SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Sweetgreen has announced the opening date for its location in Sugar House, and its grand opening will feature a few special events and collaborations.
Sweetgreen is a California-based fast food restaurant that offers healthy food options made from fresh ingredients. The Salt Lake City location in the Sugar House neighborhood will be the brand’s first foray into Utah, opening Tuesday, Sept. 8.
The store is located at 2188 Highland Drive, Suite 103, across the street from the Sugar House Whole Foods. When it opens, its hours will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. Sweetgreen’s signature menu of salads and warm bowls, protein-forward plates, and handheld wraps will be available at the restaurant, with local food distributor Nicholas and Company providing ingredients.
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The grand opening kicks off on Sept. 8 and continues through the week with a lineup of local and Utah-based partners.
- Tuesday, September 8 – Grand Opening Celebration: Soda floats with OLIPOP and The Creamery, a Utah dairy brand rooted in local family farms, plus limited-edition water bottles, Sweetgreen x Junes tote bags, and postcards created with Craft Club SLC, a Salt Lake City creative community that brings people together through arts, crafts and local pop-up events.
- Wednesday, September 9 – Community Run: A 2.8-mile run with Salt Lake City Run Club, starting and finishing at Sweetgreen, followed by menu samples.
- Thursday, September 10 – Shades of Green: Complimentary aura photos from Ignite Your Aura alongside a plant pop-up with Cactus & Tropicals.
- Saturday, September 12 – Kids’ Day: Kids can customize Sweetgreen tomato bucket hats with fabric markers, stickers and more.
All of the above are available while supplies last and with the purchase of a bowl, salad, wrap, or plate.
The opening will support Waste Less Solutions, a Utah nonprofit focused on food insecurity. Sweetgreen is planning to donate one meal for every meal purchased on Sept. 8 to support the nonprofit’s work to feed Utahns…