3.5 stars... definitely a step up above average but it's a new place and still having it's growing moments.
On Harbord, there's a cute little place that has a nice menu of drinks that can spice up your day or chill you down. It also have some parantha (flat bread) with sweet and savoury toppings. It's all easily affordable and you can relax in their clean and modern seating area while they make their food. It appears to be a young group of entrepreneurs who are doing this so I think it's great they're putting out solid good food at very reasonable prices.
The place isnt very big but it is nicely done with simple lines and nice pop of colours everywhere. I thought it was cute how their menu is behind the counter on rolls of kraft paper. Love the idea.
We didn't order any food but we saw another group did and it smelled quite good and you can tell from the sounds from the kitchen it was all being prepped fresh. No beeps... no opening of freezers... just sounds of chopping, rolling, searing on the stove, and the occasional clink from plating. The one noticeable growing pains was that the person out front tended to head back into the kitchen and not notice what is going on in front... another group came in and just stood at the counter for nearly 5 minutes with no one noticing them from the kitchen.
Our order was 2 iced chai latte with almond milk. I loved how the chai was reasonably priced at $4 something before the addition of the almond milk. The Chai had a nice spice kick and not sugary. The only thing I would recommend is to ask for less ice... they had a lot of ice and it became very watery quite quickly. If they did freeze some of their chai ahead of time, that would be so much better than just water ice cubes.
It has some good potential to be good... hopefully they can grow from their opening stage.