With Sweetgreen, you know what you are going to get in terms of food quality. So to me what sets a Sweetgreen apart is service. The last time I ordered pickup at a Sweetgreen was at the SF SOMA location. It took 25 mins to get my food while I watched at least 10 walk-in customers get served and out the door before me. I vowed never to order from that location again period I ordered from this Berkeley spot today. My order was not ready when I walked in. However, one of the staff members saw me look at the pickup area, asked me for my name, found my order in the system, and immediately made it. She apologized for the wait when handing it to me. (I barely had to wait) Good service!! read more

First time trying sweetgreen and huge fan for a healthy and quick option! Super busy location and definitely can feel the understaffing and had a bit of an extra wait for my online order, but still polite service and clean place nonetheless. Tried the spicy cashew dressing, pesto vinaigrette, and the hot honey mustard sauce with subbed out a lot from my steak honey crunch bowl, but wanted to try the most of what I was excited about! Also got the corn salsa, broccoli, and sweet potatoes with kale, and loved how they paired together and the fresh taste! Will definitely be coming back during the semester would would highly recommend to cal students nearby! read more

sweetgreen - Healthy Salads, Wraps, and Bowls - modified Steak Honey Crunch - Salad Near Me - Berkeley, California

We are all tired of the fatigue it's real. Clean up your act, hire better managers. Rude and unprofessional I expect fresh smells not rancid BO especially from a manager eww lost my appetite. read more

A friend ordered a salad and drink through DoorDash for me since I've been ill. I thought the salad was amazing and the organic hibiscus berry tea. The tea was refreshing and it tasted natural, no sugar. I asked for the Chicken Parmesan Pesto salad. I'd love to try the others on the menu. read more

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No , they are rude . I order during my lunch break and they didn't have my food ready. I ask about it and they were dismissive. I didn't eat and I was late to get back to work. I am never coming back here again. read more

Amazing salad experience. Very tasty and healthy food and sourcing you can trust. Have been there multiple times and never feel short on anything. read more

I used to love Sweetgreen when it first opened. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and thoughtfully put together. Sadly, it's just not the same anymore. The salad leaves don't taste fresh like they used to; they're limp and lifeless now. The blackened chicken used to be juicy and packed with flavor, it has definitely changed for the worse. Also how about the arugula in the salads? Did you get rid of it just like that? I was hoping for some transparency. To make things worse, the portion of dressing was tiny, which left the whole salad feeling dry and unbalanced. It looked nothing like the vibrant images they advertise. Honestly, I can make a better salad at home. So what's the point in ordering a salad if you can make it better at home? Details like that matter so much, especially when the prices aren't exactly low. I truly hope to see Sweetgreen changes for the better, or I'm ready to toss it into the pile of salad spots I've given up on. This is making me lose the argument with people who say "Salad is boring". You're proving them right, Sweetgreen. Please do better. It's a shame because you used to be so good.. read more

sweetgreen - Healthy Salads, Wraps, and Bowls - This was boring and lifeless. I'm losing the argument with people who say salad is boring. You're proving them right Sweetgreen. - Salad Near Me - Berkeley, California

Does anyone know of any salad places in the UC Berkeley area that are good? Because Sweetgreens is really the worst run business I've ever experienced. Hilariously bad actually. The staff is beyond rude and useless. The food is tasty but there has been something aggravatingly wrong with my order EVERY SINGLE TIME I've been in the place. I don't know (or care honestly) if it is just the Berkeley location that is so comically bad but reviews elsewhere suggest it is a top down issue. And no Sweetgreens auto-reply bot...I am not going to contact your non-existent customer service. I have fallen for that circular time-wasting trap once already so save your boilerplate "we're sorry we didn't live up to expectations" reply. When you see it 100X in a row after sorting reviews by most recent it is about as impressive as your restaurants. read more

This is a really solid salad spot for a nice healthy treat! We come here quite often and they have a great variety and the ingredients are all super fresh and tasty. The staff is all super friendly! read more

sweetgreen - Healthy Salads, Wraps, and Bowls - Shroomami - Salad Near Me - Berkeley, California

If you order online expect your order not to be ready when you arrive. They will fill the order of walk up customers first and make you wait 30 minutes before filling your order. They should fill the orders in the order that they come in. And more often than not, they are out of bread. Additionally, the orders are very inconsistent. Medium dressing amounts vary; sometimes it's over bearing and other times you can barely taste the dressing. Very inconsistent! read more

I got the buffalo chicken and mini mezze. The mini mezze I subbed the chips for carrots. It was very basic, wish there were more carrots and cucumbers. I paid extra for the substitution of carrots and it was probably an 8th of a carrot lol. The Buffalo chicken was awesome and filling. The Buffalo sauce is not like a regular Buffalo sauce, it's almost a siracha blend. Really good, highly recommend. read more

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I use to go to this location a lot because my office is down the street, they've always had issues during rush hour but the teams attitude and customer service were always amazing and it made up for it. For the last few months whenever I tried to order I'd arrive and there's no parking! Even in the mornings when there's no customers the lot is full? Idk if the employees just take all of it or what. On top of the wait times being 45mins to over an hour! But prices keep shooting up and the service and quality has gone down a lot, I'm seeing a lot of new faces and it seems to me like they lost all of the best workers and now it's just what's left. It's going to be a while before I come back to this location. read more

I have been coming here for years and have always enjoyed it. Yes from time to time my order is not correct and yes the prices can seem a little high, BUT I have not been able to find a place that specializes in just salads with so many HEALTHY and fresh options as this place. So with that said - they have so many options for unique salads and I love so always see what their seasonal special is. I appreciate that they have so many options in all of the categories from the salad base, protein, vegetables and sauces at the end. They have indoor seating and a couple of tables outside. Their parking is very limited so I usually stick to street parking. I will always come here when I have a craving for a salad that will leave me NOT feeling bloated and feeling happy and full. read more

I used to love sweetgreen. Circa 2016 sweetgreen everywhere were fully staffed, clean, energetic, fresh, and so good. Remember when they'd mix your salad in a big bowl for you and offer a free piece of bread with every salad? Those were the days. I still go back once in a while because I miss the old sweetgreen, but the quality, freshness, staffing, etc. isn't it anymore. This one near UC Berkley was extra dirty, they were out of a lot of ingredients to make certain salads, lettuce was soft/warm/old, and service was worn out (maybe because they are staffed right). Trash cans inside and out were overflowing, tables smeared with old food, flies everywhere, bathroom out of comish...it was just a sad state of affairs. Yet the prices keep going up every time I try again. I need to stop hoping sweetgreen will turn it around and savor the old memories. read more

I got the Steakhouse Chopped salad and thought it was pretty solid. I give it a 3/5 mainly because the portion was on the smaller side. The bowl was only half full. There's a good amount of seating/tables if you want to dine in. I went around noon for lunch, and even though the line was short, the wait was longer than expected since they were handling a lot of online orders. read more

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Amazing food and nice packing Thank you for beautiful meal. First time i ordered and it was nice experience . read more

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i have ordered for online pickup for each of my visits here. on every occasion, at least one of my ingredients had been missing, especially crispy rice every time. the sweetgreen experience is on the pricier side for the food you're purchasing so i expect my order to be right at least most of the time which has not been the case. upon entering the store as well, i haven't been met with the greatest welcomes, as workers have often just given glares, making it uncomfortable. read more

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I ordered delivery, it never arrived - and there was no way to get in touch with a human. A terrible experience, and I will never order from them ever again. read more

Chicken avocado didn't look anything like what is advertised this is so disappointing and a waste of my money I didn't even get any avocado in my bowl! Do better read more

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It was insulting how little beef they put in the kbbq bowl. Also it was ridiculous spicy with tiniest bit of rice to go with.. Just get yourself to a real Korean restaurant for this one. Otherwise , the rest of their salads are decent. read more

We came and tried this Sweetgreen location for the first time, and overall was not impressed. We placed our orders through the app for in-store pickup, and upon arriving, noticed a large crowd of people gathered around the pick-up shelves. This appeared to be driven by the fact that they were behind on their orders, so people had to wait past their pick-up times to collect their food. Upon grabbing our orders, my wife thankfully inspected and noticed that one of the lids was not sealed tight, and would not seal at all. When inquiring with the staff, this was apparently due to their "new" lids that do not seal properly. This is definitely a supply ordering issue, and it was a good thing that my wife caught this, or we'd have risked her order flying all over the car before we even got home. Thankfully some tape resolved this matter, but this should have been applied by default if they knew their lids were mismatching, and not only when asked. When we got home and opened our orders up, my salad was completely missing its dressing that I had requested on the side. Fortunately, we were at home, so I simply grabbed some of our own dressing. But this would have resulted in some dry salad had we been out or at work. Reading some of the other reviews, missing dressing and ingredients seem to be a common theme at this location. Parking is available in their private lot out back. However, the lot is very small, with very limited spaces available. There is a 15min time limit in the lot, however I'm fairly sure it's not enforced. read more

sweetgreen - Healthy Salads, Wraps, and Bowls - Fish Taco (left) & Guacamole Greens (right) - Salad Near Me - Berkeley, California

Really wasn't impressed with my fish taco salad, but maybe I just ordered wrong. It was another short staff lunch day at work, and my employee wanted something "healthier" this time around. We looked up salad options nearby and Sweet Green popped up. I had actually been wanting to try Sweet Green for a while now. I've passed it numerous times on my drives through Berkeley and have always heard great things about their food. We ordered two salads (the fish taco salad and harvest bowl) through Doordash and the delivery came quickly with no issues. My employee actually really enjoyed her harvest bowl and raved that it was very flavorful with a great tasting dressing. Unfortunately for me, that wasn't the case. I ordered the fish taco salad and It tasted extremely bland. The fish came naked with literally no seasoning on it. This actually wasn't a huge deal as I assumed that the dressing would spice things up a bit. I was wrong. The green dressing was too light and flavorless. They actually provided some sort of red spicy sauce which I normally wouldn't use, but this salad was dying for some taste. I added the red sauce to the salad, but it didn't help at all. In fact, it was all I could taste since everything else was so damn bland. They also put too much quinoa and not enough greens. It needed some more of salsa or beans... or something. The "chips" that they provided tasted cheap and stale. The only really good things about this salad was that the avocado was fresh and it was actually filling. I was hangry so I did eat it, but it was so tasteless. Maybe I should have gotten the harvest bowl too because that fish taco salad was a major miss. Not saying that I wouldn't come back again, but I would absolutely skip the fish taco bowl. Willing to give them another try in hopes of a better tasting salad next time. read more

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0/5 stars!!!! Wanted to give this place one more try and gosh they really disappoint me. It's 7:15pm and I'm lined up with 4 other people in front of me along with 3 other people behind. There's two people who just keep filling the order ahead and only one guy, Danny, who is doing orders. When the one employee is off the floor, the two other employees just keep filling the online orders making us wait to order. I've been in line for 20 minutes now still waiting to order my food and leave. I'm disappointed in the service here and how long they make customers wait and ignore those waiting to just get their lunch/dinner. Management find a way to give better service because a lot of people I spoke to in line with me were disappointed with how long they waited for just to order. read more

I'm a sucker for salads. I remember I was the guy hogging the salad bar back in primary school. I learnt that you have to order only through the app which I did and you get some credit when signing up. The place still does not open and one can't sit inside. You just say your name and they will give it to you. I believe one can sit outside but the layout of the place just has too much sun. My pick was the Summer Balsamic Chicken. The Parmesan crisp were the best. It married very well together with the fresh tasting ingredients. My salad was somewhat bitter and a little sad. I loved the basil a lot. The balsamic vinegar was nice. Never had a salad with basil and it's really up another level. read more

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The first time I ordered from here it was great, but every subsequent order I have re has been wrong. I'm not sure why the staff can't manage to follow the order as printed on the DoorDash ticket they stick to your item, but it appears to be too difficult for them. Every now and then I decide to give this place another try because my first order was so delicious, but they get the wrong every single time without fail. So disappointing! read more

Terrible - I just got an order delivered at a wherehouse, I am working at. Food came with absolutely no napkins or utensils. I'm starving s d a diabetic food is cold now and can't reach them by phone. Never again!!! read more

I go to a few of the different Sweet greens in the Bay Area. First time at the Berkeley location, and will never go back. The employees have no customer service skills, and clearly have no knowledge of the menu. The salad description clearly says it has roasted sweet potatoes, and when questioned both employees said it did not. And after I pointed it out, in clear print on the wall, the guy goes to end of the counter scopes it out and doesn't even put it in a bowl, instead he holds the spoon up, and expects me to walk over w my bowl and dumps it into my bowl. HORRIBLE service! will never return to this location. The employees obviously have never been trained on the menu, and have never been trained on proper customer service or social skills read more

Terrible service via Door Dash. They did not include silverware despite request. I tried to reach them but their number was disconnected. I reached out to their support but they said they had no way to call because, "they are busy making salad". I had to find my own fork from the hotel desk. Very little dressing. Tofu over-cooked. Very few other ingredients for which I paid extra. Huge pile of old bitter kale. Over-priced. Waste of money. Awful bottled drink too. read more

Went in to order to go, have been coming here since they had the grand opening... the quality of the food isn't as good as it used to be. The rice is undercooked.The young person that was making my bowl stoped to give a person that walked in a hug over the counter and his baseball cap fell into the grilled chicken containers. He picked it up and put it back on his head... did I mention the hat was dirty...his co worker saw it and didn't say anything. I told them that container of food needs to be thrown out, got that look! I really believe that when people that are handling food really need to take a class on how to handle food and what is considered contaminated food!!! read more

Just like its name, Sweetgreen is a sweet place to get your greens on! This is a popular and busy spot for a reason--healthy, hearty, and quick meals for all. As of right now, they're operating as take-out only. You have to download and order online on their app, pick up your food at the window, and take it to go. My best friend and I decided to come here for lunch since she frequents this place and I had never been. As a huge salad girl, I was so happy to see how many salads they offered as well as the option to build and customize your own. The app allows you to modify anything as well as add a slice of bread for free. Since it was my first time I got one of their set salads, the Super Green Goddess--although they were out of the sweet potato. It came packaged and with one container of dressing on the side (you can have up to three dressings). The salad was fresh, the toppings were plentiful, and it tasted great all mixed together. My friend got the Shroomami which she modified. We both found the salads to be filling. Conveniently located in Downtown Berkeley, it's easily accessible to all. Parking is street only, but we chose to walk. Since we ordered online, it took about 20 minutes for our order to be ready. We decided to eat our salads at the tables they have available outside. Aside from their salads, they also have warm bowls and plates. Next time I'd like to customize my own salad or try another salad! read more

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Okay!! So listen up! I'm a long time fan of sweetgreen in general! I love their business model and what they're trying to achieve! yesss it can get pricey! BUT (and it's a big butt) The price only reflects the quality of ingredients, it's hard to find a place with organic and made fresh products! I don't mind paying a little extra for a better option of a meal, if you don't want to there's a McDonalds down the road! The Berkeley stores pretty small compared to the other stores but the insides always a vibe With how busy they get and how big the store is I feel like they're like the little engine that could they're amazing though. The team is always super nice and helpful, the foods always great! The doordash people get annoying when they get in the way or cut in front of me to ask about an order orrrr they take all the parking! Anyways! I got a notification for their new steak and so I had to come by to get one! I got the caramelized steak plate and my honey booboo got just a side of sweet potatoes and a treat! The steak... omg super tender! Super juicy and flavorful! And the portion is waaayyy more than I thought it would be I feel like the pesto goes okay but another sauce would be better? maybe like a garlic butter vinaigrette type thing, I think the pesto is supposed to be like kinda a chimichuri type deal but it was great! My only other criticism would be all the pictures show sliced steak and it comes like cubes! So maybe more pictures of how it actually looks when they cut it! I recommend trying it or just swinging by for lunch, since classes are out for summer at Cal B it's really empty! Hope this helps !!! And thanks Berkeley! read more

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DO NOT ORDER ON THE APP DURING LUNCH. Ordered on the App for pickup. The order was over half an hour late. Not the staff's fault. They were understaffed. They should not offer the app as a time saving ordering option when it just makes you show up and stand in the lobby for 40 minutes wishing you had gone somewhere else. read more

I usually order sweetgreen a lot . But lately, the service was terrible. This time, the order wasn't ready at the time of pickup. So, the staff had to remake the order when I got there (mind you, I came in the evening when it was quite). On top of that, the service wasn't professional. Beside, the salad is overpriced ($20 for a salad, seriously? ) For that price, I could've get at least a decent service. If I could rate 0, I would. But, I couldn't rate lower than that. read more

I got the chance to try a super green goddess since my workplace again ordered lunches for us from Sweetgreen. The broccoli isn't that spicy - I could handle it fine as someone who only can handle mild level of spice - but I do appreciate that it has some flavor to it. I'm also not fond of the shredded cabbage, beets, or carrot personally but fortunately the proportions aren't super high due to the numerous different ingredients. The kale and spinach was fine and not terribly bitter by themselves but the green goddess ranch is yummy (isn't just plain ranch sauce) and makes these leafy greens much better. My favorite parts were definitely the black lentils and the sweet potato. Since the raw almonds are packaged in a separate cup, you can eat them separately or mix them into the salad. The sauce also comes in a separate cup with lid which helps with avoiding leaks or spills when you're carrying around the food. Overall, I'd say it was pretty decent as someone who doesn't often like salads. read more

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The food is OK but over priced for the portion. But it's important to note you can only order online or via the app at this location. They should take a note from fast food and have a self serve ordering kiosk for people that walk up. read more

sweetgreen - Healthy Salads, Wraps, and Bowls - Pesto chicken parm seasonal warm bowl - Salad Near Me - Berkeley, California

If I'm ever in the "health mood" (which happens infrequently to say the least), I always make sure to get my veggie fix from sweetgreen. Their salads and bowls have pretty sizeable portions along with fresh vegetables and dressings that never miss. Seriously, I'm the type of person who likes eating salad without the dressing (yes, I'm a part of THAT select few), but sweetgreen's spicy cashew dressing is proof that God exists. To be honest, I'd eat here more often, but the prices are on the steep end (especially if you order options with meat) which prevents me from incorporating sweetgreen's fare into my daily diet. The only other con is that this place is takeout only. But, they do offer outdoor seating, so be prepared to layer up if you decide to go with that option. If you're coming here for the first time, might I suggest the Green Goddess with the aforementioned heavenly spicy cashew dressing or the Hot Honey Chicken Bowl - contrary to what the name suggests, it's not spicy at all. read more

sweetgreen - Healthy Salads, Wraps, and Bowls - Hot Honey Chicken Bowl - Salad Near Me - Berkeley, California

Ojuan is a goat, pumpkin seeds for the win they were out of almonds bowl tested so good

I ordered my food for pick up and it took over an hour for them to prepare my order. Literally zero other people in the restaurant. I went up to ask if they were almost done preparing it and the worker was super rude. read more

I genuinely enjoy sweet green every time I go. Usually I go for the harvest bowl but recently I tried the (I believe limited edition) hot honey bowl and it was so delicious. It looks like a small serving from my picture but was pretty filling. There's a good balance of textures, sweetness, and heartiness. Workers were so sweet. I just wish there was more seating. read more

sweetgreen - Healthy Salads, Wraps, and Bowls - Hot honey bowl - Salad Near Me - Berkeley, California

I got the new steak salad, ate it, instant stomach ache. Will not be back. The staff is friendly, they're overwhelmed a bit but they make the experience enjoyable. read more