This is a takeout restaurant in the Agora that specializes in serving smoothie bowls made with Acai…read moreberries. This is the only restaurant that sells this type of product that I'm aware of in this region. They come in 4 sizes. We ordered the largest format which came to $17.99. The quality is good. The fruit toppings are fresh. Indoor seating is available. Not much for me to complain about.

Honestly, one of the best açaí bowls I've ever had in Canada. The açaí is creamy, flavorful, and…read moretastes truly authentic. The toppings selection is amazing -- fresh fruits, granola, coconut, peanut butter, Nutella, and so many other options that let you fully customize your bowl. Their smoothies are fantastic as well, with plenty of dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan options. Everything tastes fresh and natural, not overly sweet like many places. I also highly recommend their Brazilian snacks: coxinha, pão de queijo, pastel, and codfish cakes -- all delicious and freshly prepared. And don't skip the coffee: rich, strong, and full of flavor, just like real Brazilian coffee. Amazing service, friendly staff, and a warm atmosphere. Highly recommended!

We found RAW Pulp + Grind on Preston Street in Little Italy and stopped in for some raw organic…read morejuice and wifi usage. I wouldn't have known from the exterior that this juice bar and health bowl spot was so spacious inside! They even have a backyard which I'm assuming gets converted into a patio in the warmer weather. There was counter seating in the front of the restaurant and tables near the back in a minimalistic yet colourful place. K ordered the Green Ranger smoothie which turned out to be so delicious! It had spinach, kale, spirulina, mango, pineapple, lemon, dates, almond mylk topped with hemp seeds. It was a rich lush green on colour and so thick. I liked how the server brought out the drinks to us. It was one of the best tasting green smoothies I've had. Because of it was so thick, it was also quite substantial in portion. The hemp seeds were chewy and a good mix to the smoothie. K also got an Espresso. I liked the presentation of it. We spent some time here using their wifi which was fast and reliable according to K. It was definitely a cool casual spot for drinks or an acai bowl for a small group to hang out in or for solo quiet work. I'm glad we stumbled upon this little organic pulp and grind spot!

5 out of 5 ONLY FOR the quality ingredients they use for their freshly squeezed juices…read more BUT their products come at a premium so don't know if this would be affordable / accessible for the broader masses. They offer a number of cleanse choices BUS ... but again it is expensive!

I really loved! really reasonable pricing with great quality ingredients and good sizinfread more

I'm from out of town and came here for breakfast with a friend who is also not from Ottawa. We were…read moreleaving for the airport and wanted something quick and easy, and this place delivered! It's not a very big place, but the Asian lady who works there is super friendly and welcoming. She immediately greeted us when we walked in, whipped up a yummy PB Crunch acaí bowl, and accommodated our craving for an egg croissant sandwich despite her saying her kitchen wasn't open until 11 AM. It's a good, friendly, casual spot to come in and grab a bite to eat, or a coffee to go. 10/10 recommend!

Got a delicious açaí bowl here. Service was quick and friendly from ordering to pick up…read more Got the PB crunch açaí bowl. The mix of açaí, various fruits, peanut butter, chocolate, granola and almond milk make a perfect morning breakfast. Like a parfait on steroids. The açaí was smooth, the fruit were all fresh and sweet, peanut butter and chocolate really mixes well with everything. Granola was also fresh and crunchy with sweet honey flavor. Bowl was pretty big! Price: 15$ for an açaí bowl which isn't cheap but worth it for the quantity and quality of food.

My favorite bubble tea shop in Ottawa!…read more Just be warned that their "regular sweet" is less sweet than most other bubble tea shops (coming from a 100% sweetness girly). Their food is so good! I tried the sushi next door (in the same shop) and it was decent, but the food at Pomelo Hat is very yummy! The pokè bowl with the sesame sauce is amazing! The dumplings were okay but the siu mai was so good! Can't wait to try their sandwiches next. Try to take a picture of all their promotions so you can get a good deal. One of the current ones is 10% off if you order online for pick up. The guy that is always working when I go is so super nice. I was alone at lunchtime and this couple took up the seating area so I just stood waiting for my food. He comes from the back and grabs me a chair to sit on while I waited. So kind!

My friend brought me to Pomelo Hat for bubble tea. She knew that I'd like a bubble tea joint that…read morewas exclusively local to Ottawa. This place has the most fascinating mixture of items on the menu to order from. It offers bubble tea. You can also get dim sum, which includes dumplings, har gow, siu mai, steamed custard buns, and spring rolls. In other words, it caters to folks like me who crave all these items all the time. The menu also offers sushi rice bowls. I don't know if it's exclusively Pomelo Hat offerings or if it's under Kiramaki's menu. Kiramaki Sushi shares the same space with Pomelo Hat. This store truly has everything I want and love. It's awesome. Here's the best part. Pomelo Hat has sparkling butterfly pea spritzer. OMG! I absolutely love drinks with bubbles. I didn't have to look any further. I got the tropical sunset butterfly pea sparkling spritzer with coconut jelly. Starbucks, eat your heart out with that drink name! My drink came in one size: large. I got it with less ice and no sugar (it's called minimal sweet here). My friend was kind to take me here, so the least that I could do was get the tab on her bubble tea. She chose a regular strawberry green tea QQ. She could have ordered every topping available on the menu, but she had composure and didn't break my bank. It's funny. I was so into taking photos of my drink with the various plant backdrops at this place that I completely forgot about my bag that I had left here. Oops! Luckily, we were only a few blocks away and nobody wanted my stuff. Technically, we dropped by twice this day. There is bar seating by the window. It's a fairly small space that it's more of a fetch-and-go place. We continued taking photos of our drinks outside. We then walked, sat, and chatted. My drink was so good. It was bubbly and cheerful. It had a cantaloupe base with a subtle sweetness to it. The coconut jelly provided a nice chewy contrast. My drink was so good and perfect on a hot summer day. My friend enjoyed her drink. With QQ drinks, they come with tapioca and your choice of any jelly. I thought that the flexibility was nice. We tend to take our bubble tea the same way, so she went no sugar and less ice, too. I never got around to coming back to try the dim sum. I had been craving dumplings during my vacation and other establishments that I had frequented satisfied that ongoing want. I'll need to come back here and give its all-day dim sum menu a try. This place is on Fantuan. I hope it still is when I come back for more. I loved my bubble tea. I have the lychee rose lemonade sparkling butterfly pea spritzer left to try before I branch into the non-sparkling teas. (264)

The place is nicely decorated. It smells of fresh fruits and vegetables too…read more The smoothies and juices are well priced. I have no doubt quality ingredients went in their making though. Everything is listed on the menu. We also had a chocolate/mango/banana/oatmeal/coconut/açai bowl named Mt Chocula. It was very fresh and tasty. They also have salad type bowls that also looked appetizing. Overall, a nice addition to the Westboro hood.

Usually love to treat myself to these Açai bowls from Raw, but today was sadly disappointed. The…read morecoconut chips were so stale it ruined the taste of the bowl. I shally go to the one on Preston and they are a bit more generous with the fruits. Will be back at the Preston location.

TL;DR: Cute shop in Orleans selling salads, rolled ice cream, crepes and bubble tea. Signature…read moreSalad was good. I enjoyed the sweet salad dressing. I stopped by Sweet n Salad to grab a salad for lunch on the way to my parents' house (they were craving Chinese food, so I grabbed some combos for them elsewhere, but I was looking for something lighter and less greasy for myself, lol). I got the Signature Salad ($15.99), but substituted the pomegranate seeds with cucumbers. The salad comes with mixed greens, quinoa, grape tomatoes, feta cheese, chicken, pumpkin seeds and Italian seasonings sprinkled on top. I asked for the dressing on the side. The default dressing is their Signature dressing, which I can best describe as a light sweet dressing. I loved that it was on the watery side and was neither too oily nor too creamy/rich. I only used about a sixth of it, but saved the rest to use on my own salads ;) The vegetables were for the most part fresh. Although a few of the lettuce pieces were browning. The chicken was lean breast meat cut into cubes. All the salad ingredients are prepped and ready and they just assemble the ingredients when you order it. There are preset salads or you can create your own with the ingredients they have. Overall the salad was tasty and the portion size was good. The price was a bit high in my opinion, but everything seems to be expensive these days. It's definitely convenient, and there aren't many places in Orleans to get quick meals that aren't greasy or deep-fried, lol. It's one of the healthier options. I'm looking forward to bringing my nieces here to try their rolled ice cream. The restaurant has some seats to dine in, but there's no table service. You order, they assemble your food, you pay, and if you want to eat in, you seat yourself and cleanup after yourself. There are a few tables outside in front of the restaurant too if you want to eat outdoors. The restaurant is in a plaza so there's lots of free parking in the plaza parking lot. (140)

TL;DR/The Short Version: Rio Acai is a food vendor in the…read moreSt. Laurent Shopping Centre. They sell Acai Bowls but also Brazilian snacks. I got a Coxinha and it was delicious. The Long Version: I was wandering around St. Laurent Shopping Centre with my mom when we came across Rio Acai. Initially I thought it was just another place that sold Acai bowls, but upon closer inspection we discovered that they also sold Brazilian snacks like Coxinha, Pão de queijo and Brazilian tapioca crepes. They also had Brigadeiros! We were still stuffed from lunch (from Minda Cafe nearby) but wanted to try something, so we shared a Coxinha ($5.90). It was delicious! It's essentially a deep-fried croquette with mashed potatoes, shredded chicken and cheese inside. It's shaped like a teardrop but we weren't sad eating it at all, lol. In fact we were happy to eat something so delicious. It was flavourful with a crunchy exterior and a creamy interior. Service was pleasant. They are not in the food court, but rather on the main floor near the Shoppers Drug Mart and Toys R Us. They are close to Cinnabon. I'll definitely return to try their other items. I'm especially looking forward to trying their Brazilian cheese bread (Pão de queijo). Lots of free parking at the shopping mall parking lot. (162)

The best acai bowls in Ottawa, fresh, soooo good, delicius and amazing experience. They also have a…read morefresh smoothie.

For those who love meat bowls this is the place. Good service, fresh food, and a fun atmosphere.read more

This place serves delicious custom spicy soup bowl. Rice can be ordered separately (and free rice…read morerefills) so it can be quite filling. There is a station you can grab items for your bowl and they make it for you after. We tried the mild spicy bowl and it was... Quite spicy for me And I consider my spice tolerance to be average for south-east Asian food. But nothing a good bowl of white rice can't fix! The skewers we ordered were good. The eggplant was surprisingly good. Free parking in street available around the restaurant. I did not have issues finding parking other street behind the place.

I view Cultures as the OG soup, salad, and sandwich chain. They sold these things before it was…read morecool and trendy to be "health conscious", lol. They've been around for over 30 years actually. In 2003 they were acquired by the MTY Group, and they saw almost a doubling in the number of locations across Canada (they have about 45 locations now). Although they have always been a chain, I do find that with time, they have become "more chain-like" if that makes sense. In days past they were more like those little independent panini shops where different types of panini were pre-made and laid out, then pressed to order. Even though the sandwiches were pre-made they always tasted fresh (they'd be made every morning). And there would be big bowls of pre-made salads, like pasta salad, bean salad, couscous salad, etc. Now things are more made-to-order, which you think would be a good thing, but it just feels more like a Subway Sandwiches now, lol. There's only one Cultures Restaurant in all of Ottawa (this one at Bayshore Shopping Centre) and only 2 in the whole National Capital Region (the other one is on Gatineau). There are lots in Toronto and in Montreal. My first time eating at Cultures was in Toronto with my mom when I was a kid. We ate at food courts a lot, it was good times, lol. I do like Cultures in general, but this location is not as nice as the ones in Toronto and Montreal. And of course, not as nice as Cultures of days past ;) Still a good place to grab a healthier meal at the food court though.

I used to eat at Cultures many, many years ago... in Toronto! I Still like it because it's a…read morehealthy alternative to sandwiches (constantly with so much bread! I *LOVE* bread, but sometimes I need a break!), and other fast food, which we tend to eat to much of anyway, on a regular basis too. So this time, I ordered a salad that sounded good. It came in at about $10, while the hubby bragged that his chili and a bun came in at about half that price. I'm only giving it a 3-star, although I'd want to give more - simply because of the fresh alternative spin of Cultures. My salad was topped with blueberries and strawberries, a nice dressing, and... ummmm... was it cous cous? It was tasty, almost to the bottom. However, the bottom half of my salad was very full of ... kale. Yay kale! NOT. It's so bitter! However, I would revisit this review again, given a few months... once the lettuce scare is over and fresh crops have ripened! If it's better next time, I will update this review at that time.