The Mayobird

The Mayobird is a class of its own. Think about it. If I asked you, at any point, what type of food you were in the mood to go out for, what would you say? Mexican? Italian? Pizza? (Yes, there is a difference between Italian and Pizza.) Thai? Chinese? Sushi? Chicken? Steak? I could go on, but chances are you wouldn’t immediately default to chicken salad. Am I right? It’s just not the kind of thing that’s top of mind. The irony here is that once you’ve experienced The Mayobird, you’ll want it regularly!
You’ll find The Mayobird amongst the many restaurants on East Blvd. It shares a building with The Summit Room. Walk in to find country décor with family style seating and sofas. Approach the counter to select from a menu boasting more chicken salad variations then you can possibly imagine, and let one of the friendly Mayobird employees know your preference. From there you’ll be given a numbered wooden spoon to place in the spoon holder at the center of each table. A food runner will bring your delicious chicken salad to you when it’s ready.
Chicken salad not in your wheelhouse? All good. They offer other options. Try the pimento cheese. You won’t regret it! The sides and soups are also amazing. Oh wait, I can’t forget the breakfast! Grab a cup of coffee, a dessert, whatever you fancy, and tap in to the Wi-​Fi as you unwind on the sofa by the fireplace.
This place has just enough southern charm. It’s a great place for breakfast and lunch, but they close at 4pm. Unless you’re over 80, I’d say that rules them out as a dinner option. I suggest hitting them up on a Saturday in the spring or fall for a couple of to-​go sandwiches to enjoy on a blanket at nearby Freedom Park.

Super cute place with adorable, DIY type feel and super nice staff. They offered to refill my coffee and clean up for me when I was in a rush. I haven’t had a chance to try their chicken salad yet, but can’t wait! I’ve heard good things. Great place for meetings and studying!

AMAZING! So pleased with my first experience! I choose the big bird (a yellow curry chicken salad) and my friend had the harvest chicken salad. They were both excellent! I can’t wait to try them all!

Great rustic hip vibe in this place. They sell everything from all day breakfast, coffee, espresso, beer, chicken salad, and chicken salad without mayo. This place is quickly becoming one of my favorites. If you do order the chicken salad make sure you get it on the new England roll.

I am bummed out about my first experience here. I was looking forward to trying the local coffee. I had a cappuccino and my husband had a vanilla sugar latte plus we had a croissant. The coffees were nothing but milk with no strength to them. His latte had an extra shot but it was still weak. Ordered a plain croissant. Was hoping for something along the lines of French. Instead it tasted like it came out of the package.

Mayobird definitely deserves an update since my review earlier this year. Since February I have been back multiple times, trying several different items on the menu.
Not only all the employees so friendly, they are so helpful with questions, offer samples and definitely show a care for their job.
Most recently I have tried ‘The Southern’ chicken salad. Okay, if you like pickles and egg, this chicken salad is one to try. The chicken is thinly sliced with mayo, pickles and egg and hit the spot. I also tried ‘The Gobbler’, a turkey sandwich. Now, let me tell you this is not sliced turkey deli meat, rather sliced cooked turkey that is so cute, cut somewhat thck, but fresh and juicy. I had the «Gobbler» with lettuce, tomato cheese and mayo and loved it.
I also cannot forget to tell you about the Home Made Chips. They are coated in a salt special seasoing sauce and cooked to perfection, perfect for dipping in their soups.
I still have yet to try the Chicken Pot Pie, but that is on my list next.
So happy this place is just down the street and love the large menu variety that seems to accomodate everyone.

I’ve been here twice. The atmosphere and layout is great. The food is good, but I think they could do a much better job on the brioche and wheat bread. Overall, I highly recommend for a new lunch spot.

A restaurant dedicated to artisanal chicken salad? Yes please!!!
I run and/​or drive by this location several times a week but for some reason never stopped by until two weeks ago. I met a friend there for lunch and had a truly delightful experience!
First, there is FREE parking –which is a big deal along East Blvd! The location is easy to find, and the building is relatively easy to get in and out of during the lunch rush.
The interior has a trendy/​shabby chic vibe that was super inviting. There are several couches and tables of different sizes to accommodate different sized parties. After we took in the general ambiance, my friend and I walked up to the counter and spent about 10 minutes weighing our options because the menu had so many fabulous and creative chicken salad options!
My friend ordered the chicken pot pie, which she was kind enough to let me sample –it was the best pot pie I’ve ever had! I ordered the Heater Health Nut, which is a jalapeño chicken salad served on a house salad. The Heater chicken salad was spicy enough to have a good kick without being so overpoweringly spicy that you couldn’t enjoy the flavor of the food. I also want to make note of the tea; I’m not a true southerner and was raised drinking unsweet tea (blasphemy, I know)… in addition to serving fabulous chicken salad concoctions, Mayorbird makes a mean fresh brewed unsweet iced tea!
I can’t wait to go back and try another one of Mayobird’s chicken salad concoctions!

Love the Mayo Bird, such a unique selection of chicken salads and really good breakfast!
I love knowing it has a story and background of being a food truck first and also a non profit.
Yum Yum Yum!

Love The MayoBird! Their curry chicken salad is the best I’ve ever had, as is their pimiento cheese. Nicest people and delicious food! Perfect for takeout or a long lunch with friends!

If you’ve ever even thought of opening a lunch spot, it should be legally required for you to visit The Mayobird first. The only reason you and your friends spend 20 minutes arguing about where to go to eat is because you forget places like this exist.
The concept is simple — everything is chicken salad. Don’t like chicken salad, you’re wrong. There’s something for you here.
The people make the place like they do anywhere, but the ambiance mixed with carefully crafted look and feel of the outside and inside make this the go to spot for lunch on a Saturday.
My biggest frustration with The Mayobird is that Unilocal!didn’t tell me about this place. I had to hear about it from a friend, which I imagine is the only remaining rationale for why we haven’t abandoned human interaction for our electronic devices as of yet.

Been here several times for lunch and kept forgetting to post how great the food was every time! I was sad when caribou closed until this gem took its place. My personal favorite is the blue bird with walnuts and blue cheese on a croissant. Just tried the pot pie today and it was very delicious. The interior of this place is shabby chic, rustic, and adorable. Also great for coffee and breakfast. Could shove 5 of their savory breakfast cups in my face the way some do doughnuts in the morning. Great place for work meetings, free WiFi!

Nice ambience. Bright, clean, spacious and homey. Makes me want to return for their all day breakfast and stay reading a book and sipping one of their espresso drinks.
Decent chicken salad sandwiches and sides. The food is nothing that will blow your mind but it’s a nice lunch spot.

What a great experience. Aside from the parking that is very limited, the food is well worth it. The Mayo Bird has a variety of menu options but I chose the Original Chicken Salad Sandwich. There is no way to remove and ingredient, so having to eat celery in the chicken salad was not my favorite part. I did enjoy the soft bread and the side of bacon and broccoli salad.
The servers were very friendly and the location is awesome. It is connected to the Summit Room, another one of my favorite places to eat. I would definite come back to the Mayo Bird to try some of their other dishes.
Awesome job Mayo Bird, but I do believe parking may be your limiting factor.

The original meeting during the day was for Starbucks down the road. Then we realized meh, why don’t we try Mayobird as we’ve heard about it. Well, stop meeting up for coffee at Starbucks and go here! They do close at 4pm so make note of that. But the décor and ambience was brighter but still cozy and the tables were large enough to fit the three of us comfortably.
4 stars for the atmosphere and space, but only 3 stars for the matcha green tea drink. An update to come on the food.

I really liked the atmosphere and since I LOVE chicken, egg and tuna salad, I thought I would love my food. I think my error came in ordering the Greek chicken salad which was made with greek yogurt instead of mayo. It was definitely a healthier spin, but kind of dry and definitely a bit flavorless. I couldn’t even tell there were other ingredients in it (like supposedly feta and olives). The bacon broccoli salad on the side was awesome though.
Long story short, if I went back again, I would get something unhealthier. Service was great though!

Chicken Salad never looked so good! This was a great find on Ashley & Liz’s part.
I don’t know where to start with all of the greatness.
East Blvd– great location with a parking lot. Outside seating galore! Inside, this place looks like a Pintrest, Shabby-​Chic Haven. With warm colors, rustic décor and even a fireplace– I wanted to basically move in.
Moving on to the best part– Chicken. So many options to choose from. I tried the Greek cs, Liz had the Italian and Buffalo cs. All great options. The broccoli side was oddly good. This was all topped off with fresh, tasty coffee made my Rob. He was clearly the friendliest employee. The other employees didn’t seem to be very happy. It didn’t ruin my experience, but Rob was notably the kindest worker! Meals run around 8 – 12 dollars and they also serve breakfast.
I will be coming back for sure!

I came here other week on a Saturday afternoon and I enjoyed it very much. I’m a bit of a chicken salad snob, as I was spoiled with an awesome deli up in NY that just had mind blowing chicken salads. With that said, you have TONS of chicken salad options @ Mayobird. Some very good, some ok, some just mehhh. I had 3 sliders — the Greek, the heater and the loaded — They were all just OK (³⁄₅). I also had, the broccoli cheddar soup — it was ok — not out of this world broccoli cheddar, but good.
I did get a chance to try «THE WORLD FAMOUS CHICKEN ROLL as seen on The Food Network» lol– Basically, you get to choose any of the salads and they come served on a new England roll that’s toasted with butter. I had a two bites of this WFCR with original chicken salad, and that was pretty good (⁴⁄₅) and my favorite by far!
The service is GREAT and everyone is extremely helpful and friendly. The décor is awesome too — you get this rustic farmhouse vibe with comfy couches everywhere. I will definitely come back here again… I will probably just stick with «the original» chicken salad. This would even be a great place to come to get some work done and have a cup of coffee. Overall, I would give it 3.5 Stars.

The Mayobird is a sandwich shop that offers lots of varieties of chicken salad. The restaurant has a rustic feel to it, but the environment is pretty nice. They also offer alcohol, coffee drinks, and coffee drinks with alcohol.
We tried the Harvest and Dill chicken salad sandwich on croissants. The Dill had a nice flavor, but the Harvest did not taste like much. The chicken salad was ok, but not remarkable. The one highlight we had was the broccoli salad. It was very tasty, and we really enjoyed it.
We had high hopes for this place, but the food left me feeling flat. Nothing really special here. The food is not bad, but for the price, the value just isn’t there.

Not typically someone that goes out of their way or ever orders chicken salad but I loved my lunch at Mayobird.
The interior is adorable. Very girly, industrial rustic décor and cute patio out front. You order at the counter, grab a number and sit down/​wait — perfect lunch spot. They also have their own large parking lot.
Called in my order of the health nut with a scoop of Italian (pesto and sundried tomatoes). It was delicious but maybe a little steep for $ 10 just for one lunch.