Khichadi
Root 2 Rise

Root 2 Rise

359 Manville Rd , Pleasantville, New York, USA, 10570, United States

Cafés • Pizza • Juice • Western


"Cute small cafe with a big menu, it all sounded so good so we looked at Happy Cow reviews for what to order, and decided on the Mulligatawny soup plus the plain Mac n Cheese. The soup was the large portion and it was HUGE, much more than I expected for the price and it was savory and delicious, served with a piece of bread, we couldn't finish it, took the rest home and it was just as yummy the next day. The Mac n Cheese was also delicious, we got the small and it too was a good-sized portion, this we devoured! I would definitely order a large next time if I'm sharing and try one of the many options listed for add-on fillings. It isn't going so much for the perfect imitation of a baked super cheesy Mac n Cheese, rather it was lighter, super flavorful and tasty. We bought a chocolate chip cookie to go and I wanted to get a chocolate chunk scone too because I read these were both don't miss items but the chocolate chunk scones were sold out so tried a blueberry one, I wasn't a fan of the consistency myself of the scone but the cookie was spot on! We'll definitely be back to try more of the menu. The person who took our order was very friendly and happy to answer questions, they told us they make their own cheese and are starting to make their own butter, their focus is on serving the cleanest, tastiest plant based dishes and in a world of mock meats and vegan fast food, this was a lovely change for us. I don't really understand people who think this type of quality food being cooked fresh for you is overpriced here, the portions were huge! Or complaints that the cafe was small, there were 5 or 6 tables and it's a cafe, so that seems about right to me, when we were there on a Sunday afternoon there were plenty of places for us to sit and at no point was every table occupied. They seemed to do a lot of take out business during our stay. They make smoothies, coffees and also have a small shop where you can buy shirts with cute vegan slogans (ex. Friends not Food), some vegan pantry items, to go items and overheard a customer come in to buy their homemade chocolates too! Updated from previous review on 2024-02-06"