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The Big Salad Has Millions of Options

The Big Salad is now open at 332 East Front Street, in Traverse City, offering gourmet salads, sandwiches, smoothies, wraps and soups. The Michigan chain has other locations in Ann Arbor, Grosse Pointe Woods, Woodhaven, Charlotte and Detroit, with plans to open one in Farmington next year.

            Local franchise partners are Nathan Blessing and Ben Jackson. The restaurant offers indoor dining, carryout, curbside pickup and DoorDash delivery. Fresh and healthy dining options include more than 17 million possible combinations of handcrafted iceberg, romaine or spinach salads, and a choice of 40 toppings and 30 varieties of dressings.

 

For carryout, online delivery or more information, call 231-943-1287 or visit MyBigSalad.com/locations.

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