The Grain Café - Long Beach Mexican vegan — Restaurant in Long Beach

To say I'm dissapointed is an understatement...when I got there I wasn't greeted by anyone, had to even go to the front to get a menu on my own.

Went to one table, the surface was sticky, so went to another table and was still sticky?? Not sure what the coating is on the tables..but weird that its sticky like your arms are resting on dried soda.

I ordered nachos, mole burrito, sausage pizza and carrot cake.. all that got rave reviews online...

Nacho chips were stale and chewy and all the toppins were bland, not tastey at all..not sure how old those chips are..(just go the store to buy chips and guacamole, will be a much better experience..)

The mole burrito had some weird, gross tasting brown barbeque looking sauce poured on top, so you couldn't even hold it in your hand. On the side they gave you some poorly seasoned black beans and mexican style rice, no flavor, even salsa provided wasn't good. Also the burrito was filled with probably 80% fried bell peppers, so if you like bell peppers get it? Probably the worst burrito I ever had, bell peppers completely took over, couldnt really determine any other flavor but that? Completely the opposite of the reviews I saw saying it was bomb...it was lame, I would feel bad even giving it to a homeless guy.

Then the sausage pizza had wayyyy too much cheese, tomato sauce on it was ok, but the "meat" had a weird texture/flavor, even the dough wasn't good.. overall gross.. also came with some bland potato cubes on the side, seriously anyone can do better at home..(by the way, they use daiya cheese, which last time I checked isnt organic or "natural" like they claim.. why are you lying to customers? What else is "non organic" that you serve? Just be honest)

Last I had the carrot cake, because how can you mess up a carrot cake right??? But no...they managed to do even that...wayyyy too sweet, too much frosting..even after scraping the frosting off, was still too sweet. Couldn't enjoy it because the sugar overload, plus they put some vegan whip cream on the side...not sure what its made of, but it wasnt good either.

Oh, did I mentioned the lady who brought 3 kids inside that were screaming the whole time? Yep, was the icing on the cake, staff didn't even consider addressing it, guess that's normal there?

Really had high hopes for this place after reading all the positive reviews...but sorry, overall the food was terrible. Also very expensive, everything was $70 bucks. Still left a tip for the waittress because she was nice enough..but the food was a horrible disappointment, straight up gross and overpriced.

If you like vegan food, go to Native Foods (bomb nachos by the way #nostalechewychips) or Nice Burger instead. Never been disappointed at either place and ambiance and vibe are much better.

Not sure what people were smoking before they wrote positive reviews for this place, but I wont be returning here, save your money and go somewhere else that doesn't want to make...

My husband and I have never been disappointed with the Grain Cafe before (we go to the LA location) so we were excited to see another location in Long Beach when we were visiting today. First, the first table we sat at was very sticky for some reason (like the whole surface of the table actually). We then moved and I noticed the waitress helping another couple that came in after us. We ordered some guacamole and chips that had a black hair coming out of it after 2 bites in (my husband and I gave colorful hair so it's not ours) and that turned into a situation because we tried to call the waitress over and kept helping other tables instead of us! Eventually, she came and said the entrees weren't ready yet so I guess she assumed we were just being impatient. That was when we showed her the guacamole hair. She took the guac and brought us a new one eventually but she brought it along with the main meals. Then came pizza situation, I had ordered my pizza with a side of potatoes but I received a salad instead and the hot pizza was plopped on top of the cold salad that had dressing in it! We were not refunded for the guacamole or offered anything to compensate really. We will not be returning, this was a very...

Oh I love this spot!! It’s the first time I’ve been here and my aunt lives across the street. I am not much of a vegan food type of person because I love my meats and real cheeses and eggs, but this place was AMAZING! Don’t let the outside fool you. There are so many options here and you will not be disappointed. Isidro was the best as providing recommendations. He also gave us a taste of their famous lentil soup, which tasted like grandma’s recipe. It was really tasty, but we had already ordered way too much! We had the homemade hummus plate with fresh veggies, an avocado salad (the most beautiful!), and the hummus and avocado veggie spinach wrap. I really loved my wrap! It made me smile eating it, which is what food should do. I also loved knowing that what I was putting in my body was healthy and not processed. Oh, I also ordered a freshly made juice - I chose beets/apple/orange/carrots. You can choose up to four ingredients from their various fruits and veggies. I can’t wait...