Just Salad Facebook photo.

A new casual, healthy dining option is coming soon to the 3700 block of Spruce Street. A “fast casual” restaurant, Just Salad, has signed a lease for 3728 Spruce Street, a 1,600 square feet of space on a popular retail block, according to a recent announcement by Penn Facilities & Real Estate Services. Renovations to the space are currently underway, and the restaurant is expected to open in early 2018.

The new restaurant will offer seasonal salads, wraps, grain bowls, and smoothies and will include a seating area with a couple dozen chairs and café tables, a bar counter, a pickup station, and a tea station. 

Just Salad is a New York City-based chain which currently operates more than 30 locations worldwide. The University City location will be Just Salad’s second location in Philadelphia, in addition to the 1729 Chestnut St. store.

Just Salad creates nutritionally balanced recipes using organic and locally sourced items. It is best known for launching the world’s largest restaurant reusable program – customers can purchase a $1 reusable bowl at any Just Salad location and will receive free toppings with every use. This eco-friendly initiative helps save over 75,000 pounds of plastic every year.

Striving to be “healthy for everyone,” the restaurant offers 10 items under $10. And despite its name, “we have the best avocado toast in town, delicious smoothies, high protein wraps, soups, and more,” according to Just Salad CEO and Founder Nick Kenner.

To learn more about Just Salad’s offerings, go to: justsalad.com.