218 S. 16th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
A few weeks ago a new vegetarian restaurant opened up RIGHT around the corner from where I work. I had been anticipating their opening for months, and I gave them a visit their opening week. The restaurant's name is Mi Lah Vegetarian, and I was really scared that it would be ANOTHER vegetarian Chinese restaurant (because we have so many of those here!!). I was pleasantly surprised when I checked out both the lunch and dinner menus. While many of the items have Asian influences, there is still a great deal of diversity.
On my first visit I tried the barbeque tofu and eggplant pizza, which is a grilled flat bread crust covered in seasoned tofu, eggplant, bbq sauce, and fennel. The portion size was very large, and it tasted AMAZING. I had ordered it to go, and when I got back to work to eat it I was only able to eat half and I saved the rest for dinner.
As far as the ambiance, the restaurant is very clean and has a small seating area (both tables and a bar) on the first floor, and additional seating upstairs. The kitchen is an open kitchen behind the bar, so you can see the chef preparing your food. The menu states that "Most items are available vegan and most are available without onions or garlic", so I will be sure to ask if what I want can be made vegan when I return.
As for pricing, the lunch menu ranges from $6 (for soup) to $12 (for entrees). I still haven't gone for dinner, but the entrees range from $14-$17 and the appetizers $6-$8. Some dishes on the dinner menu I would love to try are "cumin roasted fingerling potatoes with spinach, tempeh, black beans, and avocado corn salsa" and "organic red curry polenta cake with braised spinach and lime coconut cilantro cream sauce". mmm!
Mi Lah is open monday-saturday from 11am-3pm for lunch, and from 5pm-10pm for dinner.
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