This place was pretty good, service was fast, food was pretty tasty. The one suggestion would be for them to allow vegan cheese to be an additional option for the burritos. Overall the price is appropriate & the food is good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Big Vegan Burrito
Mary V
I had Cena Vegan for dinner on a Tuesday night. I ordered the taco trio, rice&beans, and horchata. The proteins I chose were: barbacoa, carne asada, and pollo asado. The tacos were fantastic and the tortillas are great. The meal was completely filling with the tacos alone so I didn't finish all of the sides. But the rice & beans were flavorful as well. The only thing was that two of the tacos tasted similar (because there is no description on the menus of what the tacos contain I can't be sure which tacos they were). There was a taco with jackfruit that had a smoky flavor that tasted different than the other two. I'm assuming that was the barbacoa.Things to note: Cena Vegan (and other restaurants) are located in the Partake Collective building. You can order ahead of time and pick up at your designated locker, or you can order in person using tablets (cashless payment only). You can enter Partake on 5th or Elm but note that there is currently construction going on so 5th around Partake is closed off to pedestrians. Street parking is available, and you can also park across the street in the shopping center. You can also eat in the Partake building or take your food to go. There's tables, utensils, napkins, and water.Vegetarian options: Menu is fully vegan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Taco Trio
Anthony G.
I had the carne asada burrito. I think if you didn't tell someone there was. I meat in this vegan burrito they wouldn't be able to tell on their own. That is a testament to how well they mimicked meat in this tasty burrito. I highly recommend this one. I also tried the carnitas taco. This was good but someone could definitely tell they were not eating pork. That said the taco was good. I want to return to try the birria and barbacoa . Great spot with a simple menu.
Clementine Halverson
I wanted to keep it secret but I feel like I have to share by respect and gratitude for Cena staff.Best and fastest taco in LBC!! Maybe even ever ! I was PACKED with 2 tacos ?Al pastor and barbacoa meats are bomb, I can’t get enough.The facility is really cool too, it’s a vibe.Service was and impeccable.10/10 ⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Keep It R.
This places makes me like I'm cheating my plant based diet. It is so good and I'm glad they opened a new location in LB. I used to travel to LA but now I'm good. Good yes! But bad because I want it all the time. Although the Long Beach location is not your typical location but that's okay? Please lower prices, it's sooooo expensive at times
Chris L.
I haven't reviewed a place in over 5 years, but this place is quite possibly the best Mexican food I've had in the state of California. Yeah, I said it. The flavors in their food are just ridiculous! The rice and beans are always perfect and them tortillas! Having eaten Mexican food for the bulk of my life, 48 years, trust me when I tell you to not sleep on this place. They have multiple locations but the one at Partake is fabulous. When I eat something delicious, I chair dance. Here, I'm dancing through the whole meal.
Chris L.
I was craving an authentic vegan Mexican burrito so I ordered the al pastor burrito. It was delicious. Can’t wait to try new items on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas and Al Pastor
D ..
Great vegan food, and insanely fast service! Located inside the Partake Collective (ghost kitchens), my food is always ready in less than 20 minutes, even if I order a ton of food. The portions are fair for the price, and I love to see occasional seasonal options like the Pozole, which is the best vegan Pozole I've found. It's still open despite heavy construction in the area, which is great because we order here often. I like the clean ambience of the place as well, and the convenience of picking up my food quickly without the need to wait to check in with an employee. Partake's marketplace is fairly pricey, so we really only come here for Cena Vegan.
Andrés A
The food is pretty good and the portions are generous. I get that people expect authentic Mexican flavors, but Mexican food has lots of meat and cheese and this place is vegan! The meat-like substitutions are about as good as we get for now.I was a bit confused by the location. This place is inside "Partake". You order it yourself on an ipad and it's either delivered to you or placed in a locker.
Usually go to their main location in East L.A. and found out the had one in LB and let’s just say this …. I’m just going to keep going to the one in East L.A. taste more authentic .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Carnitas and Al Pastor, Big Vegan Burrito
dominique d.
The food here is awesome. I have tried all the vegan meats except the carnitas. Oh when I tell you the beans are so creamy and the small Size lasted me for like three days. So far I've had the tacos, burritos, and the bowl. All great. I do wish that for their nachos to have some type of vegan cheese sauce. Overall excellent!
Itzel B.
I love their vegan burritos - they are filling with meat (al pastor, asada, or chicken) rice & beans with your choice of salsa. Their vegan nachos are a very large portion -shareable. The vegan torta is also very good.
parad0x
We ordered the pollo asado and al pastor burritos and both were absolutely loaded and delicious.
Rob V.
Very Much looking forward to the day you offer jackfruit and vegan cheese as an option for your burritos. Just having non organic soy and gluten makes me feel like you don't care much about health...
Large portions and good quality food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
This place was pretty good, service was fast, food was pretty tasty. The one suggestion would be for them to allow vegan cheese to be an additional option for the burritos. Overall the price is appropriate & the food is good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Big Vegan Burrito
I had Cena Vegan for dinner on a Tuesday night. I ordered the taco trio, rice&beans, and horchata. The proteins I chose were: barbacoa, carne asada, and pollo asado. The tacos were fantastic and the tortillas are great. The meal was completely filling with the tacos alone so I didn't finish all of the sides. But the rice & beans were flavorful as well. The only thing was that two of the tacos tasted similar (because there is no description on the menus of what the tacos contain I can't be sure which tacos they were). There was a taco with jackfruit that had a smoky flavor that tasted different than the other two. I'm assuming that was the barbacoa.Things to note: Cena Vegan (and other restaurants) are located in the Partake Collective building. You can order ahead of time and pick up at your designated locker, or you can order in person using tablets (cashless payment only). You can enter Partake on 5th or Elm but note that there is currently construction going on so 5th around Partake is closed off to pedestrians. Street parking is available, and you can also park across the street in the shopping center. You can also eat in the Partake building or take your food to go. There's tables, utensils, napkins, and water.Vegetarian options: Menu is fully vegan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Taco Trio
I had the carne asada burrito. I think if you didn't tell someone there was. I meat in this vegan burrito they wouldn't be able to tell on their own. That is a testament to how well they mimicked meat in this tasty burrito. I highly recommend this one. I also tried the carnitas taco. This was good but someone could definitely tell they were not eating pork. That said the taco was good. I want to return to try the birria and barbacoa . Great spot with a simple menu.
I wanted to keep it secret but I feel like I have to share by respect and gratitude for Cena staff.Best and fastest taco in LBC!! Maybe even ever ! I was PACKED with 2 tacos ?Al pastor and barbacoa meats are bomb, I can’t get enough.The facility is really cool too, it’s a vibe.Service was and impeccable.10/10 ⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This places makes me like I'm cheating my plant based diet. It is so good and I'm glad they opened a new location in LB. I used to travel to LA but now I'm good. Good yes! But bad because I want it all the time. Although the Long Beach location is not your typical location but that's okay? Please lower prices, it's sooooo expensive at times
I haven't reviewed a place in over 5 years, but this place is quite possibly the best Mexican food I've had in the state of California. Yeah, I said it. The flavors in their food are just ridiculous! The rice and beans are always perfect and them tortillas! Having eaten Mexican food for the bulk of my life, 48 years, trust me when I tell you to not sleep on this place. They have multiple locations but the one at Partake is fabulous. When I eat something delicious, I chair dance. Here, I'm dancing through the whole meal.
I was craving an authentic vegan Mexican burrito so I ordered the al pastor burrito. It was delicious. Can’t wait to try new items on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas and Al Pastor
Great vegan food, and insanely fast service! Located inside the Partake Collective (ghost kitchens), my food is always ready in less than 20 minutes, even if I order a ton of food. The portions are fair for the price, and I love to see occasional seasonal options like the Pozole, which is the best vegan Pozole I've found. It's still open despite heavy construction in the area, which is great because we order here often. I like the clean ambience of the place as well, and the convenience of picking up my food quickly without the need to wait to check in with an employee. Partake's marketplace is fairly pricey, so we really only come here for Cena Vegan.
The food is pretty good and the portions are generous. I get that people expect authentic Mexican flavors, but Mexican food has lots of meat and cheese and this place is vegan! The meat-like substitutions are about as good as we get for now.I was a bit confused by the location. This place is inside "Partake". You order it yourself on an ipad and it's either delivered to you or placed in a locker.
Recommended dishes: Big Vegan Torta
Restaurantji Recommends
Usually go to their main location in East L.A. and found out the had one in LB and let’s just say this …. I’m just going to keep going to the one in East L.A. taste more authentic .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Carnitas and Al Pastor, Big Vegan Burrito
The food here is awesome. I have tried all the vegan meats except the carnitas. Oh when I tell you the beans are so creamy and the small Size lasted me for like three days. So far I've had the tacos, burritos, and the bowl. All great. I do wish that for their nachos to have some type of vegan cheese sauce. Overall excellent!
I love their vegan burritos - they are filling with meat (al pastor, asada, or chicken) rice & beans with your choice of salsa. Their vegan nachos are a very large portion -shareable. The vegan torta is also very good.
We ordered the pollo asado and al pastor burritos and both were absolutely loaded and delicious.
Very Much looking forward to the day you offer jackfruit and vegan cheese as an option for your burritos. Just having non organic soy and gluten makes me feel like you don't care much about health...