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Now Serving: MIXT Drinks!

Rejoice salad lovers! You can now get your hands on MIXT cocktails at our Mission, Cow Hollow, and Yerba Buena locations in SF. Pair a michelada, mimosa, shandy, or ‘beerbucha’ with our Market Plates for the perfect balance of saint and sinner at dinner. Don’t want to play like that? You can also order one of our craft […]

Certified for Good

On August 8th, MIXT took a big, bold step toward even greater transparency by joining a global movement of people using business as a force for good. We became a Certified B Corporation®. We are proud to join more than 2,200 Certified B Corporations from around the globe with one unifying goal – to use […]

Autumn Feels

Fall is here, and in addition to reveling in all that makes autumn’s bounty delicious (think butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, Asian pears, and homemade spiced granola), we’re focused on making sure every single MIXT fan can find a path to delicious, better food. You’re sugar free? We’ve got you. You’re a dedicated paleo practitioner? We’ve […]

Eat to Your Own Beet // Ali

This fall, we’re taking a lesson from our friend, Ali Bonar, a businesswoman and intuitive eater. She has really powerful insight into eating what feels good and avoiding what doesn’t. “I’d go out to dinner with my friends and automatically scan for the healthiest option on the menu, not once pausing to think, ‘what sounds […]

Eat to Your Own Beet // Cayla

Meet Cayla. She’s an interior designer, a mom, and despite her sweet tooth, she has a serious list of food restrictions. Doctor’s orders. “Growing up I always had achy stomach pains that would make me uncomfortable. Finally, as I got older I decided to go to the doctor and figure out what the issue was. […]

Eat to Your Own Beet // Nader

Everyone’s on an individual path to health-conscious eating. We followed professional photographer and outdoor adventurer, Nader Khouri, on his journey to discover his personal eating philosophy. “I took a Holistic Health class [in college] and read a book by Dr. Andrew Weil about how food can heal people as well as studied Buddhism. I […]

Intuitive Eating

Editor’s note: Ali Bonar is a Kween (duh), food Instagramer, influencer, eating disorder recovery advocate, and someone we’ve worked with closely at MIXT (keep your eyes peeled for Fall 2018 imagery). She agreed to guest write a blog post for us about her relationship with food, and how she’s found peace and power within herself […]

Building a Greener Tomorrow

At MIXT, we’re always thinking of ways to positively impact our community and push ourselves to do better everyday. That means keeping sustainability front and center in our everyday operations, providing fresh and organic produce to our customers, and working with local communities to build a greener tomorrow. It’s why we’re incredibly excited to announce […]

MIXT Mission?! Kale Yeah!

MIXT opened it’s doors on Friday, June 1st to a line of customers anxiously awaiting a much needed fast, casual, and healthy lunch spot in the historic Mission District. MIXT Mission customers are able to enjoy our ever popular Market Plates that debuted last year at our Cow Hollow and Yerba Buena locations, in addition […]

Don’t Miss Our Grand Opening

Join the Grand Opening celebration of the newest MIXT in SF, opening on June 1st in the Mission at the corner of Valencia @ 20th Street. Check out our one-of-a-kind #SaladLounge while kicking back with a kale cucumber mimosa (seriously!). On June 1st, our first 200 customers can snag a swag bag full of MIXT goodies […]

Making Every Day Earth Day

At MIXT, something we are always thinking about is our impact on our community. We look at it as a continuum from how we care for our employees to the waste we are creating from our business practices. We’re not perfect. But we raise the bar for ourselves every day in pursuit of zero-waste, responsible […]

On a Mission

MIXT is on the move again. On June 1st, we’re opening up in San Francisco’s Mission district at the corner of Valencia and 20th Street. Located in a historic space, once occupied by La Rondalla, MIXT Mission will feature the nation’s first “salad lounge,” a tribute to the spirit of the previous restaurant’s beloved cocktail […]

You Had Us at Avocado

One of the dressings we’re most excited about this spring is MIXT’s Avocado Goddess. Featured with the Forbidden grain bowl, this creamy addition is our vegan twist on Green Goddess dressing. Green Goddess has deep roots in San Francisco. Created in 1923 at the Palace Hotel by Chef Philip Roemer, it’s said to have been named […]

Hail to the Chef

We’re excited to introduce MIXT’s new Executive Chef, Jeffrey Amber. Jeffrey is the mastermind behind the innovation that brings you all the delicious and unexpected combinations on MIXT’s spring menu. He brings a fresh perspective to the season with a big emphasis on new textures and bursts of color. Inspiration comes from straight from what’s […]

We’re Cooking with Fire

Did you know that MIXT cooks its ingredients every day, from scratch, in our own kitchens? With daily deliveries from local purveyors, our chefs chop, julienne, marinate, grill, and roast everything that goes into your salads, grain bowls, and market plates. We don’t have freezers so everything we serve is fresh, fresh, fresh! At the […]

Get Dressed Up

MIXT is known for our delicious, inventive dressings. This season, we’re stepping up our own game with several new twists. The winter menu features a toasted fennel seed maple vinaigrette that will add warmth and complexity to any salad with bold licorice notes. We’re also introducing a raw turmeric ginger vinaigrette that is so fresh […]

Join the Healthy Holidays Challenge

Keeping up a healthy lifestyle can be hardest during the holiday season. If you need a squad to help you stay on track, MIXT is here with some serious motivation. Dine at MIXT five times before the New Year and we’ll reward you with 50% off five meals in 2018. Rad, right? Simply become a […]

Tossing Tips from the Pros

Our salad pros shared their tips for dressing your to-go salad. Check it out: Wondering why we don’t offer the option of tossing a salad when you order one for pick up? We get asked this a lot (after all, our name is MIXT…). It’s to ensure the freshest, highest quality experience that you expect […]

MIXT Now Open in Cow Hollow

MIXT celebrated the Grand Opening of its first neighborhood location in San Francisco this past Saturday. Fans lined up at MIXT Cow Hollow for free swag from MIXT, popsicles from Bliss Pops, juice samples from Pressed Juicery and more.Several lucky winners got a $75 gift card from MIXT! Guests were among the first to order […]

Our Top 5 Farmers’ Markets

Harvest season is our favorite time to visit the local farmers’ market. Grab your bags, a cozy sweater, and support the awesome farmers who grow our food. TOP SF FARMERS’ MARKETS Ferry Plaza Grand Lake Marin Alemany Fort Mason TOP LA FARMERS’ MARKETS Downtown Santa Monica Hollywood Beverly Hills South Pasadena Miracle Mile

Hey SF! Join Our Grand Opening Block Party

Help us celebrate the Grand Opening of MIXT Cow Hollow! Join us on Saturday, September 16th from 1 pm – 5 pm for balloons, free popsicles from Bliss Pops and more* as we debut our first SF location outside of the FiDi. Located at 3130 Fillmore, MIXT Cow Hollow will feature indoor and outdoor seating, a one-of-a-kind kombucha bar, and […]

Mixt’s Top 5 Healthy Lifestyle Apps

At Mixt, we love finding easy ways that help us live a healthier lifestyle. Below are 5 apps that are motivating and useful: How Good Want to know if your food is sustainable, wholesome, and honest? HowGood helps you find foods you can feel good about with simple ratings backed by extensive research. Search or scan […]

Giving Back Feels Good

Summer is the perfect season to ignite an appreciation for fresh fruit and vegetables. All summer long, the chefs at MIXT are sharing their passion for healthy cuisine with future chefs. MIXT is hosting campers from Sprouts Cooking Club at the restaurant’s newest location in San Francisco. Sprouts Cooking Club is a nonprofit based out […]

Mixt Summer Recipe: Maui

The Maui salad embodies summer in a bowl and it happens to be an all-time fan favorite. Here is Mixt’s secret recipe revealed from our ohana to yours. Aloha! Maui // Serves 4 Dressing: 1/2 cup mango puree 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice 1/2 teaspoon chili garlic […]

Coming Soon: Mixt Cow Hollow

Mixt is psyched to open its latest location in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco later this summer. It’s a direct answer to fans who crave Mixt on weekends and at dinnertime. Mixt Cow Hollow will offer our most buzzed-about menu additions: Market Plates and kombucha on tap. Mixt Market Plates feature grilled and […]

Sweet Escapes

Summer is all about adventure — near and far. For a quick get-away, take Mixt on the go to some of our favorite urban oases: TOP SF ROOF GARDENS One Kearny 343 Sansome 515 Mission Westfield Sky Terrace Crocker Galleria Terrace TOP LA TRAILS Runyon, duh Mount Hollywood, Griffith Park Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook […]

We’re All Ears

A telltale sign of summer is when we can get our hands on sweet, juicy corn. None is better than Brentwood Sweet Corn from California’s San Joaquin delta region. We had a chance to sit down with Glenn Stonebarger from G & S Farms to tell us the secret behind great corn. What makes G & S corn […]

A New Mixt in Town

Mixt opened its ninth location last month in the heart of San Francisco’s museum and shopping district on Yerba Buena Lane. This latest incarnation of Mixt features an expanded menu, Bay Area beers, wine and kombucha on tap and plenty of places to kick back and enjoy a healthy dose of farm fresh goodness. Our most buzzworthy menu item: […]

Introducing MIXT Market Plates

Introducing Mixt Market Plates — our version of the perfect dinner! Mixt fans looking for a hearty, warm, and healthy alternative to salad, can select from one of Mixt’s grilled and herb-roasted proteins, like Columbia River steelhead or grass-fed flat iron steak. Add a delectable chef-made sauce such as ginger miso glaze, and complete […]

Chef Drew’s Spring Recipe

Get ready for explosions of good taste when you make this salad at home, because little gems are picked at the most flavorful point in their growth. Plus the hoity-toity specialty ingredients should please every blue blood at your table. Gems // Little Gems and Apricots with Blue Cheese (serves 4) Dressing: 1/2 cup golden balsamic vinegar […]

Mixt is Growing!

We’re excited to open our newest Mixt this April at 51 Yerba Buena Lane in San Francisco. Even more thrilling is the introduction of Mixt Market Plates, exclusively at this location. Market Plates are more of what you love about Mixt: fresh, seasonal, chef creations for people on the go. Think herb roasted and grilled meats, […]

Farm Fresh to You.
Every. Single. Day.

Did you know that Mixt unpacks hundreds of pounds of fresh, organic produce from local farms every single day? It’s why our salads, grain bowls and sandwiches are the freshest in town. We challenge you to ask our competitors if they get greens delivered every day. Stop by any of our locations in the morning to […]

Cultivating a Real Food Future

Mixt is proud to announce a partnership with Sprouts Cooking Club. Sprouts is harnessing the power of food for a better future, by empowering youth to make better food choices. Their mission is to teach kids from all socioeconomic, physical and mental health backgrounds the importance of sustainably sourced, nutritional food through hands-on cooking with […]

Easy Pea-sy

The star of our spring menu is the English Pea. Sweet and tender, quick to cook, and only here for a short time, fresh peas are the ultimate springtime treat. If you pick some up at the farmer’s market, keep in mind that one pound of pea pods equals about one cup of shelled peas. […]

Chef Drew’s Winter Recipe

At Mixt HQ, we’re excited to bring the freshness of the sea to a winter salad. With its combination of salty, rich, and acidic notes, this salad is a great way to celebrate the season. Passion // Crab and Citrus Salad (serves 4) Dressing: 1/4 cup fresh orange juice 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 […]

Instagram Inspiration

We were bowled over by your DYO inspiration on Instagram this past season. Whether you’re rockin’ the Casbah or doing a little om shanti with our new Bodhi salad, tag us with #bowlgoals for a chance to be featured in our Instagram feed and our Spring Newsletter! Photo courtesy of Sarah Deragon, @sarahderagon.

#bowlgoals

We like to think of the DYO salad as a form of self-expression. You are Picasso and our bowls are the canvas. Envision — you’ve had a long morning at the office; the coffee machine is out; the intern won’t stop badgering you with questions; for whatever reason your computer is loading especially slow. Allow […]

A Day at the Market

Like many Californians, we love a good farmers market. The closest market to the San Francisco HQ office is just outside the Ferry Building. It’s organized by a group called CUESA (Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture). They were founded in 1994 to educate urban consumers about sustainable agriculture and to create dialogue between […]

Meet Our Future Chefs

We’d like you to meet the future chefs of America and hopefully Good Food Guys. Mixt hosted a group of young, inquisitive and incredibly passionate aspiring foodies from the Tenderloin’s local YMCA and Boys & Girls Club. For those of you unfamiliar with the Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco, this nonprofit organization works to […]

What’s Cookin’: Summer

As the seasons change from spring to summer, the sweet white corn begins to develop in Brentwood, California. In my opinion, it’s the best corn on the planet. With The Fresco, I’ve taken one of my favorite Mexican street foods and put my twist on it by taking it off the cob. The queso fresco […]

Mixt Turns Ten

April 2016 marked Mixt’s ten-year anniversary. That’s ten years of chopping, dicing and tossing salads and a whole lot more, here are just a few stats to see what we’ve been up to all this time: 21: Number of times our most loyal customers eat Mixt per month 102: Local ingredients sourced 99%: of waste […]

Our Newest Baby

At Mixt we’re always growing our team and spreading our roots, as we open new locations across the Bay Area and beyond. What’s newest? 240 Kearny Street, located in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district marks Mixt’s ninth location. This small but mighty space is located on one of the city’s busiest streets for […]

Hey Foxy Farmer

We had a chance to sit down with Doug Classen from Nuenes Company, purveyor of Foxy Vegetables, to talk about their farm, food trends and what makes their organic spring asparagus so delicious. Doug shared with us a few words on why running a family business is so valuable and why sustainable farming practices are […]

What’s Cookin’: Spring

Here is one of Chef’s Andrew Swallow’s springtime favorites from his cookbook Mixt Salads. He tells us: When I think of asparagus, I think of Penwater, a small town on the northern peninsula of Michigan where I grew up eating asparagus in the springtime. Here I’d like to share one of my childhood memories but […]