Est. Dec 2020. An all-vegan direct-to-diner restaurant with a welcoming vibe. Offers pick-up & delivery in City Center. Offers comfort American- gastropub food. Menu is extensive & diversified, including sandwiches, pasta, starters & sides, soups and more. Highly recommended to try the egg rolls! Has a fun comical monster theme. Order directly from them to save money. Open Mon-Thu 4:00pm-10:00pm, Fri 4:00pm-11:00pm, Sat 11:00am-11:00pm. Closed Sun.
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1229 Spruce St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19107
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Last update on 06 May 2024 by DescreetVegan
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Added by thatveganjawn on 04 Jan 2021
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176 Reviews
First Review by thatveganjawn
slikespizza
Points +1550
Worth a Visit. EARLY Pickup Hours. - Edit
Had a good sandwich here - The Norman Bates. Although they start seating at 5PM, Pickup/Delivery actually starts at 9AM. Nice looking restaurant. Hope to visit in the evening sometime.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-12-20
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Leogoat72
Points +137
Monstrously Delicious and Innovative - Edit
Loved this restaurant. Everything about it is wonderful!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-11-24
Pros: Delicious food, Great service, Fun atmosphere
Cons: No dislikes at all
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Tmoss682
Points +4305
High-Concept Vegan Dining - Edit
Monster Vegan serves high-concept vegan dining. The horror movie concept is perfected with a sleek, eerie atmosphere. Mirrors line the restaurant with a hum of electric purple lights. Horror movie clips are displayed throughout. The Universal monster movie mashup hypnotized me as I waited for my food.
Read moreThe mac and cheese balls and Cacio and Uova were delicious. The Cacio and Uova had vegan egg yolks, that spilled out into the dish when punctured. The Ghoul stole the show: CHUNK STEAK and oyster-mushroom crab cakes on a seeded roll and smothered with a tangy hollandaise.
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ohgeorgia
Points +1138
Wow! - Edit
Incredible junk/comfort food! I had this delivered to my hotel, so I can't speak to staff or the store, but the food was absolutely delightful. I wish I could try more of the menu!
Read morePros: incredible food
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LisaSpykers
Points +10053
The best Reuben ever! - Edit
I was really impressed with the food here: all wins! Everything was prepared so well and the seitan was excellent (wings and in the Reuben sandwich). Probably the best vegan Reuben I've ever had! My friend's Caesar salad was delicious too (they aren't vegan but really loved their meal). The Halloween cocktail was perfect too with a variety of ingredients. Really cool space to eat and friendly service. Highly recommended!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-11-14
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TravelingKCVegans
Points +1064
Funky & Fun with Fabulous food! - Edit
Love monster vegan! Found myself wondering if it was actually vegan with the creamy smooth textures of their plant based cheeses. Had the mini lasagna - was amazing and the Philly cheesesteak with vegan ribeye. My husband had the Argento and dreams about that sandwich! The cocktails were also excellent with a tasty toasted marshmallow on top of mine.
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DTS
Points +1557
Great spot for a team dinner - Edit
Lived the “calamari and ribs” appetizers massive portions.
Read moreGreat vibe.
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Tofu_or_Die
Points +54
One of my favorite places - Edit
100% vegan menu with comfort food and pasta. Drinks are fantastic, and staff is super friendly! I highly recommend the macaroni balls and wings for the appetizer and the gyro or one of the cheesesteak variants for the meal. Center city standard prices. They recently took off the 20% auto-grat, so make sure to tip your servers and bartenders well if you are a returning customer!
Read moreAlso the ambiance and music is fantastic.
Pros: Gyro, Wings, Cheesesteaks
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Nathaly
Points +111
Une merveille - Edit
Le plaisir de trouver un si grand et beau restaurant vegan !
Read moreL’ambiance colle bien à son nom et les plats sont juste incroyables, burgers comme pâtes, un grand coup de coeur !
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Aly&Sean
Points +951
Great sandwiches - Edit
The cheesesteak and the "argento" were delicious, so many good flavor combos in the argento especially. Exorcist fries were great too!
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amberx722
Points +122
⭐️🤩🎃 - Edit
amazing vibes and atmosphere. really had a great halloween aesthetic and loved all the little touches. food and drinks were all delicious! so happy we were finally able to eat here and can't wait to be back
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WildWestVegan
Points +252
Monster vibes and all VEGAN!?! - Edit
And it is good. We ate too much. Service was a little slow on the night we were there, but worth the wait, still 5 stars.
Read morePros: Monster movies!, Rad staff, Vegan vegan vegan monsters monsters monsters
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amymisha
Points +225
Amazing vibes, spectacular food!! - Edit
Absolutely delicious food, great mocktails, and super sweet staff. I got the General Tso’s Sandwich and the Excorist Fries. The fries were the best I’ve had in my life. The sandwich was delicious. Portion sizes were big, I have enough leftover for lunch tomorrow! The staff were amazing. Can’t wait to go back!
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carlaisvegan
Points +102
Chopped Italian Hoagie for the summer is perfect - Edit
Delicious chopped Italian hoagie, just what I needed. I was hungry and it was filling. Nice front patio and nice staff. I’ll come back and sit inside for the cool vibes and try more food. The drinks looked fun.
Read morePros: variety of menu items, cool decor, cool drinks
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DerekBoylan
Points +38
Fun theme and great food - Edit
Mac and cheese balls were my favorite
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DougK
Points +1107
Delicious vegan comfort food - Edit
We had a really tasty meal here. The Fulsi (steak sandwich) and Caesar salad were great and the nutter butter beignets were excellent too. Really enjoyed the food.
Read morePros: Vegan comfort food
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loveveganfood88
Points +20
Good Lord, take me back - Edit
Food SLAPS! Argento, Mac balls, wings, tiki cocktails all amazing!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-02-09
Pros: Everything
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VeggieK1234
Points +96
Good - Edit
Really great drinks and atmosphere, pretty good food. Some really interesting dishes, but didn’t get to try them all.
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Cabbagedealer
Points +907
Delicious vegan food - Edit
Read moreWe found this restaurant during our trip to Philadelphia. It had a nice atmosphere and delicious food.
We ordered the happy hour bruschetta as an appetizer — it was fresh and flavorful.
The BIRRIA cheesesteak and General Tso’s sandwich were great too.
Unfortunately, we were too full to try any desserts.
The service was fast and excellent. Our waitress was knowledgeable, friendly, and attentive (but not overbearing).
We will definitely be back the next time we're in Philadelphia.
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ashlibashli
Points +101
Nice atmosphere, but food was sub par - Edit
If I were eating on vibes alone, it would be 5 stars, but the food is what’s important here. We had the half Cobb salad, exorcist fries, and double smash burger to go, which is why we don’t have any pics. The Caesar dressing for the Cobb included a giant piece of tofu and was the most unpleasant vegan dressing I’ve ever tried. The salad itself probably would’ve been fine if the dressing was good. The exorcist fries was something I thought would be spicy, but it wasn’t. There was seasoning for sure — I kept wiping it off my fingers, but it definitely was not spicy. Again, the sauce was lackluster. The cheese sauce was gloopy and got worse as it cooled. The cilantro aioli was good, it reminded me of something from my pre-vegan days. The smash burger was meh. The fried onion was way too thick and weirdly flavored. The burger itself had little flavor. I want flavors that make you excited to eat, not… sustenance. Especially if I’m spending $50 on food. Sustenance could be from the grocery store or a gas station, but restaurant food should be exciting.
Read morePros: Decor, Nice staff
Cons: Lack of flavor, Lack of gf options
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FlaviaRizzini
Points +185
Great place, lasagna was delish - Edit
The drink was very good (phantasm on VHS), the petit lasagna was delicious (10/10). The Korean bbq wings were good (8/10), i would stick to pasta and not get a cheesesteak.
Read moreThe owner was amazing, btw.
Great atmosphere, would def come back again for their drinks and pasta.
Updated from previous review on 2025-06-16
Pros: Vegan lasagna, Lots of options, All vegan
Cons: Cheesesteak was not as great as the pasta , Music a bit loud
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Dev1987
Points +70
Good slightly upscale - Edit
We were very surprised about this restaurant. It’s a sit down and was more fancy than we imagined. Everything was tasty and delicious.
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SamSteinberg
Points +39
Heavenly Vegan Food - Edit
It I died any went to Heaven, I wouldn’t find any better food than at Monster.
Read morePros: Vegan Philly Cheesesteak , Service, Atmosphere
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JoanaFeineis
Points +42
Best vegan restaurant - Edit
Best vegan food in america 🩷 so delicious.
Read morePros: Geschmack , Atmosphäre , Musik
Cons: Teuer
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Vegan Vagabond
Points +5643
I stopped in just to pick up an order of beignets - Edit
This is a very cool place. I’m definitely going to come back and try this place for dinner, but today I ducked in to get an order of beignets. They have Oreo or Nutter butter beignets. I opted for the Oreo, based on the recommendation of the server. They were made fresh quickly and they were very tasty. Three donut hole sized beignets were $9. For that price, for beignets that size, I personally feel an order should be at least four or five. That’s just my opinion.
Read moreUpdate: I stopped in for dinner. Holy smokes! I had a really good meal. I started with the Caesar salad, which was very good. I then had the bucatini pesto, with a dollop of ricotta. It was amazing. I added in an order of garlic bread (nothing special). I finished everything with a slab of apple pie with vanilla ice cream (tasty!). I could barely walk back to my hotel! lol.
Service was excellent.
Updated from previous review on 2025-05-01
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JustinPSBaird
Points +117
Go Harder - Edit
The food is top notch as are their themed cocktails. But, as a diehard horror fan, I expected a bit more from the ambiance. The music is lame and not horror at all. The majority of the decorations also fail to hit the mark. It is as though the wanted something horror related but tried too hard to thread that needle and make it family friendly. Had they leaned into the Universal Monsters they would've hit the mark entirely. Overall, great food and cocktails but the theme just doesn't hit like it should.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-04-18
Pros: Food is fabulous, Cocktails are delicious and well crafted
Cons: Doesn't go hard enough on the horror, Tries too hard to be hip
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hitmonliz
Points +28
SO GOOD!!! - Edit
Amazing atmosphere, phenomenal staff, and possibly the best food I’ve ever had. Lots of great drink options too. Cannot overstate how much I enjoyed this restaurant.
Read morePros: Tons of options, Food was incredible, Amazing atmosphere and immaculate service
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