Delicious fresh ingredients, pick what you want and what you don’t want, made to order, and incredibly quick. Mmmm. Designer Greens makes getting a fabulous salad quick, delicious, and easy. You can pick from a couple of premade items on the menu or you can make your own. I have done both and have loved the results. The chicken breast is hot, the lettuce is fresh, there is a huge assortment of dressings depending on what you like. You can’t go wrong.
I love Designer Greens. It is one of my favorite lunch spots. I live 30 minutes away from it and I still drive all the way out there to meet people – it is that good. When you enter the restaurant, you see a menu upfront with all the menu 
items (they also have sandwiches. I am sure they are delish, but I love their salads so much I never venture away) and you either pick a preselected option or you build your own. I love to build my own. Some avacado, some feta cheese, sprouts, mixed greens, hot chicken on top and the greek feta dressing, yummm. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. I have tried other types of dressings too, of course (Loooove the gorgonzola, the honey mustard, and the honey poppy seed… ok you get it. They are all good.)
The prices are not bad either. I usually get the half salad and that is plenty to fill me up for lunch. If I was going for dinner I would probably try a half and half (and maybe finally try one of their delicious looking paninis) or I would go for a full sized salad. The half sized build your own salads are only $4.99 (if you add meat or extra toppings, it is more) and a full is only $6.99. Not bad for a delicious and fresh salad.
As of right now, there are only two Designer Greens and one is in Gainesville… so if you live in the Orlando area, the Designer Greens in Waterford is the only one we have. I hope they build more of them. If you like Panera, Crispers, and expecially if you like a tasty and healthy salad, you will LOVE Designer Greens.
