciate this establishment! read more

I love this place! definitely a great place to eat and pick up some brews. good beer selection and good menu. I love the crab cake sandwich. definitely my favorite item on the menu. they also have an assortment of other nonalcoholic drinks which is pretty sweet too. the staff is also very friendly. read more

Good sandwiches, nice selection of bottled craft beers, and fair prices. Overall I would give the food and selection 4 stars, but the ambiance brings it down to a 3. I came in wanting to eat inside but the place was so incredibly smoky (open kitchen in the front) and unwelcoming that I ended up just eating in the car. read more

If I lived in this neighborhood, I'd be here every day. The beer selection is overwhelming, which is a good thing if you're a beer connoisseur. I liked how they had all the seasonal beers in their own section. Looking at all of the pumpkin beer options at once is easier than trying to locate them separately. Aside from the generous spiked soda section, they have a plethora of sandwich and panini options. One sandwich filled me right up and it was tasty and made right on the spot. The space actually looks deceiving from the outside, as it's rather large inside. A back room for sitting/doing work, an upstairs for chilling/eating or you can sit by the front window and watch passersby on Girard Ave. Great addition to an area of the city that is still up-and-coming. I really hope Rybrew is here to stay. read more

What a treasure. Fresh and original in the menu choices. Great smiling staff. The selection of beers and other is impressive. Worth finding and traveling to. read more

This is one of our must-stops when we find ourselves on the Brewerytown side of Girard. This stretch of Girard reminds us of up and coming Fishtown some 10+ years ago- and therefore, we enthusiastically show the restaurants here a little love whenever we're nearby (Art Museum, Whole Foods trip) etc. Kudos on the fairly priced and quite tasty veg sandwich options (there were a few). Double Kudos (is that a thing... double kudos? ... It is now). Anyhow we loved the incredible selection of bottled/canned beer. (Eat in or to go I'd imagine) When going, take the extra minute to go upstairs, and play a game of mini-shuffle board. You'll need a little exercise to make up for the yummy/ unique bag o'chips you just had to have. read more

I still prefer grabbing beer at Crime and Punishment, but Rybrew is awesome. No added charge for grabbing beers from the cooler, which you can drink with your meal. On point sandwiches and hilariously large salads. One star off for the coffee quality, which isn't good, but everything else is delicious. Great beer selection overall--great taps and bottles/can selection--and a terrific staff. I've been a handful of times since moving to Philly, and that's not changing anytime soon. read more

Got the first sandwich on the specialty breakfast menu. Odd combination of ingredients but really good. Lots of FlaaAAaaVa. Parking along Girard can be tough at times., it's affordable too read more

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Great so glad to have in our neighborhood The best sandwiches Lots of beer Fancy gourmet sodas and chips Baked goodies for your sweet tooth Great staff too read more

Delicious! I had the Napa with prosciutto. The pesto was delicious. We also split a chicken caesar salad. The extra $3 for the chicken was well worth it! There was a ton of chicken and the salad was great! read more

PROS: 1) Delicious sandwiches. 2) Great beer selection - at great prices. (Make a six-pack!) 3) During my first visit the staff was extremely helpful and friendly. 4) Shuffleboard upstairs. 5) Very clean one person bathrooms. CONS: *Edited due to changes* read more

Ordered two salads and their daily soup as take out- very tasty and generous portions! They have lots of good options on their menu. We will definitely be returning to try more items! They also have a good beer and seltzer selection in store. Definitely recommend! read more

They never have coffee ready in the afternoon. I have been told to wait while they brew a new pot the last three times ive been in there. And that was after I had to almost throw something at one of the employees behind the counter to get service. They didnt get 1 star because, when they brew it, the coffee tastes good and the sandwiches look good. I only go there because its around the corner. Wont be going back tho. read more

Great fun place! Shuffle board was a nice addition to our visit. Good selection of beer. The menu looked good but we were just out for a beer. Staff was friendly and helpful. read more

Rybrew is such an amazing place, from the employees always greeting you with a smile as they take your order, to hand delivering you for food; regardless of where you're sitting, whether it is upstairs or down, they go above and beyond their call. The food is amazing. From a simple caesar salad to their Vietnamese banh mi, it is delicious! I always find myself going for their amazing Rybrew crab sandwich, the sauce they use in it makes my mouth water, just thinking about it. They also have a lovely selection of teas and coffee. The area is perfect for studying or just people watching, did I mention they also have a large selection of beers? This place has a huge place in my heart, and stomach. read more

I fell in love with Rybrew the second I walked in the door! The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming, the food choices are pretty ideal, and there is a jaw-dropping amount of beverages available. We ordered sandwiches, which were delicious across the board, and had drinks while we waited. We even chatted with the owner, who seriously couldn't have been nicer. I will absolutely return next time I'm in town! read more

I love it when an establishment's entire menu is appealing as I found at Rybrew. Great to have so many fresh bread choices. The drink selections are the best! read more

The sandwiches are mouth watering! The staff is great and I love the setup and the quaintness of this place. The buffalo panini on brioche is delicious! read more

So good! Tasty paninis with fresh ingredients and speedy delivery. We certainly will be back for more.

Very cute place with good sandwiches. Indoor and outside seating. Check them out. A variety of beer to choose from.