Habit Brings Back Fan-Favorite BBQ Chicken Salad

The refreshed menu item features chargrilled chicken, smoky bacon, and a bold BBQ-ranch dressing.

Apr. 15, 2026 at 12:06pm

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A high-contrast, silkscreen-style illustration featuring a repeating grid of a single BBQ chicken salad bowl in vibrant neon colors, conceptually representing the refreshed menu item's bold flavors and grilled flair.Habit's bold, backyard-inspired BBQ Chicken Salad brings the heat to the fast-casual salad bowl.Irvine Today

Habit Burger & Grill is relaunching its popular BBQ Chicken Salad, featuring freshly chargrilled chicken, smoky bacon, crunchy onion tanglers, aged white cheddar, and a BBQ-ranch dressing. The brand is celebrating the return of the salad with a 20% off promotion for all entree salads from April 15-21.

Why it matters

The BBQ Chicken Salad relaunch taps into Habit's 'Hot Dads Eat Habit Salads' narrative, celebrating the unexpected truth that real grill guys don't skip salads, they just do them differently. This reintroduction of a fan-favorite menu item shows Habit's commitment to listening to customer feedback and bringing back beloved dishes in an even bolder, more flavorful way.

The details

The new BBQ Chicken Salad features freshly chargrilled chicken cooked to order, smoky bacon, crunchy onion tanglers, aged white cheddar, and a BBQ-ranch dressing that brings backyard BBQ energy to every bite. Habit's Executive Chef Jason Triail says the brand's guests were constantly asking for the salad to return, so they brought it back 'the right way' with high-quality, hot-off-the-grill ingredients.

  • The newly refreshed BBQ Chicken Salad is available now at Habit restaurants nationwide.
  • Habit is offering 20% off any entree salad from April 15-21 (side Garden Ranch excluded) to celebrate the relaunch.

The players

Habit Burger & Grill

A fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 1969 in Southern California, known for its chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, salads, and shakes made with fresh, high-quality ingredients.

Jason Triail

Executive Chef at Habit Burger & Grill, responsible for developing the brand's refreshed BBQ Chicken Salad.

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What they’re saying

“Our guests didn't just miss this salad; they were constantly commenting on social media begging us to put it back on the menu. So, we brought it back the right way. Chicken fresh off the grill, still hot, over crisp greens. You've got smoky bacon, crunch from the tanglers, that BBQ-ranch combo… it eats like a backyard BBQ, just in a bowl.”

— Jason Triail, Executive Chef

What’s next

To celebrate the return of the BBQ Chicken Salad, Habit is offering a 20% discount on all entree salads from April 15-21.

The takeaway

Habit's reintroduction of the BBQ Chicken Salad shows the brand's commitment to listening to customer feedback and bringing back beloved menu items in an even bolder, more flavorful way. The salad's chargrilled chicken, smoky bacon, and BBQ-ranch dressing capture the spirit of backyard grilling, appealing to the 'Hot Dads Eat Habit Salads' narrative.