Vegan
American
Fast food
Take-out
Gluten-free

Vegan food truck founded 2013 and turned brick-and-mortar at this location in the spring of 2019. Features a menu of vegan and gluten-free American comfort foods. Find burgers, fries, shakes, chili, nachos, and cookies. Brunch on first Sun of the month from 10am-2pm. Reported closed May 2022.


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20 Reviews

First Review by DaveW

shawnafisher

Points +1032

Vegan
10 Sep 2023

Decent Vegan Food

At Vegfest, I grabbed a vanilla shake and a cheeseburger wrap. That vanilla shake totally hit the spot, and the vibe of the food truck was awesome!

XOXO

Points +1832

Vegan
04 Jul 2021

Really good fries

I need to go back and check this place out again!

Updated from previous review on 2019-12-11


Updated from previous review on 2021-07-04

DavidAdami

Points +46

Vegan
05 Jun 2021

Worst vegan food I've ever had

If you've never had great vegan food this might be tolerable. If you've had great vegan food this place is terrible. Worst vegan resturants I've ever been to

CourtneyMason

Points +732

Vegan
23 Feb 2021

Amazing food in a fun throwback atmosphere

The 70s-80s atmosphere makes the restaurant an adorable and comfy space for enjoying all of their phenomenal food options! From entrees to desserts, everything we tried was delicious. Numerous prepackaged options to take home after your meal as well, including casseroles an tons of desserts. We had the chili cheese fries, a coney style hotdog, milkshakes, and a ton of to go goodies.

Pros: Unique and comfy, Prepackaged options, Delicious!

TrinaRowell

Points +104

Vegan
19 Feb 2021

Adorable and friendly

I had a chili and a burger...yummy. I loved the owner who waited on me, the theme and a sweet dog. There were donation clothes at the entrance and a community feel

LauraMiazga

Points +20

Vegan
04 Oct 2020

Favorite place(:

I love the falafel pita & fries!!

Pros: All vegan, Delicious

Sam.H

Points +29

Vegan
09 Aug 2020

Cozy and yummy

Nice cozy spot with really good food, quirky yet interesting, will definitely visit again!

Steen

Points +35

Vegan
06 Jun 2020

Disappointing

I love that this place has so much that I can eat as a GF vegan, but at the same time, I've never been impressed by a single thing I've tried, and everything seems kind of overpriced. It's a cute shop, and I believe in what they're doing, but honestly I wouldn't recommend their food to a friend.

Pros: friendly staff , all-veg, Gluten free

Cons: small serving sizes, Bland, pricey

VegKind

Points +135

Vegan
16 Nov 2019

A must for me when in Detroit area

Had the Southwest Burger plus half regular fries and half sweet potato fries with garlic sauce.

Pros: Unique and comfortable atmosphere , 100% vegan!, Very good, semi-traditional options

CourtneyAdams

Points +43

Vegan
20 Jul 2019

Great food

Their sweet potato fries, burgers, and Cookie Monster shake are all delicious! I just think the prices are a bit off - the burgers are cheap but fries are too expensive and things like dipping sauce and cheese for nachos is extra. They need to have a combo deal.

Pros: Delicious food, Very friendly service , Cute atmosphere

Cons: Inconsistent prices

rjsweeton

Points +33

Vegan
17 Jul 2019

Cheese on nachos is extra!

Very cute vintage space, this was my first time visiting the brick and mortar store. I've enjoyed the Southwest burger and chili cheese fries from the truck previously. The cookie monster milkshake is a favorite. The nachos were ok. The cheese costs extra which doesn't make sense to me. Nachos without cheese wouldn't be nachos.

Pros: Completely vegan. Nice selection of desserts.

Cons: Expensive., Small menu.

Vegaforian

Points +107

Vegetarian
15 Jun 2019

Retro fun

I hope to go again someday, it’s off the beaten path for me, but I am very grateful I got to go even if it was only one. Great place great food great people. Thanks HappyCow for helping me enjoy dining out as an almost vegan, this app is a godsend for people who are really trying, we get to find great places like this that we would never have discovered otherwise!

Pros: Fun atmosphere , All vegan, Delicious food

Pagan

Points +212

Vegan
29 May 2019

Awesome vegan spot!

Perfect burger and chili spot in Plymouth Township - located right next to the CVS.

Pros: Burgers, tofu dogs, shakes , Quick, friendly service , Great addition to Plymouth

Cons: Not the healthiest options

MotorCitySattva

Points +35

Vegan
22 Feb 2019

Some good, some bad

In a world of Impossible and Beyond burgers, Shimmy Shack's gray mush of flavorless lentils and rice on a bun is incredibly disappointing; I would seriously reconsider that menu item. On the other hand, their nachos, shakes, cookies, and more are very good, even if a bit pricey. Updated from previous review on 2019-02-21

Pros: Shakes, Theme, Most menu options

Cons: The classic burger

megg030199

Points +82

Vegan
07 Mar 2017

Fries

Yummy fries and I loved mostly all of their sauces, but the burger that I got was slightly disappointing-- did not have good flavor and was small. I'd say if you see this food truck, take a visit for the fries and a shake!

veganinvegas

Points +370

Vegan
10 Aug 2016

Vegan food truck

Rated 1 of 5 top food trucks in the US. How cool is that? I went to the VegMichigan summer festival last weekend, where the truck was one of the food vendors. LOOOOOOOOONG line for the food. Finally ordered after almost an hour in line. Ordered a coney, double hamburger and shake. Shake came out first and was almost gone by the time the coney & hamburger were made. I'm hoping that the portion size was scaled down for the festival, because if it wasn't ... Almost $20 for the 3 items. Coney was a small veg dog on an extremely hard bun (whole wheat perhaps). When you put the dog in first, topped by chili, it's bound to happen. The bottom of the bun broke when I took the first bite, spilling everything out into the plate. Wound up eating all the "deconstructed" coney parts separately. Hamburger was just as small, on yet another hard bun. Of course, the patty disintegated upon the first bite. Same as the coney, I wound up eating all the different ingredients separately. The food was good, just the construction was sorely lacking.

Pros: Vegan, Great cookie monster shake

vegette

Points +374

Vegan
08 Oct 2015

a food truck of our own

Finally a vegan food truck. I caught them at the Eastern Market a few Sunday's ago and had chili cheese fries. It was delicious (and perfect hangover fare). I wish their menu was slightly expanded to include Mac and Cheese or something as decadent. If you "like" their Facebook page you will get notified of their appearance.

earthlingcassie

Points +38

Vegan
24 Jun 2015

Awesome :)

I have a gluten intolerance, so when I first saw this truck at Vegfest MI, I was so excited to try it! Everything is vegan and gluten free and DELICIOUS. A little pricey, but people will pay to get good vegan food like this!

Pros: Gluten free , Delicious

Cons: Price , It's a truck so not always close by!

LindaMartin-Seng

Points +11

Mostly Veg
29 Jun 2014

Yummy/healthy options

The truck was at Peacefest in Waterford two weeks ago! Wow! We eat gluten and dairy free, and organic as much as possible-this food satisfied my picky husband who loved their sweet potato and black bean chili, as well as their vegan everything cookies! Their vegan milkshakes were very refreshing and fabulous tasting! Thank you for offering these healthy choices when we were out and about!!!

Pros: healthy, vegan, gluten & dairy free

DaveW

Points +54

Vegan
01 Jan 2014

catch them when you can

Shimmy Shack is a real treat. They are all vegan and offer 3 sandwiches, nachos, fries (both sweet potato and reg) and some rockin' shakes. Try the black bean burger with the works and dip your fries into their Shimmy Sauce. They are super friendly. Lately they have been at the Farmington winter market every Saturday. They list where they will be on their website. Worth the trip!

Pros: reasonable prices, vegan shakes!!, swingin' tunes

Cons: gotta find them!




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