Chopt Creative Salad Company Set To Expand Into Glastonbury

GLASTONBURY, CT — Chopt Creative Salad Company's expansion into north central Connecticut is set for next week, the fast-casual chain announced.

Opening day is slated for June 15 at 2520 Main St. in Glastonbury, a staffer answering the phone told Patch. That's at the former Pet Valu and Firehouse Subs location.

Town officials said the certificate of occupancy is in place following the approval of all the necessary local regulatory permits.

Chopt features a long bar with three stations — one to order, one where the chopping takes place for the salads or salad-sandwiches and one where customers pay. Chopt offers a menu that includes 14 "classics," three rotating seasonal specials, 25 "homemade salads," dressings, and some "super seasonals" that feature local produce.

According to a company profile, Chopt was founded in 2001 by college friends Tony Shure and Colin McCabe. It has expanded from its original location at Union Square in New York City to 73 locations in New York City; Washington, D.C.; Virginia; Connecticut; Westchester County in New York; New Jersey; suburban Maryland; North Carolina; Georgia; Tennessee; and Alabama.

Chopt has other Connecticut locations in Greenwich and Stamford, near its home base in Rye Brook, NY.