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The Big Carrot

  • Currently 2.27/5

Rating: 2.3/5 (51 votes)

Posted by Staff / Posted on October 21, 2007

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The Big Carrot is an institution on the Danforth. They have a great selection of organic vegetables, cereal, breads and other healthy food as well as a quick-service area serving salads, soup and hot meals.

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Jay / February 26, 2009 at 12:31 am
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nice store but pricey compared to some of the others and last time I went there my car was towed from off the Danforth -no free parking like other stores. Also food that is supposed to be served hot frequently is luke warm because yes they microwave their food to zap it. Even the soup is often just warm instead of piping hot!








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Someone / June 10, 2009 at 07:46 pm
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I love Carrot Common (the Big Carrot) and their vegetarian cafe! Unfortunatly, it's located just beside the rows of meat. Due to the space, they can't change this so be sure to get the popular seats facing away from this animal disaster!
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Dawn / July 7, 2009 at 12:08 am
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I went to big carrot and bought some great groceries, I find their staff to be snobby.
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jt / July 7, 2009 at 11:15 pm
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Iam a vegetarian and find the hot food barely luke warm at the Big Carrot, not tasty and overly expensive - dont like the meat so near the cafe. What does all that have to do with a health store called the Big Carrot? Very limited parking and got towed from outside the store too. There is free and more parking at Ambrosia just off Yonge St, Organic Planet in Richmond Hill and Health Depot in Scarborough. Prices are are better in these stores too.
When I spend 100 at the big Carrot, the same items cost between 70 and 82 at these other stores.
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employee replying to a comment from Jay / September 13, 2009 at 02:28 pm
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if your food not warm, then ask them to put it in the oven
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LuLu / December 4, 2009 at 07:59 pm
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Its all about Ambrosia its just outside of the city off of younge street. Located at 55 Doncaster rd. Best prices I have ever seen, its deffinatly worth the trip. Compared to big carrot, noahs, etc this place has most everything you need for low prices, i was amazed
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Paula / January 24, 2010 at 09:13 am
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Extremely over priced, the people who work there are snooty, (especially those that work in the supplements department!), no free parking, or you can't find any when you go and are forced to park on the street or park far away...I can't think of anything good to say about this store...and that's a shame.
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Rosemarie / January 28, 2010 at 08:03 pm
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Paula's soooooo right. Everyone there has an attitude; a bad one that is. There is a real "elitist" mentality and a "holier than thou" aura. This is supposed to be a place filled with evolved vegetarians, yogis and meditators, yet even most of the customers are snobs. (I am a vegan, btw) No one ever smiles; the cashiers are miserable and the prices are outrageous!! I much prefer Ambrosia or the Natural Food Depot at Lawrence and Warden; but my most favourite store of all is Beaches Natural Foods at Elmer and Queen St East. It's really small, but packed and they have the best prices in the city!
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Dawn Dawson / July 18, 2010 at 01:06 pm
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The Big Carrot had a Mike and Mike's Organics truck idling in front of the store for almost half an hour. I live beside the Big Carrot and this was extremely annoying - particularly as there is a sign posted that says "No idling. $450.00 Fine" I'm betting they didn't charge the driver as they let him continue to idle for at least 20 more minutes after I spoke with them. This is so hypocritical I don't even know where to begin. Obviously they want to make the world a better place ... but not for their neighbours.
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littlehands / August 11, 2010 at 11:04 pm
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I find the carrot overpriced and overrated.
The staff (with exception to the checkout) seem to have an attitude..
It is worth the trip to Essence of Life in Kensington Market or Fiesta Farms at Christie and Dupont to buy organic produce and products
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katey mcnicol / February 16, 2011 at 07:11 pm
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I bought some mung beans from big carrot the other week , I tried to sprout them , but they would not sprout , I tried it twice just to be sure , I asked the person that orders the seeds if they were GMO , he told me that they were organic , but maybe they were old seeds , he did not even offer to replace them ,he just said that he may think on changing the company that he orders the grains from ,
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Wallace / July 5, 2011 at 07:31 pm
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The products at this store are overpriced. Even standard items that you can find at Loblaws carry a premium here. I understand that they are in a "prime" location, but still, they take it too far. Overcharging is part of their philosophy. Those "co-op" owners are making a pretty penny.
In addition, some of staff seem odd.
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Aundrea / October 5, 2011 at 10:51 am
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This is a very good store that gets recommended and visited by a lot of aboriginal people for the ingredients and medicines they carry. Some of these herbs are difficult to find otu of season and these people carry them.
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Esther / April 11, 2012 at 12:07 pm
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One if the best stores in North America. High standards, GMO free, no refined sugar, no refined flour, 90 % organic ,free consultation and great staff.
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Nowakowski / May 25, 2012 at 05:55 am
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I am a Polish producer and a distributor of birch sap - it's natural,healthy , tasty and purifying for your organism . It comes in 16 different tastes has been positively varified by doctors and sanitary control and enjoys tremendous success locally , I also export it to England . Would anybody be interested in bringing it over to Canada ? You can call me for details at + 48 257 175. Lech Nowakowski .
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Kassity / February 8, 2013 at 01:46 am
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staff are rude. Very very rude. Makes me wonder if they are witches...
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joey / April 3, 2013 at 11:33 am
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the reason the prices may be a overpriced is they are in a good area,but are the prices lower that whole foods?
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