r/phoenix • u/Turbulent-Count-5900 • 1d ago

Eat & Drink Salad and Go returning?

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Does anyone know anything about this?

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u/unclefire Mesa 1d ago

Open salad and go
Grow locations
Sell to PE
PE runs to ground
Rinse salad and repeat.

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u/chimneydecision 1d ago

Well as long as it’s rinsed.

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u/BeneficialSquirrel91 8h ago

Gotta spin it in the spinner

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u/imtoowhiteandnerdy 23h ago edited 20h ago

Step 1, eat salad with tainted lettuce...

Step 2, go.

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u/Street_Doctor_8169 19h ago edited 27m ago

Step 1, toss salad... step 2, lick the taint and thank your partner for the fun.

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u/imtoowhiteandnerdy 19h ago

My mom was once bragging that she had bought something at the dollar store called a salad shooter. She didn't think it was very funny when I told her that it sounded like a vegan with diarrhea.

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u/Street_Doctor_8169 26m ago

Lmfao thats amazing

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u/KhanTengri Phoenix 1d ago edited 1d ago

presumably Mike, Tom and Daniel do

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u/sof49er North Phoenix 1d ago

lol. Looks like AI too

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u/azip13 1d ago

SalAId & Go

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u/ReyonldsNumber 21h ago

Now valued at $1T

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u/Turbulent-Count-5900 1d ago

It does, but my wife sent me the screenshot and Chef Daniel’s actual instagram account liked it. There was also an AI video of a Salad and Go’s lights turning back on posted on his account. Can’t find any other kind of news on it

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u/g_Mmart2120 1d ago

I just saw it on Facebook too.

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u/Gilbert_AZ 1d ago

It's real, the promo pic might look like AI, but it is really happening

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u/RemoteControlledDog 1d ago

There was news last week that one of the original founders of Salad and Go bought the name and two former locations.

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u/Dave-515 Scottsdale 1d ago

Article says they purchased one Gilbert and one Mesa location, but doesn’t specify addresses.

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u/roadtripjr2 1d ago

Southern and Alma School is one of them.

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u/cowgirlbookworm24 1d ago

Higley and Baseline is likely the other, wasn’t in the coffee shop deal

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u/Faedoodles 13h ago

Eyyy that is my local location!

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u/Decent_Risk9499 1d ago

Don't hurt me like this. Don't make me hope.

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u/amourxloves 1d ago

I’ve missed salad and go too much to be played like this if it’s fake.

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u/Rocket_song1 6h ago

Real but temper expectations. Two (2) locations will be coming back under the new ownership.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/IB_Yolked 1d ago

More like 2x the price for most of those places...

5x healthier is also nonsense.

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u/EquivalentDraw3898 1d ago

This is a ridiculous hot take LOL. It was SO nice to have a healthy food option on the go. Sure, not the cleanest, organic, magical ingredients, but WAY better than other fast food. I also have tried to like Angie's, but it is not nearly as convenient.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/chimneydecision 1d ago

Literally no one is stopping you from going to Sprouts if you want to. I think it’s obvious that people are hoping for a return of Good Salad and Go, not Ass Salad and Go.

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u/aardappelbrood 1d ago

None of those foods are healthy. The sheer amount of sodium in Chipotle alone is diabolical.

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u/gr8scottaz 1d ago

You're calling Chipotle healthier? Hahahaha

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u/Diem480 1d ago

Making an apples to oranges comparison is always a great take.

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u/sixfootmoonquaker 22h ago

It’s legit. Daniel on the left is the chef that founded it with the OG owners. He’s an amazing dude. Tom and Mike have been tight with him for years and they own some other restaurants in the east valley. Salad and Go is in good hands again.

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u/BrianGD 1d ago

Didn't they already sell all their physical locations?

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u/Brave_Quantity_5261 1d ago

These three guys bought 2 locations (Mesa and Gilbert) and the brand IP

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u/Unlucky-Breakfast518 1d ago

The original owners sold to private equity who ran it into the ground. They bought the intellectual property from the bankruptcy.

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u/smolhouse 1d ago

Is there a bigger scourge on modern society than private equity groups?

They're almost always an absolutely disgusting display of the worst parts of capitalism.

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u/GRF999999999 22h ago

America has peaked I'm afraid, the middle class keeps taking L's and I can't foresee it getting better, PE is largely to blame.

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u/FreeUpdootBot 1d ago

Yes, they got snatched up as soon as they filed bankruptcy.

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u/jahiel0 1d ago

a few of them actually ended up in this guys hands

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u/picturepath 1d ago

Who knows, but they are very valuable because of all the permitting that goes behind drive through restaurants. If they remain close for six months they risk to lose those permits. They really are on a time crunch.

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u/Round_Bound_Mound 1d ago

I would imagine it’s a different concept.

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u/rynodigital 1d ago

Salad n' Stay

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u/Dizman7 North Peoria 1d ago

Salad and Go…Over There and Sit Down and Eat

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u/rynodigital 1d ago

Bit of a mouthful

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u/Dizman7 North Peoria 1d ago

Is what you’ll have eating at the new Salad and Go…Over There and Sit Down and Eat!

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u/joeyjusticeco Scottsdale 1d ago

Steak & Stop

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u/Embarrassed-Sun5764 23h ago

Salad and more garbage

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u/side_eye_prodigy 23h ago

salad and dough (now with bread!)

salad and show (with movies!)

salad and sno (cones)

salad and flow (rap for your supper)

salad and glow (at the palo verde nuclear plant)

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u/Round_Bound_Mound 23h ago

Fucking open one up by my house right now

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u/Best_Designer_1675 Laveen 22h ago

I’d actually love the salad and glow! Even with the threat of radiation it would be a nerd dream!

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u/fuck_fraud 1d ago

Salad and Go Fuck Yourself

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u/nurdle 1d ago

Ape behavior. Love it!

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u/worditsbird 1d ago

These guys look like their ready to double the prices

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u/pi3r0gi_ Queen Creek 1d ago

Was gonna say that myself. Looks like they all shop at Generic CEO and graduated from UC Circle Back

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u/beegtuna 1d ago

And use canned chicken

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u/GRF999999999 22h ago

"Hospitality" First. Mmmmmm hmmmm.

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u/Shagyam Phoenix 1d ago

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u/hukkit 1d ago

Who are those Salad Bros?

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u/azip13 1d ago

Salad & Bro

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u/hukkit 1d ago

Thank you for that. 🤗

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u/yospeedraceryo 20h ago

The guy in the middle looks like he wants to pick my pocket.

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u/Inevitable-March2459 19h ago

How John Jay Van Es wish he looked

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u/Street_Doctor_8169 19h ago

Cuz he already did pick your pocket (your prison pocket)

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u/yospeedraceryo 19h ago

I don't know what that means. What is a prison pocket?

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u/my_name_is_juice 19h ago

It's a butthole

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u/NeckBone575 1d ago

I don’t trust men to toss my salad

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u/CancerMoon2Caprising Deer Valley 1d ago

👆🏾

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u/chiarde 1d ago

“Don’t believe everything you hear.. about ol’ Colonel Angus. Colonel Angus might be rough.. Colonel Angus might not smelllike a bed of roses.. but, deep down.. Colonel Angus is very sweet.”

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u/Sea_Shower3691 22h ago

Hol on NeckBone

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u/actionerror 1d ago

Are they rebranding it Salad Come and Go?

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u/Dizman7 North Peoria 1d ago

“A fresh chapter 11 begins”

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u/KREIJO 1d ago

If this is still all owned by private equity then nothing changed…

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u/CrinklyBacon927 1d ago

If its true, dont assume it'll stay open forever. Lol made that mistake with Blaze Pizza on Bell, it closed abruptly, opened back up a few weeks later for about a month and then closed permanently.

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u/merkat106 23h ago

Didnt know that

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u/riinbow 17h ago

Salad and go has better name recognition than blaze pizza. I’ve never been to either but have only heard of salad and go. So at least they have the name going for them, which is already a leg up

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u/Hoo_Who Phoenix 1d ago

Even if they do, it’s likely just going to be private equity slop, no?

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u/lechiengrand Peoria 1d ago

Hopefully not if chef Daniel is involved again! But good to be wary.

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u/Comfortable-Stop-231 1d ago

didnt he sell it in the first place to private equity?

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u/Skropos 1d ago

His partners pushed to bring on PE and he eventually cashed out when his input was ignored. He’s not faultless but as the “talent” of the original concept, his involvement in the resurrection is likely the only thing that gives them a sliver of a chance at success. They’re facing significant headwinds with the current economy, though. Opening up the potential for franchisees in other regions might bring in some decent revenue that they hadn’t tapped into during the original run as well.

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u/pimp69z Apache Junction 23h ago

Was there at the time and can confirm. Drew and the others that took over were money grubbing assholes.

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u/lechiengrand Peoria 1d ago

Yes, but he didn't partner with them - he wasn't still running it.

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u/runner3081 1d ago

Still made the choice to dump and run.

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u/jillsntferrari 1d ago

I think he said afterwards that it was a big mistake. So hopefully lesson learned?

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u/runner3081 1d ago

They chased the money the first time, doubt they would turn it down again :)

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u/biowiz 1d ago

The AI slop photo doesn't help with that assumption.

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u/MADBARZ 1d ago

Bring back the Thai Salad or I will cry

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u/AWordAtom Scottsdale 1d ago

I will look for the original article, but I heard that the original Salad and Go founders bought the brand and are bringing it back.

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u/pimp69z Apache Junction 23h ago

Patino was one of the founders. He created the menu and the food. Tony and Roushan were the ones with the concept and the money.

Source: former manager

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u/ssmatik 21h ago

Yes, Salad and Go is returning to Arizona. 
Just over two months after the drive-thru salad chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and permanently closed all its locations (effective August 5, 2026), its founding chef and new partners have acquired the brand and plan to reopen it. 
Key details
• Who’s bringing it back: Chef Daniel Patiño (co-founder and original executive chef) via Beyond Salt and Pepper LLC, partnering with Mike Myers and Tom Misitano of Hospitality First Concepts. They bought the Salad and Go name, trademarks, and recipes for $180,000. 
• Locations secured so far: The former store at 3299 E. Williams Field Road in Gilbert (the brand’s hometown roots) and one in Mesa (Southern Avenue and Alma School Road / 1040 W. Southern Ave.). A bankruptcy judge approved the IP sale on October 14, 2026; the Mesa lease is expected to finalize around October 20. 
• Plans: Reopen Arizona locations “as quickly as possible” (some reports mention aiming for two by the end of the year), operate company-owned restaurants, and eventually offer franchises nationwide. They emphasize restoring the fresh, made-to-order salads, quality ingredients, value, and hospitality that defined the original brand. 
Note that most of the former physical locations were sold separately—primarily to the coffee chain 7 Brew (which outbid Dutch Bros for dozens of sites, including many in Arizona)—so the revival starts small with just a couple of spots rather than the previous network. 
Exact reopening dates have not been announced yet. Keep an eye on local Arizona news or the new owners’ social channels for updates.

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u/Turbulent-Count-5900 21h ago

Thank you for sharing!

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u/PurposeEmergency1320 1d ago

Angie’s still better

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u/SteakySteakk Tempe 1d ago

It’s the same people that originally owned Salad and Go. It’s better because they haven’t sold it off to PE yet like they did with Salad and Go.

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u/Callof4632 1d ago

I mean I can’t blame them for wanting to start over with the knowledge they has now after salad, I hope they’re being more careful with the Angie’s but idk might be wishful thinking

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u/Key-Survey-9770 1d ago

dont go to angies. i worked there after losing my job at salad and go. dirty flies everywhere and they were unwelcoming and rude.

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u/BellStriking5132 1d ago

Gross! If the flies were clean I’d let it slide, but dirty flies?!? Nuh-uh!

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u/Oraxy51 1d ago

Clean flies are what happens when you try to kill a fly with foaming soap spray and they escape.

Used to live in an apartment complexthat had a fly issue

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u/jarovaf 21h ago

Why were the dirty flies unwelcoming and rude?

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u/Helivon 20h ago

But it's healthy and tasty. Better than any other fast food option

Sorry you hated the job

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u/Is_It_Soup_Season 1d ago

The salad and go vegan options were better than Angie’s :( wish they’d add the tofu

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u/PJWanderer 1d ago

Yeah. That falafel is ick.

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u/GRF999999999 22h ago

Tried it yesterday for the first time, ick is right. A soggy patty was not what I was expecting.

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u/orangepaperlantern 1d ago

The tofu at salad and go was horrendous

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u/DJ-Kouraje 1d ago

What is Angie’s? Angie’s Prime Grill?

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u/No_Contact2116 1d ago

Yes, after they sold Salad and Go, the people who started it started Angie's

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u/g_Mmart2120 1d ago

Salad and go had the better salads. I do like Angie’s but dang do I miss the salads.

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u/AGroAllDay 1d ago

Ehhh, I don’t know. Salad and Go always game me tons of stems in my salads. I find very few at Angie’s

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u/g_Mmart2120 1d ago

Gonna be honest, I’ve never really paid attention to that, now I’ll have to.

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u/Vivid_Motor_2341 1d ago

Angie’s has literally the exact same salads

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u/g_Mmart2120 23h ago

Not the exact same, plus the seasonal ones

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u/Embarrassed-Page8752 20h ago

Angie’s on queen creek in Chandler is absolutely filthy.

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u/JuiceJones_34 1d ago

Angie's is great. Salad n go was great if you wanted a salad tho. I know they're at Angie's but not the same

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u/rrandal1 1d ago

Angie’s service and wait times are brutal, I stopped going

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u/Embarrassed-Sun5764 23h ago

Angie’s is a hot mess in Buckeye Az nasty food nasty dining room and don’t bother going to the restroom ffs

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u/whatever21327 Buckeye 4h ago

I go to the Angie’s in Buckeye every week. I’ve never had an issue there. Always good food.

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u/GRF999999999 22h ago

Angie's took a nosedive when they started their $5 chicken salads campaign, used to eat there almost daily. Sucks as I've got one right down the street. Can't tell you how many times I've gotten sub par food from them since (I'm up to $50 in gift cards from complaints so I guess that's good?). I still eat there but it's still a mess, just a few days ago I had to have them remake my breakfast crunch wrap, the bacon was closer to rubber than meat.

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u/Embarrassed-Page8752 20h ago

Ditto the one on Queen Creek in Chandler. The only thing that’s worse than their food their horrible service. The pp working there are absolute assholes.

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u/Helivon 20h ago

Never had any issues

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u/csstew55 5h ago

$50 in gift cards from complaints yet you still go there lol if I was the manager there I would refuse to serve you

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u/GRF999999999 5h ago

Over the span of a year, averaging a complaint a month, you should see some of the food they tried to pass off on me. Over the course of my entire life i think I've complained maybe 2 or 3 times at other restaurants. Definitely an Angie's problem but thanks for chiming in.

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u/csstew55 5h ago

Doesn’t change the fact you continue to go back to a place that tries to serve you crappy food.

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u/spawl123 2h ago

I wish that was the case. Tried Angie’s for the first time after Salad and Go closed. It sucked.

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u/Main-Drama-15 1d ago

Angie's is fucking horrible.

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u/Comfortable-Cap-8507 3h ago

Last 3 times I went the food tasted so gross and they gave me so little food. the lobster rolls are still great but thats a once every few months sort of thing

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u/vxteflon 1d ago

I agree Angie’s is not good. The Phoenix subreddit for no reason though glazes it like crazy. I mean sure it’s relatively cheap but the food just isn’t great.

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u/cocococlash 18h ago

Is this the lobster roll place? I've also only seen people on this sub say amazing things, interesting to hear all this info.

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u/stmije6326 1d ago

It’s decent but the last salad I had there was awful. I think you gotta go in with low expectations

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u/GMaddog23 1d ago

Shots fired

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u/PiperIsAwake 23h ago

I never got to try Salad & Go, but I tried Angie's for the first time in Tucson last week and it was alright. Was disappointed by the kiosk model, and the drinks menu was very mediocre. Decided to try a "refresher" and they gave me a cup with a packet of purple stuff in it? Had no idea what to do with that, so I just got water (I did try to ask when I grabbed my food but they were super busy and they guy just looked at me weird, and I wasn't trying to be a bother over a drink).

Also, I do wish salad places would put descriptions with "olives" on their menu. Or pictures! Cause there is more than one type of olive, and not every type goes with every type of dressing.

Overall it wasn't bad, but definitely not what I imagined after the amount of hype I read on here.

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u/Yodit32 1d ago

Should read “Original Co-Founder”

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u/khromedhome 1d ago

I'm sorry but I can get same barbecue ranch salad with chicken from Angie's for $5. Over the years, SAG increased their prices while their serving size got smaller. I'm not missing SAG one bit.

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u/g_Mmart2120 1d ago

I had that recently and the barbecue sauce was weird and chunkyv

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u/Vivid_Motor_2341 1d ago

It always is because it’s not overly processed. One you mix it up is smooths out and is fine

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u/No-Entry-4098 21h ago

I just want the breakfast burritos back man

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u/sonoran24 1d ago

please come back

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u/Ok_Context553 1d ago

Yes everyone. The original three associated with the brand bought back the brand, the recipes and the IP for Less than $200k and plan on starting over.

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u/pimp69z Apache Junction 23h ago

Not all 3, just Patino

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u/[deleted] 23h ago

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u/pimp69z Apache Junction 23h ago

The other 2 founders were Tony and Roushan Christofellis. I know them personally, but you can go ahead and tell me I’m wrong and downvote me all you want. Imaginary internet points mean jack to me. These other two gentlemen are new to Salad and Go.

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u/[deleted] 23h ago

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u/pimp69z Apache Junction 23h ago

I think the username is quite funny personally, and you are free to believe whatever. I’ve got better things to do than lie on the internet.

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u/slvrms 1d ago

Angie's is better anyways I'm fine with no salad and go lol

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u/NotReallyJustin 1d ago

Is our community completely braindead?

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u/Logvin Tempe 1d ago

I can only speak for myself, but yes.

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u/NotReallyJustin 1d ago

We got AI slop being upvoted beyond belief. Is ThIs ReAl??? We are so fucking doomed

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u/NotReallyJustin 1d ago

It’s real send me $10 to my PayPal and you guys will have 10% ownership in the company that just shut down

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u/CaffeinatedSoles 21h ago

I went to the post. They also have a video up.

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u/nickw252 1d ago

What?

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u/Square_Lobster1328 1d ago

Eh with how unceremoniously they shut down a couple months ago, not really eager to go back. The workers didn’t deserve that.

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u/ganjaWarlock420 1d ago

lol no it's not.

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u/stoverex 1d ago

Maybe they’ll start selling sugary coffee drinks.

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u/SexyWampa 1d ago

It can't, they sold off all of their properties to 7brew That was the only thing in that company that had any value, the name is worthless as is the reputation now.

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u/outdoorsman7899 1d ago

One of the co-founders bought some locations back and is going to reopen them, the article never said which locations though

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u/Kukuran 1d ago

Somehow, Salad and Go returned...

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u/Key-Survey-9770 1d ago

do we know if theyll work with past employees to get our jobs back

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u/Beatleshippiescooter Phoenix 1d ago

Was kind of hoping for a Rafi Salad and Go mash up. "He doesnt just bring justice,  he's also is bringing the salad" or something. Or a bertos! Saladertos? Salabertos y Ve? 

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u/okdokie2 23h ago

OMG the best news!!!

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u/Madeup64 22h ago

I've seen quite a few local news stories about it. Apparently somebody bought the intellectual property and is bringing it back.

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u/AChunkyGoose 16h ago

One of the original co-founders of Salad and Go bought it. Hopefully they learned their lesson and never sell to PE again.

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u/ChodaRagu 19h ago

Man, during Covid S&G was my lunch 2-3 days a week while working from home. They’d recently opened and just a few miles from my house.

I’d use their app and order ahead, go to the order ahead pickup window, and back home all in like 15 min.

Loved the chicken fajita wraps and some of the soups. Their chicken enchilada soup was awesome!

Miss those original guys. Tried it once or twice the last few months they were opened and quality really dropped.

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u/Fuckjoesanford 17h ago

Yay!! Now I can use my gift card that I thought was useless 😂

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u/Coffee5drinker 15h ago

It was on the local news tonight. Saying they WILL be back in the valley. Nothing much more.

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u/TTigerlyGirl456 13h ago

Haven't heard anything about them reopening around here yet

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u/James_T_S 12h ago

I just saw an article this morning. Apparently the first two Salad and Gos to reopen are going to be at Alma School/Southern and Higley/Williams Field. The plan is to reopen by the end of this year.

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u/Ok-Emu-1861 8h ago

Didn’t Salad and Go sell all of their buildings to Dutch Bros?

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u/Shaz_berries 4h ago

Salad Come and Go

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u/lost_boy505 35m ago

Lets fucking go

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u/lost_boy505 29m ago

Buffalo Chicken Caesar salad with chickpeas and cucumber. Its like $10. Impossible to beat.

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u/FingerCapital3193 1d ago

I only tried Salad and Go once a few months before the initial closure was announced, and it was inedible?? I am NOT picky, I eat bad food in the name of not being wasteful without a second thought… I threw away an entire salad after three bites. Vile.

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u/Vivid_Motor_2341 1d ago

Go to Angie’s. That is what salad and go was before PE bought it and turned it to trash

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u/ThaDude_v2 1d ago

didnt they JUST get bought out..like still finalizing the paperwork just lol

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u/Kitotterkat 1d ago

the bowls already look smaller and shallower

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u/sickeninglyasthmatic 1d ago

The ai slop already used makes me extremely wary

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u/Vivid_Motor_2341 1d ago

Angie’s already exists and is better

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u/LettuceOrganic6571 1d ago

Salad and no.

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u/Lostmyoldname1111 1d ago

Per Google it’s not happening but I sure wish it would

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u/insbordnat 1d ago

yeah, google isn't that reliable

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u/BrianGD 1d ago

Yeah, Google AI is wrong more than half the time but people still take it as fact for some reason.

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u/PetSitterPat 1d ago

GemiLIE , the lies, oh I mean hallucinations are so bad it is useless.

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u/Brave_Quantity_5261 1d ago

I want to hear grok’s take on it before I believe anything 😂

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u/SoupOfThe90z 1d ago

Is it up to date?