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    5.0 (1 review)
    Open 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

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    The Chopped Leaf

    The Chopped Leaf

    3.4(15 reviews)
    5.6 km

    Upon walking in, there was an odd smell. Eventually we got used to it, haha. The salad was great, I…read morecreated my own but for the price we paid, I'm shocked that there are so few veggies. Great but not worth the price.

    The Chopped Leaf is a Canadian chain from out west and this location at Trainyards is the first in…read moreOttawa. It just opened a few weeks ago. I was really excited to see more healthy food options in the area and stopped by for lunch recently. Overall it was satisfactory, but I personally was not wowed. The concept is similar to Freshii (another chain that does not wow me). They have set salads, sandwiches, bowls, etc. or you can build your own. Ingredients are pre-prepped, but your meal is assembled when you order it. The thing about places with this kind of set up is that I feel that they need something that sets them apart from similar places, and something that makes their salads more special than me just making my own salad at home. For example, Copper Branch has their carrot keftedes and shiitake teriyaki, and the local Pi-Rho Grill marinades and cooks their own meats which have a Mediterranean flair. I can't easily re-create these items at home. However, I feel that I can easily re-create what I had at The Chopped Leaf. I ordered the full sized Spa Salad ($9.25) and added grilled chicken ($3.25) = $12.50. The Spa Salad was mixed greens, grape tomatoes, chickpeas, dried cranberries, and walnuts. The menu said that it was supposed to contain carrots, but I actually received cucumbers instead. Not a big deal, but I had not asked for the substitution. The default dressing was a balsamic dressing, which I asked for on the side and it arrived as requested. The salad came with a single small pita chip. The chicken was lean chicken breast, and to my taste buds, similar to the chicken breast strips they use at Domino's pizza or Subway Sandwiches (or Maple Leaf Prime, Lilydale, Ziggy's, or President's Choice Chicken Breast Strips you'd find at the grocery store). Not deli meat, but still somewhat processed. Thankfully, it was better than the spongy chicken I've had at Freshii. I was also disappointed that I found some wilted leaves in the salad and one piece that was slimy and had began to liquify (see picture). The salad was the sum of its parts. I feel that I could have made it at home. I suppose that perhaps some of their other salad dressings are more unique and maybe those dressings set them apart. Service was friendly. The manager/owner (?) even came over and asked me how I was enjoying my salad, which I thought was a nice gesture. I had just started eating and it was before I found the wilted lettuce. The place is brand spanking new and looks modern and clean. I feel that this place is for people who want healthy foods, and want the convenience of not having to make it themselves. When I eat out, I personally am looking for food that I can't easily make at home, so for this reason I was not thrilled by this place. It is not my kind of place, but may appeal to others. The restaurant is next to Great Hobbies, near Scores Rotisserie. There's lots of free parking.

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    The Chopped Leaf - Front of the restaurant. They are next to Great Hobbies, near Scores Rotisserie.

    Front of the restaurant. They are next to Great Hobbies, near Scores Rotisserie.

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    Olivia - Olivia Salad ($13.65) with chicken (+$3.25) dressing on the side.

    Olivia

    4.0(3 reviews)
    5.3 km

    TL;DR: Tasty salads, but the default is overdressed in my opinion. I recommend asking for the…read moredressing on the side unless you like your salads really wet. My husband and I dropped by Olivia for lunch. We each got a salad. I asked for mine with the dressing on the side as I usually do. My husband let them dress his salad and even he thought it was overdressed. I got the Olivia Salad ($13.65) and added chicken (for an additional $3.25). My husband got the Sofia Salad ($14.25) and added shrimp (for an additional $3.50), he also omitted the corn that usually comes with it. The Olivia Salad comes with mixed greens (mostly romaine lettuce), cucumbers, artichoke, Kalamata olives, pearl couscous, grape tomatoes, feta cheese and red onions. The dressing is the Signature Olivia dressing, which I can best describe as a creamy herb dressing. It was flavourful but way too rich and creamy for my tastes so I'm happy that I remembered to ask for the dressing on the side. The vegetables were fresh, although my one critique is that the pieces of romaine lettuce were cut too large. I would have preferred for them to be cut into smaller pieces. The added chicken was lean chicken breast pieces. I enjoyed my salad but I didn't like the to-go containers. They are narrow and deep. For salads I prefer a wider container and it can be more shallow to keep the same volume. The containers they have make it difficult to mix the salad when you get the dressing on the side. The Sophia Salad comes with mixed greens (again, mostly romaine lettuce), grilled red peppers, zucchini, grape tomatoes, croutons, goat cheese and red onions. It usually comes with corn, but we asked them to omit it. The dressing is a pesto dressing. We initially were going to share our salads but because he got his salad pre-dressed it had way too much dressing for me, so I just had a mouthful to sample it. The flavours were good but I couldn't get over the amount of dressing on it. The added shrimp were a medium size and tasted good. There were about 6 shrimp or so in the salad. The restaurant was crowded so we got our orders to go and ate in the car. I was surprised that we were charged for the disposable forks. I hadn't noticed until I looked at the receipt. It was only $0.10 per fork, but I felt like I was being nickeled and dimed (which I was). Service was courteous. They assemble your salad when you order it. The place was busy so there was a bit of a wait. There's limited indoor dining and some outdoor dining as well. Ambiance is "casual healthy food restaurant." You know, the type that caters to the yoga and Pilates crowd ;) The restaurant is in a plaza. There's lots of free parking in the plaza parking lot. (150)

    Nous avons commandé pour la première fois à la Fête des Pères et nous avons été très impressionnés…read morepar la nourriture et le service. Sur 10 personnes, nous avions trois végans et une sans-gluten et grâce à Sophie, la gérante, tout c'est très bien déroulé. J'ai commandé le jour avant et Sophie a pris tout le temps pour être certain qu'on n'oublierait rien. Nous avons commandé un "Pool Party" et cinq avocats farcis -- miam !! Nous allons recommander encore et la famille aussi. Diane

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    Marius - salad - Updated August 2026

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