Black Rican Vegan Pop-Up

False advertising. Menu is limited, service was horrible, food took forever, lipstick prints on glass cups, waiters didn’t speak English and to top it off a hair in my mimosa and I witnessed the waiter use a strainer and pour it into a different glass, worst experience NEVER AGAIN!!!

Learned about this chef and restaurant on Tabitha Brown's social media. The food was amazing. Everything was flavorful, and the sauces just made the food pop. It's clear that the chef put a ton of effort into making her food delicious. She even has a cookbook. During our visit, I just wished that the same effort was made on the service. It's not the chef's fault, maybe it was, but we waited for a table for 45 minutes and the restaurant wasn't full. It was confusing at first seeing a number of empty tables, but we realized at some point while we were waiting for our order, the food was behind schedule and there were many patrons waiting for their orders to make it to their table. It was never communicated to us when we were waiting for a table, except "it will be a few minutes." Good customer service goes a long way. We still would've waited, but at least being informed manages our expectations.

The menu confused me, chopped cheese no egg roll… I thought “what!? I wanted the egg roll so now you only have a chopped cheese sandwich ?” She was “NOoooooo Herald, it is an egg roll but without egg” I ordered it and moved on …. It wasn’t bad for vegan food. I wanted to wash things down with a drink and I saw the 6$ moxtail (jackfruit) and assumed it must be a very tasty cocktail , it was not, it is a simple stuffed empanada that doesn’t add much to her menu, she should replace it with her lentil patty . There are some holes in your naming conventions game. This place is overhyped, it is good, but not great, it’s greasy vegan street food.

Nothing short of amazing. The service and food.

met the ceo today n was srsly disappointed. complete 180 frm social media persona. energy was stank even w me being polite n excited to try for the 1st time. the reviews must be ppl that don’t cook bc food was mediocre n with how skimp my plate was, i promise you’re better off buying her book n cooking yourself. not supporting the horrible customer service or overpriced food.

Amazing good and creativity, great presentation and service

I have been supporting this business for years. I’m leaving a review because it has come to my attention that someone is leaving negative reviews to hurt a business I love dearly. Lyana, the owner is a true pioneer in the Afro Latina Community. Her work and brand speaks for itself. (Google her) She has created an entire genre of food, and never forgot about her people along the way. Supporting a business for the food is one thing, but I choose to support this business because SHE and her staff, are apart of my community. She employs people, she stays true to her roots and she does so with grace. I hope that if your reading this you get to experience her business and her light. The only thing I wish is that she was able to have a restaurant already so I can order at my leisure! Oh, and try the chopped cheese egg rolls. Game changing! #Teamblackricanveganforever

Real ones know how great & amazing her life force & food is along with her team. Beyond Valuable to our community as a people ‼️

GREAT FOOD! Even better service. We traveled from Philadelphia to check out NYC’s vegan options and were highly pleased with the Black Rican. We are so fast I forgot to take pictures lol