So-called slop bowl restaurants have had a rough go of it lately. Their decline has been breathlessly chronicled by the media ( BI included ) since mid-2025, when demand started to slow. The reason was simple: At a time of rising inflation and consumer-spending pullbacks, paying anywhere from $15 to $25 for a semi-soupy mixture of protein, vegetables, and grains started to lose its appeal . Don't get me wrong. The holy trinity of slop bowl purveyors — Cava , Sweetgreen , and Chipotle — still

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