I pass by this place often and see the patio seating but I never knew it was so nice on the inside until one of my relatives decided to do a New Years gathering here. It has a full bar as well.

Lots of things are overly seasoned and salty. We shared two appetizers, the roasted brussels and the cauliflower. The brussels tasted like they were doused in lime but the mushrooms were amazing. The cauliflower had a lot going on with the medjool dates, mints, etc etc but all you can taste is the dill. The entree I ordered for the table, the pesto pasta, was also overwhelmingly sour, but it didn't bother me as much because my taste buds aren't what they used to be. However, most people in my group thought it could've included some sort of bread 🥖 to soak up the sourness.

The pizzas were my favorite savory dish. We got the squash pizza with the cranberries on the side and the buffalo sausage pizza. The squash one definitely had enough lemon almond ricotta dollops to smear.

The one thing that made this place a standout was the desserts. I ordered the apple crumble cake and the squash pie because they sounded the most interesting, although carrot cake+ice cream combo is also rare but it only came with vanilla ice cream. The apple crumble cake came with the Cosmic Bliss ice cream and the walnuts embedded in it were a nice touch. The squash pie wasn't mushy and the filling had a more solid outer layer. The crust was good and substantial, more like a tart, which I liked. I'm glad I tried the desserts here, very unique. I was originally going to get Sprinkles cupcakes after (also in this shopping center) because the dots on the walls that I was facing while dining looked exactly like the Sprinkles decor.

I got the matcha horchata as my beverage and it was pretty average. There was no matcha flavor.

Our waiter was chill but not the best. He wished us Happy 2024 and was pretty friendly in the beginning but something was a little off as we ordered and things went on. I thought maybe it was just me but the others also thought he seemed high.

Overall, definitely recommend. There are many other locations, mostly in swanky shopping centers just the same. The Newport Beach one has a nice garden and the Austin one is grand too and both locations are larger than the one here. I loved the ambience of all of them. The person, an intellectual type, who booked the reservation for us had read some books of the founder, Dr. Andrew Weil and is really into his publications on health so their mission with the restaurants is rather purposeful.