Met up with a friend for lunch today and decided to give Freshwest Grill a try.
Located in the Canadian Pacific Tower food court, the lineups are always long as the white-collared workers ooze out of elevators everywhere during the mad lunchtime rush in the financial district.
However, the employees at Freshwest Grill move the line along pretty darn fast - which for an impatient gal like me deserves some bonus points.
I opted for the Inside-Out burrito which is basically just burrito filling. It consisted of lime-cilantro rice, fried beans, lettuce, tomato, vegetables (which were slathered in oil), guacamole, corn salsa, cheese and a bit of burrito sauce. It filled a large takeout box.
I like that the rice itself is grain-by-grain. I've been to some burrito places that have a pile of rice mushed together and it just isn't very good from a textural perspective.
At $8.75 you really do get stuffed. The ingredients are fresh, and for the most part healthy. I did notice however that the grilled vegetables were drenched with oil.
Post-Freshwest Grill I am suddenly feeling very thirsty. But that may also be because I always take the stairs up 8 flights and avoid elevators whenever possible. Hmm....