Sometimes, you want vegetables. Sometimes, the people you’re with don’t want vegetables. Sometimes, you can trick the meat-eaters into eating fake meat!
OK, we didn’t go back to Veggie Heaven to trick anyone. Instead we went back because it was really, really good food and we wanted to get some pictures for this restaurant recommendation. There are three Veggie Heavens in New Jersey. According to the website VeggieHeavenNJ.com, they are independently owned and operated. We’ve only been to the Montclair site so we can’t vouch for the Denville and Teaneck locations. However, we’ve heard good things about both other restaurants so we assume that they are all similar.
The first time we went, we weren’t too adventurous. We basically had General’s Chicken, Shrimp Fried Rice… you know, the usual Chinese-American type dishes. But, this time around, we tried some different dishes to see if their quality stood up across the menu. The stand out dish at this evening’s meal was Five Flavored Crispy Golden Eel with Spinach Noodles.
Five Flavored Crispy Golden Eel
The layers of flavor in the eel were amazing. Salty, slightly sour and savory with the crispness of the coating made a perfect bite each time. The sweet sauce with sesame seed garnish complemented the eel and added just the right amount of sweetness without being overpowering. The spinach noodles were a nice bonus, too. Normally, something this flavorful would be served with some vegetables as an afterthought. These spinach noodles made the dish extra filling and had a nice green-herbaceous taste which was a calm note after the fireworks of taste from the eel.
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