sweetgreen

I'm an avid salad eater. I can literally eat it morning, noon, and night if left to my own vices. I was excited when Sweetgreens made their West Coast debut and now they are more readily available in SoCal to visit. It's the Chipotle style of service where you meet your Salad Angel (not their official title), but that's what I'm calling them and they ask you how they can make your day exceptional. My exceptional day at Sweetgreens is the Hummus Crunch Salad where I get to make so many substitutions that the old-timer Angels basically tell me I just made a Green Goddess salad (RIP from the OG menu) and yes, that's what I'm basically doing. The dressings are so tasty here, especially the green gooddess dressing. I also cannot say no to the bread. Their miso salmon or blacken chicken are also the stand out proteins for me. Indoor and outdoor. Seating available.I frequent this location the most as it is near my work, but I also have thought this is kind of an atypical location for Sweetgreens. I recently took a hiatus from this location because the last time I was there, the employee - sorry, he does not get the Salad Angel distinction - told me I couldn't substitute apples for shredded cabbage and I couldn't sub almonds for breadcrumb and he would charge me more. Parking is easy in this lot. Please visit and create your own experience.

Laine provided excellent customer service and even gave great portions of the food. He explained everything to me and what cooking oils sweetgreen uses. He was incredibly patient too. WAY better than Cava. I'll be back. Give Laine a raise. The food was fantastic though some of the dressings don't taste that good.I really like how they encourage using compostable packaging and label what to toss in their bins. Always nice to see companies take initiative and set role models for other places.The only thing I would want sweetgreen to improve is not charge for more than 4 toppings and allow unlimited toppings. It screams nickel and diming. Also, some of the basil wasn't fresh.

Came here after workout and ordered Caramelized Garlic Steak, when I got there they told me they are out of wild rice. This happened with my last order, and the staff offered to make another batch if I can wait ~15 minutes, and I agreed. So I asked if same option's still available, answer is yes except wait time is 15~20 minutes. I thought about it for a min and agreed.I do appreciate the staff making the efforts of making another batch upon request, and to their credit, all staff helped me throughout the process is very nice and helpful. Except it's not 15 or 20 minutes wait, it's 37 minutes from 8:33 to 9:10. What's worse, when I got home, the wild rice was very, very undercooked. All the other ingredients are now cold, and they are also missing warm roasted sweet potatoes (I ordered two types of sweet potatoes, only one portion was served)So I waited twice as long in the restaurant, for my wild rice to be severely undercooked, all other food got cold, and missing items from the order. This truly ruined my night.

I've visited sweetgreen many times since it opened. It went from "Oh this is amazing" when they first opened to "Meh I don't have to come back again." It truly was so great at the beginning; the ingredients were fresh, the store was clean and the portion was fair. But each subsequent visit has just been going downhill. Last night's visit was truly a disappointment. They were understaffed, so we waited in line for almost 30 min. It was 7pm, and they had ran out of wild rice, pesto vinaigrette, balsamic vinaigrette, and hot sauce. I got the caramelized garlic steak- it wasn't caramelized and had no taste of garlic. As you can see in the photo, the steak did not look very appetizing. The store wasn't clean- many tables were littered with food remnants The service was solid- the two staff manning the store were trying their best to be efficient and still had a smile on their faces. Blessed their hearts.

I am a huge fan of this chain! Everything is unbelievably flavorful for what seems to be pretty simple meals. It's all made with really high quality ingredients, and so worth the money. They even have the list of the farms and sources where all of the different ingredients originate. My favorite protein is the caramelized garlic steak. If you haven't had it, you gotta! All of the plates and bowls come with sauces, and every single sauce is amazing! As are all of the meats. I've had them all, and they're so perfectly seasoned. They don't even need any sauce, although you have to add their sauce. Along with the Pink Lady Kombucha.Definitely download the app and complete your profile with added credit card as payment so you can get $5 off your first app order. And don't forget to add your birthday cuz you get a free dessert good through your birthday week. The Krispy Rice Treat is so good! Naturally sweet and delicious! Can't wait for another...of everything!

Good healthy selection. Salmon, beef and chicken are all options worth trying. Clean new place at VG, busy on the weekends. Employees are friendly for the most part. Restrooms didn't have running water twice now that I've visited. I had to use the women's restroom to wash my hands.

Came here for lunch and it wasn't too busy on a Friday. It's kind of like chipotle where you order down the line if you want to create your own bowl. I got the BBQ chicken salad and it was delish! Place was clean and great service. Also all materials were compostable which is great for the environment! I will be back.

I've been wanting to try Sweetgreen for so long and I finally did it! I ordered the Crispy Rice bowl and added pickled onions, miso salmon bowl, and the hot honey chicken. My favorite were the Miso salmon bowl and the hot honey chicken bowl. To be honest, I feel like I could make the miso salmon bowl at home because the ingredients are simple.For the Crispy rice bowl, I thought it was bland. It didn't have enough sauce for me. I'm glad I ordered it with the pickled onions to give it more tang. Without that, it wouldn't been much more bland.

I think it gets a lot of hate for being bougie and overpriced, but I thought the vegetable and sauce options were good. The chicken I tried was a little bland but I don't think people come here for the meat.

Fresh and healthy. The herb chicken is tender. Not a lot of indoor seating, so get it to go.