Freshido — Restaurant in Derry Township

What a welcomed addition to Hershey! The Hershey Towne Square is trendy and hip, reminiscent of parts of Rockville MD which I frequent. I can almost see the beginning of a "restaurant row" emerging on this part of the W. Chocolate Ave. On the same block as Starbucks, Primanti Bros, and Jersey Mike's Subs is Freshido. Those fresh, healthy, and amazing looking poke bowls from Freshido add to the much needed culinary varieties in this touristy town dominated by American cuisine serving burgers and pub foods.

Opened in October, this is Freshido's second location. Freshido in Harrisburg is one of my favorite lunch spots during the week. I've had 2 visits at this new location and I am happy to report that they've maintained the same standards and quality as the original. I have yet to see a poke bowl joint that offers as many choices of mix-ins and toppings. I am also pleasantly surprised that they have not increased the prices because of the touristy location - fingers crossed!

I ordered build-your-own Poke Bowl as always for $9.95. See photo. Other than the multi-grain rice and guacamole, you can pretty much choose any combination of all ingredients without incurring extra charge. Oh and don't forget to add your choices of Crunch, especially those Lotus Chips! With so many ingredients, you can expect each bite to taste different, keeping your palate intrigued and interested.

Plenty of free parking in the new garage behind the block.

I can't wait for Freshido 3 in Mechanicsburg to open. It's close to where I live.

PS. Check-in on Yelp, show it to the cashier, and they will give you a complimentary Thai Tea! Not sure how long they'll have the promo up though. Hope you get yours before they...

My husband and I eat here weekly, but after the complete lack of service I just received, I can say with certainty we will NEVER be back to the Hershey location! I went to pick up an online order which was already paid for. I stood at the counter for over 10 minutes and not a single employee even acknowledged me or asked how they could help me. They each made eye contact with me and never said a word. And they were not busy - there were maybe 4 people in line and 3 employees filling bowls. Another was making drinks and a fifth was in and out of the kitchen. He passed me several times and also never said anything to me. The one employee rang out two or three customers and was literally 3 feet from me at the register and didn’t say anything either. I finally had to speak up because who knows how long I would’ve stood there waiting and the employee who got my order claimed he didn’t see me which is b.s. because he also made eye contact with me. He also claimed they were busy - sorry buddy, if you have more employees than customers you’re not busy. I took my order and called and spoke with a manage when I got home. This was just a few minutes later so she clearly was also one of the employees who never spoke to me. She apologized, but her apology didn’t sound very genuine. I did get a refund, but we still won’t be back any time soon. Not unless they either replace their staff or give them the proper training they...

Normally I go to Hawaii Poke across the river, but today I decided to mix it up and try this place instead. I was hoping they would offer masago since it was shown in some of the google reviews. I was met with the most appallingly rude service. The guy behind the counter gruffly asks “what do you want?” I say “sorry, I’ve not been here before, can you quickly explain how it works?” He goes “have you ever been to Chipotle?” then under his breath— “course you have, you’re a white girl.”

Excuse me?

He then proceeds to fulfill the rest of my order in a very annoyed manner, no hint of a smile or hospitality. Guy acted like I wronged him personally. Wound up paying over $14 for a less-than-fresh tasting bowl with a side of humiliation. Unfortunately, there was no masago, but I guess that’s not the restaurant’s fault if it’s no longer on the menu. Needless to say, I doubt I’ll be returning— Hawaii Poke is better tasting, better service, and has...