2 Filtered Reviews of New Harmony Vegetarian Restaurant
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Doughy "meat", always late
I hate to give a bad review, I really do, especially of places that specialize in vegan food. But this has happened a couple times now, so it's hard to brush it off at this point.
Our first issue is that "chicken" and "spare ribs" are both basically the same thing, which is basically a big ball of dough, mushy with no texture at all. We are used to mock meats with some kind of chew to them. These mock meats are just mush, and not a pleasant eating experience. They also don't give you the meat in the sauce, but instead package it separately, probably because if they did, it would be nothing but goo by the time it got to you. With other more solid mock meats, this would not be an issue.
The second issue is the price. It is over $10 per plate, which is average for a veggie place, but the quality does not match the price. If it was a lower price, or a high quality, I could understand, but the price just does not match the quality.
Finally, the last two times we ordered, they have been much later than it said online. Last time we ordered was 3:30 on a saturday, and it still took an hour and half to get here.
So overall, I appreciate what this place is trying to do, but it is just not for us, and we'll be looking for other options in the future.
Updated from previous review on 2016-12-11
Pros: All vegan menu, Some unique options
Cons: Poor quality overall, Unpleasant texture of some mock meats, Always deliver later than they say
programmerkevin
Points +24
WORMS IN THE RICE - Edit
This place is totally disgusting. Me and my girlfriend are vegans and we use to go there serveral times a week UNTIL...
Read moreMy girlfriend found a huge grub like worm in her rice. I picked similar things out of my rice in the past not knowing what they were but this was clearly a worm. I asked the waiter and he told me that they regularly pick bugs out of their rice before cooking it. My girlfriend threw up on the spot. I went into the kitchen to talk with the staff and they gave me the emtpy bag of rice. I was so close to filing a lawsuit.
Look at their Phila Dept of Health Restaurant Inpsection results here:
http://www.phila.gov/health/units/ehs/Restaurant_Inspectio.html
BUGS IN YOUR FOOD IS NOT VEGETARIAN NOR IS IT KOSHER FOR JEWS
THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST PLACE CLAIMING TO BE VEG. IN THE CITY. ITS A SHAME SO MANY PEOPLE SUPPORT IT.
Pros: attempts to be veg
Cons: DISGUSTING, UNSANITARY, UNINTELLIGENT EMPLOYEES
Twice
New Harmony is one of the best vegan restaurants in Philadelphia with great service and delicious food. Don't let some jaded person's silly review stop you from enjoying one of the gems of Philly. Say hi to Ming (the owner) when you go- he's one of the nicest people, and he's doing great things with the restaurant, including amazing customer service as well as consistently trying out new dishes and expanding the menu. 5 stars
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