Chopt's New 'Sustainable' Ballston Restaurant To Open July 13

ARLINGTON, VA — Chopt, the fast salad chain, is opening a new restaurant on the bottom floor of Ballston Exchange on Wednesday, July 13, bringing a “new sustainable restaurant design” to the location, the company said Tuesday.

The Ballston restaurant will feature new QR code tableside ordering as well as self-serve kiosks, making this the first Chopt to offer guests a completely contactless experience.

The new restaurant, at 4201 Wilson Blvd., will be Chopt's 10th location in Virginia and second one in Arlington. Its other Arlington location is in Rosslyn at 1735 N. Lynn Street.

The Ballston Exchange restaurant will be Chopt’s first location designed explicitly to have a reduced environmental impression, the company said. The restaurant will have an energy efficient HVAC system, smaller spatial footprint and energy efficient kitchen wares.

“The model of this restaurant is a demonstration of our continued efforts to reduce our environmental impact by lowering our overall energy consumption, and potentially GHG emissions, with streamlined operations, a smaller spatial footprint, and energy efficient kitchen ware and HVAC system,” Dennis Lee, vice president of development at Founders Table Restaurant Group, owner of Chopt, said in a statement Tuesday.

For the opening of its Ballston location, Chopt will partner with Real Food for Kids, a nonprofit group that advocates for positive change in school food policies and generates institutionalized support to reinforce its goal of highlighting healthy school food as a critical component of children’s wellness and academic success.

To participate in the give back, customers are invited to order online or through the Chopt app on July 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and 100 percent of sales from Chopt Gives Day will be donated to Real Food for Kids.

“Real Food for Kids and Chopt’s missions to support healthy eating habits align perfectly,” said Bonnie Moore, Real Food for Kids executive director. “We are honored to be selected as the Chopt Gives partner for their new restaurant opening in Arlington and excited that Chopt will bring access to more delicious, healthy options to the community."

Chopt in Ballston Exchange will be open for regular hours Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.