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| - Although I'm a vegan and I love supporting all the vegan-friendly places in the city, I'm honestly unable to say that this is one of them. I do occasionally eat at Fresh but it's usually when I'm being dragged there by a group of people who have out-voted me (and usually who haven't eaten there before might I add). It used to be good, really really good. Back in the days when there was one restaurant on Bloor and there was an Urban Cowboy sandwich which still makes me drool at the memory. Those were the days. But as with all good things, eventually their time passes and that always seems to be when they turn into a larger enterprise.
Their juices are still lovely although waiting for one to go may take ages. Their baked goods are good, although highly overpriced compared to other places that serve the exact same product (go see Sadie's Diner at Adelaide and Portland for the same baked yummies for less). But I have found that in the past few years the food is either bland or waaaay to oily (ahem, Dragon Bowl that actually made my hunny sick it was so oily). The waiters are apathetic and sometimes rude, seating is RAMMED (you will be sharing dinner with your neighbors, and if you have a lot of parcels and stuff with you I wish you luck) and the service is also quite slow (even if it's not rammed).
If you are going to eat here, if you are determined to do so, I have a fall back dish that doesn't seem to be too bad no matter the location that you go to. And that would be the Holiday wrap ladies and gentlemen. It's not too oily, it's hard to screw up, and I also may recommend that you add Tempeh for some extra protein. The only thing that I LOVE on their menu are their sweet potato fries served with miso gravey. And if you remember Fresh in the old days and want to recapture days gone by, snap up the first cook book. It has all the recipes that were well-loved back in the day.
But honestly, if you want some really good vegan and vegetarian eats or are taking out your carnivorous friends to experience all that meat-free dishes have to offer, there are soooo many better places to go than here.
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