Surprisingly enough, I went here to try their pizzas. I ordered the chicken pesto pizza. I wish I knew they put goat cheese on it since I hate goat cheese with a passion. Nonetheless, the pizza wasn't bad so they made pretty decent food here. Gotta go back to try their salads. It looked fresh and tasty. read more

LOVE this concept!!! When I started going, I LOVED it. I still do, however things have started to go downhill. The management is off and things aren't running as smoothly as they were when this location opened. The ingredients aren't always as fresh. More times than not, they are missing or out of an ingredient even during their busiest times. The great things are, they have an enormous amount of ingredients and salad ideas, or you can make your own. The prices are very reasonable and you can add as many ingredients not including protein as you want with no charge. Overall an amazing place, they just need to get back to where they started and get it TOGETHER!!! read more

What's not to like about this place? Fresh ingredients and tons of choices for your own custom salad. They also have per-selected salad flavors that you can choose from. My favorite is to be able to see everything and pick the toppings that floats your boat. If you only choose 4 toppings, then it's one $5.95 and $7.95 for unlimited! It's a great deal for a custom salad. In addition to salads, they also have paninis, flatbread pizza, and daily soups to satisfy your other cravings. read more

I love this place! I don't eat meat and there are few options in this immediate neighborhood. The team works fast and the food is always fresh! Thanks for always being so friendly and efficient! Shout out to Amber for always making sure I'm happy! I really appreciate having a reliable salad joint in the hood! read more

Mixed Greens - Mexi Cali with Tofu! - Salad Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place is okay. It's a good option to grab lunch if your office is in River North, but honestly I wouldn't go here as a fun "meal out" treat. It's pretty over-priced for the quality of food. The layout for ordering/paying/waiting is poorly planned and confusing. The salads are pretty good (nothing spectacular), but the paninis are very greasy so if you're coming here as a healthy option, stay away from those. It's one of the better options for grabbing lunch in River North, but that's really only because there aren't many good lunch options in River North, and because of that alone I'll probably be back again. read more

So happy to have another healthy, reasonably priced option in my work neighborhood. The food is fresh and appealing, and you can be as healthy or as indulgent as you want. I've had 3 "build your own" salads.... each of which was substantial for the price. Lettuce, 4 vegetable ingredients, 1 crunch, 1 cheese is $5.95; add a protein for $2 and you have the choice of chicken, salmon, grilled tuna, steak, etc. also tried their adult grilled cheese... huge, luscious, calorie bomb of course, but a nice option when you don't feel like having a salad. Don't let the line put you off; it moves FAST. read more

Not sure. I work in the building and have been there twice. The first time the truffle pizza had way too much truffle oil. Now that's not the first time I've had food that had too much truffle oil, experienced that once at Lady Gregory's too. The other day got a cobb salad. My fault in some respects. It was later in the day and they didn't have any iceberg lettuce out and i agreed to a mixed greens substitution. Sort of like having a burger with two pieces of wheat bread. I'll try them again. I'm sure we can figure this out. read more

No, this is not Alinea (worthy of 5 stars), but for what it is, this place does a great job of offering healthy and tasty salads, soups and pizza. I consider myself a bit of a health nut (or just nuts). So, I am ashamed to say that this place has eluded my good-food-radar since it opened here about four years ago. It's only four blocks from my condo. I had (do you really care?) a salad with bibb, romaine and kale. I chose the Unlimited toppings option ($8.95) which includes one protein. On top was Black beans, Edamame, Corn, walnuts, raisins, tofu, avocado, crispy chicken, beets and mushrooms. Got the sesame dressing. (I am always envious of Yelpers that remember every morsel they ate, and now I finally have a review of exactly what I ate, after over 100 reviews. read more

I have always liked this place in the past. I used to live across the street when it first opened. Although it was always very expensive it was nice to have a healthy food option so close by....... until this healthy food option makes you very unhealthy. I think I frustrated the worker there when he had to partially remake a salad for me. When he remade the salad he used his bare hands, no gloves. I saw him, but said nothing because I was already embarrassed that he had to partially remake the salad once (I asked for no buffalo sauce-he put it in anyway) no one wants to be a pain. I was hungry. Reluctantly ate my salad anyway and have now been sick for three days with food poisoning. I am positive it is from this salad. Please be careful when ordering from here. read more

Decent place to grab a quick lunch in the area, but not a new or exciting concept. It is a giant salad bar, frankly, but the quality and variety of ingredients make it better than most. My fav part of this particular business is the incredibly long list of toppings and salad dressings. I love the combination of flavors and textures that comes with putting a fruit, nut and cheese on top of my salad so I was happy to see so many choices in each of those three categories. For this visit, I went with mixed greens and a ton of veggies, apple slices, white cheddar cheese, slivered almonds, grilled chicken with pomegranate dressing. There was a balance of sweet and savory along with creamy and crunchy, however, the chicken left a little to be desired in the fact that it was super dry and in very small chunks. Soups rotate throughout the week, and I got a cup of the tomato basil simply because it's my go-to. It was fresh and light with more of a tomato-y base than cream base, as some restaurants tend to prepare it. read more

For all of my complaints about the lunch options in my labor-hood, Mixed Greens has generally been a pretty solid choice. After the former establishment serving burgers, sandwiches, pizza, soup, salad, beer and pretty much anything else you might want closed, I was a little relieved to discover a somewhat healthy replacement in its wake. They have a pretty wide selection of "greens" that you can "mix" together to form your own custom salad. Or, if you're feeling saucy/lazy like myself, try out one of the options off the menu. I'm not a huge salad guy in general (because if I made one it would end up with meat all over it and copious amounts of dressing, hence effectively ruining the idea behind a healthy salad), but they have plenty of other options to choose from. The paninis and soups are pretty solid, and they've even added a 1/2 soup, 1/2 sandwich option for people that can't commit (there's more than you think.) The couple of pizzas I've tried in the past were both pretty salty, so I'd say you're probably better off sticking to salads, sandwiches and soup (unless of course you like salty pizza, then you're definitely better off ordering salty pizza.) The whole ordering process has been and remains to be quite confusing. You never really know where you stand in line, which line you're standing in, if you're in the right place, where to go afterwards, where to wait and what your'e waiting for. But once you make it through the cluster of people, there's generally a place to pop a squat and enjoy your grub. Prices are also slightly high for a once-a-day type activity. I could see myself eating here more often with a moderate drop in price. I always feel like I paid a bit too much for "greens" that are just "mixed" up. Ok, I'll stop now. read more

Great salad bar in my neighborhood. I just got the buffalo chicken salad and it was exactly what you'd expect.

Reason Why I Eat Here: 1. Healthiest option by my office. 2. Looks legit in terms of freshness and cleanliness. 3. Fast service. Words of wisdom: Do the build your own salad. - WHY: Because barely any of the staff knows what's in the salads on the menu. WHEN: Often receive the wrong ingredient in the salad off their menu if you don't build your own. WHAT: The comment you will hear most because it is pretty loud in there or the staff doesn't know the ingredients offered. WHERE: I come to get lunch because this place offers pretty fast service at a decent price. If they only could keep their staff consistent, this place would have potential. read more

My go-to lunch place during the week. Not sure what others have gripped about, but this place is fantastic. I always do the unlimited item salad with no protein and they are absolutely huge and the ingredients are fresh. They have a lot of different ingredients to choose from and tons of different salad dressing options, chopped or tossed, mixed in or on the side. Given that I do a make-it-yourself salad every time I go, only real requirement is good ingredients. For $10, you just can't beat a healthy and delicious meal at this place. Have also tried a few of their sandwiches and they are also pretty good. Didn't like the meatball, but all others have been good. Love this place! read more

For what I paid (almost $10) you would think the size of the salad and the piece of salmon in it would be a bit bigger than what I got...unfortunately this place just doesn't do it for me. read more

Mixed Greens - Salmon Cesar salad with a free cookie - Salad Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

So, I've been to this place several more times and feel the quality has slipped a bit. more importantly, like other reviewers, I often have some sort of stomach issue after eating here now. I'm not one to have those kinds of problems so I can only assume it has to do with some sort of cleanliness issue. Three stars still because 1) I can't prove the cleanliness issue is the source of my tummy problems 2) The workers are friendly 3) nice selection of foods. This is probably the only place I'd rate 3 stars with no intention of going back. read more

The salads are great but the value isn't there. Today my salad had barely a handful of lettuce. When you're paying over $10 for a medium sized salad, I expect the bowl to be jam packed. Other than this, they have great salads with fresh ingredients. read more

Definitely a welcome addition to River North - an area where lunch choices are limited. Wide variety of fresh topping choices for the "make your own salad" option. About $8.50 for a good sized salad with meat on it. The pita was a surprise perk. The staff is making an obvious effort to be efficient which is appreciated. Lots of seating - indoor and out. I could get a cheaper salad with similar toppings at Galleria, but there is something to say about it being freshly prepared and tossed. I'll definitely go back to try some pizza and paninis. read more

The best salad I have ever had. The Mexicali is amazing. I get it with steak and I crave it always. They make it quick or you can call in. Try it out place is fantastic. read more

Caution!!!! Found a dead insect in the salad. My first order from Mixed Greens. So disappointed. read more

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Fast, ideal for lunch. Most people build their own salads. Many options. Have sandwiches and pizzas as well. Nothing amazing but good place to just pick up or eat lunch that isn't so unhealthy. read more

I feel like a traitor only giving my daily M-F lunch spot only 3 stars but I am honest enough to admit that if I didn't work literally on top of this place, I wouldn't go out of my way to come here. The convenience is enough to keep me returning. The ingredients are always fresh and the employees are always friendly. Their soups are good, and while the change in soup menu daily keeps things new and exciting, sometimes I crave their lobster bisque (drooling...) but they only have it a few times a month. They are honest when the avocado isn't at peak ripeness, which I always appreciate. The line moves quickly and I always feel good after eating such a healthy lunch. Great place for fresh salads and delicious soups, but in a city with so many unbelievable restaurants, it just doesn't stack up. read more

I order a salad from this place probably once a week from work. The salads always have very fresh ingredients and are very tasty. I do the build your own salad and try different ingredients from time to time and everything tastes great. The salads are a good size and my build your own comes to around $9-10 which is standard for this type of place. I also had an issue with delivery one time and I messaged the owner on Yelp and he responded in 10 minutes. Overall, a great salad place with fresh ingredients. read more

I went here on a rainy Saturday and I was the only customer. The place is pretty low key, and the neighborhood is pretty dead during the day on the weekends. So, being the only customer, I expected to have more interaction with the staff which is the only reason why I'm giving this place only 3 stars. This location has a potential to be a 5-star business because the salads are just that damn good. I told the person behind the counter that it was my 1st time there and asked for recommendations as a conversation starter, but the response I was given was borderline rude. On top of that, as I was about to leave, another customer entered and none of the staff members were around at all. He turned to me and asked if anyone was even working and we joked around saying that we should just make our own salads. It was obvious that the staff did not want to be at work and I don't blame them-- on a dead, rainy Saturday. However, coming from a background in sales and customer service myself, I understand the value of interacting with your customers especially when you're having a slow day. Terrific salads though. read more

Mixed Greens - Black 'N Blue Steak Salad - Salad Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My favorite spot by work. Food is great and fresh. Try the Guacamole Salad!! The paninis are lit and ohmygerd, get the strawberry lemonade... you won't regret it. read more

Today was my first time in and I was quite happy! The place looks quite clean and the folks working were remarkably friendly. It was also quite affordable (make your own salad for $5.95 - and their delicious looking cookies only $1). They have a wealth of salad options, so it would take a long, long time before I could get sick of mixing and matching. Also, looks like plenty of seating both inside and out! Things I am enjoying about the salad that I'm currently eating? #1 - Roasted mushrooms? Totally DELISH! #2 - Avocado is perfectly ripe. #3 - The sesame dressing is divine! (I actually ordered the Shitake vinigrette, but they were out and offered me a tasting of their sesame instead, saying it's similar. So glad they did. This is even better!). I did take away a single star because the place is a bit tricky to navigate - you can't see the menu when you first walk in until you walk past the line. Can feel a bit uncomfortable your first time in. Also, I've read that the lines get crazy and confusing when you go in at lunchtime - and I imagine that is probably quite true (from the set-up of the interior). However, that's also why I take a late lunch (2:00). I like to avoid the crowds! read more

Mixed Greens is better than you might expect. Though it's in a basement it's still quite bright, much better than the old tenants who were here. The sandwiches are generally good, although I prefer the salads. There are some really high quality ingredients and both great standards as well as some interesting combinations. One major complaint (that I and a friend have both had) is the pricing of the warm goat cheese salad. You might think it would be $5.99 according to the signage, but it ends up being $7.99, though still a good salad for the price. Clearer signage would solve the problem. read more

Do not use this place for dinner delivery. I was looking to eat a healthy dinner while working late and ordered a salad from this location (not too far from work) through Seamless. Delivery estimate was 40-55 minutes. An hour and 15 minutes pass and no word. I call Mixed Greens and they tell me my salad is "on its way." Thirty more minutes and still nothing, so I call them again. They tell me my salad will be there soon and there is a lot of traffic. I ask when my salad left, and he says it left 20 minutes ago. Traffic aside, they did not even get the salad out the door until 1 hour and 20 minutes AFTER I had placed the order online. From start to finish, it was almost 2 hours to get a small salad. Worth the wait? No. Especially when they forgot the dressing (and the requested utensils), so I'm basically eating leaves. Never again. read more

Go to spot for a good salad! The paninis are spot on also. Quick and easy. I will always use this place as a post-workout meal.

Over priced, over rated. I have to always ask for a little more lettuce. If I am paying 15 bucks for a salad I expect it to be a full salad. AMIRITE? read more

I like that it is close to my home, I like that there is a lot of seating, I like that it's a comfortable place to sit and work on my laptop but of the 3 times I have been there I have only really enjoyed my lunch 1 time. First time I went I had the southwest salad and the chicken chili. The chili was fabulous! It even inspired me to go home and make a chicken chili myself! The salad was pretty good... I like the addition of the peanut sauce. The second time I went I tried to salad with the Ahi Tuna. The tuna they serve mostly raw and seared on the edges. They leave the tuna sitting out in one of those open top coolers. It just doesn't seem right. And of course, it tasted poorly and the rest of the salad and its ingredients were lacking as well. Third time I went, I went back to the southwest salad. Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as the first time. But, its a decent salad joint. It's close to my house and I'll probably go back again if I can't think of anywhere else to go to get something healthy. read more

I have been here 3 days in a row and I am now obsessed. The dressing on the Mexacali is the best I have ever had. Tomorrow I will try the Greek salad! read more

My first visit was on their grand opening. I ordered the Adult Grilled Cheese. There was no salt and pepper available nor ketchup (sorry, really like ketchup or hot sauce with my grilled cheese) they did give me a complementary small bowl of soup. I thought the sandwich filling was tasty, but I only really discovered that by opening the sandwich and scraping it from in between the too-large slices of bread. It would have been a really tasty sandwich had the slices of bread been about half the thickness. All I could taste was the toast. Good toast, no doubt, but I wanted to taste the filling between the slices. I returned today to try something else - 1/2 of a grilled pesto pizza. It looked good, except I think I had 2 small cubes of chicken on each of the six slices. The pizza was just barely warmed through and the edges were not so much crispy as dried out. They had, at least, provided a shaker of salt and a shaker of pepper near their napkin station, but sadly, still no ketchup, no hot sauce, no parmesan, no pepper flakes. I know it is not set up primarily as a pizza place, but it seems to me that these would be very basics for a place serving sandwiches or pizza. I gave it two shots. There are a number of other places to eat in the area, so i don't think I will be back. read more

This place is the best. At first glance you'd think its a standard quick casual chain spot but look closer and these guys have actual chefs walking around the whole place. They are literally roasting and cutting fresh corn off the cob, baking bread, roasting meats for the panini's etc. I love supporting neighborhood spots, and there's a reason this place is absolutely packed every single day. Everything has always been super clean, fresh and the staff friendly as can be. A couple times they've messed up my order (don't think everyone speaks the best English) but they are always so quick to apologize and make a new one. Prices are fair for the real cooking and great ingredients they use, and it's just an overall nice place to be at lunch time. Keep it up MG read more

What makes this place great is it's convenience and wonderful staff. Every worker I have come across always has a smile on their face! Even though they sell a wide variety of food: flatbreads, soups, sandwiches, and salads, their food is just okay. Especially for what they price their salads at. To get the most for your money I suggest making your own salad (their signature ones are over priced and you can have them made cheaper by creating it yourself) read more

Wonderful food, good service, great selection...would have given a 5 except for 2 things. They are listed as being open on Saturday, they are not and the number goes right to a full voice mail box. AC. They have 2 portable and 1 window air conditioner in the front of the restaurant...its loud, and eye sore, and you gotta wonder if they are cutting corners here where else. read more

A great place for quick salads and other food. Despite being always busy, you can get in and out of here in a hurry. Nice outdoor patio for when the weather is warmer. read more

Not even done with my salad yet and I'm giving 5 stars! The flavors in this salad are so damn good! I'm stuffing my face and feeling so healthy at the same time. I ordered the Salmon Caesar salad and the Goat cheese salad with beets & balsamic dressing...added salmon to that one too! My 1st time today, definitely won't be the last, super satisfied and healthified! read more

This is on our regular lunch rotation. The place is super solid for lunch. Salads are always a good idea, but they have really stepped up their soup game. Soups rotate on a daily basis, but all of them are very good. Salads are around $8 each, but if you go regularly enough, they have punch cards helping you get free food! Pro tip: pick up the pita bread! read more

F*cking gross. If you have any sort of taste for food, you shouldn't go here. I came here 3 times-- every time to try to redeem my previous experience. A failure all 3 times. 1. Buffalo Chicken Salad The chicken was cold and rubbery. The breading was soggy. There was more like.. carrots and other things than lettuce. It was so untasty. Disgusting. I still have the taste in my mouth. It's like I ate swamp with a little bit of spicy mayo. It tasted so not fresh to me. I had very horrible lunch sorrows that day. I couldn't finish it. 2. Mushroom Pizza They don't really tell you that you can order half or full, they just give you a full sized pizza (enough probably for 2 regular sized people, or one fat person). They looked amazing in the display. I was getting excited for redemption. BUT sadly no...the pizza is dry as a desert and the toppings, kind of too salty. There was no sauce or anything to tie the ingredients + the dough together. I was eating salty cardboard ass. Also? Side note.. just because you put truffle oil on shit doesn't make it taste better or make it any fancier. In fact, it probably makes it the opposite bc a place like Mixed Greens probably serves white truffle oil which is (according to Gordon Ramsey, and I trust him) FAKE and overly pungent. Make your lips stink all day long in my opinion. So i asked for no truffle oil. I gave half my pizza away. Couldn't eat more than 1.5 pieces. The cashier girl asked me how my last experience was and I told her the buffalo chicken tasted rubbery and gross. She tried to make up for it by only charging me for the price of half the pizza so that's good. But then, she also said, yeah I never really liked that chicken, it's not so good - next time you should get the grilled chicken. In the back of my head, I was thinking....well--maybe the kitchen should fix that shitty chicken!? She was nice. That's why there's one extra star in my rating. 3. Philly Panini Give me some credit - I totes tried all the categories at this place. You FAIL on all 3 levels. BTW, you have to wait obv 5 minutes for this to come out. You'd think these 5 minutes, they'd come up with something at least average. I mean, it doesn't take much for a panini to taste good, right? Also.. it comes with chips- if you're interested in going here at all after you read this. Their chip selection is SPARSE AS HELL. I walked over to the shelf where they 'display' their chips. There was LITERALLY 5 bags of chips. What the? And only 3 kinds in the 5 bags that were left. Lunch hour had just begun, too! I also observed while checking out, people with salads got pita bread to go with it. At the cashier, there's a girl wearing a plastic glove (good job) that asks each customer if they want wheat or white and they literally serve it right out of the bag that the pita bread is shipped in. You couldn't at least put the pita bread in a serving basket or box or bowl!?! or SOMETHING? Weird. I took my panini back to work - sorry, i haven't gotten to the panini yet -- it looked ok. Comes with like 8 lettuce leaves? Mini side salad? uh. The sandwich tasted like 5 day old beef. Like they literally took the beef out of the fridge from a week ago and reheated it 3 times and possibly wiped it on the floor by accident a few times. It was gross! What the hells. It was bland and nasty. It was so sad. I didn't even get the cheese sauce that was supposed to come with it. Not that I wanted it.. cause I've had it before from another coworker's sandwich and its like.. sandy semi-solid liquid fake cheese. Ew. The owners also walk around looking pissed and angry. I would look like that if I read my review of this restaurant..but you have 4 stars right now. (WHY!??) River Northerners are so desperate to find a new lunch option around here, I understand the flocking but let's be real. This place sucks hardcore. SO HARD. Goodbye forever. read more