Fresh Junkie shows the Baton Rouge community that fast food can be as healthy as dine-in restaurants.
For 10 years, Fresh Junkie has provided Baton Rouge with a fast and healthy option for breakfast and lunch. Owner Patrick Fellows has not just one, but two Fresh Junkie locations within 10 minutes of campus, giving students the chance to opt for a healthier lunch option.
Fall is knocking on the doors of Baton Rouge, and Fresh Junkie will soon heed its call with its very own fresh fall options. But for now, the eatery has its standard dishes prepared fresh daily. The healthy salad and wrap concept is accompanied with breakfast options every day that include avocado toast, acai bowls and a full coffee service.
“It’s a super fast gourmet salad experience,” Fellows said. “The idea for us is that we are providing a high quality product in a fast, casual environment. It is fast, but it’s also really good for you. We have nine set salads that you can get vegetarian friendly or with grilled chicken. Everything is made in-house and all the recipes are mine.”
A few of the set salads on the Fresh Junkie menu include Thai, Mediterranean and Southwest Caesar. If those don’t appeal to you, you can also try a freestyle option where you get to choose everything that goes on your salad or wrap. From spinach to quinoa, customers can choose to try a little bit of everything to fit how they’re feeling.
At Fresh Junkie, what you see is what you get, and there are no surprises. The customer can see exactly what is going on their salads and wraps, putting them in charge of what is going into their body. Not many “fast food” restaurants can say the same about the items on its menus.
“Our food is all natural,” Fellows said. “We try to get organic when we can. The possibilities are limitless because it’s a custom deal.”
Fresh Junkie is affiliated with Fresh Junkie Racing, a company that gets involved in the Baton Rouge Community by producing events focused on the physical health of its participants. The Louisiana Marathon is just one of the yearly events that Fresh Junkie gets involved with.
Fresh Junkie’s partnership with Fresh Junkie Racing shows living healthy is not just the brand’s image — it’s the lifestyle. At Fresh Junkie, they encourage you to have your salad and eat it too with a freshness guarantee.
“To us,” Fellows said, “it’s about healthy eating and having an active lifestyle.”

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Fresh Junkie sit on Perkins Road on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018.