Salad and Go Menu USA 2026: Still Open? Menu & Calories

📸 Salad and Go’s final menu. Every calorie figure is from the chain’s own July 2026 nutrition guide. The drive-thrus have been closed since August 5, 2026.

⚡ From Salad and Go’s own July 2026 nutrition guide
Last updated: November 2026

Quick Answer: Can You Still Order From the Salad and Go Menu?

Not right now. Salad and Go closed every one of its roughly 70 drive-thrus on August 5, 2026, a day after its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. On October 14, 2026 a judge approved selling the brand’s name, trademarks and recipes for $180,000 to a group that includes its founding chef, and they plan two Arizona restaurants by the end of 2026. Below is the last full menu with the company’s own calorie figures, what happened, and where to eat in the meantime.

Aug 5, 2026
Every location closed

$180,000
Brand and recipes sold, Oct 14

220 Cal
Lightest salad (Caesar)

13 years
Gilbert, AZ, 2013 to 2026

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🚦 Is It Open?
📉 Why It Closed
🔁 Reopening Plan
🥗 The Last Menu
🥬 Salads
🌯 Wraps
🍳 Breakfast
🥤 Sides & Drinks
🥫 Dressings
🥣 Breakfast Bowls
🍗 Proteins
⚠️ Allergens
🔎 Numbers to Distrust
💲 What It Cost
🎁 Gift Cards
➡️ Eat Here Instead
❓ FAQs

If you searched for the Salad and Go menu, there’s a fair chance you were hungry and near one of their bright drive-thrus. That page you were hoping for would have listed salads at around seven dollars and breakfast burritos for a few. Those prices are gone for now. So is every store.

Plenty of menu sites never caught up. One popular listing, dated January 2026, still prints opening hours from 6:30 in the morning, as if you could pull in today. This guide does the opposite. It tells you plainly what happened, then gives you the full final menu using numbers from Salad and Go’s own nutrition document rather than copied estimates.

Is Salad and Go Open? The Short Timeline

No. Salad and Go’s own homepage now reads: “As of August 5, all Salad and Go Locations are closed.” That followed a Chapter 11 filing on August 4, 2026, and two earlier rounds of closures that had already pulled the chain out of Texas and Oklahoma. Here’s how a fast-growing drive-thru shrank to nothing in under a year.

When	What happened
2013	Founded in Gilbert, Arizona by husband-and-wife Tony and Roushan Christofellis, with executive chef Daniel Patiño.
2016	The founders partnered with private equity fund Volt Investment Holdings.
2021	The founders say they had exited the business completely.
2022–2023	Rapid expansion under CEO Charlie Morrison, toward somewhere between 135 and nearly 150 stores depending on the source.
2024	Headquarters moved to Coppell, Texas, in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
Sept 2025	About 41 closures, including every store in Houston, San Antonio and Austin. The company’s own FAQ said 18 Dallas–Fort Worth stores would close and 25 would stay.
Jan 2026	Exit from all remaining Texas and Oklahoma stores; focus narrowed to Arizona and Nevada.
Aug 4, 2026	Chapter 11 petition filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.
Aug 5, 2026	All roughly 70 remaining drive-thrus closed.
Oct 14, 2026	Court approved the $180,000 sale of the name, trademarks and recipes to a relaunch group.

By the end of 2025 the chain was already down to about 70 locations, which Nation’s Restaurant News reported as a 52.1% year-over-year retrenchment based on Technomic data. That’s not a slow fade. It’s a chain cutting itself in half in twelve months.

Why Salad and Go Closed

The company blamed three things: sustained pressure on consumer demand, “past strategic growth challenges,” and rising costs. It added that a July cyclospora outbreak, in which Salad and Go was not implicated, weakened confidence across the whole salad category. Trade press summarised the same story more bluntly as inflation plus overexpansion.

That second point matters, and some coverage gets it wrong. One widely read summary says the chain “blamed” its bankruptcy on the outbreak. The company’s own statement says the opposite about its role: Salad and Go was not implicated, but the scare hurt everyone selling raw greens at the same time. If you’re wondering whether the food made people sick, the company says no.

Honestly, the growth story explains more than the outbreak does. A chain that went from a handful of Arizona drive-thrus to well over a hundred stores in a few years, then moved its headquarters to Texas, then moved it back, was carrying a lot of rent on stores that weren’t earning enough. The cyclospora scare landed on a business that was already thin.

Is Salad and Go Coming Back?

Yes, in a much smaller form. On October 14, 2026 a bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Salad and Go’s name, trademarks and recipes for $180,000 to Beyond Salt and Pepper LLC. Its owners are founding chef Daniel Patiño and Mike Myers and Tom Misitano of Hospitality First Concepts. They have said they’ll open two Arizona restaurants by the end of 2026.

What’s been reported	Status
Brand name, trademarks and recipes sold for $180,000	Court-approved, Oct 14, 2026
Buyer: Beyond Salt and Pepper LLC (Patiño, Myers, Misitano)	Reported by several Arizona outlets
A former Gilbert store secured for $1	Reported
A Mesa site being pursued	Reported, not confirmed
Two Arizona restaurants by end of 2026	Stated plan; locations not named
Food prepped in each restaurant instead of a central kitchen	Stated plan
Corporate stores plus franchising	Stated plan

Relaunch status checkedUpdated: 1 November 2026No store open yet

💡 Don’t expect the old menu to come back unchanged

The old chain prepped food in a central facility and trucked it to stores. The new owners say every restaurant will prep in-house, which usually means a shorter menu and different prices. Treat the menu below as a record of what Salad and Go was, not a preview of what it will be.

🛡️ What the buyers did not get

The $180,000 sale covered the name, trademarks and recipes. The closed buildings were sold separately to a coffee chain, so a reopened Salad and Go will mostly be in new or different sites.

What happened to the old drive-thrus

The buildings went to coffee. Reports from the week of the closure said Dutch Bros had agreed to buy the Arizona and Nevada sites, with a $10 million deposit paid. Later reporting says 7 Brew outbid Dutch Bros on September 1. The numbers don’t agree from source to source. One account gives 73 sites with 41 in Arizona, another 63 sites for $123.5 million with 36 in Arizona, so we’re not going to pick one. What’s clear is that the drive-thru you remember is likely to reopen as a coffee stand, not a salad bar. If you’re curious what took over, our Dutch Bros menu prices guide covers the original bidder.

The Last Salad and Go Menu, With Official Calories

Salad and Go’s final nutrition guide, dated July 2026, covers ten salads, ten wraps, two sizes of breakfast burrito, breakfast quesadillas, sides and drinks. Every calorie figure in this section comes straight from that document, which is still on the company’s website. We read the PDF ourselves rather than relying on third-party menu lists, for reasons the next section makes obvious.

🥗 The whole final menu on one board. All figures are Salad and Go’s own. Our reference graphic, not an official Salad and Go menu.

Salads

The guide lists each salad at two chicken portion sizes, so every salad has a small calorie range rather than one number. Salads were built in 48-ounce bowls, which is big by drive-thru standards, and dressing isn’t included in these figures.

Salad	🔥 Calories	Protein	Sodium
Caesar	🔥 220–260 Cal	21–27 g	810–900 mg
Buffalo Chicken	🔥 230–290 Cal	16–23 g	1,310–1,770 mg
Mediterranean	🔥 270–300 Cal	22–27 g	1,070–1,150 mg
Fajita	🔥 320–350 Cal	24–29 g	720–810 mg
Garden	🔥 320–350 Cal	25–30 g	900–1,000 mg
Elote	🔥 390–430 Cal	28–34 g	990–1,080 mg
BBQ Ranch	🔥 410–440 Cal	27–32 g	910–1,000 mg
Arcadia	🔥 430–460 Cal	19–24 g	430–520 mg
Roasted Autumn	🔥 440–470 Cal	21–26 g	910–1,000 mg
Cobb	🔥 540–580 Cal	39–44 g	1,140–1,230 mg

Two salads hide a surprise. The Arcadia and Roasted Autumn each carry 31 to 32 grams of sugar, mostly from fruit and candied pecans. No other salad on the menu went above 6 grams. They were also the only two with tree nuts. If you were choosing a salad to keep sugar down, the Caesar or Fajita was the better call.

Wraps

Every salad also came as a wrap, and this is where the calories jump. A wrap adds the tortilla and a full 2.5-ounce sachet of dressing, so even the lightest wrap lands at more than three times the calories of the lightest salad.

Wrap	🔥 Calories	Protein	Sodium
Mediterranean	🔥 830 Cal	40 g	2,120 mg
Caesar	🔥 870 Cal	37 g	2,240 mg
Garden	🔥 870 Cal	40 g	2,050 mg
Fajita	🔥 880 Cal	38 g	1,920 mg
BBQ Ranch	🔥 910 Cal	41 g	2,160 mg
Buffalo Chicken	🔥 920 Cal	34 g	2,850 mg
Elote	🔥 940 Cal	45 g	2,110 mg
Arcadia	🔥 1,000 Cal	32 g	1,390 mg
Roasted Autumn	🔥 1,080 Cal	34 g	2,120 mg
Cobb	🔥 1,160 Cal	52 g	2,280 mg

From the official guideGuide dated: July 2026830 – 1,160 Cal

⚠️ The sodium problem nobody mentions

Nine of the ten wraps went over 1,900 mg of sodium. The Buffalo Chicken Wrap hit 2,850 mg, which is more than the FDA’s 2,300 mg Daily Value in a single item. If you’re watching salt, the Buffalo Chicken Salad carries 1,080 to 1,540 mg less than the wrap.

🛡️ What these figures include

Per the guide, wrap nutrition includes one classic portion of pulled chicken, the tortilla and a full 2.5 oz sachet of dressing. Swapping to tofu or steak added about 30 calories; dropping the protein saved about 90.

Breakfast burritos, bowls and quesadillas

Breakfast ran on a separate early-morning menu. The guide lists a classic burrito range and a larger “Go Big” range, and notes that any breakfast bowl was 310 calories lighter than the matching burrito because it dropped the flour tortilla.

Breakfast item	🔥 Calories	Protein	Sodium
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Burrito	🔥 600 Cal	30 g	1,520 mg
Mediterranean Burrito	🔥 600 Cal	26 g	1,440 mg
Sausage, Egg & Cheese Burrito	🔥 620 Cal	34 g	1,490 mg
Southwest Burrito	🔥 630 Cal	34 g	1,490 mg
Fiesta Burrito	🔥 750 Cal	35 g	1,840 mg
Traditional Burrito	🔥 760 Cal	38 g	2,040 mg
Go Big OG (chicken / beef)	🔥 750–810 Cal	45–51 g	1,730–1,830 mg
Go Big Chilaquile (chicken / beef)	🔥 750–810 Cal	41–48 g	1,890–1,980 mg
Go Big Traditional (chicken / beef)	🔥 810–870 Cal	46–53 g	2,070–2,170 mg
Go Big Bacon Lover (chicken / beef)	🔥 960–1,020 Cal	62–68 g	2,510–2,600 mg
Egg & Cheese Quesadilla	🔥 230 Cal	13 g	480 mg
Potato, Egg & Cheese Quesadilla	🔥 250 Cal	14 g	630 mg
Sausage, Egg & Cheese Quesadilla	🔥 260 Cal	17 g	630 mg
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Quesadilla	🔥 300 Cal	19 g	740 mg

The small breakfast quesadillas were the quiet win here: 230 to 300 calories, under 750 mg of sodium, on a six-inch tortilla. If you wanted protein without the 1,500-plus milligrams of salt in every burrito, that was the order.

Sides and drinks

Item	Size	🔥 Calories	Sugar
Green Enchilada Chili	8 / 12 oz cup	🔥 150–220 Cal	1–3 g
Kids Salad (with dressing)	1 salad	🔥 340 Cal	4 g
Mac and Cheese	cup / bowl	🔥 280–520 Cal	4–7 g
Loaded Greek Hummus	~4 oz	🔥 280 Cal	1 g
Cold Brew Iced Coffee	16 / 24 oz	🔥 0 Cal	0 g
Iced Tea (black or mango green)	16 / 24 oz	🔥 0 Cal	0 g
Green Reviver	16 / 24 oz	🔥 130–180 Cal	23–34 g
Housemade Lemonade (traditional)	16 / 24 oz	🔥 190–270 Cal	48–69 g
Fruit Stand Lemonade	16 / 24 oz	🔥 230–330 Cal	60–83 g

Worth flagging: a 24-ounce Fruit Stand Lemonade carried up to 83 grams of sugar, more than two and a half times the sugar in the sweetest salad. The zero-calorie cold brew and iced teas were the drinks that actually matched the “eat better” pitch.

Salad and Go Dressings: Calories per Sachet

Salad and Go’s salad calories don’t include dressing. Its July 2026 guide lists each 2.5 oz dressing separately: Caesar 320 calories, Balsamic Vinaigrette and Creamy Blue Cheese 310, Ranch 220 and BBQ Ranch 170. Salsa Verde (15) and Traditional Salsa (10) were the near-zero options.

Dressing or sauce	Serving	Calories	Allergens listed
Caesar	2.5 oz	320 Cal	Milk, eggs, fish, soy
Balsamic Vinaigrette	2.5 oz	310 Cal	None listed
Creamy Blue Cheese	2.5 oz	310 Cal	Milk, eggs
Champagne Vinaigrette	2.5 oz	280 Cal	None listed
Strawberry Ginger Vinaigrette	2.5 oz	240 Cal	None listed
Creamy Feta	2.5 oz	230 Cal	Milk, eggs
Ranch	2.5 oz	220 Cal	Milk
Elote	2.5 oz	200 Cal	Milk, eggs
Spicy Adobo	2.5 oz	180 Cal	Milk
BBQ Ranch	2.5 oz	170 Cal	Milk
Balsamic Vinegar	1 oz	30 Cal	None listed
Salsa Verde	1.5 oz	15 Cal	None listed
Traditional Salsa	1.5 oz	10 Cal	None listed

Salad and Go’s own guideGuide dated: July 2026Per full sachet

💡 The dressing can outweigh the salad

A Caesar Salad is 220 to 260 calories on its own. Add the full 320-calorie Caesar dressing and it reaches 540 to 580, more than double. Using half the sachet, or swapping to salsa, was the easiest way to keep a salad light.

🛡️ Where the numbers come from

Every figure is copied from the dressing rows of Salad and Go’s July 2026 nutrition PDF. “None listed” means the allergen column was blank for that item, not that it was certified allergen-free.

Here’s why it matters for the wraps. The guide says each wrap’s figure already includes a full 2.5 oz sachet, which is a big part of why wraps run 830 to 1,160 calories while the same salads start at 220.

Salad and Go Breakfast Bowls: Calories Worked Out

Salad and Go’s guide doesn’t list breakfast bowls one by one. It says a bowl was 310 calories lighter than the matching burrito because it dropped the flour tortilla. That puts the Bacon, Egg & Cheese and Mediterranean bowls at about 290 calories, and the Traditional bowl at about 450.

Breakfast item	Burrito (official)	Bowl (burrito minus 310)
Bacon, Egg & Cheese	600 Cal	≈ 290 Cal
Mediterranean	600 Cal	≈ 290 Cal
Sausage, Egg & Cheese	620 Cal	≈ 310 Cal
Southwest	630 Cal	≈ 320 Cal
Fiesta	750 Cal	≈ 440 Cal
Traditional	760 Cal	≈ 450 Cal

The bowl figures are our arithmetic from the guide’s own rule, not printed numbers. They’re also higher than the 210 to 380 calories you’ll see on some menu sites, which list bowls without explaining where those figures came from.

Proteins and Build-Your-Own Options

Salad and Go’s guide calculates its salads and wraps with slow-roasted pulled chicken. It lists pulled chicken at 70 calories for 2.3 oz or 90 for 3 oz, buffalo chicken at 100 to 160, steak at 80 for 2 oz and tofu at 80 for 2.2 oz. Tofu contains soy and sesame.

• Swapping chicken for tofu or steak added about 30 calories to a wrap, and dropping the protein saved about 90, per the guide’s wrap notes.
• Buffalo chicken was the heaviest protein at 100 to 160 calories. The Buffalo Chicken Wrap also had the most sodium on the menu, 2,850 mg.
• Sides beyond the salad: the guide lists Hummus (210 Cal, 4 oz), Loaded Greek Hummus (280 Cal), Hummus with Feta (280 Cal), a Mac and Cheese cup (280 Cal) or bowl (520 Cal), a whole banana (110 Cal) and Boulder Canyon avocado oil sea salt chips (180 Cal a bag).

Salad and Go Allergens: What Each Item Contained

Salad and Go’s July 2026 guide lists allergens for every item. Most salads contained milk and wheat. The Arcadia and Roasted Autumn contained tree nuts (pecans) and may contain peanuts. The Caesar Wrap listed milk, eggs, anchovy, soy and wheat. Every breakfast burrito listed milk, eggs and wheat, and the tofu listed soy and sesame.

Item	Allergens in Salad and Go’s guide
Caesar, Buffalo Chicken, Elote, Garden salads	Milk, wheat
BBQ Ranch, Fajita, Mediterranean salads	Milk
Cobb salad	Milk, egg, wheat
Arcadia salad	Milk (goat, cow), tree nuts (pecan), wheat; may contain peanuts
Roasted Autumn salad	Milk (goat, cow), tree nuts (pecan); may contain peanuts
Caesar Wrap	Milk, eggs, anchovy, soy, wheat
Other wraps	Milk and wheat; egg on the Buffalo Chicken, Cobb, Elote and Mediterranean wraps; tree nuts (pecan) on the Arcadia and Roasted Autumn wraps
All breakfast burritos and breakfast quesadillas	Milk, eggs, wheat
Tofu	Soy, sesame
Hummus (all versions)	Sesame, plus milk in the Loaded Greek and Feta versions
Mac and Cheese	Milk, eggs, wheat

Two takeaways. If you avoided tree nuts, the Arcadia and Roasted Autumn were the only salads to skip. And if you avoided fish, the Caesar was the one to watch: the dressing lists fish and the wrap lists anchovy. When a relaunched Salad and Go opens, its recipes may change, so check the new owners’ allergen information rather than this final guide.

Salad and Go Numbers That Other Menu Lists Get Wrong

The most-copied third-party Salad and Go menu understates every wrap by 170 to 320 calories and most breakfast burritos by 100 to 200, compared with the chain’s own July 2026 guide. It also lists several items — a Thai salad, a “Good Greens” salad and a Jalapeño Ranch salad — that don’t appear in that guide at all.

📊 Our comparison: the same six wraps, listed calories against Salad and Go’s own figures. Every one was understated.

Item	Commonly listed	Salad and Go July 2026	Difference
Cobb Wrap	840 Cal	1,160 Cal	+320
Roasted Autumn Wrap	850 Cal	1,080 Cal	+230
BBQ Ranch Wrap	710 Cal	910 Cal	+200
Caesar Wrap	670 Cal	870 Cal	+200
Traditional Breakfast Burrito	560 Cal	760 Cal	+200
Southwest Breakfast Burrito	480 Cal	630 Cal	+150
Mediterranean Breakfast Burrito	480 Cal	600 Cal	+120
Cobb Salad	460 Cal	540–580 Cal	+80 to +120
Buffalo Chicken Salad	360 Cal	230–290 Cal	listed too high
Caesar Salad	300 Cal	220–260 Cal	listed too high

The errors don’t all run one way, which tells you something. A list that’s consistently low might be using an older recipe. A list that’s high on some salads and low on every wrap is more likely a patchwork copied from different years. Either way, if you were counting calories, the third-party numbers would have let you down on exactly the items with the most calories.

What Salad and Go Cost Before It Closed

Salad and Go’s pitch was a big salad, with protein, for under $7. Its former CEO Charlie Morrison described it in early 2024 as a salad “served in a 48-ounce bowl” at “a price that’s under $7, including protein.” Third-party listings from January 2026 put salads and wraps at $6.79. These are historical prices; nothing is on sale today.

Item	Last listed price	How solid is it?
Salads (most)	$6.79	Matches the CEO’s “under $7” description
Wraps (most)	$6.79	Third-party listing only
Steak instead of chicken	+$1.20 or +$2.00	The chain’s own menu page showed both figures
Breakfast burritos	$3.34 – $5.99	Sources disagree
Drinks (lemonade, tea, cold brew)	about $1.49	Third-party listing only

That steak line is a small example of why we don’t trust tidy price lists. Salad and Go’s own menu page said “steak (+$2.00)” in one place and “Add steak for $1.20” in another. If the chain’s own page couldn’t agree, a single number on a copied list was never going to be reliable. The breakfast range is wide for the same reason: one listing has every burrito at $3.34, another has them between $4.99 and $5.99.

What About Salad and Go Gift Cards?

We couldn’t find any statement on gift cards. None of the closure coverage we read, and nothing on Salad and Go’s own website, says whether gift cards or app balances will be honoured or refunded. That silence is the honest answer, and it’s worth knowing before you count on one.

Two things are worth keeping in mind. The relaunch group bought the name, trademarks and recipes, not the old company’s debts, and nothing reported says they’ve taken on old gift-card balances. So a card bought from the bankrupt business may not work at a reopened store. Keep the card and any receipt anyway, and watch for an announcement from the new owners before assuming it’s worthless.

Where to Eat Instead of Salad and Go

No other chain copies Salad and Go’s formula of a large drive-thru salad at around $7, but several cover part of it. CAVA is the closest for build-your-own bowls, Chipotle for a quick protein bowl, and Subway for a cheaper fast option. All three run dine-in counters rather than salad-only drive-thrus.

Alternative	Closest to Salad and Go because…	Our guide
CAVA	Greens-and-grain bowls with Mediterranean flavours, much like the old Mediterranean salad	CAVA menu prices
Chipotle	Burrito bowls and salads with a choice of protein, closest to the old Fajita salad	Chipotle menu prices
Subway	Chopped salads at a lower price point, with many locations	Subway menu prices
Panera	Morning egg sandwiches if you miss the breakfast burritos	Panera breakfast menu

Honestly, none of them matched Salad and Go on price for a full-size salad with protein. That gap, and the chain’s collapse, is the real reason so many people are still searching for this menu.

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Salad and Go: Frequently Asked Questions

Is Salad and Go still open?

No. Salad and Go closed all of its roughly 70 remaining drive-thrus on August 5, 2026, the day after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Its own homepage now says all locations are closed. A small relaunch with two Arizona restaurants is planned by the end of 2026.

Why did Salad and Go go out of business?

The company cited weak consumer demand, “past strategic growth challenges” and rising costs. It said a July 2026 cyclospora outbreak, in which Salad and Go was not implicated, hurt confidence across the salad industry. Rapid expansion followed by two rounds of closures had already shrunk the chain.

Is Salad and Go coming back?

Yes, on a small scale. A court approved selling the brand’s name, trademarks and recipes for $180,000 on October 14, 2026 to a group including founding chef Daniel Patiño. They plan two Arizona restaurants by the end of 2026, with franchising to follow.

What was the healthiest thing on the Salad and Go menu?

The Caesar Salad was the lightest at 220–260 calories before dressing. The Arcadia had the lowest sodium at 430–520 mg, though it was also the sweetest salad. For breakfast, the quesadillas ran 230–300 calories, far lighter than any burrito.

How many calories were in a Salad and Go wrap?

Between 830 and 1,160 calories, per the chain’s July 2026 guide. The Cobb Wrap was highest at 1,160. Wrap figures include the tortilla and a full sachet of dressing, which is why they run so much higher than the salad versions.

How much was a salad at Salad and Go?

About $6.79 on the last third-party listings. Former CEO Charlie Morrison described the offer in 2024 as a salad in a 48-ounce bowl for under $7, including protein. Steak cost extra. These prices no longer apply because every store is closed.

How many calories were in Salad and Go dressings?

Per Salad and Go’s July 2026 guide, a 2.5 oz sachet ran from 170 calories (BBQ Ranch) to 320 (Caesar). Balsamic Vinaigrette and Creamy Blue Cheese were 310. Salsa Verde and Traditional Salsa were the light options at 15 and 10 calories.

Which Salad and Go salads had nuts?

The Arcadia and Roasted Autumn, which listed tree nuts (pecans) and a may-contain warning for peanuts. No other salad in the July 2026 guide listed tree nuts.

Can I still use a Salad and Go gift card?

We couldn’t find any official statement. Neither the closure coverage nor Salad and Go’s website says whether gift cards will be honoured. The new owners bought the brand, not the old company’s debts, so don’t assume a reopened store will accept an old card.

What happened to the Salad and Go buildings?

They were sold to a coffee chain. Early reports named Dutch Bros as the buyer; later reports say 7 Brew outbid it on September 1. Sources disagree on the exact number of sites, so expect many former stores to reopen as coffee drive-thrus.

Where was the first Salad and Go?

Gilbert, Arizona, in 2013. It was founded by Tony and Roushan Christofellis with executive chef Daniel Patiño, who is now part of the group relaunching the brand.

Did Salad and Go make people sick?

The company says no. Its closure statement says a July cyclospora outbreak affected confidence across the industry but that Salad and Go “was not implicated.” Some summaries online word this as if the chain blamed the outbreak on itself, which isn’t what it said.

What to Know About Salad and Go Right Now

• Every Salad and Go is closed as of August 5, 2026. Any page showing current hours is out of date.
• A comeback is planned: the brand and recipes sold for $180,000 on October 14, 2026, with two Arizona stores promised by year-end.
• Trust the official calories: popular lists understate wraps by up to 320 calories and breakfast burritos by up to 200.
• The salad was the healthy part: turning a salad into a wrap added roughly 530 to 690 calories and 870 to 1,540 mg of sodium.
• Gift cards are an open question. Nobody has said they’ll be honoured, so don’t count on one at a reopened store.
• Need a substitute today? CAVA and Chipotle are the closest bowl-and-salad options.

How We Researched This Guide

Every calorie, protein and sodium figure comes from Salad and Go’s own July 2026 nutrition PDF, which we downloaded from its website and read line by line. The closure notice and the Texas-closure FAQ are quoted from saladandgo.com. Company history, the bankruptcy and the relaunch come from dated news coverage, and where two outlets disagreed we’ve said so rather than picking a side.

What we could not confirm: current prices (there are none, since nothing is open), any statement on gift cards, the exact number of sites each coffee chain bought, and which Arizona locations the relaunch will use. A couple of outlets we tried returned errors, so we relied on the reports we could actually read.

Sources used on this page

• Salad and Go, closure notice and nutrition guide: saladandgo.com and its July 2026 nutrition PDF.
• Salad and Go, Texas closure FAQ: saladandgo.com/closure-faqs.
• Nation’s Restaurant News, 5 August 2026 — closure, court, company statement, CEO quotes and growth history: nrn.com.
• KOLD News 13, 5 August 2026 — Chapter 11 date, founders’ statement and the Dutch Bros deposit: kold.com.
• Relaunch reporting, 14 October 2026: azfamily.com and QSR Magazine.
• Cross-checked for headquarters moves and later site sales, treated as reported rather than confirmed: Wikipedia.

If the relaunched Salad and Go publishes a new menu or prices, this page will carry them. Until then, the menu above is the most accurate record of what the chain actually served. For another chain built on salads and chef-made plates, see our Urban Plates menu prices guide.

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Written and fact-checked by

Chef Saniya Ahsan

Menu & Restaurant Pricing Editor · Know Menu Prices

Saniya writes the restaurant guides at Know Menu Prices, where nothing gets published without a source behind it. For this Salad and Go page that meant reading the chain’s own July 2026 nutrition PDF line by line, checking every competing menu list against it, and following the closure and relaunch through dated news reports. Where sources disagreed, whether on the sites sold, the peak store count or the price of a breakfast burrito, the page shows the disagreement instead of hiding it.

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📸 Urban Plates menu at a glance. Starting prices from Urban Plates’ own Southern California menu, 21 October 2026. Prices vary by location.

⚡ Prices from Urban Plates’ own October 2026 menus
Last updated: November 2026

Quick Answer: What Does Urban Plates Cost in 2026?

Urban Plates’ own Southern California menu, dated 21 October 2026, prices a Grilled Cage Free Chicken plate at $17.99, a Grilled Grass Fed Steak plate at $22.99, salads from $13.50 to $20.50, and sandwiches from $12.99 to $16.99. Every plate comes with two sides and grilled rustic bread. Prices vary by location, delivery costs more, and California stores add a 1.95% surcharge.

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Urban Plates is a California chain that sells chef-made plates, salads and sandwiches at a counter, a bit like a cafeteria line with a grill behind it. You pick a protein, pick two sides, and it’s plated in front of you. The menu leans on labels you’ll see everywhere on it: grass-fed steak, cage-free chicken, sustainable salmon and scratch-made sides.

Most menu-price sites for Urban Plates show figures that are a year or more out of date. This guide doesn’t need them. Urban Plates publishes its own menus as PDFs, with prices and calories, and the current ones are dated October 2026. Every price below comes from those menus unless we say otherwise.

Urban Plates Plates Menu: Prices and Calories

An Urban Plates plate is one protein, any two sides and a slice of grilled rustic bread. On the October 2026 Southern California menu, plates run from $15.50 for Chili Glazed Grilled Organic Tofu to $27.99 for Surf & Turf. The Grilled Cage Free Chicken plate is $17.99 and the Grilled Grass Fed Steak plate is $22.99.

The calories in the table are for the protein alone. Your two sides add anywhere from 50 to 530 calories more, and the bread adds 150. Ask for no bread and most plates become gluten-free, according to the menu.

Plate (protein)	Price	Protein calories	Dietary tags
Grilled Organic Tofu w. chili glaze	$15.50	240 cal	GF · V · DF
Crispy Jumbo Chicken Tenders (2)	$15.50	370 cal	—
Crispy Jumbo Chicken Tenders (3)	$18.50	550 cal	—
Grilled Cage Free Chicken	$17.99	270 cal	GF · DF
Garlic Parmesan Shrimp	$18.50	330 cal	GF
Korean Sweet & Spicy Grilled Chicken	$18.99	370 cal	GF · DF
Seared Wild Ahi Tuna w. ponzu & wasabi	$19.50	380 cal	GF · DF
Barramundi Seabass w. lemon hollandaise	$20.50	480 cal	GF
Steak Frites w. peppercorn sauce (new)	$20.50	990 cal	Fries only
Sustainable Salmon, grilled w. dijon honey	$22.50	440 cal	GF · DF
Sustainable Salmon, blackened w. lemon hollandaise	$22.50	680 cal	GF
Korean Sweet & Spicy Grilled Salmon	$22.50	400 cal	GF · DF
Grilled Grass Fed Steak	$22.99	250 cal	GF · DF
Chimichurri Grass Fed Steak	$23.99	350 cal	GF · DF
Blue Cheese Grass Fed Steak (new)	$23.99	430 cal	GF
Surf & Turf (steak + garlic shrimp)	$27.99	580 cal	GF
Sides Plate, 3 sides / 4 sides	$13.50 / $15.50	210–2,120 cal	Depends on sides

From Urban Plates’ own menuMenu dated: 21 October 2026 (SC)Dine-in & takeout prices

💡 Extras that change the bill

Add a cup of soup for $4.50, an extra side for $4.50 to $6.50, or a sauce for $1. Truffle Parmesan Fries cost $2 more as a side, Korean Spiced Roasted Mushrooms $1 more, and a side salad 50 cents more.

🛡️ What these prices cover

The menu says its prices are for dine-in and takeout, that prices vary by location, and that delivery prices are generally higher. A 1.95% surcharge is added in California to offset state-mandated benefits.

🍽️ The core Urban Plates menu with prices. Our own reference graphic, not an official Urban Plates menu. Prices are from the 21 October 2026 Southern California menu.

So which plate is the best deal? The Grilled Cage Free Chicken. It’s $5 cheaper than the steak and carries similar protein-only calories (270 against 250). And your two sides and bread come with it either way, so the gap is all in the protein. If you want fish, the Seared Wild Ahi Tuna at $19.50 undercuts the salmon by $3.

Urban Plates Sides: What You Can Choose

Urban Plates lets you choose two sides with every plate, from vegetables, starches, grains and side salads. The lightest is the Seasonal Green at 50 to 170 calories. The heaviest standard choice is French Fries with herb seasoning at 430 calories, and Truffle Parmesan Fries reach 530 calories for $2 extra.

Side	Group	Calories	Extra cost
Seasonal Green	Vegetables	50–170 cal	—
Organic Carrots & Beets	Vegetables	170 cal	—
Roasted Brussels Sprouts	Vegetables	260 cal	—
Korean Spiced Roasted Mushrooms (new)	Vegetables	170 cal	+$1
Beet Salad w. goat cheese	Vegetables	130 cal	—
Herb Roasted Marble Potatoes	Starches	120 cal	—
Mashed Organic Potatoes	Starches	350 cal	—
Macaroni & Cheese w. garlic parm breadcrumbs	Starches	360 cal	—
French Fries w. herb seasoning	Starches	430 cal	—
Truffle Parmesan Fries	Starches	530 cal	+$2
Organic Red & White Quinoa	Grains	230 cal	—
Yellow Basmati Rice	Grains	220 cal	—
Side House Salad	Salads	110 cal	+$0.50
Side Caesar Salad	Salads	140 cal	+$0.50

The side choice matters more than most people think. A Grilled Cage Free Chicken plate with Seasonal Green and Marble Potatoes comes to roughly 590 to 710 calories with bread. Swap those for Fries and Mac & Cheese and the same plate passes 1,200. That’s our own arithmetic from the menu’s figures, and it’s the single biggest lever you have on this menu.

Urban Plates Salads Menu

Urban Plates’ entrée salads cost $13.50 to $20.50 on the October 2026 Southern California menu and come with grilled rustic bread. The Chopped Caesar is $13.50, or $16.99 with grilled chicken. The Niçoise with grilled salmon is the priciest at $20.50, and the Soup & Salad Combo is $9.99.

Salad	Price	Calories	Tags
Soup & Salad Combo (cup + side salad)	$9.99	220–250 cal	—
Classic House	$13.50	400 cal	GF · V · DF
Chopped Caesar	$13.50	460 cal	—
Local Mixed Beet	$15.50	560 cal	GF · VEG
Chopped Caesar w. grilled chicken	$16.99	630 cal	—
Thai Chicken Noodle	$16.99	900 cal	DF
Grilled Chicken Cobb	$17.50	690 cal	GF
Niçoise w. seared wild ahi tuna	$17.50	740 cal	—
Southwest Grilled Chicken	$17.50	940 cal	—
Mediterranean Grilled Chicken (new)	$17.99	840 cal	—
Chopped Caesar w. grilled salmon	$19.50	760 cal	—
Grilled Steak	$19.50	590 cal	GF · DF
Niçoise w. grilled salmon	$20.50	810 cal	—

Salad calories here are higher than the word “salad” suggests. The Southwest Grilled Chicken salad, at 940 calories, has more than a Grilled Grass Fed Steak plate with two light sides. Dressing does much of that work, so asking for it on the side is the easy fix.

You can add a protein to a salad or other dish: grilled chicken for $9.50, grass-fed steak or salmon for $10.99, seared ahi for $9.99, garlic shrimp for $6.99, a crispy jumbo chicken tender for $5.50, or organic tofu for $5.99. Those are the add-on prices printed on the menu.

Sandwiches, Wraps and Burgers

Urban Plates sandwiches cost $12.99 to $16.99 and come with chips. The Grilled Cage Free Chicken and Grilled Organic Tofu sandwiches are $12.99. Grass-fed cheeseburgers are $13.50 single or $15.99 double, with herb seasoned fries. Half Sandwich Combos with soup or side salad start at $10.99.

Item	Price	Calories
Grilled Cage Free Chicken sandwich	$12.99	690 + 150 chips
Grilled Organic Tofu sandwich (new)	$12.99	590 + 150 chips
Crispy Chicken Sandwich + Fries	$13.50	750 + 430 fries
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich + Fries	$13.99	870 + 430 fries
Cage Free Chicken Club	$16.50	1,220 + 150 chips
Turkey Avocado Club	$16.99	1,210 + 150 chips
Grilled Grass Fed Steak sandwich	$16.99	760 + 150 chips
Classic Cheeseburger + Fries, single	$13.50	570 + 430 fries
Classic Cheeseburger + Fries, double	$15.99	850 + 430 fries
Chicken Caesar Wrap	$13.99	850–870 cal
Korean Sweet & Spicy Chicken Wrap	$13.99	830–860 cal

Half Sandwich Combos

A half sandwich with a cup of soup or a side salad and rustic bread costs $10.99 for Grilled Cage Free Chicken or Grilled Organic Tofu, and $11.99 for Grilled Grass Fed Steak or Turkey Avocado Club. That’s the cheapest way to try the steak sandwich, at $5 less than the full one.

Gluten-free bread is available on sandwiches for a small upcharge. Urban Plates’ nutrition page puts that swap at $1.50, and the menu notes gluten-free bread adds 420 calories.

Bowls, Braises and Soups

Urban Plates’ braises are slow-cooked and served with mashed potatoes or yellow basmati rice. The Moroccan Chicken Braise is $15.50 and the Beef & Mushroom Braise is $16.99. The vegan Beets + Avocado Bowl is $13.50. Tomato Basil and Chicken Tortilla soups are $5.50 a cup or $7.50 a bowl.

Item	Price	Calories	Tags
Beets + Avocado Bowl	$13.50	720 cal	GF · V · DF
Moroccan Chicken Braise	$15.50	570–660 cal	GF · DF
Beef & Mushroom Braise	$16.99	550–640 cal	GF · DF
Tomato Basil soup, cup / bowl	$5.50 / $7.50	110–190 cal	V · DF
Chicken Tortilla soup, cup / bowl	$5.50 / $7.50	110–240 cal	—

The Tomato Basil soup is made with coconut milk and vegan pesto, which is why it’s marked vegan and dairy-free despite tasting creamy. Skip the croutons and bread if you need it gluten-free, as the menu notes.

Urban Plates Kids Menu

Urban Plates kids’ meals cost $8.99 to $13.99. Each comes with any side, grilled rustic bread and organic milk or apple juice. Macaroni & Cheese is $8.99, Crispy Jumbo Chicken Tenders and Grilled Cage Free Chicken are $10.99, Grilled Grass Fed Steak is $13.50 and Grilled Sustainable Salmon is $13.99.

Kids meal	Price	Calories (with side)
Macaroni & Cheese	$8.99	510–970 cal
Crispy Jumbo Chicken Tenders	$10.99	440–800 cal
Grilled Cage Free Chicken	$10.99	300–660 cal
Grilled Grass Fed Steak	$13.50	290–650 cal
Grilled Sustainable Salmon	$13.99	380–740 cal

The kids’ steak plate has gone up the most of anything we tracked: from $8.50 on Urban Plates’ 2021 menu to $13.50 now. More on that in the price history section.

Desserts and Drinks

Urban Plates bakes its desserts from scratch daily, per the menu. Cookies are $3.99 each or three for $11. Banana Cream Pie and the new Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Pie are $7.99, and cake slices are $8.99. Drinks run from $3.50 for Cafe Moto organic coffee to $7 for kombucha.

Dessert or drink	Price	Calories
Chocolate Chunk, Urban Cowgirl (DF) or GF Chocolate cookie	$3.99 / 3 for $11	350–480 cal each
Banana Cream Pie	$7.99	670 cal
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Pie (new)	$7.99	840 cal
Mango Tart, slice	$8.99	380 cal
Chocolate Flourless Cake, slice (GF)	$8.99	700 cal
Chocolate Vanilla Layer Cake, slice	$8.99	880 cal
Hummingbird Cake, slice	$8.99	1,100 cal
Cafe Moto Organic Coffee or Hot Tea	$3.50	0 cal
Bottled Alkaline Water	$4	0 cal
Organic Iced Tea	$4.25	0 cal
Stubborn Natural Soda	$4.25	130–160 cal
Urban Replenishers	$5.99	100–360 cal
Kombucha	$7	50 cal

Urban Replenishers are Urban Plates’ house drinks. The October 2026 menu lists six: mango ginseng mint green tea, organic lemonade, dragon fruit & strawberry, pineapple coconut lime, blueberry lemonade and strawberry basil lemonade. The Hummingbird Cake slice, at 1,100 calories, has more than most of the plates.

Family Meals To-Go

Urban Plates family meals serve 4 and include one protein, any two family-size sides and grilled rustic bread. On the October 2026 Southern California menu they cost $64.50 for Crispy Chicken Tenders or Grilled Cage Free Chicken, $77.50 for Barramundi Seabass, $81.50 for steak or salmon, and $83.99 for Chimichurri Grass Fed Steak.

Family meal (serves 4)	Price	Per person
Crispy Chicken Tenders	$64.50	$16.13
Grilled Cage Free Chicken	$64.50	$16.13
Roasted Barramundi Seabass	$77.50	$19.38
Grilled Grass Fed Steak	$81.50	$20.38
Grilled Sustainable Salmon	$81.50	$20.38
Blackened Sustainable Salmon	$81.50	$20.38
Chimichurri Grass Fed Steak	$83.99	$21.00

Here’s what the per-person column shows. A family chicken meal works out at $16.13 a head, only $1.86 less than a single chicken plate at $17.99. The steak family meal saves a little more, $2.61 a head against the $22.99 single plate. So the saving is real but small; the bigger benefit is one order instead of four. You can add a family House or Caesar salad for $10.

Urban Plates Catering Menu and Prices

Urban Plates catering covers boxed meals, sandwich trays, salad bowls, protein trays and per-person plates. On its October 2026 Southern California catering menu, a small sandwich tray (5 sandwiches cut in half) is $85 and a large is $170. Catering plates with one protein and two sides start at $16.50 per person for tofu and $18.99 for chicken.

Catering item	Southern California	Northern California
Plate: Grilled Cage Free Chicken (per person)	$18.99	$18.99
Plate: Grilled Organic Tofu (per person)	$16.50	$17.50
Plate: Seared Wild Ahi Tuna (per person)	$20.99	$22.50
Plate: Grilled Sustainable Salmon (per person)	$23.99	$24.99
Plate: Grilled Grass Fed Steak (per person)	$23.99	$25.50
Boxed meal: Grilled Cage Free Chicken sandwich	$13.99	$14.99
Boxed meal: Turkey Avocado Club	$18.50	$19.99
Individual salad: Chicken Cobb	$18.99	$20.50
Protein tray: Grilled Grass Fed Steak, small (serves 10)	$154.99	$169.99
Salad bowl: Classic House, small (serves 10) / large (serves 20)	$35 / $55	$35 / $55
Beef & Mushroom Braise, large (serves 6)	$104.99	$104.99
12 Piece Bakery Assortment	$49	$49

From Urban Plates’ catering menusMenus dated: 19 October 2026SC vs NC

💡 Northern California pays more

Urban Plates publishes separate catering menus for Southern and Northern California. On the items we matched, the Northern menu is the same price or $1 to $15 higher, with the biggest gap on protein trays.

🛡️ How we compared

We read both catering PDFs from Urban Plates’ own server, each dated 19 October 2026, and lined up items with identical names.

How catering ordering works

According to the catering menu, you order online at urbanplates.com for pickup or delivery, or talk to a catering consultant at catering@urbanplates.com or 1-800-652-4788. Delivery runs within a 10-mile radius for a $25 fee, through a third-party courier. For larger orders, the menu says, a manager may deliver in person depending on availability.

Every catering order comes with disposable plates, cutlery, napkins and serving utensils. To keep food hot, a wire chafing rack with base pan and two 4-hour Sterno fuels costs $9.50, and a spare set of two Sternos is $4.50. Urban Plates’ catering page suggests 24 to 48 hours’ notice for most orders, and 3 to 7 days for large events.

Planning a team lunch? Individually boxed plates suit offices where everyone eats at different times. Group trays are cheaper per person on the protein, but they need a table and someone to serve.

How Urban Plates Prices Have Changed Since 2021

Comparing Urban Plates’ own menus, the Grilled Grass Fed Steak plate went from $16.75 in 2021 to $18.50 in 2022 and $22.99 in October 2026, a 37% rise. The chicken plate rose 29%, from $13.95 to $17.99. Braises and kids’ plates rose fastest, by 40% to 59%.

No other Urban Plates guide we found tracks this, so we built it from three of the chain’s own menus: an October 2021 San Diego/Orange County menu, an October 2022 Southern California menu, and the 21 October 2026 Southern California menu. They’re the same chain’s printed prices, a few years apart.

Item	Oct 2021	Oct 2022	Oct 2026	Change since 2021
Grilled Grass Fed Steak plate	$16.75	$18.50	$22.99	+37%
Chimichurri Grass Fed Steak plate	$17.75	$19.50	$23.99	+35%
Grilled Sustainable Salmon plate	$16.95	$18.50	$22.50	+33%
Grilled Cage Free Chicken plate	$13.95	$15.95	$17.99	+29%
Barramundi Seabass plate	$16.95	$17.95	$20.50	+21%
Chicken Cobb salad	$14.95	$15.95	$17.50	+17%
Grilled Steak salad	$16.50	$17.95	$19.50	+18%
Grilled Cage Free Chicken sandwich	$11.00	$11.95	$12.99	+18%
Grilled Grass Fed Steak sandwich	$12.50	$14.25	$16.99	+36%
Moroccan Chicken Braise	$11.00	$12.75	$15.50	+41%
Beef & Mushroom Braise	$12.00	$13.75	$16.99	+42%
Kids Grilled Grass Fed Steak	$8.50	$9.50	$13.50	+59%
Family meal: Grilled Grass Fed Steak	$53.95	$58.95	$81.50	+51%
Cafe Moto Organic Coffee	$2.50	$3.00	$3.50	+40%

📈 Price change, October 2021 to October 2026. Our calculation from three Urban Plates menus.

Two patterns stand out. The salads and sandwiches rose least, about 17% to 18%. The things that rose most are the slow-cooked braises, the family meals and the kids’ steak. If you used to order Urban Plates for the family, you’re paying about half as much again for the same steak dinner.

One caution: the 2021 menu is labelled San Diego/Orange County and the newer two are labelled Southern California. They overlap heavily but may not be the exact same price zone, so treat the percentages as close, not exact.

How to Order at Urban Plates

You can order Urban Plates at the counter, online at urbanplates.com for pickup or delivery, through the Urban Plates app, or through delivery apps such as DoorDash. The menu says delivery prices are generally higher than dine-in and takeout. Catering is ordered online, by email or by phone.

1. At the restaurant: Urban Plates is counter service. Choose a plate, salad, sandwich or bowl, then pick two sides if you ordered a plate. Food is made in front of you.
2. Online or in the app for pickup: pick your restaurant first, because prices vary by location. Pickup orders get dine-in and takeout pricing.
3. Delivery from Urban Plates: the chain’s site and app take delivery orders, at delivery menu pricing.
4. Third-party apps: DoorDash lists Urban Plates stores. Expect higher prices, and note that Plate Pass savings don’t apply there.
5. Catering: order at urbanplates.com, email catering@urbanplates.com or call 1-800-652-4788, with 24 to 48 hours’ notice for most orders.

Our advice is simple: order pickup in the app. It’s the dine-in price, you choose your store so the price is accurate, and it’s the only channel besides walking in where a Plate Pass discount works.

Plate Pass: Is the Urban Plates Membership Worth It?

Plate Pass is Urban Plates’ paid membership. It gives 20% off dine-in and takeout orders, including orders on the website and app, but not third-party delivery, catering, gift cards or holiday meals, according to Urban Plates’ Plate Pass pages. It can’t be combined with other discounts.

Urban Plates’ own pages list monthly and longer plans, but they disagree on the tier prices, and some of those pages are years old. So check the current price in the app before you sign up. The maths is easy to run yourself: 20% off an $18 chicken plate saves $3.60, so a plan costing around $5 a month pays for itself after two plates.

Who it suits

Anyone eating at Urban Plates twice a month or more, especially for pickup lunches. The saving covers the whole check, drinks and desserts included.

Who should skip it

Occasional visitors, people who mostly use DoorDash, and catering buyers. None of those get the discount.

Order limit

The Plate Pass rules cap each order at 15 entrées, so it won’t stretch to a big office lunch.

Surcharge still applies

Per the Plate Pass rules, sales tax and the restaurant surcharge still apply to member orders.

Urban Plates Locations and Hours

Urban Plates operates in California. Its locations page groups restaurants under Los Angeles, Southern California, Orange County, San Diego, Northern California and Sacramento. The chain opened its first restaurant in the San Diego area in 2011. Hours vary by store; the store listings we saw open at 11 AM.

Restaurants mentioned on Urban Plates’ site and in local news include Del Mar, Carlsbad, La Jolla and Mission Valley in San Diego County; Irvine, Tustin, Brea and Fountain Valley in Orange County; Pasadena, Long Beach, Torrance and Playa Vista in Los Angeles County; and Sunnyvale, San Jose, Pleasant Hill, Dublin and Sacramento in Northern California. The list changes as stores open and close, so use the locator at urbanplates.com/locations for your nearest store and its hours.

When Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital announced an investment in Urban Plates in August 2023, its release described a 17-restaurant chain across San Diego County, Orange County, greater Los Angeles and Northern California. We didn’t find a newer official count.

Finding an Urban Plates near you

The quickest route is the app or the locator on urbanplates.com, which shows each store’s hours and its menu with local prices. Searching “Urban Plates near me” in Google Maps also works, but check the hours on Urban Plates’ own page, since third-party listings can lag behind changes.

Allergens, Gluten-Free and Dietary Options

Urban Plates marks menu items as Gluten Free (GF), Dairy Free (DF), Vegetarian (VEG) and Vegan (V). Most plates become gluten-free when you ask for no bread. But the menu warns it can’t guarantee items won’t touch others during preparation, so people with celiac disease or serious allergies should talk to staff first.

• Gluten-free: all the grilled proteins and most sides are marked GF. Ask for no bread. Gluten-free bread is available on sandwiches for a small charge.
• Vegan: Grilled Organic Tofu plate, Beets + Avocado Bowl, Tomato Basil soup, Classic House salad, the Grilled Organic Tofu sandwich, and vegan sides such as Organic Carrots & Beets, Quinoa and Basmati Rice.
• Dairy-free: grilled chicken, grass-fed steak, grilled salmon and ahi tuna are all marked DF. The blackened salmon and barramundi come with lemon hollandaise and aren’t.
• Raw or undercooked: the steak, salmon and ahi tuna are marked with an asterisk, meaning they may be served raw or undercooked.

Full nutrition and allergen details are on Urban Plates’ nutrition page, and the menu has a QR code linking to its allergen information.

Comparing healthy chains? See our Salad and Go menu, the Chipotle menu with prices, the First Watch menu and nutrition guide, and our Panera breakfast menu.

Why Other Urban Plates Price Lists Look Cheaper

Many Urban Plates price lists online are out of date. One widely copied list shows a Grilled Grass Fed Steak plate at $20.25 and a Chicken Cobb at $16.50. Urban Plates’ own October 2026 menu prices them at $22.99 and $17.50.

Those lists also include items that aren’t on the current menu, such as a Mediterranean Chicken Bowl, an Urban Superfood Salad and a Chicken Tender Family Meal. And some carry calorie figures that don’t match Urban Plates’ menu at all. If a list doesn’t say where its prices came from or when, assume it’s old.

Urban Plates Menu: Frequently Asked Questions

How much is a plate at Urban Plates?

On Urban Plates’ October 2026 Southern California menu, plates cost $15.50 to $27.99. That includes two sides and grilled rustic bread. The Grilled Cage Free Chicken plate is $17.99 and the Grilled Grass Fed Steak plate is $22.99. Prices vary by location.

What is the cheapest meal at Urban Plates?

The Soup & Salad Combo at $9.99, with a cup of soup and a side salad. For kids, the Macaroni & Cheese meal is $8.99. The cheapest half sandwich combo is $10.99.

Does Urban Plates have a membership?

Yes, Plate Pass. It gives 20% off dine-in and takeout orders, including website and app orders. It doesn’t cover third-party delivery, catering, gift cards or holiday meals, and can’t be combined with other discounts. Check current plan prices in the app.

Why is there a surcharge at Urban Plates?

Urban Plates’ October 2026 menu says a 1.95% surcharge is added to offset the cost of California-mandated benefits. It’s added to the bill on top of menu prices.

Is Urban Plates gluten-free?

Much of it can be. The grilled proteins and most sides are marked gluten-free, and you can ask for no bread. Urban Plates warns it can’t guarantee there’s no cross-contact, so people with celiac disease should speak to staff.

Does Urban Plates do catering?

Yes. Boxed meals, sandwich trays, salads, protein trays and per-person plates. A small sandwich tray is $85 on the Southern California catering menu. Order at urbanplates.com, email catering@urbanplates.com or call 1-800-652-4788.

Where is Urban Plates located?

In California. Urban Plates’ locations page lists stores across Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Northern California and Sacramento. Use the locator on urbanplates.com for the nearest store and its hours.

Is Urban Plates more expensive on DoorDash?

Usually. Urban Plates’ menu states that delivery prices are generally higher than dine-in and takeout, and Plate Pass savings don’t apply to third-party delivery orders.

What to Know Before Your First Urban Plates Order

• Plates include two sides and bread, so a $17.99 chicken plate is a full meal.
• Your sides set the calories. Fries and mac & cheese can double a plate’s total.
• Order pickup in the app for the dine-in price and accurate local pricing.
• Plate Pass pays off fast if you visit twice a month or more.
• Prices have risen about 30% to 40% on plates since 2021, per Urban Plates’ own menus.
• Northern California catering costs more than Southern California on most items.

How We Researched This Urban Plates Guide

Every current price and calorie figure comes from Urban Plates’ own menus, downloaded from the chain’s server: the Southern California restaurant menu dated 21 October 2026, and the Southern and Northern California catering menus dated 19 October 2026. The price history uses two older Urban Plates menus from October 2021 and October 2022. Urban Plates’ main website blocks automated reading, so for Plate Pass rules, ordering and locations we relied on what its own pages show in search, and we say where those pages disagree.

What we couldn’t confirm: current Plate Pass plan prices, a current total store count, and individual store hours. The calorie totals for whole plates are our own sums of Urban Plates’ figures.

Sources used on this page

• Urban Plates Southern California menu, dated 21 October 2026: cdn.urbanplates.com/pdfs/menus/sc-menu.pdf.
• Urban Plates catering menus, dated 19 October 2026: Southern California and Northern California.
• Older Urban Plates menus used for price history: October 2021 (SD-OC) and October 2022 (SC).
• Urban Plates Plate Pass rules, nutrition, catering and locations pages: urbanplates.com/plate-pass/rules, /nutrition, /catering, /locations.
• Company background: Wikipedia, Urban Plates and Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital’s August 2023 investment release.

When Urban Plates prints a new menu, this page gets the new prices and a new date.

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Written and fact-checked by

Chef Saniya Ahsan

Menu & Restaurant Pricing Editor · Know Menu Prices

Saniya writes the restaurant menu guides at Know Menu Prices, where a figure only goes in if we can say where it came from. For this Urban Plates page that meant reading five of the chain’s own menus line by line, from 2021 to October 2026, and lining up its Southern and Northern California catering prices item by item. Where Urban Plates’ own pages disagree, as with Plate Pass pricing, the page says so instead of picking one.

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