June 25, 2012

Hip City Veg

HipCityVeg is located on 127 S. 18th Street in Philly.





Green Lemonade.................. and Groothie  (Green Smoothie).
The green smoothie was made of blended apple and kale. 
It was quite tasty and might be added to my summer smoothie rotation!



The classic vegetable burger had lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup and Dijon mustard.
The burger itself was good but the bun was a little dry which made the whole burger 
a little on the dry side. It was a very good veggie burger! Yum!


The Fajita Wrap consisted of  "blackened chicken", sauteed onions and peppers,
pico de gallo, avocado and a chipotle creme almost like a mayo. 
The blackened "chicken" is NOT actually chicken, it's made from soy and grains.
You will be fooled because not only does it taste like chicken but it TOTALLY looks
like chicken breast as well. SERIOUSLY.
There was so much stuff jammed into that fajita that the flavors were extremely tasty.
In your bite, you taste a spiciness from the chipotle creme, 
a creaminess from the avocados, a sweet bite from  the sauteed peppers and onions, 
topped off with a toasty grilled texture and taste of the  blackened chicken. 
It was a great fajita, burrito, wrap---     whatever you want to call it.  
On HipCityVeg's menu it is called the  "Fajita Wrap".



If you work in the city or are roaming the city of brotherly love one day...
you should check out HipCityVeg. They have very limited seating and there is a line
most of the day so be prepared for that!  Their hours are 10am-10pm every day.
What's also cool is that all of their packaging is compostable. 
Their food is all plant based foods that are locally grown and give that extra 
great flavor from the freshness.
You feel healthy eating the food because IT IS healthy! 
Nicole Marquis's HipCityVeg is definitely worth checking out if you are in 
the Rittenhouse area of Philly!  It truly is healthy, fast food. 

You really feel that you get a value because it is really healthy which in the 
long run will be good to our bodies and the service is great also.
They don't have a bathroom that you can use so it's disappointing to know
after walking through the city- that you can't wash your hands before you eat.
They do have a huge container of hand sanitizer right next to the register
but it's a little hard to get to with other people ordering at the counter.

I didn't get a chance to try the sweet potato fries but they come with cilantro 
black bean dip which sounds pretty interesting and good!  It has cilantro in it...
It must be good!   Yes, I enjoy a cilantro leaf or two or an entire bunch.
I'll have to try the sweet potato fries on my next visit!