Salata — Restaurant in Bellaire

The restaurant is clean and as with all Salatas, the food is good. I usually visit Salata in the daytime.

I wish I could rate this establishment better, but I came here tonight, and a man named Josué and a heavy-set young lady behind the counter proceeded to start joking about me in Spanish while taking my order. It was painfully obvious that they didn’t realize I understood them.

Having just left university, if I weren’t as tired as I was, I’d have politely called them out but Josué was handling my food, so I had to be cautious. I tried my best to be polite as I have the utmost respect for people in food service especially post-COVID.

I’m unsure if they were merely passing the time before the store’s closing, but it was an incredibly uncomfortable experience. Furthermore, their behavior reflected very poorly and unprofessionally upon the establishment.

Moving forward, I would hope that basic courtesy toward guests would be implemented as part of training, and please, never assume that people don’t understand what you’re saying based on their appearance. Josué and the young lady could have waited until I left the establishment to exact their ridicule. In that moment, I was a paying customer and deserved respect. Instead they chose to disrespect me in my face thinking I wouldn’t pick up on it. What a shame.

This is the closest Salata to me, but I will not be visiting this...

I've worked in restaurants like these - this is above and beyond. Everything is clean, well-prepped, well-presented, well-organized. It's exactly what I wanted. Can get pricey with the way they do protein/avocado but the variety and amount of things you can put in a salad as is - fantastic. Great dressing options, great ingredient options, I appreciate things like beets, cilantro, black beans and broccoli being on the line as those aren't always the easiest or most convenient things to prep consistently.

Everything looks and tastes FRESH. Fatima helped me and did a great job. I'm just so thankful a place like this exists in my hometown. I will be...

Nice restaurant. Very bright & impeccably clean. This was a first time visit. I chose a small spring mix. You able to have them add as many toppings as you like. I added eggs & spicy chicken for protein. A small amount of ginger lemon dressing. My initial thought was I will never be able to eat all of it. It was light and so good I ate almost all of it. In the future I would get the croutons on the side. All of the other toppings would have been fine to save for later. I had Chinese unsweetened black tea, it was really good. My hubby had the white bean soup and whole wheat croissant he enjoyed both. I will definitely go back before I...