Location: Ditmars Astoria. Service: normal, but there was this one time being a new person buying there of course I don't know what to get but one of the persons serving seemed to get annoyed by me asking. Ambiance: honestly I liked to stay there to eat but one big fly nosedived directly into my food and made me just felt . Food- there are few to choose from I'll mentioned my favorites. Chicken in diff flavors as well as their salmon in teriyaki sauce. I tried their juices and shakes too the best one for me is The swag- carrot, oranges, lemon, kale, ginger. read more

Create Ditmars - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

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Great, convenient place for healthy food on your way to the N train! Friendly and fast service. Smoothies are delicious. Casual ambience, plenty of seating :) read more

Create Ditmars - Fit smoothie: avocado, banana, vegan protein and almond milk. Loved it - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

I like the idea of Create. I like the options from smoothies to salads. If I want to get something relatively healthy it's a quick stop on either 30th Ave or Ditmars. Service was good. I was greeted when I came in the door. I think the prices, 12.95 for a 24oz smoothie, were pretty standard. There wasn't really any ambiance to comment on. It was quiet with plenty of tables available. However two big nits - 1) they were not busy and the tables were dirty. 2) The bathroom was out of order. This is a grab and go spot for me rather than a dine in. read more

Create Ditmars - Ingredients for bowls and smoothies! - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

Better than the one on 30th ave, this location has many more options and much more seating. You can order more than just salads so I ordered a burger with a smoothie. The one thing that stands out is that they appear to have more dedicated staff with specific functions and tasks. All in all a much better spot in Astoria read more

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Made a bowl with rice, Mac and cheese, plantain, and steak. When I tell you EVERY single thing was BLAND! My goodness I wanted to vomit. Rice- no flavor Plantain- hard Steak- no flavor Mac n cheese- green and no flavor The service is disgusting. EVERYONE looks miserable and has an attitude. 19 dollars and I could barely finish my food. Never again complete waste of money read more

I always aim to try new food items here and have never been disappointed with any. Quick, clean eats. Can't go wrong.

The juice bar at create is amazing, I'm there almost every morning. I love the salmon bowls but everytime I go, the pieces get smaller and smaller which I wouldn't be as upset about if they charged by weight. $18 is already pretty steep for a buffet and because pieces aren't standard and they scoop it, it's a wildcard for how much food you're going to get. Charge by weight or standardize the portions. read more

Create Ditmars - April 2024 - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

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Last time I left a less than desirable review because of the poor service from the female employees at the smoothie and juice counter. Since coming here last few times it seems the staff have been upscaled which is great to see. My go-to's are: Salads: harvest salad, tex mex (i ask for crispy chicken heated up for topping) Sandwich/ Wrap: LIC wrap Other: banana berry acai bowl read more

Create Ditmars - The L.I.C. Wrap - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

Great lunch spot. Came here on a weekday and the place was busy but not too packed. I got the Tex Mex Salad which was great. Nice bit of crunch from the tortilla strips and the flavor was great. Definitely worth the visit! read more

Create Ditmars - tex mex salad: great - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

The place looks like it would be great. When you go to the counter they staff was helpful but somewhat annoyed we asked how it worked it being our first time. The food looks very appealing, however it tasted extremely flavorless. Got a salad with half ranch half raspberry vinaigrette. Tasted like nothing. Added salt to enhance, still bland. Gave 2 stars ambience read more

Create Ditmars - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

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A little boy behind the counter I ordered my smoothie with got my order wrong and when I brought it up to him he proceeded to curse me out and then told me to get the F$$$ out of "my store". I asked for some extra fruit... he gave me one extra strawberry. I asked for little ice... he packed it with ice. I asked for a large, he proceeded with a small. I asked for vanilla whey, he proceeded to forget which flavor. I politely said, I can't have that smoothie because it's not what I asked for and he lost total control. Told me to never come back... What a poor way to treat the neighborhood read more

Chicken rice bowl Really wanted to like this place the chicken was ok but the rice was oddly on the colder side I recommend the salad here read more

The staff are nasty especially when you are getting a salad. When you ask to have an apple added to the salad where they just need to reach out grab one and cut it, feels like an extra chore to them. Today they put in my salad grapes with thick seeds inside the size of a lentil without consulting if I wanted green or red ones. The ingredients are disgusting and cheap. Also, today when I was there going to pay the guy was cleaning and fixing the suckchion on top of grill that had raw Chicken being grilled. A lot of stuff dropped on top of the chicken. They are always chatting and stupid enough speak crap about some people in Spanish not knowing that some people may not look Spanish but understand what they are saying. The food bar there is the worst. The juice bar not that bad. read more

Create is always go to spot when I'm trying to clean up my diet. They open early so you can grab a variety of things for breakfast. They have a juice bar with açaí bowels, fresh breakfast sandwiches and wraps, or even platters. It's always delicious and always really fresh and made with great ingredients. I went with the açaí bowl this go around and it never disappoints. It's packed with fruits and whatever toppings you are looking for. For the price I think you can't beat it. I wish I was around here more often, I love their salad bar, it's the best in the area. They also have great protein shakes and coffee!! read more

Create Ditmars - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

Great spot to grab a healthy meal. Doesn't matter if it's breakfast lunch dinner or dessert. Generous portions and great service. read more

Create Ditmars - Teriyaki chicken with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and macaroni and cheese - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

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Tip: Try to order in person or place an order over the phone because they're prices are $3-4 cheaper in stores. I had no idea until I walked in and saw salads and bowls were only $10 (more for certain meats). I think this is the perfect healthy establishment that the neighborhood needed. I love their summer caprese salad. You can sub items and pick from dressings. I'm obsessed with their lentil bowl which is essentially rice, lentil soup, and a scoop of onions. Ask for a lemon wedge! They also have a delicious PBS sandwich (peanut butter, strawberry, and agave). You can get acai bowls and smoothies. Their market plates are great but the chicken and salmon are always overcooked. But their mac and cheese is delicious! The best part is you can see your food being made and know exactly where everything is coming from. If you have any allergies let them know because sometimes they use the same bowl to toss salads. You order first with one of the guys and then go to the cash register to pay once he's done making your food. They have plenty of seating if you want to eat indoors! read more

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I buy food from this place multiple times a week. It is so fresh and tastes great! The people that work there are awesome and are always so nice and welcoming. I absolutely recommend. read more

Really happy to live so close to this location now! Great place to go if you're in the mood for something healthy. The breakfast bowls and their salads are definitely my favorite. Central Park Salad and it's immense amount of goat cheese is always a win in my book! They are doing delivery as well during quarantine so that's a plus. read more

Create Ditmars - The Central Park - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

I didn't read the reviews before I came in but I'm kind of wishing I did. I read them after I ate and my stomach turned with some of the violations they had. Mostly I was disappointed to see so much meat on the grill when the word VEGAN was on the window. I thought it was a vegetarian/vegan restaurant when I passed and saw the signs, so it makes me antsy to see that there may be cross contamination with meat in my vegan dishes. I ordered the vegan bowl and I was bummed to see it was $9.99 until I opened the bowl and saw the massive portion. Copious amounts of quinoa, hefty portion of spinach, and a great helping of hummus, avocado and garbanzo beans. I could only eat 1/4 of it before having to leave for the airport and left it for my dad to eat. Ingredients all seemed fresh and they were good. I didn't get sick after like other reviewers so perhaps they stepped up their game a bit. Loved the bright open dining space and the multiple stations (juice/smoothie bar, salad, grill, etc.). Glad to see there is a healthy alternative option in the neighborhood and hope that they continue to improve and succeed. read more

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Choices are plenty. Prices are reasonable. Service was fast. Well appointed seating area. Place could get busy around lunchtime

Manhattan has Sweetgreen, Astoria has Create. I'm a fan. For all your #basic bowl needs, this is your place. In fact, I think I like it even more than Sweetgreen. They have a different selection with fixin's like PLANTAINS! Also, my custom bowl was only $11. In the city it usually costs me ~$16, but that's because I have no self control. The staff is extremely friendly and it wasn't crazy busy (granted, I was here on a Sunday but still). I'm beyond excited that Create is blocks from me. It's perfect for those I-want-to-be-healthy-but-I'm-too-lazy-to-cook days. read more

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4.5 for acai bowls, 3 for smoothies. This review is purely based on the fruit section as I've never eaten at the main section. I LOVE their acai bowls. They used to run out during the day, but it seems like they've fixed that problem after seeing customers get annoyed which I'm glad about. The acai base is really delicious and you can change/add toppings if you don't like the options on the menu. My only complaint is that the portion sizes are significantly smaller than the other acai bowl places around town. Smoothies are hit or miss. In my experience it really depends on whether or not the employee adds a ton of ice and skimps on the fruits. Im not paying 7 bucks for a tasteless shushie, I want to be able to taste the fruits. It seems to be about 50/50 on whether or not the smoothie is good, not sure if the price warrants such a risk. read more

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Love this place. I go here at least twice a month. They have great smoothies and acai bowls. Love their lentil and chicken noodle soups. Their plates are good- my fave are chipotle chicken and steak. The grilled salmon is also good but they serve a small portion. Their mac & cheese is very tasty. Their mykonos breakfast bowl is also delish. read more

Terrible customer service. Gave me cooked kale in a salad. The menu doesn't state that it's cooked. The entitled people working there are amazing. This area thinks they can serve anything and people will love it. read more

Came here to have lunch with a friend after helping him move in the area. I I actually have a Create in my neighborhood in Astoria but it's a lot smaller. This place is huge compared to mines, It's a beautiful store with great wide big windows in the front- you have all kinds of vegetarian healthy choices, meats, salads, shakes, soups you name it they have it. It has good seating but I would say that they need to get an awning for outside in the front door for the winter because every time someone opens the door and gets really cold in there. And maybe some automatic rolling blinds wouldn't hurt so the suns not in your eyes while you are trying to have a conversation or trying to eat (just saying-lol) My boy had the salad which was really good and I had some salmon with sweet potatoes, & sweet plantanes a little bit of rice. It was really good, really healthy. I will say tho that the prices are little bit high- yeah I get it it's all healthy and good for you but damn. $13 for that little bowl was a bit high. But besides that it's a great place, cool atmosphere, chill people and good food. read more

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This is probably one of the best healthy food spots in the Ditmars area. I would give this place a 4-5 star but I don't appreciate the guy on the bowl station making me feel uncomfortable. I came here Sunday and today with the same guy working the make your own bowl station. He makes awkward small talk, winks, and calls me babe with a disgusting look. I don't understand how when I let it slip once he continues to be such a creepy human being. You see me giving you dirty looks and being curt in my responses. Just please so your job and leave me alone! I enjoy the food so much that I decided to be a bigger person about the scenario but hate the fact that I'm essentially being disrespected. How would any woman feel complimented by such a condescending individual. Not cool. Fix thing behavior and I will indefinitely fix my review. read more

It's Dig Inn, but it's not. They have the same bowl options, plus they have burgers, wraps, and salads. Looks to be a smoothie & coffee bar and you can buy what looks to be health food brownies. Ok so we've established it's nearly the same concept as Dig Inn, but slightly more versatile-- should you dine here? You can definitely try it, though the food was a bit lackluster in taste (talking to you pesto), and the line situation is a bit disorganized. Long story short, if it's not crazy busy, I'd maybe come back again, but I'm not confident this place runs efficiently during lunch time and I don't think the tastiness level was worth it. read more

Don't trust the bimbos behind the smoothie bar... probably spend too much time powdering their damn noses instead of actually learning how to serve customers. Cuts fruit at glacier pace and asks you 5x if you want the ingredients in the shake you ordered????????????? Be prepared to save all your fat calories for the day for the heaping wad of peanut butter they smack down right into the mix. SHEESH!!!! Waste of $$$... can make better shakes @ home with my eyes closed. Y'all should invest in measuring cups I'm sorry I just must write another review. What type of soup is this??? (See salad pic in stream) I ordered a salad with chicken & veggies, Asked for lemon squeeze & olive oil as dressing. Seems these people really need these measuring cups ASAP!!!! Every piece of kale has drowned in oil & the entire bottom of this bowl is filled. Soggy AF! read more

Create Ditmars - SOGGY AF SALAD - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

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Ordered a bacon egg and cheese , opened up a egg and cheese sandwhich with one piece of bacon , when asked if this is how it's suppose to be I was told yes ... never coming back here again read more

Create Ditmars - Bacon egg and cheese - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

I love this place. The staff treats you like family and they mean business when it comes to making sure that they accommodate you with what you're looking for. read more

Came here twice in the past week, once on Sunday morning and the other time on Monday in the afternoon, and they were missing acai both times. And I only found out after waiting in line. This obviously is a frequent occurrence according to other reviews, so why not just make a sign at this point? Or are you just maliciously wasting your customers time in the hopes they'll buy something else? Not cool Create! Either stock up on ingredients or have signs notifying your customers you're out of acai! read more

Create Ditmars - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

So disappointed. I ordered an Asian Bowl (Brown rice, shredded cabbage, shredded broccoli, shredded carrots, shredded brussels sprouts, edamame, sesame ginger dressing) with salmon. They threw brown rice, some discolored slaw and a small piece of salmon. Did not include broccoli, edamame or shredded Brussels sprouts and no dressedinh. What a waste of $15. read more

Create Ditmars - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

I purchased the Summer Breeze Smoothie to fulfill my smoothie craving. The lady making the smoothie put in a half a banana, 2 strawberries, maybe 9 blueberries, and a small handful of mango overtop a ton of ice with a bit of coconut milk. This is probably one of the worst smoothies I've ever had. The smoothie was $9.00 and tasted like a $3.00 bodega smoothie. If you are looking for a good smoothie there are countless better ones just a bit further down on Ditmars. read more

Create Ditmars - Summer Breeze Smoothie - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

The food here is delicious and I have never had a complaint about the quality. Everything is very clean and organized. Options vary, with menu items for anyone. That includes vegans, carnivores, omnivores and vegetarians. Create makes organic juices, burgers, bowls, salads, coffee and more. It's a great place for lunch, and very filling, a lot of bang for your buck. Efficient service preparing custom-made salads and sandwiches. I love the salad bar, with its array of delicious veg (artichoke hearts, roasted peppers, spring onions, cauliflower), meat & other toppings. Sandwiches are good, too. A welcome place for a quick bite in, take-out or delivery. Excellent healthy options! Smoothies are awesome, and the food is good. Breakfast bowl the Mexican style with quinoa and omlette are really good. I love the freshness and options provided. Great fresh juices!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND for people who are heavy into eating healthy. read more

Used to loved Create but the pricing and portioning have gotten so STINGY. Building your own salad has become a series of up-charges for just about every ingredient. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that, after paying for a "premium" ingredient like avocado, I ended up with two sad, small chunks. Also, "mandarin oranges" don't come in big, flavorless slices. Oh, and now delivery requires a $20 minimum AND a $2 fee, which sure as hell ain't go to the delivery guys. read more

Create Ditmars - Avocado costs extra...this was anything but "extra." - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

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Please wash your fruits!!!!! I just had a maggot in my parfait! Disgusting I never like posting bad reviews I simply just never go back to the places!! But maggots are my biggest nightmare! read more

Create Ditmars - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

5 stars without a doubt Food is fresh, delicious, the variety of options for vegans is also quite impressive! Fast service, workers are very nice . decent prices for the size of their portions - I usually get Asian quinoa bowl with chicken (10.88$) and it's plenty for both lunch and dinner read more

Create Ditmars - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

Pretty disappointed in their Hippie Rainbow Vegan Bowl. The veggies are not actually roasted like the menu indicates. They seem to be steamed, which is a little boring when you're only eating veggies. The dining room could use some attention, as a whole row of single seats is essentially blocked by the overgrown plants. read more

Create Ditmars - Seating - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

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Okay so, I go to Create on a very regular basis, maybe twice or even three times a week. I always get the Açaí banana berry bowl and although sometimes a bit too frozen, I've never had any major problems. Until today. Three bites into my bowl, I discovered a piece of plastic. Not happy about it but mistakes happen so I wasn't too upset and just removed it. BUT as I continued to eat I discovered not one, not two, but FIVE MORE pieces of plastic which is just not okay by any means. I ended up throwing away the rest of my food because I couldn't swallow another spoonful with the thought of getting a piece in my mouth again. I've attached a photo so you can see how big the pieces were. Can't say I'll be going back to Create after this. Pretty disgusted. read more

Create Ditmars - Pieces of plastic found in my Acai Banana Berry Bowl. Seems to be a nutrition label. - Sandwiches Near Me - Astoria, New York

Food is ok but I see a bunch of chin maskers serving your food, which is unfortunate.