Perhaps it was because I had skipped breakfast or perhaps it was love at first sight, but food that would have normally tasted average to me, suddenly became delicious!
We gobbled up the overcooked brussel sprouts with bland slivers of bacon and inhaled the roasted sweet potato pancakes ($8 including choice of bacon or sausage) which were the furthest thing from fluffly. But it didn't matter because love is blind or, in this case, taste-blind. We fell in love with the cuteness of this place as soon as we walked in.
We went for lunch on a Friday at peak hour and had to wait in line for almost 15min to place our order. That was quickly forgotten when we managed to snag some comfy couches outside under the shade of a giant sun umbrella.
Our food was brought to us quicker than our wait in line. (FYI, you're given a number on a stand which you put on your table. This is brilliant because it allows you to sit anywhere you want after you place your order.)
Even more brilliant is the way they put together the tarts. Instead of baking them ahead of time, they only bake the crust ahead and cook the fillings to order - this cuts down on wastage at the end of the day and speeds up cooking time. Our mushroom tart was creamy and decadent ($9.50 includes choice of pear salad or brussel sprouts - salad was much better).
The cafe au lait ($2) was unfortunately on the watery side but the slim mint tea ($2.50) which comes in a large pot was delicious.
They're open 7am-3pm everyday except Monday and have recently stayed open into the evening for First Fridays.