Vegan
American
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out

Fast-casual vegan cafe featuring vegan versions of classic American comfort food, from burgers and fries to cheesesteak sandwiches and soy milkshakes. Uses compostable packaging. This outlet est. 2019. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-8:00pm.


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25 Reviews

First Review by NashPineda

Keyz2026

Points +4056

Vegan
28 May 2024

Vegan Hip

The best vegan burgers and sides. The shakes were good as well. The overall service was great.

Pros: Food, Customer service , Atmosphere

NathanielLegg

Points +2741

Vegan
23 May 2024

Always great at HipCity

I always really enjoy HipCityVeg! The food is consistently great, in every location, and the staff are awesome. I had one of the combos and it was really good. The vibe is really good and the food is even better!

Pros: Consistently great food, Cool vibe

Cons: A bit pricy

taloskhaos

Points +48

Vegan
11 May 2024

Phenomenal

I got 4 items in one trip, all were at least decent, most were excellent (I was quite full):
- Chicken sandwich and fries were superb
- Breakfast wrap was fantastic
- Chicken nuggets were good
- Breakfast sandwich was decent albeit a bit on the heavy side

Their sauces are amazing -- they have great drinks -- friendly staff 5/5.

Pros: Chicken sandwich, Breakfast wrap, Nice staff

Stephxecutioner

Points +238

Vegan
19 Nov 2023

Great Vegan Fast Food

I’m so glad I finally got the chance to try HipCityVeg! It’s always so nice to check out and support 100% vegan restaurants. There is indoor and outdoor seating available, paid parking right out front and it is wheelchair accessible. The staff were helpful and very friendly😄

I was pretty hungry, so I went with the Philly Cheesesteak, fries and a Tangerine Tumeric drink. The sub was stacked and very filling while also not too greasy. I really enjoyed the fluffiness of the bread! The star of the show for me was the juice. Not too sweet and SO refreshing. As a surprising bonus, I saw the cup is even plant based! They also have a compost bin next to the landfill bin- though it seems many could use a lesson on how to use it lol

I will happily return!

Pros: Yummy , Eco friendly packaging

Cons: A bit pricey

tameassa

Points +918

Vegan
23 Jun 2023

Vegan paradise

Was pretty busy during my visit. Staff was very nice. I think they also lowered their prices from the last time I came to visit. I can't wait to come back. I would definitely recommend the chicken nuggets and cheesestake. Make sure you ask for sauces too😄

Pros: Great sauces , Fabulous food, Fire menu

sailorc19

Points +315

Mostly Veg
09 Jun 2023

Veg fast food!

Some items seem a bit pricey, but overall all of the options I tried were quite tasty. The Smokehouse Burger was to die for!

Abeguana

Points +106

Vegan
31 May 2023

CRISPY HIPCITY RANCH

I score this Chick’n Sandwich a 7.5/10 :)

The chick’n was juicy and taste very similar to the real thing and the ranch sauce was spot on. The toasted bun helped keep the vegetables in place which has my vote because I’m not the biggest fan of a messy chick’n sandwich. Very good chick’n sandwich and I reckon you should definitely give it a try!

Ingredients:
Crispy chick'n, lettuce, onion, pickle, peppercorn ranch, toasted bun.

watsonry

Points +24

Vegan
28 May 2023

Delicious and fresh

Delicious burgers and chickn sandwiches everything on the menu is 100% vegan. I want to try the shakes on the next visit.

MikeOnBike

Points +75

Vegan
27 Jul 2022

Vegan fast-food done well

We had cheesesteaks, the ‘chicken’ Hip City ranch, Disco chik’n, sweet potato fries and drinks. All of the food was very good.

Pros: The quality was consistently very good, Clean and bright premises , Friendly, helpful staff

happydillard

Points +697

Vegan
17 Jul 2022

Good

The food was pretty good, but nothing out of this world and honestly a little pricy.

turtledovelet

Points +118

Vegan
02 Jul 2022

Cheesesteak not good anymore

The hipcity veg cheesesteak was better in their early years. I had it at two different suburban locations in the last year, and it was not good. Mostly it was very bland with the cheese glued throughout the seitan - reminded me of something I've made at home in the past that wasn't great (bland overcooked taste). I think they're using the wrong type of cheese for cheesesteak and the cooking technique could be improved also. The roll isn't great either texturally, but it can be hard to source vegan bread, so it could pass if the ingredients were better. I tried to get it to be less bland by getting it buffaloed and adding lettuce and tomato. Didn't help. Just isn't a commercial quality sandwich anymore.

The chicken sandwich is decent, but I don't live that style of chicken patty that it seems everyone is using these days. Mostly I get it for the toppings and the fact that I think Beyond Burgers taste terrible, so that leaves me the "chicken" option at these vegan fast food places. The portobella sandwich was good.

I didn't care for the med salad dressing.

The shake was pretty good - they use double rainbow brand ice cream.

Hip City veg was never my favorite, but it was passable and my sibling liked the cheesesteak so I'd get it sometimes at the Rittenhouse location.

Now, it's worse with no burger patty alternatives and a ruined cheesesteak.

Pros: Chain, Shake was good

Cons: Used to be better, Beyond burgers

eravens1

Points +497

Vegan
20 Jun 2022

Good if you get the right items!

**Update**
On my return trip, I ordered a Med salad and some Chick'n nuggets with sriracha aioli. Much better tasting than my first experience, but it took a super long time for my food to come out (I definitely recommend ordering online ahead of time) and the portions weren't as large as I would have liked, so I'll leave this at 4 stars.

Original review:
I ordered a Crispy Buffalo Bleu sandwich with sweet potato fries and HipCity Sauce, and it wasn't bad but the fries and sandwich had very little flavor (I didn't notice whatever was supposed to be the bleu cheese at all). And the HipCity Sauce was too sweet in my opinion. That all said, I didn't order one of the popular items and the location and service were great so I want to give the benefit of the doubt, which is why I'm giving a 4 (especially with the vast selection of menu items that I barely touched). So that means I'm definitely coming back soon and then hopefully I can up my rating.

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-20

Pros: Full vegan menu with lots of options, Nice location with outdoor seating

Cons: Crispy Buffalo Bleu sandwich, HipCity Sauce, Long wait to order in person

turtledovelet

02 Jul 2022

I agree that a lot of items seem less flavorful than they could/should be.

BradRainke

Points +460

Vegan
15 Jun 2022

Excellent food!!

Only Vegan options.
Delicious
Clean

jacque__jac

Points +15

Vegetarian
30 May 2022

Philly Steak

This is my first trip to Philly so of course I had to try their Philly steak hoagie with sweet potato fries!

Pros: So many options!

mommy2malykai

Points +293

Vegan
17 Mar 2022

Well worth the 1.5 hour trip!

This place far exceeded my expectations of vegan fast food! The chipotle wrap was PACKED with flavor, the smokehouse burger (beware: the "tangy bbq sauce" is mustard based; hubby doesn't care for mustard so that became a challenge but, I thoroughly enjoyed his burger too) was delicious but, looks NOTHING like the marketing picture. It's far smaller and doesn't have nearly the toppings that are advertised.
The chili was underwhelming but, I'm a bit of a chili connoisseur, making my own incredible recipe weekly.
The chocolate shake... OH MY GOODNESS! Yes, please! Go! Now! Get in the car!

Pros: Delicious flavors, Out of this world shakes, Great customer service

Cons: Expensive, Overwhelming selection of delicious choices

zombiebot

Points +61

Vegan
15 Dec 2021

Location

I miss living down the block from here. I’d order at least once a week. The food is fantastic

slikespizza

Points +973

Vegan
20 Oct 2020

Best in Class

Those philly steaks are amazingly good. Best I’ve had. My wife likes the Chick’n sandwiches. By her estimates HipCityVeg is the least greasy/salty of the various “comfort food” vegan restaurants that we have dined at. We’ve also tried the wraps which are also good.

Pros: Good Food, Online ordering makes life easy. , Adequate parking and access.

Michellemartha

Points +336

Vegetarian
29 Aug 2020

Delicious

There are a lot of options and my non vegan friends loved it! The perfect vegan fast food option in my opinon

peachypig35

Points +112

Vegan
16 Feb 2020

Best

Absolutely the best. It’s in a cute shopping mall center so you can get shopping done near the city without being in the city! A parking area so you don’t have to pay also! We travel about 30-40 minutes away just to come here! They have the best customer service and the greatest food. My dream was to find a vegan fast food place and definitely have found it with hipcityveg.

Pros: Amazing staff, Great vibe , Great food

Cons: Far from me but that’s not totally a con

Christoveg

Points +145

Vegan
26 Jan 2020

Bad customer experience, ok food.

Had the Chicken burger, it was ok. Not a fan of the sweet bun. Was with someone who has a garlic allergy. Which wasn't listed on its own on their allergen list (just had all Alliums) and foh staff were entirely unwilling to even ask the kitchen about potential suitable menu items (even just for a sauce to go with fries). A shame...... As they were also generally unwelcoming and made my 1st visit a poor one. I won't be back It's called hospitality people! Might try another outlet and see if things improve.

Pros: All vegan. Reasonable chicken burger.

Cons: Staff unhelpful and unwelcoming, Won't be back.

SuzT

Points +937

Vegetarian
04 Dec 2019

Good fast food option for vegans

From salads to burgers, nice lunch options for vegans. Quick and friendly service.

Pros: All vegan

Cons: Parking can be difficult to find during busy, Parking lot is metered

kevexception

Points +18

Vegan
14 Sep 2019

Vegan fast food

Taste: The food is amazingly good. Take a non-vegan here and they won’t be able to tell the difference.

Physical store: Very nice location, it was packed so we did have to wait a bit. Counters were a little messy.

Overall: It felt like a high end vegan mcdonald’s but with much higher quality control

Pros: 100% vegan, Tasty, Will return

Cons: Expensive AF, Lil’ messy, Could be faster

ChelseaWohlrab

Points +128

Vegan
26 Aug 2019

Great vegan “fast” food

So many options!! Love their chicken sandwiches and cheese steaks. The chicken nuggets and milk shakes are amazing too!

Pros: Lots of options , Delicious

abrigoa

Points +183

Vegan
07 Aug 2019

My Favorite Fast Casual Vegan!

Love HipCityVeg! I would go to the one on Broad Street anytime I was in Philly but now we have one here! Yay!

Pros: Everything is vegan!, Quick and fresh, Comfort foods and desserts!

Cons: Pricey (but worth it)

NashPineda

Points +28

Vegan
17 Jul 2019

The bomb

The manager was friendly, the food was bomb, it’s like a five guys for vegans

Pros: All vegan




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