Hands down best salad I've had in SD! The harvest Cobb plus roasted tofu really hit the spot. Why aren't there more salad shops in north county? Mary's gave me nostalgia for my west LA days, where $20+ salads were hearty, complex, and worth it. Service was fast and friendly. The dressing was amazing, though next time I'd ask them to go a lil less heavy. Mary's was excellent and I wish I grabbed two more salads to stock my fridge! I'll have to make the trip down to La Jolla again soon. read more

Mary's Salads - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

What an incredible hidden gem! Mary's salads offers an ample menu of salads for all taste buds. I had the Summer Breeze salad w/chicken and the zesty summer dreassing on the side while my husband ordered the Santa Fe w/chicken and the chipotle southwest dressing. Each salad is unique and delicious in their own way. We opted for the large portion and it's a generous portion. I had some for lunch and saved the rest for dinner. The dressing was also served generously. You can tell the ingredients are good quality and fresh. We ordered our salads to go and service was quick. There's also the option to order on their kiosk by the entrance. We look forward to coming back and trying some more of their salad line-up! read more

The best salad I've ever had in my life! Not just a pile of lettuce with a few pieces of chicken or whatever on top, it's a homogeneous mixture of bite sized lettuce tomato, chicken, etc. etc. all the way down to the bottom of the bowl! The dressing is superb too! read more

Cute place to walk in and get some fresh made salads. Any salad I don't have to chop and make is usually a good one. The ingredients were nice and fresh. I got chicken added to the Thai salad and it was a little overcooked and the salad was a tad watery. Still it was good overall and they come out very quickly and the prices are reasonable. I would also recommend trying one of their homemade cookies. That was super tasty. read more

4.5 stars I came here after looking for unique salads during one of the warmer weekends in San Diego. My husband I ordered the following salads: - Thai Crunch Salad - Summer Breeze Salad I love that they make their own dressing and use healthy ingredients, which is where the .5 stars come in. The inside of the shop is small and cute, with the workers there being very friendly. I really like the outside seating area with the two bench like tables, and then the 2 seat round tables in front, where we sat for lunch. They bring the salads out to you, with the dressing in a container placed inside of the salad (which, my preference would be the bowl on a plate with the dressing container on the side of the plate for cleanliness). I agree that the bowls are rather nice looking. Service was as expected, friendly, and our waitress was attentive (but not overly). I think both salads were delicious, a great option if I were in the area, and wanting a healthier and affordable meal as opposed to the other choices in the area but it's a bit of drive if coming just to grab a salad. I didn't necessarily feel like the salads were very unique (yes, I admit, I like interesting flavored salads as I'm a bit of a salad whore...), though I believe the Summer Breeze was more unique than the Thai Crunch salad. Definitely would be up for going back there, and for anyone around, a great place to pick up a salad for takeout, as it is perfect for that, and the size is substantial. The dressing for my Thai Crunch was very flavourful, and the greens tasted and looked very fresh. I definitely would go again if in the area if I were in the mood for a salad and would recommend it for others who would enjoy salads. read more

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Definitely found my new favorite salad place! Mary's Salads is a little gem in downtown La Jolla. The menu is extensive so there will be something for everyone here. The inside is quite small with maybe one table and 2 tables outside. If it's not busy, it's nice to sit outside at sunset. I opted for the Kale Caesar with no bacon - it was really good! My main concerns with salads are the dressing (usually not enough) and wilted/bad leaves and veggies. There was none of that here as the salad was super fresh and had just the perfect amount of dressing. The pita chip toppings go so well with the parm and dressing! read more

Mary's Salads - Southwest and Kale Caesar for here! - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

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Simple salad place. We stopped by here after comic con in San Diego. The salads here are fresh and delicious. My son really enjoyed his salad, and their sea salt chocolate chip cookies are delicious too! read more

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Review for Mary's - La Jolla, CA We stopped by Mary's in La Jolla right after Comic-Con, and I was starving. We try to eat healthy whenever we can, and this spot caught our eye because of the great reviews -- and it absolutely lived up to the hype. The salad was super fresh -- no wilted lettuce here, which can sometimes be hit-or-miss at other places. The dressing was delicious, and the portion was surprisingly generous. It definitely hit the spot. The place itself is clean and cozy, and right after we arrived, it started getting busy -- so we may have lucked out with timing. We sat out on their patio and enjoyed our food with a cool ocean breeze, which made the whole experience even better. Definitely recommend if you're in the area and craving something fresh, healthy, and satisfying. read more

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I so want to love this place. This was actually the second time I've been here. I held off writing a review the first time because I had a not so great experience and I wanted to give it a chance to see if that was just an "off day" before submitting my review. My second visit confirmed that I won't likely be returning anytime soon. I wish I would have captured better photos to support this review but I only managed to take a few. This shop is TINY. There was room for myself, my friend, a stroller and one other patron to stand inside. No issues there, but just letting you know it's a really small space. There is only one small table with chairs inside. The remaining seating is outdoor. The beverage displays take up most of the remaining room inside. A large reach in beverage refrigerator next to the counter was dark and out of service. It was noisy inside just from white noise so I had to keep asking the cashier to repeat himself as I asked questions about the menu as it was impossible to hear clearly and he spoke softly. I ended up ordering the Gold Coast soup which I do give a 5/5. I also ordered the Cobb Salad and substituted chicken for the egg and bacon. I give that a 2/5 at best. The chicken was completely overcooked and simultaneously dry and rubbery. The salad was completely tasteless. Same thing happened the previous visit except that time I got the Thai salad (one of their most popular) and added chicken. The pictures of the food on Yelp mostly look so inviting. The professional pictures they posted of these salads make the salad look exceptional. Both visits, the salad and chicken were complete disappointments. And on this visit there was the most teeny piece of avocado in the salad. Literally maybe it was the size of a dime if I'm lucky. I am truly baffled by all of these stellar reviews. The outside seating area is very cute and when you order "for here" the bowls are beautiful and make it feel like a special meal. This time I got my salad in a "to go" container as I knew I likely would not be able to finish. Last time I got it "for here". Even the beautiful bowl couldn't help the salad taste better. It literally lacked flavor. The soup this time was a 5/5, the perfect amount of flavor for me, but on my prior visit, the same exact soup was about a 3/5, so the inconsistency is holding me back from giving a higher overall rating here. Parking is near impossible and sitting outside so close to the busy street brought its own challenges. None of this would have mattered to me though if the food was excellent. If they can find better tasting produce become more consistent I will happily return. I truly love good salads and wish I could find more salad spots to frequent. read more

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Update: I learned my beef was with Uber not Mary's Gourmet Salad. So I'd be grudgingly joined Uber one although I feel like it's extortion, this time I order a salad and soup and very pleased. It's still expensive to order delivery, but the convenience is really nice too. I will tell you the soup is pretty amazing. That's the only soup they have in the menu from what I can see and it's really good and I've ordered the salad several times and they're all very good. So my apologies for taking it out on Mary's gourmet salads. Previous I used Uber Delivery for my salad and paid over $61 for a single salad (East Coast) and a lemonade. Part of that was Uber Eats fees and tip ($10) but it does seem excessive when you remove Uber Eats fees and tip. By the way, i expect to pay a delivery fee for the convenience of it. So overall, I would say that the salad was definitely satisfying and tasty as advertised, but the cost leaves me a bitter taste. A salad at $16.95 and I added nuts and one other item that I don't recall now it's a $21 salad Even that would be expensive and then you add on a lemonade which was $4.50 now I'm looking at $26. $10 tip for the driver which is excessive but warranted put you at $36 so where are the other fees coming from, approximately $25? Anyhow, I think the salad was very good and worth 5 stars but the price is worth 1 star. Pratt, most of this is a burden to Uber eats, I don't know. read more

Mary's Salads - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

I just don't think these salads are great quality. They need to step it up with the vegetable options - like offer roasted vegetables and not just all raw. I do love that they have homemade dressings available. I don't see myself coming back though. It was a really mediocre salad for an expensive price read more

I asked for the recommendation and I was pointed towards the Thai crunch salad. It was good! I was craving a salad for a few days at that point so I think any salad that was fresh and cold would've sufficed. I think it was missing something though, it was a teensy bland. I added chicken to it too and they gave me a LOT of chicken. It was the smaller size and I could barely finish the salad! read more

My first time to Mary's. I ordered the Mediterranean salad with chicken and was appalled at the greens in the salad -- Greens were limpy and had black tips- very much like the premade salads you can buy at a chain supermarket. I can't believe how a salad place can have such stale greens. What are they serving to all the other customers? Is there no inventory turn ? Pathetic- will never go there again read more

All of their dressings seem healthy... no fillers. Their salads are big and their extra large salads are amazingly big. I recommend this place if you like salads. Perfect for taking to go. Not a sort of sit down restaurant. Not ellie this year, feeling disheartened... in the words of Adele, "Hello, it's me I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet To go over everything... They say that time's supposed to heal ya, but I ain't done much healing" read more

Mary's Salads - Wholesome dressing - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

Ok wow..... I came here because of all the raving yelp reviews but did not expect to love it this much!!! I didn't know salad could taste this good ahaha - I ordered the super green and the sauce was divine - not sure what was in it but was a creamy green sauce probably with avocado. I loved the variety of veggies they put in with the brocolli, kale, sweet potato, quinoa, tomatoes, etc it tasted delicious and healthy. I also loved the addition of the goji berries!! Made for a super nice texture. Can't wait to try the other salads. read more

Mary's Salads - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

I really wasn't too into their salads as much as other places but my coworker loves it and now that I've tried several and realized they make healthy dressing... I'm all in for Mary's Salads. I think all restaurants need to use healthy dressing and get rid of seed oils read more

Mary's Salads - Just peachy seasonal salad - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

I'm just a regular guy about 62 years old grew up around San Diego know most of the places to eat but oh my gosh you want a good salad a huge salad I mean like so fresh you can't believe it's so good salad and do you want to just deal with the nicest people the brothers that own this place named after their mom are so nice. Highly recommend order food to go order it delivered But in person man, what a breath of fresh air. read more

Mary's Salads - Just me the plumber, Scott at Mary's restaurant in the background that makes a great salads - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

This was an amazing salad. Everything was fresh and made to order. I will frequent this establishment again. read more

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Great find in La Jolla! It's really cute hole in the wall. It only has a two seat table inside and a small seating area outside. The staff is super friendly and helpful. We got the Santa Fe salad, the East Coast salad and the cauliflower soup. We ordered to eat there. The salads were huge! They came in colorful large bowls. And even though one was a large and one a small, they both seemed so big! The soup was nice. But honestly I could have done with just the salad. This is a place I can definitely recommend. Don't miss it. Great service, food was fresh and full of great vegetables and stuff. It's super small but as I said before a great find! read more

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Ooh I found hair in my salad. I got the large superfoods salad to go cuz my belly needs seven different kinds of veggies. I ordered at the counter and the service was good. She told me her favorite salad was kale caesar. And I love me some caesar but I'm trying to get seven different veggies and the salad wjth the most diverse is the Suoerfoods salad. After she took my order she went to the back and started making salads, 10 min later it was nicely presented to me in a container. So I liked it. I liked the dressing. The salad was mostly kale and red cabbage which made it extra fibrous. And I think you're supposed to massage kale to make it more tender or leave overnight with lemon. Whatever I ate it. The bowl was deep. Halfway thru I found hair. Not my hair. Someone else's hair. When I was a kid I worked at Pizza Hur. We had to wear a visor or hate to keep hair from falling. The red head boy wore a hat. I think he was 1/3 that did tho. Anyway, minimum requirement for edible food is no hair. read more

The staff is wonderful, the food is fresh and delicious, the shop is always clean. The Med is my favorite salad by far, and the soup is always great, if you can get it. Great spot for fast, happy, healthy chow. read more

Great options for healthy take-out food. We're very happy that they opened a location in Ocean Beach! Check them out read more

Mary's salads are sooo good, honestly 10/10, will be coming back for more! Cute lil lunch date. read more

Mary's Salads - Seasonal: Just Peachy - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

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Love a salad and this place definitely knows how to make one! I got the Thai salad and the dressing was so good I need to recreate it! Only thing is that I forgot to add chicken for some protein but I'll definitely be coming back! Lots of salad options and cute outdoor seating too! read more

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Please open a location in Orange County. Best salad on the west coast. It's too far but so worth it. Place is clean and immaculate. Service is awesome. Food is fresh and sooo good. We buy to take home and eat for days after. read more

Their salads are very good. We had the Thai Crunch and the Sante Fe. We opted for dressing on the side and they give you a good amount. The smaller size salad was enough for my teen kid and I had the large. We also had the fresh-squeezed lemonade which was great, sweet and tart. And the staff gave us samples of their golden soup which is similar to a curry lentil. It was flavorful comfort food and we immediately bought two containers of it to take with us. There a few things that could be improved about the experience: 1. Some of the salads don't include a protein. We added chicken to ours but it wasn't clear on the menu how much it would cost to add it. That should be explicitly stated. 2. The salads didn't have much protein included even after paying for it. What was there was tasty but it wasn't a very filling salad. read more

Mary's Salads - Thai Crunch salad, large - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

Super small place, only a few tables outside to eat but who cares because everything here is delicious!!!!! Staff is always so nice. I have been coming here for years. read more

I love the quality and salad options at Mary's. I have been waiting for OB to have a restaurant with great salads. We have one now! Check out Mary's Salads in OB. You won't be disappointed. read more

I am enjoying my first salad from Mary's salads and cannot believe how delicious it is. The ingredients are in perfect proportion, the dressing is balanced and flavorful and there are a nice mix of greens. I highly recommend the Santa Fe salad and wish I was in town longer so I could come back and try another salad. This will be a must stop the next time I am in San Diego! read more

I went to Mary's salads on 12/18/25, and it was one of the best salads I've had in awhile. This Taiwanese young gentleman helped me build one of my favorite salads I used to get from a place back when I went to college in Connecticut from a place called JustSalad. This salad was 12/10 you have to get this if you are trying to eat healthier. The young gentleman's name was Sean Camden, I asked what the special ingredient was, and he said Love. He unfortunately said it was his last shift. I hope they hire a hardworking man or woman to do what he did best. Please go try Mary's Salads! read more

Genuinely. Who is Mary. Because. I love her. I HATE kale but this actually made me enjoy eating kale?!?!? The kale ceaser is SO. GOOD. It has so much in it that tastes delish and it was ready so fast. The employees were so kind! I enjoyed my meal outside and it was super beautiful. Shoutout Mary for real. read more

Mary's Salads - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

my salad was super mid and hardly had any chicken in it unfortunately. I was expecting more there.

This place is completely out of the way from both my home and workplace but I still make it a point to pickup and order via UberEats once or twice at week(sometimes more!) because it's the home of my all-time favorite salad. You can really taste the freshness and quality of every ingredient. I found my favorite and as much as I want to branch out and try a new one from Mary's I remain loyal to my favorite. I get the Harvest Cobb and I add deli turkey and feta cheese. The sweet potato is seasoned so perfectly, the bacon is exceptional and the candies pecans and pepitas are the perfect crunch and full of flavor, the dressing is perfect. It's a small little shop on Pearl and very clean and cute. My order has been perfect every time, always been ready on time and the employees are always perfectly kind :) 5/5 for sure! read more

Mary's continues to impress. The team members are incredibly professional, kind and accommodating. They helped me to place a large catering order for work, allowed me to pick up a bit early, and even brought the salads out to my car. Everyone loved the fresh, delicious salads! Their ingredients are consistently clean & fresh. (The true test: the broccoli! I've been served broccoli with bugs at other restaurants--but never at MGS) The restaurant may be small, but it is always presentable. They also have a small outdoor seating area with benches & tables. I usually park on the street nearby. I highly recommend Mary's to any salad lover or company looking for healthy lunch options! read more

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I ate there for the first time yesterday for lunch and had a delicious salad. I had the small one and it was plenty for lunch. Everything was fresh, just the right amount of dressing, chicken was tender and it was very tasty! I highly recommend it. Friendly and fast service too! read more

I definitely recommend coming here, their salads taste very amazing all ingredients are very fresh and delicious. I'm usually a very picky eater, but I enjoy eating here especially because they have many varieties of different salads but they also have a customizable option which I usually get. The servers are very kind and the food came out very quick. It's a super cute little place with great service and very tasty salads!! read more

Mary's Salads - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

Have had the Cobb salad and summer breeze salad before. Ordered them with uber eats. Big portions and are fresh and delicious!

come here for deliciously created salads with the most relaxing la jolla vibe! i got the summer breeze (full) salad with dressing on the side. the combination of feta, quinoa, cucumber, strawberry, avocado, sunflower seeds, mint, chicken, and greens was absolutely *chef's kiss*! super refreshing and quite filling. i wish there was a bit more chicken, but the chicken inside was really nicely seasoned and cooked. the service was also quite friendly and quick. overall, i think the pricing is a bit expensive, but i think it is worth supporting a local business. i would definitely come back to try some other salads and to support mary's! highly recommend! read more

Mary's Salads - summer breeze (full) - Salad Near Me - La Jolla, California

Loved this salad so much, I used delivery service, I wished we had Mary's Gourmet in my hometown.

The salads were delicious. There are many different dressings. I tried 2 different salads and had no complaints about either of them. They are good portions. I wish I added chicken but I forgot. Nice healthy light refreshing choice. The cashier was very friendly and patient. The seating outside was nice and comfortable. It's a small place and parking can be an issue but I was lucky to get parking right in front. I can see myself enjoying a refreshing fresh salad and reading a book on a nice day. read more

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