Wait, what? How have I not yelped this place yet? Â I tried to go today to grab a salad as I'm working on a Saturday and they are closed *&*^&*%*&^! Â I'm tempted to take off a star just for being inconvenienced 'cause I do love the salads!
Lots of gluten free options and lots of delicious salads to choose from. Â I've never had the soups so I can't vouch for them. Â They do take you through an assembly line - you give your order, they mix it all up in a bowl, write down your name and dressing and then send you down to the choppers. Â
The choppers chop all your yummy ingredients into more managable bite sized pieces and hand it back to you in a neatly packaged salad bowl. Â They also offer all of their salads as a wrap - which my husband prefers as he's not gluten free. Â
It's quick, seems healthy, and delicious. Â Staff is friendly. Just don't plan on eating here on weekends!
I have never really been a salad guy, but Green is by far the best salad place I have been. I used to only get their signature salads (mostly Asian or Steakhouse), which are pretty amazing, but creating your own salad can get you exactly what you want. The salads are about $10-$11 with a protein in it, but it is still the best salad you can get in Denver for the price.
A few of my favorites on the menu are the roasted cauliflower, shrimp (you get like 8 sauteed shrimp in a serving) and their Cusabi dressing (a mix of cucumber and wasabi). The cusabi dressing is incredible because they mix it in perfectly so that every third bite has a pretty good kick to it.
Also the staff is great. During the lunch rush, they get slammed but still smile and make sure every order is correct. Seating is extremely limited inside the restaurant so I would not plan on getting a seat unless you come right at 11 or after the rush ends. If the weather is nice, you can always find a spot to pop a squat at Skyline Park, which is right outside Green's doors.
Green is great, both for salad lovers and those adults that give some of their veggies to the dog.
Healthy and fast. I would enjoy one or two of the menu items on the board, but the menu does not make it easy to customize your salad and choose exactly what you would like on it. Perhaps they could change the ordering process to use a ticket system where the customer can check off the items they would like while in line and hand it to the chef when they get to the front of the line...
Review Source:Love this place. The salads are huge, lots of Gluten Free choices (almost all dressings are GF), and everything is incredibly fresh. My average salad with a protein is about $9 - $11 after tax.
FYI Green Fine Salad is *far* superior to Mad Greens. The salads are much bigger, more meat, and they're chopped! The extra $1 or so is well worth it. I won't return to Mad Greens ever again!
This place would have 5 stars if it wasn't so unorganized! Â The food is delicious but going during lunch rush has become unbearable. Â I feel as though I'm fighting to give my order and annoying the very busy employees. Â With all the chaos, my order has been messed up multiple times. Â Don't even try to to order multiple salads - you'll get lost in the shuffle.
Review Source:Tried and true. Â It's been a few years since I've stopped at Green Fine Salad but I got to have lunch there today. Â In a very refreshing way, nothing has changed. Â They still offer the freshest veggies along with a wide array of salad toppings. Â It's a treat to have so many options with your salad or hand held (salad wrapped in a warm tortilla).
The Metropolis Salad remains my favorite. Â Absolutely delish!
This place is always crowded but the staff moves the line quickly, accompanied with smiles. Â I remain a fan.
A very fine Salad place on the 16th Street mall. Â Normally I would say if you've been to one you've been to them all, that's not the case with this one.
This place is truly the best place to get a sublime salad with a variety of ingredients. Â They also seem to specialize in light vinaigrette's as opposed to heavy dressings and they're super flavorful with fresh and crisp flavors. Â I would recommend ordering off the already pre-designed salad menu since creating your own can get pricey fast with the charge for each ingredient. Â If you opt to do so you can sub ingredients into an already pre-designed salad for no extra charge, a nice offer. Â
The salad's are large and filling and keep you feeling healthy with all the veggies offered. Â I love arugula and almost always go with some variation with extra veggies.
Sometimes the line can look really long especially when it's flowing out the door onto the street. Â Don't let this discourage you, the line moves very fast and the people working are experts in expediting. Â
A pleasure to enjoy a tasty salad from a place that does it right!
I used to eat here about 4 times every 2 weeks when I was downtown (now in DTC). Â Even if the line is long, it's fast and worth a little bit of a wait because the portions are great and the ingredients are fresh. Â My personal favorite is the tuscan salad minus the beans add asparagus with the ginger soy dressing. Â During the winter they have great soup that are pretty hearty but it goes quickly so I would suggest getting there a little bit earlier if you want it. Â Also, I'm not a fan of the house green dressing as I think it has too much dill in it but other than that, I haven't had anything else I didn't like. The location is great, right across from the skyline park so any time of year it's great for people watching- (basketball or ice skating) plus they have a patio!
Review Source:I'm totally a fan of Green, but I had to take a star off of my review. Â
They've just had too many mistakes on my salads recently. Â Today, I was the only customer in line, I paid for the fizzled leeks on my salad, but they forgot to put them on. Â They also did not chop my salad and mix it well, which is one of my favorite reasons for going to green.
Another day recently, they put spa balsamic instead of spa ranch on my salad. Â Then they lady at the register argued with me about it. Â I went ahead and bought the salad, but when I got it back to my office, it was balsamic indeed.
The friendly service has also gone downhill. Â I understand that they are busy, but it's getting downright snobbish in there.
Will I keep going there for salads? Â Absolutely; when they get it right, it's awesome.
But when it's wrong, it's sad.
Best salad in Denver, bar none. In fact, this location is better than the one on Broadway. Everything is ridiculously fresh, the chopping is awesome, and they let you make substitutions. The only downside is the relatively high price (~$9 for a salad) and the long wait if you come around noon.
Review Source:After a year of eating salads at other places across the nation, I ordered a salad for lunch at Green Fine Salad in mid-May during my annual work trip to Denver. Â I had my old standby, the Santa Fe, substituting tomatoes for the tortilla strips, mixed greens for the romaine and buttermilk herb dressing for whatever they suggest. Â That was without a doubt the most delicious and satisfying salad I have had anywhere all year.
I also salute their initiative to eliminate almost all plastic - bowls, utensils, bags, etc. Â You really don't miss them at all. Â Service is friendly and efficient. Yes, you will wait on a long line to get your Green Fine Salad. Â But it moves quickly and is oh-so-worth it.
Great place to go when you're craving greens. Especially in the warmer months, this particular location (as opposed to the one at 16th & Broadway) is a great choice because the restaurant is open-air and it's right on Skyline Park. Lots of great people watching, sunshine and extra places to sit if all of Green's patio seating is full. It's true what the others have said: the line moves fast, so fear not if it's out-the-door when you first arrive.
This is also a nice stop if you need to strike a compromise with your lunchmates. If there are eyes rolling and groans when you say you want a SALAD for lunch, offer up GFS's unique "hand-held" which is any salad (many include chicken or steak) wrapped up in a delicious, nice-and-warm tortilla. Salad burrito!
You can create your own salad (because staring down at all the available ingredients will truly make your mouth water) or order a ready-made creation (my long-standing favorite is the Tuscan: baby arugula, romaine hearts and bibb lettuce with navy beans, artichokes, roasted tomatoes, shaved parmesan, plus egg-whites).
A bite of free bread comes with your salad if you need just a little extra carb, and they also have healthier drinks like Izze and Perrier to quench your thirst.
BONUS: Credit to GFS for making it easy to understand the nutritional value of what you're eating, and huge points for using compostables! Bowls, silverware and cups.
I love that a line forms outside this place at lunch time and you hear people walking by say, "A line? For SALAD??"
Yeah, this place is popular. When I'm in d/t Denver I like to pop in here for lunch, too. Tons of selection - either build your own salad or choose one of their pre-configured salads from the menu (note, that doesn't mean pre-made ... everything is made to order in front of you).
I wish I could tell if any of the ingredients are organic (hey, I'm a Californian ... it's to be expected), especially the greens.
Tasty stuff, albeit a bit pricey.
Probably my favorite lunch spot during the week with great salad combinations. Nice variety of ingredients for you to combine or order from their suggestions and make tweaks as desired. They have a loyalty card...9 salads gets you the 10th free and I have gotten multiple free salads over last year.
My favorite salads are the Bistro salad with tuna, kalamata olives, and potatoes, but I usually ask for asparagus instead of fried frizzy leeks, or the Metropolis with fresh mozzarella but I get chick peas instead of chicken and the Tuscan one is really good with shaved Parmesan and navy beans.
Salads are big so very feeling.....ordering line tends to be long but moves fast
Working downtown can be tricky when it comes to finding something healthy. Luckily, Green Fine Salad fixes that. This place is legit. I've been here numerous times and its my stop-of-choice when my wife is coming to meet me for lunch, or if I'm just tired of getting baja fresh.
Don't be deterred if you happen upon a line out the door. It goes fast. Here's how it works. You make your order at the counter in one line, and then get in another line to pick up your food. The options are plentiful. There are numerous pre-fab options, such as the amazingly flavorful sweet baby. You can either get a less expensive wrap or the more expensive salad. So far, I haven't ventured away from the wraps. Why? Sandwich press. They sandwich press the salad wraps. Who would've thought? Sweet baby on a wheat wrap w/sandwich press is amazing. (Sweet baby is baby spinach, arugula, pepperoni, craisins, pinenuts, asiago cheese, and red onions).
Big bonus: Boylans sodas are available from the soda machine. Something about sodas with all-natural sugar instead of corn syrup just makes me happy. Big subtraction: the place is freaking loud. I feel like the workers intentionally slam the metal bowls as hard as they can when preparing the food, creating a cacophony of sound in the process. The sound is outweighed, however, by the fresh ingredients, the prep speed, and the price. Definitely a top-3 lunch spot downtown.
My coworkers and I frequent Green during our lunch hour. Â My favorite part is they chop it all up and mix it together so each bite has a little bit of everything on it. Â Green cured my distaste of salads with some delicious options, including my most recent favorite- the Santa Fe salad with tofu instead of chicken. Â
I highly suggest checking out their menu beforehand because the line moves so fast during lunchtime. Â The salads are a tad on the pricey side but I typically get 1.5 meals out of each salad, which makes it totally worth it.
The staff is wonderful, food delicious and close to so much downtown. Â Be sure to check it out!
To be fair, I'm comparing to what I like to eat in NorCal, land of everything organic, healthy, and farmer's markety (I know, that's not a word). Â
The salads were a bit pricey in my opinion, but they were quite large. Â I had the Sante Fe salad, and it was pretty good. Â Of course, the salads don't all look as healthy as you might think -- many have add ons such as fried chicken, chips, etc. that diminish the health value of the salad (sorry, not trying to be a party pooper). Â I did appreciate how the salad was well-chopped and well-mixed. Â They gave a lot of chicken, which means you're getting something for the higher than average salad cost. Â Service was prompt and friendly. Â Would definitely visit again if I were in the area.
What I had? Â Custom craft salad (Romaine hearts lettuce, sunflower seeds, tomatoes, cucumber, boiled egg, and Honey Dijon dressing)
Food review: Â This is another one of my low sodium options during the work week. Â The ingredients are of great quality and there is a wide variety of items you can add to your salad. Â It's just a solid salad place.
Service? Quick and service with a smile :-)
I love this place!
The long line at lunch moves rather quick.
I'd rather eat an "unhealthy" salad over a burger & fries anyday, and lucky for me the HandHeld Steakhouse sllows me to do so.
So yummy, with those little crunchy shoe string onion crisp thingys.
Sooooo good!
one of these days I might try another salad...maybe...
I always figured that if I was going to eat salad for lunch I could just bring it from home. Â Then I finally tried Green Fine Salad Co. Â Sure, it's a little pricey at about $10 for a specialty salad, but the fact that all of the ingredients are fresh as hell and damn tasty to boot, plus they go through the extra step of chopping all of your ingredients together so you get a perfectly distributed mix with each forkful makes it worth it.
I'm trying to eat a little more healthfully, too, and they're website made finding the salad that meets that criteria very easy. Â It's the Caesar Grill salad. Â Whoda thunk a Caesar salad has the least calories and fat of all of their specialty salads? Â You can get either chicken or steak as your protein. Â Chicken saves you some calories, but the steak was tender and flavorful.
Big fan, Green Fine Salad Co. Â Big fan
I love this place, so much so I feel like I stalk it for lunch! Â I work across the street so it is convenient but I love the fresh ingredients and that it is chopped. Â I now go to higher end restaurants and dislike that the salads aren't chopped and tossed...
Also, they give all the nutritional stats posted right on the wall for all to see. Â The dressings along with the rest of the salads are not only delicious but are really quite healthy. Â That is awesome, because a lot of times you order a salad to eat something fresh and healthy and later find out you would have been better off eating the double cheeseburger your husband had, seriously WTF is up with that. Â No worries of that here you know what you are getting into and will love it.
I've got to write an update, I've just GOT to.
I'm sorry, I really really want to love this place, but I doubt I'm going back anytime soon.
It was busy today, and I get it. I decided on getting a "hand held" (i.e. a wrap), which I saw made right in front of me. Woo hoo. But then I suddenly saw my ingredients disappear. I get to pay....and not only did my "hand held" and puny drink total almost $10 (seriously?, it was a cobb wrap) WAY more than I wanted to spend on lunch, it was too late to turn back and I reluctantly handed over my Visa. The wrap still not in my posses ion, the cashier assured me it would just be a minute. (I had seen her excuse herself quickly to take other people their wraps, so I sat down and waited hopefully expecting the same)
You guessed it, I waited....and waited. I finally got up and stood kind of in her view... she saw me and handed over my wrap, not only in a greasy wrapper, but with a very, nonchalant, "Oh, sorry".
And guess what? My wrap.....was soggy. Yuuuuuum.
With so many other places to spend my money on or near the 16th street mall, I'll choose an alternative and would recommend others to do so as well.
I've been eating here since they first opened, and I've probably had well over 200 salads here over the years. Â So of course, when I finally walk in and think, "I should Yelp this place", things go awry. Â
As I sat eating my salad (which was delicious as usual), I watched an employee who was off work walk behind the counter and talk to another employee while playing with her cell phone. Â Then she reached into one of the containers (with her bare hands) and ate something. Â Kind of gross. Â
On my next visit a few days later I observed a different employee also eating out of the ingredients. Â I understand the employees get hungry, but perhaps use the tongs and put the food into a bowl and eat it with a utensil?
As I mentioned, I've had a LOT of tasty, well-prepared salads here, but I had to knock off two stars for the nibble goblins.
This place is very cute! I think the salads here are bigger and better than the ones you'll get at Mad Greens (down the street), and there are more interesting topping options. Unique topping options include: hard boiled egg whites (no more picking the yolks out), quinoa salsa, roasted cauliflower, hearts of palm, craisins, sweet potatoes, and even toasted pepperoni.
I think the prices are more reasonable than the prices at Mad Greens as well. There are more soft baked cookie options (when I was there I saw chocolate chip cookies and sugar cookies, among others). I wish there was a Green Fine Salad store at home in Arlington!
Salads come with a slice of fresh baguette (so soft and tasty) and you can get the salad folded into a warm griddled tortilla if you'd like.
I love this place -- wish it were more inviting to sit in, but they certainly make great salads and keep the traffic moving when it's crowded.
Their ingredients are a mix of traditional and surprising, and they have great combo suggestions, or you can create your own.
If you like fresh salad with a lot of creativity, you'll like this place.
Is there anything better than building your own stuff? Not if you're me. The sense of accomplishment and adventure combined makes me happier than a clam. So, it's kind of a no-brainer that I'm a fan of Green Fine Salad.
And not only do I get to create my own salad creation, the workers do all the heavy lifting for me as they actually "make" the salad, adding ingredients (chickpeas! spinach! blue cheese! tofu! tomatoes! and so on) as I call them out. Then they mix the ingredients with the dressing in a big bowl at the end of the line so the dressing is evenly spread around. So very radical.
Green Fine Salad also has pre-created salad on days you aren't feeling adventurous or when you just want to go with the tried and true items. I've had the Twice Chopped Salad and absolutely demolished it.
The people are friendly, the lines move fast, and the prices are pretty reasonable. If you're in the downtown area for lunch I recommend giving this spot a try.
I loved having the option to build my own salads. It was very tasty. Everything seemed fresh. The staff was very helpful and the portion for $8 was good. I'll definitely be going back.
Plus, I really love the fact that they are focused on recycling and sustainability. Kudos for that.
Oh, the pickled beats were fantastic!
I've always been quite jealous of all the awesome make-your-own salad joints in NY. And it appears that Denver has jumped on the bandwagon with Green Fine Salad.
I met a friend from LA here who I discovered just happened to be in Denver for work as well...gotta love the powers of Facebook.
Usually I'd be excited to create my very own salad, but thanks to way too many vodka shots the night before that was a bit more than my brain could handle. Instead I chose one of their signature salads and changed some things around- mostly just added more cheese and other fattening stuff.
It was light, delicious, and definitely more affordable than any salad I"ve had in NY. Â Um, jealous! Get with the make-your-own-salad program Chicago!
Green Fine Salad makes eating light a walk in the park.
You select one of their signature salads (that can also be turned into a 'handheld' aka wrap) and they chop it to blended perfection right in front of your eyes.
I had the Cobb Salad wrap-- grilled chicken, avocado, red onions, hard-boiled egg and so on... I even added fresh mozzarella for only $.50! The actual wrap is a high-quality one. They grill it and it has somewhat of a flaky texture, which I love. Green Fine Salad, we need you in Chicago!
Lunch for under $10 with a drink. Chop to it!
Green Fine Salad is my kind of place...
Tiffany C and the rest of our team were headed to Biker Jim's for some gourmet hot dogs toda but I opted to skip that and hit up Green instead. Â I like eating salads for lunch, and it was perfect because the two places are literally across the street from each other. Â I picked up my salad while the rest of the gang ordered up their dogs and then we all ate outside together.
From their website and Yelp reviews, I knew I'd like Green, but I was extremely impressed with the selection of fresh quality ingredients, friendly service, cleanliness of the place, and prices once I experienced it myself. Â I ordered up a custom salad with the following ingredients:
-Romaine and Iceburg lettuce
-Baked Tofu
-Asparagus
-Beets
-Hearts of Palm
-Artichoke
-Chopped Tomato
-Cucumber
-Grilled Portabellas
All of the above were tossed up, chopped to bite size pieces, and then dressed perfectly with balsamic vinaigrette. Â I ordered a grilled tortilla on the side and there I had it... my perfect lunch!
I noticed that the signature salads looked pretty good too... I wish there was a GFS closer to home as I would be a regular for sure. Â Until then, I will have a go-to salad spot for any future visits to Denver!
When Greens first opened I was a huge fan (and work across the street) and went there all the time. Â But after a year their service became really slow and sloppy, the quality of the salads went down and their prices went up so I refused to go there after a number of bad experiences.
Recently I was back at Greens after a year hiatus and I was satisfied with their service and food. Â Looks like they went through some staff change and cleaned up their act.
I suggest the hand held salad, as it is wrapped in a large tortilla (now available in wheat) and put in a sandwich press. Â It is cheaper than in a bowl and the size is not that much different, also the warm tortilla against the cool salad is a nice contrast.
Their soups are homemade and very hearty. Â One time I had an amazing green curry chicken soup which was flavorful and rich, a great winter soup. Â
Stay away from the complementary slices of bread, it has no taste at all.
You will still end up paying $8-10 for a salad at Greens, but I now think it is the best place to pick up a good salad.
Perhaps it's because when I was growing up "salad" was either iceberg lettuce with a wedge of tomato slathered in ranch or some kind of mayonnaise coated pasta or meat dish, but I LOVE me some fancy salad. Â (When I took my parents out for some fancy salad, my dad picked up a spinach leaf and said, "What's this?" while my mom declared the mixed greens "lawn clippings.")
My favorite salad is mixed greens and spinach with carrots, cucumbers, parmesan and sunflower seeds. Seeds of any kind kicks croutons' ass! Nice crunch, plus way better for you. This time, I had some crispy chicken thrown in for kicks. Their ingredients are fresh, crisp and delicious. We got there right when they opened, but judging by the line that formed after us, it seems to be quite popular.
I'm a wee bit torn on the chopping of the salad. While on the one hand, I greatly appreciated my salad being manageably chopped into bite-sized morsels; the din of constant chopping while eating there was distracting. Also on the side of chopping, the salad is well mixed for maximum enjoyment right to the last bite. I thought I wouldn't be able to finish it, but I prevailed and was comfortably full until late that night, quite the feat for a salad.
They don't have multiple sizes of salads, but the containers are such that you could take the rest with you if you didn't happen to eat it all. I love that they give you a free piece of fresh bread with your meal. At first I was alarmed that they didn't ask me how much dressing I wanted, but they must be mind-readers because they got it just right.
I'm also a big fan of their environmental considerations. The "plastic" cups are really made from corn and completely biodegradable. When clearing the table, I was momentarily confused when everything seemed to be recyclable. Could it be true? Yes, just not any left over food. Since I didn't have that problem, I felt even better about my Green indulgence.
what a great place! My friend that works in downtown told me to meet him here. At first i was a bit sketchy as im not a HUGE salad fan but WOW was i wrong.
I got the santa fe excluding the tortilla chips and avocado for egg whites and cucumbers and got it wrapped in a big tortilla.
You think chipotle/qdoba burritos are big!? Na uh.. Â
biggest thing for me is that it made me feel very healthy and actually more active when i got back to campus
I had lunch at Green today and while standing in line with my friend Collin I had a sudden memory jog! Picture it... girl dressed all cute and professional walks over to Green from her Larimer Square office. She picks up a salad and in an effort to be a little "green" herself says, "I don't need a bag - I'll just carry the salad!" Walking back to the office she starts to daydream and whilst staring sideways at a store window catches her professional little shoe on the sidewalk and nearly takes a tumble! Noooooooooo - there goes the salad! All over the sidewalk, all over her outfit, all over everything except for her hungry stomach. DARN IT!
Said girl carefully "sweeps up" the salad as best she can and is about to return to the office when she decides she is still hungry and goes back to Green to order another salad. Sheepishly standing in line, a girl behind the counter recognizes the girl (and probably sees some lettuce hanging from her shoe) and says, "Weren't you just here?" Upon hearing the sad story of the salad, she gets a sympathetic face and says - "I will make you another one on the house!"
Such is Green. A really nice, friendly place to get a lunch time salad. I had lunch at Green today and it was good. I had the Asian salad - which includes peanuts and snow peas, an interesting combo! I do like the concept of Green and I noticed that they have a lot of "green" concepts in place for recycling, which is pretty cool.
Luckily I returned to the office today with my salad in one piece (and not a hint of lettuce on my shoes...) I will be back!
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