Brett N.
Yelp
Why 4 stars? Because this is definitely one of the best places to find healthy options around.
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When we recently moved to the area from Tampa, we had a list of several restaurants we knew that we were going to miss, but I did not realize how big the void for healthy food would be. Specifically, Build Your Own Bowl concepts.
BYOB(owl) restaurants were super common in Florida, so we just assumed that was the case here. Unfortunately, no. There was a place in Tampa called Fresh Kitchen, that was the gold standard for these types of places, IMO. You go through an assembly line similar to Chipotle. You pick your base, your meat, your veggies, your toppings and any extras. The quality of everything was top notch and you actually felt like you were meeting somewhere in the middle between super healthy and great taste. And there were plenty of other copy cats to Fresh Kitchen, but they seemed to be the OG.
It's shocking that nothing like that like exists anywhere in the Woodlands, Montgomery, Conroe, Magnolia, etc.
When my wife found Sweetgreen, we were kind of excited because it seemed to be the closest thing to it that we've come across. And while it's still a bit different, we both enjoyed our lunch here.
I built my own bowl with rice, buffalo cauliflower, cucumber, brussels sprouts, sweet potato, blackened chicken, shrimp, parmesan cheese and balsamic vinaigrette. It was pretty ideal in terms of a guilt-free meal. It's always a good sign when you are satiated without even a hint of a food coma.
We will probably be back again, but hoping for some more meat options other than chicken or shrimp in the future.