• 5
• Outstanding Offerings by Beloved Cupcake Warrior!

If I could give six or seven stars, I would. WOW! We came up from Philly to enjoy this fast-casual restaurant, the brainchild of my favorite vegan cookbook author, Chloe Coscarelli, who made national attention for becoming the first vegan to win Cupcake Wars, a mere three months after opening a baking business (mind you, she had already been an award-winning chef prior to this, but she was only 22 or 23 at the time). We were a vegan, a vegeterian and an omnivore, the latter two a professional cook and pastry chef at an upscale Philly restaurant. We devoured Chloe's signature guac burger and vegan mac-and-cheese with shiitake bacon and a ton of her desserts, including some banana bourbon ice cream I wish could have gone on forever. The food was exemplary. The burgers had a satisfying firmness and an intensely good taste, layering flavor after flavor. The other dishes were just as delectable. Our omnivore companion was just as enthusiasticly positive as we veg-heads. It's especially interesting to have eaten there after trying some of these recipes at home (it seems like all or most of her offerings have been published in Chloe's three cookbooks) and noting with satisfaction that you can actually recreate her dishes by following her simple and easy directions. I highly recommend this restaurant. We intentionally arrived a little before noon, anticipating the lunch crowd to be enthusiastic at a new, highly publicized new restaurant and were able to order with no problem. Although we were third in line, the friendly, efficient staff moved us through so that we didn't have to wait at all. Half an hour later, both the outdoor cafe and the stylishly picnic-y decored inner restaurant was 100 percent full, with others waiting patiently in line (they didn't have a long wait). We got to meet Chloe and in spite of being in the busiest stages of opening a new restaurant, she took the time to speak with us. Great person! Great place. You're depriving yourself if you don't eat there when in NYC's West Village.