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i'm sticking with my initial thought. no one on earth cares this much about "market plates."
I admit that I have not been reading here, so hope this info is pertinent.
I walked along Northern Blvd. today and passed Divina Juice Bar, @85th across from RiteAid (718-457-0193) which sells bowls: acai, yogurt, fruit and others.
I've been focusing on losing some weight over the last couple of months, and I'm hard pressed to think of at least one meal at every restaurant I frequent that's at least an okay option when I go out to eat.
yes, the rent thing. this is not something *most* people would be into, but it is something that people would head to if they knew it was there.
just curious, Michael:
you're a new user who's posted pretty exclusively on this topic and seem to have a good grasp of the neighborhood and the culinary concept....are you pondering opening a spot, perhaps?
Honestly, not at all. I lack the aptitude, drive, or patience to be a business owner. Not my forté in the least. My lady lives there and I often crave something along these lines in the neighborhood when I’m there. And I had (have) a suspicion that there are many who feel the same. I think someone could have a successful go at it.
dog you don't even live in the neighborhood and you're trying to muck it up with focus-less places like create?
at least move here before you try and homogenize the neighborhood.
why does every neighborhood have to be the same? if you want this to be brooklyn than just move to brooklyn? if you can't afford brooklyn than make your health bowls at home. you can call it the 'brooklyn bowl'
Interesting. NIMBY fear concerning a bowl of quinoa/acai.
I do think Caffe Bene on 37th Ave sells these "Brooklyn/Astoria style" bowls. But I've never tried them so can't speak for their quality. Has anyone tried them?
just curious, Michael:
you're a new user who's posted pretty exclusively on this topic and seem to have a good grasp of the neighborhood and the culinary concept....are you pondering opening a spot, perhaps?
Honestly, not at all. I lack the aptitude, drive, or patience to be a business owner. Not my forté in the least. My lady lives there and I often crave something along these lines in the neighborhood when I’m there. And I had (have) a suspicion that there are many who feel the same. I think someone could have a successful go at it.
dog you don't even live in the neighborhood and you're trying to muck it up with focus-less places like create?
at least move here before you try and homogenize the neighborhood.
why does every neighborhood have to be the same? if you want this to be brooklyn than just move to brooklyn? if you can't afford brooklyn than make your health bowls at home. you can call it the 'brooklyn bowl'
got it. it was just an idle question. i do think there's room for what you're craving, but i think it is a niche market and might have to open in a less-trafficked, less high-rent space. maybe a side street a la E77 or Dosa Delight (a favorite that *can* be healthy if navigated properly) or the stretch of lower 35th where Legends is.
just curious, Michael:
you're a new user who's posted pretty exclusively on this topic and seem to have a good grasp of the neighborhood and the culinary concept....are you pondering opening a spot, perhaps?
I agree with Michael82--the assumption that the desire for healthier food is some sort of affectation of the more privileged people among us is unfortunate. Is this Ripe Juice Bar long gone from Forest Hills, I wonder?
the desire to eat healthy is by no means limited to the more privileged or to people of certain ethnicities -- having lived in areas of Brooklyn with large Caribbean populations, i learned to love the vegetarian (and mostly healthy) restaurants there. acai bowls and kale smoothies, those might be upper middle class affectations, but eating healthy? certainly not.
Just to reiterate. I am talking more about market plate type dishes, healthy wraps or sandwiches, rice/quinoa bowls, oatmeal/breakfast wraps, etc as opposed to kale smoothies. I think many folks would be into that type of option.
I had my first ever poke bowl last night in Astoria. I wouldn't mind a poke place here.
I agree with Michael82--the assumption that the desire for healthier food is some sort of affectation of the more privileged people among us is unfortunate. Is this Ripe Juice Bar long gone from Forest Hills, I wonder?
Stop trying to raise the rents of honest immigrant workers of JH. If you want your acai bowls and smoothies, go to Forest Hills!
Healthy food is for everyone. We have Just Made 4 U. We could use some other options.
