TLDR: great food at fair prices
We ordered a mushroom wrap that came with a hot soup and a sampler platter that came with a gazpacho cold soup. Everything tasted great, I was most thoroughly impressed with the falafel as it was flavorful and not dry. My gf really liked the cold soup
This place was an absolutely amazing find. Its been there for around 2 years. The menu is fully vegan with focus on Yemenese cuisine. All the offerings are Tapas style( small plates) many for sharing. We ordered about 6-7 dishes. 1. potato and sage torte 2. Wild mushrooms knaffe 3. Bakhlava 4. Falafel croquettes 5. Roasted cauliflower 6. House special ( collard green stew with lentils and pita) ( not on the menu), 7. Yemenese spice tea ( made from oatmilk), 8. Blueberry tart with toasted almonds.
All the dishes were absolutely finger-licking delicious. The balance of flavors were amazing. I loved the house special collard green stew , the mushroom knaffe , potato torte and blueberry torte with almonds. The mushroom flavors in the knaffe was intense and that was something I absolutely loved. It came with a red pepper sauce which was equally delicious. The highlight for me was the house special collard green stew with lentils. It was suggested by the chef with great confidence and we ordered it based on that. The stew was rich, balanced in tens of spice level. It was very well complemented by the barbecued lentils and the pita to wipe it all from the plate .
At the end of the meal, when we thought we were full, the chef offered a blueberry torte ( on the house) and to accompany that, we ordered the Yemenese chai . I was absolutely surprised my the torte which had a great balance of sweetness , with the nutty flavor from toasted almonds which all complimented the blueberry flavor. The chai was mild but all the spice came through very well.
Overall it was a great dining experience ( something that will start in my memory for a long time).
The place was pretty crowded while I was there, especially at the beginning. We were immediately warned of the long wait, but it was entirely worth it. We ordered a jackfruit wrap and a pulled king oyster burger, with lentil soup and a house salad. The soup was much better than the salad! We got the sides first and the main food quite a while later. The food was excellent; I was worried it wouldn't be enough, but for me it was filling. Although we ordered the burger once, we got two, which helped! The burgers also didn't come on standard buns, but rather a fluffy croissant-like round pastry, which complemented the mushroom very well. When we were done with the meal, we were offered a dessert on the house, and very passionately recommended which one we should take. We were paying with card and asked whether we can leave a tip in cash, and were told we don't even need to tip (which just made us want to tip more). Given how crowded the place was and how small the staff was, it was excellent and entirely worth the wait time!
Food was so nourishing and delicious and the owner was the sweetest. We had the harvest salad (veggies were sweet and tender), spinach wrap and the savor platter. Highly recommend this restaurant. They also serve dinner.
This! Is! It!!!!!!!
This is the veggie place I have been waiting for. When people say "I didn't even miss the meat" this is the type of food they are talking about : delicious, full of flavor, creative, and high quality ingredients.
The menu is tapas style. I went with just my partner but I wish we brought friends so we could have tried more dishes.
We ordered a bunch of dishes and dug into them so fast I didn't get many photos, but I will be back again next week so I will try to add more then.
We had this delicious garlicky garbanzo and potato soup to start, followed by the baby beet salad (my top dish! I don't know how they get the beets so flavorful!!!), the mushroom pate had a really delicate but deep umami flavor, and the trumpet scallop dish was ....just wow. It didn't look like scallops, but it was insanely good. We had the chocolate bread pudding and blueberry tart for dessert.
I already can't wait to go back.
Bonus: really good chill music.
Wilson Tsang
a month agoTLDR: great food at fair prices We ordered a mushroom wrap that came with a hot soup and a sampler platter that came with a gazpacho cold soup. Everything tasted great, I was most thoroughly impressed with the falafel as it was flavorful and not dry. My gf really liked the cold soup
Balaji G.
4 months agoThis place was an absolutely amazing find. Its been there for around 2 years. The menu is fully vegan with focus on Yemenese cuisine. All the offerings are Tapas style( small plates) many for sharing. We ordered about 6-7 dishes. 1. potato and sage torte 2. Wild mushrooms knaffe 3. Bakhlava 4. Falafel croquettes 5. Roasted cauliflower 6. House special ( collard green stew with lentils and pita) ( not on the menu), 7. Yemenese spice tea ( made from oatmilk), 8. Blueberry tart with toasted almonds. All the dishes were absolutely finger-licking delicious. The balance of flavors were amazing. I loved the house special collard green stew , the mushroom knaffe , potato torte and blueberry torte with almonds. The mushroom flavors in the knaffe was intense and that was something I absolutely loved. It came with a red pepper sauce which was equally delicious. The highlight for me was the house special collard green stew with lentils. It was suggested by the chef with great confidence and we ordered it based on that. The stew was rich, balanced in tens of spice level. It was very well complemented by the barbecued lentils and the pita to wipe it all from the plate . At the end of the meal, when we thought we were full, the chef offered a blueberry torte ( on the house) and to accompany that, we ordered the Yemenese chai . I was absolutely surprised my the torte which had a great balance of sweetness , with the nutty flavor from toasted almonds which all complimented the blueberry flavor. The chai was mild but all the spice came through very well. Overall it was a great dining experience ( something that will start in my memory for a long time).
Sasha Kononova
2 months agoThe place was pretty crowded while I was there, especially at the beginning. We were immediately warned of the long wait, but it was entirely worth it. We ordered a jackfruit wrap and a pulled king oyster burger, with lentil soup and a house salad. The soup was much better than the salad! We got the sides first and the main food quite a while later. The food was excellent; I was worried it wouldn't be enough, but for me it was filling. Although we ordered the burger once, we got two, which helped! The burgers also didn't come on standard buns, but rather a fluffy croissant-like round pastry, which complemented the mushroom very well. When we were done with the meal, we were offered a dessert on the house, and very passionately recommended which one we should take. We were paying with card and asked whether we can leave a tip in cash, and were told we don't even need to tip (which just made us want to tip more). Given how crowded the place was and how small the staff was, it was excellent and entirely worth the wait time!
Lian Fufu
a month agoFood was so nourishing and delicious and the owner was the sweetest. We had the harvest salad (veggies were sweet and tender), spinach wrap and the savor platter. Highly recommend this restaurant. They also serve dinner.
Yuliya Rashkovskaya
10 months agoThis! Is! It!!!!!!! This is the veggie place I have been waiting for. When people say "I didn't even miss the meat" this is the type of food they are talking about : delicious, full of flavor, creative, and high quality ingredients. The menu is tapas style. I went with just my partner but I wish we brought friends so we could have tried more dishes. We ordered a bunch of dishes and dug into them so fast I didn't get many photos, but I will be back again next week so I will try to add more then. We had this delicious garlicky garbanzo and potato soup to start, followed by the baby beet salad (my top dish! I don't know how they get the beets so flavorful!!!), the mushroom pate had a really delicate but deep umami flavor, and the trumpet scallop dish was ....just wow. It didn't look like scallops, but it was insanely good. We had the chocolate bread pudding and blueberry tart for dessert. I already can't wait to go back. Bonus: really good chill music.