Snappy Salads: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

Snappy Salads is a Dallas-Fort Worth salad chain that serves meat, and it marks its meatless items on the menu. Vegetarians can build a full meal here, from a grilled avocado salad to a tofu wrap to a hummus plate. The chain opened in March 2006, and the Richardson shop on West Campbell Road is one of its Dallas-area locations.

The menu has a mix of set salads and a build-your-own option. The company says you can pick from 50 fresh ingredients, add a protein, and choose from house-made dressings. Proteins include herb-grilled chicken, breaded crispy chicken, grilled southwest chicken, crispy buffalo chicken, fire-grilled steak tenderloin, and lemon herb-grilled organic tofu. Dressings range from Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette and Chipotle-Lime Vinaigrette to Creamy Caesar and Smoky Chipotle Ranch.

Look for the vegetarian marks. Snappy Salads tags the Grilled Avocado salad vegetarian and gluten-free, which makes it the one signature salad that comes without meat. The Green Machine Wrap carries a vegetarian mark too, and the kitchen builds it with lemon herb-grilled organic tofu. Wraps arrive with sweet potato or tortilla chips and salsa. The Loaded Mediterranean Hummus carries vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, and gluten-free marks, and you can pair the dip with focaccia or vegetables. The Creamy Whipped Feta Dip carries a vegetarian mark and takes the same add-ons.

Drinks help the vegan case. The fresh juice list includes Pineapple Citrus Cooler, Apple Greenie, Green Detox, and Wake Up, and the menu marks each one vegan and gluten-free. Strawberry Cooler carries marks for dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan.

Meat takes up most of the menu. The Smokin’ Steak Caesar, Cowboy Cookout Steak, Cobb, Orchard, Buffalo Chicken, BBQ Ranch Chicken, Berry Boost, Caesar Crunch, Bam Bam, and Tex-Mex Chicken all list a meat protein. Warm bowls include the Heart & Seoul Steak Bowl, Southwest Bowl, Wild Harvest Bowl, Mediterranean Bowl, and Hot Honey Chicken Bowl. Wraps add a Steak Fajita Wrap, Baja Shrimp, and a Chicken Bacon Club. The site doesn’t mark the bowls or the Spicy Street Corn Wrap vegetarian, so ask your cashier whether you can order any of them without the protein.

Plan on a shared kitchen. Snappy Salads cooks chicken, steak, and shrimp in the same kitchen, and it states that its kitchen isn’t gluten-free, so cross-contact can happen even with items marked GF. Vegans should check the dressing and any dairy add-on before ordering. The site publishes an interactive allergen and nutrition menu with calorie counts for every item, which makes checking an order easy.

Desserts include a Salted Caramel Cookie, Chewy Marshmallow Bar, Toffee Crunch Blondie, and Peruvian Chocolate Brownie. The brand also sells a Snappy Kids Salad. Online ordering, delivery, and catering are all available, and the catering team handles groups larger than 10 people.

The company says it has grown to 10 DFW locations, though its delivery form lists eight, including Greenville Avenue, Preston and Forest, Plano, Frisco, Las Colinas, Watters Creek in Allen, Harwood, and Campbell and 75 in Richardson. Hours differ between sources, so check the day’s hours before you drive. If you’re vegetarian, order the Grilled Avocado, add the hummus, and skip the steak.