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| - I've walked by this place a few times but never really thought much of it. Somehow, it just reminds me how close we are getting to the age of Terminator when robots will take over all our jobs. Not only in the name of the place, Foodchain (are we on the top or the bottom?), but also in how our salads are prepped.
With all the great reviews on Yelp, I had to investigate. Here's how it works. They pre-portion everything so you cannot substitute anything. Once you place your order, it all gets tossed into one of their giant commercial grade food processor that divides the cashier area and their open kitchen like metal offensive linemen or bouncers which then slices all the ingredients to perfection. It's actually a very clever concept. I can see this helping people eat veggies they might normally shy away from because they are cut so small and mixed in well with other ingredients.
Thank you, Yelpers. So far, this is the best tasting salad in Montreal. That's saying alot because I'm from California, home of the "salad as a meal" concept. I ordered the Cabbage Radish (#2) and a gluten free brownie. The salad was very tasty. It came with a kimchi dressing which was nice and spicy. I like that the dressing is always "on the side" so you could use as much or as little as you want; and they are generous with the dressing portion. Lots of plastic. Although it's all compostable material, it still didn't feel right because I don't know enough about it. I would have preferred a paper bowl for dine-in guests. Hell, even for take-out, now that I think about it. That's what many health nut places in LA do it. No lettuce as fillers so all you get is the good stuff: veggies, fruits, seeds, and nuts. The brownie is gluten-free and is really good for being gluten-free.
The staff was very nice and friendly. Gave me some suggestions and extremely knowledgeable about their menu and products. They have 8 salads to choose from. I'm definitely going to try and cross them all off the list.
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