Introducing: Bolt Fresh Bar, a new clean-eating outpost on Queen West
Introducing: Bolt Fresh Bar, a new clean-eating outpost on Queen West
Name: Bolt Fresh Bar
Contact Info: 1170 Queen St. W., (416) 588-8103, boltfreshbar.com
Neighbourhood: Little Portugal
Owners: Eddie Chan and Tyler Gilchrist
Chef: Eddie Chan
The Food: Nutrient-dense dishes, ideal for restoring body and chi after one too many late-night binge sessions. The menu includes vegan grain bowls, açaí parfaits and salads layered with things like kelp noodles and kimchi. Kale is massaged-to-order with lemon juice and avocado oil.
The Drinks: House-made smoothies and juices with names like Chocolate Thunder (dark chocolate, raw cacao, peanut butter, banana, flax seed, chia seed, almond milk and agave) and Greena Colada (pineapple, shredded coconut, raw cashew, flax seed, kale, coconut milk and agave). A juice detox program is in the works.
The Place: The take-out shop has enough vintage charm to fit right in on the trendy West Queen West strip. The pièce de resistance: a 120-year-old antique walk-in cooler and display case, which houses apothecary-style bottles of Toronto-brewed kombucha.
The Numbers:
• 100 bunches of kale chopped shredded and pulverized per day
• 60 pounds of bananas blended per day
• 6 back-to-back shots of super-pungent ginger juice—the current standing record by co-owner Eddie Chan
• 2 Blendtecs, the quietest blender on the market
• 1 vintage walk-in cooler from the 1890s
• 1 dead tree salvaged to construct the wooden countertop
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- A 120-year-old walk-in cooler and display case houses Toronto-made VAMS kombucha and other healthy beverages
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- The salad bar includes items like kelp noodles, goji berries and shredded squash
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- Vitamin Sea Bowl: Quinoa, shredded carrots, avocado, seaweed, red cabbage, sesame seeds, kimchi and kelp noodles in a creamy lemon tahini sauce ($9)
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- Protein Bowl: Brown rice, beans, marinated tofu, sprouts, butternut squash, cherry tomatoes and pepitas in a carrot-miso dressing ($9)
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- Kale is massaged-to-order in lemon juice and avocado oil, then topped with shredded mango and carrots, avocado, flaked coconut, walnuts and Himalayan sea salt ($10)
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- Power Açaí Bowl: two types of gluten-free granola, blended açaí berries, bananas, pineapple, raspberries and whipped coconut milk ($5)
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- A selection of smoothies and juices ($6–$9)
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- Bolt also carries chocolate bars, cocoa and nibs from Toronto chocolate producer Chocosol
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- Kombucha from local producer VAMS
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 588-8103, boltfreshbar.com
Neighbourhood: Little Portugal
Owners: Eddie Chan and Tyler Gilchrist
Chef: Eddie Chan
The Food: Nutrient-dense dishes, ideal for restoring body and chi after one too many late-night binge sessions. The menu includes vegan grain bowls, açaí parfaits and salads layered with things like kelp noodles and kimchi. Kale is massaged-to-order with lemon juice and avocado oil.
The Drinks: House-made smoothies and juices with names like Chocolate Thunder (dark chocolate, raw cacao, peanut butter, banana, flax seed, chia seed, almond milk and agave) and Greena Colada (pineapple, shredded coconut, raw cashew, flax seed, kale, coconut milk and agave). A juice detox program is in the works.
The Place: The take-out shop has enough vintage charm to fit right in on the trendy West Queen West strip. The pièce de resistance: a 120-year-old antique walk-in cooler and display case, which houses apothecary-style bottles of Toronto-brewed kombucha.
The Numbers:
• 100 bunches of kale chopped shredded and pulverized per day
• 60 pounds of bananas blended per day
• 6 back-to-back shots of super-pungent ginger juice—the current standing record by co-owner Eddie Chan
• 2 Blendtecs, the quietest blender on the market
• 1 vintage walk-in cooler from the 1890s
• 1 dead tree salvaged to construct the wooden countertop
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