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| - I've been putting off my review of Fresh for so long now, but the time has come that I can't put it off any longer. It's not that I had a bad experience, just an all right one, and that has left me pretty unenthusiastic about reviewing it.
The food was pretty good, but the wait was really long. My party all had variations of the rice bowls- and maybe it's just me (and the fact that we eat whole foods at home) but it was a little bothersome to think that I could make everything I was eating at home for much much less, and everything would be just the way I liked it. I didn't knock a star off for that, because that's a pretty silly complaint, but the prices were pretty expensive considering the ingredients going inside your meal. I guess that's typical of vegetarian restaurants.
I was also bothered that everything on the menu was extra. If you wanted a "rice bowl", it was $2.00 extra for the rice. If you wanted a "soba bowl", it was $2.00 extra for the soba. And those were your only two options. So what exactly are you paying for with the base price of $7.00, Fresh? Renting a bowl to put the bean sprouts and cucumbers in before you choose rice or soba? Come on.
That said, I appreciate having a healthy, vegan friendly dining option in the city. I have heard the burgers are quite good though, so perhaps I'll try that instead next time we are there. But if I'm honest, if I'm with a group and we're finding a place to go I'd rather try somewhere new than hit Fresh again.
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