

“Traverse City has always been welcoming to new businesses. “We’re excited and eager to be part of the growing Traverse City restaurant scene and the greater business community,” says Blessing.
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The Traverse City location will be operated by local franchise partners Nathan Blessing and Ben Jackson, who are planning opening day activities including gift card giveaways to the first 50 customers, a drawing for a one-year free salad or sandwich package, and food samples. The restaurant specializes in “fresh and healthy dining options,” according to a company release, including “more than 17 million possible combinations of hand-crafted iceberg, romaine, or spinach salads, and a choice of 40 toppings and 30 varieties of dressings.” The Big Salad also offers fresh-made fruit smoothies, sandwiches and wraps, and soup options. It will be the first northern Michigan spot for the Michigan-based chain, which also has locations in Ann Arbor, Grosse Pointe Woods, Woodhaven, Charlotte, Detroit, and Spring, Texas, with plans to open Farmington and Cincinnati locations next year. The Big Salad is planning a grand opening Thursday at its new downtown Traverse City location at 332 East Front Street.

Fall Brings Restaurant, Retail Changes To Traverse City By Beth MilliganĪ flurry of restaurant and retail activity is coming to Traverse City this fall, with a new restaurant opening in downtown Traverse City this week and another on the way in November, a new farm market in Williamsburg, a new wine garden in Elk Rapids, and numerous other openings, closings, and moves across the area.
