Tractor

Great spot to pop In for something quick and healthy. I had the turkey chili (yummy), beet salad (just ok) and kim chi (yummy) and my Gf said that the Thai soup was delicious.

Okay, Tractor, you have stolen my heart! I’m currently on a super strict diet: no dairy, sugar, or gluten allowed, so I thought my days of delicious lunches out were over. Not anymore!
Stopped by today and got the lentil soup with sweet potato ($ 6), a side of the brussel sprout salad ($ 3.25) and an everyday bar ($ 3ish) for a snack later. Everything was delicious, bursting with flavour, and so healthy. My sister, who came with me, said the soup was the best soup she has ever tasted. I love that this food is truly healthy without sacrificing flavour or texture or full of fillers.
Pros: Friendly staff, lots of options, free water, beautiful interior, simple and delicious menu. I can’t wait to come back and try more!

I am impressed by the simplicity of the menu, décor and concept of this place. This resto offers healthy choices and reasonable prices. Bf and I ordered tuna melt, turkey alfalfa panini, kale salad, macaroni w truffle salad, 2pcs grilled tuna, strawberry lemonade and gluten-​free bar for dessert all for under C$ 50. The servings are perfect portions, the paninis were both tasty and spread had big chunks of tuna and turkey. The kale salad was so delicious and refreshing to the palate. I like that they spell out which item’s vegan, gluten-​free and nut-​free. I will definitely come back and try the stews.

Delicious and healthy salads!, maybe portions could be a little bit larger.

I heard a lot of hype for this place when I tried it and I was disappointed. It’s expensive but it’s all organic and free range bla bla. The sandwich I ordered was made poorly and quite sad. There should have been a lot more filling for the price they were charging. On top of that they forgot half my order when they brought it out. I won’t go back

Visibly dirty cutlery, paper thin cuts of steak, flavourless salads.
The best way to describe tractor would be to say that it feels it was created by someone who has no actual interest in food.
Given the number of good restaurants in this area of Kitsilano you would honestly have to try hard to find somewhere worse.

I would say that overall, I understand the appeal of Tractor. They offer a great variety of salads that are tasty. The sandwiches are mediocre, and I say this only because they need to offer more options.
What compels me to give such a low rating are the prices — $ 9 for a sandwich? Holy shit guys, c’mon. It’s no wonder our modern-​day society struggles with eating healthy when prices are jacked up so high. I’d love to come back to this place if they lowered their prices — like the $ 2.50 charge for HALF an avocado?! Say what now? I was pretty shocked.
I’ll stick to making healthy dishes at home for a quarter of that price, thanks much.

S’ok. Pricey, but good quality salads and proteins. Terrible soup, the two times I tried it. Maybe I was unlucky.
Mostly, I’ll pop in if time is short and I’m in the area, but wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here.
I’ll probably return, but would not recommend.

Tractor is awesome. Consistently good. Great stews and soups. Green bean and beet salad is super fresh. Add grilled chicken — cooked perfectly.

My chicken sandwich and tomato fennel soup was delicious! So good! BUT, what’s with these soup and sandwich places that don’t offer a soup and sandwich meal??? Anyway, our lunch was still delicious, even though it was over priced.

Une petite faim pendant votre shopping sur la 4^th? Rendez-​vous chez Tractor! Plusieurs sortes de salades sont proposées, ainsi que des sandwichs qui sont carrément bons! Le principe est sympa: une assiette deux ou trois portions et on mixe 2 salades ou 1 salade et 1 sandwich, ou 2 salades et 1 sandw… Bref vous aurez compris! Les prix sont vraiment abordables, c’est très clean! A découvrir!
I really enjoyed the salads, so fresh and so tasty! Ideally when you are a little hungry!

Great casual place to hang out. Most of their salads feature a unique combinations of ingredients. Some of them were great but the flavours of others didn’t work for me. My favourites are: wild mushroom datilinin pasta, arugula/​grilled pear/​candied walnut salads and the organic quinoa/​kale/​butternut squash salad pear. I also enjoyed their lemonade.
Their ordering system was quite confusing the first time I tried this place. I would recommend looking at the menu/​salad bar from afar or online so that you know what to order when you step in line.

Goods fresh, local food. Kind of like a much better Bread Garden.
If you can get past the typical «very important» people eating here, it’s a good spot for light fresh food.

I don’t understand what all the hype is about. I’ve been meaning to try this place forever since I live just down the street and this afternoon finally stopped in for lunch.
The woman at the counter was really bizarre and rude-​she kept turning away and wouldn’t let me finish my order. No smile, no eye contact, nothing. Whatever, maybe she was having a bad day. I ordered the veggie sandwich and two small salads. All very mediocre and lacking any flavour.
I would say you could basically go anywhere else on 4^th to get better service and food for the same price or cheaper.

Adore this place. Finally a decent salad place in Vancouver!
Tractor serves up fresh, healthy food using the best quality seasonal ingredients.
Came here on a Thursday night and it was somewhat busy. Ordered four salads between the two of us ($ 3.25 each):
1) Kale, radicchio, borlotti beans, toasted pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, asiago cheese, creamy lemon dressing: tasty with a variety of textures and flavours that blended well together. Typically, I’m not a big fan of raw kale due to its texture but shredding it and mixing it with radicchio was a nice change of pace.
2) Roasted cauliflower, chickpeas, radicchio, orzo, feta cheese, kalamata olive dressing: yummmmm. Delicious and light for a pasta-​based salad.
3) Organic quinoa, kale, pomegranate, butternut squash, mint, basil, lemon dressing: average compared to the other salads
4) Wild mushrooms, ditalini pasta, truffled ricotta cheese, fresh herbs: SO good. This one is a must try! Do yourself a favour and go try it now. Am somewhat obsessed with the heavy (but not overbearing) taste of truffle and fresh mushrooms.
If you’re just looking for a salad lunch, would highly recommend getting two. Maybe three would be better (or an entrée salad) for dinner? We had two each for dinner and three hours later, we’re already a bit hungry again.

The food is wholesome and clean, but counter service is an oxymoron I try to avoid when dining out. If you are looking for a healthy options cafeteria experience, go at it. If, like me, you crave quality ‘service’ and food, I’d recommend giving it a pass.

Finally got around to trying this place; having witnessed the crowds – day-​after-​day for so long.
One word: Fantastic!

This place serves several valuable purposes for this neighbourhood.
First off, it turned an otherwise dead corner into a place to spend time and sit where there is plenty of natural light in a pretty nice looking redesigned setting. Great enclosed patio too.
Sure it is a bit pricey for lunch food but the recipes here are really good and healthy. In this area there is a plethora of sushi, and (good) sitdown places for dinners, but lunch is a bit more of a fast food shawarma style affair, and this offers a great alternative.
The chef here posted a recipe in the paper last year and it has become one of our poltuck faves.
I give this place high marks and try to ignore the trendy aspect of it, and just enjoy a guilt free meal that really isn’t much more than a foodcart.

Rude indifferent staff
No beverages except tepid water or alcohol
Some items presented nicely but not tasty
Salads weren’t crisp
Chairs were uncomfortable, tables not wiped after diners left.
Too many other good places on 4^th ave.

Solid 3.5 stars.
No doubt it’s a trendy, healthy place and the Morrocan Chicken soup was tasty, for $ 8.40 for a ‘bowl’, the Stock Market on Granville Island is better for that. And you would get full.
A place to be seen, date-​worthy and I’m sure I’ll be back to try the rest of the other stuff, as it’s probably the best place in Kits with an open patio.
Nice décor, lots of glass and light.
Amex, yay.

Such a wonderful place for a quick, casual bite. I really enjoyed my guilt-​free lunch at this contemporary café/​cafeteria. It was clean, bright, modern with rustic décor, and they keep everything simple. The open windows are a great element of the interior cause I really liked the natural light seeping in.
The staff were friendly and attentive, even the chef exchange smiles! Extra props to the girl taking my order for being patient with me since I was having such a hard time settling with just one salad. They probably get it a lot though because their whole display of pre-​made salads just look that good. I wanted a little bit of everything but unfortunately you can’t get half and half.
It’s $ 3.25 per salad which is reasonable and they have different choices of protein that are made to order. My mom tried half order of pan seared albacore tuna steak with grilled lemon for $ 5. I’m picky with tuna and almost never like it cooked but it was surprisingly good quality and perfectly cooked here. I added a Butternut Squash soup for $ 6 and it was also very good.