There's a new patch of greenery at 7th and Montana and I decided to explore it yesterday with Genevieve and Kathy. Greens Up, a new salad restaurant next to Our Favorite Starbucks, is serving-up healthy salads at healthy prices. The concept is simple: You can either order from a pre-set menu or create your own salad with a variety of "mix-ins" including such toppings as carrots, celery, and grape tomatoes. Proteins, fruits and "crunchies" cost extra. A typical salad costs about $10, which seems a bit steep, but you get a lot. They serve the salads in giant metal salad bowls. "Wow," I said, "You could probably get away with ordering one salad for two people." Then I noticed a sign over the counter: "Sharing Fee: $1.00." "What do they do?," I asked, "Follow you around and watch very closely to make sure nobody else eats your salad?" Since I didn't see any Salad Police on duty, I decided to perform that function myself. I sidled-up to the Suspicious Looking Customer pictured above and whipped out my Spycam. As usual, I tried to make it look like I was on the phone. "Hello ... Hello?," I asked into the phone, "Can you hear me now?" But my ruse didn't work. He knew I was up to something. I retreated a few steps away to the counter, where Genevieve was busy ordering her salad. "Hey there," she said loudly, "Did you get a nice photo?" "Shhhhhh!," I muttered, "Ixnay, Ixnay!" But it was too late ... my cover was blown. The "suspect" swivelled around and glared at me. I left shortly thereafter. It's one thing to be Green, it's another to be Black and Blue ...!
Maybe you can get a job being their salad police on your lunch hour.
ReplyDeleteI know, you could tunnel from Starbucks under the salad bar and fill your bowls underneath for no charge!...unless they find out what you're doing.
ReplyDelete$1 sharing fee seems more than worth it. If you go in waiving $1, do you get to pick who to share with?
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