Vegan
American
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Bakery
Catering

Fast-casual chain of vegan cafes founded 2015 in New York City as By Chloe and re-branded in 2021 as Beatnic under new ownership. Serves quick meals and bakery treats. Menu offers burgers, hotdogs, subs, fries, salads, grain bowls, mac n' cheese, and brunch foods. Beverage selection include lemonade, tea, and fresh juices. This one est. 2016. Reported closed March 2024.


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92 Reviews

First Review by kmanchester306

INTJ_mara

Points +449

Vegan
19 Dec 2023

Awful :(

I ate at this location a bunch of time when this was still By Chloe’s, it was always amazing. This Beatnic thing, on the other hand, is just beyond disappointing.

The fries used to be my fav thing to eat here because they’re air fried. The fries I had today were awful. How do you even mess up fries 😭 Very dry and had some weird crust. The burger I ordered arrived at my table barely warm and so dry (the patty and the bun!) that I had to drench the whole thing in the dipping sauce the fries came with to be able to eat it.

I really hate leaving bad reviews for vegan places but if I wasn’t vegan and ate here I would probably never go vegan😒Please go somewhere else if you’re a new vegan, I promise there’s amazing vegan food at other places.

RavishingRavenous

27 Feb 2024

INTJ_mara

27 Feb 2024

veganhubby

Points +1056

Vegan
30 Sep 2023

Great place for a quick bite

Large menu with many options for whatever you are in the mood for
We had a peanut salad and kale salad and had to try the loaded fries and Mac cheese. Nothing disappointed and the service was great too

Pros: Menu, Taste, Service

wolfg7ts

Points +84

Vegan
17 Aug 2023

great food

love that it is 100% vegan, good sized menu and the food had so much flavor. also loved the atmosphere of the place.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-17

TeeVee123

Points +58

Vegan
19 Jul 2023

Delicious vegan restaurant!!!!

My strips made from jackfruit were absolutely delicious. It came hot and crispy with my delicious side sauces. I would highly recommend it to vegans and non vegans.

Pros: Food , Prices, Customer service

ortal.citron

Points +420

Vegan
18 Jul 2023

Great takeout

I got it while passing by and it have a great selection of foods that they go the extra mile to make a bit healthier.

JamieLynCulotta

Points +164

Vegan
16 Jul 2023

Disappointed

We were very excited to order from Beatnic but unfortunately the food was very disappointing. The air fried fries were soggy and seemed over cooked. The chicky deluxe sandwich was good but the 2 burgers we had, had buns that seemed like they had been frozen and didn’t thaw out fully because they were rock hard, and we ended up just having to take the patty (which was good) off and just eat that by itself. We had 2 orders of the Mac n cheese but the Mac didn’t seem to be fully cooked because it was a little tough to chew thru.

Pros: Chipotle aioli was delicious, Jackfruit chicken was good, Black bean patty was good

Cons: Tables were sticky and not clean, No AC

TashO

Points +388

Vegan
10 Jul 2023

Wow this food is good

I went in with low expectations because I was really craving a burger at the time. But I got gluten free Mac and cheese, a kale Caesar salad, and a cookies and cream brownie. Oh wow! They were amazing and dense and oh so filling. My husband had a chicken burger and my sister in law had a wrap and regular Mac and cheese. Their shitaki bacon crumbles are out of this world. I wish I got more to go because it was so worth it. It was a little pricey but it was enough for 2 meals for me. Highly recommend coming here and to their other locations. It wasn't crowded and the service was quick. You definitely need to stop here!

Pros: 100% vegan, Gluten free Mac and cheese, Gluten free desserts

Cons: No gluten free burgers, Regular fries are not gluten free

shyamlakhani

Points +157

Vegan
25 May 2023

Delicious options

Loved loved loved the Quinoa salad, 10/10 recommend it.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Desert options , Options for every taste

Tallulah_Mae

Points +56

Vegan
07 Apr 2023

Fabulous to have in the neighborhood

Totally reliable fast delicious.

annanicole_

Points +120

Vegan
15 Mar 2023

Love it here

The food is reasonably priced and so tasty
The cookies and cream bar omg so good. The sprinkles cookie Amazing. This food doesn’t miss

Pros: Reasonably priced , Yummy Everytime, Desertsssss

ZeOtavio

Points +369

Vegan
30 Sep 2022

Nice plant-based fast food

Fast food where everything is plant based. Nice burger and good Kombucha.

Pros: Fully vegan, Several options, Kombucha

Cons: Can't really see any...

kaisatravels

Points +390

Vegan
27 Aug 2022

Good value for money

We went twice to two different locations, I preferred the friendly service and atmosphere at the Flatiron location. We had very tasty falafel wraps, a lovely fresh salad and a burger and cookie that were OK. Good value for money, especially if you’re in a hurry!

ToddSing

Points +48

Vegan
25 Jul 2022

Just okay

I went here for a bit of a late lunch 1:30. There were just a couple of customers. The fries and the nuggets were cold.
The sauces were good, buffalo and chipotle
The jackfruit chicken has a good texture.
I will give them another try.

Pros: Several locations in NYC, Lots of fast food replacements

Cons: Quality was not great

Ruddegur

Points +1195

Vegan
14 Jun 2022

Great burger

I ordered the fan-fave The Guac and it had very distinct and thoughtful flavours together for a great burger. I would visit again.

Pros: Totally vegan, Crisp minimalist atmosphere , Great burger

amkc

Points +49

Vegan
27 May 2022

Good fast food vegan

Delicious and convenient. Cauliflower “wings” had perfect amount of spice

Tom1973

Points +484

Vegan
14 Jan 2022

New Menu Items

Since re-branding, Beatnic has launched some new items such as the shroom nachos and cauliflower poppers. Both are very good. #Veganuary

Pros: Cauliflower poppers are delicious , Tasty macaroni and cheese , Solid burgers

Cons: No more soups

·X·

Points +18513

Vegan
05 Sep 2021

It's OK

I didn't really love by this restaurant when I visited NYC last.

The restaurant and concept was cute, fresh, and inviting but the food was just OK. Overall, I felt like this was a healthy looking vegan restaurant with unhealthy vegan junk food options, like putting lipstick on a vegan pig.

Anyway, I asked the employee who took my order what the most popular items were on the menu and ordered a few of them. The taco salad seemed oily to me and a little bland, I added salt to help. Since I wasn't really feeling the taco salad I decided not to finish it... In fact, I'd probably never order the taco salad again. However, I did really like the artichoke dip, which was very tasty and loaded with nutritional yeast. This is something I'd order again, but in limited quantities. I can't believe the guy working the register told me this was super healthy, I felt my waistline grow as I ate the artichoke dip, hahaha!

mzlanna

Points +191

Vegan
30 May 2021

Yassss!

So I had to come back and give another review after I tried the bomb kale salad I believe crispy chk’n and the dessert. I walked to the one in flat iron and first let me say the lady there was so pleasant it was refreshing to see her like this with everyone she encountered. Anyway back to food I was only going to eat half the salad but I couldn’t stop it was so good. Nothing like a good salad and the way they make their fried tempeh is pretty amazing. Yes i know not the healthiest but I’m on vacay and we don’t have these in N.Cali. I also took 2 slices of cake to take back on plane home with me. I asked her which was better and she said the banana is ok but she liked the chocolate swirl one she said it was really moist like a good cake should be. Well I got both and she wasn’t lying. The banana with walnuts and chocolate was good but not nearly as good as the chocolate swirl. I threw that puppy in the microwave for 20secs and had my tea and was in cake heaven. Kind of happy don’t have this in my city I would never lose this weight I’m trying to lose starting now.

Pros: All vegan

KitMcGrath

Points +270

Vegan
24 May 2021

Tasty fast food

I literally dream about the kale caesar salad served here. It also definitely scratches that “I want fast food but I’m a vegan” itch.

LynnCVoss

Points +208

Vegan
16 May 2021

Always fast service

I order from this location often and it is consistently fast and the food is always the same. i know what to expect, it tastes great and ordering online is easy.

Pros: Consistently good and the same , Love the order ahead option

Cons: none.

JaclynVarga

Points +54

Vegan
13 May 2021

Good food but can't return

Without the real chef chloe I prefer to support other smaller vegan restaurants, good food but I just go to her pop ups now. I also think the quality has gone downhill. Good customer service though!

Eric1096

Points +71

Vegan
04 Oct 2020

Delicious

Everything is vegan. Potato fries are amazing and the chicken sandwich is nice and crispy, 😋 definitely will be back soon.

Pros: All vegan, Not too expensive

josandkill

Points +765

Vegan
20 Apr 2020

Love the branding

By Chloe has cool unique branding and packaging for their menu items. Quick service and yummy options. Must try for a quick meal in NYC !

Pros: Good value, Friendly staff, Cool branding

Poundie

Points +13534

Vegan
21 Feb 2020

By Chloe never fails to please

By Chloe offer vegan comfort food that I always find comforting, and I always enjoy going to their venues. This one has some seats to eat your food (some By Chloe places are much smaller). The prices are not necessarily cheap--vegan food rarely is--and the food is not super-healthy (though much healthier than a carnivorous place).

Pros: Tasty comfort food, Places to sit

Cons: Not super-healthy nor cheap

klaparo

Points +167

Vegan
14 Jan 2020

Fast service, good food

Fast casual, tasty all-vegan food, friendly staff. I had the guac burger and it was tasty and filling. They also have baked goods, all of which looked delicious. The double chocolate cookie was pretty good.

Pros: Fast service, Good food, Tasty vegan desserts

Cons: A little pricey for the amount of food

NathaliaBermudez

Points +312

Vegan
04 Jan 2020

Yummy fast vegan

Stopped in for lunch. This place is small and bustling. I tried their "chicken" salad which was delicious and filling. (Romain lettuce, kale, carrots, red cabbage, edamame, almonds, mandarins and the tempeh chicky). My friends ate burgers and the mac 'n cheese. I can testify to its yummyness! We took some cookies and cider donuts to go - divine.

Pros: Vegan, plus a bakery 😍

Marie-EveBergeron

Points +52

Vegan
23 Nov 2019

Cute place

Options for breakfast or quick take out, well located,

Pros: Vegan, Location, Opening hours

Cons: Service




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