Gimme something good to eat.
The food feels good going down, healthy like the Hummus & Crudite, with all that color on the plate. The hummus is good but not a standout and acts as an enhancer rather than a self-aggrandizer. It peps up neutral flavors like white cauliflower and crunchy radish, complements the peppers and cukes and takes some edge off bolder greens like the arugula and broccolini.
Silky cubes put sweetness on an earthy papadum in the Yellowtail & Pomegranate Crudo. A memorable sauce where coconut collaborates with the citrus, a strong yet smooth, surprisingly deep flavor that lingers. I might pair it with a less delicate fish, and then I would drink it up.
Lunch is a bit of a limited menu, IMO, offering only salads and sandwiches. I would have liked to see some entrees, but that's not on them. The Wagyu Beef Burger is a good one, an impressively seamless combination, with a very juicy patty that blends into the chopped-onion-cheese and fixins. Fries are often an afterthought, but theirs are very enjoyable - they're more savory somehow and even better when dunked in an aioli with a fantastic finish.
Akasha got a lukewarm review from my first visit, but I think they deserve a warmer reception than I initially gave. The food is good, and I can't expect everything I eat to blow my mind. Here they seem to be gunning for good, and at that, they are successful.
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