Just Salad Opens Livingston Store With Company's First Drive-Thru

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Just Salad is marking a special milestone with their newest store in Livingston: their first-ever drive-thru location.

On Monday, the fast-casual restaurant chain announced the grand opening of their new location at 277 Eisenhower Parkway (unit #150) in The Shoppes at the Livingston Circle. It’s the first of multiple Just Salad drive-thru spots expected to open throughout this year.

According to a news release from the company:

“The drive-thru offers a solution for busy customers seeking quick, delicious meals that align with their health and sustainability values. This format enables Just Salad to attract on-the-go families, commuters, and individuals who prioritize both speed and wellness. Customers will benefit from streamlined ordering directly at the drive-thru window, ensuring speed, accuracy, and seamless pick-up. Just Salad's drive-thru is integrated into a location that also offers dine-in services, providing flexibility for customers who prefer to eat on-site or take their meals to go. The new drive-thru is efficiently designed, still allowing for the daily in-house ingredient preparation that comes with Just Salad’s fresh, high-quality meals.”

Guests will be able to choose from more than 15 chef-designed salads, wraps, warm bowls, soups and smoothies when visiting the new store. Specific menu highlights include Just Salad’s seasonal winter salads, fan-favorite Iconic Salads - the Crispy Chicken Poblano, Thai Chicken Crunch and Tokyo Supergreens.

With Just Salad’s signature Reusable Bowl Program, guests are invited to join the company’s effort to reduce waste by purchasing a bowl in-store and will receive a free salad topping with every reuse, spokespeople said.

To further incentivize healthy, climate-conscious food choices, Just Salad will be offering the following promotions as part of its Livingston Grand Opening celebration:

• Giveback Day: For every in-store purchase made on Wednesday, January 22, Just Salad will donate $1 to the New Jersey Audubon Society.
• $5 Meal Days: Every customer who orders on Thursday, January 23 - Friday, January 24 (in-store only) and Saturday, January 25 (drive-thru only) will receive a discounted $5 meal.
• VIP Bowl Day: Just Salad will offer $5 meals for Reusable Bowl customers who purchase meals in-store on Monday, January 27.
• Community Workers Day: Just Salad will offer $5 meals for Community Workers who purchase meals in-store on Tuesday, January 28.
• Reusable Bowl Happy Hour: Just Salad will offer $8.99 salads and warm bowls for Reusable Bowl customers who order in-store on weekdays from 3pm - 6pm between Monday, March 3 - Friday, March 21.

“This new location reflects our belief that fast food can be redefined – it can be fresh, it can be sustainable, and it can still be convenient,” said Nick Kenner, founder and CEO.

“This format allows us to serve our guests with added convenience, representing a major step forward in making healthy, delicious food even more accessible,” Kenner said. “It’s an exciting moment for Just Salad as we continue to innovate and rapidly expand into new markets.”

Just Salad was founded in 2006 and has more than 90 locations across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

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