Veggie Heaven — Restaurant in Teaneck Township

I’ve been ordering from here since I was in HS (2017) and the food is great! However, there is one delivery man in particular who has made me too uncomfortable to order from here anymore. This was my second time getting him as the delivery person and he is incredibly scary and hostile. I live in an apartment and am handicapped and work from home, so I always ask the woman who takes the order to explain to the delivery man (who she claimed doesn’t speak English) that he has to deliver it to my apartment door, not apartment building. He called me saying he was downstairs and I reiterated that he has to come upstairs. He said no and hung up. I personally don’t tip when people are rude because why give you a generous tip when you aren’t being generous? So, I had to meet him downstairs and as I took the food to go back up to my apartment, he tried blocking me demanding a tip. Definitely not tipping after that. I told him that I’m not tipping because he refused to deliver to my apartment and hung up on me when I was explaining I could just buzz him in. He said “Okay, I’ll come upstairs now” and began entering the elevator but I looked at him on confusion because it was too late. He wanted to come upstairs to collect the tip. I refused because it was just too uncomfortable at this point. So he tried to take the $30 of food I paid for away from my hand and was shouting at me not to order for delivery. Really, shouting and throwing his hands up. Again, I’m handicapped so delivery is my best bet lol. I backed away and got in the elevator and called the restaurant to tell them about it and was told the manager would be made aware. Again, this is the second time with this guy. Other than that, the food is amazing. But they should probably let...

Overall Thoughts: The quintessential spot for vegan Asian fusion food— from Chinese to Thai to Japanese to Vietnamese (with some Caribbean & Mexican too). The menu is massive, perfect for sharing with groups large and small, and the prices are good and reasonable. The service was quick and attentive, and the restaurant itself is spacious and comfortable. There’s a free parking lot nearby too. All the dishes— even the vegetables— were less flavorful than traditional Asian restaurant food, but they still tasted good. Overall, you can’t go wrong with Veggie Heaven if you’re looking for a diverse variety of vegan Asian food.

Food I tried: Eggplant with Garlic Sauce (4/5): This dish is a lot less flavorful than those in traditional Chinese restaurants (likely due to the lack of MSG), but it was still pretty good, with a distinct Chinese flair.

Vegetable Peking Duck (4/5): The mock duck was quite good and well-made; the texture was nice and stringy and pretty meat-like. It’s not exactly similar to traditional “mock duck” as the traditional one is made from wheat gluten, and this one is gluten-free. The dish also came with flour tortillas instead of traditional bao buns for wrapping, which still tasted good but was lighter and less filling.

Assorted Steamed Dim Sum (3.9/5): These were pretty good; I enjoyed the different skins of each one. The inside filling of the “shumai” was mostly seasoned rice, while the dumpling fillings were all of the same veggies. It would’ve been nice to have some more diverse fillings, or some mock meats as fillings. —

Price (relative to peers): 4.4/5 Food: 4/5 Ambience: 4.8/5 Service: 4.8/5 Overall...

I haven’t been a vegan for a few years now, but I would recommend Veggie Heaven over any other Chinese takeout in the area! All their food is delicious, decently priced, the staff is nice, and it doesn’t feel like you have a greasy brick in your stomach after eating!

I brought a friend who would never eat any plant based meat, never told him it was vegan, and he loved it! The look on his face when I told him it was vegan was hilarious! He is definitely more open minded now :)

Here’s what I usually order and would recommend:

For appetizers, the spicy hunan and spinach dumplings are delicious. Get the spicy hunan if you like spice. The “buffalo wings” AKA buffalo mock chicken on a stick are so tasty I think of them every day!! Wonton soup is delicious and tastes like the real thing.

For the entree, if you’re a bit scared of trying mock meat, get the sesame or kung pao chicken. Tastes like the real thing, if not better because you’re not getting that weird chewy tendony chicken Chinese places have. If you want to try something new, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the “crispy vege jumbo shrimp”!!! I couldn’t believe how close it was to real shrimp, crispy and stir fried with some garlic! All the fried rices are amazing too.

For dessert, amazing selection. The ice cream is good. The sorbet is good. The vegan cakes and cupcakes are good!! Try them in whatever flavor you like!

The one thing I would avoid, after giving it a few chances, is some of the sushi. Some of the mock fish they use is a bit overly sweet and off putting. But with such a huge menu; don’t let that deter you from trying all their...