The place:
A fascinating place. You walk in and are immediately immersed in a tropical? environment. There was loud world music playing, bright green and orange paint on the walls and a whole wall of exposed brick. Bright and colorful art adorned the walls. An iPad running Square sat opposite the door on a low table covered in old burlap coffee sacks. The kitchen would have been visible to the dining room had a too narrow window blind not attempted to cover the opening in the wall. Seating consisted of tables with one side booth and one side chairs. Very easy to rearrange for large groups, of which there were none, however the pillows serving as cushion to the brick-backed "booth" were definitely not plentiful enough to accommodate as many people as the bench could.
The food:
I ordered a banana peanut butter and spinach smoothie ($4.5). Taste was good, but consistency was too liquidy. I'm not sure what milk it was made with (2% or soy) as the waiter didn't ask. As an entree (since I had to order one in order to use my Groupon) I got a pulled pork dish. It was served with a big scoop of white rice centered on the plate and a too small portion of pulled pork on top. Surrounding that were four Toston sliders with corn, pico and guac on top.
Service:
A couple of friendly guys were running the place; one cook, one waiter. They were friendly.
Other:
Free WiFi-see the chalk board on the wall for the long numerical password. Metered street parking. I had a $22 for $11 Groupon for my visit.
All in all the flavour was there but the portion sizes were too small and the music too low. Despite the friendly service, the free WiFi and the signs inviting you to chill I'd opt to head to Starbucks down the road after I ate.