Got taken here by my terrific boyfriend Matthew C. for my 24th birthday last night and it was just lovely.
He ordered a turkey-bacon-avocado panini club vegan-style, and I got the vegan macaroni and cheese because I was dying for some comfort food. Both came with a balsamic salad as a side. Both our portions were huge! I almost didn't finish the mac and cheese but it was so good I had to, it was a good-size hearty bowl. It didn't taste exactly cheesy, but it was nice and creamy, kind of like an alfredo sauce. It did have some melted cheese on top and tasted great with some added pepper. The salad came on the side of the bowl on a plate and it was also a generous portion with spring greens and just enough dressing.
We ended up getting the same server as the last time we came in, but service was a bit better although she is a bit of a ninja, randomly popping up every now and again.
Even though we were most definitely satiated, what's a birthday without some birthday cake? I eschewed my usual choice of a red velvet cupcake as the vanilla chocolate chip cake was calling my name, and Matt got the cinnamon swirl cake - both vegan. They were brought to us WARM which made all the difference. Note to self: even if the portions are huge, don't get dessert to-go or heat it up yourself at home, it is YUMMY. The cake was just sweet enough and warm enough, and HUGE. So freakin' delicious, their desserts really are can't-miss.
I have a feeling that even though the service is a bit spotty at times we'll still be coming back over and over again since I'm now a vegan, and I'm going to try and branch out to try all of their vegan desserts because HOT DAMN that cake was so delectable, Matt's was too! (We each only got one bite of each others' cakes before we went to town!) As Matt would say: LOVE THAT GODDAMN RED VELVET CAFE.