Sweetgreen Debuts 'Infinite Kitchen' At Downtown Naperville Store

NAPERVILLE, IL — Sweetgreen is now open for business in downtown Naperville, introducing its automated "Infinite Kitchen" technology for the first time. Diners can use self-service kiosks, fulfill orders via sweetgreen's app or place their orders with the restaurant's host before they indulge in fresh salads, warm, grain-based bowls and other items.

"We believe that automation will enable us to elevate the quality and integrity of our food while also providing a faster and more convenient experience for our customers and a better, more dynamic job for our team members, Jonathan Neman, CEO and co-Founder of sweetgreen said in a news release. "With the integration of the sweetgreen Infinite Kitchen in our restaurants, we can unlock efficiencies that will enable us to grow more quickly as we scale."

The menu at sweetgreen features salads as its main draw, with diners able to take their pick from such creations as the guacamole greens salad, a melange of roasted chicken, avocado and spring mix greens drizzled with a cilantro lime vinaigrette. Another popular choice is the super green goddess, which mixes chickpeas, roasted sweet potatoes, raw beets, spicy broccoli and other fresh veggies with green goddess dressing.

Sweetgreen's warm bowls run the gamut from a fish taco bowl topped with roasted steelhead and a shroomami bowl with portobello, sesame-infused tofu and miso sesame ginger dressing.

Diners can also customize their eats to indulge their particular tastes or to cater to any food allergies or dietary restrictions.

Founded in 2007 in Washington, D.C., sweetgreen features locally sourced items and farm fresh ingredients in its cuisine. The chain also employs sustainable, "plant-forward" practices, per its website.

Sweetgreen has more than 150 locations throughout the United States, including more than a dozen in Illinois.

The Naperville sweetgreen is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Jenny Seltzer, a spokesperson for sweetgreen, told Patch Wednesday afternoon that the company was not offering additional comments or information about the Infinite Kitchen at that time.