Just Salad
Health food restaurant · Downtown ·
Customized salads, wraps, smoothies, great service
Customized salads, wraps, smoothies, great service
"Even though it won't chop, I note that Just Salad still does some good work: the EPA presented the company with a WasteWise award for its reusable bowls, which the chain says save over 75,000 pounds of plastic per year by eliminating waste, and it encourages customers to use them by offering some free toppings." - Stefanie Tuder
"I read this week that Just Salad announced a “No Chopping” rule, which sparked a Post story and left a selection of salad lovers aghast that their lettuce would no longer get cut; as the news spread, other New Yorkers voiced vehement agreement on Twitter. The chain is presented alongside other popular salad brands as a staple lunch spot for New Yorkers, and founders and CEOs argue that chopped salads are “so 2006,” claiming their unchopped salads—already made with bite-sized pieces—have boosted sales and even taste better, though many customers remain vocal in their dissent." - Manami Takashina
"After The Post reported the change, I learned that Just Salad’s CEO Nick Kenner is defending a new no-chop policy as “a better experience categorically.” The chain began phasing out the chopped option at most stores last year and will end chopping entirely after the five remaining locations stop in June; Kenner says stores that already eliminated chopping saw a 20 percent sales increase, which he attributes to faster service, improved taste, and better service. The new prep cuts toppings into smaller, bite-sized pieces so salads don’t need the mezzaluna, though spinach and mixed greens will not be pre-cut and will be extra leafy because the director of culinary development believes leaving them whole improves “the integrity and flavor.” Kenner also argues the change removes the “crazy acoustics of chopping,” reduces franticness and confusion over whose salad is whose, prevents bruising from the rounded mezzaluna, and that side-by-side photos in The Post’s story were misleading because they were taken at a location that still chops; the chain supplied its own comparison photos." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
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