Old Nelson Food Company — Local services in Philadelphia

This place is great, they will make the Ramen you buy there so it's a great place to go for a cheap hot meal. The food they prepare is pretty good and decently cheap as well. It's a little pricey but they have a great selection of whatever you need and it's definitely cheaper than 711 for the same stuff and more expansive, even beyond all the awesome quirky Asian products they have. Beer can be cheap but I feel they pull a weird supply and demand move on certain beverages. For example these Gen Z kids love seltzer and they know it, so they literally charge more for the seltzer than the Voodoo Ranger, where as at *Whole Foods, a much more objectively priced location, it was almost a dollar cheaper for the seltzer than the ranger, which means they are arbitrarily hiking up prices on items they know "the kids" want regardless of price, and so they are making a solid $1-2 more in profit compared to the beer that literally costs them more money, just because it sells better, which is an incredibly weasely move on their part. *[At Whole foods the Voodo Ranger was $2.99 and the 8 percent seltzer was $1.99, but here they charge $3.50 for the Voodoo and $3.99 for the...

Recently went in and the woman at the front counter watched me like a HAWK. Ive been watched in stores often due to be a darker person before but never like this. Im not an a intimidating looking person at all, i come in often and always make multiple purchases and tip. Usually i go in and out pretty quickly but today i wanted to try something new so i spent some time looking at their drink options. There are alot so i was taking my time but I felt so uncomfortable feeling her stare I didnt even want to go up to the counter and just opted to leave and buy it somewhere else.

I dont know if id feel comfortable going back or recommending it to any of my friends when there are so many other places on campus that dont...

To say im extremely disappointed is an understatement! I called in and ordered a Jewish Hoagie with everything on it. I get home and I have not only the skimpiest hoagie I’ve ever had but it had meat (3 pieces) I thick slice of Swiss cheese with only lettuce and tomatoes. No oregano, no oil and here’s the biggest kicker no Mayo. Who would even think that anyone would want a hoagie prepared that way. I’m appalled!! If it wasn’t pouring down raining when I got home I would’ve drove right back to the restaurant. By the way this was the Temple location. I’m so livid...