Saladworks

I ate here every night for 2 weeks once I found this place. Everything was fresh and the staff was great. I had been calling nightly to see what their soups were until I figured out I could find them online. One night in particular I was so tired and sick that I called for the soups. I had to ask again because I was pretty sure they old me they had Organ and Carbon soup. Turned out it was Organic Harvest.
Stop in and give them a try. Dozens of combinations to choose from or make your own as well.

Not my pref. I can make a much better and WAY CHEAPER salad at home! No wowo factor here. Found the selection to be limited, nothing looked super fresh either to be honest.

I really like Salad works the first couple of times I went to the Short Pump location. I came to this location once and they were very stingy with the toppings and found it to be too pricey for what you actually get. Probably won’t be back anytime soon.

Here is how Saladworks is different than going to a salad bar:
1) Nice, upbeat atmosphere inside where people feel like they are «going out to lunch» served on nice plates with silverware (no eating out of a plastic tub with plastic forks). I like making my own salad at a salad bar but hate eating in the «café» & hate even more eating out of a flimsy plastic salad box. Also, at Saladworks they will toss your salad, unlike a salad bar where you pour your dressing on top & it’s up to you to incorporate it as best you can
2) Their signature salad combinations (over 10) are creative and sometimes better than I would think to come up with on my own at a salad bar, though I could make my own if I wanted to
3) They have more choices than a salad bar like candied pecans, roasted butternut squash, edamame, goat cheese, plus a much larger selection of dressings including seasonal ones, and they make paninis, wraps, and soups
4) They deliver, they cater & they offer online ordering (don’t know of any salad bars that do that)!
5) Monday’s are $ 5.99 Salads and Wednesday’s are $ 5.99 Wraps
So that’s how Saladworks is different than a salad bar.
**Full disclosure: I was skeptical about this place & wondered why I would go here over a salad bar until I started working here a couple months ago. At first I was blown away by how freakin fresh the produce is– fresh food deliveries arrive every other day and people are chopping in the back constantly to keep the front line filled! And then when I saw some of these reviews, I had to write in response to explain how Saladworks is so very different than a salad bar. What no one else would know either, is that most of the dressings are also gluten free and much of the produce is grown without pesticides, just not from Certified Organic farms (though some of our items are also Certified Organic). This place is not Tazza Kitchen, nor a salad bar… but a fresh fast alternative. These restaurants are wildly popular up north and a dedicated clientele of «regulars» here indicate this restaurant serves a unique niche for folks.

Just tried this location today and for $ 10 I was expecting the wow factor. I should have read the reviews before trying…

Limited to preconfigured salads or only one base, lettuce, spinach or spring mix plus five toppings. I get why ingredients are limited, but they could upgrade to a electronic ordering system with unlimited ingredients, then implement a formula that calculates the weight of each ingredient for the salad makers to add based on the number of ingredients chosen and the size ordered. This would limit costs while improving the ordering process and allowing unlimited selections for customers.
I ordered the Pick Two custom salad and sandwich, with wheat roll and a tea for $ 12. I ran out of spring mix and had a plate full of toppings. The location was nice and the service was average. The price was high, but the ingredients weren’t organic. The food was average.
IMHO just visit a salad bar so you can build your OWN with unlimited ingredients and still pay less!

It’s nice to have such tasty, healthy options! I got the Greek salad/​Half sandwich combo with their recommended Balsalmic Vinaigrette and asked for extra feta and got the half Caprese panini and was pleasantly surprised with both! Definitely give it a try!!!

1^st impression… very pleased. Staff courteous and helpful. Fresh ingredients for salad and balsamic vinegarette dressing. Great clam chowder soup. Outside seating kind of scary due to the set up of the entrance. I just hope they will continue to give good service and not die down after the hoopla.

It’s fine. It will never be a go-​to for me but I wouldn’t put up much of a fight if I was overruled.

Herbivores, alas a place to pay homage to the green monster! I had never been to a salad works before this — neither did my companion, but we were excited for a healthy dinner (and an alternative to Chipotle).
Parking is super easy in this shopping area and at first glance we were happy to see a patio area not in direct sunlight. Walking in still smells of fresh paint– after all it’s only been open 2 wks. We walked in and the staff were super friendly and offered to help us if we needed for this Build-​your-​own salad: a choice of lettuce, 5 toppings, and a dressing. I was happy to find almost all the dressings were gluten free (ask and they will tell you as it is not denoted on the menu).
I built a mixed green salad with bacon, avocado, walnuts, shredded carrot and cheese with basalmic vinaigrette. They mixed all my toppings in one bowl and placed on top my lettuce. Since I mentioned my gluten allergy I was able to switch my side roll for an apple/​chip bag.
My companion however ordered a «themed» salad (southwest) with a panini (monterey chicken). His salad was the size of my large one — huge for a side salad. Panini came out hot and he was pleased with his salad.
We both agreed that we were happy with our choices (these salads were super filling) but felt the salad was missing something — nothing we could figure out. While they did not «wow» us, we were still very happy with the variety of combos we could choose. We did get a coupon for a BOGO that expires in a month so we can opt for trying another mix out. Also, they have a points program — free to sign up and every salad gets you points: earn enough points for discounts on your meals.
We both agreed we would come back again. Overall great service, healthy choices and a good meal.

If you are looking for a good salad, keep driving. This was my first visit ever to Saladworks, and I was in no way impressed. I did the you pick two here with a cup of soup and a half salad. The soup, chicken tortilla, was the highlight of the meal. In fact, it pretty much saved the meal and kept me from being so upset about the amount I paid for lunch here. The half salad was disgusting. The quality of the ingredients used here is very poor. The cheese on my salad was rubbery. Lettuce was not crispy or crunchy. The green goddess dressing tasted like some sort of paste with very little flavor. Nothing really stood out about the service either, everyone there looked like they were just there because they had to be. I tried to be healthy by trying Saladworks, but when you shell out $ 12 for a you pick two combo with a drink, the healthy thing becomes secondary and you actually wish you had eaten Mexican down the street.