tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post926515751001172904..comments2024-02-27T07:33:30.829-05:00Comments on Edge of the City: Make Me a Salad!Edge of the City Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-78428741125000035572013-08-08T10:55:48.188-04:002013-08-08T10:55:48.188-04:00I was just thinking about this yesterday! I desper...I was just thinking about this yesterday! I desperately wanted a salad yesterday and settled on a salad from Subway which was oh-hum. Sometimes I get a salad from Ripe which are pretty good. <br /><br />I think we need to get rid of some of the frozen yoghurt places and get a salad type place. Meanwhile, Haagen-dasz is closing done. Anyone know what is going up in its place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-24740056033736699142013-07-31T22:56:04.033-04:002013-07-31T22:56:04.033-04:00Ummmm.....no it is not supposed to be cold. Go to...Ummmm.....no it is not supposed to be cold. Go to any decent restaurant and salads are served room temperature. Bad premade salads come out of the fridge. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-38542423916959496892013-07-30T16:03:12.657-04:002013-07-30T16:03:12.657-04:00Ripe has really good salads!Ripe has really good salads!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-86048732383838006002013-07-28T16:21:58.935-04:002013-07-28T16:21:58.935-04:00I'd love to see a Chopt come in to the area bu...I'd love to see a Chopt come in to the area but don't hold high hopes for this coming to fruition. As someone else already pointed out, Salad restaurants are typically reliant on a lunch crowd, and if you look at the current Chopt locations, they're all in areas that have heavy mid-day foot traffic.<br /><br />I work from home and you can pretty much hear crickets on Austin St at Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549380499150990699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-36498293676359433312013-07-27T22:41:55.367-04:002013-07-27T22:41:55.367-04:00Salad tastes better when someone else makes it.Salad tastes better when someone else makes it.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603017982448799442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-53454982369648965842013-07-27T20:40:37.665-04:002013-07-27T20:40:37.665-04:00Salad is supposed to be cold - wah-wah.Salad is supposed to be cold - wah-wah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-13244079595200071422013-07-27T17:02:36.576-04:002013-07-27T17:02:36.576-04:00Because when you make it ahead of time, by the tim...Because when you make it ahead of time, by the time lunch or dinner comes around, the salad will be cold. Bah dum chee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-21054238585727391542013-07-27T15:24:49.595-04:002013-07-27T15:24:49.595-04:00Why can't you just go to Natural, buy a great ...Why can't you just go to Natural, buy a great head of lettuce for $2.00 and whatever else you want on your salad, go home and thoroughly clean the salad (which is something no franchise or restaurant does) and make it yourself. Salad is the easiest thing to make. The salads at any restaurant are of poor quality vegetables are never washed and often have bacteria.<br /><br />Having a salad at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-17461296890371947692013-07-26T23:33:13.912-04:002013-07-26T23:33:13.912-04:00Did you see Station House received a nice write up...Did you see Station House received a nice write up in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603017982448799442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-45491328578580257402013-07-26T18:54:04.197-04:002013-07-26T18:54:04.197-04:00Perhaps this is true during lunch time during week...Perhaps this is true during lunch time during weekdays but Chipotle is consistently crowded after 6pm weekdays and weekends. Comparing the volume at McDs is a bit unfair, however. The McD and Bareburger and Cucina customers do not overlap. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-69870101801479163782013-07-26T18:48:30.928-04:002013-07-26T18:48:30.928-04:00Why must we continue to romanticize the Mom and Po...Why must we continue to romanticize the Mom and Pop business model? There is nothing inherently evil about franchises or chains. They provide jobs and stable businesses that have a better chance of survival. Stand alone Mom and Pops are the exception rather than the rule on Austin Street for one very good reason. The rents are astronomical. Chains have an advantage over independents becauseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-61219430063608568032013-07-26T18:06:55.834-04:002013-07-26T18:06:55.834-04:00Too much to spend on lunch every day, especially s...Too much to spend on lunch every day, especially since that's before drink and tax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-7024137268898337082013-07-26T18:05:04.558-04:002013-07-26T18:05:04.558-04:00Keep the money in Forest Hills? What makes you th...Keep the money in Forest Hills? What makes you think that Mom and Pops are owned by people who are from Forest Hills and who are spending the money here. Besides, many of the chains are franchises, not owned by a monolithic chain. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-5136296300713428372013-07-26T13:56:22.915-04:002013-07-26T13:56:22.915-04:00I also liked the salads at that place, but it was ...I also liked the salads at that place, but it was very hard to see it where it was and it didn't market itself at all. In the case of a make your own salad place, despite what one commenter said above, it would probably have the best chance of being successful here if it was from one of these regional or national chains with a budget to promote itself. Given all the frozen yogurt being Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-71190347207175845012013-07-26T13:16:16.786-04:002013-07-26T13:16:16.786-04:00If cucina goes out of business I will be crushed. ...If cucina goes out of business I will be crushed. I'm there at least 2 times a week. I love it. How could you not? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-68046054187468387752013-07-26T12:19:38.308-04:002013-07-26T12:19:38.308-04:00100% agree with the Anon who said,
"There w...100% agree with the Anon who said, <br /><br />"There was a salad place on Austin Street a few years ago where Sushi Yasu is now. Great salads. People didn't go. People here talk about supporting local businesses and wanting to eat healthy but don't actually do it."<br /><br />I LOVED that place. It was a hidden gem but didn't market itself really well. I stopped going to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-49379642791079263442013-07-26T10:21:54.282-04:002013-07-26T10:21:54.282-04:0010 dollars for a nice salad. I'd say that'...10 dollars for a nice salad. I'd say that's pretty reasonable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-33992727611178896972013-07-26T09:43:16.385-04:002013-07-26T09:43:16.385-04:00HALE AND HEARTY LETS GO!!! yum yum!!HALE AND HEARTY LETS GO!!! yum yum!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-53185357879094810832013-07-26T09:37:04.938-04:002013-07-26T09:37:04.938-04:00i'd like one, but the prices are always a rip ...i'd like one, but the prices are always a rip off. $6 for greens and $1 per topping on average. almost $10 by the time you get it the way you wantAlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361839630596751189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-26459462863451818452013-07-26T09:04:04.026-04:002013-07-26T09:04:04.026-04:00I'd love for there to be a Paks in the area. U...I'd love for there to be a Paks in the area. Used to love those make your own salads there when I worked in the city. I think it would be a great fit. With Subway being the only option really for a "make your own salad", it's kinda sad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-81901319507237646782013-07-26T08:48:44.641-04:002013-07-26T08:48:44.641-04:00Salads? You can't be serious. It would never s...Salads? You can't be serious. It would never survive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-91890503692446716772013-07-26T08:37:16.800-04:002013-07-26T08:37:16.800-04:00The quality and cleanliness of many of these small...The quality and cleanliness of many of these smaller eateries dotting FH leave much to be desired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-19315878824090751692013-07-26T08:25:15.551-04:002013-07-26T08:25:15.551-04:00There was a salad place on Austin Street a few yea...There was a salad place on Austin Street a few years ago where Sushi Yasu is now. Great salads. People didn't go. People here talk about supporting local businesses and wanting to eat healthy but don't actually do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-41332856487034802662013-07-26T08:03:45.389-04:002013-07-26T08:03:45.389-04:00There was a short-lived salad place on one of the ...There was a short-lived salad place on one of the 72nds (one block off of Ascan, I believe between QB and Austin) that was in that small house where I think there's now a computer repair place. Must've been 3 years or so now. I went there twice. It was ehh.MHSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-1571360217846586092013-07-26T00:01:35.917-04:002013-07-26T00:01:35.917-04:00Love Chopt. If you look at many of the restaurants...Love Chopt. If you look at many of the restaurants during lunchtime during the week, they have only a trickle of business (except for McDs ). A salad chain would need ultra high volume during the week to make it. Unfortunately most of our local restaurants do the bulk of their business on the weekends. There is not enough foot traffic around here during the week. I was on Austin St at about 1::00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com