Poet Gardens - Whittier

The pizza was tasty and I really enjoyed the ambiance, nice place to hang out with friends and family. I will be back to try the BBQ next time and hopefully relax.

My boyfriend and I have not stopped talking about the burrata cheese pizza since we tried it. I don't live in the area and haven't been able to find anything even remotely close in my area. Go. Get the pizza. You won't regret it.

I like the Indian food the brewery the ambience everything in this place five stars well deserved.

Not a bad place, not a fantastic place. You walk in to what appears to be a food court setting. There are locations set up to be used by different vendors. Only 3-4 appear to be in operation. We went in on a Friday afternoon and discovered there was no happy hour. No worries let's try some beer. The brewery offers a pretty nice selection. Your beers will run you $6 and up. A glass of wine is about $10. Now we need some food. I went for the poke nachos and veggie fries. The poke nachos were lite and tasty. The fries were ok. They were fries with some sautéed veggies on top...I would not get again. Two items for $25. The atmosphere is nice and clean with plenty of seating. Having two appetizers, two beers and two glasses of wine adds up to $65 pretty quick and your still pretty hungry. Yes I would go again. It's a nice place to chill for a short while.

Shopped 11/06/21 SA 12:15pm): A poetic floral garden would 've added a nice touch to this place in Uptown Whittier! I was in the area showing a vacancy at a nearby rental property when I decided to finally check out Poet Gardens, the latest food hall in the ever expanding extension of the mega mall food courts across Southern California. Having opened in the fall of 2019, it unfortunately had to deal with the upcoming COVID 19 pandemic in early 2020 and was pretty much closed until the restrictions of such businesses were loosened up in 2021. Would I pen an ode to this latest gentrification of Uptown Whittier and this iteration of the food court culture now moved into a standalone building!? PURCHASE Whittier Brewing Co. $34.00): The main reason for my visit, I enjoyed a couple pints of beer and a takeaway bottle later to be enjoyed at home with dinner. A separate more detailed review was forthcoming. Faustino $21.00): A food kitchen consisted mainly of Mexican food and pizzas, this was the only open food option at the time, so a pizza paired perfectly with the beers I had. A separate more detailed review was forthcoming. Little Monster Ice Cream $5.00): A lovely dessert spot to cap my meal, I opted for a massive chocolate soft serve in a waffle cone among the other offerings of coffees, drinks, and other sumptuous sweets. SERVICE Generally speaking, the three stalls I went to were all staffed with eager, efficient, friendly, and informative staff members. I quickly received my beers and soft serve while the pizza arrived about 20+minutes later as Faustino was pretty busy 'nuff said. PARKING Varied; $0.50 for two hours this instance) They didn 't have their own lot, but an extremely convenient paid public parking lot was located on the same block of the street where I parked $0.25/hour). Otherwise, there appeared to be street parking along the main drag of Philadelphia St. and all surrounding streets 'nuff said. ATMOSPHERE, DÉCOR, AMBIENCE Located in the former National Bank of Whittier Building and was added to the National Register Of Historic Places in 1982, this was a wide open space filled with communal wooden tables/benches high tables area with a cool wall display a playful human sized chess board set a couple pinball machines along one wall, several nooks, and lastly the business stalls along the back and side walls. Outside was a posted sign of the current businesses Plenty of natural lighting came through the surrounding glass windows and front doors while electric high ceiling lights filled in the rest. There were no TVs, but awesome 80s alternative deep cut music e.g. New Order, The Cure, The Smiths, played in the background. ATTIRE Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t shirt, boardshorts, and flip flops. OVERALL I felt there was enough justice to be served at Poet Gardens, and the city should come out and support it. However, with only four current businesses one business wasn 't opened yet and there was an area with a ton of wine bottles but was unsure what was going on with that), I hoped more businesses would fill in the plentiful available space. The brewery prices were comparable while the food prices were a bit on the high spectrum. The parking situation might be difficult given the time of day. And, I was fine with the service as they simply provided what I needed. I found very good value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above TOTAL paid experience was around $61.00 BEFORE any discounts and/or tip). And, they accepted my credit card of choice... AMEX! 4.0 STARS