Merit Veggie Place — Restaurant in El Monte

I saw someone said the restaurant’s level is “c”.

Last week I went into the store and asked the owner due to I remember last year her restaurant is “A”.

Owner said : 3 months ago ,she went back to Taiwan for family visit about one-month trip and temporarily closed the restaurant. On the same day when she’s back to USA and the health department came in and gave her the “C“. Poor of her even didn’t get enough time to clean the place. She’s really bad luck. And after the health department Re-checked she got permit to re-open the restaurant but the department couldn’t change the level back.She needs wait until the next time’s check up! Poor of her!!! She told me she got Level A for 15 years ! And, she let me to check the kitchen to verify it’s really clean. The restaurant’s food is yummy and I will not consider about the level mark now. I will continue to buy food at here like my family kitchen. And I was been told by one of my friend he own a restaurant at Monterey Park city. He told me if the place not been passed the health department will not allow the restaurant to run their business and their details check-up is very strictly. From my heart, I thought it’s good to check-up the place for giving the place the second chance for delicious food. Anyway I will continue to...

the review about her rating being a C because she was "on vacation" is FALSE. THIS ISNT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD POOR HEALTH RATINGS. THEY WERE SHUT DOWN BEFORE FOR HAVING ROACHES EVERYWHERE AND ALL OVER THE UTENSILS. THEY HAVENT HAD AN "A" FOR 15 YEARS BEFORE THIS. I EVEN CALLED THE H.D AND THEY SAID IT WAS UNSANITARY AND COULD BE CHANGED MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR IF STANDARDS WERE IMPROVED. THEY DID ANOTHER CHECKUP BUT STILL DISGUISTING. DONT BELIEVE THE VICTIM MENTALITY. look it up. there's...

I came in like 2:00 pm and was lucky enough to get the last bento. Because it was the last bento and missing some vegetables, I got double veggie made chicken fillet and the owner made even better that it only cost me $5. Look at the size of the bento lunch box! It is huge!! I am a regular at this restaurant and the portion are big but very well balanced for daily nutrition! If you are a vegetarian, try it and you...