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| - Very similar to every other healthy vegan restaurants out there - lots of tofu, tempeh, green smoothies, edamame, spirulina, fancy plant-based ingredients etc. In fact there's a Kupfert & Kim right across the street and main difference between there and Fresh is that here at Fresh you either order takeout or eat-in (must tip).
Had I reviewed Fresh last year when I was just getting into trying vegan foods I would've given them 4 or even 5/5 stars. But after becoming a 30-day vegan and switching to a full time plant-based diet, I'm no longer so impressed with Fresh's menu. Most items here are vegan with stars indicating non-vegan items, such as goat cheese or honey. We ordered the Indian dosa appetizer ($7), which came with a plateful of curry and 2 small dosas. The curry was flavorful and a bit sweet, I liked it, but the dosa filling was way too salty! Didn't exactly taste like an authentic Indian dosa, but for a vegan version it was not bad. I was underwhelmed by our mains. Partner ordered the chipotle bacon (vegan tempeh) burger ($13) and it was not as exciting as other vegan burgers we've had at other places like Thrive or Grasshopper. For $13 I didn't think it was worth it. The tempeh was cooked well, not too hard or mushy and was well seasoned. My small soup and super food salad combo was ok. The soup (carrot puree) was probably the highlight as it was slightly chunky and not what I expected when I heard "pureed carrots". But the soup was really bland as were the salad and ginger miso dressing. I added grilled tofu steaks to my salad for an extra $2(?) and was a bit sad that it came as literally 2 small triangles of cold grilled tofu. The cornbread and house made hummus were yummy though. The cornbread was soft, warm, and aromatic.
Probably won't be back again for a while simply because I've had better vegan food for better value at K&K, Urban Herbivore, etc
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