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| - LOVED the brunch food. AMAZING.
Highly recommend getting here EARLY on the weekends for brunch otherwise you might not find seating, particularly if coming with a party larger than 2, since the space is pretty small and they don't take brunch reservations. My friends and I arrived here at 9AM today (Sunday), which is when they open and did not have to wait at all for seats. But by 10AM the restaurant was generating a line at the door.
Food- 5/5. Lots of eggs on the menu, but they do have many vegetarian and vegan options on their menu. I came with high expectations for the buckwheat pancakes, but felt kinda letdown because there wasn't much texture to brag about and it was too sweet. I like denser pancakes with a gritty and chewy texture, so felt that the buckwheat pancakes that I had once at Insomnia was much better in comparison. I ordered the herb poached eggs, which featured 2 perfectly poached eggs on a nest of split pea spread (absolutely delicious if you like the sweetness of peas) on a piece of corn arepa (didn't like this because it was way too dry and tasteless) on a bed of pre-dressed greens with actual herbs within the blend. My friends ordered the burger, which I did not try since it was lamb+beef, the shakshuka, which also had meat but you can opt for a vegetarian option, and the shrooms on toast. The shrooms on toast was majestic looking, but I felt that the mushrooms were too salty.
Value- 4/5. Not cheap like other smaller brunch diners, such as Figs, but also reasonable. The cheapest brunch entree was $12 and most expensive was $16, I believe? The portion sizes are reasonably large, so not fancy French portion sizes, but also much smaller than at comfort food-style brunch places like Insomnia.
Service- N/A. They appear to be understaffed, so expect service to be very slow, but all the staff are very responsive if you approach them with a request, so do that and don't expect them to come to your table because they are too busy cooking up a storm for you :) Everyone is also super friendly.
They also have weekday brunch and dinner options here. I will be back soon :D
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