Let’s talk about summer. More specifically, let’s talk about how summer sneaks up on you like it didn’t JUST rain for 8 months straight in Tacoma. One day you're in sweats, hiding behind hoodies, the next, boom—shorts. Tank tops. Sun’s out, arms out, regrets out.
And somewhere in the middle of all that panic, someone says the words: “I should probably eat a salad.”
Now before you spiral into a full existential crisis in front of the mirror while chewing baby spinach that tastes like betrayal, allow us to introduce you to your new favorite frenemy: Lechon Loco’s Grilled Chicken Salad.
Because this salad? Oh, it came to play both sides. It’s got health in its bio but flavor in its soul.
We know what you’re thinking. “It’s a grilled chicken salad. Big whoop. What’s next? Tofu that texts me back?”
Nah. This ain’t that kind of salad.
This is grilled chicken marinated in flavor, with actual seasoning (we’re not out here pretending pepper is a personality). It’s seared to perfection, laid gently—but not too gently—on a bed of fresh greens, juicy mango, maybe a little avocado if you're feeling bougie. Then it’s hit with a house-made dressing that slaps. Like emotionally.
It’s light enough to make you feel like you’re making good choices…
…but delicious enough to make you suspicious about how you’re getting away with it.
Look, we’ve all heard the phrase “summer body.” It’s that toxic little buzzword that shows up every May with a six-pack of shame and a membership to a gym that smells like tears.
But here’s the thing: you don’t need a six-pack to enjoy summer. What you do need is a plate that doesn’t make you cry while eating it. That’s where our Grilled Chicken Salad steps in—it feeds your body, but it doesn’t forget your taste buds.
You wanna eat clean? Cool.
You wanna stay full until dinner? Done.
You wanna still feel like a grown adult with good taste and functioning teeth? Got you.
This salad won’t judge you for skipping leg day. It just wants to be your sidekick. Your wing salad, if you will.
Eating healthy in Tacoma usually means you're scrolling through menu items that sound like plant-based punishment. "Vegan gluten-free air? Yum. What’s the upcharge?"
But we’re different.
At Lechon Loco, we bring Filipino-Mexican-American fusion to every dish, even the ones that are “supposed” to be healthy. We don’t believe in boring. We don’t believe in bland. We believe in real food, real flavor, and real people who want to eat like they matter.
Our Grilled Chicken Salad is:
Fresh without being sad.
Bold without being extra.
Filling without leaving you horizontal.
Basically, it’s the middle ground between your New Year’s resolutions and your 3 a.m. lumpia cravings.
Look, you could get a plain grilled chicken salad anywhere. But you don’t want salad that just lies there. You want salad that talks back. You want grilled meat with confidence, mango that flirts with you, and a dressing that says “yes, I’m homemade and I went to therapy.”
You want something that doesn’t just help your body—you want something that respects your taste buds.
Our Grilled Chicken Salad is that. It’s the salad you eat in public because it looks responsible… but lowkey you’d eat it in your car, windows up, no shame, fork in one hand, mango in the other.
We’re not saying this salad is the Beyoncé of salads…
…but we’re also not not saying that.
Wanna know what goes great with this summer-ready salad?
A cold Calamansi Iced Tea, so you feel like a tropical CEO.
Or maybe a Mangonada, because you’re eating a salad, you earned it.
Or our personal fave: an Ube Horchata chaser, because balance, baby.
Pro tip: Order your salad to go, eat it by the waterfront, and pretend you’re the main character. Bonus points if you do the thing where you take a bite, close your eyes, and just sigh like it solved your problems.
You don’t have to wait for a juice cleanse or a post-breakup glow-up to get in on this. Lechon Loco’s Grilled Chicken Salad is here, ready, and not judging your decisions. It’s on the menu, it’s in your future, and yes, it’s available for dine-in, takeout, and catering.
That’s right. You can order it in bulk. A salad. In bulk. That’s how confident we are.
So whether you’re trying to balance your lechon intake (no shame), impress your coworkers during lunch, or just give your body something that doesn’t scream “why did you do this to me”—this is your move.
If summer’s about feeling good, eating well, and maybe finally using that picnic blanket you bought in 2019, then let this salad be your plus one.
Because Lechon Loco’s Grilled Chicken Salad is the friend who hypes you up at brunch, won’t snitch on your second helping, and still helps you feel good about your choices.
Yes, it’s a salad. But also? It’s a lifestyle.
📍 Lechon Loco – 3511 McKinley Ave, Tacoma, WA 98404
📞 (253) 357-1913
🌐 lechonlocorestaurant.com
Order online, walk in, or do that thing where you pretend it’s “for a friend.” We’re here, we’re fired up, and we’ve got your summer salad glow-up waiting.
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