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Vegan
American
Pizza
Italian
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Philly's vegan pizzeria. Offers a variety of vegan pizza whole or by the slice, plus sandwiches like Philly cheesesteak, mushroom wrap, salads, and dessert. Reported close February 2022.
128 Reviews
First Review by Jamie Roberts
kim2121
Points +449
Love Love Love - Edit
What's to say that hasn't already been said? The sauteed kale and root beer bbq wings really made my day, and the slice of haymaker pizza I ate and the root beer I drank were also great! I only wish I lived nearby; I would be here all the time! So good!
Read morePros: Delicious Food
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JesseIves
Points +133
not to be missed - Edit
If you are vegan and visiting Philadelphia this place should be at the top of your list. I was last here in 2006 when it was going by a different name and was also vegetarian and not all vegan. It has only improved in the near 10 years between visits. The cheese steak still tastes great and the cubano is a new favorite (having had a real cuban sandwich before going vegan this is everything I wanted it to be, except maybe a bit more mustard, it tasted like it was omitted). Would have loved to have had more time to try the pizza and some of their desserts.
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jclamb
Points +40
everything you want from a vegan pizza joint - Edit
Great selections! My favorites consist of the cubano sandwich and popeye pizza!
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Raesock
Points +679
Good Pizza, Philly Cheese Steak! - Edit
We stopped here for lunch and they had a nice little selection of vegan pizza by the slice. I got the Hawaiian and really liked it. My husband got the vegan Philly and hasn't stopped talking about it. It was cool to be able to get a vegan version of the classic dish while visiting the city. We split an order of fries and they were the worst fries I've ever had! I'm not sure why, they were a little burnt, and not salted at all, and the oil tasted old. Really gross. Weird because the rest of the food was so good. We also split a Kitchen Sink cookie, which was great! The girl behind the counter was very friendly. If we lived nearby we'd get takeout pizza from here for sure. Just not the fries. Yuck.
Read morePros: pizza by the slice, vegan philly, cookies
Cons: BAD fries
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Worldvegkitchen
Points +1387
great inventive pizza!! - Edit
I'm vegetarian not vegan so was a little skeptical about ordering food from a vegan pizzeria where the cheese was not authentic. However I thought it was delicious! My favorite was the Funghi pizza and the pizzas are all very inventive and good. The crust is also excellent and I highly recommend!
Read morePros: great soft drinks too! loved the ginger beer
Cons: service could be a little better though, the wings are extremely spicy
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rob mafia
Points +54
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meroe05
Points +824
WOW!!! - Edit
What a little gem of a restaurant! If you are vegan/vegetarian in Philly, you MUST try this place. And go hungry so you can try everything! The calzone is incredible (with a vegan ricotta OMG!)! The wings are terrific!!! AND... they have a vegan cheesesteak!!! It's delicious!!! What else?... Fantastic cheese fries and pizza. Just a perfect place to eat. Loved it!
Read morePros: DELICIOUS, FRIENDLY, CALZONE
Cons: NONE
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heywood100
Points +334
Vegan pizza and metal, a good combination - Edit
So, I don't know about the American context, but in Toronto this place would undoubtedly be known as 'that hipster pizza place' - it is, after all, a vegan pizza parlour that played drone metal the entire time we were there. I don't say any of this as a bad thing.
Read moreThe pizza itself was...well, it's vegan pizza, you probably know what Daiya cheese tastes like now, and you know whether you can be down with it or not. If you can, these guys use it well; if you can't, this won't be to your taste. We also tried out the wings with mustard sauce, and they were excellent.
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Plant Powered Eater
Points +603
Excellent pizza & salad - Edit
We try to eat only vegan, no-oil food. We had pizza & salad. Although we omitted the vegan cheese (due to its fat content), it was still a bit challenging to come up with no-oil toppings. However, the staff was really helpful & vigilant with helping us stay true to our dietary program, & the cheese-free veggie pizza & beet salad both were yummy!
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TableForOne
Points +310
Got to love it! - Edit
As soon as i walked in i heard Fugazi on the stereo. That made an awesome first impression. Although this place is primarily a pizzeria, I was in need of healthy stuff so i went for the soup of the day, followed by the kale and mushroom salad. The soup was good, but the salad was amazing. Those mushrooms!
Read moreIt's kind of a punk rock place, but without the cliquey-ness. Got to love it!
And the playlist just got better and better: Johnny Cash, Led Zep, Misfits, Descendents, Smiths...
Pros: Kale salad, music, friendly staff
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ButikiGirl
Points +222
Love Me Some Blackbird! - Edit
The hubby and I visit Blackbird often. We are always craving it. Just be aware that some things are much better than others. We love the Fungi pizza. Yums! Seriously, try the Fungi pizza! Truffle oil, mmmm! The 'meat' pizza was also very good. The tofu wings are fantastic! Everyone seems to love them, veg*n or otherwise. The cheeze steaks are good. I would not say they are amazing but once and a while I'm in the mood for them. Though, we have certainly had better cheeze steaks from other places. We brought a large number of omnis with us one day. They seemed to not enjoy the pizzas that were heavy with the Daiya cheeze but loved everything else. The desserts are delicious but be aware that on multiple occasions, I have had stale desserts before. I'm guessing those had sat for quite a while. Not a huge fan of the staff. The service is slow, which I expect for a lot of vegan places but kind of overly slow. Also, we have had some very rude service before. We never know if the staff is going to be super nice or just rude. Very weird, doesn't seem to be any in between. Also, check your orders before you leave because occasionally, we have had some burned pizza. Overall, the food is amazing and mostly the staff is great but sometimes we have had rough experiences.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Saturday May 17, 2014
Pros: Great food, Perfect portion sizes
Cons: Staff can be rude, Have had burned pizza & stale desserts, slow service
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mmeghani
Points +640
Great pizza, cheesesteaks, wings & other vegan ite - Edit
Outstanding pizza, cheesesteaks, sandwiches, wings, cookies, desserts & designer sodas - all vegan and vegetarian! Our large group from the Hindu American Foundation has several pizzas - the ones with tomato sauce were really good as you could taste the tomatoes well. The wings were good - I liked the BBQ sauce. And the cheesesteak was also very good. This is a place to return to for good food without the fancy trimmings. The service was pleasant & fast. They were able to accommodate our very large group.
Read morePros: good variety of food, totally vegan, tasty
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Poundie
Points +19395
OK Pizza parlor - Edit
This a vegan pizza parlor. The food is very salty and not particularly healthy, and the prices are not particularly cheap. I have never had a real Philly cheese-steak, but I would imagine that it would taste a lot better than what Blackbird's vegan seitan cheese-steak, which I couldn't finish. I cannot say that I was impressed at all by this place, but I do appreciate the effort in establishing a vegan pizzeria, and I assume that vegetarians who really like pizza would love this place.
Read morePros: vegan
Cons: not particularly healthy
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Blessings621
Points +25
must try it! - Edit
Tried a little bit of everything, it was all amazing. Ask the staff what they recommend! Small pizzeria, simple dining but food is great.
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withthecherrytrees
Points +44
Awesome - Edit
I love, love, love that this joint is totally vegan. Got the cheesesteak with onions/peppers & aoli - yummy. Wasn't too crazy about the Root Beer BBQ Wings tho. The best part was the cupcakes, soo good.
Read morePros: All vegan, Great food, Lovely photos lining the walls
Cons: Parking
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iriairi
Points +59
Great spot to refuel on our visit! - Edit
Started off rocky on our trip to Glendale/Philadelphia, but Blackbird straightened that out. Split Seitan Cheese-steak and home-made fries as well as ordering a large Veggie Supreme with Pumpkin Pesto subbed for tomato sauce (allergies). Figured we would have a couple of slices then and save the leftovers for dinner before the show we were there to see. Cheese-Steak was large enough that we only needed one slice and topped it off with cupcakes for dessert. Yummy. Would go back regularly if I lived there and will definitely visit again the next time we are in the area!
Read morePros: Large portions, Friendly staff, Excellent food
Cons: Parking
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Veganwithavengance
Points +113
Quite delicious - Edit
I had a slice of the Funghi and the Nacho and both were quite delicious. Though I must say the Nacho could have used salsa or maybe a chili sauce (similar to what you might use on enchiladas) to put it over the top. I also got to try the wings and got both Root Beer BBQ and Citrus Habanero sauce. Both were nice and spicy and had great flavor though the Citrus Habanero was marketed as a more classic "buffalo" sauce and lacked that flavor but it was all in all quite tasty. I also must say the pizza box with the Youth of Today X'd hands making pizza was quite awesome as was the Misfits version.
Read moreI should also note they use vegan soap which can be a rarity amongst restaurants claiming to be vegan and this is a good thing. Get animal exploitation out of all aspects of our lives
Pros: Delicious Food, Good Prices, Vegan soap
Cons: The pizza could have been heated more
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elephantelizabeth
Points +68
Blown away - Edit
Went for dinner with my family... I wish I lived in Philadelphia (or at least less than 5 hours away) because I would come here all the time. Extremely good food! We ordered the root beer BBQ wings, which were out of this world, and I got the philly cheese steak with fries. I have never had a "regular" philly cheese steak, but this was awesome! The french fries are house made and you can definitely tell because they were super tasty.
Read moreThe staff was really nice and friendly and did not mind that we went up multiple times to order more! The atmosphere is nothing special, but it is suiting for a pizza joint. Go, go, go!!
Pros: YUM, Good value, Friendly staff
Cons: Not in Rhode Island!!!
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Mikemotorbike
Points +143
unreal. my vegan pizza Mecca. - Edit
This place was fantastic. Try the root beer BBQ seitan wings and thank me later. Great food. Great vibe. Pizza is fantastic. They have soda from Maine, really good. If I lived in Philly, this would be the reason I would get big.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Thursday October 17, 2013
Pros: so f'ing good!, really good., great service and prices
Cons: doesn't exist where I live
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blinddogrescue
Points +54
LOVE Blackbird - Edit
You have to try this place. Fantastic vegan pizza, sandwiches are great, and the root beer BBQ wings are my favorite. Plus they have some vegan desserts!
Read moreI wish they'd do just a little more with the decor. Stained dropped ceiling just doesn't cut it...
Pros: All vegan, Great food
Cons: Decor, Parking
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jwsteampunk
Points +33
Great Pizza - very dangerous walk to Rest Room - Edit
Went to Blackbird based on recommendation from vendors at a street fair a few blocks away. Pros: Fungi pizza, vegan wings and tuna wrap were outstanding. Cons: there are no gluten free options.
Read moreBiggest issue is the rest room. The door frame to the back hallway is barely 6 feet tall and there is no warning sign. I witnessed a tall customer crack his head very hard and staff simply shrug. (Short pizza team today, I guess).
Pros: Excellent Food, Very Good Selection
Cons: No Gluten Free Options, Dangerous for tall patrons
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Stevie
Points +11765
Blackbird Pizzeria, Philadelphia - Edit
I was here yesterday afternoon. Despite being the quiet time of the day between lunch and dinner, it was still very popular with a steady stream of people coming and going and people placing phone orders.
Read moreIts all vegan and while billed as a pizza place they also do buffalo wings. The pizza I had was quite sensational, a triumph, one of the best I have ever had.
There's a bunch of fliers and stuff by the door with blurb on musical events, political stuff etc.
Location in in the historic district in downtown Philly. Its around a 10 min walk from 5th street subway and the Liberty Bell centre.
Setting and service were both fine. Prices very reasonable indeed.
Pros: All vegan, Superb pizza, Great value
Cons: No wifi
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s144799
Points +140
One of the best veg pizza on the market - Edit
The pizza tastes very good and almost like real pizza. They have veg wings which remind me exactly of real wings! Can't get much better than that! I left the airport one time during the heart of rush hour and made a detour into South Philly to go to Blackbird because I've haven't been there for months. Anyone familiar with South Philly would know that traffic is a nightmare there during rush hour.
Read morePros: Great food, Great desserts from Vegan Treats
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ReidMeFirst
Points +61
Best Vegan Cheesesteak - Edit
This place has by far the best vegan cheesesteak in the US (and, by extension, the world).
Read moreI grew up around Philly and used to eat the real thing when I was a kid. After going veg it is the only food that I've missed. I've tried seitan steaks in Portland, Seattle, NYC, and none of them hold a candle up to these: thinly sliced seitan fried up until it's just shy of crispy and spiced to perfection.
The atmosphere here is typical Philly pizza-and-sub-shop: place your order at the counter, grab a seat, and keep an ear open for your name to be called.
While I don't live in Philly anymore, this will be one place that I stop by every time I'm in town...
Pros: Great food, Greasy (if you like fried things)
Cons: Gets a bit busy at times, Greasy (if you don't like fried things)
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vegan_ryan
Points +3873
New place, great pizza - Edit
This place is in the location of the old Gianna's (may they rot in hell), and I'm glad to see a vegan place has replace the business that lied to vegans for so many years.
Read moreThe pizza here is really good, and the staff was friendly. I was glad to find this place on a recent trip to Philly. Definitely recommended.
Pros: All-vegan, Pizza
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Vegiforlife
Points +44
Blackbird - Edit
So excited to find this place! In a great artsy area of Philly. What the restaurant lacks in decor it totally makes up for with taste. We tried quite a few things and everything was great! I recommend the Cuban, wow! Also the chickpea parm was amazing and we reheated that at home the next day. We had a cheesesteak that was good but it wasn't the best we've had. The seitan could have used more flavor and more cheese but it was good. We also had the seitan pizza which was awesome, the crust was perfect, nice and crispy. The eggplant grinder was also a winner and got rave reviews from an omnivore in our group. To finish it off we had a chocolate mint moon pie and a pumpkin moon pie. Both were excellent but I am dreaming about that pumpkin moon pie and am resisting the urge to make the hour drive back for another!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Monday November 19, 2012
Pros: taste, location, friendly staff
Cons: decor, no juice
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NIBsmf
Points +1375
Even Better Than I Anticpated! - Edit
This is one of those vegan restaurants I read about when it opened and have been super excited about ever since! I finally got a chance to go last weekend, and boy did it live up to my expectations! Let me start off by saying that it was quite an adventure to finally get to eat there... on Saturday night my boyfriend and I gave up looking for a parking space in the area after having driven around for a half hour (and we had to make it to a concert so couldn't spend more time). On Sunday night, we went back with my brother (who lives in Philly and knows more tricks about parking than we do), and while we managed to find a spot a few blocks away, it was raining and we barely made it to the restaurant before they closed due to how long finding a spot had taken again! Anyway...
Read moreFood: 10. All that they had left were 2 slices of the nacho pizza, and the kitchen was closed when we walked in. Luckily, they let me have those last slices, and was I ever glad that they did! That was the flavor I had wanted to try most, anyway. It did not disappoint! Even my brother, who often mocks vegan products, said it was good.
Price: 8. I was in such a hurry that I honestly don't remember exactly what it cost, but I think it was okay.
Atmosphere: 8. Decent sized. Nothing fancy, but not too shabby, either.
Staff: 10. They were super nice to me, even though we walked as they were closing. They let me eat the pizza there and did not make me feel like I had to rush.
Pros: All vegan!, Yummy!, Good variety
Cons: Parking is a pain
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