Cobb salads and chef salads are heartier entree-type salads, but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. A Cobb salad has grilled chicken (and bacon if it knows what’s good for it). A chef salad usually includes ham and turkey as the protein. The ham and turkey come in varying qualities and quantities depending on whether you’re grabbing a premade salad from the airport or eating at a nice restaurant. A Cobb salad is all about the fancy bleu cheese, and a chef salad normally involves cheddar. A Cobb salad has tomatoes, green onions, avocado, and hard boiled egg, whereas a chef salad has tomatoes, cucumbers, and carrots. Both can be phenomenal or ho-hum depending on who’s making them.