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Backfill · 2024

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Sweetgreen Seasonal Bowls

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Press shot of a Sweetgreen seasonal bowl from above, showing mixed greens, roasted squash, pickled onions, and a drizzle of green goddess dressing in a kraft paper bowl.

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Sweetgreen rotates its menu every few weeks with seasonal bowls. Limited-time framing makes a salad feel like an event rather than a lunch default. I want to try every new combination before it disappears, a feeling I never expected to have about lettuce. On the app, the customization screen shows exactly what goes into each bowl and lets you swap ingredients. The seasonal option becomes a starting point rather than a fixed order. Bowls tend to use 1 or 2 unfamiliar ingredients, like roasted sweet potato with miso or raw beets with tahini, paired with familiar bases like warm rice to keep it from feeling too adventurous. My friends and I text each other when a new seasonal drops. Weird kind of community around fast-casual salads, but it's real. Pricing sits at $14-16, high enough to feel considered but not so high you can't justify it as a weekday lunch. The rotating menu makes every visit feel like a slightly different restaurant.