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• Unremarkable, but expensive raw food.

The space is light and airy, not unlike the food. I have eaten at Elements a few times now, and while it's by no means a terrible restaurant, there are issues. First, portion size: miniscule. While the juices and smoothies--which are mostly excellent--are ample-portioned, the entrees are extremely small. Tiny salads, small "noodle" dishes called pad thai that bear no resemblance to anything asian (in taste or texture). I am hungry again minutes after finishing an entree. The second is price. While on the surface, the food -- especially for a raw place -- prices are surprisingly low. But when the 200 calorie salad arrives, the prices become more insulting. The desserts are especially expensive -- as an exceptionally tiny sliver of pie can cost $8. Asheville has a lot of great vegan food, and I don't think this place offers any competition -- except as a juice and smoothie bar, which is where Elements excels. Personally, I'd rather have a salad -- "raw food" -- at any number of places in the area because Elements offers nothing new or inventive or particularly flavorful (which IS possible with raw food; Pure Food and Wine in NYC is an apt example). In short, nothing on the menu has struck me as amazing or terrible -- it all falls somewhere right in the middle.