Salad House

This place is amazing. Everything is so incredibly fresh and the meat is always juicy. I can’t emphasize how fresh everything really is. The staff is also lovely and friendly. The only downside of Salad House is their limited hours.

This place is my favourite mediterranean joint in Toronto. Everything is always always fresh and their hummus is off the hook. I’ve been coming here for the past 3 years and it hasn’t disappointed. The only thing is that the price of their meals have increased twice in the past 2 years but still I stay loyal.

I find it really easy to confuse the people working
The Pros:
* The food is super cheap. Two people could easily eat one meal for less than $ 10.
* The quality is fantastic. My mouth is watering as I think about it.
* There are plenty of veg/​vegan/​gluten free options. The salads are monstrous.
The Cons:
* The line ups are long and confusing. You have to get in one line up at the front to pay… and then once you pay you get into a confusing, winding line-​up that defies all logic. It’s enough to make you want to avoid the place during lunch.
* They only take cash. This caused a lot of stress for the 5 of us who came to the restaurant for lunch… and I ended up paying for everyone because no one carries cash anymore. Forget it if you need a receipt (for expensing).
Tips:
* The small is plenty of food for one person… and the large might be a bit too much.
* It’s a cash only establishment.
* It’s takeaway only; there is no seating and if there was it would be really unpleasant because of the number of people that are squished into various lines.

A daily dose
A big container
A super-​b clean set up
Fun fact: You can watch judge Judy tv show on the small tv on the premises. Quite entertaining for lunch time
Sad fact: Closed on weekends, TGIF? Yes and no because I order 20 falafels to survive the weekend.
Win fact: An app to pre-​order your lunch. A highly clean establishment that offers the best ratio quality: cost agains portion.
Epic win: 250 meters from my work and condo

One more great salad bars has been added to my list of «where to eat around work»
chicken shawarma salad for 7.99 (small)
The guy literally had to sit on the container to close it! My guess about 3 pounds of salad.
On my way to the office stopped at the Dollarama to get tupperware in order to eat it at my desk without spilling it… I haven’t even made a dent in the salad and I’m already stuffed!
Apart from all the fresh ingredients and the hummus that they scoop on the side.
The chicken itself was delicious!!! full of flavour and lots of it… my personal favourite some crispy pieces mixed in there.
LOVED IT!

No place to sit, it is more of a walk in restaurant. Big portions and it’s is fill u up but didn’t feel right. More salad then anything else. 7.99 $ and they only take cash too.
Wasn’t bad but at the same time it wasn’t that good.
Portions ⁴⁄₅
Service ³⁄₅
Foods ³⁄₅

Very tasty.
Very affordable.
Huge portion size.
I will definitely go again.

A new, younger gentleman has started working at The Salad House and his Schwarma wrap game needs some help! I hope the two SH legends will teach him. When we are in line, my colleagues and I avoid him by letting people in front so we can get the SH masters to prepare our wrap. This new, younger gentleman stuffs the wraps full with salad and doesn’t balance the toppings well. Yesterday I had the Schwarma wrap and I had many bites of just lettuce. When he makes a wrap I give it 2 \ 5. When the SH Legends make it is a 5 \ 5.

**HUGE PORTIONS** this place actually just owns, I filtered for the highest reviews on Unilocal a few days ago and I am super happy to have found this small little joint that is located 1 minute away from where I live. I ordered the large chicken shawarma plate for $ 10 and boy was I not disappointed. The large plate will get you enough food for maybe ~3 people, it’s like a mountain of salad, lentils, sauces, assorted vegetables, and more. The dude that works there didn’t even care, man, he just keeps piling the food onto my plate like its nothing. The ingredients were very fresh, and the chicken was crispy yet juicy. Very delicious. I will definitely be eating here regularly!
For those wondering about their store hours, the nice lady at the counter said they are open from 11am to 7pm.

Still in great food, but prices have gone up again.
Small shwarma lunch special is 7.99 now (though could serve two) and large is now 9.99+tax.

Great food, fresh and tasty and huge portions! One of the best food joints in the City, nothing in this area comes even close!
Extremely friendly staff as well!

A perfect combination of fresh and tasty food with outstanding value. For $ 8.00 you can get a lunch special of an awesome salad, with rice and lentils with a chicken skewer, beef skewer or shawarma. You will be seriously full after tackling this mountain of yummyness. I go a few times a week.

I’m updating my previous review only to say that they have extended their hours to about 7 – 8 pm on weekdays. Great for picking something up for dinner without worrying about cooking.

I had been meaning to stop by this place for a while, but the hours just never worked for me, until today. Where do I start. This place is honestly amazing!
I got the small chicken shawarma plate (6.99), and it was massive! I usually have a pretty big appetite, but I got full half way through eating it lol.
Amazing quality, Everything is fresh and delicious! I will definitely be returning very soon!

how good is this place?
it’s a small spot, I’ve passed it a few thousand times, glad i finally tried it.
huge portions, fresh ingredients.
cautious during lunch hour; really busy. plus no debit; which i get; they wanna move you in and out quick.

WHAT. 6.99 for a ‘small’ chicken shawarma I can barely finish? Theres like 2 pounds of food in this box… Amazing HUGE portions, everything super fresh, and just super delicious. This is analogous to Halal guys of NYC in Toronto ladies and gents… GO.

Outstanding!!! If you work anywhere in the remote area — and even if you don’t — this place is superb. The guys are so friendly & the prices are extremely fair. You do not need a large at all, a small lunch special with shawarma is $ 6.99 & many places would charge at least double this. Just be prepared if it is your first time for a few minutes wait, order on the left (cash only) then queue on the right hand side for service. LOVE IT & wish more places could be like this — thank you guys keep it up!

I am ECSTATIC that I started coming here! The girls i work with eat from here all the time and I’m not a huge salad fan, so it took me a while to finally try it but now I come here a few times every week! They closed for vacation after the holidays last year, and we were counting the days until they were open again!
HUGE portions, and it’s cheap fixed prices (as in it’s NOT pay-​by-​weight, like many similar salad places). There are lots and lots of ingredients to choose from, and everything is prepared very well and is fresh and delicious. Great cooks, great service, very friendly and personable, generous, cheap prices, everything you want!
I am pretty picky and they don’t mind at all. The staff is always smiling and helpful. I love their house signature dressing!
I WISH WISH WISH they were open on weekends and maybe a little bit later in the day too — they are Mon-​Fri 11am-​5pm. And note they’re cash only.
I recommend it to everyone I know!

I have heard great things about Salad House, but unfortunately I had been unable to check them out because their hours of operation suck — they are only open Monday to Friday from 11am to 5pm. So I can’t stop by after work or on the weekend.
Fortunately for me today, I had the day off and happened to be walking by at 10:50am. I looked in and noticed that they were prepping for the lunch rush. It was freezing out so I was relieved to be allowed to wait inside. The first thing I noticed when I walked in and browsed the menus on the wall is that the prices are different than what other reviewers have quoted. For example, a small shawarma plate is $ 6.99 not $ 4.99. Nevertheless, $ 6.99 is a fair price.
I decided to order a small shawarma plate with no onions. As they were putting my dish together I noticed that they had added chickpeas to my rice and I could see onions in it. I asked if those were onions and was told that yes they were. Then I reminded them that I had asked for no onions. The gentleman serving me looked a bit confused and told me that those were cooked onions. **Sigh. I have never understood why in the food industry cooked onions are considered to be a whole different species from raw onions. Onions are onions! Anyway, the gentleman was really cool about it and although I suggested he use the same container, just remove the chickpeas, he said, «no no… I will make you a new one. Not to worry. Most people are okay with cooked onions, just not raw onions. But thank you for letting me know.» And so he continued to assemble my plate… and it kept growing, and growing… WOW…that was a lot of food! This was a small!!! Finally he struggled a bit closing the container and wished me a good day.
When I got home I opened the container and it was overflowing! In a good way. To show you the amount of food you get if you order a small plate, I rummaged in my cupboard looking for my biggest plate, and then flipped the container on it — that is why you see a lot of rice on top and little chicken. Believe me, there was A LOT of chicken! In fact, there was a lot of everything! And every ingredient was fresh, the chicken was moist and well-​seasoned with little fat — big points for that! Most importantly, everything tasted clean, healthy and naturally delicious. $ 6.99 plus tax is a bargain for the quality and portions you get at Salad House. I am already planning to pick-​up lunch from here on my next day off.
Check them out if you are in the areas on a weekday. Grr… crappy crappy hours!

I am so happy to have found this place. I got the chicken shawarma plate which I think cost less than $ 8. It was so huge it fed two of us! They grill the chicken as you order it.
Keep in mind, it is a small store with limited seating so it is best to get it to go.