Why it's great: Chop't is arguably the most popular chopped salad chain in D.C. and New York, with lines extending out the door at most locations during lunch hour. The chain offers a dozen original salads and salad wraps. You can also build your own salad from five kinds of lettuce, more than 50 add-ons, and 28 dressings.
What's on the menu: Chop't's Kebob Cobb includes grilled chicken, feta cheese, red onion, peppers and pita chips with romaine lettuce. The Vegetarian Powerhouse has broccoli, edamame, carrots, sunflower seeds, walnuts, craisins and apples on spinach and romaine.
How much: Salads cost between $6.99 for a caeser salad and $10.99 for a Palm Beach salad with shrimp, avocado, tomato and cucumber.
Where: There are 15 locations in New York and 10 in D.C.