Plant Base — Restaurant in Jersey City

Stopped in here after looking for local vegan restaurants near the Liberty State Park that my guy and I were visiting. Plant Base is less than 2 miles from the park. I liked that they had a small outdoor seating area, but I forgot to take a pic of it. I was very hungry and just wanted to get inside to place my order. The place is nice and clean. They have many of the fresh produce items (much of which is organic) that they use in their meals and drinks in carts in the center of the restaurant in a cute rustic fashion. They also sell dry beans, seeds, spices, oats, and the like... I didn’t search that area long, because the focus was on placing my order, though I did get a picture. We both ordered the 3 for $10 tacos as they were highly recommended by a couple who sat not far from the register. I got the Oto Taco, which is with pulled mushrooms, and he got the Bex Mex, which is a walnut chorizo and taste each other’s taco. We were both very pleased with our tacos. (Though he said he likes mine better and I liked his better. Isn’t that always how it goes? Lol) The tacos were very messy due to all of the sauce, but delicious nonetheless. Definitely not a complaint. Water and any fresh pressed juice you order (I got the Green Juice) is served in small mason jars. Oh, about the juice... If you like yours really cold you may not want it. We asked for ice for ours and was told that they don’t offer ice, because they feel that consuming cold beverages isn’t good for the body. I know nothing about this, so we just accepted our room temp water and juice. It was actually very delicious, but I really would have liked my juice to have been a bit colder. I will definitely visit the place again when I am in the area, to try more food off of the menu, just maybe not the juice. Oh! I forgot to mention that you will not get paper plates or plastic eating utensils here while dining here. We were offered and were given cloth napkins and real (you know, the kind that you buy for your home) eating utensils. The hot sauce that we asked for was also served in a small mason jar. I really love and appreciate their zero waste philosophy. Their customer service was also very good. The staff was very friendly and checked with us to make sure that we were comfortable and enjoying the food. Without a doubt I...

Absolutely nirvanic experience. 5/5 stars in every imaginable way. Food was out of this world, service was outstanding, restaurant staff was all vegan ( this is a plus as many staff members at vegan restaurants do not even eat nor believe in the food served) and the staff seemed like a happy family where everyone gave off positive energy. Being in the restaurant business is tough, especially for plant-based restaurants in many areas. The “Plant Base” (good name!) shows initiative and leadership/sets an example by caring about the environment, encouraging customers to bring their own bags and containers for food.

Back to the food, I ordered the J tripper pizza on gluten free bread, the HB wrap( w/ no just egg) as a quesadilla, and the Oto Tacos. The J tripper pizza eas EASILY the best pizza I have had and was loaded with flavor, and had amazing tasting crust. The HB quesadilla is a unique and creatively designed dish, having unusual flavors not previously tasted that were also amazing. Finally the oto tacos, these were mind-blowing, again flavor was perfect. In all of the dishes, the flavors of the numerous ingredients were balanced. I am very impressed by who created these recipes, and will certainly be returning in the future and suggesting this restaurant to anyone in the area. The atmosphere inside is also designed very nicely, and they actually sell food products and earth-friendly products as well. You will not regret giving this fine establishment a try, as well as making it a regular location whether you are...

The food here is fantastic, but I just had a pretty negative experience with one of their employees. On GrubHub, I had ordered mushroom tacos and my friend placed an order for Mac n Cheese pizza on my phone and sent in the order. I then got a call from the GrubHub delivery driver 30 minutes later saying he was having problems with the restaurant. He then handed the phone to an employee, who said they were out of mushrooms and out of pizza and recommended that I change my order to the Bex Amex tacos. I said that was fine but then asked about the Mac N Cheese, not knowing my friend ordered pizza with Mac N Cheese on it. The employee pulled a little attitude with me and said they didn’t have pizza. I then asked if I could look at the order to change it. The employee then copped an attitude with me again saying I should just cancel because I was holding up the driver, even though the call lasted like 1 minute. I said fine F-it and cancel my order.

This place has great vegan food but I think it’s ridiculous that I was being badgered by an employee when I was trying to GIVE them money after they screwed up and didn’t make enough mushrooms or pizza. Also, when they get an order from GrubHub that they can’t fulfill they should call the customer immediately to change the order instead of waiting for the driver to get there. Working in food service is tough (I’ve done it before), but you need to be patient with customers (especially if they are just asking for a...