New organic sandwich shop coming to Fremont

By Geeky Swedes · September 15th, 2008 · 15 Comments

“Homegrown” is a new organic salad and sandwich shop moving into the north half of the old Sonic Boom location on Fremont Ave. They pride themselves in being a sustainable, homegrown alternative for those who don’t want to sacrifice their lifestyle in order to eat out. The sign on the door says they’ll be open in the spring of 2009. (Thanks Christian for the tip!)

Meanwhile, the smoothie and frozen yogurt shop Mooberry is planning to open soon on the south half of the old Sonic Boom store.

15 responses so far ↓

1 dorian gray // Sep 16, 2008 at 9:49 am

So long as all living things contain deoxyribonucleic acid they are organic. This store is just a tax on the stupid. Soy milk was soy juice. Nobody bought soy juice. They rebranded it soy milk and ever since simpletons have flocked to it much like they will to this place.
2 JK // Sep 16, 2008 at 1:48 pm

Well, if you want to get anal about it, actually any carbon-containing molecule is organic, as that’s the definition of organic chemistry.

Good luck to the sandwich shop, in any case.
3 m // Sep 17, 2008 at 11:38 am

wow Dorian - so angry!

Let people spend their money as they choose. No skin off your nose.
4 jp // Sep 20, 2008 at 6:11 pm

Is the sandwich delicious? Worth what their asking? Then buy it, otherwise don’t. Pretty simple. Anyway I’m happy there is a new sandwich shop coming in. I hope they are delicious cause I’m tired of going to PCC everyday!
5 Joe // Sep 25, 2008 at 12:04 pm

Can I just get a sandwich? Oh the days of Red Apple are sorely missed…
6 trlbjb // Dec 18, 2008 at 2:27 am

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7 nachoman // Dec 26, 2008 at 1:55 pm

Who wants to pay $10+ for a freaking sandwich? Dorian is right, its called marketing. “organic” to this sandwich shop is what “green” is to corporations. You would have to be pretty brainless to pay for an overpriced sandwich for a label…. like a girl who buys a $500 handbag cause it was made by some frenchie.

This is America at its finest, and the sad thing is, Seattle hipster wanabes will actually pay for this stuff……
8 izak // Mar 3, 2009 at 7:20 pm

there is such thing as sustainable dining, And that's what these guys are getting at. “organic” is simply semantics for eco-concious. It's refreshing for people to consider the impact of their eating habits and that a restaurant would help curb the negatives of retail food sources.
9 izak // Mar 3, 2009 at 9:20 pm

there is such thing as sustainable dining, And that's what these guys are getting at. “organic” is simply semantics for eco-concious. It's refreshing for people to consider the impact of their eating habits and that a restaurant would help curb the negatives of retail food sources.
10 Yogurt Maker // Mar 17, 2009 at 2:42 pm

I just love Mooberry
11 chad.d // Mar 23, 2009 at 10:40 pm

i think it's great that they are focused on sustainability, and that they are using local vendors. i'm eager to try the food. the real question is if they're good. the personal values of the owners don't have to be shared by all its patrons. the food does.
12 deltron // Mar 27, 2009 at 9:33 pm

nachoman, you're not paying for the label. these sandwiches are fantastic, they just opened tuesday and i've already been twice. they aren't that expensive anyway, can you tell me where else to get gourmet sandwiches for under 5 bucks?
“a tax on the stupid” haaaaaaaah alright. well at least along with our painful taxation we stupid folk get to enjoy some damn delicious grub.
yay homegrown! it's a nice addition to the fremont neighborhood. go try it! the owners are crazy friendly.
13 deltron // Mar 27, 2009 at 11:33 pm

nachoman, you're not paying for the label. these sandwiches are fantastic, they just opened tuesday and i've already been twice. they aren't that expensive anyway, can you tell me where else to get gourmet sandwiches for under 5 bucks?
“a tax on the stupid” haaaaaaaah alright. well at least along with our painful taxation we stupid folk get to enjoy some damn delicious grub.
yay homegrown! it's a nice addition to the fremont neighborhood. go try it! the owners are crazy friendly.
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15 sleeves // May 14, 2010 at 9:28 am

Well there are too kinds of organic.
1. Organic = marketing ploy that you see in grocery stores. Some companies call there product organic because maybe a farmer walked by and farted on the tomatoes one day.
2. Organic = Pesticide free, grown naturally.

I personally eat everything organic. I’ll be damned if I die early because I was eating to many fruits and veggies that were grown using crazy amounts of pesticides.

If I lived near here I would certainly go to this shop.