text: I went here twice: the first time for dinner and the second time for lunch. Had I only went there for dinner, my review might not be so good. Both times, I went there with vegan friends eager to try a new place in the valley. \n\nWe had dinner on a Thursday. They only have street parking. We got there around 5 or 6, and the waitress said we were the first people there all day. One other group of people eventually showed up. For dinner, we had the plantain avocado spring roll with seasonal chutney. No complaints here - a good appetizer and the chutney was delicious. I then had the coco bread & pattie sandwich - okay, this was weird. The \"pattie\" looks like a combination of an empanada and a Hot Pocket which they put between two slices of delicious coco bread. So, I only ate the bread. We shared the sweet potato pudding for dessert. Pretty good, no complaints. When we were done, we waited for 30 min. or so for our check. I think she forgot about us, but she was really nice so we didn't care.\n\nFor lunch, we first shared Festivals as an appetizer. From the reviews I'd previously read here, I expected them to be so delicious that my tastebuds would jump out of my mouth, but that's what you get for having expectations that are too high.. they were two miniature breadsticks. Yes, their bread is great, and only $2, so why not? Also, they were very soft/warm. I then had the curried chicken and dumpling and my friend had curried tofu. My only complaint is that some of the food is too dry, like the green bananas and the dumpling. The dumpling was this dry, solid mass of wheat that I used as a pincushion for my fork - or, a forkcushion. The plantains were DELICIOUS, as were the chicken and veggies. The chicken was not dry, despite some reviews I've read to the contrary.\n\nMy friend finished his plate in a few minutes and told the waitress that it was one of the best meals he's ever had. However, he was initially concerned with the tofu - it tasted so much like meat that he figured it wasn't tofu, but was assured it wasn't meat. The waitress told us that the guy cooking behind the counter is also the owner and got all of the recipes from his grandmother in Jamaica.\n\nWe ended lunch with the grapenut ice cream and jello. By the time you're almost done, it morphs into strawberry ice cream. Very good. Everything was fresh - I'll go back if I'm in the area.