Fit For Life

I’ve grabbed a couple of salads at this location. Things are pretty standard. They’re nothing you couldn’t easily make yourself at home but they’ll do in a pinch.

In the PATH, there’s a ridiculous amount of selection for food. First thing in the morning, I arrive blearly eyed and most times, I just grab a coffee since I ate breakfast already but for those days where I was running late, I USED to run here.
First thing in the morning, they’re one of the few places that are opened very early. It’s quite convenient for those who have to march their way to work before the sun rises. For less than $ 3.50, you can get a small but freshly made omelette with various veggies in a toasted pita. It’s not bad and with the freshly toasted pita and hot sauce it really perks you up.
For lunch time, this place has the usual fare of salads, wraps, hummus, and falafel. I will admit their falafel is one of the better places in the PATH. You can get a 3 falafels in a wrap for about $ 5. It’s pretty filling as they do put in a decent amount of vegetables. Hot sauce is necessary to give it a good bite.
So why the 2 stars… it’s the horrible underhanded service. I came here several times a week as I loved their falafel and one lunch, I decided I wanted a falafel salad instead of a pita because it was way too hot. They don’t offer anything like that on their menu so I asked them if they could do my pita wrap without the wrap. So I got 3 falafels, fattoush salad, and some carrot sticks. When it rang up at the cashier, it was $ 12! I was shocked. I asked them why it was over double the price of my usual pita falafel and they said well, they individually charged me for the falafel, the salad, and carrot sticks. They adamently told me I had to be the $ 12 … I should have walked off looking back. So, that’s why I refuse to come back here… it’s too bad as their falafel is pretty decent.

The nutritional information is finally out on their website and – surprise, surprise– it’s not all that healthy, with nearly all of their wraps, paninis and salads coming in at around 20g fat and 500 calories. But hey, anyone who thinks a chicken ceasar wrap is a light option is kidding themselves.
I like the cheap breakfast here: A veggie eggwhite ommelette with toast comes in at around $ 4.
The service is so gruff it makes me laugh, which is as close to a compliment to service I think you’ll find here, and I do mean it as one. They manage a long line at a tiny counter pretty well, and when they scream BUTTER AND KETCHUP? directly into my face, it not only makes me giggle, but wakes me up for work too!
For a cheap healthy lunch, your best bet is the lentil soup. Dairy-​free, so I’m guessing it’s very low in fat, and all those lentils are high in both fiber and protein. Tasty and filling, but comes with a stale bun that’s only good for dipping. Coming in at under $ 3 for a small, it’s the best deal in the Path.

Ooooo Fit For Life… how do you get your chicken so rubbery…
+ Salad in a bag
This place is a good weight loss strategy. I ate about 6 bites of my lunch and tossed the rest out.
Sick.

A healthy and affordable lunch spot in Commerce Court!
I had a very tasty falafel wrap for lunch. It was served on a whole wheat wrap with tomatoes, taboule, hot sauce and another hummus-​like sauce. Really very good. And only $ 4.99 — probably the cheapest food court lunch I’ve had in a long time. For $ 7.99 you can also have a salad and a pop. Genius.

So bad!
This place is located in the concourse of the Atrium, where a lot of office works go for lunch.
Reasons not to go:
— Unbelievably slow service, you’ll spend your lunch hour in line
— So much confusion behind the counter, too many people asking what you want, not enough people actually making it
— No choice of toppings or sauce,
— Strange smell that lingered for ages in my office.
And particularly strange:
— Cheap bowls?! (My soup container had soaked through by the time went to eat it ten minutes later)
Don’t go.

Newly reopened with better signage and the same everything else. This place has decent falafels, but it’s not top drawer. First off, what’s with the perpetually under-​ripened tomatoes? Does the manager grow these things with a couple of compact flourecent bulbs in his basement? Several times, I have walked away after siting these anemic looking things. Seriously, these are the whitest tomatoes ever.
Today, I had a BLT and the tomato was ridiculously white. Worse, the sandwich came thick with «butter», and I mean thick like cream-​cheese thick. Worserer, the bacon had a vaguely fishy smell to it. Yuck.
Look for me in the Hiedi’s line up a few feet away.

Fit for Life is my go to place when wanting to grab a quick breakfast to take up to the office. They offer a variety of breakfast sandwiches, made to order, that is always fresh and delicious. It’s also very reasonably priced, with a basic fried egg sandwich around $ 1.50 and a bacon and egg sandwich around $ 2.25. They don’t skimp on the toppings and the sandwich is a hot, delicious and filling breakfast!