Just Salad

Just Salad is a relatively new restaurant concept that has been making great strides in New York City since 2005.

The owners and creators were seeking something a little different and healthy:

Nick Kenner and Rob Crespi were tired of the options available to them for lunch in midtown Manhattan. So, instead of continuing to settle, they set off to develop a restaurant concept that would serve a healthy, fast, and creative alternative. To make sure that Just Salad would serve only the best salads in the world, Nick and Rob sought the expertise of Chef Laura Pensiero.

They wanted to create a hipper place to quickly eat good and healthy food.  According to New York Magazine Just Salad has even become a great place for young professionals to meet other young professionals:

 A salad bar on the corner of Park Avenue and 51st Street doesn’t seem like the most obvious place for youthful romance, but on a sunny day, there’s a mob of postcollegiate suits lining up at Just Salad for takeout of leafy green veggies—and each other. Most of the credit goes to owners Nick Kenner, 25, and Rob Crespi, 24. “We wanted to open a lunch place for the young, hipper crowd that I saw in midtown,” says Kenner, who worked at a hedge fund for two years before quitting to become an arugula entrepreneur. Their spot has taken off since it opened in May. “There are always attractive girls and guys my age there,” says Michele Waldman, a 25-year-old regular. “And Nick and Rob are so cute and flirt with all the girls in line—it’s great,” she says. And, of course, there are also those healthy salads. “Cute guys plus carb-free dressing? I’m so in,” she adds. With the women hooked, other guys follow.

If you are in the Manhattan area, don’t miss Just Salad.  Go here for locations and more information.