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Sweetgreen Expands Again with Capitol Hill Opening

The fast-casual chain now has three Seattle-area locations

By Sarah Stackhouse October 21, 2024

Street view of a Sweetgreen restaurant located in a corner brick building on Capitol Hill, with large windows and a rainbow crosswalk in the foreground.
Sweetgreen’s new Capitol Hill location offers customizable salads and grain bowls, featuring local ingredients like organic tofu from Vashon Island.
Photo courtesy of Sweetgreen

Clearly, Seattle loves fast-casual salads and customizable grain bowls. With two locations already in South Lake Union and Totem Lake, Sweetgreen is opening a third spot at 11th and Pine in Capitol Hill on Oct. 22.

This new Capitol Hill location will be the first in the Pacific Northwest to feature the Infinite Kitchen — a technology Sweetgreen first rolled out last year in Naperville, Illinois. Machines take care of assembling meals, while Sweetgreen’s staff handle customer service and add the finishing touches. Los Angeles-based Sweetgreen joins other big names such as Starbucks and Chipotle, who are also testing automation.

Modern cafe interior with tall ceilings, concrete columns, wooden accents, and colorful globe lights. Counter with self-service area, seated area to the left, and street view outside in bustling Capitol Hill. It's the perfect spot for enjoying a moment of calm before the lunch rush at Sweetgreen next door.
Sweetgreen’s new location features a painted lantern installation by local artist Hayley Deti.
Photo courtesy of Sweetgreen

Customers can customize their meals with organic tofu from Island Spring Organics, a Vashon Island-based producer that’s been around since the 1970s, known for its certified organic, non-GMO tofu.

Sweetgreen opened its first Seattle-area location in Kirkland to much fanfare in January.

To celebrate the Capitol Hill opening, Sweetgreen is hosting a party from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Oct. 22. There will be live music from Hrvst House, giveaways, a limited-edition fall drink from Rachel’s Ginger Beer, custom beanies from G2Gi, and hand-poured scented candles from Noir Lux. Supplies are limited.

For every meal purchased on opening day, Sweetgreen will donate a meal to Northwest Harvest, a local organization that provides nutritious meals to those in need. Sweetgreen donates 100,000 meals annually during its opening day celebrations.

A worker in a green uniform stands behind a counter at the new Sweetgreen opening on Capitol Hill, holding a Sweetgreen bag. Shelves with packaged bowls are visible next to a "Pick Up" sign.
For every meal sold on opening day, Sweetgreen donates a meal to Northwest Harvest.
Photo courtesy of Sweetgreen

Located at 1530 11th Ave., the 2,500-square-foot space seats 22 diners. The restaurant will also feature a painted lantern installation by local artist and illustrator Hayley Deti. Sweetgreen, founded in Washington, D.C., in 2006, now operates more than 230 locations across the U.S.

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