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Category: American (New) [Edit]
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse SquareWed-Fri. 10:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sat-Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Don't Just Wish Someone A Good Holiday, Give Them One With Chili's.
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Ran in here with a friend and first noticed the nice layout, with tight seating (for about 10 people total). We both ordered the breakfast burrito (served anytime).
A reasonable sized burrito came out with the beautiful side of avocado and tomato. It tasted great. As is my custom, I asked for hot sauce. Instead of a crusty bottle of Tabasco sauce, they brought me the most glorious surprise of hot sauce ever: a small cup of fresh, sautéed and chopped jalapeño. This was an amazing touch and added unbelievable taste to my dish.
My suspicion is that Pumpkin Cafe puts this attention to detail in many of their meals and extras. I'll be going back.
This place is so great! Seriously, what's not to love. The food is amazing... I am a big fan, and shall we say connoisseur? of chicken salad, so listen to me when I tell you their Tarragon Chicken Salad Sandwich is not to be missed!
I also can't help but love any place that serves breakfast all day. Breakfast burrito? Amazing. A side of fresh, seasonal fruit with your bagel + slice of tomato? Perfect! The coffee is delicious and everything is nicely priced.
The service has never been anything but great. It's a winner!
Four months have passed since my original review and I'm just writing an update to inform you of my consistent obsession with the Café Salad. Lately, I've been on a two-time per week bender...that is: 2 salads per week. I dare you to find better lunchtime lettuce in the city. The marriage of the simple flavors creates an unparalleled midday experience, so get one already, but remember to add the chicken cutlet.
This is yet another item to be added to the mandatory meals list.
I took a walk over to Pumpkin Cafe yesterday for my favorite salad. Low and behold, the chairs… Read more »
Really fresh food served quickly...can't beat that. The only downside is I wish the menu changed up a little bit. Service is great, Mrs. Pumpkin is very friendly and a dog lover herself.
I wish I had known about Pumpkin Cafe earlier - but then again, maybe its a good thing, at least where my wallet is concerned. I live so close to it that I could very easily end up having all my meals there.
My obsession probably has to do with the fact that they use fresh, local, seasonal produce in their menu. The salads are definitely my favorite since I loves me some veggies - the Roasted Beet is always a winner in my book, as is the Chopped Greek Salad, but the Cafe Salad is also pretty addicting. Sandwiches are also great. Everything just tastes fantastic and fresh - I have to try more of their prepared foods, and soon. Pumpkin Cafe is a great lunch spot, but they're also open later for dinner if you just want a casual meal out. The place itself is small, though, so don't come with a large group and expect to find seating. But since you can easily get things to go, you can choose the venue for your amazing meal. The staff there is really nice and friendly. You've got to try it!
You know a place us good when nobody gives it fewer than 4 stars.
I've been here a handful of times - had everything from the Cuban Sandwich to the Breakfast Sandwich, Roast Beef to Green Chili.
And it is all so good. It is probably a good thing I live like 12 minute walk away, any closer and I would go here like 4 times a week.
The only bad thing I have to say is that the sides are hit or miss - the beets and cole slaw in particular had very little flavor.
I'm all about the pasta salads at Pumpkin Cafe (pesto tortellinis...even the potato salad is good!), but they're not open on mondays which is annoying. And sometimes the service really sucks. I totally understand the concept of having a small business and only a couple of people behind the counter, but it's often just laziness.There is one older woman who always takes forever to help customers, and she always acts like everyone in the store is an inconvenience to her (all I asked for was a pasta salad....really?!). I've tried to order the Club sandwich as it looks mighty good, but last time I asked for it she said the turkey "wasn't ready"....whatever that means? On two different occasions she took so long to help me that I was forced to leave with an empty stomach. I also witnessed another woman have to leave on an empty stomach for the same reason. Empty Stomach = Not cool.
I went there for a quick lunch today and just absolutely enjoyed the chopped greek salad. There was a homemade roasted green pepper on top and that was grilled and chilled to perfection and it was actually spicy (love anything that is spicy!). The ingredients were fresh and as others revieweres mentioned as well, the woman at the cafe kept going across the street to retrieve fresh ingredients from the Pumpkin Market. Reminded me of a Mixt Greens salad in San Francisco.
A must try! I will try the sandwiches next time...
I heart Pumpkin =P The first time I went I wasn't sure if I'd be back too often; it's small, with one booth and some stool seating, more outside when the weather's nice. The menu is typical cafe size, and the prices are a little on the high side for sandwiches and whatnot.
However, the food itself is excellent (and it feels good to support local business), and I've almost gotten enough sandwiches on my punch card for a free one. Fresh ingredients, creative combinations, and oh so tasty. I crave their portobello mushroom sandwich, and they're becoming one of my favorite places for a low-key brunch; most dishes come with a side of something refreshing/healthy like fruit salad/slices. The staff is always very friendly, and they're often running between the cafe and Market across the street for fresh foods.
Chili worth driving across town for!
I've been here so many times and it's become one of my local favorites for great hot sandwiches, a bowl of chili and service with a smile.
This cafe is part of Pumpkin, the BYO which also has a market across from the cafe on South near 16th. I think it got it's name from a nickname the owners call each other. At least that's what her mom says.
All are in decent locations, although parking can be a nightmare most of the time. But there's always a spot to slide into for a minute if you just wanna buzz in and out.
It's pretty small inside, but has a nice feel, with the open kitchen, and friendly staff. Grab the table near the service counter, if you have more than two people eating...but the seating near the windows are cool too.
The menu has lots to choose from. Sandwiches, hot and cold, breakfast is served all day and there are prepared selections in the cabinet at the front of the place. Sure things are the chicken cutlet sandwich, the cuban and the portabello sandwich. A definite is the chili. There are two kinds, the red and the green. I prefer the red. It's plentiful and just plain yummy....I would say split a sandwich with someone if you wanna get the chili as well, since it's quite a lot for most people.
Check it out!
Great food cool staff, the chef is the coolest guy ever and it is small, has free internet too, local food, byo
I was going to take a picture of the perfection that was the Turkey Special sandwich that I ordered from here so you could admire it yourself. But I devoured the whole thing in 10 minutes flat to the point that the end product wasn't very photogenic. But with finely sliced turkey, swiss cheese, Russian dressing, an ample amount of coleslaw, and a side of pasta salad can you really blame me?
Pumpkin is a cool little spot. it has the coffeehouse ambiance, but it focuses more on the sandwiches, pastries, and other tasty treats. and they serve breakfast all day! the welcoming service and nice outdoor spots make it the perfect spot to go on the fly. But they also have a location that's more of a restaurant a couple blocks up.
So I'm in Philly (16th and Bainbridge) and it's like 6 pm and the cool kids I'm with have decided that we're going to make milkshakes tonight. So we're going to walk to the corner mart for milk. Milk-shakes. Get it? Well I decide out of the blue that I really need a gooey ridiculous cookie to go with my milkshake...so I spot Pumpkin on the way, and I go in.
EVERYTHING was so clean and amazing-looking. They had the presentation and variety that makes you crave foods you haven't thought about in years...All of a sudden, I REALLY wanted to taste that funky dunky cold salad that was beautifully packaged in the display.
But I had to focus. So I did.
The cookies did not look too impressive, and they even had cut-up samples to taste...they didn't taste impressive either...but the market is so small and personable that you're compelled to buy something anyway. So i start looking around and I see some brownies...sure thing...I taste them, and they turn out to be the BEST brownies ever in life ever. EVER. So now I'm pumped. It's not the cookie I wanted, but it's a delicious baked good that will accompany my milkshake perfectly. So I dig in my pockets for some cash, and I come up short.
I walk up to the register. I ask her:
"Would it be totally obnoxious for me to pay for this ($1.50 brownie) with a credit card?"
I braced myself for the brash east-coast growl...
"I'm sorry, you can't. But you can pay me later..."
WHAT?!
WHAT?!
I can pay her LATER?! I'm a big scary black man, folks. And this is PHILADELPHIA...
Obviously, I was taken aback...
"But there will be no later..." I say.
"Where do you live?"
"Los Angeles..."
"Just take it."
"Excuse me?"
"Take the stupid brownie. It's delicious. I want you to have it."
The rest is a blur. I thanked her 5,000 times and left with my friends who were just as stupefied.
Recap:
Best brownie in my life.
Clean, enticing food choices and presentation.
Nice, non-growling owner/attendant
FREE BROWNIE.
And sadly/deliciously the brownie never made it to the milkshake table.
Pumpkin Market is an offshoot of Pumpkin, the South Street byo that people have raved about on Yelp. I've never eaten at Pumpkin, but I imagine Pumpkin Market to be a less-expensive, more casual version of the byo.
To begin, Pumpkin Market is not really a market as much as it is a cafe. You can buy stuff to go like sandwiches, salads, baked goods, fancy soda, Nutella, and dried fruit, but they also have a few tables (inside and outside) where you can sit and enjoy your food and do some people watching. Overall, the menu consists of fancied-up standard sandwiches. I had the roast beef with celeriac remoulade, which was pretty tasty (though in general I'm not a big fan of roast beef).
They also serve brunch on the weekends. However, don't go looking for hearty omelettes and pancakes--the brunch menu mostly consisted of breakfasty sandwiches and bagels.
Pumpkin Market provided my bf and I the perfect fixins for a delightful ala carte supper! For 20 bucks we picked up enough sides (potato salad, carrot salad, olives, caprese salad, and french bread) to stuff ourselves silly. The only way to improve on this place is for them to sell bottles of wine...but the bastard state of PA has made that dream impossible.
Great for vegetarians, great for lovers of tasty deli counter sides.
I love the chicken cutlet sandwich with broccoli rabe, provolone and sun dried tomato pesto. You can't go wrong with the tomato and mozarella sandwich either. Their ingredients are always fresh and consistent. Sandwiches come with a small side of whatever pasta or potato salad they made that day, and their yummy crispy pickles. It's a great place to stop in and grab a sandwich, although staying to eat it may be a problem because of how small the seating area is. The thing I love about this place are the friendly people who work there, who are always willing to let me bring my dog inside, and even give him bacon while we wait! He loves it and could find his way there from our house without guidance :)
Pumpkin Market is always a staple for both myself and my boyfriend on lazy weekends. There mozzarella and tomato sandwich is delicious, as well as their bacon egg and cheese on ciabatta bread. My boyfriend is a huge fan of the turkey special. What makes Pumpkin Market great is its location, its quality of products and the little samples of their pasta salad or fresh fruit that is complimentary with certain sandwiches. If I can be honest, there have been a few misses here (iced coffee can be a miss on occasion, the bacon egg and cheese was not prepared as advertised and how I had gotten it many times before) but overall it's a great little shop for a gourmet bite to eat and change in your pocket.
yay! pumpkin. such a cute name, right? so clean on the inside! such a cute little logo! sigh. oh, pumpkin...you give to me a toothache.
really aces mango sorbet, a damn fine strawberry milkshake, the BLT with avocado--these are some recent standouts for me.
the girl behind the counter is always courteous and the fella who does the actual cooking is nice as well. bonus points for being close to work!
I stumbled on this cute little cafe when I was in the neighborhood for business. I had the crab cakes and oatmeal cookie and both were wonderful. If I lived in the area I'm sure visits here would become a habit. As it is, I'm adding it to my list for the next time I'm in town.
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