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| - I doubt the line out the door that can be seen every workday lunch rush is due to the food. The salads are okay, I guess, but they're nothing special. They don't even really chop up the ingredients, so you're left with a $9 salad that has paper plate sized pieces of lettuce that fling dressing all over your shirt. The portions are pretty large, so maybe all these would-be healthy eaters justify eating a 5lb. salad because it's health bacon, egg, and salad dressing on there. 3000 calorie salad? hell yes! that thing's loaded with veg. The worst violation I saw, was a mass of obviously old (and looking rather slimey) mushrooms. Cmon now - with that demand, you have to be the freshiest of the fresh.
Maybe the line out the door is for the display put on by the saladristas? It's like watching German efficiency with New York attitude and Japanese volume throw ingredients in a bowl. At least they take and yell your name out when it's ready - you're part of the show!
No, the real reason there is a line out the door is because the lunch crowd of Charlotte is DESPERATE for healthy alternatives. Even though Crisp may not exactly hit the mark, they're the first salad joint in Charlotte and have cashed in. If any of the owners happen across this review - I'd recommend taking a trip up to DC and checking out Chopt creative salad company. Really think there is a high ceiling for a restaurant concept like this, so learning from a company that is killing with the same concept will bring a fresh (no pun intended) look into your offering.
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