Bliss & Vinegar

I have been to Bliss and Vinegar more than a handful of times and yesterday tried the Southwestern Quinoa Bowl, it was so good I felt the need to write a review. I was going in for a salad but due to the cold weather decided to try something warm instead. The bowl was a combination of quinoa, chicken, corn, tomatoes, and queso fresco, topped with their outstanding chili. It was not only delicious but there was enough for two meals! Perfect choice!
After reading through some of the reviews I have to say I am a little shocked at how nasty some people can be when it comes to online reviews. I have been there numerous times and my experience with the staff has always been friendly and helpful, and I have never seen the place look anything other than clean. In reference to someone spilling soup (mistakes happen but apparently you have never spilled anything) what would have them do other than what they did and clean it up? As for bringing the rag in the kitchen, EVERY restaurant has a place to put dirty towels as opposed to having them out where customers can see.
I sincerely hope this place stays open for a very long time, as the food is excellent and fresh, and that a bad review from an obviously nasty person does not hurt their business. Go try it for yourself!

Great and fresh food! Would highly recommend the Gucho wrap! Went for the first time this week and have been back three times already!

This place is heaven on Earth. Fresh high quality ingredients and the ability to put together your own salad with their homemade dressings… Can’t go wrong!

Cute place in Forest Hills. I ordered the vegan bliss in a wrap. It was delicious. They claim its vegan, but it has honey in the dressing so I opted for the citrus vinaigrette. It was delicious.
The only reason for the 4 stars and not 5 is the kid behind the counter was slightly rude. Maybe they can teach him put on a smile and treat people with respect.

So, after 2 visits I can understand why «vinegar» is in the name, because both salads had overwhelming acidity. I want to like this place, I really do, because I adore local businesses and ingredients, but unfortunately these salads aren’t anything special and I cannot get over the mixture of temperatures. The warm ingredients plus cool ingredients make it room temperature. The salads are also wet/​soggy for some reason.
(My mouth is still burning from the acidity)
I’ve tried the vegan bliss and Mi Cobb. I’ve had much better salads elsewhere.

After a lackluster first visit to Bliss & Vinegar, the owner reached out to me via Unilocal with an acknowledgement that what I experienced wasn’t in line with who they are, and offered an apology. I really appreciate it when owners and managers take the time to read their reviews and want to make it right for their customers, so with that, I stopped back in for lunch this past Friday.
Walking in, I found the restaurant just as clean, cute, and cozy as before. I must have made it right after the lunch rush because there wasn’t much of a line when I arrived. I stuck with what I had before — the vegan bliss bowl– and was delighted that it was just as fresh, tasty, and colorful as I had experienced prior. Filled with kale, quinoa, broccoli, cranberries, walnuts, and other good for you items, it filled me up all day. Unfortunately, I wasn’t ale to stay and eat, but there was some jealous looks from coworkers when I came back to the office with such an awesome looking salad.
Most importantly, the staff was friendly, quick, competent and more than helpful in responding to questions and concerns that other customers had behind me. My experience with the staff was a 180-​degree difference than before. And my stomach is grateful that I gave this place another chance — so yummy. Great food and improved service –I’ll be back again!

OK, I saw that the owner of Bliss & Vinegar had responded to someone else’s review addressing the poor customer service that their patrons were experiencing. I stopped in today to see if there was any improvement and there definitely was. Both employees were friendly. I was greeted when I entered, they prepared my big meat bowl quickly and told me to have a good day. Huge improvement over my previous visit! Still not a fan of the vinegar-​tasting ranch, but I skipped it and it really was quite delicious without any dressing.
Thank you, Bliss & Vinegar! Super quick meal option for lunch to go!

Great food! I had the Vegan Bliss and it was a filling and delicious meal. Really got annoyed that they charge for fruit infused water. Really? Even D and W offers patrons free infused water. That part was pretty ridiculous. Now, about the customer service… past reviewers are correct. All three employees acted as if they were being punished by being there. Come on! How about a smile, a greeting, or something! You work at a great new fast casual that offers great food. show some enjoyment of your life. Owners ar Marcos run this little place. They need to find some people who will make customers feel welcome when they are spending $ 10 on a small salad and water.

Food was quite good and unique but the service will prevent me from returning. I have been there twice and both times have been treated poorly. And by poorly, I mean it is like they do not care whether you are there or not. In fact both times when I placed my order, the employees seemed almost upset as if I was somehow putting them out. There was no greeting when I walked into the restaurant and no thank you when I got my food. It is too bad because I would have patronized then frequently because of the type of food they have, but I refuse to spend money and support a place that does not appreciate my business.

Clean and healthy eating. Food tasted fresh. I really like how you can customize what you want in your salad, bowl, wrap whatever. Prices are moderate – you can get a nice salad with protein around the same price as a smoothie from next door.
One star off–
Staff was really slow probably because it’s a new business and they are likely learning the menu themselves. That being said, it took about 30 minutes from waiting in line (with 2 – 3 people ahead of me) and getting my food and walking out the door. This was right before noon. That is inconvenient since they advertise on their website that they are fast and fresh. Something for them to work on. Would have been somewhat tolerable if I wasn’t with two hungry toddler boys. :-/​
Ordered the Gaucho (steak wrap with various veggies). I would say it could have used more meat inside… or maybe I was getting hangry from waiting so long? Anyway. The wrap (looked like a burrito) is nowhere comparable to a Chipotle steak burrito that would have probably been more filling.
This place has lots of potential and I can see this being a popular place for lunch for the health-​conscious masses.