Serves meat, vegan options available. You must be 21 years old to enter this corner bar. Offers labeled vegan items on its menu including such as a burger, seitan tacos, BBQ wings, spring rolls, zucchini noodle pasta, vegan beignet, and a green salad. Mon-Thur full menu 11:30am-11pm, Fri til 1am. Saturday and Sunday brunch 11am-4pm. Sat full menu 4pm-1am, Sunday 4pm-11pm. Late night menu served at the bar. Previously located on 2047 Green St. Reported closed Oct 2019.
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601 N 21st St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19130
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7 Reviews
First Review by Midori
Jp420
Points +34
Great Fries- But Veggie Burger Not Good - Edit
This restaurant has a pub type atmosphere which I really liked. There are vegetarian and vegan options to choose from. Unfortunately I chose the veggie burger which was awful. Really mushy and I couldn't finish it. But fries were outstanding. I really wanted to like this place so I may return and try something else. Extensive drink menu
Read morePros: Vegan Options, Atmosphere, Drink Selection
Cons: Awful Veggie Burger
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Tigra220
Points +10713
BEST Buffalo Wings in the USA! - Edit
UPDATE:
Read moreBUFFALO WINGS ARE NOT VEGAN! And an employee (Patrick) was extremely rude and condescending, telling me that they cannot be made vegan because they are "of course made with butter." I guess the seitan wings are, "of course," made with chicken and the vegan aoili are "of course" made with eggs. -_- I am beyond disappointed right now! Thank you to a fellow vegan for bringing this issue to my attention.
They need to train their employees on the meaning of vegan.
Updated from previous review on Tuesday January 27, 2015
I typically try to support the 100% vegan establishments when I travel, but it was late and everything else was closed, so I decided to give The Belgian Cafe a try. Thank you, fate! Best decision, ever!
I'd driven over from Delaware, and as someone who is nowhere near familiar with the area, it was easy to find and easily spotted from the street. (Parking is another story.)
As a straight edge vegan, my review focuses solely on their vegan options, which aren't a whole lot, but what they have is pretty awesome.
CORNMEAL CRUSTED SEITAN WINGS:
For $9.95 I got a large pan filled with vegan wings. They come in several flavors. I got 1 order of Buffalo "wings" and 1 order of General Tso. I loved both flavors, but the buffalo were, by far, my fav. I will apologize right now, because they smelled SO irresistible that I made someone else drive while I ate them in the car. So... no pictures of the yummy evidence. They were crispy and had the perfect hot/spicy, yet flavorful mix going on. For veg*ns who don't like faux meats, you'll love these too. Not "meaty" at all. I've traveled all over, and these are now my #1 favorite vegan buffalo wings of all time. Carnivores? You’ll love them too! My carnivorous family tried to eat all of mine!
POMME FRITES:
Good fries. Nicely seasoned. Goes perfectly with the seitan wings! (vegan aioli is available)
SPICY SEITAN CHORIZO TACOS:
You get 3 large soft tacos stuffed with the seitan chorizo and other toppings. I asked them to hold the pico de gallo (tomatoes), but I found them in my dish. This dish was just ok for me. The flavor was nice, but it was missing that "wow" factor held by the vegan wings.
CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BEIGNETS:
I think that I was just overzealous, trying to capture my pre-vegan Cafe Du Monde beignet days. But this dish wasn't for me. Could be the flavors: chocolate + cranberry? It just didn't work for me. I'd like to see them offer plain vegan beignets in the future.
Pros: AMAZING VEGAN BUFFALO WINGS!
Cons: street parking; spaces are scarce
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kim2121
Points +449
Fun Night Out! - Edit
I came here with some meat-eating friends and we had a great time. We shared vegan BBQ wings and I had the Spicy Seitan Chorizo Tacos, which are vegan, as my entrée. The wings were a fun appetizer. I thought the tacos needed some hot sauce, but otherwise were a nice change as I'm always eating veggie burgers and fries when I eat at bars with friends. I definitely drank too much beer and had a fun time! I would definitely go back!
Read morePros: Environment, Vegan Options, Fun Beer Choices
Cons: I spent a lot of money!!!
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s144799
Points +140
Great food, but limited veg selection - Edit
The food was very good at this restaurant. However, there will probably only be 1-2 meals worth of food for the veg community. The restaurant is a little noisy; not someone with a sensitive ear, wants a quiet meal, or someone who wants to have a conversation without yelling over the noise. Waiters will know what is veg.
Read morePros: Very good food, Friendly staff
Cons: Noisy, Few options for vegans, Can be a wait
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lfusfeld
Points +342
Good Food, Good Beer - Edit
The manager went out of his way to make a vegan beer list for Vegan Drinks events. That was awesome. The seitan wings are great (be sure to tell them not to bring any non-vegan sauce for 'em), the fries are great too (same thing applies with sauce), love the stuffed tofu. They do good vegan entrees and vegan burgers.
Read morePros: great food, vegan beer list available, nice atmosphere
Cons: parking is difficult, need to really be clear about sauces
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veganshmegan
Points +60
vegan beer lovers rejoice - Edit
This is one of my favorite places to go for a drink and some food. In my opinion the wings are incredible; I crave them all the time especially when dipped in their vegan aioli (which is spectacular). Everyone that I have brought with me, meat eaters and veggies alike, have loved them. The veggie burger is very tasty, and a friend of mine tried the reuben and thought it was great. The atmosphere is usually quiet and laid back, and the staff is unbelievable friendly and knowledgeable about both the food and the beer. Speaking of beer, this might be the best beer bar that I have ever been to, and I have been to plenty. Between the good vegan fair and the world class selection of brew, this place should be a frequent destination for any vegan beer geek living in or visiting the philly area.
Read morePros: best beer selection, great vegan bar food, great staff
Cons: not close enough
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Midori
Points +114
Pretty good - Edit
The tempeh reuben is tasty. What you'll find here is basic pub/cafe food (heavy on sandwiches), but it's good quality stuff.
Read morePros: good food, tempeh reuben
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