Fresh Kitchen, a Chipotle-style restaurant that focuses on healthy options, opened March 1 at 4447 Fourth St N.
It is the first half of a dual-concept eatery by Ciccio Restaurant Group and will share space in a newly renovated building with the modern diner Daily Eats, set to open in late April.
Fresh Kitchen, a “healthy, fast food alternative,” opened in St. Petersburg along Fourth Street North on March 1. The restaurant is the first-half of a dual-concept eatery, with modern diner Daily Eats set to open April 20.
Fresh Kitchen offers a variety of ingredients to create custom bowls. Other items like fresh juices and sandwiches are displayed in a small fridge beside the line.
Bowls are composed of bases, veggies, proteins and sauce.
Bases are largely composed of starchy items, excluding the “green bowl,” which is built on lettuce. After customers choose their bowl’s base and select the protein and veggies, a variety of sauces are offered to add flavor.
The flat-rate for bowls ranges from the $7.95 “Four Bowl,” which contains four items and can go up to the $9.95 “Six Bowl.” However, adding items like cheese, salsa, extra sauce and so on, will drive up the price.
The portions are not nearly as generous as other fast-casual concepts, and the prices are steeper. When sampled, however, the taste difference between a Fresh Kitchen bowl and less-pricey meals at Fourth Street competitors – namely, Panera Bread and Chipotle – was negligible.
The restaurant claims that it’s “clean eating made simple,” with hormone-free meats and limited added sugar. Items are made and replenished frequently throughout the day, so although it is fast food, everything is intended to have higher quality and fresher taste.
After paying, patrons can find a seat at one of the indoor tables or outside, for those looking to dine “al fresco.”
Although Fresh Kitchen is open for lunch and dinner, Daily Eats will not open until April 20 and plans to offer a casual dining experience where customers are waited on at tables or booths.
While Fresh Kitchen opens at 11 a.m. offering a single menu, Daily Eats will open at 7:30 a.m., with a menu that ranges from breakfast to dinner, including alcoholic beverages.
The Ciccio Restaurant Group is hiring staff for both restaurants. For those interested in a position, applications can be found at www.cicciorestaurantgroup.com.
Hi Moriah,
We just came across your article. Don’t know if you have had the chance to try us more recently, but we would love for you to come in and give Fresh Kitchen a try again.
Every day we are working to evolve the restaurant into the best that it can be for our customers.
Please send me and email and we would love to have you come in.
Thanks!
-Cassie at FK
Yea their new menu is so good. Fresh Kitchen 6 bowl leaves me very full and satisfied and I eat a lot.
I love the salmon! If I’m really hungry I get the 6 bowl with half salmon and half almond chicken. Broccoli, mashed potatoes, kale, mushrooms and toppings of baby tomatoes, guacamole and feta cheese on top.
You won’t be disappointed!