Kate F.
Yelp
As a predominantly plant-forward eater, I am always looking for restaurants that can put together a solid veggie dish, so I really wanted to like this place. Unfortunately, it just fell a bit short for us.
The restaurant itself is adorable, with a sort of speakeasy vibe --- lots of windows with blue/bronze/brick decor.
We were seated quickly and given an orientation to the menu by our waiter. They were featuring a prix fixe Vegan Restaurant Week menu that offered a lot of their best sellers for a very affordable $35pp, so we opted into that. Service was very fast, and the whole meal took us about an hour with the speed at which our dishes came out.
Some highlights:
--- The Pumpkin Harvest Cocktail with bourbon, pumpkin butter, and maple was a perfect fall drink.
--- The Charred Taos Eggplant was perfect cooked with a flavorful sauce with just enough of a kick.
--- We got the baklava and bread pudding as our two dessert options, and both were excellent.
Meh:
--- The mushroom sliders featured perfectly fried mushroom that was bland on its own. When you were able to get a bite or two with ALL of the associated toppings, it was actually pretty good, but there just wasn't enough of the sauce to save it.
--- The edamame wontons were just okay --- the accompanying sauce was good, but the inside was dry and could have used a bit of flavor.
Some disappointments:
--- I normally love a good brussels sprouts dish, but theirs were overseasoned with a spice mix that I really didn't like. My husband thought they were fine, though, and finished my portion.
--- The butternut squash gnocchi was not gnocchi made of butternut squash as we'd hoped and was instead regular potato gnocchi served WITH butternut squash that wasn't particularly flavorful and was kind of dry.
If we lived in Philly, I'd probably give this place a second chance, but since we're usually commuting in from Wilmington for an occasional date night, I don't think this one will make our usual rotation.
One fair warning: parking was quite a challenge on our Friday evening --- it's all street parking, and we definitely had to circle around and try a few side streets before we were successful. Make sure you leave adequate time!