This crunchy J.P. haunt is bringing sexy back to flesh-free — proving there’s more to veggie-sandwich construction than doubling up on “garnish,” and that lumbering loaves of multigrain (riddled with seeds the size of multivitamins) aren’t de rigueur. The key to this glorious garden-fest is the thick slab of sugary tuber: Transformed through dry-heat roasting, it plays a sweet, caramelized counterpoint against savory notes of jack cheese, red onion and tangy yogurt-tahini, and provides ballast that herbivore foodstuffs typically lack.
mysecretboston.com: In a remote corner of the renovated Haffenreffer Brewery, the hip little Ula Café churns out, of all things, the best popovers you ever tasted.
The Boston Globe: On a recent Friday, it thrummed with life. At Ula Café, cheery servers dispensed sweet potato sandwiches and tortilla soup so good you could climb into it.
Boston Phoenix: If there’s one bastion of independent operators worth saving in this world, it’s the neighborhood café. Ula Café, one such indie, located in the Brewery complex in Jamaica Plain, has all the fundamentals: great coffee and tea, very fine baked goods, free Wi-Fi. But what might surprise you is how good its other food is…
The Boston Globe: When planning their menu at Ula Cafe, co-owners Korinn Koslofsky and Kate Bancroft found inspiration next door at the 21st Century Foods tofu factory. Using firm tofu and pressing it overnight to remove excess moisture, the pair came up with a recipe that’s a keeper…
Weekly Dig: Ula Café is the model urban renewal tenant, serving tasty soups and baked goods made on-site. Almond biscotti of unsurpassed goodness…
The Boston Globe: There are many reasons to love Ula Cafe. … But the best reason is the popovers. Order one—deliciously doughy and fresh from the oven—smear raspberry jam inside, and smile all day long…
The Boston Globe: The opening of Ula Café represents the final stage of a plan hatched nearly 30 years ago by the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation. The idea was to transform the former Haffenreffer Brewery, built in the 1870s, from a warren of overgrown, decaying buildings into an incubator for local enterprise and industry…
Jamaica Plain Gazette: The Brookside area around the Brewery Complex finally welcomed a neighborhood restaurant with the June 11 opening of Ula Café at 284 Amory Street, next to the large parking lot at the entrance to Mike’s Fitness…
Daily Candy: The smart little spot inside the former Haffenreffer Brewery has kept some of the original industrial vibe, with steel I beams painted red and exposed brick walls, but still feels cozy with wooden banquettes and stunning works by local photographers on display…
