Can't believe it's not meat Menu
Introducing "Can't Believe It's Not Meat," a vibrant and soul-filled food haven located at 226 W Chicago Ave in Chicago, IL. This Black-owned establishment passionately serves up creative, plant-based comfort food that delights both vegetarians and meat lovers alike. Patrons rave about the delectable brunch menu, highlighting standout dishes like the *Mr. Patty Melt*, which is praised for its crispy, savory perfection, and the *vegan Italian beef sandwich*, a unique twist on a Chicago staple.
- Flavor Mastery: The food is bursting with well-balanced, rich flavors that surprise even first-time vegan diners.
- Decadent Treats: Customers can’t get enough of the thick and creamy *Oreo shake*, perfect for indulging after a hearty meal.
- Welcoming Atmosphere: The friendly staff and soulful vibe ensure a warm dining experience.
Whether it’s the *buffalo shrimp* or the fresh *pizza puffs*, every dish showcases a commitment to flavor and quality. "Can't Believe It's Not Meat" redefines plant-based dining with options that are irresistible and satisfying.
New Items
NEW!!! PHILLY CHEESESTEAK CHIMICHANGA
Our vegan steak sauteed in grilled onions, green peppers, mushrooms. Topped with, vegan or dairy mozzarella shredded cheese, mayo and jalapenos wrapped in a crispy flour burrito tortilla.
GRILLED CHEESE BURGER
1/4 Grilled patty fully loaded with our fresh green mix, tomatoes, grilled red onion, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below) and our Epitome sauce! Comes with seasoned fries!
DOUBLE BACON CHEESEBURGER
Grilled double patty fully loaded with our fresh green mix, tomatoes, pickles, grilled red onion, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below) and our Epitome sauce! Comes with seasoned fries!
GYRO BURGER
1/4 Grilled patty topped with tomatoes, pickles, grilled red onion, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below), green leaf, gyro slices and our vegan tzatziki sauce! On a toasted vegan Brioche Bun. Comes with seasoned fries!
NEW!! GREEKTOWN GYRO
Vegan Gyro! Made with sliced marinated style Seitan, topped with House made vegan Tzatziki, Dairy or vegan American cheese slice, lettuce, tomato, and onions. Served in a bed of seasoned Fries!
SURF AND TURF BURGER
Savory vegan burger patty, drizzled in our sweet chilli sauce, vegan American cheese, jalapenos, vegan bacon and vegan Shrimp. On a vegan Bun!
NACHO PHILLY CHEESESTEAK BURGER
vegan chopped steak marinated in green bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and green peppers. Topped with vegan nacho cheese tomatoes, Mayo and green leaf lettuce on a vegan bun!
TRUFFLE FRENCH FRY BURGER
Savory vegan burger Patty topped with vegan American cheese slice, seasoned fries drizzled in truffle oil, pickles, green leaf lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup and Mayo on a vegan bun!
BBQ MUSHROOM BURGER
Savory Vegan Burger Pattie, drizzled in BBQ sauce, tossed caramelized Red onions, mushrooms, vegan white American cheese, green leaf on vegan bun
CHIK'N BIRRIA TACOS
Marinated in birria sauce on a corn tortilla topped with cilantro, onions, and served with a side of birria sauce.
JERK NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE NACHOS
Corn Tortilla chips loaded with our famous vegan taco crumbles, cheese sauce, green onions, house made pico de gallo, jalapenos, & your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese. Jerk it and add more flavor and spicy.
NEW!! THE BIG NASHVILLE CHIK'N SANDWICHORLAND PARK LOCATION ONLY
NEW!!! The Big Nashville Chik'N Sandwich..Kick'n with FLAVOR! Vegan Crunchy Chik'n Filet, Tossed in our house made Nashville Sauce, topped with Cole Slaw, and drizzled spicy Mayo and pickles!
NEW!!! BIG BEN'S MEATBALL SANDWICH
Vegan Italian Meatball Ball Sandwich.. Hand Made Meatballs served on a toasted Garlic French Roll. Topped with Marinara sauce and Mozzarella Cheese.
LOADED TATER TOTS
Southwest Taco Salad
A bed of our fresh green mix, diced tomatoes, green onions, with Cheddar cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below) and a side of our house-made cilantro lime vinaigrette
Strawberry Field Salad
A bed of our fresh green mix, diced tomatoes, red onion, fresh strawberries, almond, with Feta cheese and a side of our house-made strawberry vinaigrette
Fresh Salads
Famous Entrees
Can't Believe It's a Pizza Poof
Made with our vegan meat, spinach, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese. Served with a bed of fries and side of mild sauce
Philly CheeseSteak Egg rolls
Vegan egg roll wrap, stuffed with vegan protein, green peppers, onion, jalapenos, mozzarella cheese, drizzled in a red sweet heat sauce, served with seasoned fries.
Philly Chik'n Egg Rolls (Wells Location Only
Buffalo Chik'n Egg Rolls (Hyde Park Location Only)
Buffalo vegan chicken stuffed in a delicious egg roll. Served on a bed of seasoned fries with ranch on the side. Choice of cheese (rolls come with cheese)
Lil Italy Lasagna
Made with our Can't Believe it's Not Meat sauce, plant-based meat protein, spinach, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese. Served with garlic bread
BANG'N Buffalo shrimp
6 vegan shrimp tossed in a buffalo sauce, served over a bed of fries and a side of vegan ranch.
Loaded Fries
Seasoned fries loaded your choice of vegan nacho cheese or dairy nacho cheese, vegan taco meat, jalapenos, green onions, tomatoes, vegan sour cream
Gumbo & Garlic Bread
Vegan gumbo veggies, vegan shrimp, vegan sausage
Supreme Chili
Vegan chili topped with cheese, vegan sour cream, green onions
The Big Mik Burger
Two all vegan patties, special sauce, pickles, lettuce, sesame seed bun, and your choice of vegan cheese or regular cheese. Comes with bed of seasoned fries
Who Betta Burger
1/4 grilled patty fully loaded with our green leaf tomatoes, pickles, grilled red onion, our Epitome sauce and cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below) Comes bed of seasoned fries!Double 6 Add Vegan Bacon 3
Ms. Patty Melt
Vegan burger patty, cheese, grilled onions, and vegan mayo on grilled wheat bread. Served with bed of seasoned fries
Chicago St. Hot Dog
Topped with onions, sports peppers, tomatoes, relish, and mustard. Comes with chips
Hot Digitty Chili Dog
Vegan hot dog topped with our vegan home style chili, onions, and your choice of vegan or dairy nacho cheese
BuckTown Bratwurst
Topped with grilled onions, green peppers, sports peppers, mustard, and served with fries
Signature Burgers, Brats & Hot Dogs
Sandwiches & Wraps
Hold Up! Wait a Min! Philly Cheesesteak
Made with our meatless protein and topped with red lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, mushrooms, vegan mayo, and your choice of vegan mozzarella cheese or dairy mozzarella cheese. Served with bed of seasoned fries
Moonie's Sweet Steak
Chicago classic sweet steak! Soft hoagie bun filled with vegan protein cooked in fine chopped onions, topped with sweet green peppers, mild peppers, tomatoes and sweet sauce! With your choice of American cheese (vegan or dairy)
Triple Decker Vegan Turkey and Bacon Club
Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, vegan bacon grilled vegan turkey protein, sweet mustard, vegan mayo and served with bed of seasoned fries
Chik'n Sandwich
Chik'n sandwich..loaded with red leaf lettuce, tomato, vegan mayo, honey mustard, and your choice of vegan cheese or regular cheese. With a bed of seasoned fries. Don't forget too add that vegan bacon
Hoagie Sub
Smoked hickory Vegan lunch meat served on French bread, Loaded with tomatoes, onions, giardiniera peppers, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese option below), green peppers, onion, deli
Shrimp Po Boy
Our vegan fried shrimp with our house made epitome sauce, topped with tomatoes, lettuce, and pickles. Served with bed of fries
Italian Not Beef
Our new vegan Italian not beef... Served on french bread with our thinly sliced vegan protein cooked in sweet peepers, mild giardiniera peppers (not hot ), and your choice of vegan cheese or regular cheese. Served with bed of seasoned fries
Pops Big Fish Sandwich
Our vegan fish fillet topped with red leaf lettuce, tomatoes, house made tartar sauce, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese. Served with a bed of fries
Buffalo Chik'n Wrap
Our vegan buffalo chicken wrapped in a flour wrap topped with green leaf lettuce, tomato, onions, ranch, buffalo sauce, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese
Big Ben's Meatball Sandwich
Vegan Itialian Meatball Ball Sandwich.. Hand Made Meatballs served on a toasted Garlic French Roll. Topped with Marinara sauce and Mozzarella Cheese.
Philly Melt
Made with our meatless protein and topped with green peppers, jalapenos, onions, mushrooms, vegan mayo, and your choice of vegan mozzarella cheese or dairy mozzarella cheese on toasted wheat bread. Served with bed of seasoned fries
Chi-Town's Mild Sauce Fried Chik'in
Three drumsticks of seasoned lemon peppers
New!! Chik'n Philly
Made with our meatless chik'n protein...topped with red lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, vegan mayo, and your choice of vegan mozzarella cheese or dairy mozzarella cheese. Served in a bed of seasoned fries
World Famous Chik'in Nuggets (Spicy or Original)
Comes with (8 pieces or 4 pieces) nuggets served with bed of seasoned fries
Boneless Buffalo Wings
6 pieces boneless wings. Served with bed of seasoned fries! With your choice of buffalo sauce or sweat heat sauce
Healthy Eatery Vegan Chik'n
Authentic Vegan Mexican
Talk-About-It-Taco
Three beef less yellow corn tortilla tacos topped with our famous veggie protein, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below), tomato, cilantro and salsa verde
Chik'n Tacos (Wells Location Only)
Three vegan Chik'n yellow corn tortilla tacos topped with our famous veggie protein, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below), tomato, cilantro and salsa verde.
Not-Your-Average Nachos
Loaded with our famous veggie protein, cheese sauce, green onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, and our homemade salsa verde. Nachos are dairy only
Big Burrito!!
Stuffed with our famous veggie protein, cheese (choose vegan or dairy cheese below), tomato, cilantro, vegan sour cream, red leaf lettuce, jalapenos, and salsa verde
New!!! Walking Taco
Your choice of Fritos (VEGAN) or DORITOS mixed with Corn Tortilla Chips (Vegetarian) With vegan protein taco meat, pico, nacho cheese, shredded cheese, vegan sour cream, cilantro, and jalapenos.
Truffle Surf & Turf Pizza
Our house made pizza sauce, with our plant based Italian sausage, vegan shrimp, spinach, sweet red peppers, and your choice of vegan cheese or regular cheese
The Bahama Mama Pizza (Orland Park Location Only)
ORLAND PARK LOCATION ONLY !!!!! Our vegan italian sausage, pineapples, sweet mixed peppers, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese. ORLAND PARK LOCATION ONLY !!!!!
Pepperoni Lovers Pizza
Our vegan pepperoni pizza with the option to add vegan sausage
London Supreme Pizza
Italian vegan sausage, mushrooms, onions, giardiniera peppers, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese
Fabs Italian Sausage Pizza
Our house made pizza sauce, vegan Italian sausage, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese.
Bang'n Buffalo Chick'n Pizza
Our house made pizza sauce buffalo chicken drizzled with ranch, garnished with fresh green onions, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese
Cali BBQ Chik'n Pizza
Our vegan BBQ pizza sauce, vegan bbq chicken, onions, and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese
Bakers Cheese Pizza
Our house made pizza sauce and your choice of vegan cheese or dairy cheese
Pizza
A la Carte / Extras
Seasoned Fries
Garlic Bread
Cup of Cheese
Cookies
Fresh baked cookies chocolate chip or oatmeal
Extra Sweet Heat Sauce
Mild Sauce
Buffalo Sauce
Epitome Sauce
Sour Cream
Ranch
Mayo
Jalapenos
Cupcakes
House Made Lemonade
Spring Water
Anti Bad Vibes Smoothie
Very berry antioxidant smoothie. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and house lemonade
The Bad & The Boujee Smoothie
Fruit tropical smoothie. Strawberries, pineapples, mangos, and house lemonade
The Hulk Smoothie
Made with apples, kale, peaches and apple juice fruit smoothie
The Passion Fruit Smoothie
Passion fruit juice mixed with pineapples
Cookie Monster Shake
Made with vegan non-dairy ice cream, Oreos, and non-dairy whip cream
Ice-Ice-Baby Shake
Made with vegan non-dairy ice cream, and non dairy whip cream
Epitome Berry Shake
Made with vegan non-dairy ice cream, strawberries, and non dairy whip cream
Ism Cakes
Vegan cheesecake