Came here for a MeetUp for plant based food, before the Medina Ice Festival.
I could not be more disappointed in the service, or the food. The ambiance and building was much to my liking, but I honestly can't say that it really deserves a whole store with how rough everything else was.
It's easy to say plant based food is gross, because many people assume it's lettuce. That's fair, if one doesn't have an interest, why would they dig in? Having met people who cook, they can make absolutely crazy delicious meals with zero products. Making their own sour cream, "cheese," meat substitute, so on- they make a full complete meal that tastes great.
Here, I received noodles with vegetables on top. The pasta was cooked, but no flavor or taste. The vegetables were awful- not cooked enough to be COOKED, but too cooked for one to argue it was "raw." Apparently the chef doesn't use any oil. Oil isn't needed. My cooking friend started cooking with average food, and has transitioned to plant only. I assumed that a chef would be able to do the same, but I have no idea what happened here.
The bubbly individual who served us had a habit of forgetting things. They were not aware of any food details, and disappeared for significant periods of time. Thinking of my experience, this can't get a second star. The only real perk was that the food was relatively cheap for the area, but still very expensive for what it is- $10 for some noodles and vegetables.