Healthy Choice Kitchen
“The falafel sandwich is absolutely to die for and the smoothies and juices are decently priced which is rare for a healthy spot.”
“Portions are very generous and Moroccan fish and flip flop fish are so flavorful.”
“If you can't decide what to order feel free to ask the chefs who on numerous occasions suggested items for incoming customers.”
Healthy Choice Kitchen
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Stopped in here after a passenger (who hid his dog in my backseat btw) recommended this spot for some lunch. Not realizing it was a veggie spot, I rushed in and asked for a chicken salad to go. I got a stabbing look. Another patron directed me to the menus. I ended up ordering a falafel sandwich and as a seasoned cabbie whose eaten from more than my fair share of halal food trucks, this was hands down the best falafel sandwich I ate, well seasoned and prepared. They only lost 1 star because I felt like the cashier/hostess could've been a little more pleasant, just like us cabbies are.
Ever since this place appeared on Graham Avenue more than a year ago, I had a funny feeling about it. Why was it closed on Saturdays, the day of the week when people most need a refreshing smoothie? Why had none of my friends in the area, even the health nuts, bothered to visit?
It's located across the street from New Mexico Place, the best of the area's older Mexican establishments, so I had many chances to ponder these questions. And yet, never did I deviate from my regular Mexican meal, until today. These questions finally had to be answered.
During the course of my meal, I encountered even more strangeness:
A 'health food' store that only serves regular soda
A delivery man who repeatedly came in and out of the store, sat down at the counter and scratched instant lottery tickets
A soundtrack of the hottest hits of 2011, including "Gernande" by Bruno Mars
A side salad topped with six tasteless olives, complete with pits
A hot sauce that was actually Chinese chili oil
The falafel itself is cooked to order and really solid (More places should do this, although most falafel shops are so busy that it wouldn't be practical. The benefits of being slow.) but the mix of chunky vegetables inside wasn't any match for traditional Arab salads.
It didn't help that the person behind the counter was essentially incomprehensible in English. I asked for no pickles and instead received a filling with extra pickles. I also requests onion but instead got a side of hot sauce. I probably should have spoken in Spanish – lesson learned.
At the end of the meal I thought I was told the total was $8.89 and gave the man a $10. It turned out the total was $10.89, but the man wouldn't except my second $10. "Next time," he said. Actually the falafel was $4.99 and my (quite refreshing strawberry and banana) juice $3.99 so the total should have been nine dollars and change. So a perceived act of kindness was actually being slightly less overcharged.
How bizarre.