Veggie Heaven
“However, I don't think I've been disappointed by anything I've eaten there or at the Teaneck location.”
“Most carnivores that eat this food will say its nothing like meat but It's much healthier then a traditional Chinese good store and tastes great.”
“(Plus it's a healthier alternative to traditional American-Chinese restaurants).”
Veggie Heaven
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I've been here over 15 times and really enjoy their lunch specials but they are very inconsistent. I order the same things but each time they taste different or look different. I take a risk ordering from them at this point but when it's good…it's good. Unfortunately it's been off more often. Seems like a different chef everyday which I don't understand. I wish they all made the food the same way.
The sliced chicken is very good and had a firm texture. Noodles are just so so, no flavor. The shumi were terrible and mushy rice with odd flavors. Make sure you ask what things are before ordering. I wish they made some changes, it has so much potential!
Either we were very lucky our first time or just unlucky our second time, but this place no longer sends us to veggie heaven.
We came in for lunch and got an order of general tsao's chicken and beef with broccoli. We figured, let's see how they do more conventional Chinese food. The general tsao's and beef with broccoli were made with one of the many proteins that we tasted on our first visit, but by themselves and unadorned, they just weren't that interesting. We also got a dragon roll, which had an off note that made it unpalatable to both of us.
Given the huge success of our first experience (e.g., the spare ribs), we would love to come back and try more of the finger foods (e.g., chicken wings). Plus, any sushi made with the sweet potato is surely worth revisiting.
This is the only Chinese restaurant I will ever eat Asian food at (because I'm a paranoid vegetarian). But since this entire restaurant is vegan, I can always ensure my food is too, obviously. Also, it's healthy and they don't use ingredients such as MSG. I've never really been into the "mock" meat — somehow it still makes me uncomfortable — but their General Tso's Vegan Chicken dish is simply delicious! They also have an interesting drink menu, and mesmerizing decor once you notice it. When my sister and I were both going to school at Rutgers and NJIT, our parents would pick us up and we would come here for dinner or for any celebratory event! Can't wait to go back!
Mixed feelings about Veggie Heaven. I would give the service 4 stars, but the food was not that appealing as other vegetarian restaurants. They offer a huge selection of sushi, apps and main dishes. We started with the steamed dumplings which were kind of tasteless without the side sauce. The tofu with curried vegetables entree was not at all spicy, even though it was marked on the menu as a spicy dish. Our other dish, one of the vege chicken dishes had a nice teriyaki style sauce, but the vege chicken had a strange rubbery texture.
I will give Veggie Heaven another try and order a more traditional noodle dish and some of their recommended desserts.
There is ample street parking on Valley Road and side streets lots and local parking around the corner.
Not sure how they do it- but the dishes here are cooked with house made meat substitutes. Chicken, pork, sushi, beef, even duck they've got it. Give the Heavenly Crispy Pork and BBQ Spare Ribs a try. The peking duck is really good too. Each "meat" looks like the real thing and has a similar texture. I've been on a vegan diet for the past few weeks and will be done this weekend but I am definitely going to return and bring back some carnivore friends.
3.75 to be exact.
Even though I am not a vegetarian, I surprisingly used to frequent this establishment years ago with a friend after my undergraduate classes back in the day. It does feel the quality slightly fell over the years, but it is still a solid choice for vegetarian Chinese food with "meat". I have still always had consistently good service here and I like the spacious ambiance that is inside.
The "meat" options are not bad here, and it is an interesting twist eating here. The only thing that eating the "meat" here does to me is cause my mind to have confusion. I know what the texture of meat should be, I know how it is usually chewed, and while it tastes similar, it is obviously different! The dim sum and dumplings are a solid appetizer choice. Some of the "meat" such as roast pork, chicken roll, and BBQ sticks are god starters as well.
As for the main entrees, my favorite dishes here are the almond chicken, pork chop Peking style, mango flavored chicken, sizzling beef with black pepper sauce, heaven crispy beef, and crispy beef with walnuts. As a random note, the shrimp platters confuse my mind the most here, since I KNOW what shrimp looks like… and the "shrimp" here looks nothing like it!
I enjoy coming here when I want something different, and will be returning again shortly!
What I love about Veggie Heaven is that it never disappoints. I've gone here to grab a meal since I was in high school. When you enter the restaurant, everyone is friendly and you instantly feel welcomed and relaxed. The place has a very chill vibe.
I go for the booths if available, but the tables are fine and have just the right amount of spaces between each. VH is a great place to for two to four people, though they can accomodate more.
The menu has so many different pan-Asian options. If you are not familiar with mock meat, VH is a wonderful place to try it. For most of the dishes, I forget that they are vegetarian; totally fooled. The only exception are the shrimp dishes, but – and this is just my opinion – that's just the nature of certain fake seafoods. The mock shrimp dishes are tasty; they just don't taste like the real thing to me.
Anything you order will most likely satisfy. Plus, you get pickled cabbage for free before your food comes out of the kitchen. Extra points for that. 🙂
Note – VH is on a corner, so it's easy to find. It's also close to the train station. If you're driving, you'll need to find street parking.
It's good, but not great. Especially compared to the Veggie Heaven in Teaneck, this one is disappointingly mediocre. The service is not a problem – but their dishes just don't taste as good as the other Veggie Heaven. They use different cuts of "meat" that come out more chewy and less interesting in texture and flavor than their peer. To be honest, I'd rather make the 30 min drive to the Teaneck branch than to order from this one. I will still order here if I'm out of choices, but it just didn't impress me the way the other branch did.