Fresh&Co

Another new salad place for me hands down in this area, as I’m already kind of tired eating just salad every single day. Have to admit that Fresh & Co had the most variety of selection in terms of ingredient and dressing, both of high quality.
I tried their chef’s signature California Cobb, paired with low-​fat peppercorn ranch dressing. A very tasty combo without introducing too much fat. A complementary soup was also provided.
The only complain I have was that they don’t really chop your salad, so really hard to fit into my mouth…

I can’t recommend this place.
A curious dichotomy. Based solely on the food and affordability, this would be a solid four stars. My oatmeal was great — and this is hard to do in a fast-​food environment. Everything else that I could see looked and smelled delicious. It’s all very reasonably priced, especially for the area.
BUT: the cashier helped herself to a tip from my change. She clearly stated my total, then handed me my change. And then, she picked a couple of ones out of the till and put them in the tip jar. Sure enough, I was a dollar short after I checked (hadn’t put it in my wallet yet). There’s a discrepancy between the two ones that went from the till to the tip jar and the one dollar that I was short, but I very clearly watched the hand and bills go from till to jar. She either nabbed one from the previous customer, or she is making a little extra from the company by shorting the sales.
I’ve worked in fast food and related stuff. I know it’s done, and I know how it’s done. And this was a poorly done attempt.
One star, two thumbs down.

This newest location of Fresh&Co took over the Café Metro spot seemingly overnight. Many people in my office were big fans of Café Metro so it’s sad to see that location disappear, however, Fresh&Co is welcome in a different way. First off, they offer a slew of healthy options. Salads, quinoa bowls (a personal favorite), grab and go sammiches, and healthy sweet treats (hemp brownie, for example). The layout is exactly the same as Café Metro was. New staff. Fridges stocked with the quickie sandwiches and drinks.
The quinoa bowls are delicious and a step by step process goes into making them. Both those and the salads are completely customizable. The way they get you is by charging an arm and a leg for anything extra. I wanted tofu with my bowl and that was an extra $ 3, which with a drink, brought my lunch total to $ 14…That’s pretty unacceptable and the reason I am only giving 3 stars. If the prices were better, I would definitely come here more often. Unfortunately, my wallet will not allow me to get a bowl or salad everyday if the prices are this crazy. And yes, I realize this is Manhattan and yes, everything is more money here. I’m just spoiled by the local delis that have salads for a fraction of the cost.
Regardless, if you’re looking for a healthy spot to call your lunch «home» once or twice a week, this is the place for you. The variety is insane and you can read up on everything beforehand online so you don’t go in and hold up the line while staring at the menu.