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Friday, January 18, 2013
Have you noticed that Merrimack has quite a few new restaurants?
This a a new series by the Merrimack Journal?s anonymous food reviewer, who will eat at restaurants around town, new and established, and report back on the experience.
THIS WEEK:
Green Leafs ? Beyond Great Salads
WHERE: Merrimack Outlet Mall
Appearance
This is a not-so typical national food court eatery. You stand in line, give your order and then proceed down the counter, where you are offered add-ons, until you get to the end to cash out. When you place your order, you will be asked for your name. This is because all sandwiches and salads are made fresh and it takes a few minutes to prepare. You will be called when your order is ready.
Food Choice
Green Leafs is a soup, salad and sandwich shop. Paninis cost $6.99; salads, including the signature Green Leaf, Far East, Fruit Cobb and Tex Mex, cost $6.49-$7.49. And, there?s a daily soup.
Fountain drinks are available and there is a small selection of bottled drinks.
You can ?combo? your meal with a drink and chips for an additional $2.69, a side salad for $3.79, or a bowl of soup for $4.39.
The selection is not large but what is offered is more than enough for an afternoon of shopping ? and it?s certainly a healthier choice than some other options at the Outlet?s food court.
Service
If you don?t know what you want, then wait until you decide before you get in line. The line moves quickly and you will be asked a lot of questions: What extras do you want on your salad? Are you going to combo the meal? What bread do you want? The workers were all pleasantly helpful as I initially fumbled with my order. No tips are necessary when paying for your food.
Food quality
I ended up getting the Thai chicken wrap, which consisted of carrots, cucumbers, chicken, Chinese noodles, Mandarin oranges and a sesame dressing in a sun-dried tomato wrap. I also got a bag of blue corn chips and an unsweetened iced tea.
My guest got the avocado chicken sandwich ? a specialty sandwich ? on focaccia bread, with potato chips and an unsweetened iced tea.
Both sandwiches were fresh with vibrant flavor. It?s the kind of meal you don?t mind enjoying because you know that it?s filled with so many healthy foods. Both of us finished our meals and didn?t feel over stuffed afterward.
One caution, Green Leafs supplies lemon crystals as an option for the iced tea. If you choose to use one of these
packets, start with half of the pack and then add more to taste. I added the entire pack at one time and got quite the wallop of lemon in my tea.
Value
This is not a cheap sandwich shop, with an average price of about $7 just for the sandwich. I?m not sure this is the type of place where you would want to bring all the kids. The cost for our meal of two orders of sandwiches, drinks, and chips came to $20.67.
However, if you are spending a day at the mall, or if you are looking for a healthy and tasty meal, then Green Leafs is a terrific option. In this case, you get what you pay for and the ingredients used are nothing but fresh and tasty.
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