My daughter and I went after Christmas sale shopping at the
Fashion Mall and while we were there we decided to grab some lunch. We went to
the food court and tried the only place we haven’t been to yet, Freshii. To be
quite honest, I chose it because it didn’t have a line and I felt like I needed
to try and go a little on the healthy side after the gorging done over the
holidays. A salad seemed like a good idea.
I ordered the Cobb Salad and substituted red onions instead
of corn. The salad also included avocado, tomato, blue cheese, bacon, and
chicken. I ordered mine with blue cheese dressing. I like the way they mix the
salads—they put all the ingredients in a plastic bag and shake it up to mix the
ingredients together. I was disappointed when I sat down and started to eat it
because as far as I could tell, there was no avocado at all. I searched and
searched. So I went up and asked for some and she gave me a little teeny wedge
in a paper cup. I understand that avocado is an expensive ingredient but this
made me sad. I love avocado. They did give me a lot of blue cheese, which I
appreciated. But these salads aren’t super cheap (it was around $9-10) and on
top of that, the bacon was chewy and a lot of the romaine part of the lettuce
was wilted and had black and brown spots on it. If you’re gonna be a salad-type
place, make sure your lettuce looks good. That’s all I’m saying. Maybe you’re
better off with their burrito-type options, I don’t know.
My daughter got the children’s chicken and cheese quesadilla
and an apple juice for her lunch. The quesadilla (I think it was around $5)
looked good and my daughter said she liked it well enough. The cheese was white
cheese and there were some nice hunks of chicken in there (a lot more than in
my salad). Honestly, it looked a lot better than my salad.
I guess it’s better than a lot of mall food court food—it’s
at least healthier, but it’s to bad they can’t give you more of the really
good, “fresh” ingredients and keep on top of their produce. And it isn’t cheap—for the 2 of us with 2
drinks, it was over $22. The people working at the counter gave me what I wanted
without complaint, but I can’t say they were overly friendly.
Freshii
The Fashion Mall
8702 Keystone
Crossing
Indy 46240
317/660—8110
That's the saddest looking Cobb salad I've seen! And skimpier than the ones I've bought at airports for that same price
ReplyDeleteand they tried to rip me off of my avocado! :)
DeleteYeah, avocado in the singular form.
DeleteI had the Cobb salad with tofu the other day and as I was picking up my order I heard one of the guys say they were out of tofu. I looked in my salad and sure enough, there were only a few small cubes in there. I think it's hit or miss depending on the crew working. I've been once before and had the buffalo wrap and thought it was great. Huge portion and great flavor for a mall joint. It's not my favorite place to go but better on the health scale than most there and Chik-Fil-a was closed that day.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to let you know I have become a regular at Caplinger's Fresh Catch because of your recommendation. Yellow perch is awesome yet I almost always get the cod.
ReplyDeleteAnd I highly highly recommend Leonardo's Mexican Food. On east side of Michigan Road just south of 86th Street.
It is my opinion he has the best burritos in Indianapolis. And they are cheap and big.
I have been having the ground beef and shredded chicken.
You will not be impressed with the decor and he has a drive through and is open 24 hours. Go figure.
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