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The wait is over in Commack.
Local residents, professionals and students no longer need to struggle with eating healthy when out and about. Vitality Bowls, which specializes in açaíbowls – a thick blend of the Amazon’s antioxidant-rich açaíberry, topped with a variety of superfoods – announced today the opening of its café in Commack. The new franchise location will be the second for owner Marlene Durai.
“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,” said Durai, a seasoned business owner and Pilates instructor with a passion for health and wellness. “The incredible taste of the fresh ingredients and the feeling it provides is an unbeatable combination.”
Slated to open on June 13, the new restaurant will be located at 6228 Jericho Turnpike, conveniently situated in the Commack Corners Shopping Center. This restaurant will be the fourth Vitality Bowls café in New York, joining the 100+ locations open and in development nationwide.
Thursday, June 13 will be the ribbon cutting. On Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16, there will be face painting for children.
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 or artificial preservatives, giving the purest taste possible.
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 locally roasted, organic coffee, 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). Long Island favorites such as Sail Away (nitro brewed ice coffee) and locally brewed Coastal Craft kombucha will also be on tap at the café.
“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 Marlene on board with us. We look forward to seeing Marlene continue to grow her businesses in Long Island and share 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.
