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    The Mustard Seed

    4.7 (676 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    What my  meal looked like before I devoured it.
    Angela T.

    This is a Vegan restaurant but you would not believe that it's vegan food. Flavorful and so, so good..... It was so good that I was halfway through it before I remembered to take a photo. Love the atmosphere. It's relaxed, aesthetically pleasing, soothing background music and my server Sheena was wonderful. I highly recommend this restaurant for both vegan and meat eaters. You will not be disappointed. The food is fantastic. Did I mention that they serve Beignets? Brought back memories of Cafe' du Monde in New Orleans.

    Wet Burrito
    Michelle G.

    This place is Phenomenal. Excellent food and integrity business. The decor throughout place is lovely. Phillip, the owner followed the call and vision. So glad he did! The wet burrito was amazing and the cheesesteak wrap was delish! Thank you for bringing spectacular vegan food to all to enjoy. Our server Julie was super sweet and helpful. Highly recommended for non vegans to try as the flavors will impress all foodies.

    Fish Tacos
    Tyler K.

    Very delicious food! We ordered an abundance of food! Our waitress Julie and the owner/chef Phil are amazing! Fast service and such a serene ambiance. I highly recommend this vegan restaurant. High quality and fresh ingredients. Thank you Mustard Seed for an excellent vegan dinner. We will be back!

    Crunchy tacos
    Michelle V.

    Brought a friend this time and finally got to try their loco moco! Very clean, casual and relaxing music today. Their menu includes cuisines inspired by Hawaiian, Mexican, and Cajun dishes. We were sat immediately at a table and served ice water along with menus. Friday night is busy for them! Lots of tables filled before and after us! We shared the crunchy tacos, loco moco, and wet burrito. I love me any tacos dorados (fried tacos) and these are always delicious. No salsa needed since it's so well seasoned and balanced. The loco moco was a little bit on the saltier side. In the future I'd prefer the gravy on the side so I can control the saltiness. The protein patty tastes just like a regular burger patty! And the fried "egg" on top was really good too. It even had the runny yolk texture too. My favorite this meal was the wet burrito. The texture of the protein they used was so good. A nice chew and good flavor too. It's already cut in half when they serve it but they still give you a knife in case. Towards the end of our meal, we received complimentary beignets! Four fresh, hot, and served with a sauce. I only had one and my two friends also had one each. My friends enjoyed this spot and commented it's one of their new favorite vegetarian/vegan locations. I'm always happy to share good food with friends and will be back!

    Grilled Crab cakes!
    Kira D.

    Ambiance, food, service all excellent!! Very cute and well designed, chic restaurant! Our server was extremely sweet and attentive! For a vegan restaurant, both GF items, crunchy tacos and crab cakes had excellent flavor and taste, but the crunchy tacos were a little oily. Tartar sauce and red chili taco sauce were tasty, the green chili sauce was spicy! Our server was extremely kind and gave us 2 pieces of their beignet on the house! Scored!! Such a pleasant, tasty surprise visit to Mustard Seed! We'll definitely be back when we're in town!

    She gave us. These were free so sweet.
    Crystal G.

    My best friend died. I've been crying for two days straight. Thank God. My friend Sandy came to pick me up and take me out to get some food. I'm really grateful she picked something healthy . I love the name the mustard seed ! Biblical... the places so nice. It's decorated very organic. I didn't realize how hungry I was until I started eating. The service was amazing. She was so sweet. I needed healthy food to sooth my soul. . Thank you to the Mustardseed for helping me feel some kind of better five stars

    Wet Burrito
    Jessica T.

    Vegan restaurants are hard to find and surprisingly we have one in Cerritos. It was our first time, on a Sunday evening with a party of four. Overall I would give them a 4 star rating because it appears they need more help for a more efficient service, but the food was really good. The restaurant is a cute small and maybe a family owned business which I like. Most of the wait time was getting our food. The waitress was very pleasant. We got different dishes and tried crab cakes hem all. As an appetizer we order Cajun Crab Cakes which were excellent!!! I ordered the Loco Moco as the vegan egg caught my attention, but it was too salty for my taste buds. If they reduce it by two levels it probably be best. My husband had the wet burrito and it was delicious if you can handle spices. Our friends order a Hawaiian dish with a mix of greens and a Peanut Tofu Satay dish with a mix of green, both were delicious. Next time I go, I'll order those dishes. As first time guests the chef made beignet which was a nice surprise. The chef does an excellent job with flavors and presentation. I highly recommend this restaurant.

    Happy Hawaiian
    Arian M.

    The Mustard Seed in Cerritos is such a vibe! From the second we walked in, the team was super friendly and made us feel right at home. The space has a modern, minimalist look that's clean and cozy, perfect for kicking back and enjoying great food. We ordered a little bit of everything and it did not disappoint: Nachos - Fully loaded with all the good stuff. Saucy, cheesy, fresh pico, and perfectly seasoned beef. Cheeseburger & Fries - Juicy burger with melty cheese and crispy seasoned fries. Classic and done right. Happy Hawaiian - Bright and fresh with pineapple, avocado, grilled veggies, edamame, and a delicious sauce. Loved that they offer vegan-friendly options! Beignets - Served at the end of our meal and honestly the perfect finishing touch. Soft, fluffy, and covered in powdered sugar. Sweet, simple, and so good. The service was warm and genuine, and everything felt super laid-back in the best way. If you're looking for a chill spot with delicious food and a welcoming atmosphere, this is it. I'll definitely be back.

    Dessert
    Sarah C.

    Amazing food, atmosphere, and customer service! As a Christian, I especially appreciated that our server was wearing a T-shirt with scripture--it made the experience feel even more welcoming. On her recommendation, I ordered the wet burrito, and it was absolutely delicious+pretty!. You honestly can't even tell it's vegan! We were also treated to complimentary beignets at the end, which were perfectly prepared--the temperature, texture, and sweetness were just right.

    Arya R.

    My first time trying vegan Hawaiian and Cajun style food!! It was incredibly delicious, everything we tried. We started off with the crab cakes which were perfectly fried. The texture was from the hearts of palm and paired with the lemon aioli, it was a great blend of salty and sour and crunchy. For entree, we got the fettuccini Alfredo with Cajun chicken and the loco moco. It was my first time trying both dishes and I have no complaints. Also, it was super cool seeing a vegan egg yolk that burst like a regular egg - very innovative. The service was also 10/10. Our server (I think Julie) saw it was our anniversary and brought out complimentary beignets for us! Overall we had a blast and will come again soon.

    Happy Hawaiian
    Audrey E.

    Revisited The Mustard seed for a lunch with some friends and once again the food did not disappoint. I ordered my usual Hawaiian bowl and it was delicious just like how I remembered it to be the first time around. Great flavors, fresh, hearty, and healthy. The bowl definitely satisfy your hungry and fills you up nicely. Service is always great, friendly and efficient staff members. The restaurant was a bit smokey this day, not sure if they burnt something but there wasn't much ventilation and the smoke just sat in the sitting area. And it was pretty warm in the restaurant this day. If you haven't given vegan food a try, you're missing out.

    Crunchy Tacos
    Lang B.

    Had lunch here with my best friend based on her recommendation and I loved it. We came by on a Sunday at noon and found parking fairly easy. We were greeted by a lovely staff member upon entering and seated right away. Loved the beautiful decor inside and ambiance. Was a little disappointed the dish I wanted was not available due to Cheese being out of stock. Our server recommended the crispy tacos, which I ordered and was pleased with them! This was my first time trying vegan and the tacos very flavorful and delicious. Server was very friendly and attentive. She ended us bringing us complimentary beignets, which were amazing ! I plan to go back and try the happy Hawaiian, my best friend ordered that and it looked delicious .

    Cozy plant centric decor
    Janis F.

    Can't believe I've waited this long to eat here they've been open since 2023. I've already been back twice within the same week to try different items and both times the service was friendly and amazing! Julie our waitress is a sweetheart she was so attentive and friendly to our party of six celebrating a birthday. She cleaned up our table nicely and helped us to take photos. The menu only features plant based and non dairy items. Protein lovers will not miss meat as items are tasty. I ordered grains gain bowl with marinated tofu with mushrooms, vegetables over black rice. The second visit my dining companion ordered the loco moco the patty is juicy and the sauce is tasty. Both times they feted us to beignets. The beignets can be improved to be lighter and fluffy as it tastes like a bread roll dusted with powdered sugar. The diners are friendly as well, and a regular diner Mr. Green treated the birthday gal for her meal. I'll be back to try more items.

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    Ask the Community - The Mustard Seed

    "Cheese" is one of the ingredients listed under Loaded Asada Cajun Fries, is the cheese used derived from an animal?

    No, it's all plant-based

    I have a coconut allergy and found some vegan meats contain coconut in the form of coconut oil or milk. Can you share which items on your menu contain coconut?

    All of our menu do not contain any ingredients of coconut. We also changed our peach cobbler caramel sauce using brown sugar. So you don’t have to worry. Hopefully we will see you soon .… Read more

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    Garlic & Chives - Crispy chicken wings w sweet and spicy sauce

    Garlic & Chives

    3.9(518 reviews)
    0.4 mi
    $$

    We've been coming here regularly for 6-7 years now. Every single time we are here, service is so…read morewarm & spot on, & the food is all FANTASTIC. Today we came for lunch to celebrate a birthday. The size of this location is so great for groups! I will always appreciate the easy parking too. We all LOVED everything we ordered: Pork & shrimp dumplings w/crispy skirt - made fresh, chewy, meaty, yum! Salmon belly fresh rolls w/tamarind sauce - we always have to get at least 2 orders bc these are so good! Pomelo salad - the freshness of this light salad is amazing. Pomelo chunks, shrimp, red onion, crispy shallots, mint, carrot, bean sprouts, lettuce, a light dressing & crispy shrimp chips makes this one of the most perfect dishes! Garlic noodles w/shrimp - another one of the best dishes on the menu - fat shrimp, garlicky umami-rich noodles. So good! Shrimp skewers - head & tail on, super garlicky, super fresh shrimp! Sizzling filet mignon - the most tender chunks of beef, in a delicious sauce with bell peppers, onions, tomato & cucumber. Served with steamed rice & a dipping sauce that I wanted to pour on the rice & just eat that alone. Just writing this makes me wish I had leftovers to snack on right about now. But everything was so good, we ate it all. No leftovers for me, so I'll be back again very soon!

    Spacious restaurant with pretty easy eats…read more Went for a workday lunch. There's plenty of parking in the plaza and we were the first ones in the restaurant (came around when it opened). There's quite a few things on the menu, including some all-day specials. However, heard the better dishes are not from that menu, so opted for some appetizers and an entree. Ordered the salmon belly spring rolls and pork spring rolls. We also ordered the pork clay pot. Spring rolls came first - they were both well made and tasty. The sauces match great with them. I preferred the salmon belly spring roll but that's all relative - both were good. The clay pot dish came shortly afterwards. The rice was nice and crispy from the rice pot and went well with the pork belly pieces in the other pot. The sauce was on point - was worried it would be salty, but wasn't. Price point was decent. Would come back and try out a few other dishes next time around.

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    Garlic & Chives - Fried salmon belly 11$ not as good as their other location. No fish, mostly fried skin and fat

    Fried salmon belly 11$ not as good as their other location. No fish, mostly fried skin and fat

    Garlic & Chives - Pomelo salad

    Pomelo salad

    Garlic & Chives - Garlic and pepper crab. Yum!

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    Garlic and pepper crab. Yum!

    Green Banana Leaf - Artesia

    Green Banana Leaf - Artesia

    3.7(318 reviews)
    0.4 mi
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    This has been one of my family's go-to Filipino restaurants in Cerritos. We love getting the GBL…read moreCrispy Kare Kare which comes with crispy pata. Garlic rice is also a must in any Filipino dish so we got a small size good for 2 people or medium for 4 or more. We also get bicol express which comes with calamari, pork, shrimp, and a ton of green beans. Their appetizer sampler comes with lumpia, chicharon bulaklak, fried calamari, and sweet potato fries. Service is friendly and not much of a wait on weeknights. Plenty of parking in a busy plaza with Jollibee.

    This was a pleasant surprise! My cousins were visiting from overseas with my cousin who is local…read more We took my mom out to lunch on a Sunday afternoon. When we arrived the place was practically empty. This was amazing to us since our last meetup at a Filipino restaurant was a looong wait. The dishes that my mom and I enjoyed were this bbq pork dish and kare kare. The peanut sauce, veggies, and beef were so yum! We even had leftovers that my hubby got to enjoy. The palabok had that nice garlic and shrimp smell. Kinda tasty but we all agreed it was too saucy. Tried the seafood sisig. Sorry, I'm just not a sisig gal. Mom thought the ambience is cool. There's a big screen w/lyrics to go along with the music playing on the speakers. Before we left my cousin put in a to go order for a whole chicken which was buy one get one free. She let me have the other whole chicken which is cut up. Another thing the hubby got to enjoy and I also tasted. Ooh, the crispy skin is good! It reminded me of this chicken place in Oxnard or Port Hueneme that was excellent. Kinda bummed that they are closed on Wednesdays (my mid-week day off). Would love to take the hubby here and try the bistek. Solid 4 stars!

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    Green Banana Leaf - Artesia - 12/2/24 Lechon Kawali--da Best!

    12/2/24 Lechon Kawali--da Best!

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    Siam Station - Holy Basil Rice with Fried Egg

    Siam Station

    4.2(161 reviews)
    0.0 mi
    $$
    Locally owned & operated
    4 years in business

    Went here to celebrate Mother's day for lunch. Luckily, it wasn't too long of a wait despite the…read moreholiday. Server was friendly and dishes were brought out quickly. Plenty of seating but the waiting area was pretty impacted that others had to wait outside. We were able to try the moo tod nam pla (crispy pork belly), pad thai, super crab fried rice, and this hot pot with noodles. We thought the hot pot with noodles would come as a soup, but was surprised to see it was like pancit (a Filipino noodle dish)-- tasted like it too and was pretty simple. The other times I've come here, I have been able to try the khao soi (yellow curry broth with egg noodles) and the kapow (chili garlic dish with protein of choice). I still think those two dishes reign out as my favorite at this restaurant. It was a plus though that they gave free thai tea to mothers in celebration of the holiday-- only a few restaurants do that so 1 extra star for that!

    We ordered the classics: pad thai, pad see ew, khao soi, and chicken satay. It satisfied our…read morecraving for Thai food but it was just ok, nothing mindblowing. We also got everything medium spicy and it was closer to mild, although the spice builds as you eat it. Everything came out at the same time, but I would've appreciated it if the chicken satay came out first as our appetizer and if it was grilled a little more. It was also hard to get our waitress' attention but there was only one person for the whole restaurant when we were there Monday night.

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    Super crab fried rice

    NGHBRS Kitchen - Garlic Parmesan, Cajun lemon pepper and buffalo wings with a side of Tri tip garlic noodles

    NGHBRS Kitchen

    4.3(243 reviews)
    1.9 mi
    $$

    We arrived 30 minutes before closing but were welcomed warmly and provided excellent service! It…read morewas our first time here (yes, i was that annoying customer coming late & asking for recommendations ), but the staff recommended cajun lemon pepper, sinigang, and tropical habanero! Honestly my favorite flavor was sinigang! It had a good twist and tasted familiar to the cuisine! My boyfriend also ordered the garlic noodles, and yall plsss do not skip on that! Its actually the best garlic noodles he's had! Packed with flavors and a little kick of spice with chewy noodles! Definitely loved the ambiance here too! They have a lot of space to dine in and great place to take the kids to win some prizes as well.

    NGHBRS Kitchen is a casual Filipino restaurant known for comfort food, loaded fries, garlic…read morenoodles, and a variety of chicken wings. The wings were definitely the highlight here. * Cambo Asada Fries 4/5 - The fries were good, smothered in cheesy goodness and yummy green sauce. The beef was okay. * Steak Garlic Noodles - Garlic Noodles were 2/5, flavorful but really salty. The steak was 3/5, good flavor, but dry and tough. * Garlic Parmesan Wings 4.5/5 - These wings were juicy, gooey, and garlicky. They were a bit greasy, but still really good. * Sinigang Wings 5/5 - These were my favorite. They were kinda like lemon pepper wings with really good flavor. The flavor may be inspired by Filipino sinigang soup, where the sourness comes from tamarind fruit.

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    Full inside shot of restaurant

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    NGHBRS Kitchen

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    Eureka!

    Eureka!

    4.0(1k reviews)
    0.6 mi
    $$

    Just making my timely updated review. The lights were still dimmed, which brought a great ambiance…read moreto the dinner experience. It was very relaxed and just had chill vibes. The evening started off strong, as we stopped by during Hoppy Hour (around 9ish). There wasn't a wait, and it wasn't too busy, so we were seated right away. The front staff was nice and polite. She gave us the option of either a tall round table or a shorter rectangular table. We of course, opted for the slightly shorter (height-wise) rectangular table. Once we were seated, we were given the menu, and the waitress told us that we would be right with us. She stopped by to ask about drinks, and we opted for water. She dropped off water and came back with perfect timing because by then we were ready to order. I also love the simplicity of the menu. There really aren't too many options where you feel overwhelmed, but there are still enough choices to pick from. Shout out to the pastrami quesadilla, I didn't realize it had been swapped for a new menu item until I asked about it this time around, but I'll be waiting for its comeback! We ordered a few items: the mac and cheese balls, the Wagyu bone marrow burger with truffle fries, and a double smash burger with ribbed finger potatoes. We had to get the mac and cheese balls since it was Hoppy Hour! I also didn't realize that on Wednesdays, the double smash burgers are half off. I'll definitely remember that for next time. After we ordered, the food came out quicker than I expected. It was a nice surprise. I think the first item came out about 10 minutes after our initial order. The mac and cheese balls came out hot, which was great. The breading made them super crispy and gave a nice crunch that balanced really well with the softer, chewier mac and cheese inside. I was glad the inside wasn't too runny since that would have made it like lava! I didn't see a cheese pull this time, but next time I'll try again to see if I can catch one. It was a great start to the meal. The burgers came out shortly after we finished the mac and cheese balls. I totally forgot that the truffle fries came with sauce. I should have asked for the sauce on the side, but it wasn't a problem that it was added on top of the fries. It just made them get soggy a bit faster, but that's no problem; it just means I've got to work faster! The burger was good and came out super juicy. I asked for it medium, and it looked about medium, so no complaints here! I never realized before, but the bread was so fluffy... it was a super pillowy bun with a nice bounce to it. It definitely helped balance out the meatiness of the patty. The hint of tomato gave it a nice, refreshing bite and really helped cut through the richness of the meat. The onions also added a nice sweetness to the burger, which was appreciated. I also snuck a bite of the ribbed potatoes, and they were good as well. They were a bit crispy on the outside and nice and soft on the inside, with just a touch of saltiness. I also stole a pickle from the double smash and realized I probably should have asked for pickles on my burger, but I'll remember that for my next visit!

    Tried out the umami burger, with mushrooms and pickled onions, it was pretty solid! Unfortunately,…read morethe Fresno fig came out cold and the fries were overcooked/too hard. Almost like both were just left out for 30 minutes before they were put on the table. Service was fantastic, always someone coming to check on us every 15 or so minutes! Love this place for its outdoor seating, it makes for a very relaxing eating environment.

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    Eureka!
    Eureka!
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