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The Complete Salad Guide: Which One Should You Order?

Fresh garden salad bowl with lettuce, tomatoes, and avocado

Eight salads, and every single one shares the same fresh base: lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers. From there, the protein and dressing decide everything. Here’s what’s actually in each one.

One thing to know upfront: all eight come in Large and Small sizes, and pricing depends on which you order — call us at (215) 904-7353 to check current pricing when you’re ready to order. That’s different from our burgers, cheesesteaks, and hoagies, which are all fixed-price.

If you’ve ordered pizza from us before, this will feel familiar — pizza pricing works the same way, sized rather than flat-rate, for the same reason: portion size changes the amount of food you’re actually getting by more than a fixed price could fairly reflect.

The Full Salad Lineup

Salad What’s In It
House Salad Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumber, and black olives
Caesar Salad Romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, and Caesar dressing
Chef Salad Turkey, ham, American cheese, Italian dressing, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and black olives
Antipasto Salad Salami, ham, pepperoni, and provolone, with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, black olives, and cucumbers
Grilled Chicken Salad Grilled chicken with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, black olives, and creamy Italian dressing
Chicken Caesar Salad Grilled chicken, romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, and Caesar dressing
Buffalo Chicken Salad Buffalo chicken with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and black olives
Tuna Salad Tuna salad with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumber, and black olives

If You Want It Simple

The House Salad is the only option with no added protein — just lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumber, and black olives. It’s the salad to order as a side, or if you’re pairing it with something heavier off the rest of our menu.

Think of it as the baseline every other salad on this list builds from. Once you know what’s in the House Salad, you basically know the “default” toppings underneath six of the other seven — the only real question left is which protein and dressing get added on top.

Fresh sliced cucumber on a white background

If You Want Classic Caesar

Two salads follow the Caesar format: Caesar Salad (romaine, croutons, parmesan, Caesar dressing) and Chicken Caesar Salad, which adds grilled chicken to that exact same base.

Parmesan cheese with a grater and fresh basil

Notice these two are also the only salads on the menu that skip the tomato-onion-cucumber-olive base entirely in favor of straight romaine — a genuinely different style from the other six, closer to a traditional Caesar than a garden salad with dressing swapped in.

That makes the choice between Caesar Salad and Chicken Caesar Salad the most straightforward decision on the whole menu: if you want the salad as a light side or starter, order it plain. If you want it to work as a full meal, add the chicken.

If you’re weighing the Caesar specifically against the House Salad rather than the rest of the lineup, our House Salad vs. Caesar Salad comparison breaks down the ingredient, dressing, and calorie differences between just those two head-to-head.

Crunchy croutons on parchment paper

If You Want Cured Meats

The Antipasto Salad is the most loaded option on the list — salami, ham, pepperoni, and provolone cheese, on top of the standard lettuce-tomato-onion-olive-cucumber base. If you liked our Italian Hoagie, this is the salad version of the same idea: multiple cured meats in one order instead of committing to just one.

It’s also the richest-tasting salad on the menu by a clear margin. The combination of cured, salted meats with provolone brings more concentrated flavor per bite than any of the lighter chicken or tuna options, so it’s worth ordering with that in mind if you’re looking for something that eats more like a full meal than a side.

If You Want a Classic Deli Combination

The Chef Salad pairs turkey and ham with American cheese and Italian dressing — a familiar deli combination, similar in spirit to our American Hoagie, just served over greens instead of on a roll.

That parallel actually makes it a useful reference point if you’re trying to decide between a hoagie and a salad on the same night: same two meats, same American cheese, just a different base underneath. If you want that flavor combination without the bread, this is the way to get it.

If You Want Chicken

Two salads are built around chicken with different preparations: Grilled Chicken Salad (plain grilled chicken, creamy Italian dressing) and Buffalo Chicken Salad (the same base, but with buffalo-sauced chicken instead of plain).

Bowls of green and black olives

If you want heat, Buffalo Chicken Salad is the pick — it’s the same idea behind our Buffalo Chicken Cheesesteak, just served cold over greens instead of hot on a roll.

These two are worth comparing directly if you’re deciding between them, since the underlying base salad is identical — same lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and black olives either way. The only variable is whether the chicken arrives plain or sauced, which makes this one of the easiest side-by-side decisions on the whole menu.

If you want the same chicken in a handheld format instead of over greens, our Grilled Chicken Wrap and Buffalo Chicken Wrap use the same two preparations. See our complete wraps guide for the full lineup.

If You Want Something From the Sea

The Tuna Salad is the only seafood option on the list, built the same way as our other protein salads — tuna salad over the standard lettuce-tomato-onion-cucumber-olive base.

Texture is the main thing that sets it apart from the other protein salads. Grilled chicken, buffalo chicken, and the deli meats in the Chef and Antipasto salads all come in distinct, sliced pieces, while tuna salad is mixed and scooped, so it blends into the greens rather than sitting on top of them. If you’ve tried our Tuna Hoagie and liked the tuna itself, this gives you that same style of tuna over a full bed of vegetables instead of inside a roll.

Whole head of romaine lettuce on a white background

Salads vs. Our Other Menu Categories

If you’re weighing a salad against a hoagie, the ingredients overlap more than you’d expect — several of our salads use the same proteins as our hoagies, just served over greens instead of on a roll. The Chef Salad and American Hoagie share turkey and ham; the Tuna Salad and Tuna Hoagie share the same tuna salad; the Antipasto Salad and Italian Hoagie share salami, ham, and pepperoni.

What changes is the format, not the flavor. If you’re trying to eat lighter without giving up a flavor combination you already know you like from our sandwich menu, checking whether a matching salad exists is usually the easiest way to do it. See our complete hoagie guide for the full sandwich-side comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which salad has no meat?
The House Salad is the only fully vegetable-based option, with no added protein.
What’s the difference between Caesar Salad and Chicken Caesar Salad?
They’re built identically — romaine, croutons, parmesan, Caesar dressing — except Chicken Caesar Salad adds grilled chicken on top.
Which salad is spiciest?
Buffalo Chicken Salad, thanks to the buffalo-sauced chicken. Nothing else on the salad menu is built around heat.
Do the salads come in different sizes?
Yes, all eight are available in Large and Small — pricing depends on the size, so call (215) 904-7353 to confirm current pricing when ordering.
Which salad has the most protein options combined?
The Antipasto Salad, with four different meats (salami, ham, pepperoni) and cheese (provolone) in one order.
What comes in every salad by default?
Lettuce, tomatoes, and onions are the shared base across most of the menu. Cucumbers and black olives appear in six of the eight; only the Caesar and Chicken Caesar salads skip that base entirely in favor of romaine, croutons, and parmesan.
Is there a lighter salad option?
The House Salad and Grilled Chicken Salad are both built without cured meats, cheese, or croutons, making them the simplest, lightest builds relative to the Antipasto or Caesar-based options.

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