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| - I was first introduced to Community Natural Foods in 2006 when I was taking a course at the Personal Best Seminars building. During breaks, the group would wander over to Community Natural Foods to enjoy the buffet.
I have been hooked ever since.
I work on the west side of downtown, so on a nice day, it is not uncommon to wander over there for the salad bar.
The fixings are organic and healthy and I love the fact that there are so many prepared grain salads, such as quinoi tabulleah, the wild rice salad with cranberries is another favorite and couscous to name a few.
The hot buffet favorites are definately the samosas with mango chutney, the chickpea curry and the vegetarian chili. I usually get a small "hot" buffet to stay, and then get a large salad to go, for dinner.
Everything is sold by weight in the salad containers, so my recommendation is not to purchase your hot food by weight. They have a different pricing structure for the chilis and chick pea curries.
If you put the hot food in with your salad (which you can!) you may have a heart attack at the till. Keep them separate and your bill will be extremely reasonable.
Sadly, I have learned that lesson the hard way a few times, and sadly even the sticker shock hasn't kept me away because it is so healthy and delicious.
I can keep my lunch to around $10 now, but before I figured out how to navigate the hot food and to buy it by portionI have paid up to $18. So be careful! Its a huge difference.
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