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| - I can't believe I haven't written this place up yet!
Fresh is the place I go to when...
- I need to feel "clean", or "detox" from a bad week/day/month of overindulgence
- I have an audition/tryout to attend the next day (or a few days before) and it involves wearing a bathing suit or something really form fitting
- I feel like boycotting meat
IN Vancouver, my favourite place is The Naam (open 24/7, all veggies!) so when I arrived in TO, I set out hunting for the next cool veghead place.
And so far, Fresh fills my veggie void. It's not overly expensive (though anyone would surely feel a tad ripped off paying $9 for a bowl of steamed veggies).
You can order tons of sides at $2-4 (hello, yam fries? normal fries? steam broccoli, kale, etc.). I like this arrangement, because if I'm feeling a little naughty, a small side of fries won't kill me, but an appy-sized plate of fries probably would make my butt and thighs upset.
Anyway - I digress. When you get there and if you're bringing out-of-towners, order the Quinoa battered onion rings. It looks interesting/impressive, very unique - you only get 5 bigass rings but trust me, they are worth it and if you start off with those, you won't be able to finish your meal.
Now, for your meal, I highly recommend one of their bowls. And if you get it with rice, request "more veggies than rice" - they are good at fulfilling that request. Buddha and Goddess are the best ones, and same with the Macrobiotic (micro?) bowl... clean and simple!
OH - and the soup. Oh, the soup. SOmetimes I'll just go for the soup - a cup or a bowl or a bowl with salad. The soup is great, its just pureed veg at the end of the day but my fave is the Jamaican spinach and zucchini - a lil spicy but great spices. Their soups are always good and they change all the time.
They also have a prix fixe which includes a smoothie (pure fruit and goodness), appy, entree and dessert all for $21. YOu can't lose!
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