Petit Harvest

Healthy eats in the SocialEats food hall. The concept is that the ingredients are fresh and gives a vibe that they were plucked from the farmers market. Being that Michelin Star chef Graham Elliot is associated with it, I had high expectations. I ordered the farmers market salad ($8) and added chicken (+$4) while my coworker got the beyond burger. The girl wouldn’t give us the Santa Monica worker discount because she said it’s only if you work on the promenade. Similar to the other restaurants in the hall, you pay first and then find a table while you wait for the buzzer to ring. There are some tables around the corner if you don’t want to sit at the counter. My salad was good but it’s size was incongruent with how filling it actually is. In other words, it looked like it would be filling but I still felt hungry and went back to the office and ate a half bagel (whoops). The salad itself was good although it was extremely light on the dressing so some of the vegetables were dry. I liked the corn kernels (found on the bottom) because they were sweet and popped with juiciness when you chewed them. The chicken was also good - it was shredded and moist, and had a sweetness which reminded me of a chicken salad you’d get at a picnic. However for $12 you could go to tender greens and get a more substantial salad, so there’s a trade off. There is free truffles popcorn if you check in on yelp. Overall it’s a convenient place for healthy eats, but I’d definitely add chicken (if you eat meat) to the farmers market salad and if you get the burger, know that it’s also on the smaller side and you might want to get a side to share so that you’re full. Otherwise this is good for a light meal.