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The Wrap Shack is literally a shack located on Quarry Street, a little alley street a little bit north of historic Elefreths Alley (in between Race and Arch Streets). The interior of the shack (where all the cooking happens) is decorated with various color printouts of photos from around Philly hung up with donuts of blue tape. A line of Olde Philadelphia Sodas as well as your more widely available sodas adorn the left counter window. Behind the sodas is the large grill where all the goodness is prepared. There are a few tables outside, but the shack is primarily for take-out. The menu indicates that they also deliver and cater. This must be a killer lunch spot for the Olde City crowd, as the wraps are ready in under five minutes.
There are 36 different wrap choices listed on the menu, although we did notice that the printed menu is a little different from menu on the side of the shack (pictured at right). There are eight vegetarian wrap choices listed on the printed menu. One of those is explictly vegan, and the rest are easily vegan-ized. All wraps are available on either white or wheat and cost between $5 and $7, tax included. Aside from wraps, The Wrap Shack has Belgian waffles, salads, appetizers and oven baked potatoes, which come with your choice of three toppings for $3.75. There is an all day breakfast special which looks like a great deal for a hungry person – $6.50 for a Belgian waffle, two eggs and two slices of bacon. They also offer a nice variety of smoothies and milkshakes.
After much deliberation, Messy went with the Honey Mustard Medley ($5) which consists of zucchini, carrots, lettuce, tomato, onions, provolone and honey mustard. Messy expected it to be a cold wrap, but it was warm, wrapped in aluminum foil, and quite delicious. Unfortunately, Messy's lemonade was also warm – but our cheerful server, who was singing along with the radio, was very helpful providing ice, straw and a cup.
Picky had the Freeman ($6.50) which is chicken, bacon, cheddar, BBQ sauce and ranch. The wrap was good — nice and hot. The chicken was nicely chopped up except for one chunk which just happened to be especially hot. Everything was nicely mixed through without huge clumps of one ingredient dominating any part of the wrap. Picky's Olde Philadelphia root beer was flat, but at least it was cold.
All in all, we found The Wrap Shack to be a pretty charming place for a quick dinner on a summer night.
Messy ***
Picky ***
The final word: All the wraps you could ever want. In a shack.
146 N. 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 925-1999
Mon-Fri: 9:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Sat: 11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sun: 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
That what I always look for in my eateries – shackiness.
I've passed this place hundreds of times but have always been afraid to try it. Thanks for allaying my fears.
[...] And since it is Friday September 1, 2006, it's First Friday. So walk around Old City and check out the galleries. And while you're ducking in and out of the galleries why not chow down on a wrap from the Wrap Shack. Messy and Picky each give the Shack three stars. [...]
This place has a large variety of wraps and they are all delicious. The Vegan Wraps are very tasty. Let's not forget the smoothies, awesome place and the people are nice to, which mean something to me. Enjoy!!!