The space is here and I had to do something with it,” Ahmad says, sitting in the center of an empty dining room. “I’ve got this arsenal of tasty, healthy recipes that worked for me and I’ve got this unused space with a great kitchen. In mid-March, as restaurants began to close their doors because of the pandemic, Ahmad found himself with an empty restaurant and a fresh idea. “I love big, bold flavors, so I had to figure out a way to make healthy foods taste better.”Īhmad didn’t dream up Get Real until the arrival of the coronavirus essentially forced him to. I knew I had to make some changes,” Ahmad tells New Times. I was a 307-pound chain smoker with high blood pressure. “As a theory, the concept for Get Real actually started back in 2018. A fast-casual restaurant is also in the works, on a longer timeline owing to the pandemic. It will launch Monday, July 13, as an on-demand meal-delivery service on Postmates. One year later, he was down 70 pounds and had amassed a new collection of recipes.įast-forward to the present and the former Pincho man is launching Get Real, a fast-casual concept that’s all about good, clean eating. He stepped down as CEO and dedicated himself to experimenting with healthy meal options. After a few visits to his doctor, he knew he needed to make a lifestyle change. Place is a bit loud, as the walls and floor are not acoustically friendly and do not absorb sound.The year was 2018 and restaurateur Nedal Ahmad was 34, working a stress-filled gig as CEO of Pincho Factory, and overweight. Definitively will go back to try the bowls. The tostones were over seasoned with pepper which we pointed out to a server and she promptly replaced them by plain tostones, which were crunchy in the outside and soft inside. We ordered two burgers one order of tostones and one Nitro Milk stout.we were informed that burgers are cooked medium by default, however they came in on the well done side, loosing juiciness on what otherwise is a delicious burger. We arrived 10 minutes past 8pm, but were accommodated with the half off on beers. The girls at the cashiers were very nice. you are given a number to take to your table and food is brought to you. there are only two cashiers to order the food, and the wait in line might be a bit too much for some people. On our second try we were able to get inside. I don't see myself coming here again, but maybe if I'm convinced to give it a second try, I will. I hear great things about this place all the time and good on you all who enjoy it, but me? Not a fan. The beans were actually good but it couldn't save the dish.Īll in all, I don't highly recommend this place as they overcharge for the food that isn't even all that great. The chicken was decent, but also they did only give her about 6 small cubes of chicken, so couldn't really get a taste for them. It came with cucumber which she opted out of, and just had it with rice, black beans, tomatoes, which is already strange, and chicken. The Latin Chicken Rice Bowl, which my friend got was interesting. But the fries alone were just flavorless. The fries were stale and felt like they've been sitting there for a while. I got the Perfecto Fries which literally was just caramelized onions, with a drizzle of their cilantro sauce, which is on everything, and that's it. But it didn't taste like anything special. The burger was cooked well, and was cheesy and I got it with an egg. But more importantly the food it wasn't all that. The service I can't complain about, for a place like this, it's nice they bring. It is a bit hidden in the shopping center but there isn't much anything the owners can do about that. Realistically, this place has a nice ambience, and decent location.
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