Word has gotten around that the location of Hvala at 100AM had recently been revamped into one that is called Halo — the Hvala concept that it had replaced being one that was known for serving up decaffeinated specialty coffee options which previously targeted the office workers around the Central Business District. With this revamp, the brand did revamp some parts of its interior to theme it after the Halo branding. Halo does seem to have gotten its name from the popular Filipino dessert names Halo-Halo; the establishment does have an emphasis on serving up specialty matcha as it has been for Hvala as well as Ube (i.e. purple yam) — Ube being one of the elements that is found in Halo-Halo as well. The menu at Halo is split into sections dedicated to Ube, Ube Cloud, Ube Dessert Latte, Tea, Coffee and Tisanes and Yuzu — the only food offerings that Halo offers are listed in the Pastries and Desserts section of the menu.

The description card placed in front of the item in the display fridge containing the various pastries and desserts that Halo has to offer describes the Ube Mochi Tart to come with elements such as Homemade Butterfly Tartshell, Ube Paste, Ube Filling, Mochi and Coconut Chantilly. Digging into the Ube Mochi Tart, the mochi layer does come stretchy and chewy like what one would expect; it wraps around the tart in the same way as what one would usually experience when having items such as that of ice-cream / gelato with mochi skin wrapped around it. Inside, the tart does seem a little bit more like a dessert tart / pie; the tart being filled with Ube Paste and Ube Filling on the top which gives an earthy and slightly sweet note that carries sufficient flavour throughout the tart. The addition of the Coconut Chantilly does seem to help to gel all of the elements together being soft, light and fluffy with a largely neutral flavour profile.