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| - Strangely named for a restaurant that lives in a bare, rectangular box, that serves food that looks like it came out of a cuisine magazine and tastes amazing - everything about this place is so confusing!
I'm in town for work and braved -28 F weather to walk down the street and try one of the most oddly named and not-so-extravagant looking top rated restaurants I've ever been to. I wanted something yummy that would fit within my stipend and fill me up. Thank you Yelp, for Yelping me out :)
Eat Fresh Be Healthy - I asked the owner what the origin of the name was, and all she said was "He (the chef) just made something up". LOL. Ok, that makes sense then.
4.5 stars, rounded up.
Exterior - unassuming, hole-in-the-wall looking almost. Don't let that fool you!
Interior - open kitchen and extremely smelly. I left the place smelling like grease and oil - yuck. They had the fan off today because it's so frigid outside - something about cold air coming inside - which makes sense. Also, half the lights were off and it was almost like eating in an abandoned store. Mostly, the -.5 points comes off here.
The chef and his wife are both Sri Lankan. I asked the wife how they would categorize their dishes - Italian fusion... interesting. I noticed that the wife went around each table and asked each party where they found out about the restaurant and all said the same - online. Then I noticed she mentioned to everyone that if they enjoyed their experience, to please write about it online. Good marketing tactic I suppose, but I'm writing my review not because I was asked, but because I feel like this place deserves some love.
Dishes are cooked to order and may take a little longer than you would expect, but it comes out hot and fresh. The presentation is amazing - they really take their time to make your dishes look tasty.
Food:
$25, prix fixe - 3 courses.
Pan-seared quail - this is some of the best poultry/bird I have ever had. I don't usually like poultry! Wonderfully seasoned and flavorful quail on top of a bed of argula, pomegranate, and blackberries. My favorite out of the 3 dishes. Perfectly cooked.
Ontario braised lamb ribs - 6 ribs, fall of the rack juicy and quite fatty as well. Also seasoned very well with a special type of BBQ sauce on top. Mashed potatoes were funky - seemed like they weren't actual potatoes, but rather the powdered stuff - not a fan. I had vegetables on my plate that I had never seen before and asked about them - a purple heirloom carrot and a golden beet! Love how creative and unconventional the veggies are. Also came with bok choy, a giant broccoli crown, white asparagus, string beans, and the most perfectly grilled red pepper. This was actually a lot of food and it's one of those feelings where you eat it and it's really good and afterwards you want to throw up a little because it was so much.
Butternut squash + coconut panna cotta - the texture of the panna cotta wasn't quite right - it was a little too runny and soft. Still, it was delicious. Smooth, creamy, and milky. The whole thing tastes a little like egg nog.
Service was great - my napkins were replaced and I was always asked how I was doing. Wifey is a great conversationalist as well.
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