I have lived in this area for my entire life, and this place has ALWAYS been a staple of the neighborhood. SOOO MANY THINGS are fantastic about Passyunk Market (formerly "Colonial Village"): Cold cuts, butcher meats, homemade salads (chicken salad, mac salad, potato salad, antipasto, etc etc etc), frozen pastas, roast pork and roast beef (comes with the frozen juice that is amazing), and so much more. Rob S.'s review of Passyunk Market is A JOKE. He's basing his entire review on his HUNGOVER 3 dollar hoagie escapade. They are NOT a hoagie joint. If you want a hoagie, go to Chickies or Primos...EVERYONE IN SOUTH PHILLY KNOWS THAT. Every place has their specialty, so if you order a CHEAP HOAGIE then that's what you're going to get...A CHEAP HOAGIE. It's as if I were to order surf-n-turf at a diner and then come online and rate them 2 stars because the meat was dry and overcooked.
Passyunk Market is not just a market...it's an essential part of the area, and it's been there for MANY YEARS. It still looks the same as it did years ago, even though it changed owners (and names) about 10 years ago. When it changed from Colonial Village to Passyunk Market, we were worried that it wouldn't remain the same, but it has, and WE LOVE IT JUST AS MUCH for this reason, and EVEN MORE because they're still around. read more