All Reviews
NatureGirl215, LLC
a month agoOne of my ABSOLUTE favorite places to visit when I'm back home because it's a one stop shop. I can order food (which is ALWAYS delicious) get my herbs, & get items for my meal prep. The owner is SOOOOOOO ABSOLUTELY wonderful with the knowledge he gives & he's so very kind. One of the best things I love about the food here is most carribean places (vegan & non-vegan) use white rice for their rice & peas. This place uses black wild rice (which absolutely much better for you). Their smoothies & drinks are top tier. I can keep going on about this place but check them out.
Jessica Hackett-Smith
3 months agoFood is awesome, I eat meat but I could eat this all day.. vegan or not youll eat it. It good.. people are very friendly here. Only thing is wait can be long but order ahead and youll be fine.
Audemar
8 months agoFood is subpar. Edible.. but definitely something I can whip up better at home for half the price! $23 for a chickpea lentil wrap that looked like poop wrapped in a green tortilla.. and soggy fried plantains? Bad quality. No wonder when I asked him how this store been here, he said 3 years and I never heard of More Life. Because the food is trash and the way he runs the shop makes no sense! It’s a very weird energy in the there. First off, the owner keeps the door locked. So if you wanna come in you have to ring the buzzer.. Who does that? Fear based thinking. That’s the second Jamaican food spot I went to and they do that weird mess. It makes me not even want to support like uhhhh do you even want customers coming?? You literally make it hard to get inside the establishment.. I had to ask the man are you open??? Not to mention he uses a lot of SOY in the food. Telling black people soy is good for them is WRONG. It’s extremely harmful to the body. Won’t be back.
KingVegan
Edited 9 months agoAnother delicious food find this was near the Olney section of Philadelphia, right smack dab in the neighborhood lots of residential housing. This is not a sitdown restaurant. This is more of a corner store. That being said walking in you must be buzzed in as they have a secure door with the camera. I’ve lived in the inner city most of my life so I’m quite used to that. The lady that welcome us in was very nice and wow what an incredible selection of teas, powdered herbs in spices, dried fruits, dried roots, probably the largest selection that I’ve seen anywhere you’ll see in the pictures. This is a takeout restaurant and they prepare everything from scratch. We did not mind waiting a little while because most every place that you go to that does things like this you’re gonna find great food. This place is fantastic as far as the food went, we ordered Jamaican brown stewed vegan chicken with forbidden rice, plantains, with some greens as a garnish we got the same platter also with brown stewed tofu, both of these were done perfectly. The vegan stewed chicken was incredibly tender. The sauce was made just right it had such a great brown gravy taste to it, and it was seasoned enough so when you combined it with the rice it made for a nice comfort type food dish. The portions were fairly large so eating an entire dish would be a feet in itself so we ended up taking half of each home. We also ordered two spinach Jamaican patties and one Jamaican patty. They were so hot and fresh not deep-fried. They were baked and they were excellent and to wash all of this down. We got two freshly made pressed juices. You’ll see the pictures have the descriptions, both each had ginger in them very strong yet at the same time both were very refreshing so drinking these drinks along with eating the food that was a little bit heavy but still healthy made for a great combination. You will not go wrong with this food. It is excellent. The neighborhood may be a little challenging and it can be hard to find parking, but it is worth it. What a great find in this place lots of history of some great Jamaican folk folks on the walls.
Twyssa 02
9 months agoA vegan friend came in from CA and turned us on to this gem in our backyard. I had the chicken stew, and it was tasty, light but filling. The plantains were as crispy as I like them but were still flavorful mixed in with the rice and vegetables. There is also a pharmacy-grade inventory of dried herbs and powders. We didn’t try the smoothies or tinctures but will return to sample more from More Life.
Ashley Thomas
9 months agoAbsolutely blown away with this restaurant/store. The inside is amazing and very positively charged, the chickpea wrap was delicious and the service was great. I’m from the neighborhood and enjoy seeing my people provide these amazing, healthy options. Will definitely be back.
CHAFICA ALI
a year agoIt was a good atmosphere, everyone was kind and knowledgeable about all the different herbs and tonics! My food was amazing. I can’t wait to go back!!! I’m so happy I found this place ❤️
Les Brown
2 years agoMy new favorite plant based resturant! The knowledge inside this place is overwhelming. The owner took time to talk to me, explain his food and more.... the food taste very clean, organic and healthy. He has tonics, fresh juices and smoothies. 10 out of 10! Thank you