I had a medical appointment in Irvine and a niece who was flying back home, but selected this spot as a meet before her flight. Well, due to So Cal traffic I missed my niece but decided to try the restaurant because I love salads. I was kindly greeted and spoken to throughout the whole experience by a nice gentleman. That's kinda missing these days. Smh It was a small assembly line, likened unto a Subway. Great selection of sandwiches and salads. My niece tried the Mediterranean Chicken and said it was really yummy. I asked the server what there most poplar items were and then selected the Mandarin chicken w/wonton Croutons, which was one of them. It was a nice amount even for a half size portion and very tasty. I only gave it a 4star because the bathroom had an unpleasant smell (like a drain issue) and it was only moderately clean. read more

Croutons - Mandarin Chicken Salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Irvine, California

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Croutons is a popular spot that lots of workers in the area including my coworkers go to for lunch. My coworkers usually ordered the tomato soup, buffalo chicken salad, or barbeque chicken sandwich. Buffalo chicken salad includes romaine with diced chicken breast, zesty buffalo sauce, celery, carrots, and cornbread croutons. I choose ranch to pair with this salad, but the option of blue cheese is available. Prior to this place, I've never had a buffalo chicken salad before. But I liked the idea and enjoyed it overall. The greens were fresh and well balanced. The buffalo sauce is pretty good and not too spicy. The cornbread croutons were sweet and paired well with the salad. Overall, a pretty nice spot for lunch. Will come back in the future for lunch to try some other items. read more

Croutons - Buffalo chicken salad with ranch - Sandwiches Near Me - Irvine, California

I was introduced to this place by my old boss and i loved it. Their chicken and wild rice soup is a must try and their sandwiches/wraps as well. Their Asian chicken salad is fresh , lettuce crunchy, perfect amount of chicken and dressing. Honestly never had anything here that I didn't like. Service is always friendly and quick , there's always seating inside available and plenty of seating outdoors as well. Well worth the price, definitely give this place a try if you're craving something healthy and not heavy . It will fill you up without giving you the bloated feeling read more

I popped into Croutons for a quick lunch before an appointment and I was incredibly impressed with my meal. I ordered a Chicken Caesar salad from the very friendly staff and before I knew it, my meal was ready to go. My meal was about $12 but the portion and amount of chicken was an amazing value. In addition, the dressing was tasty and chicken was perfect. Also, the restaurant was miraculously clean really helping set a cozy ambiance. This will defintiely be a "go to" spot for myself. read more

Croutons - Chicken Caesar Salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Irvine, California

I can eat almost every day the mandarin chicken salad but with the dressing on the side read more

Croutons - My baby doga - Sandwiches Near Me - Irvine, California

I think this place was meant for me to find. I usually love my salads with cranberries, cheese and honey walnuts and next thing you know the salad with my name in it had EVERYTHING I loved in it!!! The Anna's Spring Chicken has chicken, cranberries, apple, glazed walnuts and blue cheese!! With poppy seed vinaigrette!! SO GOOD!!! read more

Croutons - Anna salad! It's meant to be! It's so good. All my favorites - Sandwiches Near Me - Irvine, California

This place is easy to find off a main street. The strip mall has plenty of parking,therefore easy access to enter this establishment. Above all, upon entering I found it clean, spacious,and most importantly friendly customer service. Lunch crowd had subsided, and the owner was quick to take our order. Went as far as to speak Spanish to accommodate one of my colleagues in her order. That was generous and very unexpected. The food was delightful and perfect for me,1 cup of potatoes with broccoli soup. My colleagues shared a salad that had pears,feta cheese,and walnuts. All was prepared to order in a super fast delivery to our table. I would definitely recommend this place to eat. Please enjoy some pics for your review. read more

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This was our first time having lunch here and we will be back! The salads were so good. Since we had the combos we also had a panini, and they were perfect with the salads. The Cobb and mandarin chicken salads were really tasty. Highly recommend! read more

I've been here a few times already with some coworkers and I always enjoy their food. It's your typical food on the go place where you follow an assembly line and you tell them what you want and they place the order in the back. If you want soup, its scooped out in the front. I have tried their tomato soup, BBQ chicken salad, pear and blue cheese salad, and the southwest sandwich. They were all really good and I didn't feel bad eating it. They have really healthy options which is hard to find. Will definitely be back! Parking is alright during lunch but luckily they have parking in the back. read more

For what you get it is very good. I had the Thai salad and the tuna sandwich. It was very good and the peanut dressing was very tasty

Quick and easy lunch spot! Their chicken pesto panini is so delicious! Staff is always friendly, even when wanting changes to your order! Have never dined in, but it's location is prime! read more

Perfect place for work lunch and quick bite. Berry salad is my favorite. Healthy choice for quick grab

Just eating my tuna sandwich and wild rice soup and had to write a review. I eat here at least twice a week and I have never been dissatisfied. Food is fresh, comes out fast and the staff is very kind! Favorite lunch spot of all time and the Chicken Wild Rice Soup is a MOST TRY!!!! Freaking delicious! read more

Food is so good! We love coming here during the week for quick lunch dates (: our favorites are the Italian panini, the turkey pesto panini, and this week we tried the broccoli cheddar soup. So good! read more

Delicious food, which service and accurate orders. You can't beat that! Parking can be a pain during lunch hours but worth the parking spot search read more

Great customer service and speedy service! The paninis are really good and and a great size for your buc! Will be back most def!

Croutons is my favorite place to get salads I love their classic croutons It's so delicious I love to add avocado and chicken I usually have it with a Nekter juice because it's a few doors over. Give it a try! read more

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This is a great place for lunch. Their salads are always fresh and reasonably priced. Their chicken wild rice soup is amazing and perfect for cold days. They also have indoor seating and service is always great! read more

I really really love this place but last time I ate there I found a dead fly in my salad. I almost vomited I haven't been able to go back since read more

Croutons - Dead fly in salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Irvine, California

Great place if you are looking for a grab and go healthy weekday lunch meal~ Croutons offers various choices of sandwiches, salads, and soup. BAE brought me to go from this place to my work today. We both got the Chicken Pesto Sandwich and the Sundance Salad Combo ($9.00). Chicken Pesto Sandwich was juicy, not overly cheesy and heavy on the pesto mayo, a little greasy but overall solid quality sandwich. The Sundance Salad was refreshing and had a good balance of spring mix, cranberries, avocado, almonds, and feta cheese. Dressing on the side was similar to a red wine vinaigrette, they give you a huge container so only used half of it. Portion size is reasonable for the price! Overall very satisfying and nutritious meal, would def love to try out more sandwiches/salads from this place. read more

We found this gem in Irvine after a morning spent at the regional park. We knew we wanted healthy options and this place was a hit. We ordered the buffalo chicken salad and the Cobb salad. To be fair we didn't have the croutons since we don't consume bread for lunch meals. I hear they are good. Good choice for lunch and will keep on our rotation of eating on the go. Very busy at lunch obviously but order ahead of you can. read more

Fresh delicious fast food Salads soups & Sandwiches fast food joint Indoor seating available read more

I've eaten here twice with a friend and both times, the food was terrific! They have wonderful soups, sandwiches and salads. I love the wild rice chicken soup and the Granny Smith chicken salad sandwich. I've had it as a flatini and as a lettuce wrap. So delicious! This week, I ordered lunch for my team of six. Everyone really enjoyed their choices which included, the chicken pesto panini, Californian panini and Margherita chicken sandwich). Their customer service is great and their prices are super reasonable. There is plenty of parking (easier to find in the back) and lots of outside seating. We'll be back for sure! read more

Amazing food. Highly recommend. Yummy soups and sandwiches. Love this place so much. read more

I come here for the Chinese chicken salad. It's my go-to. Service is friendly. Ambiance is lunch appropriate.

This place had the best soup! It was filling and got a side of bread. I would definitely try this place again!

Older lady, a cashier, who usually has a bright red nose and cheeks seemed to be having a rough day. She lashed out at me at 10:50 am while the store was empty. When ordering at the register I asked her to charge me for 2 sides of cornbread croutons but she obviously didn't hear me because she came back with 2 bags of herbs croutons. I politely asked her "Can I please have cornbread croutons instead?" to which she replied, "Next time you need to let me know while placing your order at the register". She replied in a loud and nasty tone then proceeded to ask the cooks to swap the herb croutons for cornbread croutons while blaming her mistake on me. Keep in mind that I speak spanish so I was able to understand what she was telling them. She got mad at me when she was the one who didn't take my order properly to begin with. read more

I really enjoy coming to Croutons!!! It's such a perfect go-to place for a quick, healthy, lunch option. LOCATION: Croutons is located in a small community of food restaurants (poke, sushi, Starbucks, etc). Parking can be tricky if you come during lunch; I just recommend you park far away. There is actually seating inside but in this SoCal weather, you'll want to sit outside in the ample patio seating. SERVICE: Friendly! The lady at the cash register honored my free drink with my check-in :) And gave me an extra brownie when I ordered for only one. FOOD: The brownies are delish! My fav salad is the Sundance. They have soup and salad specials if you feel like a salad isn't enough. I got the salad size small and it is totally enough to fill me up. I'll be coming back for sure! read more

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Never open during their posted times . It's pretty frustrating. Crazy part is... there were so many other patrons that wanted to dine...

BEST AMAZING FOOD EVERYTHING IS DELICIOUS a fee things i recvomend is the grilled cheese, any soup is good i got a chili and the cobb salad is top tier with extra ranch and to top it all off i get a brownie gooey and crispy at the same time read more

Great menu and great service. It's a good spot for a quick lunch or early dinner. Limited dining inside but plenty of space outside in the California sunshine. Would definitely return if I am ever in the area again. read more

I order a Buffalo Chicken and it barely had any sauce. Looks like they just tapped the breast on the sauce and called it a day. read more

Croutons - Buffalo Chicken Sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Irvine, California

Ugh. Too basic. My friend picked up lunch during a busy work day. Next to no solid modern plant based options. Ended up having to do Tuna for protein but the options that vegetarian/vegan-ish -- so lackluster as was most of the menu. The Tuna & lettuce was fresh, but that's about all that came in the dish. Feels very 90s. read more

I had the mixed berry salad. These are usually hit or miss whenever you get one, depending on where you go. Well this place was definitely a hit with me. The salad was very fresh tasting. The berries were fresh and lots of flavor. I was surprised by the quality of blue cheese chunks topping the salad. Me and my wife shared a chicken margherita sandwich. It was pretty good size enough for two people. It tasted pretty good but could have used more pesto to kick it up a notch. My wife also tried their meditarrean salad and she thought it was good. Overall a good experience. Plus they plenty of outdoor seating read more

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Their shredded chicken is soooo good! i dont know what is in the chicken or what makes it different but it's unlike any other chicken ive ever had! I always wish there was a sweetgreen in OC but this is closest to it. read more

Croutons is not known for horrible service. In fact, quite the opposite. Every server I've ever interacted with or has taken my phone order has very fine and friendly customer service. At least for me, that ended today with server Corey A. Entirely rude. Quite unfortunate. read more

My office likes to order food from Croutons because it's close by. They have a lengthy selection of sandwiches and salads. They offer soups too. I've tried the Southwestern salad, Asian chicken salad, tuna salad, egg salad, chicken salad, tomato soup, chicken panini, and roast beef sandwich. They are fairly generous portions. You can opt for a 2-item combo for a half sandwich, cup of soup, or half salad. The food is good and they've been pretty good at getting our orders correct. It's comparable to Panera or Corner Bakery. Croutons is located at the corner of Main and MacArthur near in the same lot as the 7-Eleven. read more

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WOW. Just tried the chicken BBQ salad from here and it was insanely good. I've tried plenty of BBQ salads before and this one is THE best. I will not be getting one from anywhere unless it's from here! I called and placed an order for pick up and my order was ready when I got there. Cashier was nice and friendly! This place is a gem for all salad lovers! I will be going back soon x read more

Tried Croutons for the first time yesterday and all I've got to say is if you are looking for a great sandwich/salad cafe this is not it. If anything it is a casual restaurant in the center of one of the busiest (right next to John Wanye Airport) Irvine Districts. I visited around 12:30 pm (not the ideal time to go) and of course during the lunch traffic there was a lot of people in line. The wait was about 10 minutes and I ordered the two combos for $8.95 the Chicken Pesto Panini and their classic Caesar Salad. I dined and my food arrived within 15 minutes. Also the place is small, they did have enough seats but it is because most of their customers are desk jockeys and order their food to go. Their salads are fresh which is great but come on you can't mess up a salad. The panini was alright and even though the portions are large the chicken was seasoned well but dry between two toasted sourdough. Which I might ass was not a very pleasant experience once I bit into it. As well as there was barely any pesto inside the sandwich. The price for the portion size is probably the only thing I like most about Croutons.Their sandwiches and salads are priced around $8.00 which you can't go wrong when grabbing a quick bite to eat on the go. Whether it be for your work lunch or before your trip to Airport or just a casual dining afternoon. Overall 3/5 stars based on experience, price, and taste of their food. ---------------------- Update: Came here after 1:00 pm (the most ideal time) it was not busy. I order the same thing from last time the two combos for $8.95 the Chicken Pesto Panini and their classic Caesar Salad but I added a cup of tomato basil soup. I've got to say today the panini tasted way better (hats off to the chef) and was not dry at all this time. The soup was also flavorful and left me feeling satisfied and full. For better preparation and taste I gave them one more star. Great job please try to keep the consistency this time! read more

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Came here on a Saturday at 2:30pm. They were randomly closed even though the sign (and Yelp) said they were supposed to be open until 5:00pm