Rita W.
Yelp
Sweet Maple's opening in WC was very much anticipated. Other than wait times, I've never had a bad experience at any of the restaurants within this group / places that serve Millionaire's Bacon. So glad I was able to try Sweet Maple during a lunch break on a Tuesday!
We were lucky to have found a meter spot nearby Sweet Maple. Put in $ for an hour and headed in. On our way there, I put us on the virtual waiting list on Yelp. Mentioned this to them when we walked in, and we were seated.
We got the menus and had plenty of time to read it through. Someone took our drink orders and we tried-
Ube Latte- so pretty and purple! Unfortunately it wasn't caffeinated, but it was good. One of the better Ube lattes I've tried. Didn't feel $9 worth tho.
Espresso Tonic- so fancy! It had espresso, tonic, elderflower, and rose. Tasted tart, fruity, and a bit floral. One of the more unique espresso tonics I've tried.
Our food order was later taken, and thankfully the food arrived very quickly. Yay for not having to go put more money in the meter! We tried -
Pimped Up Ramyun - elevated soupless ramen, with egg and millionaires bacon! The seasoning and their bacon makes this dish work, along with the interesting presentation. The table next to us took a photo of it as well.
Tornado Galbi Omurice - it was so difficult choosing what I wanted to try, but ultimately went with the omurice because I haven't tried the tornado style egg before. So cool looking! The rice underneath didn't have fixings in it, so the flavors just came from the seasonings, the sauce, meat, and pickled onions, etc. They can do a crispy tofu version instead of the braised short ribs. It was good, but I expected a bit better in terms of the rice and flavor, considering a $26 dish.
The space doesn't seem to suppress noise very well, as it was rather noisy in the center (where we were seated), but luckily we didn't have much to say. The interior was modern and clean looking. They do indoor and outdoor seating.
I would come back to try other stuff. Their cocktails sound amazing, and I'd love to try other cafe drinks. Their small plates with burrata (earl grey blueberry croffle) and dish with Brie (coconut moffle) sound so good as well. I was interested in their egg soufflés, and thought I'd try next time, but the person at the table next to us mentioned it was rather bland (no wonder they recommend ordering the $2 jam). Though I didn't think what we got was really worth the price, they have a great thing going on with interesting and delicious sounding menu items that'll bring me back.