You can always tell when the wait staff, cooks, and owners take pride in what they do, and it is quite apparent when you're here that there is a lot of pride in this little restaurant.
Panacea quite literally means to heal. So they are cleverly hiding their mission statement in plain sight! To heal the body with healthy food and drink is the oldest medicine in recorded history.
The only reason for the missing 5th star is because most people I talk to that have eaten here for lunch say they end up spending almost double than they normally do on lunch. And people that I talk to that have eaten here for dinner say they wish they offered a few beer and wine options.
As Americans, the bar has been set very low for the quality of food that we choose to consume. It is going to take several more restaurants like this one to help retrain the American pallet to recognize that flavorful can also be healthy. Keep up the good work Panacea! (The Love burger is my favorite.)