Sumo Salad

There are not many healthy options when buying lunch in the city … and to be honest, I’m not usually into salads. But Sumo is great at combining low calorie with high flavour, so it’s my healthy go-​to.
This store is better organised than the one in City Cross, so there’s not as much of a lineup. I ordered the haloumi and beef small salad (which took a few minutes to prepare), and this was 282 calories and $ 9.95. My partner tried a hot option — jerk chicken accompanied by salads, and she was very impressed.
All the nutritional info is listed (although it’s in kj rather than calories, so out comes the conversion app!), so it’s pretty easy to make healthy choices. Of course there are plenty of high-​calorie options available too, do there’s something for everyone.

Sumo Salad promises so much and yet delivers so little. Aspiring to be the salad equivalent to Subway, Sumo Salad invites you in with silky green produce and menus purporting to delight your taste buds yet the many times I tried eating here while on lunch break at Uni I was left disappointed with blandness and limp lettuce that had sat in dressing for too long. Mixing your own salad does remedy the former issue but nothing will save the former.
Sumo Salad also offers baguettes as an alternative to the salads but I always find the rolls to be a bit too sense and slightly stale. Poor alternatives to the nearby Subway in the food court. Do yourself a favour and hit up Fiesta Yiros to satisfy lunch time cravings.

As the man said: you can’t make friends with salad. Yup, I’m going to have to be «that person» — a salad naysayer who complains about the tastelessness of Sumo’s selection.
Sorry guys, I really want to like you! I do! The salads all look and sound appetising, with selections like haloumi & beef, Vietnamese chicken, Caesar etc etc, but every single time I’ve ordered a salad here I’ve found the experience a bit disappointing.
Part of it’s the price — you can nab sushi or a sandwich a lot cheaper when you’re in a rush.
Part of it’s the taste. It’s fresh enough, and I don’t know if I’m ordering the wrong dressing or something, but it has always bordered on bland for me. I am someone who lives in flavour country ALL THE TIME and as such prefer really strong flavours, though.
Part of it is that I compare it to my fave salad places in London, where salads are fresh, cheap and super delish. It’s a lot to live up to.
This all said, I would cross my fingers and try Sumo again when I’m in the mood for a salad. Maybe I just haven’t found my perfect match yet.

If one wants to further the health of society by providing a healthy yet tasty alternative to the artery clogging, kidney failing fast food outlets that surround us, then why make it so much more expensive?
I do enjoy Sumo Salad. This one in particular because the food court it is within seems to be the least busy out of all the others scattered around Rundle Mall.
No long lines while I wait for my ruffage.
The serving sizes are actually quite large and filling, as far as salads are concerned, and I often find myself eating quite a lot.
From what I’ve encountered so far, I’ve only experienced decent food from this outlet, however I have heard tales of aged lettuce and the like, however as far as I’m concerned this should be taken as hearsay. Some of my sources do have the tendency to be pretentious.