Sweetgreen with Siobhan Thompson

"Sweetgreen with Siobhan Thompson" is Episode 49 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Sweetgreen with Siobhan Thompson" was released on April 21, 2016.

## Synopsis

*College Humor*’s Siobhan Thompson joins the podcast to help Mitch & Wiger review an up and coming health conscious chain: the Chipotle of salads, Sweetgreen. Plus, a special gluten free edition of Snack or Wack.

## Nick's intro

* "*Win, win, win.*"
* "*Think sustainably.*"
* "*Keep it real.*"
* "*Add the sweet touch*."
* "*Make an impact.*"

These sound like bulletpoints from a marketing meeting for a Silicon Valley tech firm, but they're not. They're the five core values of a fast-casual chain first founded in Washington DC in 2007 by three Georgetown business-school graduates.

Offering an array of healthful, customizable salads and bowls crafted from organic, locally-sourced ingredients, the restaurant caught fire with the urban professional set and expanded to other major cities over the next decade.

As opposed to the uniform architecture and interior design favored by many chains, this eatery adopts a distinct structure for each of its restaurants, uniting them solely via branding and menu.

Now with forty stores and 1700 employees, this "Chipotle" of high-end salads is paradoxically attempting to be both sprawling across the continent and ensconced in local communities.

This week on *Doughboys*: Sweetgreen.

## Fork rating

* Strawberry + Feta Salad
* Organic Lentil Chickpea Soup
 Mike Mitchell
* Hummus Tahina
	+ chicken
 Siobhan Thompson
* Hollywood Bowl

With these scores, Sweetgreen joined the Golden Plate Club. (It would however be removed in 2022.)

Member of the Hand-holding Club.

 Also received the Green Thumb Award (also retroactively applied to Veggie Grill).

*Nick bumped his Sweetgreen rating up to 5 forks in episode 107.*

## Snack or Wack

In Snack or Wack, the Doughboys have a snack and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad'.

For this episode, they try Glutino Gluten Free Toaster Pastry.

They eat them untoasted, however; all three enjoy it and agree they would choose them over regular Pop Tarts.

 Mike Mitchell
 Siobhan Thompson

## Quotes

**(much later) Mitch**: If I ever see Bill Nye, I'm giving him a wedgie.

## #hashtags

* #ComeOnSpoonman
* #GreenThumbsDown vs. #GreenThumbsUp

## The Feedbag

For instance, whenever I go to Taco Bell, I order a chalupa in addition to my normal order of a quesadilla and some dollar menu burritos. I'll eat everything except half the chalupa which I'll save for the very end because I need that saucy, oily bite to finish. At Arby's, the last bite is always a curly fry. At Wendy's, it's a spoonful of chili.
Wondering if you guys have any last bite rituals?

 Mike Mitchell
 Siobhan Thompson

## Restaurants

 Sidecar Doughnuts | Los Angeles, CA
 Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams | Los Feliz, CA
 Hale and Hearty Soups

## Drop and Plugs

* *South Park*
* *The Chappelle Show*
* Steve Harvey
* *Seinfeld*
* Stone Cold Steve Austin
* Allen Iverson
* *Jurassic Park*
* *My Girl*
* *WTF with Marc Maron*

## Related Episodes

* 107. Jersey Mike's (score revision)
* 362. Sweetgreen 2
* 387. BOWL: Work Lunch Region
* DD. BOWL: Bread Dead Redemption
* 391. BOWL: Finale