Evolution Food Co

Great selection of quinoa and veggie based bowls. They also have meat. Their salmon dishes are good.
Love their breakfasts and shakes.

It’s nice to have a healthy take-​out option in the neighborhood for breakfast and lunch.
All of their items are really tasty, although portions could be a little bigger for the breakfast and lunch boxes. I’m happy that the breakfast items are now available all day.

I liked the cabo cobb salad with chicken althou my avocado wasnt the freshest it was tasty overall, not a large portion thou and found it to be on pricey side at $ 12. The cold pressed juices were also good but found them a bit too sweet and a bit too sour for my likings. (Im a bit of a juice snob thou and would prefer freshly made instead of pre-​made as I feel some of the nutrients get lost). edit: came back today to get a breakfast bowl and the girl who made it was wearing NO GLOVES (cutting up my bananas etc). I mentioned it but they didnt seem to care. This completely grossed me out and I will never come back here again.

I looked forward to trying this place out for the first time as it is very close to where I both work and live.
Unfortunately my experience was terrible. First off, the person who took my order was not very helpful at suggesting (or even commenting) on the items on the menu. After a poor first impression, I paid for my salad and waited. After 5 minutes, I realized that no one was making my salad. When I approached the same unfriendly person to find out what was going on, she yelled to someone in the back to start making my food. The person came out of the kitchen and said that they were busy with a large order for a nearby business. After an awkward exchange (that probably shouldn’t have happened in front of a customer), one of them made the salad.
Was shocked at the poor service and the extremely small size of the salad. Definitely not work the price. There are plenty of other places in the neighbourhood that will make a fresher, larger and higher quality lunch for the same price.

Went here for a weekday lunch after my coworker always raving about the place (so he probably hyped it up for me a lot) Got there around 1.30pm, there was no line up and they had a lovely patio outside.
Got the Market St. salad (apples, cranberries, goat cheese with mixed greens and honey dijon baslmic) to go with chicken and quinoa. It was quick, only had to wait about 5 minutes, but everything was pre-​made and they just had to put it in the cardboard container. The salad itself was good but it came out to be $ 14 — I was full after but it could have been a bigger serving, and felt like something I could easily make at home. Will definitely give their juice a try next time though but they are on the expensive side…

Ingredients seemed to be good quality, but the value for money was way off. $ 14.69 for lunch box got me a fairly measly portion that tasted pretty bland (harvest box).
The menu was also misleading as to whether one or two greens/​grains were included (asking the cashier was not helpful and I ended up being charged $ 1.00 extra for quinoa)
There are so many options for better value food in the area that are less pretentious and overpriced than this place. Unless you have more money than sense, forget about Evolution Food Co.

Great food, a little small on the inside, great for take out. Right beside the St. Lawrence Market. One thing I wish us that the portions were a little bigger for $ 12 without a drink.

Wanted to like this place! It’s in my neck of the woods, and I recently started to love green juices.
I had the harvest box… Very boring!!! The only sauce they put on it is a balsamic reduction…
The rice is dry and unseasoned
Spinach dry…
Sweet potatoes and beets under cooked.
I also had the «tropikale» juice. Don’t try it unless you like the taste of cucumbers and onions… They don’t list onions on the ingredients, but that’s all I could taste.
Maybe the cut the pineapple on a board that was recently used for onions.
Thankfully the customer service is nice.
Server let me trade my green juice in for one that look and tasted a lot fresher!
In conclusion…
Not worth $ 22.32!
Their saving grace might be the baked goods!!! Smelled delicious! Or a different box! Good luck!

The juice here is great and the staff are always super friendly and pleasant. I recently tried one of their signature lunch boxes, the Cabo Cobb, a combination of chicken, quinoa, mixed greens, spiced beans, corn, cheese, pico and avocado. All in all it was very fresh, clean and tasty! Only let down was the use of canned corn niblets… Come on guys, It’s summer time, fresh corn is pretty easy to source.

Got the Harvest signature with brown rice and for $ 14 got less than a cat eats.
Rice was completely unseasoned and bland.
Beats were hard and undercooked.
Tofu was hard and had no flavour.
Only the squash was the edible part.
Never bothering with this place again.

Meh you sucky.
If you want tiny portions that will make you feel that ‘thats it?!’ feeling then this is your jam. I trust you are not, however, into that.
I got a breakfast bowl and a smoothie. Way overpriced and its something you can make with a small haul at the grocery store.
A waste of $ 16.

I’m concerned that staff aren’t properly trained or supervised in handling food. The cashier wore plastic gloves while handling money at the cash register, then went to the salad bar and scooped her hands in the produce with that very same glove. I confronted her and she made another salad, but didn’t acknowledge that there was anything wrong with what she had done.
Shortly after, a guy emerged from the bathroom and started handling produce (celery, I believe) with his bare hands. There was a hand washing station right next to him, which he didn’t bother to use. Perhaps he washed his hands in the bathroom, but he would have been touching the door on his way out.
The salads are nice, albeit overpriced. But I’ve lost my appetite due to their carelessness with safe food handling procedures.
IQ on Wellington Street has people stationed on the salad bars with gloves, so I’ll opt to go there from now on.

This place is gross. I don’t know what was wrong with my salad but the kale and toppings were all warm. Who wants a warm salad. Also small portions for what you are paying for when you can get a way better salad up the street. I wouldn’t go back.

What a fantastic little spot this is.
Finally had a chance to walk down Market Street and was surprised to find all these great food options condensed in St. Lawrence. I gravitated towards Evolution because I’m always looking to eat healthy, and I’m mental for smoothies.
I had been a few times and just grabbed beverages — including an insanely good peanut butter blend, as well as the flavourful Antioxidant Blast (black, blue, rasp, and straw-​berries). It wasn’t until recently I tried the Cabo Cobb and now I’m totally hooked. I enjoyed it very much, and the added chicken was so fresh it melted in my mouth. Can’t wait to go back and try some other dishes and combinations.
Market Street is a great atmosphere for their patio. It’s a relatively quiet street sparse of traffic, so I imagine sitting out there on a sunny day would be fantastic. I find the staff friendly and efficient, and the restaurant itself looks great. Good menu design as well.
Another awesome (healthy) food option in my neighbourhood!

I read about this place online and finally got to try it over the weekend. I am a huge fan! The food here is delicious and the juices are refreshing.
I went here on Saturday for lunch and it wasn’t busy at all (quite empty). That had me worried but I was relieved when I took a bite of my food. I got the Cabo Cobb bowl with brown rice, mixed greens, and chicken. All the ingredients worked well together and everything tasted fresh. I also got a ‘Energize Me’ juice to go along with the salad. I don’t think the juice was anything special (I’ve been to other pressed juices around the city so perhaps Im a little picky). Other than that I would return to here to get some delicious healthy food!

Lovely new spot! Always on the hunt for healthy places and I’m so glad I found this on Unilocal.I went with a friend during lunch rush, and while the place was busy, I was very happy that it did not reveal the impatient side of me. The staff was very friendly and professional. I ordered a lunch bowl with juice combo. Food was fresh and surprisingly filling, while the juice was nothing too spectacular (perhaps Greenhouse Juice Co. spoiled my taste buds?) but still quite decent.
In addition to the hanging plants, the bright yellow stools and rustic décor put me in a very positive mood. Overall, would recommend this new place to any health nut working in the Design/​Financial District! Would definitely return to try out their other menu items.

I’ve been in twice, the first time I was a bit «whelmed» on a Saturday morning. The cashier was standoffish and but the smoothie (anti-​oxidant berry?) was pretty good.
The second time was great! It was a weekday late lunch-​time snack, and I got the Cookies and Cream smoothie. Much friendlier service — she actually gave me their stamp card, and I like this smoothie better!
I’ve seen a lot of comparisons to IQ, and I must say I find the staff at Evolution much friendlier!

Working in the neighborhood, it’s become a great spot for a healthy, delicious, and fast lunch.
The ingredients are always fresh and delicious (my fave is the Maroc salad with spiced chickpeas, cucumber, feta, tomato, parsley, and hummus) but I have to admit it’s pricey (about $ 24 for salad and juice) but in line with prices in the touristy area of St. Lawrence Market spots.
The food is comparable to the nearby (and cheaper) iQ, but Evolution has the advantage of much shorter lines (perhaps until the word gets out) and has much friendlier service.

I had the Heart Beet with Whey Power. It was awesome. We also tried the Chocolate Dream – also excellent. The ingredients are seasonally fresh and the staff were friendly. This is not your shopping mall sugar water schlock. We’ll be back!

Came by here for their grand opening and was very impressed with the quality and flavour of the food. They focus on healthy eating so there’s no way you will find burgers, fries, etc. Instead you will find salads, grain bowls, cold pressed juices, smoothies, etc.