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Published on April 13, 2020
The 4 best spots to score salads in IrvinePhoto: Fresh Brothers/Yelp

Craving salads?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top sources serving such greens in Irvine, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture next time you're on the hunt.

April is one of the top months of the year for consumer spending at restaurants across the Irvine area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a small business CRM software provider. Estimated daily customers at Irvine-area restaurants grew to 55 per business in April of last year, second only to March with an average of 56, and 4% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Fresh Brothers 

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Topping the list is an outpost of the California chain, Fresh Brothers. Located at 17655 Harvard Ave. in West Park, the spot to score pizza and chicken wings is also the highest-rated salad spot in Irvine, boasting 4.5 stars out of 356 reviews on Yelp.

2. Mendocino Farms

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Next up is University Town Center's Mendocino Farms, an outpost of the California chain at 4187 Campus Drive, Suite M176. With 4.5 stars out of 568 reviews on Yelp, the spot to score sandwiches and salads has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza

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Also in University Town Center is an outpost of the Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza chain, at 4255 Campus Drive, A120. It's another top choice, with Yelpers giving the fast-food spot, which offers pizza and salads, four stars out of 1,181 reviews.

4. Pokeworks

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Last, but not least, is a location of the Pokeworks chain, a sushi bar that offers poke and salads in Walnut Village. It's another go-to, with four stars out of 617 Yelp reviews. Head over to 15333 Culver Drive, Suite 410, to see for yourself.


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