Katherine W.
Yelp
Giving this joint 5 glittery stars for hospitality and ambiance, but sadly, only 3 mediocre stars for the grub. Still, we were totally stoked when we walked in - their crazy-diverse menu reads like a foodie's love letter, with fresh salads, hearty bowls, sammies, soups, entrees galore, and condiments aplenty
We ordered the:
vegetarian salad bowl that had roasted onion, red/orange peppers, eggplant, and portobello sitting on top of salad/quinoa. Two stars, and that's being generous - this dish is a flavorless zombie that only comes to life with a serious condiment intervention, though I'll give them points for grilling it to perfection!
Lomo saltado-
Angus beef, sautéed red onion & roma tomato, steak fries + house aioli. 5 stars, tender meat, flavorful! Get extra house aioli.
Chef special $24
Spinach /gouda stuffed chicken sitting on top of iserali cous-cousn sautéed spinach , apricots, onions, Aleppo pepper and pommergrante glaze. I'm starting to think this dish has an identity crisis - 2 stars for a perfectly cooked, juicy chicken that somehow still managed to fall flat. The pommergrante glaze was a highlight, with just the right balance of sweet and tart, but the cous cous was a one-trick pony and the other ingredients were MIA.
Side of Mac n cheese
four cheese blend, portobello cracklings, potato chip crust. Two stars - it was a culinary sleeping pill, technically edible but flavorlessly forgettable.
Japeleno aioli is pleasant, the habanero aioli is a real hot-head - it'll have you cursing like a sailor in record time! The house aioli, however, is the real sauce of the operation - 5 stars for these incredible condiments that truly bring the heat and take home the MVP award!
While my overall experience was decent, with 3 stars, the dishes majorly lacked flavor, but thankfully, the extra condiments I ordered helped make the meals more enjoyable and easier to finish.