Restaurant information | |
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Owner(s) | Michael Solomonov |
Head chef | Caitlin McMillan |
Food type | Vegan Israeli cuisine |
City | Philadelphia |
County | Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 39°57′04″N 75°10′21″W / 39.9512°N 75.1726°W |
Website | www |
Goldie is a Philadelphia based restaurant serving vegan Israeli food. The restaurant was created by Michael Solomonov under his CookNSolo restaurant group, and it has multiple locations throughout Philadelphia.[1] The restaurant's venue "Lilah" is named after the Hebrew word for night.[1] The restaurant serves food that is kosher and vegan, including falafel dishes and tehini shakes.[2][3] The restaurant's head chef is Caitlin McMillan.[2]
More than 400 people attended protests outside of Goldies restaurants after the restaurant fired three staff members for showing pro-Palestinian sentiments following the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas.[4][5] either by wearing Palestinian flag pins or for showing support on social media.[5] The restaurant group, CookNSolo, also donated one day profits to a medical organization that provides gear to the IDF and organized galas to show support for PACs for pro-Israel officials and lobbyists.[5] The Philly Palestine Coalition called for a boycott of CookNSolo restaurants.[6][7] Governor Josh Shapiro condemned the protest, as did President Biden and other political officials, claiming the chant was antisemitic for having targeted a restaurant owned by an Israeli-Jewish owner.[6][7][8]