The Woman’s Exchange

I met a girlfriend for lunch today. We’ve had salads from The Woman’s Exchange before, but not from this new (er) location.
We both got the Famous Woman’s Exchange Salad (yes, that is the name of the salad) ($ 11) and added avocado: lettuce, chicken breast, ham, Swiss, tomato, hard-​boiled egg, bacon and green onion, with the Exchange’s House Dressing.
This is one massive salad. And it was lightly dressed — a BIG plus. Incredibly tasteful and well-​balanced, considering the number of ingredients.
We were also served a split English muffin with butter patties wrapped in foil. .. which I deemed a really cheapskate way to go for a bread offering with salad.
Nonetheless, neither one of us ate our entire half of the English muffin.
Our server was incredibly gracious. And she is 88. Wowee! Shoot me with a spoon now.
I didn’t pick up any snobbery vibe that Katie S. mentioned. I know what she’s talking about, but I didn’t get it. And my girlfriend and I were both in jeans.
However, we were seated at a banquette. She had the booth seat facing the dining area. I had a chair facing nothing. I looked around, when my girlfriend mentioned the place was filling up.
Holy mackerel. .. I thought I’d pass out from the number of fur coats in that place. Just take me back right now to the 1950s. Geez Louise. This joint is NOT in my ZIP code.
At checkout (pay at the register), there is bread and a lot of desserts. My girlfriend got a gooey butter cake brownie (two in the package) to take home to her husband. Damn, they looked good, and they were huge. My guess, 1,000 calories apiece. Don’t do it, unless you’re going to portion them out.
It was a wonderful lunch. My comments are extraneous and brought to you for your entertainment.

I have been eating at The Woman’s Exchange since I used to fit into one of the little handmade smocked dresses they sell there. I went with a friend on Saturday for lunch. I hadn’t been in a little over a year. I knew we should get there right before 12 or just at 12. We sat down at about 11:55 and sure enough each table filled up and by 12:20 there was a wait. I’m a creature of habit and when something is good it’s good and I don’t like to rock the boat. I, of course, ordered The Famous Woman’s Exchange Salad (no ham) and ate every bite of it. I topped it off with a chocolate mint brownie because it’s the best thing ever! My friend had the salad and a gooey butter cake brownie. YUM! I’m not going to wait a whole year this time to come back. The shop is better than ever also. Lovely holiday displays and nice selection.

Yikes! Major snobbery alert. If you aren’t a middle aged women with fancy clothes prepare to feel out of place and unwelcome. Cute overpriced candles and knick knacks for your home and free icy death stares from the people that work there! Happy shopping!

Used to love this place and couldn’t wait for the salad after not going here for a year, and it was so disappointing, little of the special dressing and simply not what it used to be. Oh, well, and the new location is so much smaller and simply a big disappointment. but I love that it helps women who need funds.

This is a great place! I’ve been going to the woman’s exchange for years! It’s a hidden gem, a store in the front and dining in the back! While it says woman’s exchange, even if you are a man, I’d suggest trying it sometime. Highly recommend the signature salad with the house dressing, I’m not a HUGE salad girl, but this salad is one of my favorites. Also recommend the tuna salad sandwich and I recently tried the teriyaki chicken and veggies, delightful perfection. I don’t think they serve any food that isn’t delicious. You can get the food for carry out or can sit down and dine in the small quant dining area. Now I wouldn’t go here on a first date but I would take my girlfriends here to dine and shop in a heart beat. This is the typical place my mom and I meet for lunch. They have a large variety of selections for each shoppers eye. The only thing I typically purchase there is the classic and adorable baby attire. They also will monogram! Who doesn’t love a classy, timeless monogrammed baby outfit! Perfect woman’s location, great food, nice shopping and wonderful company!

BEST salad ever! Also love the store. Would recommend and return!