For a quick and easy vegan meal, or even snack, this place is a must-go-to for all who appreciate vegan cuisine. We had both the 'The Big Dill' and the 'Burrata Bliss'. The burrata bliss had enough food for two people as the salad lettuce was nice and crispy while the other ingredients provided a perfect blend veggies and fruit with chips. Both the burger and the air baked fries were delicious from the big dill were excellent! They seem to have a nice and complete menu for anyone wanting a quick vegan fix. Bravo!!
My first time to eat vegan food. Tastes so good, but I don’t think it’s healthier than the meals with meat.
You can rebrand all you want but when you opened and wouldn’t take our cash you lost business and respect. In a restaurant industry state, where most of us carry and spend cash, (because that’s how we are paid) deciding to not take the most universal form of currency was idiotic and elitist. They alienated so many people the moment they opened their doors. And those of us wanting to try the new vegan place soon discovered the food is mediocre at best. SO many phenomenal, inclusive, vegan friendly options in RI you should support instead.
By chloe rebrand, I've only done take-out and delivery since the name change so I can't speak to the place itself. It's a quick vegan option. I've gotten their mac and cheese, fries, tempeh sandwich, burger and dessert before. Their pound cake is really dry. Food is okay, there is nothing that I love, and nothing that really stands out to me.
The food at Beatnics is awful. And given my two meal rule before i ever review something, which i also do rarely, i can honestly say that my second meal was like the first: Soggy wilted, dead from being wrapped and reheated all day, and tasteless on top of all that. It is the kind of food you can't even imagine tasting better even if it was fresh and hot. There is nothing aesthetically healthy here and if it is a choice, surviving on a dessert island, between a vegan beatnic burger meal and fries and the same McDonalds beef patty alternative combo i guarantee the latter will keep you happier and feeling better. And it cost $21.It is also an example of the tastes of a places location that impacts its ratings and their relative connection to what you may think is 4.5 stars. Beatnic is on Thayer, which means College somethings, which means you can only get extremes on food experiences and Beatnics must be that fast food alternative perfect for when you're stoned or studied out and it hits the spot fast and can be repeated for days without looking mouldy, as opposed to say the other extreme in a college territory like East Side pockets where being where they are adds a "best of food" experience you find growing and hidden it such locales. Lots of better dining all over that area.
The Quinoa Taco Salad is my favorite. The kids love the Mac n cheese and chiky nuggets. Yummy food spot that plays urban and other popular music.
I was served a magic mushroom salad with very visibly brown gauc. The cashier/server replied that is because we keep our guac out. Would you tell a customer that in the first place?? Secondly presentation is everything. It was embarrassing because I actually had a guest with me and I hyped up the place for dinner. I am visiting from Los Angeles and was excited to eat at Beatnic since the restaurant name change and since we no longer have this access in Los Angeles. Utterly disappointing
I really enjoyed the food here when it was called by Chloe.I ordered a salad that was supposed to have avocado, and I literally found one small piece of an avocado out of the whole salad. Before I even discovered that this was the case, it tasted a little off. Their service is okay, although I was kind of disappointed when I didn't get a to-go bag with my food. Not sure if I will be back
I’ve been here many times, including when it was under the previous name. I have had multiple experiences with different rude staff. The customer service in itself is enough for me to not come back and the overpriced, mediocre vegan food just really isn’t worth it. Today i stood at the counter and was ignored for 5+ minutes and had to ask to order with the cashier who intentionally ignored me. I asked to order, and she checked her watch and said “yeah i guess you can” and took my order. I’ve never gone someplace with such rude staff that act like you are an inconvenience to them.
I’m hoping the fries we got were just a bad batch, but they were terrible. The queso with them was... more like flavorless, yellow soup. The bakery stuff is really good and I imagine some of the other meal items are good, too, the quality just takes a hit because apathetic college kids work there I’m guessing. The register gal was very friendly, though.