The much-anticipated chain HoneyGrow has finally opened a restaurant on Walnut Street (running straight through UPenn's campus), and students at UPenn weren't shy to descend upon this restaurant in masses. The restaurant prides itself on many of the same things similar health restaurants scattered across UPenn's campus do (think: naturally grown ingredients, recycled utensils, etc.). Their caption, "Honest growing, eating local" captures the main idea behind this chain that has managed to grab the attention of locals and elicit a plethora of Instagram posts of stir fry bowls and colorful salads. Here is a rundown of the restaurant's best and not so great features:
1. Great location. (3731 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
2. Kiosk ordering station.
3. Theme: Recycling.
4. Great Social Place.
And the few (but important-to-note setbacks)...
1. Little seating. Unfortunately, the restaurant's relatively small space allows for only 4-5 tables that at any given time of the day are likely to be taken by students.
2. Everyone and their mother will be in there, too. This shouldn't come as a surprise for students. Whenever a new restaurant, coffee shop, or clothing store opens, students don't hesitate to exploit it en masse. Be prepared to run into more than just two sorority/fraternity groups ordering takeout.
3. Expensive. Some may feel this is justified based on the natural, organic ingredients that are hand picked for each stir fry bowl or salad, but regardless, this isn't the cheapest place to eat on campus by any means.
