Fresh
326 Bloor Street West 
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This is the Green Goddess, one of the many amazing rice bowls served at Fresh. Fresh now has three locations - 326 Bloor Street West in the Annex, 894 Queen Street West (at Crawford) and 147 Spadina Avenue (just south of Queen).
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Personally, I don't think there's anything all that special about fresh. It's basically just the same way I eat at home --except there was a time that I went and the sweet potato fries were just tiny little nibs. When I asked what's up? The server replied that it wasn't potato season. Potato season???
I'm going to have to agree with the prev comment....This restaurant is ridiculously over-hyped. Virtually nothing there is organic. That being said, the prices are too high. Besides, I make better veggie sandwiches myself and don't have to deal with snooty staff when I do.
had the green goddess with cold soba noodles. wtf? it was SO incredibly bad. tasteless, overpriced, somewhat reminiscent of cardboard. can't, for the life of me, understand what others see in this crap.
don't get me wrong. fresh has some decent grub (seed, grain based burger with peanut sauce was great..can't go wrong with sweet potato fries) but stay the hell away from the overrated green goddess.
I fully agree. I tend to go because along with being vegetarian I also have some food allergies so it's somewhat safe. Nothing is savoury and really tasty here. You can have tasty vegetarian healthy food - I do it all the time and so do other restaurants. The two pieces of tofu you get with the salads or rice bowl is crazy. The fries always hurt my stomach after and yes why are they always little nibbles? What happened to the french fry?
Most of all, the staff drive me crazy. I wish I had a hidden camera to show the owner (if she cared) how the staff socialize with eachother, flirt and are illusive to the hot orders and drinks that are ready sitting at the counter. Not all of them - but many of them. I have recently seen a shift in at least some eye contact and some smiles - I'm wondering if they are were actually given a talk or some training.
I don't want to undermine her idea and concept - just wished there was better service and some more tasty food.
TOTALLLYYYYY agree I had the, I don't even remember the name but I was expecting a lot more vegatables basically I got sauce three pieces of tofu and soba noodles and I found a hair in my noodles to top it off it was highly over priced. Will not go there again.
hmmm... i actually really like fresh (I've only ever ordered a couple of the different rice bowls though) THAT photo of the green goddess bowl at the top of this review does NOT look appetizing (why are two of the "grill marks" not dark? please change it)...
I went with my girlfriend a week ago and we both got SICK. We think it was from the wheat grass shots. She puked twice right after lunch, it was not a pretty sight. The waitress was nice enough to give us a refund. I had their vegetarian burger and it was great, but we both didn't feel right regardless of the wheatgrass. It sucks that their food isn't organic.
My boyfriend and I (he whom eats meat) went there recently to the Spadina location and found it to be some of, if not the best vegan/veg food we have ever tasted. We both ate the fries and a wrap with tofu steak.
The prices are not bad though not great and the staff could be a bit more attentive but the meal was great and very filling!
I LOVE FRESH
I went with a bunch of friends in the summer and we all loved everything we had! The veggie burgers with a pile of sweet potato fries was my order. It was the BEST veggie burger I've ever tasted and the fries were perfect. This place isn't expensive at all, it doesn't cost any more than any avg restaurant so I'm not sure what everyone is complaining about.
I love fresh and will be going back soon!
Fresh is not that bad u guys! u just have to be in a great mood to not notice all that.
Yes there's really not too much taste but at least it's vegan, yeah!
Like vegan burgers?
Go to Karine's by Maggie's in the Village by the Grange.
Vegan Burger and side of garlic fries or salad or soup for only $6.00?
These ladies know what to serve. A delight!
Fresh has tasty tofu wraps and a good enough bean soup but the prices are not so friendly,kinda like the staff.Everything else is kinda like why non-vegans/ vegetarians think that the food we eat tastes like cardboard.The sauce here is the only thing flavouring bland meals not worth the money. I am vegan and cook my own vegan food a lot tastier and cheaper that here, there are also lots of other vegetarian restaurants tastier and cheaper than fresh.
I used to work at Fresh. They actually encourage impersonal service because then the tables get turned over faster and they make more money. The reason the servers are so miserable is because the management is extremely sketchy and two-faced.
I ate at Fresh recetly and there was a bug in my bowl. I looked cooked so I think it got in there before they made it. It looked like maybe they forgot to wash their veggies. Nice concept though, but does little to dispel the myth that vegan food is bland. The staff don't care and just look like their hanging out. I think I will stick to Freshii.
I work just beside Fresh on Bloor and I always order the same thing there but they keep screwing up my order everytime! And when I tell them, I always get the attitude. Over-priced too. It's the 4th time that they screw up my order and That's it, I won't going back. And you can be sure that I will bad-mouth that place. $14 for a wrap that take like DRY grass, it's criminal. And pre-ordering over the phone is a nightmare, they keep forgetting that they have people on hold.
Four thumbs up from the two of us: great atmoshpere, delicious food, sweet service people, outstanding values ! recommended to anyone who likes to consciously enjoy flavorful exotic food with all their senses should make sure to visit this cozy, dimly lit hub of downtown Toronto - an epitome of well-being!
Thanks Team Fresh!
I'm an objective person and usually go to a restaurant several times before making a final opinion on it, and let me tell you I absolutely agree with those people who gave it thumbs down. Fresh is so overhyped it's not even funny, the food is DRY, fries are over baked, waiters are snotty and food's quality in general doesn't justify the high prices. The only good thing in it are their soups and sweet ginger tea, but that alone doesn't make a restaurant great, it's a wonder how did they manage to expand into several locations. Those who gave it positive reviews were either lucky or somehow affiliated with Fresh.
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