Lettuce Inn

I love this place. Delicious wraps made to order. Only thing is the people working look a bit miserable. Otherwise delicious food.

This establishment was a bit of a quandary for me.
Unfortunately, my experience did not begin well at all. I walked in the store and noticed that at approximately 2pm, there was no one in the restaurant at all. No problem, I thought at the time. The main issue was that I was stared at by what looked like a Asian couple and their young son behind the counter. I did not receive a hello, how are you, or anything of the sort. I was simply stared at. Their silence spoke volumes, as if they had never seen a nerdy looking Chinese dude in their entire lives. So that was their first strike.
I decided that taking the initiative was necessary with these folks and said «hi» as definitively as I could muster in spite of the awkwardness. The Asian couple quickly darted to the back after that moment. The younger individual, meanwhile, took my order of a Thai grilled chicken wrap and smoothie (I do not recall which one I ordered) rather nonchalantly. Speaking in terms of the movie _​The Matrix_​, if you took the guy behind the counter and had him give a speech in front of Keanu Reeves and the Architect, even they would think he sounded monotonous. He showed absolutely no expression whatsoever as he spoke. I tried to lighten the mood by cracking a corny joke of how it might not be ok to eat in due to my lateness, and the dude merely said in his flat tone, «we close at 8.» He obviously did not want to be there, and his lack of expression, in effect, expressed his displeasure of having to serve me. I was about to tell him, «Bro, you might not want to be here, but for the sake of your family (if it is indeed a family business), you need to talk to your customers as if you do care.» However, I successfully bit my lip and instead noted it would be strike two for review purposes.
My $ 7 wrap and $ 5 smoothie, I felt, were quite overpriced for the area. There is no question that this establishment is adept at combining ingredients for a well-​rounded overall taste. While the wrap contained fresh vegetables and a delicious sauce, I could count the number of tiny pieces of chicken in my wrap with the fingers of one to 1 ½ hands. Also, at this price point I would have expected a more expensive lettuce utilized other than iceberg lettuce. If I hadn’t ordered the smoothie, I would have been famished walking out of the restaurant. Strike two and a quarter.
Overall, I have gotten heartier, and perhaps a hair less tasty, wraps near my office in Midtown Manhattan. Clearly things were at one time more generous at this restaurant, for older menus online indicate that the wraps were 12″. At present, they certainly do not come remotely close to this stated size.
5 stars — 2 ¼ strikes = 2.75 stars.
This place is definitely worth a try, especially if you live in the area; I’ve always been a champion of supporting local restaurants. In any case, please proceed with caution. I live thirty miles away and likely will not return unless management responds appropriately to this review.

Great place for a fresh, guilt-​free lunch. Smoothie was deliciously refreshing, I will definitely be coming back for many more. Wrap was yummy and full of fresh fixings but a little overpriced for the portion size. Only real disappointment is that the avocado isn’t pieces, but more like guacamole. We did have a bit of a wait to get our food/​smoothies due to a line and a staff of two during lunchtime rush but in my opinion it was well worth the wait. If you are looking for a healthy option, give them a try.

I give this place 3 stars because the salads and smoothies are good but the service really needs improvement. It drives me insane when there is ONE person working and you see all the other employees hanging out in the back at lunch time. It was so busy the line was not moving and I waited for almost 20 min before I left. I guess you can say I was staying hopeful. So I went back to work with no lunch. What a waste of my time. Please don’t sit around when you see the line is to the door!!!

I ordered a «buffalo chicken wrap» and was dissatisfied because they put less than a mouth full of chicken in the wrap! I usually have the Ramsey wrap and that is decent, but I’m sick and tired of asking for double chicken at this place. It’s good quality ingredients but the portion sizes for the price are awful.

Besides the great name, they have really good wraps and smoothies here. I am quite particular with smoothies and I feel theirs taste very fresh and delicious. I think the décor could use some improvement, but overall, I would recommend for some tasty wraps/​salads.

INCREDIBLE. A little pricey, but honestly worth it. The avocado isn’t worth paying the additional $$ for (it’s essentially guacamole) so if you want one of the special toppings, go for chicken or shrimp.
GET A SMOOTHIE!!! Raspberry Mango was like heaven in a cup — I have never enjoyed anything as much as I enjoyed that smoothie. They also have power shakes and protein shakes available.
LOVED this place.

We go here usually once a week for lunch and are never disappointed. Fresh, healthy ingredients and a huge variety of dressings make for an awesome wrap or salad, although I usually get the Lettuce Inn wrap every time! It’s always consistent, made the same way and not drenched in dressing which I appreciate. Also great that they offer a selection of protein bars including Quest which are the best. Definitely a great place for a quick, healthy lunch!

Smoothie Game is pretty weak. It’s not easy to find a good smoothie/​juice spot in the area. Disappointing…

Good local salad place. Went here last week, and was a little shocked that a medium sized salad cost over $ 11!!!

This place has gone downhill. Thankfully, they took a few steps back uphill by getting rid of their sushi menu (huh?!). The wraps used to be HUGE. I used to make two meals out of them. Now, however, I’m definitely going to demolish all of my lettuce and it’s accompaniments
The best way to describe the décor and the menu board/​signage is… messy. They even have a sign they got from the Quiznos that used to be across the street! I can tell because there is a picture of an angus steak sandwich on the back. What?
My friend wanted to substitute just ONE different premium topping in place of two and they still insisted on charging her extra. Nonsensical. It also does not make sense that the wrap prices have stayed the same while their size has gone down. Ugh.
I can’t complain about the extensive topping choices and salad dressings. Those have remained the same. I appreciate that these owners kept the original owner’s menu. The Ramsey Wrap and the Turkey Club wrap may be smaller than ever, but they’re still delicious. There are always customers, so you know the ingredients have to be fresh. I can’t say anything about the smoothies because I don’t know anyone who has ever ordered one from here, but you’re safe in the salad/​wrap department.
Moral of the story is that you should still come here because the food is so tasty, but don’t expect a beautiful ambience and count on not having any leftovers. You’ll want to eat your crumbs.

Great new place for me to keep going to. I had the california chicken wrap, it was excellent! I am an instant fan. The food is fresh, the choices are great, and the price was decent, could be a dollar cheaper. Wrap size was just a slight bit on the smaller size but thats ok because I didn’t go there to stuff my face and roll myself out of there. Next time I think I will make my own salad– that looked delicious!

Fresh wraps; good place to stop for lunch on the go. I did a build-​your-​own wrap with a wheat wrap, spinach, artichoke hearts, bean sprouts, beets, edamame and avocado with cucumber wasabi dressing on the side. It was good and filling. I like the Subway-​style create your own sandwich idea. There are a large amount of fillings to choose from, and everything looked and tasted fresh. The wasabi dressing definitely had a kick! If you are health– conscious, definitely ask for the dressing on the side, since I believe several (including the cucumber wasabi) are mayo-​based.
Overall, friendly service, fair prices and fresh wraps made the way you want. A nice lunch spot door on-​the-​go eaters. Not a good place to sit down and eat, as there are very few tables. They also offer salads and smoothies, which I have yet to try.

Super fresh lettuce and real reasonable prices. Losing one star because they keep changing their menu.

I really wanted a big salad for lunch today so I ran over to Lettuce Inn. They have 3 sizes of salad but only the large size seemed like it would make a decent meal. The other sizes seemed more like side salads that you would have with one of the wraps.
I had romaine lettuce with peppercorn ranch. You get 4 toppings with it. I took walnuts, Chinese noodles that you put in soup, dried cranberries and chickpeas. When everything was mixed all together it tasted great.
I would like it if this place offered to chop your salad for you. That would have made it extra special.
There are a lot of other salad places around but this one is pretty good and has been around for a few years. They also serve smoothies which I’ll have to try one day.

Came here today for a quick lunch. Iceburg, cucumber, crushed egg, spicy grilled chicken w a bottle of water. Came to 8.50 which is fair enough. The food was fresh and delicious. The location is clean and quick to serve. They offer sushi here as well. With a name like Lettuce Inn though, the only way they are going to drive sushi cravers here are from repeat customers. People behind the counter are pleasant. I’ll be back (arnold voice).

i love this place and have since it opened… it’s a bit strange that it has changed hands and now serves sushi (very random), but even with the new owner the quality has not changed.
they have so many ingredients to choose for your salad that you can go there everyday and always have something new. the also have a huge variety of salad dressings… try mixing the fat free toasted sesame dressing and fat free honey dijon – it is a great mix and will add a nice Asian flavor to your salad.

I believe the new owners are asian, so they decided to add sushi to the mix? Don’t really get that move, but the salads and wraps haven’t changed much. Decent place to go for lunch.

Great place for a quick lunch. They have a ton of fresh ingredients to choose from for either a salad or wrap. Now with the new owners, there’s a whole sushi section as well, which I’ve yet to try.

I went back for some rabbit food. I got all kinds of colorful greens, grapes, sunflower seed, and of course mozzarella!
I’m not sure how healthy it was with the «asian peanut» dressing that was nice and sweet with a bit of a kick.
All I know is that it made me happy, and I saved half of it for high tea:)