Nana’s Kitchen: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

At Nana’s Kitchen, everything is plant-based soul food, and the Chandler shop on North Arizona Avenue is open Thursday through Sunday. The restaurant calls its menu vegan comfort food built on family traditions, and the site says it won the Phoenix Best Vegan Restaurant title for 2023.

The kitchen cooks soul food standards and swaps the meat for cauliflower, mushrooms, and jackfruit. Fried cauliflower stands in for wings, and the Wangz Trio Platter comes in lemon pepper, buffalo, and barbecue for $12.99. The Honey Hot Fried Chik’n and the Nashville Sweet Heat Katfish Sammich both use mushrooms, and the sandwich comes with seasoned fries at $14.99. The Best Crispy Chik’n Sandwich costs $12.99, and the XM Burger costs the same. A vegan Philly Cheesesteak sits on the handheld list too.

Plates are the main event. The Full Plate lets you build a meal of three of the daily hot comfort foods for $12.99, and the Pair and the Single Side cost $10.99 and $5.99. Nana’s Feast gets you four items for $14.99. The sides include Mac and Cheese, Collard Greens, Candied Yams, Bussin Baked Beans, Fried Okra, and Fried Pickles. Cornbread costs $1.00. If you can’t choose, the Nanas Soul XXL for $26.99 piles on two smoked barbecue ribs, Honey Hot Wangz, fried chik’n, baked beans, collard greens, mac and cheese, and cornbread. The Hood Rolls wrap mac and cheese, collards, and yams in an egg roll for $10.00.

On the About page, the restaurant also names jackfruit ribs, Cajun corn, a vegan seafood boil, and a spicy jambalaya, so the menu rotates. The ordering pages mark some items out of stock, including the Peach Cobbler and the Banana Pudding, which uses vegan wafers. Check the day’s list before you go. Yelp gives the Chandler shop 4.2 stars from 212 reviews, and 48 of those reviews mention the Soul Food Plate. Hood Rolls and Cauliflower Wings round out the popular list.

Everything here is plant-based, so vegetarians and vegans can order anything. Nobody needs to ask about broth, butter, or egg. The restaurant doesn’t publish an allergen chart, so ask the staff about soy, gluten, and nuts.

The Chandler shop sits at 777 North Arizona Avenue, Suite 7. Hours on the restaurant’s site and on Yelp match: Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, the shop stays closed. The Toast ordering page lists a pickup address of 1714 West Van Buren Street in Phoenix. Call (480) 963-9490 before you collect an order to confirm the pickup address.

The brand also runs a Houston shop and a food truck, and it caters events and family gatherings. This profile covers the brand and uses the Chandler shop as the example address.

Order the Nanas Soul XXL for the table, add Hood Rolls, and plan on leftovers.