Hello Bistro

“Salads. Burgers. Together.” Meat lovers and vegetarians rejoice! Located on Forbes Avenue, Hello Bistro offers both salads and burgers. Most restaurants these days either specialize in one or the other, hardly both! They do have a salad menu, but also give the option to build your own. Their salad bar is one of the largest on campus as they offer a wide variety of greens, protein, dressing, cheese, and other good stuff. A neat thing about their menu is that they offer “crunchies”. These crunchies are croutons, Chow Mein noodles, dried cranberries, peanuts, slivered almonds, sunflower seeds, and tortilla strips. I don’t think I’ve ever had tortilla strips on my salad, but I appreciate having the option! When it comes to dressings they offer a total of 17, all of which are gluten free! These dressings vary from ranch to citrus chipotle barbecue to Thai peanut, so it is quite a variety! All create your own salads are $8.25 but if you add meat, tofu, or avocado there is an additional charger on top of this.

When I find myself at Hello Bistro, I tend to order a burger. I order Hello Bistro Burger which is a patty with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard, and pickles except I ask for no lettuce, tomato, or mustard. This is not the best burger in the world, but it does get the job done. However, when I am in the mood for a good burger and have the option of going elsewhere, I do typically choose Five Guys over Hello Bistro because it is only a fifty-cent price difference and the buns are much better.

Now one thing that I absolutely love about Hello Bistro are the fries. I can always count on the fries to be slightly crisp and salty without having a starchy taste. A starchy taste is one that can be tasted whenever eating steak fries. This taste can be found in the skinny cut fries we all know and love whenever they are thicker than a pencil. A tip about fries from Hello Bistro is that they taste amazing dipped first in ranch, and then ketchup. This combination is truly amazing, so I recommend trying it before completely writing it off.

Overall, apart from the salads, Hello Bistro is a pretty average place. They used to offer milkshakes, which set them apart from competition, but they have since gotten rid of them. So, if you want a good large portion of salad or fries Hello Bistro is your place! If you want anything else, I would go elsewhere.