Fast food salad concept Greenlane breaks ground on new St. Pete location

It’s slated to debut later this year.

click to enlarge Greenlane's ginger sesame crunch salad with tofu, edamame, rainbow carrots, oranges, red cabbage and cilantro. - GoGreenlane/Facebook
GoGreenlane/Facebook
Greenlane's ginger sesame crunch salad with tofu, edamame, rainbow carrots, oranges, red cabbage and cilantro.
A health conscious fast-casual spot that promises much more than "rabbit food"  will soon make its debut in The 'Burg.

Reps for Greenlane say the restaurant just broke ground on its first St. Pete location at 8001 4th St.  N, and will soon be neighbors with other nearby restaurants like Green Pagoda, Noble Crust and St. Pete Bagel Co.

St. Pete's first Greenlane is slated to open sometime this spring, although there’s no debut date set in stone.

Greenlane—which recently received some TMZ coverage due to regular customer and football star Rob Gronkowski aka "Gronk"—is known for dishing out healthy “salads and wraps at fast food prices.”

The local chain opened its first location off of Gandy Boulevard in 2023 and is continuing its Tampa Bay expansion with St. Pete’s upcoming Greenlane drive-thru.

Like its flagship location in Tampa, St. Pete’s 1,200 square-foot Greenlane will feature a drive-thru and pick-up window, but no dining room. Its salads, smoothies and wraps will also be available via delivery apps like Uber Eats,  as well as through catering orders.

Popular items on Greenlane’s menu—which can be ordered in a bowl or wrapped in a spinach tortilla—include its "ginger sesame crunch" with edamame, rainbow carrots, red cabbage and roasted cashews smothered in a sesame-ginger dressing or the "golden Greek" with grape tomatoes, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, red onion, peperoncini and red wine vinaigrette—both served on a bed of romaine lettuce. Its salads and wraps come with the protein option of chicken or tofu, and can also be customized to your palate.

Other menu items include soft pretzel sticks, cookies, grab n’ go protein boxes, kale and pineapple smoothies, a variety of Mother Kombucha bottles and fruit slushies.

Notably, everything on Greenlane’s health-oriented menu costs $10 or under, with its most expensive wrap/salad starting at $9.49.

Greenlane also has another Tampa location in the works at 2055 N Dale Mabry Hwy., which is also slated to open later this year. A press release states that five more Greenlanes are planned for the greater Tampa Bay area in cities like Brandon, Largo, Temple Terrace and Odessa.

Christopher Burch—founder and CEO of Burch Creative Capital—launched Greenlane in 2022 in hopes to bring healthy and affordable fast food options to Tampa Bay and beyond. Although Greenlane is Burch's first restaurant venture, he plans to open 25 more locations across the state over the next five years.

For the latest news on Greenlane and its new St. Pete location, head to its Facebook or Instagram at @gogreenlane.
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