Nina W.
Yelp
I want to be a huge fan of SG, really I do.
First time I tried it out, I got the limited time Naomi Osaka bowl and had it made for pickup with what I thought were a couple minor modifications. However, I ordered towards the end of the night and they left two of the four veggies off, and didn't add one of my premium topping upgrades, so I messaged customer support and they gave me enough of a credit for a free bowl, essentially, to make up for it.
Round two, ordered a modified harvest bowl with the roasted chicken for delivery and it was really good. Okay, it was decently good once I got it inside and doctored it up with more dressing (they left one off ) and some black pepper.
So I'm thinkin we're maaaaaybe on to something here, nice change up from the other healthy eating spots and this SG is close to me.
Round three yesterday, because I'd noticed they'd emailed a $4 off coupon. Ordered the shrimp remoulade bowl from the seasonal menu for pickup. Slightly modified of course.
Definitely not my best idea.
The remoulade was very mayonnaisey and watery thin, definitely nothing like the kicked up remoulades i'm accustomed to, having lived in Nola. Frankly it's an odd dressing option for a salad anyway imho but I tried.
The shrimp....smh. TERRIBLE. I don't know what kind of seasoning they call themselves putting on there, but it's bad, plus they were dry as heck (how?!) and had a weird texture to them, like maybe they'd been overcooked and then perhaps exposed to air too long? Overall a resounding hell no.
This bowl only comes with the greenery, cabbage, cherry tomatoes, red onions. Shrimp, Remoulade dressing and lemon squeeze. I removed the sunflower seeds (weird addition anyway to a Cajun ish theme dish but okay).
So....not nearly enough of the type of healthy foods we came for to justify the cost - $13.45 before the coupon. It would have been 15.45 if I had added the avocado I wanted (! Yes two whole dollars for a half avo).
You could get a basic H‑E‑B salad for $5 and add your own protein and dressing to it, it'd be the same effect honestly. Maybe better.
Finished the salad, was still very hungry.
Hate to compare but it is what it is - I never ever have had that issue at Salata, where i leave super full and/or with a little leftover, plus my regular salad order there is $12, WITH my dang avocado included and seasoned, fresh shrimp...
Also woke up this morning with an upset stomach, hence the review. Going back to old faithful spots and leaving the overpriced hipster setup that is SG alone.