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Fresh on Spadina 
 based on 10 member reviews
147 Spadina Avenue, Toronto Ontario
M5V2L7
416-599-4442
Type: Juice Bar, Take Out
Info: Vegan & vegetarian menu, counter service. Full menu plus quick-grab pre-wrapped sandwiches, salads and bottled juices. Monday-Saturday: 10:00am-9:00pm. Closed Sundays. Accepts credit cards. Price: Moderate.
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| "Loved it!"
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
Review: Having been to 'Fresh on Bloor' for lunch a few days earlier, my partner & I came here for dinner on our last night in Toronto. We really loved it, it was one of the best places we ate on our trip across Canada. Staff were really nice & friendly, and the atmosphere and ambience was laid back and mellow. I had the dragon bowl, which was delicious - lots of noodles and tofu, yum. My partner had one of the veggie burgers and sweet potato fries, which was also lovely. We would definitley eat here again, if only to work our way through the menu! Great choice.
Pros: Great, tasty food * Great choice * Value for money
Cons: * * |
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| "Worth a visit!"
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My Rating |
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5 |
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Posted on: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 |
Review: We went here twice on our trip to Toronto. The first was for Sunday brunch and the second was for dinner. The dinner was excellent - we had the holiday wrap, dragon on noodles, tostadas for an appetizer, and blueberry pie. The wrap and dragon were both excellent. The tostada was a bit unique - a slightly different take on the typical tostada with carrots and beets on top. The blueberry pie was good, but not anything really special.
The brunch was good. We had the pancakes with fresh berries and the tofu scramble of the day, which was tofu scramble in a wrap with roasted red peppers and sauteed greens. Both were good, my only real complaint was that the brunch menu wasn't very large. I would have preferred a larger selection.
So... We would highly recommend Fresh for a lunch or dinner, but I would suggest heading elsewhere for a larger brunch selection.
Pros: Very tasty food * Healthy, fresh ingredients * Unique combinations
Cons: Brunch selection somewhat small * A tad bit on the pricy side * tables a bit close together |
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| "Pleasant Surprise!"
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Posted on: Saturday, August 08, 2009 |
Review: My boyfriend and I ate here instead of Fressen for a change, and it was a pleasant surprise! We had intended to go to Fresh on Bloor, but it was packed so we came to Fresh on Spadina despite the lower rating. We had actually stopped in earlier in the afternoon for a juice (very good!), and ended up coming back for supper! I ordered the mega life salad - it was totally fresh, not over dressed, and had lots of toppings like nuts and seeds and sprouts. They were happy to sub tempeh for the tofu for no extra charge, and it was delicious. They have a good selecetion of dressings, and are great about substitutions! My boyfriend ordered the mushroom onion burgers with fries - he said the burger was particularly good, and the fries were perfect - large and crunchy! The peanut dip he ordered was also spectacular! I tried a lemonade, made with fresh lemon juice and only marginally sweetened. My boyfriend ordered a piece of blueberry pie for dessert, and I had the caramel latte with soy milk (they have VEGAN caramel sauce! Listen up, Starbucks!) Overall, it was awesome - they were very near all vegan, and I wish they would just take the dairy cheese/milk options off the menu and embrace their vegan-ness! One con - it was pretty busy, and the tables are close together - not great if your table neighbours decide to strike up a conversation about hunting/butchering/how to kill animals/skin animals/best gourmet meats, etc. Oh, how I wish I were joking.
Beyond that, we will defintely be back to Fresh on Spadina- and I look forward to trying Fresh on Bloor!
Pros: Delicious * V. Healthy options * Variety
Cons: Non-vegan options * * |
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| "Good but not great like it used to be"
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Saturday, May 09, 2009 |
Review: I'm torn when reviewing Fresh. It used to be our favourite casual restaurant. We went there a couple times a month, sometimes more and it was always a great experience. Unfortunately over the last couple years, there has been a steady decline in the quality of the food and the staff as well. Servers used to be VERY friendly and helpful and the food was always consistently great. Now, it's hit and miss. Their very popular crispy tofu is about one tenth as good as it was a few years ago. They seem to be cheaping out on everything. They also substitute items that aren't comparable without letting you know. My favourite rice bowl used the be the Ninja bowl. It was brown rice with fresh spinach, sun dried tomatoes, pea shoots and crispy tofu. The last time I got it for take-out, they substituted baby romaine for the spinach. Ever had WARM slightly wilted/slimy lettuce??? Yuk. It was disgusting by the time I got it home to eat it. The crispy tofu is less than crispy these days too. it's like they're trying to stretch the batter to cover three times more tofu. I also hate that the kitchen staff don't wear hair nets. I've gotten a hair in my food more than once? Why go back at all you might ask? Nostalgia. It was once terrific. I guess I'm hoping they'll fire someone and return to their glory days. Haven't been in a while so maybe they've improved. For those who've never been there before, you'd probably really like it since you don't know what it was like before. It is still good compared to many other restaurants.
Pros: Healthy food * Fast take-out * juices are great
Cons: gone downhill over the years * service isn't great * kitchen staff needs to wear hair nets! |
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| "Love Fresh"
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Monday, April 27, 2009 |
Review: Not my fav Fresh but the one I go to the most cuz of the location. The food is always amazing. Even my carnivore friends love it.
Pros: Food * Juice * Location
Cons: Loud * Cramped * |
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| "Excellent food, excellent service!"
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My Rating |
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10 |
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Posted on: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 |
Review: On a weekend trip to Toronto, four of us ate lunch here and each one of us was blown away! Sooo delicious! I had a steamed veggie bowl with soba noodles that was delicious, a friend had an excellent asian salad, others had "burgers" and the sauces were incredible! The cornbread and sweet potato fries were mediocre, but everything else was bursting with flavor and had good texture. The service was great -- our water glasses were never empty -- even though it was packed. I highly recommend it!
Pros: healthy * fast * made-to-order
Cons: * * |
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| "Great Pancakes, Bad Service"
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 |
Review: The atmosphere is pretty neat. I really loved the pancakes and tofu burrito..but it came with a another price-the service was bad.
Took at least 8 mins to take our drink orders..and another 15 for the bill :-/ not to mention it wasn't crowded.
Pros: Atmosphere * Pancakes * location
Cons: Service * Was it worth the price? * |
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| "Disappointing"
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Posted on: Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
Review: Place looks nice, menu is interesting, service is friendly if a little inefficient. But the coconut tempeh appetiser was gross - what little flavour the tempeh had clashed violently with both the coconut and the dipping sauce. And the "deluxe burger" was also disappointing - you'd get a far better one from any random restaurant that knows nothing of vegetarian food. Default fries were soggy sweet potato. The blueberry and mango smoothie was excellent - perhaps they should have stuck to being just a juice bar. The three items listed above were $30 plus tip, which seems a little excessive. I wanted to try the blueberry pie, but given the massive disappointment I cut my losses and ran. Some of the "bowls" people had ordered looked interesting.
This is the closest listed restaurant west of the centre of town. Save yourself the disappointment and walk a little further to one of the others instead.
Pros: great smoothie * close to the west end of town *
Cons: unpleasant food * expensive * |
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| "Conveniently available"
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Monday, July 07, 2008 |
Review: Outdoor seating; sometimes can be super busy and sometimes ncie and quiet.
the www.Veg.ca discount ard works only on TAKE OUT.
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| "Busy but good"
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21 |
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Posted on: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 |
Review: It gets packed but you can't deny the quality of the food. We went twice and were suitably impressed with the fresh and delicious nosh. I can't remember any music - maybe it was drowned out by the industrial-sized juicing machine.
Pros: Quality grub * *
Cons: Busy * * |
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