So I tried Fresh for the very first time yesterday via Uber Eats and ordered 2 of their appetizers and a salad for a late lunch. I've heard they're good and was excited to see how well a vegan place fares for their salads and dishes; I mean after all they DO specialize in vegan salads... basically anything that doesn't involve animals or their by-products. Right? Right.
The delivery was right on time for the 30 minutes..so far so good. I opened the bag and immediately started some mental notes regarding the salad. Based on colours of the ingredients as well the presentation and the amounts given.
First order: Quinoa Onion Rings
Very well done and I would expect that coming out of a deep fryer (and in general). They were massive, cooked just right and had a super crunch. So far they def have me solded on the crunch factor :). It was seasoned very well and the onion inside big, plump and juicy.
Second order: Dragon Broccoli.
It had about 12 pieces of cut steamed broccoli that was lightly tossed in miso gravy ( I don't know what this is or how it was made) but it was weird.. chunky thick sauce sat on the bottom of the tray with steamed broccoli on top.. whereas other parts of the tray had runny watery miso gravy. In the centre was generous plop of hot banana peppers... the dish striked me as really strange.. didn't make sense of the flavors combined.. the colouring was off (green broccoli with a salmon coloured sauce and yellow banana peppers in the centre. Nothing was mixed in together. Flavours were OK 6(yeahh just OK) but the questions had me feeling "otherwise" for this appetizer.
Third order: Big Salad.
It showcased on Uber Eats as a large and colourful basic salad. Well it pretty much was however when I opened the lid .. there wasn't THAT much. It still had every ingredient, I still I felt as though a grade 4 could have prepared the salad. Nothing was tossed properly and so we had to make way as is. I also felt a little disappointed after looking at the food. Like really we spent $35 CAD give or take. And the only thing that fared well was the quinoa onion rings:)
I didnt get to try their detox mixes. Maybe later plus continue to skim their menu for some new Jems
In the meantime, I'll let Fresh continue their day to day operations providing "outstanding vegan items." If anyone knows what I also need to try please let me know :) !
Thankx Lana.