HipCityVeg Restaurant Review:
All-vegan restaurant HipCityVeg sources its ingredients from local farms and purveyors, uses compostable packaging and makes deliveries by bicycle. Beyond noble intentions, this storefront spot just off Rittenhouse Square makes good on its mantra of offering sustainable --- and tasty --- fast food. The jerk Caesar salad is creamy, spicy and satisfying with crunchy jícama and crispy plantains,...
Healthful, inexpensive vegan fast food (buffalo bella sandwiches, smoked tempeh burger with ‘special sauce’) and fresh smoothies come out quickly at this industrial-looking Rittenhouse Square cafe; there are a handful of tables, but many choose to skip the crowds and bring their eats (in nifty recyclable packaging) to the park.