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| - Now here's a Fox Restaurant Concept I can get behind (well, mostly). The prices are still exorbitant for what you get (hence the reason I can't give this 5 stars), but that's the story of the entire Fox family. Like Sauce, Flower Child is a fast casual concept. Step in, order your food and pay at the counter, and seat yourself. Unlike Sauce however, you're given a lot of freedom to customize your meal in a multitude of ways. And the menu is decidedly on the healthier end. Tonight I came with my siblings for the newest Fox experience.
The restaurant is located across the street from the Henry, on the northeast corner of 44th and Camelback just behind the Schmidt Jewelers. When you step inside it almost feels like a health food restaurant. I'm not sure why, but the color scheme and the setup just gives off that type of vibe. Not a hipster or hippie vibe, more like an indoor farmers market vibe. At any rate, we came around 6pm on a Sunday. It was starting to get busy but there was still plenty of seating available inside.
I decided to go with a veggie & grain bowl as those are the most customizable of the menu. You choose one of four proteins and then add 1, 2, or 3 amongst 12 possible side items. For my protein, I went with the salmon. For the sides, I went with the roasted veggies, organic mashed potatoes, and seasonal fruit. They also have more exotic options like quinoa, kale, sweet potatoes, and even soba noodles. For a drink I went with lemonade. They actually have about a half dozen lemonades you can choose from at their lemonade dispenser (all mixed in house). I went traditional and chose the house lemonade. Total cost for my bowl and lemonade was $20. Yup, its pricey, though I guess the silver lining was that I didn't have to tip anyone.
Took less than 10 minutes for them to bring the food to our table. The presentation was impressive and the portions were adequate (I was actually expecting smaller). In terms of taste, I was actually pretty impressed. The salmon was cooked perfectly and had enough where it felt like a main course of the dish. I was actually really surprised how good the veggies were. Some of them had a good char on them but it didn't detract from the taste at all. The potatoes were super creamy without feeling like I was scooping up a butter bomb. And the fruit bowl was very fresh. And maybe Sam Fox was listening to me when I said I despised all the pulp I had in my lemonade at the Henry. Here, there wasn't a trace of pulp in my lemonade. Thank goodness.
The service we received was excellent. Granted there wasn't much of it to be had since its fast casual, but the gals at the register were friendly and helpful with the menu and the woman who brought our food and took our plates was also very friendly and attentive without being intrusive. By the time we were done, the place was jam packed with Arcadia residents, but it still felt comfortable to us.
So alright Sam Fox, we haven't seen eye to eye very often, but you might actually be on to something with this concept. For the health conscious and foodies alike, there's a lot to like about this place. The prices are still steep for what you're doling out, but at least here you're doling out some really good quality food, quality service, and the always quintessential Fox atmosphere. And at least here we the customers have some say over the look of our food. And once again Sam, thank you for expelling the pulp from my lemonade.
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