How Expensive Is Sweetgreen

FoodPriceSpring Chicken$11.25OMG Omega$13.25Kale Caesar$9.75Spicy Sabzi$9.25

Is Sweetgreen overpriced?

The salads at Sweetgreen, which is so trendy these days it merited a profile in the New Yorker, are even pricier at $9.50 to almost $14 with tax. The difference is starker based on cost per calorie, with Sweetgreen’s salads five to 13 times more expensive than a McDouble from the dollar menu.

How much does it cost Sweetgreen to make a salad?

Narrator: This is what most people consider a salad. It costs about $1 to make, and it’s not very exciting. But this is a salad from Sweetgreen. It’s packed full of ingredients and it costs a whopping $12.50.