Fresh Bar

A rare find and nice healthy option in the Crescent City. My colleagues and I needed a break from hotel food and found this place. Fresh salads, green juices and wraps. All were fresh and green, but nothing out of this world unique.
I had the Southwestern salad with chicken. It was standard. But it was a nice change of pace from all the heavily dressed options offered everywhere else in town.
Juices were good. Cold Pressed, and expensive. $ 7+.

I have only been here twice, both times to pick up large to-​go orders (10 – 15 people) for my office. The first time, everything went really smoothly. I emailed them our order, picked it up on time and that was that. This time, I’m currently 45 minutes over my pick up time and counting. It’s sad because the food is great and fresh! It just seems like maybe they don’t have enough people working? They’ve gotten pretty busy since I got here and there are only two people behind the counter. I know it’s got to be incredibly difficult to make a to go order while also dealing with the patrons in front of you, and cashing people out-​ah! Also, there were no juices made today which was disappointing. Sadly, I probably won’t choose this place for our office’s lunch anymore.

We were starving and had been eating way too much fattening nola food from the previous days. We needed to see a vegetable. Luckily this appeared out of nowhere. My salad was delicious, and I love that they give you some pre decided options for salad ingredients (or you can make your own.) Worth a stop for a healthy lunch!

Fresh Bar delivered as expected: fresh vegetables, flavorful dressing (pepper jelly vinaigrette), and a solid price. The servers were nice. The décor simple. The salad delicious.
Glad I skipped Whole Foods to try this spot.

Fresh bar is my gem. A rare find in New Orleans (which barely offers healthy food). Clean healthy food that actually taste great. I never get tired of this place. For those complaining about a price, I’m sure you can go ahead and spend less on polluting yourself with fast food. Quality isn’t cheap.
Look for her new salad/​wrap creations every month! The creole cream dressing this month is my new obsession. I live and work on magazine and this is my GO To Place!
The owner Ellie is fabulous too!

This is just the place if you’re pinched for time and happen to be in the neighborhood. The food quality is really nutritious, but skimpy and pricey. I’ve got to spend more time taking advantage of peering thru Unilocal reviews to get the best bang for the buck. Otherwise, I’ll forever be reliving the lyrics of Otis Redding and Mick Jagger who sang «I Can’t Get No Satisfaction.»

I enjoy the salads at Fresh Bar. I love the tomato basil soup — and mainly go for that. I originally went because a workout place I went to advertised a special salad that was at the Fresh Bar. The reason I rated it a ²⁄₅ instead of a ⁵⁄₅ is for several reasons.
1. The prices are outrageous. There is no way that they should charge more than Whole Foods charges for their salad bar when there aren’t as many as options.
2. The staff is sub-​par. While they have a punch card, they do not tell you about it – you sort of have to just notice it and ask for one. Also, I’ve seen a manager or owner eat out of the same bowls they use to mix the salads together. This didn’t seem right to me. Also, they are a tad rude in general.
3. The atmosphere is clean, but I really dislike the chairs — they’re extremely uncomfortable.
4. As one reviewer said, they really could offer some fresh bread with their $ 14 salads.

Fresh Bar isn’t terrible by any means but they seem to be taking short cuts where a few of the other tossed-​to-​order salad places around the country are going above and beyond (like DC-​based Sweetgreen, especially). It’s the difference between offering a slice of fresh bread instead of a packet of crackers or, not having comically tiny bowls. It’s a little more work on top of a lot of work but that’s what it takes to blow people away with a salad these days.

My salad was good, but very overpriced for what it is. We dined in, and were served our salads in plastic containers. When we were leaving I asked the girl if they recycle the containers, she said «No». For that reason I won’t return.

Fresh Bar, full of delicious fresh foods with a range of salads, wraps, and soups. Yum!
On Magazine St is this great vegetarian food bar that offers a very large range of salad options, wrap options, and soup options. The set up is easy enough to grasp. You walk in, check out the menu and place your order where you’re able to add or change anything you’d like (think Subway style).
There is only inside seating available with tables and chairs set up along the window and the wall. There is also a free refill station for iced tea to the side also, which is a nice tough.
You can order a salad, a wrap, or a combo which comes with a salad and a choice of soup.
I ordered a Fresh Cobb wrap that came with lettuce (you pick which one you want), tomatoes, egg, bacon, avocado, and your choice of salad dressing. It was pretty nice but the bacon flavoring was a bit too overpowering, which somewhat lessened the appeal of the wrap.
Overall, it’s a great, healthy option for those who want to eat healthy. Definitely check it out!

I really wanted to like this place. this part of uptown was in need of a salad/​soup place that wasn’t a grocery store. I gave it a chance three times, and now I just can’t go back. Prices are way too high for the food served. But beyond that, the service was just plain bad. They were out of soup 2 out of the 3 times I went. which is the whole reason I went. On my last visit I ordered salad with chicken, and when finally served, it was missing the meat. In the meantime I was brought soup, which was hardly warm. They kindly warmed it for me but took so long to bring it back that by the time I got it it was only warm once again. Eating out is supposed to be delicious and fun.3 out of 3 times it was neither. :/​I was really rooting for yall but it’s a bit of a disaster each time. Will not be going back.

Nom Nom Nom. I love it when a fresh healthy alternative to fast food is available, and when it comes prepared by one of the nicest, friendly guys I have met in NOLA, I am all in.
Shout out to Alex, salad chef extraordinaire!

Today was my first time here. I love it. Fast, simple, delicious, a tiny bit on the pricy side for me ($ 14 for a salad and a drink) but knowing that it is a super healthy meal, I didn’t mind. I agree with other reviewers, that there should be more of these around this city. The restaurant is small but absolutely pristine. Definitely see myself frequenting this place in the future.

I am so glad this place exists. Ever since I visited DC and NYC I wanted one of these salad bar places. Sure it may be a bit pricey but it is a healthy alternative if you are trying to watch what you eat. I like to mix it up between a preselected salad and build your own salad. They have a punch card and give 15% off to students.

Even though I live just a couple of blocks from here, I hadn’t stopped here for lunch because this really rich girl that I used to work with said that the salads here were way too expensive. Well today as my lunch break came around I realized I had zero in my home fridge and that I’m burned out on Whole Foods, so I thought I’d give Fresh Bar a try even though I’d probably spend too much.
My «Louisiana Fav» with turkey was delicious and fresh as expected. I did however shell out $ 14 and some change for said salad and an Honest Tea drink. Yikes!
I’m not quite in the tax bracket (yet! right?) to be spending that much per lettuce leaf, although I know there are PLENTY of lunching ladies in the area that won’t mind.
The business owner probably recognizes that she can charge a premium for the rare offering she provides — quick lunches that aren’t excessively carb, sugar, or dairy-​laden. I do recognize the value in this! But the prices are pretty steep, still. Here’s what would make this totally worthwhile in my mind — offer all or mostly organic ingredients. Then you’ve got a winner, IMO.

A very good salad with a lot of options but a little high on the price. They also seem to be a little short staffed. For the little extra protein they offer for the price you might as well go all veggie which makes the price not bad at all.

This place makes Whole Foods seem like a bargain! Seriously expensive, and not in that oh-it’s-so-good-im gonna-​splurge kinda way. The salad I got was fine, but nothing special.
The day we were there it was windy and cold outside, but for some reason, their AC was blasting away. It was freeeeeezing in there! I asked if they had any hot drinks, and they did not. Nothing but a meager selection of cold drinks.
Some Unilocalers seem to welcome the modern, minimalist décor, but it just screamed clinical and sterile to me. Not the kind of place I want to linger in for any longer than necessary.
Honestly, I can’t believe this place is still in business, when there are so many other vastly superior, and fairly healthy options nearby.

The salad was exactly what it should have been — fresh, interesting, healthy, and not drenched in dressing. This place fills a void in NOLA for fresh food on-​the-​go. The Louisiana FAV salad is delicious.
However — it would be five stars if the signature salads were just a buck or two less expensive. This is my only real problem with Fresh Bar — it is a little pricey for a salad, considering none of the options are really all that wild. If the price was cut a dollar or two it would make me come here on the regular, instead of Whole Foods. But Fresh Bar is just a tad more expensive that I can justify for an everyday lunch. Or, my salad should have a higher good stuff to lettuce ratio. You know that feeling when you have eaten all the avocado and you are like, hmmm…$ 12 and all I have left are mixed greens…
I thought the options, atmosphere, and staff were really nice. And yes, I will be back.

I was running errands on Magazine a couple of weekends ago and discovered that a store I was aiming for had shut down (disappointing!) but then I noticed a few doors down this new salad spot (intriguing!) So it was time for lunch.
The set up was a bit confusing to me since I hadn’t been to one of these yet
(because it feels like a franchise, right?) Anyway, my salad was tasty and full of premium ingredients. No skimping here. The ingredients were all really fresh (hey! it’s in the name!) and tasty. And I liked that you could completely customize your salad to your own particular taste buds.
Things I didn’t like: I was dining in so I would have liked less disposable (and wasteful) options, like a non-​plastic fork. I also would have liked a better drink selection, although the water with lemon in a free dispenser was a nice touch. Their ice tea did not seem fresh brewed to me, so I’d probably stick with water here in the future. Or I would just take out since that’s what it seems like you’re supposed to do.
Which is some ways is too bad, since the day I went was gorgeous and all the french doors were open to both Magazine and Webster.

Oooh la la… Is it horrible that I have been to this place TOO many times since opening? I’m lovin it. wait that’s Mc Donalds!!! Anyways, back to my review I have a major food crush on the cobb salad with romaine. Tried the honey mustard and ranch dressing. My most memorable lunches have been with the honey mustard, that’s my beauitch. The chicken wrap was impressive, but the salad is my main lunch date. Seating is limited get there early.
I will venture out to one of the other salad dressings, but right now I am too vulnerable with this new build your own salad craze. At the end of the day, it’s fresh, healthy and quick. All perfect elements for my 60 minute lunch experience.