Fresh is one of the original vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Toronto. While there are numerous choices in 2018, five years ago yielded few businesses (other than ethnic restaurants) who were willing to go meatless.
Remembering
their veggie burger was too mushy for my taste, the squash tacos ($11) seemed
like a better choice and I was awarded with delicious grilled tortillas STUFFED
with hot deep fried squash nuggets (absolutely delicious), tomato, onion, and a
host of other vegetables. A cool creamy jalapeno and lime sauce was generously
drizzled over everything, the pepper adding a bold bite to the tacos.
In
retrospect, had I known there were so many vegetables in the tacos, I wouldn’t
have needed to add a side of the superfood salad ($5.25). Of course, my body
and immune system probably enjoyed the extra heaping of greens; the lettuce
salad packed with microgreens, cabbage, edamame, herbs, cucumbers, and
pistachios. The turmeric mint tahini dressing tossed into the salad made
everything tasty - although I couldn’t see it, I could taste it.
Asking
our waitress how large the tacos were, she noted they were small and mimicked a
circle about the size of a hand. What arrived was at least 50% larger, which
rendered the plate of dragon fries ($9) to share unnecessary. Thankfully, they
weren’t good, the miso gravy too thick so it tasted like bean flavoured Cheese
Whiz and left a sticky consistency on the tongue. Aside from the sauce, the
predominant flavour was the tangy hot banana chilies, we would have been better
off the plain spuds.
Since my
first visit to Fresh years ago, the chain has also expanded and they are busy – having a small queue at the door even during a weeknight. It’s becoming
popular to go meatless.
How To Find Them
Location: Toronto, Canada
Address: 326 Bloor Street West
Address: 326 Bloor Street West
Website: https://freshrestaurants.ca/
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