Freshii

I ordered the banana nut crunch smoothie based on a review here, it was perfect consistency so I think it was the difference of employee skills. The Tex Mex burrito with falafel was also very satisfying. Although the the place is vegetarian you can add steak, chicken and tuna to any order. I Will definitely be back!

Meh. Here’s a tip for first timers — the noodles are hot, all other ingredients in your bowl are not. Also, this place is vegetarian unless you want chicken, steak or turkey.
The food was ok, and the wifi worked.
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Ordered a custom burrito and banana nut crunch smoothie online through their website and it came to $ 15.77 after tax.
The custom burrito comes with six toppings, a sauce/​dressing, and rice or quinoa. You also have the option of adding other toppings for an additional charge, $ 0.25 for the regular toppings and $ 1 for the premium (e.g. avocado).
I tried to copy the Tex Mex burrito minus the cilantro, so I got quinoa, black beans, corn, chick peas, edamame, roasted red peppers, avocado (+$ 1), aged cheddar (+$ 1), and spicy yogurt. Honestly, I forgot that I even ordered aged cheddar because I didn’t taste it at all. It was kind of bland, but extremely filling.
The online order pickup process could use some work. I arrived and went to what I assumed was the pickup area (as opposed to the ordering line). Instead, I was instructed to line up where everyone else was lining up to order. Thing is, I already paid online, so I didn’t understand why I had to do that. Eventually, they asked if anyone had ordered online and allowed me to skip to the front of the line. I feel like they should just do online orders in the pickup area. Seems more efficient as I wouldn’t be slowing down the line of people trying to order.
The banana nut crunch smoothie was really good. Very strong banana taste, which I love, but I would have liked it to be a bit thicker. More smoothie, less melted smoothie. I found the smoothie to be way too expensive. At $ 5.99, it was the same price as a basic burrito (minus the premium avocado and aged cheddar toppings.)
Not a bad alternative to the usual junk food but a boost of flavour wouldn’t hurt.

Wanted a «healthier» and cheaper lunch option downtown, and stopped in, as I’d heard good things about this place.
The location smelled really odd, it was super hot and stuffy, almost moldy smelling. The service was fine, but nothing fantastic. I liked all the options they had, and all the substitutions they offered. I wish they weren’t all more money though.
I had a quinoa based chicken teriyaki bowl. The vegetable portion was lacking, but the flavours were good. I enjoyed the quinoa as well. I doubt I’ll go back, as it was really nothing special, and wasn’t as «healthy» as advertised. There was SO much sodium.

College Park boasts no lack of quick, cheap lunch options. The trick is to find something healthy in between plates of Chinese food, philly cheese steaks, jerk chicken dinners and newborn-​sized veal sangweeches.
Located right on College, just west of Yonge, this should be a prime location for a chain you’d think would cater to local office workers, of which there are plenty, since much of the real estate is occupied by Ontario government Ministries.
Maybe this location presumes too much of it’s allegedly captive audience. Maybe the salarymens’ salad expectations are low.
In any case, a single visit renders this Freshii outpost a one-​and-​done proposition, and makes me leery of ever visiting this chain again.
When Freshii first opened (as «Lettuce»), they offered huge salads with bright, crispy veg, fun dressings and ample amounts of protein and toppings of dubious nutritional value. Over time, portions have declined and the bright young things that manned the counter have been replaced by the same fast food lifers who bungle my order at just about every Tim Hortons or McDonalds or Pizza Pizza in town.
Most galling, in an effort to squeeze profit like so much wheatgrass juice, they eliminated the protein from their salads/​wraps/​burritos. A Cobb or «Buffalo Chicken» salad now costs about $ 6, but without chicken. Let’s allow that the process… a buffalo chicken anything, for which the chicken costs extra. I haven’t placed my order yet, and my blood pressure has started to rise.
Ordering is disorganized; prospective diners mill about until a brave soul ventures forth to request food. Repeatedly. Including the following exchange:
CUSTOMER: «I’d like that with chicken, please»
STAFF: «Tuna?»
CUSTOMER: «No, chicken»
STAFF: «Shrimp?»
CUSTOMER: «Chicken»
STAFF: «Shrimp?»
CUSTOMER: «Chicken»
STAFF: «SHRIMP!»
Perhaps staff are trained in the Seth McFarlane tradition of beating a joke into the ground?
Food arrives when it arrives. In this case, a noodle bowl and a «wrap».
The «wrap» arrives without protein, meaning it’s mostly wilted greens drowning in sweet dressing, vomiting forth from a stale, disintegrating tortilla. Adding insult to injury, it’s not so much a «wrap» as a «clumsy half-​ass fold» which falls apart nearly instantly, transforming to its most entropic state…“salad” or maybe just «mess».
The bowl benefits from having a bottom and sides to keep the mediocrity in place. At the bottom of the bowl are a few squares of unadulterated, unseasoned tofu, and peanut sauce that’s more Skippy than Siam. Plopped on top are a handful of gummy, heated, unseasoned rice noodles, and on top of that a riot of veg, which would be great but for the fact that it’s all freezer-​cold and similarly naked.
It’s all edible, but that’s as far as I’ll go.
Lunch concludes with a vow to find better salad in greener pastures. What-​a-​Bagel nearby offers a salad bar complete with a Cobb salad that includes chicken in the price.
Or screw it. We’ll just go to Banh Mi Boys.

I’ve been to a few nice Freshii locations (by Rosedale station and Eglinton station) so I went into this one. Horrible idea. The restaurant was dirty and run down and the food hidden behind a big wall so you can’t see what they’re doing. I also got half the food that I got in the other restaurants for the same bowl… For the same ridiculous price of course. Disappointing.

There are several locations of freshii located everywhere. I happen to be at the one in eaton centre because I had training at a nearby business building so I decided to get some lunch here. I work in the financial district so the healthy box concept is very common and well done in that area. I decided to be a bit more adventurous with my choice and get a pre designed salad. I got the bacon Texas salad that had Monterey Jack cheese, ranch dressing, tomatoes, avocado, and chicken on top of romaine lettuce. My salad was about $ 10.00 which is an average lunch price I am used to.
When I received my order I was fairly disappointed at the size. For 10.00 I got a very shallow box of salad. Inside my salad was more disappointing. It basically tasted like a Caesar salad with rand dressing. It had barely any avocado in it and needless to say I was still searching for more to eat once I was done.
I’ve been to other salad places before and for the price and quantity you are getting you’re better off spending your money elsewhere.

Love the food at Freshii — so many fantastic options, I have yet to be disappointed! I have found this location slow at times, however when we have placed an order for my workplace it has always been on time.

Summary:
Overpriced, boring and skimpy salads.
Details:
I work in the office tower above Freshii, and tried it a few times for a lunchtime salad.
The salads are not very good, and they are skimpy with the ingredients. To top it off, it is expensive.
I used to work downtown, and would go to Fast Fresh Foods in Commerce Court for salad at least 2 times a week. They aren’t cheap (about 8 – 9 dollars), but I usually would be satisfied for the rest of the day until dinner, and the ingredients were good, salads were tasty, and the line moved quickly.
When I came up to College, I gave Freshii a try. They have at times been excrutiatingly slow, they are super cheap with the toppings — a normal salad leaves me feeling hungry right after lunch — and it is more expensive (10 – 12 dollars).

I e-​mailed head office months ago about a lousy experience at their Yonge & College Street location and never received a response. Was never a huge fan to begin with but that confirmed things for me.
Oh, and the Cobb salad doesn’t have chicken in it anymore… what a rip off!

I now hate this place.
Freshii, the franchise, still holds a special place tucked away in my little heart, however, this location is now outcast, like a bastard child. The menu has since been stripped to bits, no longer offering my favourite salads, or their ingredients. The quality has plummeted, and the prices of toppings has increased past the number of six on a custom salad. Not ok.
I came in here today to see if these matters had been corrected, but, no. And, so, I left. The solution? A visit to Panera Bread, where I am enjoying a hearty salad, and updating my Unilocal review.

Yummy, healthy, and free wifi!

Not only are you able to get a light, healthful lunch here, but your pocketbook will also be quite a bit lighter after you leave. My spinach salad (with addition of chicken and a sprinkling of cheese) and snack-​sized bag of pita chips came out to nearly $ 13. That’s quite spendy for your typical weekday lunch, especially considering the toppings on the salad were quite skimpy. By way of comparison, I get essentially the same salad nearly every day in the Toronto General Hospital food court for under $ 10. To add insult to injury, my Freshii salad came drowning in dressing. I guess I’ll just stick to TGH for salad, and head over to Freshii when I’m in the mood for a wrap (and have some extra cash burning a hole in my wallet).

I’ve had freshii’s twice now for catered events.
The first time, I was bowed over by the fresh tasting and great flavour combinations of their wraps. I had a chicken club wrap, part of the deluxe catering box combo. As sides, we had warrior chicken and teriyaki vegetable. I loved the warrior chicken! It had a creamy tang to it, I could of eaten the whole container. The food itself came nicely packaged in white chinese-​takeout style small boxes.
I was looking up the price of the deluxe box online, its $ 90 for 12 wraps cut in half, so potentially enough to feed 24 people (or $ 37.5 per half wrap) ends up being an affordable catering option.
The second time I had freshii’s.it wasn’t as exciting. I’m not sure if it was catered from a different location (there are multiple all over Toronto) but the flavours weren’t as tasty. As well, I ended up with a vegan wrap, which was… very average. It was a combo of lettuce/​sundried tomatoes/​broccoli and a dressing with a sweet tangy flavour. But it wasn’t enough dressing and all the tomatoes were towards the bottom of the wrap-​basically I felt like I was eating a very bland lettuce filled wrap. We had similar salad selections as the first time, but I was not won over by the warrior chicken, it was average. I also noticed a couple of the wraps had the same warrior chicken filling! Not terribly creative.
I wish I could tell you which location we ordered from! But I’ve learned for myself, that food preparation, even in franchised operations, can differ from place to place.
My bottom line is that I would recommend freshiis for catered venues. Its a healthy option, and overall a crowd pleaser at both the events I attended.

I’ve eaten here a dozen or so times and now feel ready to voice an opinion. I agree with the reviewer who reported that the ordering process can be a bit confusing — it’s true. It’s not immediately obvious that you need to grab a clipboard, get in line, choose a wrap/​salad/​bowl from the menu, write it down on the order form, and then hand it in. But now that I’ve told you, you should be fine.
Price is consistent with most things in the area, (about 9 $ after tax for a noodle bowl/​wrap/​salad), which is to say that it’s a bit pricey for what you get. The service is assembly line efficient, but that doesn’t always mean fast. Today I rolled in at 12:10, along with everyone else who works in the area. Stood in line for 10 minutes, waited another 5 for my food, and then escaped.
It can be a bit bland — I now ask for extra sauce as well as hot sauce to get some flavour in whatever I order. But it’s a much healthier option than the greasy Asian noodles in the college park food court — I can recognize actual vegetables in my noodle bowl. Some staff are friendly, some a bit more surly, but no one has been outright rude. If you forget to pack your lunch and you’re in the area, it’s worth a try, but nothing to get excited about.

I purchased a voucher to try this place out and I didn’t present the voucher until my food was fully prepared so I could get a taste of what a real customer would taste.
The ordering system is confusing if you haven’t been there before since there are no signs to direct you. You can choose their pre-​made salads/​soups/​bowls/​wraps which are absurdly expensive because they are filled with «premium» ingredients like Cajun Chicken. I ordered the Warrior Chicken with brown rice. It was very bland, contained little chicken and overpriced. It was listed as one of their best sellers amusingly. If I were to review this place based on that alone, I would’ve given it one star.
However, I also ordered a custom salad that was far more reasonably priced because I chose only the «unlimited» ingredients that weren’t extra-​charged. I ordered a plethora of vegetables and fruits on it and salad was absolutely massive. I’d say it’s a good deal all in all especially considering it’s relatively healthy and the ingredients were fresh and plentiful (mandarin oranges, spinach, celery, broccoli, green apple slices, etc). There are so many free ingredient options too! The cesar dressing was adequate on the salad so it wasn’t bland at all, and I only ordered the normal amount of dressing. You can choose to get extra dressing for free.
All in all, if you go here, I’d suggest the custom-​made items so you can price it out however you like and make it however you like. There are certainly a lot of options.

This place bothers me.
It’s expensive and not worth it.
Healthy food can taste good — it doesn’t have to taste bland.
The menu is unnecessarily complex, and the soups and salads are just not worth it. Plus you can get frozen yoghurt here for like $ 8 for a large if you want. Yes please!!! bend me over and empty my wallet.
p.s the whole green seller is a sham. They are so not environmentally friendly in actuality. Just watch them mix up your stuff in plastic bags and serve you in take out containers that are yes biodegradable — but do not bio degrade in landfills. whats the point?

I eat here quite often for lunch. The owner is really nice and always says hello. The selection of toppings for your salad is pretty large. One complaint is that they don’t really give you enough chicken for the price you pay. They also need a better selection of salad dressing, especially in the low fat category.

I love this place for all of the healty options on the menu. It is as good as fast food gets.
All of the disposable containers used for food are biodegradable. This contributes to the green philosohphy of the restaurant,
The tart FroYo is a treat. It contains probiotic yogurt and tastes great. You’re allowed to choose two toppings.
I come to this place often.

As far as healthy options go in the area, I think this is one of the better. Decent variety of options — salads, soups, wraps & rice bowls. I think the biggest pro of a place like Freshii is how customisable it is, which is fantastic for people who are specific with their taste or have dietary restrictions.
They have a reasonable range of juice/​smoothie drinks (bottled) in addition to regular pop, and there’s an array of snacks that are on the more healthy side (popped potato chips, nut selections, protein bars etc) if you want a little extra to go with your lunch.
I find the major drawbacks to be the lack of size choices (especially for salads or soups) and the cost — for food that’s made primarily from fresh produce it shouldn’t be as pricey as it is. Plus, it’s very much a to-​go place — the one time I did eat there I felt like I was getting in the way of the lineups getting theirs to-​go. When I can’t stand to face another boring garden salad from Metro, this place is a welcome change.