Crazy Carrot — Restaurant in Guelph

Update: I love this place! They are fast at assembling your meal -- as fast as takeout! Their dishes don't cost much more than the price of takeout. After trying a few dishes, I have found a favourite: the Harvest Kale Salad with tofu added. The kale and the veggies in it are incredibly fresh, like they just picked them -- especially the kale! My hubby loves the C.C. bowl! You can add protein or vegetables and assemble the bowls or salads as you like! I love supporting this business with its healthy and fast meals! My girls love their salads too! One of my sons has had the pulled pork sandwich a couple of times, and he likes it. My daughter also enjoyed a side of grilled vegetables.

Older Review: I got exactly what I was looking for: a healthy lunch. I liked the Chipotle Cashew sauce a little and found myself using less of the hot sauce side. I chose to hold the cilantro, which would have affected the flavour of my bowl. My hubby poured the hot sauce heavily on my leftovers and then finished off my meal. He was over the moon with this bowl. I want to try their other bowls though next time. I'm very glad that this healthy option exists!

Food Options: Dizzying! So many options!They have bowls, wraps, sandwiches, chicken or veggie boxes, soups, salads, quesadillas, poutine, smoothies, side dishes, specialty drinks, and desserts.

Dining options: Dine-in, takeout, and catering.

Price: Quite affordable! $11.52 for one regular sized Oaxaca bowl without a drink. That's cheaper than most fast food places, and it's healthy!

Service: Incredibly helpful and thoughtful!

Portion: The regular sized bowl was huge! That was closer to two lunches for me, especially if I had chosen a side of falafels. Next time, I will get one size down. They have 3 sizes.

Amenities: It has high chairs.

Parking: Macdonell parking lot is free (for 2 hours), which is nearby. Carden St. and Macdonell St. have free street parking (2 hours). There is no parking right in front of Crazy Carrot. The Market Parkade is a paid parking garage nearby.

Wheelchair: It is wheelchair accessible. It has a wheelchair button and a wheelchair accessible washroom. The store has a side walk in front of it with no step, so it is easily accessed. There is no parking in front...

This was my first time trying after hearing so many good reviews about Crazy Carrot.

But, I have to say I’m very disappointed. I ordered Harappa Bowl, and it looked like 3/4 of the box was filled with rice with very little toppings on top + a big dressing container. Unfortunately, I don’t have a before picture, but with a little bit of exaggeration I could say I could count how many chickpeas, sweet potatoes, spinach leaves, tofu, etc. Taste was alright, but I didn’t have enough toppings nor dressing to eat with rice.

I do want to try other menus. But today was a miss!

—————————————————————————————— After the owner’s comment

Hi, I appreciate your quick response! But, it still does not justify my experience. I did order large portion of the bowl with tofu topping for $3.50.

In the earlier review above, I didn’t want to be too picky so I didn’t mention this. But for that price, I got two pieces of tofu which I think highly overpriced even considering prep/cook/worker fee when I know I can get a whole pack of tofu at a local grocery stores for less than $2.

Also I wasn’t saying your restaurant doesn’t serve high quality of food. I have no doubt it does! I was just talking about the portion and how I didn’t get enough portion for the money’s worth. There wasn’t enough toppings for me to finish the rice.

I found another review of a customer who had the same concern as me. So could you perhaps consider where we are coming from?

I’m more than happy to pay any price to enjoy good food. But, I think it needs to meet certain...

Despite the name, the Crazy Carrot is not a vegan or vegetarian eatery. The menu offerings include greens, wraps, soups, fresh juices and breakfast and bakery items. The menu is designed to help diners customize their meals, but does not indicate which items contain animal products, and which are vegan and vegetarian friendly. The restaurant can make accommodations for dairy free and gluten free diners but requires communicating to staff what your requirements are. The interior is still quite new and fresh feeling and the entire store front opens onto the sidewalk, where during our visit, the restauarant was sampling a tea beverage. In addition to the prep counter the cooler has apples and drinks and the countertops have baskets bearing nuts and chips - which could be handy as a compliment to a meal, but blurs the line where healthiness is concerned.

Staff were patient and helpful. The restaurant is still new and clean, and it is located downtown on the strip where there is regular foot traffic, and which is accessible by transit. The layout of the interior does make it accessible and navigable for strollers and persons with mobility devices, (especially in the summer, on a hot day, when the whole store front opens out onto the sidewalk.) The pricing seemed reasonable for the portion sizes and the ingredients were fresh and flavourful.

We'll return, even though it's not...