There’s nothing worse than treating yourself to lunch only for it to be a bust. Ordered the salmon, Brussels sprouts, and sweet potatoes. The salmon is so dry it almost is dehydrated. Yet the sweet potatoes are undercooked and too hard to even eat. The whole thing is entirely inedible.
This was my 3rd and last attempt. Beautiful place, friendly staff, but the trendiness doesn’t make up for the quality.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
lovely moore
The food, atmosphere and staff were amazing. The lemon olive oil cake was soo good. 😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robin Champaign
Second visit was as great as first.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Megan D
We recently came to try Flower Child for the first time. Their menu had a lot that I wanted to try, but here is what we got:
*Watermelon Sangria - didn't really taste the watermelon, but I think it added a little sweetness and toned down the spice. It was closer to a fall sangria than a summer one. *Mediterranean Chicken Kabob Bowl - this had so much more flavor than I was expecting. It was so good that I could not stop eating. The only thing I did not like is that it contained cucumbers which was not listed on the menu, but luckily they were on the side rather than thrown into the bowl. *Flying Avacado Wrap - my husband got this and liked his wrap, but we both agreed after having bites of my dish, this was a little bland, and we were left wanting more flavor like my dish had.
Service was fast and good. We look forward to coming back to trying more dishes, but I'd come back for my bowl again!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Dana R
Love this place and eat here often. Ordered DoorDash today and the mark was heavily missed. The salmon was very overcooked and very dry, the macaroni and cheese was extremely dry, and whatever is put on the broccoli to season it, tasted so salty, I couldn’t even finish eating it. It was overwhelming and not good at all. Given what I paid for this meal with delivery fees, I powered through and ate about 90% of it, but you guys need to pick it up and do better or else I won’t be visiting your establishment again. You all have great food. This was an awful experience today. EDIT: Decided to give it a try again and order the steak plate. Asked for no breadcrumbs and still got breadcrumbs, which made my broccoli pretty much inedible because the breadcrumbs taste so bad because they’re heavily seasoned. The steak is also so tough you can barely chew it. After today, I’m totally done with this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Emily Song
UPDATE: The restaurant only sent me an email to ask for evidence with no follow-up. Refused to offer refunds when I visited the store. Very disappointed and will report this health issue to NCDA&CS.
Original Post: I usually come here to dine in almost once a week and have always enjoyed the food, but the to-go order I picked up in store was incredibly disappointing. The quality was nothing like what I’m used to. The veggies were not fresh—some were even slimy—and shockingly, I found a dead bug in my bowl. That’s unacceptable. On top of that, the portion of salad dressing was so tiny it barely covered a few bites. I expected the same level of care and consistency, but this experience really let me down.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Keegan Lawton
Love the food and staff, Manager is awesome too. Great place, clean - will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
C T
Food here is consistently great and a superb lunch option when I work close by. However, I would like to not be rushed out as I'm finishing my meal. My plate still had plenty of food left, fork still in hand and my mouth was still chewing when one of the staff member asked if they could clear my plate. As soon as I took the last bite of my meal, my plate was cleared by another staff member before I could even swallow. I get a sense that management is pressuring a high turnover to capitalize on the lunch rush. For $30/meal + a very generous tip, maybe I'll go across the street to North Italia next time for better digestion (salmon is just as good).
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Todd Duncan
The food is incredible, everyone who works there is incredible... if you have food allergies... they actually listen and have options for anyone...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth Mahusay
Food was amazing and the patio seating wonderful on a temperate day!
I asked about the to go sangria (bc it’s in their Togo menu) and the lady at the register said loud and annoyed, NO, that’s aginst the law, we can’t give you alcohol to take. Excuse me mam, yes it’s allowed that we can take when they are sealed. I wasn’t asking about that. I didn’t know they offered pitchers bc I wasn’t offered one. anyways but she jumped to conclusions and was RUDE. The asian lady with mask at the front, needs better customer service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
McNair Mitchener
Great new location at Ballantyne bowl. Quick service and good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
T F
Go check out Flower Child for amazing, healthy food options! I tried the Rebel “French Dip” wrap along with the lemon cupcake, and everything was good.. I’ve had better wraps but overall it wasn’t bad. What really stood out was the immaculate customer service I received from Nancy—she was warm, attentive, and made the experience even better. Thank you, Nancy, for such great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Eliza Peterson
Just placed an online order through the phone (allergies)- Jaliaha was so so helpful! We always ask for our entree separated and have a ton of extra requests and she got them all! She was super helpful, friendly, & efficient and made our experience so much better! We usually eat here once a week, and it’s always so clean. Love the outdoor patio.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alyx Krieger
'What are you waiting for?' Is not the appropriate way to address someone walking up to the counter.
There’s nothing worse than treating yourself to lunch only for it to be a bust. Ordered the salmon, Brussels sprouts, and sweet potatoes. The salmon is so dry it almost is dehydrated. Yet the sweet potatoes are undercooked and too hard to even eat. The whole thing is entirely inedible.
This was my 3rd and last attempt. Beautiful place, friendly staff, but the trendiness doesn’t make up for the quality.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
The food, atmosphere and staff were amazing. The lemon olive oil cake was soo good. 😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Second visit was as great as first.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We recently came to try Flower Child for the first time. Their menu had a lot that I wanted to try, but here is what we got:
*Watermelon Sangria - didn't really taste the watermelon, but I think it added a little sweetness and toned down the spice. It was closer to a fall sangria than a summer one.
*Mediterranean Chicken Kabob Bowl - this had so much more flavor than I was expecting. It was so good that I could not stop eating. The only thing I did not like is that it contained cucumbers which was not listed on the menu, but luckily they were on the side rather than thrown into the bowl.
*Flying Avacado Wrap - my husband got this and liked his wrap, but we both agreed after having bites of my dish, this was a little bland, and we were left wanting more flavor like my dish had.
Service was fast and good. We look forward to coming back to trying more dishes, but I'd come back for my bowl again!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Love this place and eat here often. Ordered DoorDash today and the mark was heavily missed. The salmon was very overcooked and very dry, the macaroni and cheese was extremely dry, and whatever is put on the broccoli to season it, tasted so salty, I couldn’t even finish eating it. It was overwhelming and not good at all. Given what I paid for this meal with delivery fees, I powered through and ate about 90% of it, but you guys need to pick it up and do better or else I won’t be visiting your establishment again. You all have great food. This was an awful experience today.
EDIT: Decided to give it a try again and order the steak plate. Asked for no breadcrumbs and still got breadcrumbs, which made my broccoli pretty much inedible because the breadcrumbs taste so bad because they’re heavily seasoned. The steak is also so tough you can barely chew it. After today, I’m totally done with this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
UPDATE:
The restaurant only sent me an email to ask for evidence with no follow-up. Refused to offer refunds when I visited the store. Very disappointed and will report this health issue to NCDA&CS.
Original Post: I usually come here to dine in almost once a week and have always enjoyed the food, but the to-go order I picked up in store was incredibly disappointing. The quality was nothing like what I’m used to. The veggies were not fresh—some were even slimy—and shockingly, I found a dead bug in my bowl. That’s unacceptable. On top of that, the portion of salad dressing was so tiny it barely covered a few bites. I expected the same level of care and consistency, but this experience really let me down.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Love the food and staff, Manager is awesome too. Great place, clean - will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food here is consistently great and a superb lunch option when I work close by. However, I would like to not be rushed out as I'm finishing my meal. My plate still had plenty of food left, fork still in hand and my mouth was still chewing when one of the staff member asked if they could clear my plate. As soon as I took the last bite of my meal, my plate was cleared by another staff member before I could even swallow. I get a sense that management is pressuring a high turnover to capitalize on the lunch rush. For $30/meal + a very generous tip, maybe I'll go across the street to North Italia next time for better digestion (salmon is just as good).
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
The food is incredible, everyone who works there is incredible... if you have food allergies... they actually listen and have options for anyone...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was amazing and the patio seating wonderful on a temperate day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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I asked about the to go sangria (bc it’s in their Togo menu) and the lady at the register said loud and annoyed, NO, that’s aginst the law, we can’t give you alcohol to take.
Excuse me mam, yes it’s allowed that we can take when they are sealed.
I wasn’t asking about that. I didn’t know they offered pitchers bc I wasn’t offered one. anyways but she jumped to conclusions and was RUDE. The asian lady with mask at the front, needs better customer service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Great new location at Ballantyne bowl. Quick service and good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Go check out Flower Child for amazing, healthy food options! I tried the Rebel “French Dip” wrap along with the lemon cupcake, and everything was good.. I’ve had better wraps but overall it wasn’t bad. What really stood out was the immaculate customer service I received from Nancy—she was warm, attentive, and made the experience even better. Thank you, Nancy, for such great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Just placed an online order through the phone (allergies)- Jaliaha was so so helpful! We always ask for our entree separated and have a ton of extra requests and she got them all! She was super helpful, friendly, & efficient and made our experience so much better! We usually eat here once a week, and it’s always so clean. Love the outdoor patio.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
'What are you waiting for?' Is not the appropriate way to address someone walking up to the counter.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
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