This tiny salad chain backed by Shake Shack's founder is about to blow up

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Chef Todd Renner prepares a dish of salt-and-pepper salmon over warm, sautéed caponata - just your ordinary fast-casual meal.

Tender Greens is about to blow up.

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Earlier this summer, the California-based salad chain received a minority investment from Danny Meyer, the founder of Shake Shack and CEO of one of the most successful restaurant groups in New York City.

Tender Greens told The New York Times it will use the investment to open more restaurants in California and beyond. The chain, founded in 2006, currently has 22 locations in California.

We recently stopped by a Tender Greens' downtown San Francisco location to see what the buzz is about.