7 First Ave. SW | 507-280-6232 | victoriasmn.com With more than a dozen different offerings, Victoria’s Ristorante balances light side salad accompaniments alongside heartier options (like the Insalata Di Elhassan, with grilled salmon over fresh spinach, avocado, tomatoes and bell peppers, topped with a creamy garlic dressing).
In 2023, our readers voted their Mediterranean Salad (fresh mixed lettuce, grilled chicken, mandarin oranges, sun-dried cherries, apples, mangos, pecans, and almonds with honey-mustard dressing) as one of Rochester’s Top Six Salads. Want to mix in some protein? The Carpaccio Di Manzo boasts a filet of raw cured beef tenderloin, sliced paper thin with garlic, parmesan, lemon, capers, arugula, and toasted crostini. And we’re big fans of Victoria’s Express, just down the hall from Victoria’s, where you can grab to-go salads from 10 am -1:30 pm Monday through Friday.
We’re huge fans of the Buffalo Chicken Salad and the Blackened Chicken Caesar. And those rolls! Oh, lord, those rolls! Marriott Subway Level, 101 First Ave. SW | 507-361-3333 | saladworks.
com In our 2021 Best Restaurants voting, Rochester Magazine readers chose Saladworks as one of the city’s Best New Restaurants. In 2022, they took home the honors for Best Salad Place, and their Grilled Chicken Caesar was runner-up for Best Takeout Meal. So, yeah, Saladworks has quickly established itself as a Rochester go-to for downtown diners.
And you can also turn any of their Signature Sala.
