Popular healthy food chain continues Triangle expansion with new restaurant
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- Sweetgreen will open a third Triangle restaurant at Alston Town Center in Cary.
- New location sits at 5340 Arco St. near Whole Foods, Moe’s, Chase and Life Time.
- Chain offers salads, bowls and protein plates with build-your-own option.
A popular fast-casual chain known for healthy meals is expanding in the Triangle.
Sweetgreen will soon open a new restaurant in Cary.
The salad shop will move into Alston Town Center, a development with a Whole Foods Market, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Chase Bank, Hollywood Feed and Life Time.
The new salad shop will be located at 5340 Arco St.
Sweetgreen’s website shows that the restaurant is “coming soon,” but does not offer a specific opening date. The News & Observer reached out to the chain for more information about a timeline, but did not immediately hear back.
The Alston Town Center location will be Sweetgreen’s third in the Triangle, joining existing spots in Raleigh’s North Hills and on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.
Triangle Business Journal first reported this news.
Sweetgreen’s menu
Founded in 2007, Sweetgreen offers salads, bowls and protein plates.
Most of its bowls, made with various kinds of lettuces, meats, vegetables, fruits, grains, cheeses, sauces and nuts, cost $14-$16.
Its salads are in the $13-$14 range, and protein plates, which feature at least 34 grams of protein, are $15-$16.
Similar to Chipotle or Cava, Sweetgreen offers a build-your-own option, where customers can walk through a serving line and customize a salad, bowl or protein plate.
On the side, Sweetgreen offers focaccia, plain or with hummus, roasted sweet potatoes and bagged chips.
Healthy food chains in the Triangle
The Triangle is home to several local and national food chains specializing in healthy meals.
Diced, which was established by former collegiate cheerleader Michelle Woodward in Cary, now has five locations across Raleigh, Cary and Holly Springs. The restaurant offers a set menu of salads plus a create-your-own option for salads, wraps and grain bowls.
Happy + Hale was started by N.C. State graduates Matt Whitley and Tyler Helikson. The brand’s first brick-and-mortar was on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, a location that has since closed. But it has expanded to restaurants at North Hills and Six Forks Station in Raleigh, and on Ninth Street and at University Hill in Durham.
These are in addition to national chains such as Chopt and Roots Natural Kitchen.
