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Orean's The Health Express 
 based on 10 member reviews
817 N Lake Ave, Pasadena California
91104
626-794-0861
Type: Vegan-friendly, Fast food
Info: Vegetarian fast food: vegchicken burger, fries, burritos, philly cheezesteak sandwich, and more. Note the tartar sauce, soy cheese, and a few other items may contain casein (not vegan) - please ask. Open daily 9am-9pm. Price: Inexpensive.
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| "I love Orean's!"
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My Rating |
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3 |
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Posted on: Friday, August 28, 2009 |
Review: I was surprised to see the bad reviews here. I have been several times with my boyfriend, and every time is better than the last! It's an older place, so it looks a little run down, but living in LA, I've seen much, much worse. I'd rather eat off the outside tables here than the counter at some California Vegan's I've been to. It's a vegetarian place, so you can bet there won't be any meat, but like the description says, stay away from the cheese, it's not vegan. I almost always have the Philly Chzsteak w/o cheese and a hot dog. The air fries are tasty, I like the seasoning they put on them. The African Burrito is AWESOME.
To the people who didn't like this place, or "have no idea what they ate", why didn't you try asking? And if you were that concerned, why eat it in the first place? Geez.
Pros: fast food! * tasty * friendly staff
Cons: next to mcmurder * slow service * |
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| "A Hidden Treasure"
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My Rating |
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2 |
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Posted on: Monday, May 18, 2009 |
Review: I was writing an article on Vegan fast food places and I realized that they're hard to find (I lived in Pasadena, CA at the time). Then I found OTHE. It's located next to some of the worst places to eat (especially if your vegetarian/vegan). It's nice to know we have a better option, but I never would have known it until I looked it up online. I believe I had the African burrito (or something like that) and it was sooo good. The best I've had in a while. And it's totally affordable.
Pros: Fast/ Drive-thru * Cheap * Friendly Staff
Cons: Small place * * |
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| "disappointing"
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My Rating |
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10 |
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Posted on: Sunday, October 05, 2008 |
Review: I used to love this place, I am afraid not anymore. Last time we came, the food was awful! I ordered African burrito and ended up with a chunky old lettuce and cold/straight from can black-eye beans wrapped in tortilla. I am not sure what happened to the rest of the stuff that was supposed to be in but I was not going to turn around and go back - their 'air dry' fries were so greasy and burnt - shame on those cooks. Usually, when we come, there are girls serving and we had no problem with food, never. This time there was a guy in the window - ??? Bad food, bad service...very disappointing. What happened to Orean we used to know?
Pros: vegetarian * fast *
Cons: bad food * food is not the same as on the menu * |
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| "Only One of It's Kind In L.A."
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1 |
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Posted on: Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
Review: Yes, it is dumpy-looking on the outside and the server's aren't too friendly, and they need more staff, but considering there's no other vegetarian drive thru's in Greater Los Angeles that I know of, this place is great! I almost always get the Philly Sandwich. What I have done lately, and this would interest vegans, is substitute the tahina sauce they use on the falafel for the cheese in the philly and it actually tastes even better! And I loved it before! However, the cheese contains casein so it got me squeamish. But I highly recommend the Philly with the tahina sauce instead of the cheese. Scrumptious!!! And I drive all the way from Whittier (about 24 miles away)several times a month to eat here.
Pros: great philly sandwich * one of a kind place * Has drive-thru!
Cons: grungy-looking place * VERY limited seating and only outside * servers can seem distant and cold. |
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| "Scary!!! Dumpy drive through"
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Friday, August 08, 2008 |
Review: So going here I thought the opposite of what this was going to be. I expected so much more and really this is just a ghetto dump, which probably used to be a Winerschnizzel or something equally as horrible converted into low quality veg barf. I had no idea if the hot dog I inhaled was vegan or not. It definitely wasn't clean, but I was starving... There are a few benches, but I wouldn't advise eating there, just drive threw... Its super slow, took 30 minutes and the cars in front of use just got drinks and an ice cream? What the heck? This place is not an experience, I mean I guess its better than going next door to a McDonalds or a KFC. If you are the owner of Orean's please contact me. I'll freak'n give you money to clean your place up and help you put some vegan designations next to menu items. It could be so much more. I have no idea what I ATE!
Pros: vegan soft-serve? * *
Cons: dirty * too cheap * questionable |
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| "Horrible."
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Posted on: Thursday, August 07, 2008 |
Review: I decided to go to Orean's because a friend loves the place and recommended it. When my boyfriend and I got there the staff was somewhat rude, it didn't look clean at all, and has very limited seating. I ordered a burrito which was cold by the time I got it. The burger my boyfriend ordered tasted like it had been sitting for a while. Both of us felt sick after eating here. I would not go back and will definitely not recommend.
Pros: decent prices * *
Cons: cleanliness * rude staff * |
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| "If you care about what you eat don't go here"
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5 |
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Posted on: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 |
Review: I've been going to Orean for years. I quickly learned to only trust the 2 ladies that work M-F until 4pm. At other times I had food that made me ill. One of those times the young girl at the counter had a friend deliver her hamburgers from McDonalds; to me that was not a vote of confidence in the Orean food.
I had asked many times whether they used vegan products and I was always told that they did. Today I asked for an African Toasada without cheese. I watched it being made - with cheese- and when the lady was informed that it should not have cheese she roughly removed the cheese layer
and then covered it (ie hid the remaining cheese) with another layer of beans. When I got the toastada I could see a lot of remaining cheese. What this told me was that they really don't care; they don't understand. My guess is that they are not vegetarians. This is really poor food service; clearly, they should not be in the food indstry.
The place is somewhat dirty so I was always a bit concerned, but the ladies were nice to me, and as a consequence I assumed that they were conscientious about the food that they prepared. They are nice and they work really hard, but I cannot go there again knowing that they don't really care about what I eat.
The other problem is that it is a bit expensive for what it is. Having read the other comments about Orean's use of dairy products which they claim to be vegan, a consistent picture emerges. Veggie fast food is a good idea, but Orean is not the place to provide it.
Pros: location * *
Cons: poor preparation practices * uncertainty whether its vegan * expensive |
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| "Orean's is fantastic!"
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2008 |
Review: Friendly and fast (after I finally decide what to get!), these gals are terrific. They're there all day and make fantastic meals. Love them, I drop by to get a bite whenever I can. Try to the philly cheesesteak and the super green shakes. Fills you up but still in a healthy way.
Pros: yummy! * quick * healthy
Cons: * * |
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| "very fast food"
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Monday, March 03, 2008 |
Review: This place is great because it's the only all veg drive through I've seen. The food is ok and the prices are a little high, but it works in a pinch.
Pros: quick * convenient location *
Cons: priced too high for fast food * not much table seating * |
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| "Went once and never returned, why should you?"
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Posted on: Monday, December 17, 2007 |
Review: Went here once when I first went veg and heard about the place as a good veg fast food place and the only thing i truly liked was the ice cream and fries. Tofu burger was runny and chili burger was just OK. However, the food was overall disappointing as well as the wait that I never went back after the one time, and good thing I didn't see seeing all these reviews about how shady they are using non-veg ingredients and I'm not surprised it's dirty--look at the facade. I suppose if you aren't a health freak and are lacto-ovo veg then you should eat Orean's, but I prefer fresh fare. I'm just really dismayed that they sound like they're being dishonest. I like to support any veg restaurant but this one is now questionable.
Pros: fries are good * *
Cons: not healthy fare * ingredients questionable * long wait and grumpy staff |
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| "It's OK, nice to have a fast food option though!"
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162 |
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Posted on: Friday, November 16, 2007 |
Review: I did not care for their chili dog...yuck! However, I did like my friend's tofu burger [they were nice enough to share :)]. I'm a little disturbed by the comments below. Establishments who are deceptive shouldn't even be listed on this site anymore or should be flagged at the very least.
Pros: Nice Staff * *
Cons: Chili Dogs * * |
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