So this story actually starts over a year ago when someone brought a bunch of amazing salads to a potluck lunch that we had at work. I didn't think to ask where the salads were from, but I'd been on the look out ever since.
Fast forward to this week. I was looking for a healthy lunch downtown and I came across Mandy's on Yelp. As usual, I scrolled through the pictures on Yelp and perused their #JaimeMandys hashtag on Instagram. Lo and behold, I found the salad that I had been searching for!
I went at around 2 PM on a weekday and the place was still quite busy. The line up to order was about 5 deep, but it moved quickly. I ordered the Asian Salad to eat in and it was promptly delivered to my table. It was almost, but not quite, as good as I had remembered - possibly because I ordered mine only lightly dressed or because I'd been building it up in my mind for over a year... The portion size is perfect for me, but probably large by most people's standards =P
The place is vintage and bright and there is a variety of seating - communal tables in the centre, bar seating on one side, one or two tables with armchair (!) seats, and a few tables with bench and chair seating. There's also a decent sized terrace.
Overall, I'm a fan =)