A new eating spot is moving in near Seis Kitchen and Zinburger at Joesler Village.
The salad and sandwich shop on Speedway, Choice Greens, is opening up a second location at 1825 E. River Rd., Suite 111 sometime soon in the summer.
The locally-owned restaurant led by Paolo DeFilippis and Jeff and Fran Katz, has been serving up the goods at their Speedway location for more than 16 years. The group also owns Graze Premium Burgers and Truland Burgers & Greens, which has a location in Chandler, too.
The new Choice Greens spot is taking over the location that previously housed Starbucks and a Rug Gallery within the Joesler Village plaza.
The space is still under construction, with a target open date being summer 2021, but the latest renderings show that it’s going to provide enough room to feed several hungry, salad-craving Tucsonans at once.
The Joesler Village location will have the same beloved salads as the Speedway location, much like the Asian Salad, which features a blend of organic spring mix, crunchy Chinese noodles, broccoli, snap peas, almonds, Mandarin oranges, and sweet Chinese salad dressing. For a healthier alternative to the Chinese noodles, try sunflower seeds.
Although, it’s not just the leafy greens they’ve got on the menu. They’ve got panini sandwiches, grain bowls, mac and cheese, and soups to keep your belly warm.
For more information, visit choicegreens.com.
Article written by:
Matt Sterner
More about MattAt a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.
He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.
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