Positioned in entrance of the South Shore Plaza in Vermillion, Bowl Thyme is placing its personal spin on the quick meals business with wholesome, creamy bowls constructed on the go.
Joe Jesko, co-owner and operator of Bowl Thyme, opened the institution on Christmas Eve, together with his previous good friend Jeremy Crawford, co-owner and meals creator.
“We have now been mates since sixth grade,” Jesko mentioned, noting that that they had at all times deliberate to run a enterprise collectively sometime.
Earlier than Bowl Thyme appeared, Jesko and Crawford first began with a meals truck in Vermilion and shortly moved to Pavilion Grill and Tavern, which is situated in a 1,100-square-foot constructing that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and gives a full-service bar.
“We needed so as to add one thing wholesome to quick meals,” Jesko mentioned.
The dishes in query consist of 4 important bases of rice, potatoes, pasta and salad with choices to construct your individual from there.
The menu’s fluidity even provides prospects an opportunity to have vegan and gluten-free choices, one thing Gesco mentioned not usually discovered within the quick meals business.
“I grew up right here in Vermillion and at all times needed to present again to the neighborhood,” Crawford mentioned.
Beginning enterprise from scratch amid the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t come with out its issues.
Crawford and Jesko mentioned they encountered some provide chain points in February that pressured them to briefly elevate costs and restrict enterprise hours.
“I do know folks have been offended, and I really feel for them,” Jesko mentioned. “We wish to put our prospects first, but in addition maintain workers aggressive, so it may be troublesome when the value of rooster quadruples in a yr.”
However Crawford and Jesko did not let that cease them.
After a brief closure, the restaurant is again in full operation with an expanded menu that now consists of an possibility for younger kids and “meals” or snacks for the much less hungry.
“I do know that regardless of our difficulties, we’ve managed to get a 4.7 star ranking on Google and our prospects have returned,” Jesko mentioned. “That is all that issues.”
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4855 Liberty Ave., Vermilion
440-960-0093
Fb.com/thebowlthyme
hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday by Saturday.