Cubed mango, shredded napa cabbage, chili lime dressing topped with sesame seeds. $3
Bun Mee, San Francisco CA
This salad definitely needed more mango! And everything was too acidic so there wasn’t any balance. Gonna have to pass on this next time.
Shipping container cranes, Port of Oakland.
Seasonal greens, house dressing, prepared tableside. Prime rib dinner $41.85
House of Prime Rib, San Francisco CA
I liked the flavor of their house dressing, but they definitely poured too much of it on the salad. The tableside preparation was cute though.
Spinning the salad bowl tableside.
Bread and butter. Complimentary
Fresh hearts of palm, avocado, baby gems, lime dressing. $8
Lolinda, San Francisco CA
I liked this salad. I thought it was a little overdressed, but I thought the flavors were good and the lettuce was nice and crisp. I really enjoyed the large pieces of fresh hearts of palm.
Grace Cathedral.
Endive and greens, fried egg, bacon, walnuts, fig, apple ginger vinaigrette. $11
Society Hill Society, Philadelphia PA
Ugh, after having to endure the slower-than-molasses service and this mediocre salad, it’s safe to say that I will probably never return to Society Hill Society. And don’t get me started on that egg! It didn’t know whether it should be fried, steamed, or poached (even though it’s advertised as fried). Can it get any more awkward?
Schuylkill River.
Shaved beets and baby arugula, marcona almonds, orange blossom honey vinaigrette. Happy hour $5
Jardenea, Washington DC
I loved the flavors in this salad, but I thought the greens were overdressed and in a pool of dressing underneath. The beets and goat cheese combination worked perfectly though and the marcona almonds were a nice addition.
Cabernet sauvignon. Happy hour $5
Maryland Inn, Annapolis MD.
Prix fixe $50
Apartment 2g, Front Royal VA
This was a yummy salad but it took way too long for it to come out (an ongoing theme throughout the evening). I would only recommend this place is you have 4 hours to kill. Seriously…
Focaccia and olive oil. Complimentary
Shenandoah National Park VA.
Spicy salsa verde and crushed almonds. Happy hour $5
Tico, Washington DC
This was a really lovely salad. The cabbage was fresh and crisp and it was dressed perfectly (not too heavily). I really liked the crushed almonds for added crunch.
Baron Johan DeKalb statue, Maryland State House.
Romaine, avocado, bleu cheese, red onion, cherry tomato, egg, bleu cheese dressing. $11.99
de Vere’s Irish Pub, Sacramento CA
This salad was standard. The service here was friendly and relaxed so it made for a pleasant brunch experience.
Cow parsnip, Heracleum, Mount Rose Wilderness.
With sauteed mushrooms, lardons. Lunch set $25
Central Michel Richard, Washington DC
This salad was simple and delicious! I loved the combination of the light crisp frisee with the earthy mushrooms and fatty salty lardons. Noms!
Bread and butter. Complimentary
Andrew Jackson statue, Lafayette Square.
8 oz. $3.75
Hill Country Barbecue, Washington DC
It’s not often that you find a yummy cucumber salad for lunch takeaway. This had a great balance of sweet and vinegar. Mmm…
US Department of The Treasury.
California roll, baked salmon roll, nigiri of tuna, salmon, yellow tail, eel, and shrimp. Served with house salad and miso soup. $16
Asia Nine, Washington DC
This sushi was GROSS! The nigiri were dry and definitely NOT fresh. The sushi rice on the rolls were also dry and flavorless. At least you could hide the horribleness with the baked salmon roll since it was hot. This was my first experience with sushi in DC and it traumatized me! And the service and food timing was horrible. One guy didn’t receive his roll until we got our check. Really, that’s acceptable service?!
House salad and miso soup.
Federal Triangle Flowers, Stephen Robin.
Lamb gyro with romaine lettuce, cucumbers, green peppers, tomatoes, onions, feta cheese and cucumber sauce. $10.99
Cannonball Deli, Harpers Ferry WV
Meh, this wasn’t good. I didn’t expect much from a random deli in touristy Harpers Ferry, and I didn’t get much. The lamb gyro was obviously from a frozen block and the salad was pretty flat and uninteresting.
Great Falls Park, McLean VA.
Vittle Monster 