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Vegetarian Chinese restaurant featuring an extensive menu consisting of flavorful and saucy dishes, and an assortment of imitation meats. Features an all-you-can-eat option at lunch and dinner. Dishes are made-to-order, not buffet style. Nice decor in a large space. Moved to this new location on Atlantic Blvd in 2011. Open Mon-Fri 11:00am-3:00pm, 5:00pm-9:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-9:00pm.
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500 N Atlantic Blvd Ste 171, Monterey Park, California, USA, 91754
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23 Reviews
First Review by eric
zoedet
Points +124
Good! - Edit
Good vegetarian Chinese food, not the best I’ve ever had, but not complaining! Tons of options.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-08-25
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chickeg
Points +43
Fully vegetarian - Edit
Nice ambience and quick service. All of their dishes were good. They are pricey but portions are big.
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gabs1205
Points +210
Solid choice for vegan Chinese food - Edit
A lot of delicious options for Chinese food. The buddhas delight also does not use garlic, onion, or pungent roots
Read morePros: Vegan fish with black bean sauce
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in2insight
Points +603
LOVE this place - Edit
When I lived in So Cal would eat there weekly, it is that good. Food comes out hot and fresh and is, IMHO, some of the best ever. Most of the dishes are vegan as is.
Read moreMiss seeing the staff who have been there for a long time. Looking forward to visiting again soon and enjoying the food and service.
Pros: Vegan, Hot and fresh
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hypercubes
Points +578
Awesome vegetarian Chinese food with vast selection - Edit
Huge menu, and almost everything I've tried has been good. Especially recommend the fried oyster mushrooms.
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PenneyKennedy
Points +106
Great food, Happy Family. - Edit
My whole family could eat.
Read morePros: The whole menu can be eaten by a vegetarian. , The have lazy Susan for family style eating
Cons: Not much seating for large parties. , A little expensive
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phytophile
Points +1184
Good solid Chinese vegan - Edit
They have hundreds of choices. It’s actually overwhelming. Go. It’s an experience.
Read morePros: No one will be dissatisfied
Cons: Expensive
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spiceislandvegan
Points +1304
Changed owner/name - Edit
This restaurant has changed to become Golden Sunshine House although the name on the outside is still Happy Family 3.
Read moreThe food and service here is excellent. It is probably the best in quality for vegan Chinese food. The menu was marked if there is egg in it.
There is a device with buttons to call for service, mire water, etc. it works.
We love the Crispy Oyster Mushroom, Dry String Beans. Anything with tofu. Everything we had was delicious.
Pros: Delicious, Good service, Parking is free
Cons: Far from home
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thislilvegan
Points +61
The Best Vegan Chinese - Edit
Some of the bad reviews discouraged me at first, but as my husband and I made our way through China Town to go here. Everything played out beautifully. When you walk in, the scenery is a classy modern white-themed restaurant. We were seated immediately, served with water and tea. Just wow, it was so nice. Much nicer than some unvegan chinese food places I went too in the past. Finding out what’s vegan on the menu was easy! We asked our waitress and she told us that everything was. No milk, eggs, or meat. The food was so tasty, and the portions for the noodle dishes were insanely BIG! My water glass never became empty, they were attentive. In case they weren’t, on each table they have a service button, bill button, and a water button! They get to you immediately once you push those. :)
Read morePros: Generous Portions, Beautiful Atmosphere , Good Service
Cons: Sometimes an odor comes from the front.
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TinaCheong
Points +485
Great variety - Edit
This is your typical Chinese style restaurant where you order a bunch of dishes and share with the family. I came here as a party of 3, and the service was pretty good.
Read moreWe ordered 3 items:
Crispy Fish w/ Sesame: This one was definitely my favorite dish out of them all. It had an interesting texture, and was slightly sweet and savory.
Veggie meat tofu & pot: This might be a bit more than mild spicy for those who are sensitive to spice. We all agreed that this pot could have been better, simply because it was too oily and too salty.
Eggplant, tofu w/ black pepper pot: This dish was everyones favorite, simply because the eggplant was cooked well enough where it retained a good texture. The flavors were good and even though it is marked as spicy, it really isn't spicy at all.
Overall the service was fine, the waitress was pretty attentive to us but then again there wasn't that many tables when we were there. The food came out pretty quickly and I felt that the portions were decent enough, as we ordered 3 items and still ended up taking all of the items to-go because we could not finish. It was a nice place to have lunch.
Parking can also be a hit or miss here, because the lot fills out pretty quicly depending on the time and day.
Pros: food comes out fast
Cons: too oily
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BlendedFruit
Points +271
Lots of Dishes - Edit
The place to share food with others if the health inspection rating resumes to grade A.
Read morePros: Vegan options available, Plain rice available, Hot tea
Cons: B-rating at the time from city health inspection, Hard to find in the shopping complex quickly, Parking is far from the venue
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Peanut4
Points +246
Yummy in my tummy - Edit
I hadn't been in years but it never fails. Service is neutral but the food makes up for it. I always invite a large group so we can get a huge table with a lazy Susan and we all order all-you-can-eat. What a bargain! Great comfort food!
Read morePros: Good for groups, Tasty, Inexpesive
Cons: None!
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SofiaArredondo
Points +35
confused - Edit
I don't understand how this restaurant is marked as vegan when they are a vegetarian restaurant. The service was lacking and the menu and tables were sticky. Not to mention the vegan options are not outlined so you have to guess what options are vegan and which are vegetarian.
Read moreCons: Bad Service, Dirty, no vegan
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eevee
Points +58
Good food for a good price - Edit
I came here for the "all you can eat" and it was very good. It was around $14 and came with a small soup, rice, and tea. At first you can choose two plates and afterwards one plate at a time. The menu is huge and there's so many different choices. I would recommend not eating a lot of "meat" dishes at one time because then you'll get full pretty quick.
Read moreThey had scoops of ice cream for 2.50, which is very cheap compared to other vegan ice cream locations and it was also very good.
Parking is really easy to find since it's in a shopping center with a parking garage, and the best part is that it's free.
This is the first time I've had authentic Chinese food since going vegan and it was pretty good. I'll definitely come back when I feel like eating a lot.
Pros: Good price, Lots of food, Easy and free parking
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veggieeddie
Points +35
WOW! WOW! WOW! MY Favorite Vegan Restaurant!!! - Edit
If you take your carnivorous friends here don't tell them it's a Vegan restaurant, just a "Chinese Restaurant" and I promise they will not know all of the food is vegan. That is how good their food is.Their lengthy menu is as extensive as a regular Chinese restaurant -- 6 pages long and the variety is incredible. I always have such a problem making up my mind on what I want because there is such an extensive variety.
Read moreMost of the Vegan restaurants in L.A. are Thai and so every time I go to one, I always order the same dish (Orange Chicken") so I can use it as a benchmark to test the quality of the food and compare it with other restaurants. Well, their 'Vege Chicken with Orange Peel' beats them all. I also enjoy the Vege Sausage, Mushrooms, Bell Peppers and Black Beans and the Fried Rice with Pineapple is also a favorite of mine---mmm.
The reason the place is frequented by so many Chinese is because this area has several Buddhist Churches. If people ate this food everyday, everyone would be Buddhist!
Since Sunday is my Birthday, this is where you will find me.
I love this place so much, I've even considered moving into the neighborhood--LOL!
This place makes me proud to be the Founder and President of the Buddhist Vegan Society.
Pros: Very Reasonable Prices, HUGE Portions
Cons: Staff is hard to hail, Darn, I live too far away (NoHo)
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sirhin
Points +161
Not Bad - Edit
I was here visiting family and it was one of the few vegetarian places my uncle knew. As such, he took us here during lunch time, but we ordered off of the dinner menu as opposed to the cheaper lunch menu. However, they threw in soup for free, since it was lunch.
Read moreWe didn't know what to get and, quite honestly, out of the three in my party, I was the only one who was hungry. We ended up getting three items: sweet and sour fish with bamboo shoots and random peas, pan-fried tofu with mushrooms, and I forgot the last one but it's some sort of konjac stir-fried with basil. There were also the individual servings of Hot and Sour Soup. The S&S fish was properly tangy. Interestingly enough, at our table, I'm the only one with a taste for sweet and sour so I was the only one that liked it. The konjac (?) was good, as per usual. The pan-fried tofu was an all-around favorite. It was still fairly crispy, depite being drenched in a brown sauce and served on a sizzling hot plate. You also have a choice of brown or white rice.
All in all, it reminded me of a vegetarian Chinese restaurant my family is a regular of back in Houston. The dishes were good and moderately priced, depending on what you ordered - nothing too salty and everything was well-seasoned within reason. The service was decent; they came by regularly to see if we were ready. The waitresses were also multilingual - English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. However, I was under the impression it also catered more towards the non-Asian community, despite the Asian vegetarian menu. Good stuff!
Finding a parking spot was almost a nightmare - almost. :)
All in all, I rate this a 3.75, so rounded up to a 4.0.
Pros: Spacious, Food seasoned just right
Cons: Parking can be horrible
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Chia
Points +3635
Okay Food - Nice Space - Edit
I had read about this place on happycow, and have eaten here on 3 occasions. Here's my Happy Family III review.
Read moreThis restaurant occupies a bright 3rd floor space. It has large windows, Chinese style furniture, simple yet interesting decor. Large space.
Came here last time with family for lunch. We opted for a couple dishes from the very cheap lunch menu plus an a la carte order of pineapple fried rice. The fried rice was very good. The other two dishes, stir fried string bean, and the vege chicken with cashew nut, were both just okay - tasty enough. The fried bread was tiny and disappointing, but the rice soup was delicious.
Service was fair but not great -- the staff seemed too busy to attend to the slow-deciding customers like us. The women would check in with us quickly, then move on to attend to other diners, then return right back to ask us if we needed anything.
Nevertheless, Happy Family is a fair place for eating vegetarian Chinese food in Monterey Park.
Pros: has parking, large menu, vegan-friendly
Cons: so-so service, okay food
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SonjaCPA
Points +5270
All You Can Eat lunch - Edit
We meet up here for the all you can eat lunch with a couple of my former co-workers a few times of year. We all enjoy it as we can try lots of different dishes (my friends are non-veggie too). Two plates per person to start and if you are still hungry, you can order more. The taro rib is my favorite, but the rice cakes are delicious too as is the sesame chicken made with mushrooms. I've liked just about everything I've tried. Almost everyone eating in the restaurant is Chinese, so I assume it's catered to their tastes. We've always had nice service although one of my friends is Chinese, so she orders in Mandarin. We usually stay for hours past the lunch rush and they have no problem refilling our tea the whole time. But I did check the fortune cookies, and yes, they are still NOT vegan.
Read morePros: all you can eat lunch, reasonable price, lots of variety
Cons: too far from me!
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gr8vegan
Points +2369
oil slick - Edit
So I went here today with a group for Chinese new year. #1 the fortune cookies are NOT vegan. They contain milk so heads up vegans. They say all the food is vegan, but I had my doubts. Everything on a menu is fried. They have nice large tables with lazy susans so its fun for a group, but I just can't do the oil slick. Was hoping for steamed buns, dumplings, etc no luck. I think you're better off at Garden Wok in Reseda for vegan chinese.
Read morePros: large groups
Cons: oil slick, everything is fried, not vegan
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procrastinasian
Points +273
Great value, good flavors - Edit
This place definitely feels like an authentic Chinese restaurant. The food and decor are much like those of restaurants in my grandmother's Oakland Chinatown neighborhood. Portions are good-sized, they have a huge menu with lots of options and interesting specials. We've tried things like squid. We never seem to leave the restaurant without feeling uncomfortably full, which I guess is our own fault. The all-you-can-eat is a great deal if you're very hungry!
Read morePros: Value, New location is much nicer than old one, Huge menu
Cons: Service can be slow, Tends to be a bit oily/heavy
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MichelleOJ
Points +71
Really good food! - Edit
I haven't been here in a while as the traffic up Atlantic Blvd in the middle of the day is a pain. I've never actually sat down to eat inside the restaurant, always order lunch specials as take-out.
Read moreThe staff is friendly enough and quick. The food is always delish, don't think I've ever ordered something I've been disappointed with. Had the orange chicken (mushrooms) with white rice and a side of spring rolls. The sauce is amazing! A coworker asked what I was eating as it smelled & looked like authentic asian food. I assured him it was all vegan and all good! :)
Pros: Great selection, Healthy, Affordable lunch specials
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maryzaint
Points +35
Good food, poor service - Edit
My boyfriend and I went here recently after I read about it here on the site. The food was awesome and well worth the 20 minute drive. The service however, wasn't too great. Upon entering the woman asked us if we wanted it to go, no problem here, we declined, we wanted to eat in. She came back literally a minute later to take our order. Beng there are probably 100+ things on the menu, we were far from ready. She seemed agitated when i asked for a few minutes. Then it took forevvvverrrr for her to come back. Finally she took our order and asked us again if we wanted to take it to go. Again I responded we wanted to stay in. The food arrived and the appetizers were amazing as well as the rest of our meal. I also asked to try the plum juice, she frowned at me and said "you wont like it, it's chinese". Umm what? I could have sworn the whole menu was chinese food. Right? Anyhow, I was annoyed at this point, but I guess the plum juice made up for it. It had a strange aftertaste, but delicious! By the end of our meal she had come back and asked us twice if we were ready to leave. I really did not appreciate this. The whole time we were there I felt as if we were being shooed out. If I go back to this restaraunt, it will be for take out only. :
Read morePros: amazing food, plum juice, nice atmosphere
Cons: not so nice service
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eric
Points +20720
Not so nice this time - Edit
We usually look forward to eating at Happy Family, but the food and service was poor at today's lunch (used to be better). We opted for the lunch all-you-can-eat, and ordered 5 small dishes to try. But trying to get the staff's attention was a struggle. They just didn't seem happy and ignored us a couple times. Our food came fast and hot but some too oily. The bean sprout celery stir fry was light and tasty, but the kung pao "chicken" should be avoided (overly saucy, salty, hard to digest, a bit strange tasting). Change
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2006-06-25
Pros: cheap, fast, nice atmosphere
Cons: rough service, too much oil
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