Fresh To Order

Sloooooowwwwww. Was looking for a healthy option here, but 45 minutes for a salad is lame.

Loved this place! Was in Atlanta on business — spent most of my time at the conference center. Trying to keep my clean eating in check, Fresh to Order came to the rescue. Ate here 3 times in 3 days! Breakfast was incredibly fresh (omelette, bacon, fruit, potatoes — what else could you ask for). Wish I worked in the CNN building to eat here for breakfast/​lunch everyday.

Fabulous lunch at @f2o! After reading good reviews on Unilocal,I chose this restaurant from all the CNN Center dining options following our tour on a chilly Friday in mid-​April. And their daily beer special was an additional nudge!
Service was fantastic… place your order at the counter, fix your non-​alcoholic beverage (beer & wine served at the counter), find a seat, and your order is promptly delivered to you (or at the carry-​out area for to-​go orders). Because your meal is custom-​made when you order, this isn’t (super)fast-food… BUT, definitely quality quick-​service, & distinctly different among other QSR options
My Waldorf Chicken Salad Panini was incredible! See my photo… it was huge! And the lollipop garnish was a fun touch. My mom ordered the Crispy Tenderloin of Chicken ¾ entrée with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, & my sister ordered the same Crispy Tenderloin of Chicken as a panini — both raved about how much they enjoyed their lunch choices.
We lingered at our table for at least two hours, laughing & nibbling, and we never felt rushed!

This is a fresh and healthy little gem amidst unhealthy fast food downtown. The service seemed to take a long time, but the food was very good. I ordered the Asian salad and my husband ordered the Caesar salad and added chicken. Both salads were very flavorful and hit just the spot after eating nothing but unhealthy food for a week straight on vacation. We had this just before seeing the Bruce Springsteen concert at Phillips arena right around the corner. We needed something that was just enough to ride us over until after the show, and this was perfect. If you’re looking for a healthy option, this is the place to go! I definitely recommend it!

This place is an absolute joke.
We had to wait 60mins to get soup and panini.
When we asked again for our order, they realized they messed up our order. They didn’t even apologized for forgetting the order.
Don’t get your lunch here and if you had to get something eat don’t go to Fresh To Order.

Very good for lunch. The tofu app plus soup was very filling. The curry tofu was really good and the lentil soup was pretty good. I would try the tomato bisque next time. People seemed to be enjoying their meals. The employees were very friendly. It was nice to see some different drink option besides soda; they had strawberry mint flavored water and an unsweetened citrus drink, with some other lemonades and ice teas. This is in a food court space, but they have their own seating area.

Still very convenient. However on multiple occasions they forget all the extra salad dressing, desserts and sides I add to my orders. I literally have to check my bag and line-​item everything. Again, today same thing. Missing salad dressing of which I paid extra to receive. It gets tiring. Once I’m out of the building I can’t drive back and get more. Might seem petty but when you and your friends order $ 5-​$ 6 of extras/​sides of it and it’s not there… kinda annoying.

There aren’t many choices for breakfast in CNN Center. Fresh to Order is an inexpensive franchise spot with a chain food atmosphere. Their omelette was pretty good and the service was pretty good. I think if I were stuck in this building every day, this is one of the best options.
Note to self – don’t come to CNN Center on an empty stomach.

This restaurant was fast and the food good. Fresh n the ideas were a but different then the run of the mill fast food place. Several vegetarian options. The corn salad was good.

The food was very, very good, but they really need to drop the *fast* from their sign. We waited 30 minutes for our food after we ordered, and there were only a few others that ordered in front of us. The folks working in the kitchen were moving like they couldn’t care less! Don’t make your customers wait 30 minutes when you’re in a food court!
Management needs to have a meeting with their cooking team, because they made our dining experience less than memorable!

After eating at highly rated $$$ restaurants all week, I stopped here for a quick lunch. I went with the cashier’s recommendation of coconut curry salmon. I was utterly shocked that this was one of the best meals I had during my 5 day stay… not because everything else wasn’t delicious! The salmon was perfectly cooked with a super flavorful sauce, wheat berry rice pilaf and a field green salad with a sweet vinaigrette. Don’t even think about eating anywhere else in the CNN Center!

Armand Holland is a great manager he makes sure his customers are all treated like family!!! Food was great and was served quickly!!! Order the steak you won’t be disappointed!!!

I’ve eaten here twice this weekend and love it! Veggie panini is to die for! Wild mushroom soup is very creamy, but I really liked it. Seared tofu could have used more sauce, but was still yummy. Staffers are so sweet! They were insanely busy since there was a convention and a football game going on, but they were always polite.

I received a direct message from their management within 20 minutes of posting this requesting my direct email so their regional manager could contact me.*
I didn’t review the food previously but it was really nothing special. Over cooked bacon (& I LIKE my bacon crispy — just not burnt!), slimy, over ripe fruit (the pineapple was brown) and a mediocre omelette. I really don’t get why they have such high ratings — those are what led me here.
I also wound up being the one to set up the brewed coffee as I was tired of waiting for them to do it and I was finished my breakfast and ready to leave.
*Update July 22: the Director of Marketing has contacted me and followed up via email. I was able to provide more candid feedback on the morning and experience. The follow up was very appreciated and the company does very much care about these negative experiences — a good indication. Local management and staff are being provided the feedback. I am leaving my initial review and rating as is because it is an honest review of the events of the morning. I am, however, willing to try the restaurant again the next time I’m in the U.S. to give them a second chance.

Excellent Food!!! Large portions! We got 3 meals, we could have shared 2 meals!!! Offered to make us any meal we wanted!!! Very tasty!!! Great fruit cup!!!

First time trying this place and probably will order from here again. Ordered a Caesar salad with spinach instead of romaine lettuce add salmon. And tased great. Also ordered some calamari. The calamari is cooked very well and seasoned well also. However, for $ 7 a little bowl isn’t worth it and half the bowl was fried pieces of lemon that’s not even edible. Flavor is great prices need to be lowered.

I hate to refer to this place as being in a food court, because the food far surpasses the other, fast food offerings here. I wish this had existed when I spent several days at the GWCC a few years ago. I would even go so far as to say that this could be a standalone restaurant rather than a little place in an otherwise unremarkable food court.
I had the tomato mozzarella half sandwich with the corn chowder, both of which were excellent, and the soup even comes with a little crescent roll. (Not, I should add, the sort in a can.) My husband had the tomato soup and crispy chicken sandwich, and he agreed that everything was delicious. I think the tomato soup may have been a little bit better than my corn chowder. Also, you know this place means business in the South because they have four different types of iced tea.

Amazing healthy fast food in the CNN center. The choices are well made and well put together. Presentation is wonderful. I had the tomato mozzarella panini and salad and they were both great. This will be my first and only choice for food in CNN center.

My friend got the blackened shrimp side and pork loin side. The blackened shrimp was way too salty for her taste. The worker was very kind and exchanged it for grilled shrimp without the blackened spices and she loved it. Great customer service here.

Really great food, and very friendly staff. Ordered the turkey club panini on wheat and enjoyed this sandwich. You can choose chips or apples as your side. I chose the apple and it was Granny Smith apple slices. One thing that is unique about the restaurant is the drink selections. They have different flavored sweet teas, lemonades, and waters. Overall enjoyable experience just a little pricy at $ 9.25 for a sandwich and apple