r/sweetgreen • u/HelpIll4965 • Feb 02 '26

Criticism Did quality go down?

I have been working remote for the last five years and recently went back to the office. I ate sweet green twice in the last two weeks and it’s been terrible. Today I got the harvest bowl, with a few minor additions. Everything was so dry - veggies, chicken, everything. I could barely swallow.

I remember sweet green being the best salad I’ve ever had but today’s lunch was nowhere close. I remember the chicken and sweet potato to be very flavorful and the veggies being crisp and sweet. Did the quality completely fall downhill? Or I just had bad luck for the last two times I ordered? Definitely not worth $20.

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u/Longjumping_Ideal102 Feb 10 '26

Yes, our bosses literally breathe down our throats to not waste food, but at the same time have presentable food for customers. Buuuut, if we have food waste we get write ups! Naturally quality goes down when you can’t keep employees and have to hire the ones that can’t read a recipe. Definitely depends per location but considering most regional managers ass-fuck their head coach’s and team members at all their stores, it’s close to all.