New Restaurant Opens Oct. 4 In Downtown Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA, GA — Another new restaurant will open this week in downtown Alpharetta. Vitality Bowls, which specializes in açaí bowls – a thick blend of the Amazon’s antioxidant-rich açaí berry, topped with a variety of superfoods – will open its café on Oct. 4 in Alpharetta. The new franchise location will be the first for Jeff and Paula Sauer, who are long-time area residents.

“From the first bite I took from an açaí bowl at Vitality Bowls, I knew it was the start of a new journey for me,” Paula Sauer said. “With two children involved in sports and the arts we lead a very busy lifestyle and often have to eat on the run. There just are not enough healthy restaurants available in the area so we decided to open Vitality Bowls to bring a nutritious option to Alpharetta."

The new restaurant will be located at 364 Commerce Street, and will be the fourth Vitality Bowls café in Georgia, joining the 57 locations based nationwide.

Originating in Northern California, Vitality Bowls has solidified itself as America’s superfood café – combining a dynamic café vibe with a unique collection of menu items containing high nutritional values and extraordinary tastes. Vitality Bowls offers an antioxidant-rich menu, with breakfast, lunch and dinner items made to order for each customer. All açaí bowls and smoothies do not contain ingredient fillers such as ice, frozen yogurt, added sugar or artificial preservatives, giving the purest taste possible.

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The menu features the widest variety of unique superfoods, including graviola, acerola, mangosteen, camu camu, spirulina, aronia, moringa, maca, bee pollen and more. Guests can choose from a variety of delectable options, such as the Green Bowl (with organic graviola, spirulina and hemp seeds), the Dragon Bowl (featuring organic pitaya, coconut milk and bananas) and their signature Vitality Bowl (with organic açaí, strawberries and honey). Plus, fresh juices, smoothies, soups, panini and salads are available in each café.

The eatery will also include a full-service coffee bar, complete with espresso and superfood drinks that are packed with antioxidant-rich açaí, pitaya and matcha – for example, the Açaí Latte (espresso, açaí, coconut sugar, steamed almond milk) or the Superfood Mocha (espresso, CaCoCo superfood chocolate blend, steamed milk). Organic cold brew nitrogen-poured coffee and organic kombucha will also be available on-tap.

“Simply put, we created Vitality Bowls to be a place where health-conscious individuals can go for a nutritional meal and enjoy a huge assortment of superfoods not typically found elsewhere,” said Tara Gilad, founder and owner of Vitality Bowls. “We believe that healthy food can be an option for fast casual food and we are excited to have Jeff and Paula on board with this. We look forward to seeing them grow their business in Alpharetta and sharing the Vitality Bowls message with the community.”

Since launching in 2011, the brand has ignited significant growth. In 2014, the concept began franchising and now has more than 100 locations open or in development across the country.

The store hours for the Alpharetta cafe are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. You can follow its updates by visiting its Facebook page.

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