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Freshii
Categories: Restaurants Soup Restaurants Sandwiches Soup, Sandwiches [Edit]
53 Bloor St EToronto, ON M4W
Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core
(416) 925-5617
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11 am - 9 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
8 reviews for Freshii
8 reviews in English
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Review from Michelle G.
Toronto, ON
12/10/2010
I didn't mean to go to Freshii for lunch the other day, but events conspired in such a way that I was in the neighbourhood (hoping to buy a Indie Coffee Pass from Crema Coffee - but they were sold out) and the line was short (because their debit was down) and my stomach decided it was time to eat.
After looking at the menu board, I filled out the custom order form (and there were LOTS of options to choose from.) s and handed it to the nice server informing everyone that the debit machine wasn't working. (right at noon time! what terrible timing!)
I got the spinach wrap, grilled and filled with veggies, with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Can't go wrong with that combo. It was warm and fast. Even though there wasn't much reason to (nothing to melt, nothing needed to be cooked) I'm glad I got it grilled. It seemed to help keep the wrap together as I was running down Bloor.
If you don't feel like making up a meal for yourself they also have a huge selection of "Chef Creations" (at least one of which is vegan) that you can modify further if you feel like it (for an extra charge).
The other benefit to this location is that Crema Coffee is right inside, so you can get a wrap, salad, bowl, or whatever AND get a delicious cup of coffee too. And by the way, Crema has one of the best soy latte's I've had in the city... though maybe I should save that for a Crema review...
Just a note, I can never get the freshii wifi to work with my iPod Touch, but I can connect to it with my netbook. Maybe it's me, but I'm just going to blame them on this one. -
Review from Jennifer M.
Toronto, ON
1/13/2012 8 Check-ins Here
I am SO TORN
I actually like Freshii. I like the Salad's, I like the fact that the Chicken is raised without anti-biotics and such (I contacted head office and asked) and I like their burritos when I am cheating with wheat. I also like the bio-degradable bags, the enviro-conscious bit.. everything, but I have recently become.. aggravated with Freshii.
Here is the deal. Freshii has a loyalty card program. You collect stamps (8 or so) and you get a free salad. Everyone is used to the loyalty card system these days, right? December, I am particularly busy and not finding the time to prepare my lunch as often. Freshii is right beside my office, and they offer healthy and quick lunches, although not cheaply. A customized salad is basically $12. I get it. But I am also somewhat relieved that after 8 of these puppies I get one for free.
I pick up a non-descript loyalty card, and begin stamping away during December. I happily make my way through right before the holidays and decide to save my salad for the first day back in the office. I visit January 3rd and am told that I had to redeem my free salad in DECEMBER and that my card is not valid. Absolutely NO WHERE on the card, menu, box the cards sit in, ANYWHERE is any messaging regarding the "same month" rule. Not even a "December" on the card itself. I very begrudgingly purchased my salad and left. Honestly I have yet to return. I then contacted head office again and go not response. TIGHT.
Its the little things. I was eating here twice a week before, now .. Im ticked. -
Review from Kelly K.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 9/1/2010 1 Check-in Here
Really hungry and wanting something healthy I decided to give this place a second try. First of all, they were out of brown rice to that tossed my initial menu plans out the window. I settle with the Turkey Cobb Wrap, which while bland without hot sauce, I figured would at least be better for me than the Pizzaiola "Godfather" slice that had been calling my name.
Wrong.
I got back to my desk and decided to look up the nutriontional value of this "healthy alternative". Because nowhere on their site do they list the premade menu items, I had to select each item on their menu generator to learn what I was eating. The result:
Calories : 819
Total Fat : 43.41
Saturated Fat :10.97
Cholesterol : 267mg
Sodium : 1661mg
Total Carbohydrate : 61mg
Dietary Fiber :9.14mg
Protein 46mg (this seems impossibly high).
I know this is my own fault for ordering it but I really thought that anything I ordered from there would be a healthy lunch alternative to pizza or burgers.
I know I should have been prepared and brought a lunch, but I didnt. I feel angry and mislead that a company that bills itself as a healthy eatery could have something so dastardly as one of their "chef designed" menu items.
Never eating there again.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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5/7/2010 First to Review
Had Warrior Chicken bowl. Too large of a serving, too much rice and not enough chicken or veg. Kinda… Read more »
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Review from A Toronto G.
Toronto, ON
11/22/2011
I've consistently had problems with the accuracy of my orders when I've opted for a Build-Your-Own item at this location. Despite clearly marking ingredients on the order slip, inevitably one or two are left out... and the ones that ARE added are in such miniscule quantities so as to render them pointless.
On my last visit -- and by "last" I mean most recent (last week) as well as, I've decided, last ever -- I requested edamame. When I sat down to eat my wrap, after walking 10 minutes back to my office, I opened it and found ONE edamame bean. One. Similarly, the black beans I'd checked off on my order amounted to four. I'd learned to check my wraps after previous inaccuracies and was disappointed to see it happened again.
On occasion, I've also discovered ingredients I *hadn't* requested had nonetheless been added to my meal. This is a somewhat risky error, especially when it comes to food allergies.
The food at Freshii is good, but the staff at this location are either careless, overworked or improperly trained. The food is also rather pricey and, ultimately, not worth the money or the hassle. -
Review from SNACKe R.
Toronto, ON
8/10/2011 15 Check-ins Here
I eat here fairly often, but only because there are not better options around for this kind of meal (e.g., rice bowls). The name may make you think of Fresh (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) , and the menus are similar, although Fresh's is much larger. They both have design-your-own salads, rice bowls, and wraps.
The difference, though, is that at Freshii the flavour is simply not there. The basic ingredients are OK, but the sum they add up to is always a bit blah.
If you want to experience this kind of thing done right, go to Fresh. If that is too far, Fresh can be your poor second choice. -
Review from Lindsey S.
Toronto, ON
7/4/2010 3 Check-ins Here
A salad is a salad is a salad - but for some reason it always tastes better when someone else makes it for you.
The selection is endless - you choose the lettuce type, the mixings, the dressing and even the amount of each item and level of dressing. Unlike most choose/make your own salad places, the price is not done by weight, but by the type of protein and quantity. There is a standard price for the base lettuce.
I normally get a spinach mix with chicken and an oil and vinegar mix, but the other day I had the Bliss Bowl....Ohhhhh amazingness to go! Brown rice, red peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, avocado and goats cheese...I added chicken to it as well and it was just amazing! It didn't look big when I got it, but I was full and truly "blissed out" for the rest of the day. I would suggest it if you're in the mood for a yummy lunch.
I hear they have great frozen yogurt, but I've yet to have that....the summer is still young though.
This location - albeit the only one I've been in, I find is small for the volume of ppl that come through the doors. The layout is difficult to manurer, but the staff try their best to keep the flow moving. When you enter, you have to grab a clip board and create your order then and it to a staff member behind the counter. While waiting, you pay for your order and they then deliver it to you while you stand randomly near the counter.
As a side note - Freshii used to be called Lettuce, so for some of you - you probably have been here and didn't notice a change. The name change came when the US company bought them out. -
Review from Michelle C.
Toronto, ON
4/30/2011
I really find their food here delicious but I can't justify paying $15 for takeout salad. Plus, I have doubts as to how ' fresh ' their stuff is. We have ordered their food for our office meetings so many times and I find it weird how many of us got sick afterwards. And by the way, I follow them on twitter and what they give away for free if you mention their tweet, is really a joke. It's something like an ounce of mango with your salad purchase.
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Review from Tina H.
7/2/2010
If you need a healthy quick meal in the area, this is a great spot to go. I usually go here or Craft Burger if I have no time to eat at home as I'm always in this area. Service here was really friendly when I went, both here and Crema attached. It's not really that great, but it's not so bad. Apart from the random limp lettuce leaves in the salad, it's pretty decent. I'd say 3-stars for food, but since I'm in need of healthy food in this area and because the service is friendly, I'd say 4. If you don't have the time to go to a real restaurant, go here.
