Protein Bar

I get it, Protein Bar is where all the cool kids eat. Because protein is cool.

But for the love of God, there are other ways to make high protein meals that don't involve quinoa. Because here, quinoa is on EVERTYHING. Salads? Quinoa. Chili? Quinoa. Wraps? Quinoa.

If you are eating carbs, quinoa is great, don't get me wrong. But I'm surprised at the lack of options they have for those that avoid carbs. You'd think a place named Protein Bar would be paleo or primal friendly, but there are two salads that fit the bill.

But I can't giveth or taketh stars based on my own still-somewhat-panned eating ways. The food is decent, the salads are large, and the meat portion fairly generous. But price to quality ratio is a touch off. And I still can't get over them misleading customers about their nutritional info and then completely changing it where the same item suddenly had 100 more calories or 10 more grams of fat.

But if you need fast and want to feel self-righteous for the rest of the afternoon (until you tie one on that evening and eat an entire Lou Malnati's pizza in your drunkeness), this is the place to do it.

Order online, and don't expect to find a place to sit during the weekday lunch rush.

Delicious! And healthy! Opted for the Healthy Parm - which I pretty much scarfed down, it was so good! Also kept me full and happy the rest of the afternoon knowing I had made a smart lunch choice. I also grabbed the "Market" juice on the way out. I would probably get it again just because of the green ingredients but it was not my fave (I drink alot of green juice). I definitely want to try a blended drink for a snack sometime but my go-to lunch will definitely be the healthy parm!

Came during off hours so absolutely no one in line and the setting was nice and  quiet :) I tried the spinach pesto quinoa bowl...mouthgasm. The chicken, quinoa and basil/parmesan spinach flavors are almost satisfyingly explosive. Surprisingly fresh and wonderfully complimenting tastes that made my tongue dance and tummy beg for more. The worker was very sweet and helpful as he helped me piece together a whey-skim milk-fiber boosting fruit loop smoothie. It's good but the food I ordered is definitely much more remarkable. I'm very pleased with this place. Nutritional values are conveniently listed, the venue was clean and the overall vibe was very relaxing. Hands down 5 stars. I shall return!