Quick service, fresh food options. Lunchtime can be a nightmare due to the long lines. But it moves pretty quickly.

[[HIGHLIGHT]]We arrived just before the lunch rush - and wow this place got very busy on a Friday![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I had The Rancher with spicy jalapeño dressing. Loved it! They have a lot of different refreshing drink options. I tried the pineapple mint - yum! read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

My first time eating food from here. I did not interface with the staff so I can't comment on that aspect. The bowl was great! A good balance of flavors. I added onions to it which enhanced the flavors. I would absolutely buy from them again. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - The Farmside - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

We LOVE Farmside! It's our favorite meal after the gym. We feel great after. We are always satisfied and service is always good. Casual ambiance and open late enough too! read more

Can't go wrong here. The salads are amazing and the portion sizes are huge. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The place is very clean and they have plenty of indoor and outdoor seating.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] You always feel good after eating here. The only downside is the staff can be pretty rude and they rush you nonstop, but honestly the food is so good it's hard to complain too much. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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In the area for a work trip. Beat the lunch rush by a little bit so we had quick service, but the line was quite long (but moving fast) shortly after. The descriptor "warm salad" may not sound the best, but that's kind of what it is and it is delicious. Love that you can have a great tasting, yet healthy lunch. Staff was very patient and moved quickly once you were ready. They have their service figured out well to feed all the corporate folks that swing in for lunch. Will add to my rotation when in the area. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - The G.O.A.T. - substituted vinaigrette with tahini dressing - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

This is a salad concept like Sweetgreens but with a slightly more abbreviated offering. I love salads and thoroughly enjoyed my experience here. Please come and create your own adventure. read more

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Delicious bowls at a great price! I got the rancher which was filling and delicious. Love having healthier options around the triangle. Would definitely go back. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Farmside Kitchen in Durham is an assembly-line or fast-casual dining experience similar to many popular chains such as Chipotle. What I like about this place is that it boasts a diverse set of proteins and carbs that even vegans or vegetarians would be proud of. I was craving protein, so I went with the build-your-own bowl selections of the chili lime tofu, quinoa, lentils, baby arugula, and shredded kale topped with both spicy pumpkin seeds and jalapeño dressing, and some roasted peppers in my bowl. For me, it doesn't sound very enticing, but it was a plant-based protein powerhouse that I needed to continue my vacation out in North Carolina. This is now one of my favorite places to dine in Durham. It was so good that I ate there twice (upon arrival and departure days via RDU) I'm really looking forward to my return in three weeks. If you're ever in the Raleigh or Durham area, and you want an affordable lunch or dinner with plethora of delicious options, check out Farmside Kitchen. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They open around 11 o'clock, so make sure you're there sharp because it gets really busy, and all the patio space will fill up very fast.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Just what you want in a fast casual salad spot.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I chose the Caesar bowl, and finished it all. Great soft bread is optional, I chose heavy dressing. Selection of tea, sodas, and juice drinks. I'd come back if ever in the area! read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - The Farm Caesar - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

With having such great reviews, I've been wanting to try Farmside Kitchen for a while now and finally did. This place reminds me a lot of similar restaurants like Sweetgreen and Cava. I ordered the Farmside bowl and unfortunately will say that I was a little disappointed in my meal. While the bowl was definitely healthy, it didn't have a whole lot of flavor and the dressings didn't add much to it. The meal kind of left a dry taste in my mouth. I really wanted to like this place more, and maybe I just didn't order the right thing. I'd be open to giving it another try, but this first visit didn't quite live up to the hype. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - The Farmside - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

I absolutely am in LOVE with this restaurant. I try my very best to lunch here every single time I am in town for business. The food is absolutely fresh, service, impeccable, pricing fair, I also am the type of person who ordered the same dish every single time. I "The Rancher" bowl! read more

Had an enjoyable lunch here on the way to the airport. I got the root veggie bowl without dressing. It was very good. Also quite filling. It had more rice than I expected. I also got a nice kombucha with limited sugar that was organic I enjoyed. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - Root veggie bowl with no dressing. Tasty and filling. I didn't end up eating the bread. - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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I had a very nice and fresh build my own salad. I got the Black beans, lentils, and avocado for my protein, kale and arugula for my base, double tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, cabbage, and the lemon basil dressing. Very tasty. read more

Love Farmside Kitchen!! Great place to get your fresh salad bowls. There truly something for everyone. My favorite is the rancher which comes with kale, brown rice, beans, cheese, avocado, crushed tortillas, and cilantro dressing. It comes with chicken as the protein but I always get the cilantro lime tofu. The salad is topped with a fresh lime and a slice of bread. It's so delicious and flavorful!! They have another dressing that is spicy but the cilantro dressing works for me as I'm not spice tolerant. The service is always quick and efficient. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There's plenty of indoor and outside seating to accommodate all groups.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] And parking is easy and accessible. Love it!! read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - The root veggie bowl - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

We love the food here. The basil dressing is amazing! [[HIGHLIGHT]]My deduction of a star is that the tables are never clean. We come in at 11 when they open and the tables are always dirty.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Also, need to use tongs to get greens, not hands. read more

So good. Wish I could have this more often! Fresh, great service even towards closing (sorry).

With so many great Yelp reviews, we were expecting a better meal when choosing Farmside Kitchen to satiate our hunger after traveling into RDU and starting our short drive back to the Triad. We wanted something fresh and tasty with plenty of greenery to help offset some of the delicious things we ate in Nashville, that admittedly, might have been not as healthy. This place is a lot like a CAVA or Chopt, except, the amount of available toppings is not as robust, and in our experience... simply not as flavorful. We each built our own bowl, and were surprised at the lack of meat choices. You have an option for chicken breast or... chicken thighs. Everything else was tofu or a warm vegetable. The chicken also looked very plain, and upon tasting it, it was very dry, and definitely lacked in the flavor department. It left that chalky chicken taste in my mouth which takes lots of liquid to dispel. Moving onto toppings, we were not confronted with lots of interesting flavors like you might see at some of those places I named earlier. Instead it was standard salad bar fare with a few exceptions. The dressings were interesting, my cilantro based one was tasty, but the Greek vinaigrette my wife chose didn't have much in the way of flavor. She went back up for a side cup of balsamic, which was much better. This was around 8pm that we came in, and mind you, they are open until 10pm as noted on the door. The employees were much more focused on their closing duties than anything food related. One of them kept mopping the floor the entire time even though more customers were coming in and having to track through it. In the end, it just wasn't a satisfying meal, but was enough to get us home. Maybe this place is simply more on it's game during lunch or earlier dinner hours, but, I don't see myself stopping in again. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - My bowl looked OK, but the flavors were decisively not there. - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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I had been hearing good things about Farmside for a while & finally got the opportunity to check it out. We came in the evening during the week & there were a decent of amount of people dining in & getting take out. It was not packed though. There is plenty of parking near the entrance. The restaurant is spacious & you can dine inside or outside. There are healthy fruit juice combinations & regular fountain drink options available. After entering you place your order at the counter & your meal is made using the assembly line of ingredients. You can create your own bowl or select a pre-selected set of ingredients. The ingredients were fresh. I really enjoyed my bowl & plan on returning. read more

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My salad was fresh and the avocado toast had great flavor, though expensive for 1 piece.

My mom is a vegan, so I wanted to find a place where she would have options for lunch. We stopped here for a quick bite on our way to Raleigh. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Farmside Kitchen reminded me of a smaller version of Cava/Chopt.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I kept it simple and ordered one of their signature farmbowls (salad), but you can create your own. You order at the counter and they make the farmbowl in front of you. The assembly line was quick and efficient. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They have lots of tables available and the place is really bright with the light coming from all the windows.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I got the Farmhouse Caesar. It was a great twist on a classic Caesar with the added ingredients of quinoa and tomatoes. My favorite part was the Parmesan crisps. This was a nice, light lunch. I definitely recommend if you're craving a salad. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - The Farm Caesar - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Farmside kitchen is one of my favorite salad places in all of the triangle. We live nowhere near it but will go out of our way to pick it up. "The farmside" and "the GOAT" are my go tos as well as one of their delicious juices. My kids love their Mac and cheese. Their serving sizes are generous and their pricing is good. Highly recommend!! read more

Truly one of my new favorite places. I was traveling for work and stopped by this place before hitting the airport. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There was no line, the service was friendly, and there was plenty of seating.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The food was DELICIOUS. Great portions, customizable, and an easy way to get veggies. Highly recommend the rancher. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - The Rancher - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Great selection and reasonably priced meal Traveling so nice to have a good place to grab and go!! read more

Loved the menu choices. Flavors are terrific! We went at height of lunch and still moved right through. Pleasant staff. good prices. We started looking for more locations. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]This is a build a bowl place, and it was efficiently run and large and clean inside.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Getting a takeout order yielded a bowl that was ready in timely fashion. The ingredient choices were many, and I wasn't sad that I got miso root vegetables in addition to tofu. When you mix cooked ingredients with lettuce things get a little soggy and the bowl was perhaps a bit less than the sum of its parts. The dressing came in double and I didn't think using one full sachet was really necessary as it was salty and there was plenty of flavor in the bowl already. For me, this place was a pretty good examplar of the merits of fast casual dining: I went there when I needed something quick and easy. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - Build Your Own Farmbowl - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Arrived to a bit of a line, but the staff were moving things along quite swiftly which was nice We each had the rancher, was a decent salad. Not sure feta is the right cheese for this particular salad, but it all seemed to blend in. Will be back to try the G.O.A.T. read more

This place is absolutely amazing. It has delicious, fresh ingredients and the yummy drinks are equally delicious. The staff is kind and the management team makes sure you're happy with your meal. I could not recommend this place enough. It's our go to place for all our friends who visit from out of town. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It's fast casual so you can get your meal quickly but also enjoy eating it in a nice atmosphere.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Highly recommend!! read more

Traveling from NH Will recommend Would return I was originally looking for a steak tip salad and found this place (chicken) only Wow is all I can say very fresh many choices from local farmers The servers were very friendly and fast service There is plenty of inside seating available as well as outside It was not overcrowded either The price for our 2 bowls were 24$ not bad and very filling read more

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Grabbed takeout from here recently and really enjoyed it! I got the Farm Caesar bowl and I was impressed by the amount of food. The Caesar dressing was tasty and I liked the inclusion of quinoa. The bread that they included was OK but maybe my least favorite part of the meal. I'd definitely come back here to get another Farm Caesar if I was in the area! read more

I got a build your own salad with a slice of sourdough and a homemade juice. Everything was fresh, tasty, and healthy. The service was super quick and they were very polite. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The atmosphere was clean and there was lots of seating.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Overall a great place! read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - Custom salad - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

I have been very well pleased with the food and the service. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Company is clean and presentable to the public as well as accommodating.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

I love The Farm Caesar (chicken caesar salad) from here. I went around 8:30pm (they close at 10pm) and the ordering process was very rushed and the cleaning fumes were a bit overwhelming. I would go back, just earlier! read more

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If your idea of a great meal is a salad this is perfect! Fresh, tasty, Caeser was great. Think Chiptle style but for salad (Fast). read more

Probably my wife's favorite restaurant in the world. We don't live anywhere close, but whenever we are in town, we always try to come here!

Very much a Cava style restaurant from the bins of fresh greens to the employees that seem like they have too many other things to do to help you. For some reason, I think when my food is scooped and slopped into a bowl, military style, makes it a little less appetizing which was my experience at Farmside. My family and I stopped by on a weekend (Saturday around 12:30) and it was not busy BUT there was clearly a large pickup order the staff was preparing. They were at the tail end of that order when we walked up so we were okay waiting until they finished the order. We weren't in a rush. Once they were ready to take our order it was, again very militant, "what can I get you?". I gave my order of The Pitchfork and was asked "everything on it". I answered and the slopping into the bucket began. The Pitchfork comes with shredded romaine as the base salad which was fine overall however, I would have preferred the kale. I didn't have a chance to ask for kale once I committed to "everything on it". Once the slopping began there was no going back. I am a fan of the bowl I had and everyone with me really liked their bowls too. There are several drinks to choose from that you wouldn't normally find like their array of sparkling drinks. We went back up to order avocado toast and they were out and had to make more. After about 15 minutes we went back up and they had some. I will say it was about the most dismal avocado toast I've ever had. There was barely enough avocado on the bread to cover the bread. The bread did taste amazing though. Overall, I like the food, I like the theme, I like the localness, I love the sustainability (compostable bowls and utensils) so I'd go back. I'd just have different expectations of the level of service provided. read more

First the bad, i asked to substitute cauliflower rice instead of brown rice and they up charged me $2.95. I didn't ask for additional just a substitute. That's totally unreasonable in my opinion. The service was good and the salad was good. read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Should I go there? Would I like it? Would I love it? Yes, yes, and yes. You might think "it's just salad!" But then, you'd be wrong. Great ingredients, quick service, and plenty of options. And yes, they have Maine Root soda. Cmon now, just go. read more

So I brought a coworker here today for lunch as we were both craving a salad. She got the caesar salad and seemed happy with it and I got the rancher again. I have to give your staff props for crushing the line! I am as very impressed with how quickly things moved along. I would still encourage them to work on their listening skills because both myself and a coworker asked clarifying questions which did t get answered. I was impressed with the cleanliness as well, especially because it was sooooo busy today! read more

Farmside Kitchen - Durham RTP - The Rancher with a romaine lettuce base. - New American Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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I was doing a few deliveries in the Durham area and that was after an 8 hour shift at my day job. So I had an appetite built up. I passed by and decided to go inside. So I checked this place out with no research and no knowledge of what they really offered. The custom bowl is a huge trend now and Farmside is a new guest to the party, except this is no chain, at least not yet! I ordered the Rancher bowl with grilled chicken, black beans, roasted corn, avocado, feta cheese, red onion, corn tortilla chips, shredded kale, seasoned brown rice, cilantro lime dressing and a little honey Sriracha drizzle on top. Not sure how Sriracha fits in with the Southwest, but whatevs! They asked how much dressing I wanted, and I went with medium level. Truthfully, I could have used more. So I asked for a cup of their jalapeno dressing on the side and that elevated it from pretty good to really good! More flavor, more punch. On a down note, I wasn't able to get any LaFarm sourdough bread, they were already out. The beverages were good, I went with the pineapple mint juice, super refreshing. This was a good place to go for a quick healthy meal, I also like that they have outdoor seating. read more