Now that bathing suit season is over, it’s time to get in shape for sweater season. So I headed over to Salad Spinners, a salad fast-food chain. You can order one of their suggested salads for $5.50 or create your own salad with up to six (non-meat) ingredients for $6.00. They don’t suffer from a lack of options – I mean, you can choose from 5 different beans to go in your salad. Nice.

But is it worth the expense? $6 is fair for a salad, but once you start adding meats or extra ingredients, you’re easily up to $8. Get a salad with meat and extra lettuce and you’re eating a $10 salad at a small table surrounded by other tired business people.

And in regards to size, this is not the kind of big dinner salad that you’re imagining. Not even close. The servings they were giving out in the to-go boxes looked like a generous side salad. Eat in-house and at least you’ll get an actual bowl with a few more lettuce leaves.

This place is fine in a pinch, but there’s no reason to come here instead of getting the salad at McDonald’s: it’s the same level of quality.