*Love*
First of all, everything is organic! Yes I said everything is organic! The fruits and veggies in your smoothie....organic, the stewed pumpkin at their hot buffet....organic, that cranberry muffin..all organic and vegan ingredients. They are adamant here about providing quality food using only the best ingredients. Their hot buffet has alot of Caribbean inspired options, the chalkboard menu changes seasonally, they make smoothies/juices (and sweeten them naturally), cakes and pastries (all vegan) and there are a ton of natural supplements available for purchase.
Their prices are a bit high but personally, I cant knock them. When you use high quality ingredients, a higher price point should be expected. Majority of their chalkboard menu items (salmon burger, rotis, fried rice etc) are around $15 each but their smoothies and juices are around $6, $7 which is more affordable. Either way, I've enjoyed their wild salmon waffle burger on both of my visits. The patty is made fresh and is huge. The patty is full of salmon, spinach and/or kale and comes with waffles as the bun. They add on vegan mayo, tomatoes and romaine lettuce and you've got a delicious, one of a kind burger. My husband loves their shrimp roti, which btw is made with spelt flour and their fried rice dishes are made with brown rice. The food is always fresh, never salty and seasoned perfectly.
*Hate*
The wait time for food off the menu is ridiculous. On our first visit my husband and I ordered our food and waited atleast 45 minutes for it to come out. On our second visit though the wait was even longer. We called in advance and were told 30 minutes which turned into over an hour wait. We were in a rush this time, hence why we called in the order in the first place, and waiting was an inconvenience. My salmon burger was brought out first, 20 mins later the shrimp fried rice came out and 15 minutes after that the additional two rotis we ordered. It's disappointing because 10 minutes later when we get home, some of the food was already cold.
*Love*
Both of the owners, Yvonne and Chris, are extremely knowledgeable concerning living a natural, nutritious life and have been vegans for over 15 years. On our first visit we vibed with them almost immediately. Yvonne gave us alot of information regarding our health and we've traded some of our knowledge with her as well. She even gave us a few different items to sample. Yvonne is so educated that we saw a regular customer walk in and tell her his ailment. She told him exactly what his body needed, provided him with the appropriate supplement, gave him directions on usage and told him how long it'd take for his body to heal; all right on the spot! She also gave him a quick but powerful lecture on changing his lifestyle so he could mantain his health. Talk about holistic healing, I loved that!!
We'd love to keep supporting this neighborhood health haven bc the food is really good. Their knowledge, if spread to those open to living a natural, nutritious life, would legit heal the world. I'm 1000% in support of that! Those wait times though....sooo frustrating! Please improve so we can keep supporting you!! read more