Chocolate Maven

This is a commercial bakery with an embedded restaurant. Parking is off street, in front of the bakery. You go through the bakery shop to get to the restaurant. There was not wait when we visited on a weekday morning. We got gluten free blue corn blueberry pancakes with pinions, a side of green chili sausage, and a Mediterranean omelet with smashed breakfast potatoes. The omelet was very tasty, with a healthy portion of feta and kalamata olives. The breakfast potatoes, baked then smashed and fried crispy were the star of the show. The green chili sausage was good but not exceptional. The blue corn pancakes were tasty, with a reasonable portion of pinions on top. Like many gluten free options, they lacked structural integrity. They were almost as good as the equivalent blue corn pinion pancakes at the Flying Tortilla (which are not gluten free). There was a window to the commercial bake ry floor in the dining room where we were seated. We enjoyed watching cinnamon rolls being made during breakfast. It was a little pricey, $50 breakfast for two, but I felt like I got my money's worth.

We love coming here for brunch to enjoy the view of pastries in progress and the excellent vegan options. The menu is clearly marked with vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options and most of the menu can be veganized with tofu and vegan cheese- amazing! Really wish more places would do this, it’s so much appreciated. The chilaquiles are my personal fave!

Extremely tasty vegan breakfast, lots of options. I had the breakfast sandwich with tofu scramble, vegan cheese and veggie bacon. Gluten free + vegan entree options also available, such as chilaquiles and migas.