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Capitol Hill Needs a Salad Bar

Megan Seling
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Why do you want to murder all those innocent vegetables?
Will in Seattle on February 8, 2013 at 11:32 AM Report this
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You don't win friends with salad.
bleedingheartlibertarian on February 8, 2013 at 11:42 AM Report this
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Speaking of vegetables, is Anna still alive? Today would be the last day of her juice fast if she is.
pfffter on February 8, 2013 at 11:44 AM Report this
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@2 But you do win friends by tossing salad.
pfffter on February 8, 2013 at 11:46 AM Report this
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Vegetables are good, but a salad bar on Capitol Hill would be tricky. Sorry to say it, but not everyone up there is very civic-minded when it comes to food-at-large. It'd be a full-time job keeping dirty hands off things available for the grabbing. And salad bars in general can be pretty nasty. I've seen some rather disgusting things that I won't go into here. As I rule, I stay away from them. Maybe a Subway version of a salad bar, where someone with gloves on loads your plate what you point to?
Bauhaus I on February 8, 2013 at 11:49 AM Report this
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Enjoy salad and hot food bars while the last, before the Obama's nanny state makes them too costly to maintain:
For self-service foods, such as a salad bar in a restaurant, calories also would be listed per serving or per item on a sign next to the food.

http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutritio…
Phoebe in Wallingford on February 8, 2013 at 11:56 AM Report this
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Ew. gross. Food poisoning.
ryanayr on February 8, 2013 at 11:56 AM Report this
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Oh no, Phoebe, Obama's comin' for your croutons.
randomitis on February 8, 2013 at 12:00 PM Report this
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@6: Only at chain restaurants (more than 20 locations) or supermarkets. I'm sure they can afford it.
bigyaz on February 8, 2013 at 12:01 PM Report this
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Rumor has it Metropolitan Market may be thinking about opening a store on Capitol Hill. They have good salad bars. Where on Capitol Hill? How about across the street from Stranger World Headquarters? http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2012/0…
gloomy gus on February 8, 2013 at 12:01 PM Report this
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Phoebe, I'm sorry I can't tell: are you joking?
Allyn on February 8, 2013 at 12:02 PM Report this
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There is a new salad-only restaurant in Madison Park. I find the idea of a salad-only restaurant to be weirdly appealing.
Paul Constant on February 8, 2013 at 12:02 PM Report this
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Is Pheobe a real person or just some sort of performance art piece?
Theodore Gorath on February 8, 2013 at 12:04 PM Report this
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Ew, Salad bar on Capitol Hill? With all those dirty homosexuals floating around?

Yeah, if anything I'd vote for a Subway-esque set up. The only time I don't mind buffet style is at Mongolian grill type places, and thats because what ever you put in your bowl gets cooked to hell.
brandon on February 8, 2013 at 12:05 PM Report this
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I am totally with you on this, Megan. I
Goldy on February 8, 2013 at 12:13 PM Report this
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There are a bajillion salad places in DC. They're on every corner. I think Chop't is the biggest chain.
care bear on February 8, 2013 at 12:28 PM Report this
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Is Pheobe the secret lover or lovechild of Will in Seattle? Mabye she's both?
Cato the Younger Younger on February 8, 2013 at 12:29 PM Report this
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@13, @17: Who's Pheobe?
Phoebe in Wallingford on February 8, 2013 at 12:34 PM Report this
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Pluto's in SF has a great salad bar, don't know why you can't find it anywhere else.
Quinns salad w lamb and Latona pub's steak and mushroom salad are two of the best around.
on February 8, 2013 at 12:46 PM Report this
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#5 You've nailed it. There's a chain of "subway-like" salad restaurants here in DC called Chops. You tick off what you want on a piece of paper and they put it all together for you. It's pretty damn good.
Matt Hickey on February 8, 2013 at 12:52 PM Report this
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Oh you young people! Remember the salad bar at the old QFC? It always looked like happy new year in that thing.
--MC on February 8, 2013 at 1:00 PM Report this
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I'm sure a lot of salads get tossed on Capital Hill.

Sorry I couldn't resist.
Frank Blethen's vodka distiller on February 8, 2013 at 1:05 PM Report this
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I love Seattle so much. The amount of passive aggressive in this town is so high that it's becoming hilarious. No need to tell the people who own the salad bar in question how bad their food looks, just open a shop next to them doing the same thing but better. Problem solved right? Haha
watchout5 on February 8, 2013 at 1:19 PM Report this
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@13 I've been wondering that for a long time. Surely no one could be so obtuse without working at it?
JonnoN on February 8, 2013 at 1:20 PM Report this
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@12 - the place in Madison Valley is DELICIOUS. Seriously, its really good salad. And, I do believe they deliver a few days a week.
bitethemailman on February 8, 2013 at 1:43 PM Report this
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@20 has a good point. I could totally see a chain of Subway (without the meat or bread) places.

Just add some tofu and nuts and you're golden.
Will in Seattle on February 8, 2013 at 1:53 PM Report this
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Soup 'R Crackers!
Mike in Olympia on February 8, 2013 at 1:59 PM Report this
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@23:

I don't think "passive-aggressive" means what you think it means. Unless you actually mean that competition, innovation and quality are somehow synonymous with p-a.

And yes, Phoebe is some sort of performance art piece (but,please don't tell her - she really thinks she's being serious.)
COMTE on February 8, 2013 at 2:18 PM Report this
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Plutos rules.
lucidslumber on February 8, 2013 at 2:28 PM Report this
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I'm sure some enterprising person can open a Zoopa for all your dud food needs.
McGee on February 8, 2013 at 2:33 PM Report this
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@6: Labeling the food suddenly makes the food more expensive? It's not an Obama nanny state that you need to worry about...
treehugger on February 8, 2013 at 2:58 PM Report this
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Seattle Salads, FTW! They're awesome and will totally deliver to your door. Why would you go to a shop, when they can deliver to you? http://seattlesalads.com/
wispit151 on February 8, 2013 at 3:55 PM Report this
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@32, they DELIVER?!?!?! THANK YOU.
gloomy gus on February 8, 2013 at 5:11 PM Report this
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There's scrumptious salads for cheap at every area hospital. I recommend Cherry Hill, but you'd be heading to Swedish Broadway campus. Let me know how you like it.
Eastpike on February 8, 2013 at 5:45 PM Report this
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@9: It's not just expense, it's also time to have items interdependently lab tested, do the signs, and the also the ability to plan menus taking advantage of staff creativity, what's on sale, and so on.
Phoebe in Wallingford on February 8, 2013 at 6:13 PM Report this
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Oops, make that "independently lab tested ...".
Phoebe in Wallingford on February 8, 2013 at 6:25 PM Report this
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@20 - There's a place exactly like that in the City Center building (5th and Pike) called "Toss'd." As you might guess, they toss each salad, and you can control how much dressing they put on it, because just like at Subway, you're right there.

(It drives me crazy when someone orders a salad with dressing on the side rather than having it tossed. It's like saying, "Make me a shitty salad.")
Free Lunch on February 8, 2013 at 8:31 PM Report this
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Salad bars are food poisoning havens. Ugh.
Karlheinz Arschbomber on February 8, 2013 at 8:32 PM Report this
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The QFC at Pike & Broadway makes pretty good salads at the sandwhich bar. They're like 6 bucks, it's just like the Subway idea everyone is talking about.
on February 9, 2013 at 1:00 PM Report this
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@20 I went to Chops when I was in NYC last year. If one of those opened in Seattle I would be there every day, and I am a not a salad eater by nature.
Badger on February 9, 2013 at 4:10 PM Report this
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@20 @12 Seattle Salads (the place on Madison) is exactly like Chop't in NYC and DC. There are 3 different greens to choose from and over 30 toppings to have on your salad and 9 dressings. There also have soups, healthy snacks (their coconut oil popcorn is like crack) and drinks that include Rachel's Ginger Beer. They also deliver and you can order online at www.seattlesalads.com/order If salad is your jam...this is the place. Seattle Salads is the Chop't of Seattle.
saladchick on February 10, 2013 at 4:18 PM Report this
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@35: You're a strange novelty account.
undead ayn rand on February 10, 2013 at 8:45 PM Report this
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why do they call it a salad BAR? you ever seen a drunk sitting at one, face down in the chickpeas?
scary tyler moore on February 10, 2013 at 9:20 PM Report this

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