I had dinner at HipCityVeg, 127 S. 18th in Center City Philadelphia. The place is tiny, maybe 4 small tables plus window seating - zoned for takeout only, so no bathroom. A hostess-type person was there to answer my questions. I think her primary role is to help keep things moving along when it's busy, but it was not crowded at 5 pm so she was able to talk me through the menu at length. By 5:30, there was a line out the door.
The hostess was VERY up on issues regarding cross-contamination, steering me away from fried items since they do not have a dedicated gluten-free fryer and accurately naming gluteny items that would need substitutions or omissions. They did not have a gf-dedicated menu, but there were probably 6 or more items either gluten-free as listed or easily modifiable. I had the curry tofu not-wrap served on a bed of spinach with sprouts, tomato, cilantro-white bean purée & cucumber raita. Delicious. It was a big serving and a great value for $8.00. All of the packaging is compostable too. Bonus! I will return! Maybe not at peak meal hours since the little place really filled up. But there is a lot of menu there left for me to explore. 2/5/2013 02:21:25 pm
I recently visited HipCityVeg on a business trip to Philadelphia and was very pleased to find somewhere that was all vegan *and* had both GF and Eat To Live suitable options. I'll be stopping by there again whenever I'm in Philly! Comments are closed.
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