North Carolina: With Many Options, What’s Our Best Salad Bar?
Although you can easily make these bowls yourself at home, there’s something about going to a quick salad bar restaurant that just seems to make life easier. In addition, these chains have become increasingly popular throughout the country. In North Carolina, we are in luck. Eat This, Not That recently detailed the top three salad bar restaurants across the country, and we are one of four states in the country that has all three chains.
Chopt, Just Salad, and Sweetgreen were named the top three salad chains in America. Though they each aim to provide customers with quick and healthy meals, there are some minor differences to point out.
Chopt, which also offers wraps and warm bowls, often features creative collaborations and changes its seasonal menu. Regardless, it offers all your salad fixings chopped up, mixed together, and served in a to-go bowl.
Though their name would lead you to believe otherwise, Just Salad also has wraps and warm items. In fact, they also have soups and smoothies. Just Salad makes an effort to use sustainable products and sources ingredients from local, fresh suppliers.
Sweetgreen arguably has the heartiest menu of the bunch. They often integrate items like sweet potatoes and base grains. Their menu is strictly bowls that they describe as “Fresh, plant-forward, earth-friendly food.”
Salad Bar Locations In North Carolina
Charlotte seems to be our most popular salad spot. Just Salad and Sweetgreen have locations here. Chopt, on the other hand, seems to really love serving people their greens. North Carolina has the second most Chopt locations in the country. Only New York, with 27, has more.
So, Where To Go? Writer’s Pick
Each of these great salad bar chains has dozens of ways to craft your perfect salad. However, I fall into the category of getting the same thing every time. That’s because it is consistently great.
When I’m going for salad, I am going for the harvest bowl at Sweetgreen. Now, I do make some customizations. I opt for the pesto vinaigrette dressing, add in cucumber, and swap goat cheese for parm crisps. The only curve ball to my order is whether or not I’m hungry enough to accept the bread offer.
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