Fresh
starts here
we dress
we prep
we serve
Fresh
No Exceptions
Born in the tunnels of downtown Houston, Salata started with one simple idea: that freshness could change how people feel, one salad at a time.
Our story
2004
Established dressings commissary
2005
First location opens at Milam in the Houston tunnels
2007
First locations
open in Dallas
2011
First locations
opens in downtown Los Angeles
2012
Opened up
online ordering
2013
First location to
open up drive thru at Westchase
2013
Purchased HQ
in Katy Texas
2016
Moved into
new HQ location
2017
Opened up in
the Atalanta Market
2018
Started new
Salata re-branding
2018
Launched Salata
Loyalty Program
2019
Launched the
Salata app
2022
Opened in
NC Market
2022
The Salata
Mobile Kitchen
opened up
2024
Won Houston
Best of the Best in Healthy Food Category
2026
Opened first location in Florida
Our story
We are here to Mix things up
Your hunger, our ingredients,
endless possibilities.
That’s your call.
we're not here to tell you what healthy looks like.
We’re here to nourish your body, your day, and the communities we serve. From the prep table to the register, we believe good food should fuel something bigger: connection, care, and choice.
Transparency isn’t just a buzzword for us; it’s how we operate. You see what goes in, you control what comes out. With 50+ toppings and zero judgment, consider us your personal produce department with better vibes.
The Heart
The salad
we dress to impress
Look, anyone can pour ranch from a bottle. We make ours from scratch, in small batches, with ingredients you’d recognize if you saw them in your own kitchen. No mysterious preservatives, no “natural flavors” that could mean anything. Just real cream, real herbs, real flavor that makes you wonder why you ever settled for the mass-produced stuff. When we say the dressing is the heart of the salad, we mean our chefs literally put their hearts into making it right.
Good Food
Good deeds
We're proud to nourish the communities we call home.
Good food has a ripple effect. When we partner with organizations like Alex’s Lemonade Stand, when our franchise owners sponsor the local soccer team, when we create jobs that people actually want to keep, that’s the real nourishment happening. We’re feeding into something bigger. And that feels pretty good with every salad we serve.
Plant your Roots
Bring fresh, intentional meals to more communities.
We’re expanding, but we’re picky about it. We want partners who get that “fast” doesn’t have to mean “fake,” and that communities deserve restaurants that actually care. If you’re the kind of person who thinks fresh food should be accessible, profitable, and purposeful all at once, let’s talk.
nourish what matters
Order now or browse our dressings.
Thank you. For choosing fresh over fast, for trusting us with your lunch break, your “I actually want to eat something good today” moment. We’re just here to make sure it’s a good one.