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    Sweet Leaf

    4.0 (169 reviews)
    InexpensiveSalad, Cafes, Sandwiches
    Closed 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Craft Sandwich
    Amanda J.

    a fast casual place that's pretty good for a healthy lunch! I got a build your own sandwich and it comes with protein, 4 veggies, and dressing. when I went it was really busy and they were definitely more focused on making the salads (which I would get instead since the sandwich is kind of small). They also charged me extra for tzatziki even though it comes with the sandwich and I didn't get my pickle. if you do go, order online so they don't overcharge you

    Chimichurri
    Mia L.

    Great place to go to grab a quick, light lunch. I got the chimichurri grain bowl which was really good, as well as the blue magic smoothie which was good too.

    Frozen yogurt smoothie with strawberry's and blackberry's :)
    Renee S.

    I love Sweet Leaf! I didn't even know this location existed. It seems fairly new but maybe I just haven't been in the area in awhile. I was excited when I did a yelp search for "food" around the Ballston area and this popped up! I was mostly excited because I feel like I need to be eating cleaner and in my experience, Sweet Leaf has always had really fresh food. My go to is the Chicken Citrus salad.

    The grilled cheese on the app which shows I would reached a side of fruit - I never received the fruit.

    I am sick and ordered a grilled cheese sandwich from the Sweet Leaf in Ballston hoping to get something quick, simple, and easy. I added a tomato on the sandwich and it was supposed to come with a side of fruit as well. When my fiancé brought me home my order there was no tomato (that I paid extra for), nor was there a side of fruit...not to mention it was completely cold with the cheese congealed within ten minutes of receiving it. It was so cold, the cheese was so hard, and the fact the tomato wasn't on it made it seem like it was made for a different order that passed and they just gave me an old sandwich. Since I ordered through the app I tried explaining what happened and sending a photo through the app, but was unable to do so. It gave me the number for the store, so I called and explained what happened. Immediately the young female told me it wasn't her fault and the addition of the tomato wasn't on the receipt. She told me I could come back and get a replacement order - I said I would prefer a refund. She said she can't refund me and only her manager can. I asked for an email, text, or anything in writing that would give me proof that we had this conversation and that the money would be refunded. We went on for over 10 minutes where she wouldn't provide anything to prove we had the conversation, nor would she give me an email for me to send my receipt, picture, explain what happened...essentially she completely wasted my time and wouldn't help me. She then said something in Spanish and hung up on me. TERRIBLE customer service with the inability to accurately make the food means I'm not going back. With other salad and sandwich stores close by I'll be going there instead. Seeing as how the young female I spoke with isn't able to make the sandwich correctly, take accountability for not making it correctly (instead blamed the customer), and is unable to give a refund, I'm not quite sure what she is capable of doing as an employee at Sweet Leaf. I already had to convince my friends to go to Sweet Lead instead of all the other food choices nearby and explain that it was underrated...that's not happening anymore. Sweet Leaf took money from me and didn't provide a service, then blamed me and hung up on me.

    Steak Medallion with Salad
    Anh N.

    Sweet Leaf is way better than Sweetgreen in my opinion. Their salad is about the same price but the quality and proportions are significant. I usually get the green tea and steak medallion salad (make your own). Green Tea: pretty typical Lipton green tea. It is unsweetened but that's how I like it. Steak Medallion Salad: this is a customized salad and I just add on steak medallion. I love that they have alfalfa sprouts because you can't really get that at other salad fast food chains. The steak medallion is 100% worth the extra cost IMO. They are very generous with their proportions. Also highly recommend the avo ranch! Overall: Sweet Leaf is the best salad chain IMO. They are always so friendly whenever I come visit and have a huge variety of fresh ingredients.

    Sarah S.

    This place is cute. It's on the ground floor of the Residence Inn. A great location. The ambiance is hipster (wood, brick, shared tables, etc.) & in my sweet spot. I had a tasty salad. It would have been better to have gluten free bread so that I could have ordered a sandwich, as I had wanted. I had the citrus sesame chicken salad. I really enjoyed it. BF has the Kale Kobe and a mint chocolate shake. He really liked both. The drinks were bottled, other than the shakes and smoothies (which both used dairy). So, I didn't get that either (allergies). What I had was good. But it would have been better to be able to order what I wanted.

    Jules G.

    I am still writing this review in real time because this is the second time I have ordered from this sweet leaf location and my order was messed up. It wasn't like this before. Please do better.

    Egg bacon provolone and avocado on brioche

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    Best salads ever. This place is my new go to for salads, sandwiches, catering, etc. Pricey but worth it.

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    In my opinion, this is better than SweetGreen. The prices are better and I am a sucker for the pesto chicken salad.

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