When Eddie Met Salad

Not sure what happened to this location. They used to have two Hispanic guys running it at lunch. They were FAST and courteous and always on the ball. Last week I went in at 1 for lunch and there was a line to the door and one new person making food and in no hurry. I left. Today we went in and it was two new people and they again were NOT in any hurry. We placed our order and half way down the line he tells us they are out of pico de gallo. Uh, isn't that pretty much in about every wrap!? We left and will not be back to this location. If the owner is reading this, bring back the guys with the skills!

The salads are always good. Don't bother emailing your order, it will generally be completed incorrectly and there always seems to be a bit of inconsistency with price when I do. The selection is good as far as toppings go. If you're ok with paying $10 for a salad.. you'll enjoy this place.

Last week my wife and I were on the north side of town and due to some dietary changes my wife is working on we decided to stop into When Eddie Met Salad to give it a try. A friend of mine said he ate there quite frequently and it was a good choice.

As other reviewers have stated it follows the same general pattern as a Subway, Chipotle, Qdoba or Moe's. A variety of fresh ingredients that can be mixed and matched with others to create your main entree. Obviously the focus here is on salads, but they also have wraps.

For this visit I got the Bangin' Shrimp Salad. Small salad shrimp quickly seared in a panini press and then tossed with a spicy sauce (like you get at Bonefish Grill). The salad ingredients include a southwestern mix of jalapenos, pico de gallo, grilled corn kernals and black beans. The salad was actually very good. My wife enjoyed hers as well.

I only gave three stars because there's nothing really out of the ordinary special about this place, but it's a good choice for something different and perhaps a little healthier than many of your other fast food choices.

If I ran a restaurant like this though I'd try to have a lot more variety of ingredients on hand and really let people go wild. There's really too few good salad bar options available anymore. Anyone remember when every Wendy's had a good salad bar? Might also be nice to have salad options for people that are just purchased by weight for those that just need a light, quick and affordable meal.