Service was ok, got a Thai wrap the vegetables were fresh but had very little amount of shredded chicken & also found a piece of bone that wasn't removed properly. read more

I look forward to clam chowder Fridays. My Go to since the fish market that was next to them went out or business. Now it's my new fav in town. read more

One GRANDE strawberry beet chicken salad! ...with brussels sprouts, spinach and Romaine as well as some other FAV #SaladToppers on the back side. The @saladshoppe has some delicious new additions to their bar! #dinnertime #FuelYourBody #PostGameMeal #PureHeartedFoodie read more

Salad Shoppe - Build your heart out! - Sandwiches Near Me - Salinas, California

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This establishment has a huge variety of salad items, tasty soups, home made sweets. Staff is friendly & attentive. The venue is impeccably kept; a great local spot & homey. read more

Clean and a lot of options for the price. Enjoyed the soup as well. Had the kale sausage soup it was very good.

Been coming here for over 10 years now. I love this local spot for lunch. Salad bar is always clean and stocked up. And the price is awesome for all the good food you can get. As a local, this is definitely a place I will be coming too as long as business is running :) I love salad shoppe. read more

Stopped in here for lunch one day, and continued going there for many a visit. Not too many places have the wonderful variety of items for making a great salad. Soo many choices. I love the romaine topped with lots of bacon and blue cheese. Then add your croutons and blue cheese dressing, top it off with some onions, and you have something you cannot get elsewhere. Occasionally I would try the soup of the day and I have never been disappointed You will love it read more

My coworkers, and I, love this place. Small family owned business. The owners and staff are very friendly, and have high standards for quality and cleanliness. A little pricy. If not, I would go almost every weekday. read more

This is a hidden gem! (If you know where the CVS store is on South Main, it's just next door & under the same roof practically) The salad bar here is always kept neat & clean and is abundant with a wide variety of beautiful fresh vegetables, condiments and dressings. The Salad Shoppe IS the definition of "The Salad Bowl of the World", by which Salinas is affectionately known. Friendly, helpful staff! It's a perfect place to gather for a healthy lunch read more

Great choices for salads! Service is great! Love coming and picking up a salad with WHAT I WANT! A bit pricey, but totally worth it!

Came here about a week ago. I asked for a sandwich with no bacon (I don't eat pork) I asked if I was able to get the turkey club without it and the lady replied to me rudely saying "can't you just take it off" anyways after I said no I don't eat pork products. They made me the sandwich. The sandwich wasn't terrible, it was on the same level as a lunchable. The bread tasted like it's been sitting out. Maybe they aren't good because this place specifically specializes in salads? Idk I'm not sure. I wouldn't eat here again read more

Hands down the best fresh salad with a huge options. It's clean, organized even during rush hour lunch service. Awesome staff, always friendly and attentive. read more

It's quite a nice little salad shop. They have a ton of options for all lifestyle vegetarian, vegan, and keto. Every time I've been the shop is very organized and clean. Salad toppings are unlimited and I'm happy with the portion sizes it's a full meal. I've only come a handful of times but I love it as it's a much healthier option compared to the typical fast food run. It's also close to a Jamba Juice so when I'm in a rush I get my salad and my smoothie then I'm set for a good day. read more

Salad Shoppe - Cucumbers, tofu, tomatoes, olives, broccoli, and carrots for my salad toppings. - Sandwiches Near Me - Salinas, California

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i stop in here from time to time the salad bar is the best!! so many yummy things to pick from, everything is always fresh & they do a great job keeping things clean, they have soups but ive never tried them, someday i will read more

Great experience. The restaurant had a modern country vibe. Not many salad places around town or restaurants that serve great salads, so it was great to come across this hidden gem. The Salad Shoppe had a decent variety of greens, protein, salad toppers and dressings. Will definitely come back here. read more

They fixed the water issues so I'm upgrading my rating from 3 to 5. Great salad bar! Love this place and will now be a regular guest. Thanks! read more

I've been coming to this place about three months now every day for lunch,Monday though Friday . Honestly I don't even know why I keep on coming back . They are super racist every time I come to this place I feel like all the eyes go to me specially the lady with the white hair! !!. Only 2 of the staff there are nice too me. I thought it was just me that was over exaggerating things but it's been happening over and over again I literally just come here because I want A good healthy meal . read more

Salad Shoppe - Sandwiches Near Me - Salinas, California

Great size salad for the price. Love all the toppings to pick from. The employees were very friendly.

So today was pretty upsetting. I came to the salad shoppe with my friends on our lunch break and I usually come and enjoy a nice refreshing salad, and this was in my salad!! When I addressed the woman who was putting out more of the sides to add onto your salad, she said "oh get another one I guess." No apology, no compensation, nothing...... I was appalled. I probably will not be going to this place again..... read more

Salad Shoppe - Sandwiches Near Me - Salinas, California

The variety of salad items is awesome! I like the fresh produce, and the soup variety. Everyday you can find chili beans then the other two soups vary. My fav soup is the Italian wedding soup, delicious! You can do salad bar only or add soup if you want. It gets really busy around lunch time so if you can come early. read more

Salad Shoppe - My salad combination - Sandwiches Near Me - Salinas, California

I love the self serve salad bar to go! Always fresh ingredients and everything available that I want in my salad. Salad bar is always clean and service is great. read more

I am so disappointed to make this review. I was so excited to find this place, a restaurant with build your own salads that were decently sized and the chicken was delicious. The prices are high but for fresh healthy food I was willing to pay it. Today I was eating my salad and a saw something moving out of the corner of my eye and was greeted my an aphid moving around in my food. This place must not clean their lettuce very well and because of that I won't be suggesting this place to anyone else. read more

Salad Shoppe - Sandwiches Near Me - Salinas, California

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Fantastic! Hit the spot at the Salad Shoppe! Staff was helpful and friendly! Ingredients were fresh and delicious! Thank you!

I came in here for a sandwich and my girlfriend got a salad. For real this is one of the best subs I've had in years. I had the Italian cold cut sub and I'm obsessed. This sandwich is bangin! Hot damn I might have to snag one to go. I will definitely be coming back! I even snagged a nibble of my girlfriends salad and that thing slaps too! Amazing vibe, awesome food, great prices. Everyone in the joint has smiles on their faces 10/10 read more

I visited this place to grab lunch and wished I had not wasted my time and money. Being my first time here I asked for help in understanding their menu. They have a huge sign at the entrance that reads "sandwiches" yet they dont sell any!!! This is as much help as I got from the guy at the register. He said nothing else and appeared to be dazing off into his own world! I ended up grabbing a chicken wrap and a fruit salad. The chicken was way dry and over cooked. It was dry and tough like pork. The fruit salad had mushy pieces of fruit and a significant amount of water on the bottom of the container. Honestly, I would not drive a block to get their food. Come on if you charge me $13 for a wrap and fruit you can at least give me fresh ingredients!! Very disappointing!! UPDATE TO JOSH'S RESPONSE: Josh, Thank you for your attempt to excuse poor quality! Also, I was right about you dazing off. Why would I make a comment when I was leaving if I had not opened my food items? Your response here clearly proves my point about the customer service you provide. Your are dishonest about the interaction to avoid taking accountability. Great businessman! More power to you! :) Additionally, I guess you also failed at your attempt to accurately research my yelp reviews, since you ignored the positive reviews I do make on businesses,that deserve it! I posted the pictures and will let potential customers judge for themselves. They can take a risk if they like, but I don't recommend it. Trust me I would of requested my refund if I would of checked the items before leaving your business. I take full responsibility for trusting and not checking before I left. And just an FYI, no matter how you cook chicken (open flame or not), if you are a good cook its never dry and tough! ;) read more

Salad Shoppe - Dry, tough and burnt chicken!!! - Sandwiches Near Me - Salinas, California

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For more honest reviews check my profile thanks Always on point, great placer yo grab lunch with a friend or for business. Never had a problem, place is always clean. read more

When I walked inside it was very nice they had lots of cute seating and decorations everywhere in the salad bar itself is absolutely amazing they had so many options and I really loved my salad I thought it was very good and their prices aren't too bad. The only reason I gave them four stars was because the guy that charged me he was bald and he was just very like rude he had absolutely no customer service at all. read more

Salad Shoppe - Sandwiches Near Me - Salinas, California

I love salad bars. Unfortunately... for this being basically JUST a salad bar... there wasn't a whole lot of offerings. They also do soup. SOUP The soup upgrade was an additional $1.50. The soups were nothing to write home about: Chicken & rice and a Navy Bean soup (I wouldn't even touch Navy Bean soup with your spoon). Went with the Chicken & rice which was bland, and oddly sweet tasting. They also had "chili". Tried their chili. Just tasted like Dennison's chilli from the can. Nah. SALAD BAR The Round Table salad bar is better than this, plus for the lunch special at Round Table you get all you can eat salad AND pizza! They didn't even have cottage cheese here. I guess most people wouldn't even notice but I love cottage cheese as it helps fill in as a dressing with less calories and more protein (not that I really care). *** The worst part of this salad bar.... the proteins cost extra (and they just came in tiny little cups). Cheap much? I was expecting this to have an array of proteins to choose from since this was focused around the salad bar. They just had diced ham and bacon. The only pluses at the Salad Shoppe salad bar were there was a black bean and corn topper and a couple of decent pasta salads. Forgettable though. Want to know the worst part about this whole experience? My buddy who I went with had an immediate stomach ache and threw up right after we ate. We think it was the Honey Mustard Dressing. That was the only thing he had that I didn't have. Salad bar was $10 too. Most salad bars are around $6-$8. Decent concept. Horrible execution. read more

SO AMAZING!!!! tried it for the first time today and it was so good! Everything was fresh and clean. The staff was nice and helpful. Not to mention, the price wasnt bad. Deff one of my new fav places !! Seen some iffy reviews awhile back so I never gave it a try now I know I was missing out! LOVE THIS PLACE read more

Salad Shoppe - Build your own salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Salinas, California

Didn't want to cook around the holidays but looking for a healthier choice we decided to try this place before going to Streets of Bethlehem. It's nice and quaint salad bar. They have some pre made salads in the fridge if you don't want to make your own salad. We both got the unlimited salad and soup. There is no meat or tuna, if you want you can purchase them separately and they come in a small container slightly larger where you put condiments in. The soups I tried were the chili bean and clam chowder. Both were good but nothing to rave about. They have a lot of options some looked fresh, others not so fresh... Since it is a local diner and not a chain they do not have people cleaning after your dishes every time you finish with a plate.. You're requested to put your dirty dishes in a container near the beginning of the salad bar line. read more

Best fresh salads in town! Everything I've ever had there has been amazing!!! Great customer service and super clean!

I'm sorry, but I have to give this place 5 stars. The trick is to grab somebody and bring them along to share in the salad building experience. The ingredients are very fresh, and the staff is ultra friendly. Thank you for nourishing me! read more

Good place to have some salad. The vegetable were fresh and reasonably priced. The service was nice and friendly. The place was a little dark. read more

This is the place to get fresh salads and real homemade soups. The salad bar is massive; has just about everything you could put on it; except the kitchen sink. Homemade soups are hot and comes with rolls. It is a serve yourself place. Prices are reasonable. It has a small dining area inside and a few tables outside on a sunny day. It can get very busy at noon time on weekdays. Also takes phone orders. Definitely 5 stars, easily. read more

I have been going here for years, before the pandemic there was always a Hispanic lady working which felt like all the time. She was extremely nice, friendly and great to everyone there. The environment was always relaxing & inviting. Today I went in for the first time since Covid and a older white lady was there. Upon arriving she never greeted me or my family. I walked up to counter to pay first and she tells me that I need to get my food first (telling me kind of like I was stupid) which is weird because I've always just told the last person what I'm getting & she'll ring me up so I can set my things & get my food. Anyways upon paying I tell her I'll get the soup as well, she asks my bf aggressively & pushy hm you're not getting anything for you? Judging us already like she thought we'd "share" a plate. I paid for the Dine in salad portion where you can go up for seconds which includes a soup portion as well. After eating my first, I went up to her to ask on the second plate because I saw a sign that said we must grab another plate (Covid and all) which I get. She tells me again rudely like I'm stupid, "yes you will need to get another plate" & tells me "just so you know when you buy the all you can eat salad & soup it's for YOU, we don't encourage sharing" I felt so humiliated & disgusted by her. I was there with my boyfriend & my 1 year old. He wasn't that hungry so decided not to get anything. When I went to the soups they had 2 that I wasn't a fan of so I saw they had a sausage one that maybe my boyfriend and little one could have a taste at. I didn't even serve it all the way. (Again I paid for a soup with my salad) that's the only thing he ate along with my little one eating a blueberry muffin that came with my meal. It's not like I ransacked the food and was like let's get 2 of each and keep going up for more refills. I didn't like the soup so he ate it for me. It wouldn't have made a difference either way. I don't know if she assumed the second plate was for him but it wasn't. Im pregnant & was very hungry & craving a salad. She seemed very judgmental & racist towards us. Everyone else who walked in after us was white and older & she'd greet them like they were friends. (Me and my family were Hispanic and on the younger side) it didn't feel like a great or welcoming environment. I'm only rating two stars because the food is actually good with awesome selections but the service was horrible. Please don't go here and give this place your business if this racist lady continues to work there. Never will return. read more

I've catered from a lot of places and I've never had such great customer service and such awesome food all paired together. They have the best catered salads I've ever had! They even took a last minute catered order and the food and delivery was nothing short of exceptional! Hands down the only place I will use to cater food every time I do a talk at Salinas Valley Memorial Health hospital! read more

Salad Shoppe - Sandwiches Near Me - Salinas, California

Don't make the same mistake I did assuming it was priced per pound. It's actually priced per box, so stuff it up. Just under 10 bucks for a salad with fresh ingredients fresh and good variety. Makes for an easy lunch or dinner. read more

Well worth the money for a really good takeout salad. I pack that box fulllllllll. Best fresh, produce-packed, fast to-go meal in Salinas for the price. I can usually get 2 meals out of one and I eat like a fat kid on Halloween. read more

I'm a regular customer here and love this place. I build my own salads, but they have premade. Always clean, well stocked and great staff.

Can't beat The Salad Shoppe when it comes to fresh salad bar and hot soup choices!! Fresh selection of various salad compliments like pasta/potato salads read more