Believe it or not, Temple isn't a bad campus to be at if you're a vegan! Enjoy this short guide of spots you can grab a vegan meal between classes. We'll continue to update this list in the coming weeks until we cover all the options on campus! If it's not that helpful, then we'll stop after maybe a month.

Please be aware that if a spot is not entirely vegan, they may need to cook veggies in the same areas as non-vegan items, especially food trucks due to limited space.

Below:

1. Fruit & Smoothie Truck
2. Tai's Vietnamese Food
3. Potbelly Sandwich Shop
4. Los Jimenez Mexican
5. Temple Teppanyaki | Japanese & Korean Food Truck
6. Old Nelson Food Company

1. Fruit & Smoothie Truck

Hours: M-F, 10AM–6PM

Address: W Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122 (Across the street from Fox School of Business)

Vegan-friendly Options:

All fruit salads and smoothies*!

*Whey protein (an optional smoothie add-in) is not vegan

2. Tai's Vietnamese Food

Hours: M-F, 10:30AM–5:30PM

Address: 1835 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Vegan-friendly options:
Coconut Tofu
Lemongrass Tofu
Curry Tofu Broccoli
Tofu Vegetable Pho
Vegetable Spring Roll
Vegetable Mee Fun
Vietnamese Tofu Hoagie* (ask about bread and condiments before ordering)

*This item is newer, so I haven't had a chance to ask if their hoagie bread is vegan. This will be updated as soon as there is confirmation!

3. Potbelly Sandwich Shop

Hours: M-F, 10AM–6PM, Weekends, 11AM–6PM

Address: 1100 W Montgomery Ave Suite B, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Vegan-friendly options:
Garden Vegetable Soup
Zapp’s Chips (Regular, Mesquite Bar-B-Que, Hotter 'N Hot Jalapeno, Voodoo Heat)
Whole pickle

Vegan if you ask:
Mediterranean Sandwich (ask for no cheese, no chicken)
Veggie Melt Sandwich (ask for no cheese)

Note for sandwiches: The white bread is vegan at Potbelly, but not the multigrain bread, which contains honey.

Apple Walnut Salad (ask for no chicken, no cheese)
Powerhouse Salad (ask for no chicken, no egg)

4. Los Jimenez Mexican

Hours: M-F, 10AM–6PM

Address: 1924 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Vegan-friendly options:
Jackfruit platter
Jacfruit Tacos
Salsa and Chips
French Fries

Vegan if you ask:
Guacamole and Chips (order without cheese)
Jackfruit Nachos (order without cheese)
Vegetable Nachos (order without cheese or sour cream)
Vegetable Tacos (order without cheese or sour cream)
Vegetable Burrito (order without cheese or sour cream)
Vegetable Platter (order without cheese or sour cream)

5. Temple Teppanyaki | Japanese & Korean Food Truck

Hours: M-F, 9AM–5PM,

Address: 1928 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Vegan-friendly options:
Teppanyaki w/ sauce over rice - Vegetable (Tofu)
Rice Bowl w/ sauce - Vegetable (Tofu)
Fried Vegetable Dumplings
Vegetable Kim-Bab

6. Old Nelson Food Company

Hours: M-F, 8AM–10PM, Sat 9AM-10PM, Sun 9AM-9PM

Address: 1100 W Montgomery Ave Suite D, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Vegan-friendly options:
Breakfast:
Bagel or Toast w/ jelly or peanut butter

Specialty Sandwiches:
13. Avocado Toast
14. Hummus Special
17. Vege Special

Specialty Hoagies:
8. Vege Hoagie

Salads:
3. Simple Leaf Salad
4. Garden Salad
6. California Spinach Salad

Vegan if you ask:
Breakfast:
Vege Egg Patty Breakfast Sandwich (order without cheese)

Specialty Sandwiches:
15. Spinach Special (order without provolone)

Hot Paninis:
P14.(order without honey mustard)

Salads:
7. California Salad (order without cheddar cheese)
12. Artichoke Salad (order without mozzarella cheese)
13. Mandarin Orange, Gorgonzola, Almond Salad (order without gorgonzola cheese)
14. Strawberry Salad (order without gorgonzola cheese)

Salad Dressings:
raspberry vinaigrette, balsamic vinaigrette, asian sesame, mango vinaigrette, oil & vinegar

Breads:
Hoagie Rolls
Wraps
Rye
White
7 Grain
Sourdough
Foccacia
Kaiser Roll
Bagels (plain, everything, poppy, sesame, raisin)

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