Okay, so my original review of this place (from a few months back) read:
I am ashamed to say that I've lived across the street from Natureworks for almost a year now and being the health freak that I am, never walked in...until today. After having beasted it out at the gym while also feeling a little under the weather, I was in desperate need of immediate fuel, but was too lazy to cook like I usually do. Then came my epiphany AHA moment...NATUREWORKS! Lets try it!
Pulling up my handy dandy Seamless app, I went order crazy. I got the vegetarian chili, an order of hummus, and the "Lean and Ripped" high energy protein plate. All that for a measly $13! Not to shabby for a New York City dinner!
Now for the food breakdown:
Lean and Ripped plate- [Foodies, you can stop reading now. Health nuts, proceed.] This is your standard "clean eating" dish. If you're expecting over-the-top flavors and your tastebuds dancing and singing, it's not going to happen. What you get is white meat chicken pieces over a bed of steamed veggies (broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, and zucchini). It's plain tasting, but very filling. I'd order it again.
Vegetarian Chili- If you've read any of my previous reviews, I'm extremely hesitant with vegetarian food items. I am a carnivore through and through but for some reason this menu item spoke to me. I ordered a size small and it was very filling and not overly salty like many soups are. It's more of a bean soup with that southern smokey taste to it, pretty solid.
Hummus- The star of the meal. Seriously. Some of the BEST HUMMUS I've ever had. I was shocked. It tasted like they put insane amounts of tahini in it. Personally, I can eat tahini by the bucket, so having that much flavor of it in my hummus made its way straight from my tastebuds, to my heart, then finally to my stomach. YES YES YES.
In addition to all this, they put THREE PITA BREADS in my bag. THREE. Dear lord, if you're trying to cut carbs...BEWARE they give it away like Oprah gives out humpback whales (Dane Cook joke, y'all).
If you're looking for a good, inexpensive, filling, and HEALTHY meal, this is your place. Their menu is massive and caters to all dietary needs for all meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks! It's such a hole-in-the-wall that it can be missed in a second but it's almost as if its a 31st Street secret. Shh!
NOW FOR THE UPDATE:
I have upped Natureworks Restaurant's stars from four to five because I have ingested it so many times it is now a piece of my soul. Though I haven't reordered the Lean and Ripped plate, my go-to is OPEN SESAME! It is by far one of the more delicious healthy weeknight dinners I treat myself to every week or so. It's so meaty, so tahini-y (copyrighting my use of that word...one day), and good for you. And even though a large size is massive, I devour the entire thing every single time, with a side of steamed spinach because apparently I'm trying to win the title of Iron Woman.
But seriously though...the service is good, Seamless orders are speedy, and this place is also on HealthyOut for those of you who hoard smartphone apps. read more