Merit Veggie Place - El Monte

Great Buddhist monk style food. Not much English spoken here...nice owner. Limited to combo plate of the day...you get what she gives you...always vegan goodness. Some pre-made stuff in the freezer/fridge case.

I went for fried rice noodle but I think their menu rotates. They had veggie Spaghetti and it was tasty with a great flavor and my favorite veggies. I was just sad I couldn't try the rice noodle. Lady who helped me was kind and let me try a jelly.

My new fav restaurant! The food is very authentic(Taiwanese) and all the ingredients are very fresh. The food there doesn 't have the 'soy taste ' that lots of vegetarian/vegan food would have. The bento there is a steal!(price, taste, quantity). They also have lots of refrigerated /frozen vegetarian product you can get. Highly recommended!

I came in like 2:00 pm and was lucky enough to get the last bento. Because it was the last bento and missing some vegetables, I got double veggie made chicken fillet and the owner made even better that it only cost me $5. Look at the size of the bento lunch box! It is huge!! I am a regular at this restaurant and the portion are big but very well balanced for daily nutrition! If you are a vegetarian, try it and you will love it!

My first time here and this food was delicious, generous portions, and best of all vegetarian. I highly recommend this place.