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Lunch: Light but Mighty

by | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog

BY INDIANAPOLIS MONTHLY – Lines form quickly for the acai bowls at both Indy locations of this California-based superfood cafe. The antioxidant-rich berries get churned with nutrient-dense ingredients, such as chia seeds and bee pollen, to form a smoothie-like base and then are topped with low-cal treats like granola and bananas. The Power Bowl, with spinach and strawberries, makes for a happy medium between the sweet, fruity options and the veggie-heavy combos. 5650 W. 86th St., 661-3005; 110 W. Main St., Carmel, 581-9496 read more

Vitality Bowls is Now Open in Irving

by | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog

BY D MAGAZINE – Vitality Bowls is now open and serving açaí bowls. What is an açaí bowl? According to the release: “The California-based Vitality Bowls specializes in açaí bowls (a thick blend of the antioxidant-rich açaí berry topped with organic granola and a variety of superfood ingredients like fresh fruit, chia seeds, cacao nibs, gogi berries and more) as well as smoothies, fresh juice and panini.” Menu items include the detox bowl with organic açaí blended with almond milk, flaxseed, kale, spirulina, banana and strawberry. It’s topped with banana, blueberries, almonds, goji berries, and honey.Vitality Bowls is located at 5904 N MacArthur Blvd. And is open Sunday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. read more

Texas’ first Vitality Bowls Superfood Cafe opens in Irving

Texas’ first Vitality Bowls Superfood Cafe opens in Irving

by | Aug 13, 2015 | Blog

BY DALLAS MORNING NEWS – A cafe centered around the health benefits of the acai berry is opening in Irving on Thursday, Aug. 13.

Vitality Bowls Superfood Cafe is a fast-casual place with about a dozen restaurants in its home state of California. Vitality Bowls is expanding to Denver, Indianapolis and Dallas. The Irving shop will be Texas’ first. read more

All bowls, priced $9 to $10, start with a blend of the acai berry. Diners then choose other fruits and vegetables to be blended in to the base. The dish is topped with raw ingredients such as honey, chopped almonds, sliced banana and shaved coconut. See the menu here.

The acai is considered to be a “superfood” packed with more antioxidants than most berries. This fruit, found in South America, has spawned juices, pills and even anOprah-endorsed diet. Acai is safe to eat and contains fiber, antioxidants and healthy fats, says the Mayo Clinic, though research on the berry has been limited so far.

In addition to acai-focused bowls, the shop also sells smoothies, organic soup, salads and paninis.

Franchise owner Darrell Berry expects Vitality Bowls to attract health-conscious folks at first. “But the food sells itself,” he says. “A lot of people are looking for healthy alternatives.”

The store, located near N. MacArthur Boulevard and State Highway 114 in Irving, is also near an LA Fitness. That’s certainly by design.

He’s the pioneer for Vitality Bowls here in Texas and says, “I definitely plan on bringing more.”

5910 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving. vitalitybowls.com.

Vitality Bowls sprout on the Peninsula

Vitality Bowls sprout on the Peninsula

by | Aug 2, 2015 | Blog

BY THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER – Perfect for the trendy health-conscious Bay Area, Vitality Bowlsrecently opened two “superfood cafés” in Palo Alto and Redwood City. The cafes serve açai bowls, made from puree of açai berries (similar to blueberries and full of virtuous nutrients and anti-oxidants), a “VB Blend” superfoods such as mangosteen and noni, nut milks, and bananas or other assorted fruits. The slushie-like açai puree base is topped with granola and other ingredients ranging from goji berries to shaved coconut to kiwis. Try a bowl for for breakfast, for a refreshing afternoon snack, or for dessert (dark chocolate may be added). Vitality Bowls also serves smoothies, fresh raw juices and savory paninis — not in a bowl. read more

209 South California Ave., Palo Alto; (650) 473-9740. Vitalitybowls.com
835 Middlefield Road, Suite C, Redwood City; (650) 568-1779

Vitality Bowls opens in Palo Alto

by | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog

BY THE PALO ALTO WEEKLY – In a sign of the times, what was once the hole-in-the-wall home of Cho’s Mandarin Dim Sum on California Avenue in Palo Alto will as of Thursday be home to an acai-bowl franchise. read more

Vitality Bowls, which calls itself a “superfood café,” is opening at 209 California Ave. this Thursday, July 16. Vitality Bowls serves made-to-order acai bowls (a thick smoothie-like blend of the superfruit typically topped with granola, fruit and other healthy ingredients) as well as smoothies, fresh juices, soups, salads and paninis. (It probably couldn’t get any further from Cho’s famous potstickers and pork buns, served paper plates at incredibly low prices.)

The classic “Vitality Bowl” has a base of blended acai, strawberries, banana and flax seed, topped with granola, banans, strawberries, goji berries and honey. Other bases include ingredients like mango, pineapple, kale, spinach, coconut milk, guarana ? and even broccoli. You can also create your own bowl or add/substitute ingredients from any pre-set bowl.

Above: The “detox” bowl with a base-blend of acai, almond milk, flax seeds, kale, spirulina, bananas and strawberries; topped with banana, blueberry, almonds, goji berries and honey.

There are 10 smoothies with similar ingredients, plus raw juices with fruit and vegetables. Paninis are pretty typical turkey or ham with provolone, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, Dijon and pesto; plus a veggie version and “The Olympian” (peanut butter on whole wheat bread with granola, bananas and honey).

Check out the full menu here.

Founder Tara Gilad opened the first Vitality Bowls four years ago in San Ramon after coping with the challenges presented by her young daughter’s severe food allergies.

“She was so limited in what she could eat; I wanted to get her those berries every day,” Gilad said in an interview earlier this year, declaring, “açaí is the healthiest food on this planet.”

All Vitality Bowl outlets have non-cross-contamination kitchens, meaning “people with nut allergies, berry allergies, dairy allergies, on a paleo diet, on a vegan diet, flax allergy, you name it” can eat there without any concern of getting ill, which happened to Gilad’s daughter frequently when they ate out.

Vitality’s bowls and smoothies have no ice, added sugar, yogurt or artificial preservatives. Most of the ingredients are organic, depending on the season and availability.

Vitality Bowls is now a franchised chain with locations throughout the Bay Area. Three graduates of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, own the new Palo Alto franchise. Another Vitality Bowls also recently opened in downtown Redwood City.

Vitality Bowls Palo Alto will be open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The shop will open at 9 a.m. for opening day, however.

Grand opening specials running from Thursday, July 16, through Wednesday, July 22, will include: buy one acai bowl, get one 50 percent off; $2 for any bowl $9.99 or more; free toppings/additions for any one bowl; and $3 off your order with a Facebook like.

The new acai-bowl shop is Palo Alto’s second, following Bare Bowls, which opened downtown in November. Bare Bowls also announced on social media this week that they’ll be opening a second location in Burlingame.

Others riding the superfruit wave nearby include also Bowl of Heaven and Nekter Juice Barin Mountain View and even Voyageur du Temps in Los Altos.