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    Fresh Chef Kitchen

    4.1 (197 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    Key lime pie
    Michelle B.

    Fresh Chef in Mooresville. I enjoyed stopping in for dinner with family. The daily drink special was a margarita for $5. It was served in a tall glass and hit the spot. I ordered the Grilled Salmon served with cilantro rice and broccoli for my entree. This is one of my staple entrees when visiting Fresh Chef locations. I was particularly hungry this Friday evening and enjoyed my drink and dinner before thinking about taking a photo! The meal was served promptly and was scrumptious. We shared the key lime pie for dessert, which was pleasantly delicious. I remembered to take a photo of the pie. The young staff members were cordial and polite - very well done.

    Blackened grilled salmon salad
    Francesco R.

    What a terrific find from a web search for "restaurants with salads". Wife and I had a wonderful meal. We had a shared appetizer, each had a glass of wine and entree size salads, all of which was delicious, for $70 + tip.

    Brownie Ice Cream Thing
    Dan M.

    It's a good little spot.... This place is smaller than the other locations, and most people don't know it exists--I'm not referring to all the people in the world, but that would also be the case. I was referring to the people in the Lake Norman area. If you say Fresh Chef, they think of the original location in Cornelius. Or they might think of a dude with a mustache in a chef hat. If you do happen to find this Fresh Chef off Brawley School Road in Mooresville, you will find a great staff, a good burger, pretty good fries, an excellent teriyaki wrap, superb cilantro rice, a delicious brownie-ice-cream thing (whip cream included), and good music. The only minor negatives were that prices are slightly high, and my son's burger was more Medium Well than Medium but no place is perfect and the food is truly very good. I didn't have a drink on this occasion but it seems like a great place to unwind with a wine or Old Fashioned. It's more of a chill place than a high-energy place. And it's casually classy without being pretentious. Overall, definitely recommended!

    Shrimp & Grits
    Gracie M.

    I'd been to a Fresh Chef location before, but it had been a while. I met up with a friend for lunch here and for a Monday, I was surprised that the parking lot was full. However, we still received prompt service, so I think the parking lot might just be a bit small. I have never had shrimp and grits, but I decided I had to change that today. When I ordered it, the waiter said, "Good choice!" I would agree after trying it. In my mind, I was just expecting a few pieces of shrimp on plain grits with a few pieces of garnish, so I was surprised when this came out. I dunno how it compares to other shrimp and grits, but I don't think I want to eat any others. This was a 10/10 for me! The portion was also huge, so you could easily get leftovers.

    Wrap
    Lynn R.

    I was in the mood for a salad and stopped here for the first time. The vibe is cool here and we sat at a comfy table. Our server was very attentive and we reviewed our food in a reasonable amount of time. I tried the Blackened Chicken Wrap with a side of Kale salad. The salad had a kick to it and was very good. The wrap consisted of: Blackened chicken breast, mixed greens, tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles, herb vinaigrette, cucumbers, sautéed peppers and onions. This was filling and flavorful. I could only eat half my lunch. I really enjoyed this wrap and savored the taste.

    Sofia H.

    I absolutely loved it and I am obsessed with their make ceased salad with salmon. Every time I pass through it I think I need to come back. Service is friendly and fast, they have great suggestions we all loved all of our order. The am ambience is very nice it's better than dinner but not up scale just really well decorated fine dining chic cool even. I definitely recommends quick note they add a credit card service fee.

    Chicken Salad Sandwich and Roasted Carrots
    Ashley B.

    Overall experience. Meh. Came on a Tuesday around 12:30. Their parking lot is small and was full with no room to turn around if you find yourself in the same predicament I was in. So using your back up skills, just hope no one comes behind you. Good thing is they share a huge parking lot with Publix. Walked in and was kindly greeted and sat at the bar top area. Came for some grub and to work for a bit. They don't have WI-FI so unless you have a great hotspot, this isn't the place to do so. All the staff I came across or overheard were friendly and prompt. Food and drinks wise: I ordered a beer. Was served flat so she had to go to the back to replace something and that corrected the problem. I ordered the chicken salad sandwich on a hamburger bun rather than the Texas toast. They grilled the Texas toast, so I asked for them to do the same for the bun. It wasn't. And I would have assumed the cheese would be melted on the sandwich but came out with sprinkled cold cheese. It wasn't bad, but it was good either. The carrots looked delicious and I would have assumed a ton of flavor. Bland and missing something to really make them pop. I added salt and it helped, but took two bites and was over them. They do half off bottles of wine on Tuesdays, so that's a plus!

    Blackened  chicken wrap
    Annie V.

    Let me tell you the staff was so kind! I had ordered my food online and was being picked up by my co-worker among other orders. Well by the time it was time for me to go to lunch, she had forgotten to pick mine up. So I went to fresh chef to pick up my order, the manager Alexis without hesitation had my order remade, she's like your order has been sitting there for a while. I shared with her that they forgot mine by accident. It's so refreshing to see that! I am a regular here and definitely recommend. Thank you Alexis.

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    Alice B.

    Great food and great service but they don't do brunch!! They do have mimosas and bloody Mary's though!!

    Bennett B.

    Fresh Chef Kitchen fabulous. The wait staff is incredible and friendly. The food was delicious and quick.

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    The food, the service, and the ambiance, are all right on point. I love how the menu caters to all types of food genres.

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    Always happy, good food, usual prices, STAFF IS GREAT w/lots of friendly young people, & open on Sunday...& comfortable booths ;)

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    Got the steak wrap, it was good, tasted fresh. Ordered To go so it was soggy. A little expensive but you pay for healthy I guess

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