131 S 13th St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Amenities
Charlie was a sinner.
Vegan cafe/bar dishing up creative, plant-based small plates & drinks in sexy, dark environs.
131 S 13th St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Reviews
Alea (Google User)
1 month ago
Had a great experience here. The cocktails are top notch and the vegetarian food has a really unique twist to all the dishes The mushrooms were grilled in maybe coal? It really brought this delicious smokey flavor to it. The Korean tofu was a little spicy which was perfect with the cocktails and had really yummy pickled veggies on the side. It was really busy there, I would recommend making a reservation to get a seat. The service was good our server would stop and listen to me as a drunkenly described how good the good was. Inside the restaurant the lighting was very dark to give a sense of more personal space because it's rather crammed inside. Overall I will definitely visit again when I'm in the area
Katherine (Google User)
1 month ago
The BEST vegan food I have ever had. The crab balls tasted more like crab than some other actual crab cakes I’ve had in the past. The sliders were INSANE. I cannot explain how they get their sauces so creamy but they do. The cocktails are also vegan made with good ingredients- no headache after! Very diverse cocktail menu that anyone would love.
Disha Goel (Google User)
1 month ago
This vegan restaurant in the heart of South Philly has an amazing vibe, cozy dim lighting, and outstanding food. We ordered 5-6 dishes along with drinks, and each one was better than the last—it was nearly impossible to pick a favorite! The servers were incredibly patient with us, even as we stayed for nearly three hours, thoroughly enjoying ourselves. An all-around fantastic experience!
KingVegan (Google User)
1 month ago
What is spectacular place in a beautiful area downtown in Philadelphia with very alluring ambience in a bustling, yet relaxed setting. The decor with dark overtones candlelit tables, linen napkins, we sat at a table for two which most of the place consists of, even though the place was not very large and you were sitting right next to other couples. It was such an intimate feeling and you could barely notice a couple sitting next to you, just wonderful. Our server was excellent with great drink suggestions and a good knowledge of the food menu. We started off and shared three drinks the first of which was called Dunn and dusted, and it consisted of coffee liqueur, Nizza espresso, homemade crème liqueur, similar to a chocolate martini, next up was, the fetish which consisted of Thyme infused Mezcal, amaro, maraschino liqueur and grapefruit. And then we shared an emerald city, which was fantastic. It consisted of green tea, infused vodka, French, herbal liquor, lychee, lime, and Charlie’s vegan egg white, for our appetizer, we went with Charlie’s rendezvous, which was Maverick Cave aged camembert, white, bean, hummus, wild mushroom, pate with truffle, spiced peanuts, marinated, red, grapes, castleventrano Olives, grilled French baguettes this was absolutely amazing. The mushroom pate with truffle was outstanding as were the other items, the mushroom pate stood out the most to us as we played the I’m going to save that last bite for you game, she won of course. On to the iterations menu, we decided to get the zucchini crabcake sliders in the Korean style. Tofu both were just wonderful. The Korean style fried tofu stood out. It had a sweet and spicy outer crust, and it was soft texture was so delicious on the inside with pickles which consisted of variety of pickled carrots, fennel, turnips topped with black and white sesame seeds, for the compositions part of the menu we had mamas meatballs, which did not disappoint. It was served with a hardy Arrabiata sauce to mama sized meatballs, their fantastic in-house made ricotta cheese. perfectly grilled garlic kale and grilled sourdough bread. Up until this point, we were vigilant about taking pictures until the grilled cheese arrived we dove right in, not even thinking about it. This was a perfect blend of Camembert cheese, pear, and cherry, perfectly grilled bread it had a fennel salad on the side to complement the richness of the grilled cheese and a cherry black pepper gastrique. sweet and sour sauce. For dessert you cannot leave this place without having the whiskey bread pudding, a perfect balance of espresso ice cream, whiskey, bread, pudding, and bourbon raisin glaze, perfect portion size as most places are overkill. From what I’ve had in the past and then we also had a dip of their daily selection of sorbet. The food is very rich and very savory at the same time with a broad spectrum of flavors just fantastic at every turn. We were going to give up these. We thought we had enough but each dish that came out we just couldn’t resist , the food was absolutely wonderful and Our server was extremely attentive and not once did this person falter and was genuinely a nice person, we never had to ask for anything from replenishing our glasses of water and bringing our food on time in such a busy atmosphere hats off to our server. I will later add his name as last night. I was feeling so good. I forgot about everything on the outside world, this is a must go. And just like that, I looked at the receipt. Our server was Jack F he was awesome.
Lyl Rose (Google User)
1 month ago
Heard good things about this place & definitely did not disappoint! My server, K was amazing helping me decide what to try and how much to order for a solo diner. I splurged on three items and am happily stuffed! Everything was so good!!