Bowlbar...Buffalo Ridge

[Rapscallion St Croix]

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Anybody know what Bowlbar is? Not asking for guesses...I can do that myself.

[GoodLife]

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Anybody know what Bowlbar is? Not asking for guesses...I can do that myself.

Bowlbar - Restaurant, Healthy, Gluten Free (http://www.bowlbar.com/)

[Rapscallion St Croix]

Bowlbar - Restaurant, Healthy, Gluten Free (http://www.bowlbar.com/)

Thanks. I just Googled that three days ago and got no hits.

[jnieman]

This sounds like something I would really like!

[patfla06]

You just made my day.
This is right up my alley - being able to go out for healthy food.

[Aloha1]

I could care less that all their food is gluten free but if they bring a pan asian food flavor to this meat and potatoes centric community (not that there's anything wrong with that:D), I'm all for it!

[Mleeja]

There was a restaurant similar to this in Indy. It did well. However, this is not my “cup of tea”. I hope the restaurant will do well here.

[ColdNoMore]

Be careful of jumping on the 'gluten-free' bandwagon, thinking that it is automatically healthier...unless you have been diagnosed with celiac disease.

Most People Shouldn't Eat Gluten-Free - Scientific American (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/most-people-shouldnt-eat-gluten-free/)

If you embrace such a diet, you'll end up "eating a lot of foods that are stripped of nutrients," Tallmadge said. Studies show gluten-free diets can be deficient in fiber, iron, folate, niacin, thiamine, calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus and zinc, she said.

"You can eat a healthy diet without gluten, but you have to be very knowledgeable, and most people aren't," Tallmadge said. People who go gluten-free may feel better because, to avoid the protein, they end up cutting out desserts and junk foods, thus losing weight. "They mistakenly attribute that to their gluten-free decision," Tallmadge said.


The Dangers of Going Gluten-Free (https://www.livescience.com/51826-gluten-free-diets-can-be-unhealthy.html)

The good in grains

According to a 2010 comprehensive review in Nutrition Research Reviews, whole grain cereals can protect the body against the disease and aging process caused by oxidation. Oxidation is involved in all the major chronic diseases: metabolic syndrome, obesity, diabetes, cancers and cardiovascular disease.

A whopping 21 percent of Americans are currently making an active attempt to eat gluten-free, according to a Gallup poll published July 23. That percentage dwarfs the 1 percent of the U.S. population diagnosed with celiac disease — the only medical condition that requires gluten-free products for someone with the disease to live a healthy life.

[Barefoot]

Be careful of jumping on the 'gluten-free' bandwagon, thinking that it is automatically healthier...unless you have been diagnosed with celiac disease.

Most People Shouldn't Eat Gluten-Free - Scientific American (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/most-people-shouldnt-eat-gluten-free/)

The Dangers of Going Gluten-Free (https://www.livescience.com/51826-gluten-free-diets-can-be-unhealthy.html)
Everything in moderation.
Gluten-free occasionally shouldn't be a problem, should it? :icon_hungry:

[Barefoot]

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Anybody know what Bowlbar is? Not asking for guesses...I can do that myself.

Is the Bowlbar replacing Crispers?

[ColdNoMore]

Everything in moderation.
Gluten-free occasionally shouldn't be a problem, should it? :icon_hungry:

You are absolutely correct...moderation IS the key.

Besides, I understand that there is a lot of high quality chocolate...that's gluten free. :D

[CFrance]

You are absolutely correct...moderation IS the key.

Besides, I understand that there is a lot of high quality chocolate...that's gluten free. :D
I would certainly appreciate a bowl of gluten-free chocolate.:pepper2:

[CFrance]

Is the Bowlbar replacing Crispers?
According to the link in post #1, it will be in Buffalo Ridge. I don't know if the former Crisper's location would be considered Buffalo Ridge.

[graciegirl]

Is the Bowlbar replacing Crispers?

I betcha you are right.

[Jaggy]

the sign on the old Crispers location still reads a Mexican Restaurant is going to be there... The sign has been there for ages.

[John_W]

Buffalo Ridge is the building in front of Walmart where NYPD Pizza is located. It's probably replacing the Peach Wave that is on the other end. I never hear of anyone going there. My impression of Bowlbar would be something similar to Sweet Tomatoes, which is good.

https://i2.wp.com/www.insidethebubble.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nypd-the-villages.png?resize=319%2C406&ssl=1

[Barefoot]

Buffalo Ridge is the building in front of Walmart where NYPD Pizza is located. It's probably replacing the Peach Wave that is on the other end. I never hear of anyone going there.
I bet you're right.
I went to Peachwave the other day for a frozen yoghurt and it was closed up tighter than a drum.
Still, the space doesn't seem large enough for a restaurant with a kitchen.

[CFrance]

I bet you're right.
I went to Peachwave the other day for a frozen yoghurt and it was closed up tighter than a drum.
Still, the space doesn't seem large enough for a restaurant with a kitchen.

According to the link Rapscallion gave in post #1, there is a Mexican Restaurant, Habanero's, coming to Southern Trace Plaza. That may be what's going in where Crisper's was.

[patfla06]

Crispers is becoming a Mexican restaurant.

The former Peachwave is the new Bowlbar.

[Madelaine Amee]

Crispers is becoming a Mexican restaurant.

The former Peachwave is the new Bowlbar.

Well, I wish they would hurry up with that Mexican restaurant, I love Mexican food, and the Bowlbar sounds OK too.

Ooops, Mexican Restaurant will be open at the end of this month - that according to the paper today!

[CFrance]

[QUOTE=Barefoot;1474238]Everything in moderation.
Gluten-free occasionally shouldn't be a problem, should it? :icon_hungry:[/QUOTE
Did you know my mother?

[Shortie]

The Bowlbar is in the same building as NYPD pizza - but at the other end. They serve everything in bowls - salad bowls, rice bowls, noodle bowls and soup bowls. They also have gluten free cookies and drinks (no alcohol). Their website is Bowlbar - Restaurant, Healthy, Gluten Free (http://www.bowlbar.com). They have been open about 3 weeks - I assume a 'soft' opening.

[Blessed2BNTV]

Ate at Bowlbar last night and enjoyed the heathy food. Hubby had beef Korean dish and I had veggie bean burger on top of greens.

You order food at counter then they call your number. Cost was $20 for both meals and drinks, ice tea and bottled water.

Met the owner Rick (he previously owned Red Sauce) and he wanted to come up with something new and different in TV.

They do have drive thru and you can order and pay online before picking up. Www. Bowlbar . com

Hubby and I both really liked the food. Staff was very nice as well.

[captain1202]

Was at Bowlbar during the recent visit to TV. Had a meeting so just had a quick beverage..fresh brewed iced tea with lemon..very good. Definitely hesding back for a "Bowl" next time through.

[mrf6969]

No, in that space there is a Mexican Restaurant coming sometime in the near future.

[John_W]

No, in that space there is a Mexican Restaurant coming sometime in the near future.

You shouldn't mislead people with comments that aren't true. Three posts before yours was posted;

"The Bowlbar is in the same building as NYPD pizza - but at the other end."

It's in front of Walmart in a small strip center. The Mexican restaurant you're referring to has been discussed many times because it is going into the old Crisper's location. Crispers was the meeting place for a once a month get-together by posters on this board. So obviously when Crispers closed that became an item of great discussion on the board, as well as when Habaneros was announced as it's replacement.

Bowlbar - Restaurant, Healthy, Gluten Free (http://www.bowlbar.com/)

Habanero's Mexican Grill | The best Mexican Restaurant in Florida! (http://www.habanerosmexicangrillfl.com/)

Family-owned Habanero’s Mexican Grill anticipates February opening at Southern Trace Plaza from The Villages News

Family-owned Habanero’s Mexican Grill anticipates a February opening at Southern Trace Plaza in The Villages. The restaurant will be moving into the former Crispers location. The location features an outdoor patio.

https://mrymq4fe22535zembykam4tw-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Habanero%E2%80%99s-Mexican-Grill-is-moving-into-the-former-home-of-Crispers-at-Southen-Trace-Plaza.jpg

The first Habanero’s Mexican Grill opened in 1999 at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.The family went on to open restaurants in Leesburg, Winter Park, Longwood, Oviedo, Sanford and North Fort Myers.

Here's the building NYPD Pizza is in, go to the other end where Peach Wave use to be and you'll find Bowlbar.

https://i2.wp.com/www.insidethebubble.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nypd-the-villages.png?resize=319%2C406&ssl=1

[Chi-Town]

the sign on the old Crispers location still reads a Mexican Restaurant is going to be there... The sign has been there for ages.Went past there last night. Doesn't look close to opening.

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[Ingenuity]

I ate there 10 days ago. I had the chicken, beet, et.al salad. It was very good( and I am not a big fan of beets). My friend had the chicken rice soup. It was also very good. I will be back.

[Carla B]

I liked it, although I should have paid more attention to all the ingredients. I ordered one with shrimp and missed the part about peanuts, to which I am allergic. Luckily my husband was there so I just took his Korean beef bowl with cashews and it was really good.

[Barefoot]

Went past there last night. Doesn't look close to opening.
You are right, Habaneros doesn't look close to opening. They don't seem to be in a hurry at all.
They were originally supposed to be open in November 2017, then January 2018, then February 2018. :shrug:

Culvers, another Southern Trace restaurant, is going full-steam ahead.