I reaaaallllyy wanted to enjoy this place. I'd been craving a chopped salad and we stumbled upon this spot via a yelp search. Vegan options, too?! Yay! We ordered two salads and while my husbands spicy cashew soba noodles was the better of the two I was left feeling like we had made a mistake in how we ordered. I got a Mendocino market salad and originally accepted the dressing the chopper added thinking it would be dressed enough. My mistake, cool, no problem. I went and got another side of dressing to add to it - no charge- definitely another plus. We liked the bread and the salads both tasted okay but mine honestly felt like it was shredding the inside of my mouth. I'm a salad and veggie fiend - I don't mind a little roughage but something about this really made for a poor eating experience. I will say the restaurant was beautiful, staff was helpful and friendly - if it was a rating for those factors alone we would be looking at five stars, unfortunately I'll be picking kale out of my sore mouth for a while after the disappointment of a salad.
Edit: I should have been more communicative with the staff on hand about my experience. Ultimately I decided that the salad couldn't be "fixed" within my dietary preferences (keeping plant based - the seasoned meats seemed to be hugely popular with everyone else ordering). They have reached out to me which I sincerely appreciate and are making an effort to see if this is a problem unique to me or if the salad has any specific issues they need to address. Thanks, Chopt, for making an effort!