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The Tasty

4.2 (254 reviews)
Closed • 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Stephen W.

I want to start by saying this is the best vegan breakfast place I ever stumbled on while on my trip to South Philly. This place is not only a small friendly neighborhood vibe with the perfect number of limited seating. They make all there pastries on site plus their coffee and breakfast are top tier. My fiancé and I got the brown sugar ice coffee and iced rose chia tea and it blew our mind, It was really really really good. Then we had the French toast and pancakes and it was delightful. Sides were the breakfast sausage and home fries. Fries you can tell are fresh not frozen. 10 out of 10. Even if you are not looking for vegan options this place will feel your needs. Thanks to the staff for an amazing experience.

Pumpkin Spice Hallowaffle (pictured front), tempeh bacon, homefries, Chik'n & Waffles
Kathryn R.

Stopped in here during my first visit to Philly and I haven't stopped thinking about it since! It's small but cozy inside. I got there a little after they opened and got a table right away. The staff were super friendly. I had a hard time deciding what to get because everything sounded amazing, but opted for one of their specials- a Pumpkin Spice Hallowaffle! I also got a side of tempeh bacon and homefries, and a pumpkin spice latte. The food and overall experience was a 10/10. I'm dying to go back to Philly just to eat here again!

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Abir R.

3/5 - If you're not vegan then I'd say come here for the experience not the food We were in the area looking for a brunch spot nearby to grab-and-go some takeout, and this place showed up after looking around for a bit. It worked out as this place is currently take-out only and doesn't provide any eat-in dining options. It was in walking distance to where we were going to eat anyways so I figured why not? Before rating the food, I just want to make mention that I'm not vegan or vegetarian. I've had a lot of good vegan food on the west coast though and I dabble with frozen non-meat alternatives (shout-out to Aldi's). Breakfast Burrito Deluxe: Probably my favorite thing we ordered. The spicy mayo on top was really good, and the overall presentation of the dish was very nice. It tasted okay. I couldn't taste the "meat" very well though because the flavor of the tofu was very strong. It came with a side of fries, but they were pretty bad. The larger pieces weren't boiled all the way leaving them pretty dry and unpleasant to chew on. They didn't taste like they were seasoned either. Dirty Jersey: I'd hard pass on this one. I didn't enjoy it at all. It had this mushy texture in my mouth that made me feel unpleasant. It's not how a sandwich usually feels like in your mouth. I wasn't a fan of the tofu they had in the sandwich, and the "meat" was not to my liking either. My partner thought it was pretty good though and actually liked it more than the breakfast burrito. Passion Fruit Hibiscus Tea: It was pretty refreshing, although the flavor of hibiscus is pretty strong in this be warned. Chai Latte with Almond Milk: This was a pretty good chai latte. I read a review on here claiming to be the best chai latte in Philly; let's not get ahead of ourselves. It was good but I definitely wouldn't say it's anywhere near being the best. I'd come back here to order another chai latte though if I was in the mood. The service here was excellent. The woman working was very polite over the phone and she handed us our drinks while we waited for the food to be prepared. There's a nice little bench outside the restaurant to relax on (it does look like it's falling apart though so it might not be there anymore at the time you're reading this review). The window decorations are quirky and funny, and I appreciated the inclusivity posters they had displayed. The Tasty is not a place I'd recommend for their food if you're not vegan. Their drinks might be worthwhile checking out though. The surrounding area is nice and there are good vibes. Take a stroll with a drink but skip out on a meal.

Yes, it tasted as good as it looks!
Ayesha M.

After deciding to detox from my pescatarian diet for the first month of the year, I find myself on month four of a vegan lifestyle. The big test- how would I be able to continue this "commitment" while traveling. The city of brotherly love did not disappoint. I started off with breakfast at The Tasty. Takeout is the only option at this time from Wednesday- Sunday; however after waiting on hold for almost 15 minutes, I had an inkling it would be worth it. Jackpot! The home fries with added onions and peppers were cooked perfect. Not greasy and tons of flavor. The jewel of my meal was by far the biscuits and bayou gravy. Spicy heat, vegan sausage, and flavorful with each bite. I was in heaven! Never would I have imagined vegan biscuits and gravy would challenge the same version made traditionally. I will most certainly be back to sample the cornucopia of breakfast options at The Tasty!

biscuits with bacon gravy
Allie R.

i come so often that they know my order! slightly embarrassing but a testament to my love for their biscuits (i get the bacon gravy). great lattes too- i love when they do housemade syrups!! every employee is so sweet and they all seem to love working there. such a cute diner interior, as well!! they have the vinyl booths and everything. not a lot of seating, so i imagine there would be long waits on weekends, but i've never had an issue getting a spot on a weekday. highly recommend!!

Chicken and waffles
Jada G.

I am IN LOVE with this place. I'm not exclusively vegan but I'm pretty flexible and have a few intolerances so it's nice to have the option. You can sit down but you can tell management thought about how to keep overhead low to keep prices down, so you have to bus your own table and you pick up your food from the kitchen yourself in addition to seating yourself. I kinda like it but I can see where people might take advantage. The chicken and waffles was awesome, the breakfast tacos were super delicious, and the cold brew was real cold brew and not iced coffee! And getting oat milk at the fixings station? Holy crap, this should be industry standard. I can see why this place gets so crowded and I can't believe it's taken me so long to get here.

Fall French toast

I got the Fall French Toast the flavor was on point; however for me I am a texture person so I didn't really eat it because the bread was soggier then I could stand so I just ate the toppings, the sausage was great!!! I really think y'all will enjoy this dish so give it a try. I thought the coffee could have been hotter but I seam to have that problem from time to time The service was really good Oh and leave a NICE note or drawing

Buffalo Chix cheesesteak and waffle fries!
Di H.

Awesome Vegan restaurant! Customer service was spectacular even thought the place was packed... entire team was hustling and super friendly. Menu has a great variety. We had the Monte Cristo and the Buffalo cheese Steak- Delicious!Coffee and Lattes were great as well. Make sure you get some baked goods from the counter. We bought one of each that day and they were all great. Keep in mind the place is super small, so you may have to wait. Have to say it was worth the wait! Fun, funky and delicious! It's like this hidden gem.

Strawberry donut
J K.

French toast, breakfast sandwiches, tater tots, home fries and donuts. Soooo good! All vegan and delicious! You can call ahead most days (weekdays) for pick-up orders. No delivery.

Allen W.

When we arrived I walked through the door and was immediately told that the line would need to wait outside. While it still seemed to be space inside. While I do understand that the business is only so large and they need to seat people as seating is available this was really off putting and made me no longer want to even eat here. Not taking those immediate biases and annoyance that I developed into the restaraunt with me ... I was open minded and ready to chow down. Walked up to the counter. I ordered the quesadillas which where a special offered item. The service is pretty much self service. Once you've completed your entrees you take your food to a designated bus station area. Definitely gives you the small town local diner feel. Aside from the few annoyances. I would certainly come back !

Sausage and spinach
Angela B.

A friend described this as "artful tofu" which I think is a great description. It's Tasty tofu, too (pun intended). Friendly staff. Call ahead for quick pick up, dine in still closed.

Sausage egg and cheese on a everything Philly muffin !

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Best breakfast sandwich ever!!!! I'm not even a big breakfast sandwich person but I'd happily eat this one again and again

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The food is great the people are even better! DON'T forget the cute ambiance and the coffee!

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Ask the Community - The Tasty

I assume all the cheese is vegan. Is that correct? Also, what is the brand of fake meat? Is it impossible? Beyond?

Everything here is vegan. I’m not sure what the fake meat is. I don’t buy that.

Would this be an okay place to come and work for a few hours on a weekday afternoon?

No, seating is limited and this place gets packed even on weekdays. Once you're done your food you're suppose to get up so other people can sit down and enjoy! :)

Do they still offer mozzarella sticks?

Once in a while they offer mozzarella sticks as a special but it's not a regular menu item.

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4.1(918 reviews)
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Went for dinner here on my recent trip to Philly. Super casual vibe, pretty crowded when we went,…read morebut the service was still fast and really friendly, which made a big difference. Staff felt genuinely welcoming. Food was super flavorful across the board. We got the loaded nachos with jackfruit and the chili stuffed dish - both were honestly delicious. Nothing felt like it was missing just because it was vegan; everything was well-seasoned and satisfying. Overall, loved everything we ordered. Also random note, but I was obsessed with their plates... lowkey wanted to take them home lol.

We walked in on a Saturday night and got seated almost immediately, even though it was pretty busy…read more Honestly, we were just looking for a dinner place and were shocked that it was vegan! We ordered the Peruvian yuca and sweet plantains to split. I'm not a huge fan of aji amarillo and felt there was too much of it (I would've preferred it on the side), so the yuca wasn't my favorite dish, but it was still a solid appetizer. The sweet plantains were delicious, a classic, and exactly what I expected. The aioli was also nice, balancing out the sweetness. For my entree, I ordered the oyster mushroom tacos with the citrus salad. The oyster mushrooms were perfectly fried, but I felt like they were the slightest bit bland and I didn't love that there weren't any sauces to go with them. The citrus salad is interesting in that the "citrus" is a lemon-based dressing(?), but it's actually mostly tomatoes.

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Monster Vegan

4.5(318 reviews)
1.0 mi•Washington Square West
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One of my new favorite vegan places in the world!…read more The atmosphere: moody, skeletons, clips of B-rated horror films playing endlessly on the TVs ... and also glitter, a soft pinky/purply glow, a tremendously welcoming/inclusive vibe. It's playful and cool and fun all at the same time. The staff here? Wildly accommodating, friendly, knowledgeable about their menu, and also exceptional at "reading the room" (eg we were given lots of space to just eat and drink without them checking in us needlessly). DRINKS: I had the Zombie Beach Party (coconut rum, light rum, pineapple, blue curacao, lime). It was a neon blue boozy slushy served in a glass skull topped a little pink umbrella and the juxtaposition of that alone is iiiiiiiiiincredible. (Also these are dangerous; I had two and they went down a little too easily, y'know?). FOOD: At our server's recommendation we got a half order of the Korean BBQ Wings (which were described as "very spicy") and the Tiki Wings ("kind of sweet"). Both are made from crispy seitan and are served with a cucumber ranch. I think they were okay, they kind of tasted similar to be honest, and the Korean wings were definitely not that spicy. We also got the Yokai Fries (fries topped with shishito peppers, togarishi, and yum yum sauce); sooooooo moreish! But ask for more yum yum sauce. The absolute killer (pun intended) here was the fried mac and cheese balls. NO MATTER WHAT, GET THESE. It comes in an order of two, they're tennis ball sized, the mac and cheese is not dry but gooey, the tomato sauce and generously sprinkle of parm bring the whole thing together. I'm fairly confident I could have eaten an order by myself (just like I'm fairly confident I could have had four Zombie Beach Parties). You ARE going out of your way to come here if you find yourself in Philly, friends!

We popped in after a show in the area. It was our first time trying a vegan restaurant, so our…read moreexpectations were nonexistent. This place is beautifully decorated. The vibe is horror movie chic, if ya know what I mean. We were greeted and seated promptly and immediately checked out the menu to see what we should try. We asked for the macaroni balls as an app, but they were sold out. A few minutes later, we were told we could order them bc the chef had made a new batch. Yay!! So, we started with the Mac balls and seitan Korean wings. Our apps arrived and I must admit. I enjoyed the seitan wings more than I did the Mac balls. The Korean BBQ (seitan) wings had an amazing sauce that truly made me forget I was at a vegan restaurant. They were crispy, savory, and just delicious. I decided to go with the gyro and my partner went with the cheese steak for his entree. My gyro was yummy! The impossible beef, lettuce and tomato were reminiscent of a regular gyro. I truly couldn't tell the difference. My partner loved his cheese steak too. Monster vegan is a HIT!! Would we try it again? Absolutely!!

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Pietramala - Dark chocolate peanut butter bar

Pietramala

4.5(80 reviews)
2.3 mi•Northern Liberties, Spring Garden

We love restaurants that pay true homage to the vegetable, particularly when the vegetables are…read morelocal and seasonal, so we knew we had to try Pietramala. The menu reads like something you've never seen before, with nearly every dish bragging some mind-blowingly sophisticated element, such as fermented chili aioli, kombu oil, vegan xo sauce, and noyaux (peach pits). Overall, the food was delicious, but these unique touches didn't come through in the dishes. Here is a rundown of everything we tried: - Sourdough focaccia with tomato xo: great focaccia that would have been excellent enough without all the adornment (abundant sesame and poppyseeds, kind of evoking an "everything bagel" vibe plus super salty "tomato xo" sauce that was a lot like sun-dried tomato paste). - Gem lettuces salad with smoked olives: the smokes olive bits were the best part. The dressing tasted a lot like blue cheese and was a little overly creamy but very tasty. - Golden beet salad with fermented chili aioli, young chard, and crispy sunchokes: the dressing was a lot closer to straight up mayonnaise than anything resembling fermented chili. Overly creamy, with leftover tuna salad vibes. The chard and sunchokes were fun additions, but overall this dish was underwhelming for what seems to be one of their specialties. - Cantaloupe with habanada and fermented husk cherry vinaigrette: we were expecting this dish to blow our minds, but it wound up tasting like cantaloupe sprinkled with chipotle veganaise. And it was very difficult to eat out of the flat bowl. - Heirloom tomatoes with roasted tomato jus, kombu oil, and basils: the tomatoes were delicious but it was insanely salty, and the kombu flavor didn't really come through. - Grilled escarole braised with heirloom lima beans, roasted garlic, and sage: I adored the two colors of heirloom lima bean that were perfectly cooked. The creamy sauce made with puréed lima beans was rich and felt like worthwhile decadence. My husband was the only one at our table to dislike this dish for being overly creamy and not having enough sage or escarole flavor. - Durum tagliatelle with datterini tomato sauce with braised lobster mushrooms: tasty but unremarkable. - Rosa bianca eggplant smoked and served with nardello pepper harissa, cashew labneh, and fennel pollen roasted walnuts: the harissa was so salty that it dominated all the other flavors. This might have been better as a dip served on crostini. - Black pearl mushroom slowly grilled over coals and served with roasted corn, spinach, and chanterelle miso glaze: the mushroom was tasty, but the corn was downright confusing. It was extremely sweet, and so creamy it evoked canned cream of corn soup. - Peanut mousse bar: like an elevated Snickers, but without the crunch. We loved it. - Peach pit white chocolate semifreddo: we did not know what to expect from this dish, but we were disappointed that we couldn't identify any white chocolate. It was like a soy milk popsicle with almondy flavor. Would not get this again. In summary, we had a blast trying everything on the menu, but we felt that most dishes fell short of their potential, based on the premium local produce and the novel flavors and cooking techniques. Without a doubt, they are using high-quality, hyperlocal ingredients on their entire menu. Unfortunately, they are not letting those products speak for themselves, but instead are drowning them in too much salt and excessively creamy sauces. I'm not sure if this was an attempt to appeal to people who aren't big fans of vegetables/macrobiotic foods. Also, a word on the setup of the menu. The "tasting menu" really just means share plates of each dish, intended to be for a party of two. If you have a larger party, it makes more sense to get a full-sized dish of each item à la carte, although some of the dishes are not the easiest to share, such as the escarole and lima bean stew and the eggplant dish. Everything is extremely seasonal, changing from week to week, so it would be fun to return and try a whole new lineup of dishes.

My boyfriend and I walked in on a Saturday night for a celebration dinner. They were very busy and…read morethey didn't have any open reservations but when we called and told them we would arrive in 30 mins, they saved two of the bar seats for us. For drinks, we ordered the elderflower shrub and sanguinello to drink. I liked the elderflower shrub since it was sweet and refreshing (slightly carbonated) but the sanguinello tasted bitter and medicinal. Since my bf really didn't like his drink, the server was nice enough to let us change our amaro drink to another elderflower shrub. For food, we ordered sourdough focaccia with tomato xo sauce (similar to chili crisp oil) and the potatoes dish. The sourdough was fluffy and delicious and the xo sauce gave it a nice flavor but it did make the bread greasy. The potatoes dish tasted good because of the creamy sauce that was drizzled on top. We also ordered the kyuri cucumbers and durum ravioli. The kyuri cucumbers had a fermented ramp ranch that gave the cucumbers a nice creaminess and the garnishes (spring onion and giardiniera) gave the cucumbers a nice texture. The durum ravioli had a cheesy taste due to the cultured cashew ricotta but I wasn't a fan. Overall, we would order the potatoes and cucumbers again, maybe we would order the sourdough focaccia (if you don't mind the greasiness), but we wouldn't order the durum ravioli again. For dessert, we ordered the macadamia ice cream with strawberries, shaved ice with rhubarb, and basil. Even though the ice cream was unique, we also wouldn't order it again. The basil flavor was a bit strong and the dessert tasted mostly like macadamia nuts and strawberries rather than ice cream. The ambience was nice though and even though we were not able to get a table, we had a nice view of the chefs' cooking. We would come here again since the menu changes based on what's in season. It was my second time at Pietramala and it was my boyfriend's first time and it won't be our last. :)

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