Primary Plant Based
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Creative vegan dishes like jackfruit carnitas and seitan cheesesteaks
Creative vegan dishes like jackfruit carnitas and seitan cheesesteaks
"This small and intimate Fishtown BYOB serves dishes like "pastrami" sandwiches made out of yuba, seitan cheesesteaks, and comforting and crispy cauliflower pakoras. The most expensive item on the menu is $26, so you can bring a large group and spread out at their long wooden tables, share a bunch of plates, and wash everything down with rosé without worrying about the bill. " - candis mclean
"Just a year after debuting as a pop-up out of Khyber Pass Pub, Primary Plant Based opened its first BYOB brick-and-mortar in Fishtown. Chef Mark McKinney serves creative, vegetable-focused vegan dishes that range from kohlrabi hand pies to yuba noodle salad to jackfruit carnitas sandwiched between plantain French toast." - Ernest Owens, Grace Dickinson
"Meet the neighborhood's vegan spot. Primary Plant Based is where we head for masa ball soup, a mushroom and eggplant umami burger, grapefruit spritzers, and a few other things we dream about at the beginning of the week. Come for a casual weeknight dinner and get the black bean udon noodles. They toss stewed zucchini, cabbage, eggplant, and a few other things from Old McDonald’s farm in a spicy sauce." - candis mclean
"Unlike other plant-based spots in the city that serve fake meat burgers you can find in the frozen aisle at Acme, this Fishtown BYOB consistently dishes out things like carnitas medianoche made out of jackfruit, kimchi pancakes with chia seed caviar and kimchi sashimi, and comforting bowls of masa ball soup. The fact that they do it all in a space that works for both a nice night out or a cozy solo meal makes it even more impressive. " - candis mclean
"Joining in the recent nationwide wave of restaurants that offer a fully vegetarian or vegan menu (Philly in particular has a wonderful vegetarian restaurant scene), chef Mark McKinney’s Primary Plant Based is a standout choice for herbivorous diners. Everything from black bean udon noodles to the infamous mushroom and eggplant umami burger will satisfy cravings for something meat-free." - Ernest Owens, Eater Staff
