Chop't Salad Aims To Open In Wildwood Next Week

Online buzz grows ahead of the opening of the much-anticipated Bethesda location.

Chop't Salad Aims To Open In Wildwood Next Week

Online buzz grows ahead of the opening of the much-anticipated Bethesda location.

Hungry for a salad? Come next week, you may have a new place to treat your tastebuds. Chop't Creative Salad Company is planning a new location in Bethesda's Wildwood shopping center, and the chain announced via Twitter that it could be open by late next week. In response to a question about the opening date from Bethesda tweep @Bee_Bops, Chop't had this to say: @Bee_Bops Barring any construction delays, we're hoping for late next week. Stay tuned for updates (and opening event details)! The news created quite the buzz in the Bethesda Twitterverse. "@Chopt that's awesome, our office is so excited!!! Thank you!!" @Bee_Bops tweeted in response. Bethesda tweep and Patch blogger David Heyman also cheered the announcement: "@Chopt Thank goodness…

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Chop't Coming To Wildwood Shopping Center

Will the salad chain fare better than the short-lived Mixt Greens?

There will soon be a new, healthy option for folks looking for lunch in the Wildwood Shopping Center. Chop't, the popular salad chain, has leased the space at 10307 Old Georgetown Road in the shopping plaza. The deal was finalized Monday, said Ralph Ours, a leasing agent for Federal Realty, which manages Wildwood. Following the closure of the short-lived Mixt Greens, Wildwood has been without an eatery that specializes in salads. The chain has locations in New York and Washington, DC, according to its website. Customers can choose or customize salads or "salad sandwiches," salads wrapped in flat bread. Options include twists on classic cobb, greek and ceasar salads along with a few more unique offerings, like the "Grilled Asian" and "Palm …

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Ricky W Kracker a.k.a. Diggy Swagga

9:45 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

What I'd like to understand (and was inexplicably omitted from the article) is why Chop't should have a different outcome from Mixt when they are both, as far the article says, the same type of restaurant. Also bear in mind that, in the same strip, is Balducci's which has a salad bar and eating area. While I can accept that Balducci's salads may not have the sophistication of a specialty …   more ›

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