Just Salad Opens in East Amherst, N.Y.
The East Amherst community gains expanded access to fresh, real ingredients for everyday health
East Amherst, N.Y., April 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Just Salad, the fast-casual restaurant chain committed to making everyday health and sustainability possible, introduces its new location in East Amherst, N.Y., located at 8124 Transit Road, providing accessible, plant-centric meals for the greater Buffalo and surrounding communities.
At Just Salad, health and sustainability are built into every meal, serving approachable, flavor-packed meals. This means homemade dressings, prepped-daily produce, chef-designed recipes and fresh, flavorful ingredients. A leader in sustainable dining for two decades, Just Salad is best known for its reusable bowl program, which rewards guests with a free topping for every reuse, proving that small choices can add up to meaningful impact.
Just Salad invites the East Amherst community to feast on flavor with a full week of Grand Opening promotions:
- Wednesday, April 15: Giveback Day1! For every in-store purchase, Just Salad will donate $1 to Grassroots Gardens WNY.
- Thursday, April 16 – Saturday, April 18: $5 Meal Days2! Get a $5 chef-designed salad, wrap, warm bowl or market plate all day long.
“This opening plays a major role in Just Salad’s continued growth to newly serve the East Amherst and broader Buffalo community,” said Jen Lally, Chief Marketing Officer at Just Salad. “Just Salad is known for its approachable, flavor-packed meals featuring freshly-prepped produce, house-made dressings and high-quality ingredients, and we look forward to being part of the community’s movement towards prioritizing health and sustainability.”
Join JS Rewards for free mystery bowl items after each purchase3 and monthly freebies available to all members (simply by downloading the Just Salad app). Earn free menu items – salads, warm bowls, smoothies, snacks, or drinks – or dollars-off discounts. Some rewards are unlocked through JS Rewards’ stamp program, in which collecting stamps unlocks free menu items from salads to market plates.
Just Salad also offers ‘Build Your Own’ Market Plates, inviting guests to craft warm, protein-packed meals exactly how they crave them. Guests choose each part of the plate – from base to dressing – using fresh, flavorful ingredients prepared daily.
Just Salad East Amherst is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. For more information, visit justsalad.com/location/143-east-amherst.
FAQ Guide
Q: What is Just Salad?
A: Just Salad is a fast-casual restaurant brand with a mission to make everyday health and sustainability possible, serving craveable, accessible, plant-centric meals made with homemade dressings, prepped-daily produce, from-scratch recipes and fresh, flavorful ingredients. Guests can choose from over 15 chef-designed salads, wraps, warm bowls, market plates, soups and smoothies, including classic offerings and rotating seasonal favorites.
Q: How is Just Salad sustainable?
A: Just Salad is a Certified B Corporation™ and home to the world’s largest restaurant reusable bowl program, rewarding guests with a free topping for every reuse. Just Salad also carbon labels its menu and offers a Climatarian category to help guests make more climate-conscious choices.
Q: What is Just Salad’s reusable bowl program?
A: Just Salad has offered reusable bowls since its founding in 2006. At all Just Salad locations, guests can order a salad or warm bowl in reusable bowls. Every time guests reuse their bowls, they help reduce waste, greenhouse gas emissions and water use4 for a healthier planet.
Q: Where does Just Salad have locations?
A: Just Salad has more than 100 locations across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Washington D.C.
About Just Salad
Just Salad is a fast-casual restaurant chain with a mission to make everyday health and sustainability possible. The brand serves craveable, accessible, plant-centric meals made with homemade dressings, prepped-daily produce, from-scratch recipes and fresh, flavorful ingredients. Guests can choose from over 15 chef-designed salads, wraps, warm bowls, market plates, soups and smoothies, including classic offerings and rotating seasonal favorites. Empowering customers to “Eat with Purpose,” Just Salad is a Certified B Corporation™ and home to the world’s largest restaurant reusable program, as well as the first U.S. restaurant chain to carbon label its menu and offer a Climatarian menu category. The company was founded in 2006 and has over 100 locations across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Washington D.C.
1In-store only at Just Salad in East Amherst (8124 Transit Road). Valid on 4/15/2026. For every in-store purchase, Just Salad will donate $1 to Grassroots Gardens WNY.
2In-store only at 8124 Transit Road, from 4/16/2026 – 4/18/2026. Valid on kids' and signature salads, wraps, warm bowls, and market plates. Excludes build your own, pick 2, snacks, smoothies, and drinks. No substitutions are allowed. Guests are permitted to remove ingredients. One per person. Cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion with the exception of reusable bowl benefits. Promotion total is before tax.
3Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
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Just Salad East Amherst New York Storefront
Exterior of the new Just Salad restaurant in East Amherst, New York, located at 8124 Transit Road and now serving the greater Buffalo community.
Just Salad East Amherst Interior Community Mural
Interior mural at the Just Salad East Amherst, New York location, featuring a colorful community-inspired streetscape with local references and brand imagery inside the restaurant.
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