[Pre-quarantine review]. No complaints from me here! We had dinner here and what I remember most was the very friendly and efficient service. The woman who served us was moving at lightning speed from table to table while fulfilling takeout orders. I've been trying to be conscious of how much meat I've been consuming, but I also love Chinese food so vegan Chinese options are always appreciated. We had the eggplant with spicy garlic sauce and chicken with orange sauce. Both were incredibly flavorful and filling and the orders came out quick. Can't wait to go back and try more! read more

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Favourite Chinese restaurant in Berkeley. Their lunch special is a great deal and all their dishes have been delicious! The staff will make you feel like a regular after a few times going and are very kind. Try the Mapo Tofu with fried rice and a spring roll for lunch. read more

I tried broccoli duck and hot sour soup today, so delicious. I go vegetarian one day a week and this is the best vegetarian restaurant I've ever had. The service was good, the food was great and the environment is clean. I will come back soon to try different food . Highly recommended this restaurant read more

I have been coming here for 20 years and the service and food has never disappointed. Sunny is fantastic and so sweet - always makes sure our needs are met. I have taken multiple friends who are "anti fake meat" without telling them it was a non-meat menu and they loved it. I told them afterwards and their perspectives on fake meats has changed - which speaks to the magic of their food! I would recommend the broccoli beef and their fish and tofu dish made spicy. The seafood dumplings are also amazing. They used to serve with normal plates and such but I saw the change to disposable post Covid. I do miss more of a plated dine in environment, but still come in for the great food and Sunny's kind presence. read more

Love this place. Favorite Chinese spot in Berkeley. The lady who runs the counter is so sweet. Give them all your money.

Really good Chinese food for people who like no nonsense Chinese food. The service is fast and the owner is a gem. You can tell this place is a labor of love. The ambiance is very plain and comfortable. read more

Long Life Vegi House's decor is literally frozen in time, mostly orange with random framed chinese water brush paintings. offerings: vegeterian (wheat gluten). seafood eats: curry vegi-chicken, lunch special (6.95) -hot and sour soup, sightly tart with dense, starchy soup -fried crispy egg roll filled with vegetables, served with a side of "red" sauce. no greasiness. -chicken vegi pieces of wheat gluten with green pepper, onions, carrots, cucumbers, in a spicy cumin sauce. tasty and hot. -moist brown rice, not the dry chewy type. leftovers: -.40 cents transaction fee for under $10 purchase. -service good, don't come for the decor nor americanized chinese food. "authentic" chinese food served. no msg tasted/used. read more

I still like Panda express better than this food, however their broccoli beef was awesome considering it's not real beef. Yet I tend to eat organic and can't trust the ingredients so I am out. In addition, their food is on a salty side. Nice customer service though. read more

HOW HAVE I NOT REVIEWED LLVH?!?! This was one of my first veggie restaurants with mock meats back in college (1992 maybe?). They are dependable & tasty. I honestly love everything about this place. The sweet ladies that work here, the kids that run wild off to the side, the old school Chinese restaurant feel & last but not least THE FOOD! Never had a bad dish here. Yes, some of the selections are oily. But sometimes aren't you tired of hoity toity healthy & trendy food? This will remind you of going out with your family in the 80's. But in a good way read more

I'm writing a review because it's hard finding a good cheap, vegan Chinese place, and this is all of those, but it's not crowded as much as it should be. $10 lunch plates with soup, if you want chowmein, or fried rice with it it's $3 extra. I just found it so I understand, service is fast and very friendly! Can't go wrong with this place read more

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I'm so sad. They had us eat in paper plates, the dumpling soup tasted like boiled water with spinach, and the "steamed" dumplings were drier than your s*x life and extremely doughy. Oh, and the veggies tasted like compost. read more

This place has the best vegan chow mein especially spicy black bean chow mein! They are so friendly. Hot and sour soup is my favorite!

The fairly generic storefront hides a wonderful and rather unique vegetarian and seafood restaurant that I've enjoyed since I've been a child. Really good tea, soup, spring rolls, service, and vegi-meats. I'm personally a big fan of the broccoli with vegi-chicken. read more

Ay-yo! Had to come through & drop another review This time in rhyme form because the food is way above norm My wife hella preg & ain't too proud to beg So she ordered the Kung Pao & that plate was going dumb wild Tofu & zucchini all the way turnt up Let your folks know what it is, WORD UP I ordered the sweet sour veggie pork So good coulda ate it with my hands But I still used a fork read more

Excellent place. Ordered dumplings and rice, serving sizes are large yet very affordable. Hostess is friendly.

Food is standard Chinese. Very solid. Fast friendly service, too. I just tried them in this location for the first time. I like the high ceilings as it feels a tad safer to dine there, and the tables are spaced apart enough for safety, unlike the ambiance of other more crowded Chinese restaurants. Definitely will be back! read more

This is my go-to place for Chinese food in Berkeley. I'm not going to say this is the *best* Chinese food I've ever had, but it's the best I've had in Berkeley (and Livermore) for sure. The food is always piping hot and fresh. Like, the string beans and broccoli actually have a crunch to them, so you know they haven't been sitting there for ages. My favorites are the spicy garlic eggplant and the black bean string beans. The chicken/egg fried rice is also amazing -- definitely get it along with your entree orders. I haven't been here for lunch but if you're getting dinner with a friend, you can get fried rice and two entrees for $30 total (including tax and tip) and have enough for leftovers. I also love the owner and her kids. It feels good to pay this place a visit! read more

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If you're vegan, vegetarian, or pescetarian this place is for you! Tons of mock meats and seafood in your favorite Chinese dishes. Super convincing texture and taste with lots of choices. My personal favorite things are the duck dishes and the tofu dishes. Overall dishes are flavorful but tend towards more greasy and salty than I'd prefer but nothing a steaming bowl of white rice can't fix. Service is friendly but quite rushed at dinner. The restaurant isn't super clean but the food is good - I prefer to order takeout than to eat in. read more

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I'd say even if you aren't vegan/vegetarian, go for the vegetarian lunch specials. They give you a ton of food, it's a great deal, and the veggie-meat is actually pretty good. I got the honey walnut shrimp lunch special once and was a bit disappointed with the amount of shrimp I got. I've heard good things about their other seafood options, though. Sadly, they're moving five blocks further from campus in a week, but definitely worth checking out. read more

Love this spot! I'm no vegan but I am here! Lol! Can't beat the lunch special. Best deal in town and vegan. Friendly service and quick. Chill quiet spot off the main. General not chicken is my go to. read more

I adore the food here. Top notch vegetarian and vegan dishes, which I absolutely crave. Spring rolls are superior, and so many dishes and combos to choose from. The veggie meats are excellent, ditto soups. I would eat here every day if I lived a bit closer. In a time of inflation and excessive prices, also a real bargain. My only real disappointment here is the green bean ball soup. In years past, they used the same recipe as their former sister restaurant, Great Wall, which recently closed at the end of May 2022. The former recipe was to die for, and now it cannot be had anywhere. Otherwise, I generally find the food here to be slightly superior to Great Wall in recent years, and on par with the best of any other restaurant. Also - the service staff make you feel like a welcome friend each time you walk in. This is almost unheard of in the restaurant business, even those with Class A service. I am in love with this place, and cannot recommend this eatery highly enough. I WISH they would PLEASE reopen again for dine-in eating, as have almost all other restaurants in the Bay Area. read more

Love this place. Incredibly friendly. The food is amazing and vegan!!!! Once again love this place. Comfort food for the win. Highly recommend. Glad they're still around. read more

Was craving Chinese food for a very long time. Luckily I found a vegan friendly Chinese food spot that I've been eyeballing for quite some time. Went here on a Friday night around the dinner hour. The place was very busy, but we got seated very fast. Everyone was so friendly and attended to our dozens of questions referring to the vegan options on the menu and pointing out certain items can't come veganized. Tons and tons of options on the menu, we narrowed it down. The veggie spring rolls were delicious, the broccoli beef was mouthwatering...the meat didn't taste like the same ole same ole vegan beef. This had flavor and paired well the broccoli. The stand out was the long life vegi pork. It was absolutely deeeeeeeeeerlicious. The prices were great, large portions, and the best part is there are options for vegans, vegetarians, and carnivores. We're definitely bringing out nonvegan family out here! read more

Long Life Vegi House - Chinese Near Me - Berkeley, California

I miss the old location, but Long Life still holds a special place in my family. We don't get there as frequently as we used to, but we never miss our annual Christmas dinner. We take it to go now. Chow mein Fried rice String beans w/black bean sauce Mongolian Vegi beef Lemon vegi chicken Broccoli vegi beef Crab and cheese wonton Hot and sour soup read more

Lunch Rice Plates include your choice of one entree below with either brown or white rice, soup of the day, and only until 3pm, a spring roll. Take out orders do not include soup. Vegetarian Rice Plates - $6.95 + Tax This is an absolutely amazing price for what you get and lunch plate price is on weekends also. I loved my food and it was a nice relaxed atmosphere on a sunday afternoon. Definitely will come back because the food is quite good and they don't charge you more for brown rice like many places. read more

We really liked LLVH, in fact my wife said it made going to Berkeley totally worth it. They have brown rice as an option and my whole family liked their veggie options. My wife got the Mongolian boef and said it was just like she used to get in Hong Kong. read more

Amazing food and great customer service!! We have been going to this restaurant for years and the quality has remained the same. Thank you for the delicious and healthy food cooked with love. We appreciate you. read more

Ordered a few lunch specials - mushrooms + pea pods, kungpao "chicken", and sweet and sour "pork" on fried rice. Sadly the sweet and sour did not make it in to the bag, but rather a braised tofu dish on white rice. :( Food was all tasty, but all one dimensional and nothing out of the ordinary. Portions are generous on the rice. Staff is really nice and helpful. If someone got my sweet and sour pork on fried rice, let me know how it tasted! read more

Ambiance: Decent amount of people here at 1 PM. Setting is just like any other Chinese sit-down restaurant you may visit. Service: Quick and welcoming! :) She immediately came to give us water, tea, and menus. Food: Vegi-pork with spicy garlic sauce with brown rice. It's even served with complimentary egg roll (if you come in before 3 PM) and soup (if you sit in). - The sauce isn't scary spicy, maybe like a hint of spicy. It's more of a sweet sauce && super delicious. All sweet tooth people out there, you will like this. :) - The brown rice is has a nice chewy texture. Better than most brown rice i've tried. - The fake pork is interesting. It has a fried, very chewy texture. Not bad but could be better. I think I will try the chicken and tofu next time. :P Price: $4.95 for their vegi-pork with spicy garlic sauce lunch special! :) What a steal! It even came with an egg roll and soup. It's like the same price or cheaper than chinese take-out but so many more options to choose from! :P Tip: - The spicy garlic sauce is SOOO GOOD!! It's not even spicy at all to me. More like sweet goodness! :) - Come here is you want cheap good yummy tasting food! - love the brown rice! Conclusion: I will definitely be back to try other things on the menu! Great service! :) read more

Long Life Vegi House - Mongolian vegi-beef - Chinese Near Me - Berkeley, California

Great place on university, there's usually street parking close by. This place serves mostly vegan/vegetarian chinese food that has substitute meats, however it's important to note that ALL OF THEIR SEAFOOD DISHES CONTAIN REAL SEAFOOD! My fiancé and I come here about once every few months and we typically stick to the same few dishes. The spring roll appetizer comes with 4 fried spring rolls cut into 8 pieces and a sweet and sour dipping sauce. Crispy crunchy goodness! We've gotten the potstickers before, fiance was a fan but to me it didn't have enough flavor or filling and the potsticker wrapper was quite thick. The wonton soup is good with some extra salt and pepper. As for entrees we usually get the Vegi ham chow mein, Long life Vegi pork in special sauce, and a veggie dish. The vegi ham tastes very similar to spam and the vegi pork is fried and crispy and drenched in a garlicky sweet/sour sauce, it's my fiancé's favorite. I even brought my Chinese non-vegan family here and they loved it! I'm so happy because now there's a place where can go as a family where nobody has to compromise. My brother in law told me that he ate a whole meal before our meal because he wasn't sure what to expect when i told him we're having vegan chinese food but he was blown away! Can't wait to introduce more people to this place. read more

Best vegan Chinese food in Berkeley! Consistent and reliable for take out. And very nice people running it.

We have been eating at this restaurant since 1984. There has been a move to a new location and new owners but it is still our reliable go-to for Chinese food. I love all the vegan choices and my other half has a great selection on the seafood menu. (It's real seafood, not vegan.) My husband loves the honey walnut prawns. If I want a vegan soup, they have it. If I want vegan noodles or fried rice, they have it. A lot of dishes are listed as vegetarian but they are vegan. Check with the server if you aren't sure. Appetizers, entrees, lunch specials, family dinners -- they have it. It's my go-to for Chinese comfort food. read more

Being a vegetarian, this place provides wonderful vegetarian Chinese food options. I particularly like their fried rice, fried tofu with garlic spicy sauce and the eggplant. read more

This place has many nostalgic memories for me. My dad used to take us (my mom, myself and my five younger sisters) here regularly as he has a great love for Chinese food. I love the food here. It's amazing and super delicious. I've never had a bad dish. I love their hot and sour soup. I love all of the dishes - especially ones with the vegi-ham. Their new location is great too - lots of space and in a good area on University that has street parking. When they were closer to campus it was really hard to find parking. Anyway, I love this place, it's got such great memories, nice to know they haven't changed! read more

Long Life Vegi House - Kung Pao Veggie Beef - Chinese Near Me - Berkeley, California

Excellent food and service. Broccoli beef, Kung pao chicken, sweet and sour pork, tasted delicious. Tasted better than the real dishes. Friendly prompt service. Definitely recommend this restaurant and will return when in the area. read more

This is a restaurant that I can honestly say changed my life. It was over 30 years ago that I was a new vegetarian in college and I instantly became a fixture at this place. They have continued to feed me even as I raised my family, and now my kids are adults and they still ask for Long Life Vegi whenever we have a special family occasion. A Berkeley institution of the best kind. Glad they are surviving quarantine, because they've locked in the take-out process really well. I truly love this place. read more

Wow! We were in town for a short while and looking for some vegetarian food when we found this place. I've had vegetarian Chinese food before that was very disappointing before so I was feeling pretty pessimistic but it was phenomenal! Their service was kind and quick, and the food was delicious! I would add a picture but we devoured it! read more

Cheap Chinese food that's also vegetarian/vegan?? Count me in! This place has a variety of fake meat options and other vegetarian dishes. They also have seafood (real meat seafood). We got complementary soup with our meal. The fake beef we tried was pretty good. Not the best fake meat I've had not definitely not bad! The eggplant was just a little too sweet for my liking but I know that many others enjoy saucy and sweet garlic fried eggplant. The staff are very friendly. They have a lunch special that I hope to try one day! I would definitely stop by if you're looking for cheap lunch or dinner and want to try something different! read more

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Loving this restaurant for its delicious fresh veggie and seafood food, clean bright naturally lit space and warm service. Thank you Long Life Vegi House for making us feel at home and nourishing us so well! read more

Long Life Vegi House - Chinese Near Me - Berkeley, California

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I don't eat out much because I'm picky, vegetarian, and broke, but this place caters to all of those limitations quite well. Good food, good prices, genuine fake meats. But it's the service that I most appreciate. So far, they've seen me with a cold, on a bad date, and grumpy - not my finest moments - and been just as cordial and attentive. Having accepted me at my worst, they deserve my best. Tip well, my yelper friends! And enjoy your delicious, affordable, cruelty-free meal! read more