Food was so good I didn't even stop to take a picture of it just opened the container and ate . Or maybe I was really hungry anyways foods was good and filling. Need to be back to try other things off the menu. read more

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This is hands-down, my favorite vegan spot in Long Beach! They have a good variety of dishes and the most creative yummy desserts that rotate seasonally. I definitely recommend the buffalo wrap + ginger mint lemonade. The workers there are so nice and helpful, always with positive attitudes and willingness to help you find the perfect dish. The cherry on top is how cute the inside of the restaurant is it's very Boho chic and Zen. read more

Absolutely delicious. Every dish/dessert is crafted intentionally, with healthy and fresh ingredients! I had a salad and a smoothie that I cannot stop thinking about. I really love it here. I would come back often if I was local to the area. read more

Good service and good food. Nashville chicken burger and fries were delicious! Cookie dough shake was yummy! Lemon marshmallow cookie was sooo good! I will come back! Dog friendly outdoor seating was convenient for my party, read more

Came to pick up my online order. When i arrived they told me they haven't received it and had to wait 15mins. During my wait other customers came inside and left immediately after noticing how long it was taking. the sad part they were no customers dining in read more

I basically order the same thing everytime Im here--spicy ranch burger with sweet potato fries. Idk what they put in that ranch but it's no joke the best vegan ranch on the planet!!! Last time tho I tried the ahimsa burger because the girl at the front suggested it--i think her name was sarah--anyways she told me that was there most popular thing on the menu and DAMN girl! that thing was also fire. really great service and i'm excited to try more things on the menu when i return. thanks sarah!!! read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Yum!!! - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

One of my favorite vegan places in the area! The food is delicious!! I have a sensitive stomach and this place never makes me feel like I just sucked on "AI generated burger grease", in the way that some other places do. I've occasionally had some weird experiences with the staff but nothing that couldn't be explained by an off day or understaffing. I think this place has a chill, relaxing vibe but it's also just cool enough to make me feel like a poser. Highly recommend. read more

Honestly one of the best meals i've had in a while! I got the caesar wrap and i've had it before but it was just incredible today. i always upgrade to the sweet potato fries they are delicious and the dipping sauce they give is great! service was so good and fast! and the place is always cute and sadly empty. get in here! read more

TL;DR - Amazing food and service. Their entrées and desserts are fantastic! Their employees are super nice. The decor is really beautiful and spiritual. This place has earned me as a loyal customer. I went here for the first time (not my last, that's for sure!) on my birthday this past weekend with my family. There was a little mix up with ordering takeout, where the order didn't go through properly, so when we arrived, it wasn't made yet. So, instead, we ate in their outdoor seating. They did an amazing job with the setup outside. Rather than just an orange plastic barrier with chairs, they constructed a deck in the parking spaces with a beautifully decorated wooden wall. Our food arrived in short order and it was awesome! I ordered the banana flower fish and chips. Since going vegan, fish and chips were one of the few dishes that I still craved and had never found a good substitute for, until now! These were amazing! The batter was perfectly crispy with the texture and flavor that I expect from good fish and chips. And the flower itself was wayyy better than expected. I thought a flower would be weird to eat, but this was a really good substitute for fish. It had a slightly stringy texture but was soft and meaty. It came together to be super nice! The tartar sauce and lemon really brought it all together. The chips were not the main attraction for me, but they held their own, crispy and plentiful! They did what they needed to do. Admittedly the could have been warmer, but that didn't sully the meal one bit. The house made ketchup was super good too! Slightly sweet, thicker than store-bought, it was the perfect companion to the fries. I also got a cookie dough milkshake. To be fair, it is more of a smoothie than a milkshake, since it seems to be made from blended almond milk and ice, rather than ice cream. But with that in mind, it was super tasty. They make their own cookie dough, and boy is it good! Now I want to try their cookies. On the topic of desert, when they heard that it was my birthday, they came out with a slice of raw strawberry chocolate cheesecake and sang me happy birthday! The sentiment and the cake were super sweet. The cheesecake had a decadent crust, luscious strawberry filing, topped with delicious chocolate, nuts and strawberries. It was a perfect birthday gift. If you're near Long Beach or even if you're not so close, it's worth a trip. If you're looking for a vegan restaurant restaurant with beautiful artwork, great employees, tasty food, and as cruelty free as possible, look no further. Ahimsa is the place for you. read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Outdoor seating barrier - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

When walking into the establishment, the cashier created me with a smile and was courteous. Yet, when I had asked her if she had more water, she mentioned that there was and she would fill it up momentarily. Several minutes passed by, and the container still was not filled. Then, when I asked her co-worker about it who seemed to be her manager, she brushed me off like she had a problem with my question. Then, I see her coworker giving me an awkward look from behind the counter. At this point, I don't even want the water because the level of compassion and rude non-verbal gestures turned me away. read more

Great presentation. Food was bland. Sauce was bland. Not enough flavor and too expensive for a vegan restaurant. read more

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So, I came here with a friend yesterday (Sunday, 7/16/18) and did not have the most friendliest guy working behind the counter taking my order. He never smiled at us and was very lifeless, but nonetheless, took my order. I tipped him $3 off of a $23 total. I found this place to be quite pricey honestly. I ordered a Ahimsa burger (which comes with side tortilla chips & salsa) and a strawberry cheesecake milkshake. I feel like $9 for milkshake was steep! Anyways, we received our food in a timely matter, although it took a little long to receive our shakes. The lady who brought our food over was nice though. I did enjoy my burger, and found it to be fresh & tasty. My shake was pretty good considering I have never had a vegan milkshake (they use soy apparently). Not too sweet, but just right. My meal was decent though; stole some vegan nachos from my friend and they were better! The new guy who switched shifts with the guy who took our order was so much nicer though! He walked by our table and asked how everything was tasting and overall just seemed so much more lively and ready to already some happiness! LOL. Also, the bathrooms needed some cleaning and restocking though for sure! Will be back :) read more

Amazing vibe. Smells so good when you walk in, even without the AC hehe. Natural scents and hardworking people. Minor tech issue with card/cash payment, nothing they could not handle. All smiles and HEALTHY food that HELPS the ENVIRONMENT and SAVES ANIMALS. Amazing experience. Highly recommend in the DTLB area thanks again Rock and Yella helped me out and I couldn't have been more satisfied :) Easy on the eyes too read more

I walk and ordered ... the people was nice. So,I try to sit at a table but, four of the tables was dirty.I went to sit down and four of the tables was Dirty. I asked could you clean the table please. I get my food cauliflower appetizer I receive 5 to 6 pieces of cauliflower for 9$ and meatless hot wings. No seasoning on either dish. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant. Disappointed Vegan Lover read more

Been going to this establishment for over a year now and they are always delicious. The only time I ever ran into any kind of issue with my order the owner of the establishment assisted me personally and even provided us store credit. Great food, shakes and even better service. Highly recommend! read more

Love that everything is vegan. Disappointed that they don't have resizable flatware or even eco-friendly disposable utensils. They have those regular plastic sets that other regular restaurants have. Had a sandwich and the Waldorf salad. They were ok read more

Carnivorous diner here, and gotta say, Ahimsa's food is very satisfying. Hibiscus tea and bbq bacon chickn burger (without the bbq for me) are delightful! Their cookies look so good too...Friendly staff, quick service for a Friday lunch! read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - BBQ Bacon Chikn burger sanz BBQ. Freaking delicious!!!!!! - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

Excellent choice for Thanksgiving!! Food was delicious and the pumpkin cheese cake is off the charts!! Comparing Mother's vegan pumpkin pie (imo, way too sweet), this cheesecake tops it! The pumpkin tarts do too! read more

Amazing food, great customer service, cozy atmosphere :) This is my favorite restaurant in Long Beach. Highly recommend! read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Chicken Southern Fried Chik'n Strips - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Pretty pretty happy Vegan food. No frills. Salads and burgers and happy bowls. Thanks for being here. Friendly staff. read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Happy tempeh salad. - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

Be prepared to wait and wait and wait. Ordered on phone, was told it would be 30 min. It has now been 40 min and we are still waiting. We only ever order one thing here, which we really like, but the wait combined with the portion size getting smaller makes me want to find a new place for veggie fried chicken. Btw, it's not crowded here. One table with 6 people, me, and another person waiting. And now we are going on 45min!!! read more

I come here literally just for the cookies!! They are so good, and tbh the best vegan cookies I've had here in Long Beach. The food is amazing and my fav vegan place in LB as well but I love to cook so I'm not always eating out. Cheesecake also hitttts. Go-to desert place hands down. read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Cookies! - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

I like the food at this place, but the service here is always terrible and the food takes a very, very long time to be ready, just a good one. And there goes more than 40 minutes. It's extremely stressful when we only had a short time to leave work, have lunch and return to work. Look at this, the restaurant is good, but the service and the delay are not pleasing! read more

This place is very hit and miss. they are one of the only vegan places that delivers in Long Beach so I guess they have that going for them. However their spring rolls were so disappointing tonight when I ordered them on Postmates I felt I had to send a picture and review them but I feel like the picture speaks for itself. I'm giving them three stars because sometimes they manage to come through. Sometimes. It's turning into more miss than a hit. read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Spring rolls with Tofu and what was supposedly going to be avocado. It all just fell apart and became a light salad. - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Horrible hosts ! Horrible hygiene! Below par food. They did not have utensils and still served soup. I guess they expected us to gulp soup straight out of the bowl. By no utensils I mean literally zero utensils. How long does it take for one of the hosts to run to the nearest Walmart or grocery store to get a few? We were dining in and everything was served/dumped/stuffed in cheap to-go boxes. We would have been just fine to get cheap plastic utensils Ahimsa kindled me to go full on HIMSA read more

My family always come to Higher Taste for their hearty Thanksgiving meal. This delicious meal is complete with all my favorite thanksgiving dishes plus their holidays vibes are there. Thank you Diana for being so welcoming every time! read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - This delicious meal is complete with all my favorite thanksgiving dishes. - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

Omg ! Best place ever ... Love the avocado fry's We were a bit sceptical about this vegan place. But once we tried their food definitely planing to go back ... their burgers were beyond amazing!! The ginger mint lemonade was just from another world!! Highly recommended! And the girl taking our order was the kindest and attentive ... That service makes this place so unique. read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Avocado jalapeño cheeseburger - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

The food was good I just wish it was hot or warm at least I felt like the food was a bit cold. She ask me if I want them to make you another one I said no because they I have to wait close to 30 minutes again when there was only a table and my self read more

I do it's very quaint the burger was great for vegan accommodation yessss! Had a lot to choose from the server was very good he was amongst few woman yet he stood out was very attentive also very informative read more

Update to prior review: Service and food were all fabulous. The Nashville hot chik'n strios, the regular chik'n strios, and the mozzarella sticks were all fresh and crispy with a good amount of sauce to accompany. The nachos are always good. New item chickpea tuna on a bagel was good, and a welcome addition to the menu. Curry bowl was tasty and the curry was delicious with a crispy flatbread. The chilled açaí bowl was a welcome addition on a hot evening and highly recommend. The restroom has a new seat (hurray), was clean, and the restaurant was immaculate. Service was en pointe and Sunny really took care of us. Also, if the cookies are there, don't pass them up. The cookies are a good size and hefty indeed. Thank you, Radhi, for welcoming us back and sharing the fabulous vegan meals. I'll be back again in a few weeks to celebrate a friend's birthday and she is excited to for the experience of healthy vegan food options. Higher Taste is back on my YES! list of go to vegan options. I alao like to have the food delivered when I have a lot of work and can't get away, but I will definitely be coming back again in person. The cheesecake looked really good but we already had a lot of food for the evening, so hoping to try the cheesecake next time. Don't forget the Jamaica beverage, the ginger lemon mint. Thank you, again, for an amazing meal. read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Receipt showing food ordered and time order was placed and paid for. Salad does not take over an hour to make - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

I ordered ahmisa vegan cafe vía Uber eats. Maybe that was its downfall, probably not tho. I am not one to be too picky with my food, I will always eat my food, that's how I was raised. But the burger I ordered was not good. It had a weird smell that I'd rather not say what it reminded my roommate and I of. I also ordered the cheesecake. The Ubereats app was misleading because I thought it was just going to be regular cheesecake, but it was Pumpkin! I hate pumpkin. So that was also a let down. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing but it just wasn't good. If people can recommend a different dish maybe I will try it again. read more

Outstanding food I get their Thai Tempe Bowl, taste so good and they actually know how to cook Tofu The first place I ever tasted good Tofu I also order their Vietnamese Spring Roll which is delicious, I can take this to go and have it for 2 more meals The staff is quite nice as well read more

Update: the owner of Ahimsa, Radhi, contacted me to apologize, offered a refund, and addressed the severity of this issue with the staff. Much appreciated. The food here is good, which is why I continued to order, even given the mess ups. My partner has never had a problem and loves their food. So, we folks with food allergies need to be extra mindful when ordering. read more

First time here. Ordered takeout. Received notification that order was ready for pickup (after waiting 45minutes), showed up and turns out order is not ready AND they ran out if ingredients. So, they make me wait 15 minutes. I go up to the counter again and guess what? They gave my order to someone else. Frustrating!! Over 1hour from the time I made the order till this! I asked for a refund and left. The clerk at the front was nice and helpful. I won't come back. Waste of time! Update: I contacted grubhub on 6/28/2019 to confirm my refund. The rep called the restaurant and mentioned refund was processed. To expect it back in my account within 3-5 business days. It's been over a week, and NO REFUND ! I contacted GrubHub again and the restaurant NEVER ISSUED THE REFUND! Wow! Can they mess this up even more?! read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

Best ginger mint lemonade I come here just for that but the foods good too. Service is always terrible. They leave you waiting at the register with not type of communication they just keep moving like they don't see you until they're ready‍ just order delivery read more

Good and cute restaurant with lots of different options you can choose from this was my first time and definitely would come again read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Good Nashville Hot Chikn Burger pretty big too / highly recommend!! - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

Came here off a friend's recommendation. The teriyaki bowl had just the right flavor - & still fresh tasting which I love... I also got the date shake. Sooo creamy & just the right amount of sweet. 10/10 hands down. Taylor, the young woman who helped me, was super kind and accommodating. The vegan desserts looked insane... it was hard to pick one ... going off how amazing the shake was I know where I'll be going the next time my sweet tooth kicks in. Can't wait to go back read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - Teriyaki Bowl - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

This place is SUCH a find!!!!!  I literally drive down from Los Angeles for the Ahimsa Burger and fresh cut french fries!!!! WOW! Not to mention the Ketchup they make in house- SOOOOO YUMMY!  Pro tip - make the Ahimsa burger without thousand island and add BBQ sauce instead to the burger....mmmm....my mouth is watering just writing this review.  I have been "good" on occasion and skipped the fries (as hard as that is) and had the side salad with house (sesame ginger?) dressing and that is also delish!  Usually when I make this healthier choice, then I cannot resist ordering a homebaked large vegan chocolate chip cookie, chocolate brownie cookie or peanut butter cookie - all 3 are really great.   Overall this place is 5 stars!  Super yummy vegan food with really fresh ingredients that you can definitely taste and made with care & love - just a really satisfying experience. read more

Visiting on vacation, we stumbled upon Ahimsa Vegan Cafe. It seemed slow and it was a quiet cafe but the food was phenomenal. I got the southern fried chick'n bbq burger and it was really great! The chicken was crispy and tasty, as I type this out I'm craving another. My girlfriend got the bacon chick'n club and fell in love with the sandwich. Between the two, she HIGHLY recommends her sandwich and encourages others to try it!!! Side note: the BEST thousand island sauce!!! Ahimsa vegan cafe is a must if you are around!!!! read more

Addiction? HEAVILY. Mind blown, kahPOW! Wait, wait...wait. Let me start from the beginning. I visited this little tribal looking food joint a few times when it was called, Zephyr. The food was OK (back then), I tried the jalapeño avocado burger and it was alright, it came with a side of fresh pickles and carrots but it was nothing to write home about. Zephyr was ahead of its time with the whole vegan food revolution. It wasn't as popular back then, definitely not as it is now. Anyhow. I'll be honest... I NEVER started frequenting this place until it became Ahimsa. Boy I'm glad I DID! At first, I was a bit hesitant because I didn't know if the change was for better or worse. I ended up at Ahimsa "by chance" or by a perfectly designed twist of fate, perhaps. ;) Either way I'm proud to say one of the BEST VEGAN restaurants is a hidden gem located in Long Beach! ALL food here is immensely flavorful, nutritional and I don't recommend only vegans try it. This place is a must try for ANY foodie! Rainbow Wrap- 110% fan of this! Filling, healthy, refreshing. Delicious! Avocado Jalapeño Burger- Mouth watering good! Can't beat this! Every non vegetarian I have brought this to has instantly fallen in love! Avocado Jalapeño Sandwich (on pumpernickel bread)- Personal favorite! Got it tempeh instead of the veggie patty. Equally as delicious as the burger if not better! Lemon Herb Burger- Filling and enjoyable but not my favorite thing on the menu as its less flavorful up against the other items on the menu. Still, I encourage you to try it for yourself and form an opinion. Try a bowl, wrap, burger or sandwich here. Blindfold yourself and point at anything on the menu, CANT go wrong here! read more

Higher Taste, Plant-Based - #BESTVEGANFOODINLBC! - Vegan Near Me - Long Beach, California

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