Chicken Salad Shoppe

Ghost Kitchens Have Eclipsed Austin. Is That Good for Its Food Scene? | Eater Austin

"Launched as a delivery-only concept when Vanilla Orchid catering had to temporarily close, Austin's Chicken Salad Shoppe operates purely digitally as a ghost kitchen selling chicken salads for pickup and delivery; because customers can't casually stumble across it, foot traffic is replaced by internet traffic. Co-owners Molly and Ivan Mills say the virtual kitchen has broadened their horizons, allowed them to change the menu in real time, and enabled experimentation with ingredient combinations and stuffed-cookie flavors without reprinting menus or adjusting points of sale, which helps them get new ideas to customers faster." - Sarah Engstrand