Grindcore House

Great staff with delicious, quality food and beverages. Im so happy they have been open for over ten years now and were able to survive the Covid pandemic. Ten years ago they were one of the only coffee shops in the neighborhood and never over charged for the nondairy (which are all of them) milk options. Some places used to charge .75 extra for a table spoon of soy milk in your coffee, or tea, or whatever your beverage of choice is.

I highly recommend supporting this local business and support some of the causes they are involved in.

My sister, boyfriend and I made a pit stop at Grindcore House after having breakfast at The Dutch. It's been my sister's favorite coffee shop while she's been out in Philly, so I took her word for it.

Due to the pandemic, all the ordering and paying are done online. Pretty simple and straightforward. Many of the customers pre-ordered, but we easily placed our order on the spot. The turnaround time for drinks to be made was quick.

I'm all about the custom coffee drinks and wanted to try something unique to the place. The Swamp Thing totally caught my eye. The drink was an iced Americano with green mint syrup and soy creamer, so there's no way I could miss the bright minty green layer. Over time the top coffee layer mixes in with the mint syrup, which makes the top layer legitimately appear to be this murky green color. It may not sound appealing, but it tasted great. It wasn't overly sweet and had the right touch of mint that was subtle.

I walked here to grab my boyfriend & I a cup of coffee - the front door is blocked off by chairs & rope to stop people from coming in (understandable, I guess, since it is a smaller coffee shop & they don't want people coming inside due to covid but kind of unwelcoming). Anyway, when I walked up the woman working opens the front door, I say "Good morning, I'll have one large coffee -" and I'm interrupted by "YOU HAVE TO ORDER ONLINE". I say, "okay, do you take cash?" she abruptly answers "NO". The overall experience was just unpleasant & I felt like I was almost bothering the employees by showing up & trying to order a coffee.

I understand there are precautions due to everything going on, however, why do I need to login to a website, create an account, & enter my credit card information to order two plain coffees? And why am I treated so rudely?

I stopped in this weekend to get a quick treat to enjoy in Dickinson Park since the weather is still so nice out. I had the Golden Latte with Oatmilk and a Philly Muffin with jam. I have heard great things about all their food but I just wanted something simple. The Golden Latte is superb, it has a nice spicyness that I couldn't get enough of.

Currently everything is order on the web and pick up at the pickup window. I didn't know this so I ordered from my phone while I was outside and once I got my order in it was up within minutes.

This place was one of my "must go to" stops when visiting philly overnight and I was not disappointed at all. Everything is order online and take out here but they made it super easy and were fast! Even with the traffic making us late to pick up everything was still hot! The grizzli breakfast sandwich was the best vegan breakfast sandwich I've ever had, I miss it already. I have t had a brownie since going vegan two years ago and this one was just how I remember them! You've never know it was vegan and it was super fresh and soft still. I also got a "swamp thing" coffee which wasn't as minty as I expected but from someone who doesn't like coffee, I enjoyed it. Def making sure I always come here every time I visit.

We came here with friends on a Saturday morning. The friends were passing through town and we wanted some vegan food that consisted of hot drinks and tasty breakfast.
This place was wonderful. We ordered online and our food and drinks are ready to go when we got there. And because of Covid we are able to get outside in the nearby neighborhood park. I got the BLAT sandwich. It was both tasty and refreshing and I also got the turmeric golden latte was so milk and it was warm and delicious as well. I had ginger in it but it's definitely stood out to me as someone else is trying to like ginger but thinks it is spicy.

I can't wait to come back here next time. It's definitely a new vegan Philly favorite for me. I highly recommend.

Pros: great breakfast food selection, great hot drinks selection, excellent online ordering system!

I have always been a fan of Grindcore, the people here are always super polite. I'm not vegan or even vegetarian, I don't even miss the meat or dairy when eating from here. I am really disappointed to see that anyone would give a poor review for an establishment taking precautions due to a PANDEMIC. I actually really love the pre order app system and hope it stays as an option post opening. Very appreciate of this place for taking precautions over the last 14 months to keep both it's workers and patrons safe.

The Grindcore House is a neighborhood vegan and vegetarian coffee shop that serves sandwiches, salads and baked goods at reasonable prices.  The staff is friendly and the atmosphere is relaxing.  The only downside is the loud heavy metal music. I will definitely go back and try them again.

My absolute favorite vegan cafe! I have yet to try something from Grindcore that isn't amazing! Some of my absolute favorites are: Sandwiches- Italiano and the BLAT! Baked goods- zucchini bread! Drink- chai latte with whip! In response to the pandemic you now order online and pickup outside of the cafe. You can even schedule an order ahead of time! They have made take out super easy!

I absolutely love this place in and out. Currently it offers take out/curbside pick up with a large variety of options to order online, from coffee drinks, with probably one of the largest milk choices I have seen, baked goods, amazing sandwiches, cakes to bulk purchases. This is a staple of good coffee, the tastiest vegan baked treats, and really healthy sandwiches; and you get the amount of ingredients you are supposed to get, never shortchanged. I sincerely recommend it as a customer who's been going to this place for few years now. Also, separate thank you for a dog treat to every doggie with any purchase. Woof!