If you hear somebody wanting a “Blouis Vuitton” or a “Dolce N’ Banana,” don’t assume they’re a bit tipsy. They are simply craving the newest fashionable deal with from a brand new smoothie bowl shop on Harbor Island.
Boujee Bowls marked its official grand opening Friday, but it surely has slowly been constructing a fan base in northern Beaufort County during the last three weeks out of its new storefront at 2137 Sea Island Parkway. The location was previously Beach Bums Barbecue.
The bowls are created with a frozen and pureed fruit base — acai, ardour fruit, pitaya or coconut — and topped with chunks of colourful contemporary fruit, almonds, chia seeds, granola and even crunchy cereal, amongst different objects.
They are supposed to pack a dietary punch but additionally be scrumptious and filling.
“All the bases are made out of superfoods. They are all made in-house,” stated proprietor Sissy Fricks. “We don’t add sugar to anything, but they don’t taste like they are good for you. To be honest, a lot of things that are good for you don’t taste good.”
Not an issue at Boujee Bowls, the place Fricks admits her bowls could be a little addictive. In the three weeks the shop has been open, some prospects have already crammed up their first loyalty punch playing cards and gotten a free deal with.
Superfoods are rich in antioxidants, important vitamins and nutritional vitamins. They can also be excessive in fiber and wholesome fat, in response to the Cleveland Clinic.
To make clear, Fricks defined that a few of the toppings are sweetened, such because the peanut butter, caramel or Nutella.
“That doesn’t change the fact that the stuff inside … is so beneficial to your body,” Fricks stated.
The granola is gluten-free and nut-free.
The shop is the brainchild of Greenville-area native Fricks, a former college bus driver and mother of 4 grownup kids who has been vacationing on Harbor Island since her personal childhood.
“We always came here, so when this location opened up, I was like, ‘I’m not letting anyone else have that,” Fricks stated. “The opportunity was too great.”
Fricks began Boujee Bowls in Powdersville in April 2023 and adopted with a second location in Anderson in December. Fricks, her sister and her kids are presently the one workers.
A good friend who retired from the navy signed a cope with Fricks to function a Boujee Bowls meals truck exterior of San Antonio, Texas.
Boujee Bowls presents 11 signature bowls with names which might be a play on style manufacturers and fashion-related sayings.
The bowls come in three sizes ranging in worth from $5 for the six-ounce “Boujee Baby,” to $10 for the 10-ounce “Fit N’ Fab” and $15 for the 14-ounce “Big and Boujee.” Any of 11 signature drinkable smoothies, aka “Boujee on the Go” choices are $10.
The bigger bowls are supposed to be meals, however any make a useful deal with to take to the seashore or one to chill off after a sizzling day.
On Friday, Boujee Bowls added in a single day oats and low, each cold and warm, to the Harbor Island menu.
“I am not a Starbucks barista by any means, but I do know my cold brew,” Fricks stated.
Hours for now are versatile whereas Fricks works out seasonal visitors tendencies.
Currently, Boujee Bowls is open from 9 a.m. to five:30 p.m. Tuesday by way of Thursday and 9 a.m. to sundown Friday and Saturday. During peak season, Fricks expects to be open on Mondays as nicely and to increase all hours to sundown when persons are coming off the seashore.
