I never really got the whole acai bowl thing. Oh sure, I’ve seen them around for awhile now, but couldn’t figure out what was the big deal. Then in a moment of breakfast desperation while traveling, I finally tried a bowl at Virtjuice located in Arroyo Grande, a sleepy little town on the California central coast.
For the bowls ($8.95), you can have your choice of acai or pitaya (another thing I’ve yet to try). I got the Power Bowl with acai, banana, berry mix, almond butter, veggie protein and almond milk blended and topped with banana, superfood cereal mix, granola and strawberries. Ask to leave off the honey to make it vegan.
It tasted just like a thick smoothie, a really good smoothie that’s not overly sweet or tart but packed with anti-oxidants and other wholesome things. I sheepishly thought I could eat this every day for breakfast. Why, oh why, didn’t I try it sooner? And the people at Virtjuice are super nice too and family-owned. You can watch them make everything fresh right in front of you and ask them questions or just chat it up with them.
Besides the bowls, they also have a number of freshly made to order juices and smoothies. I feel so virtuous eating there and so happy to have a new, healthy breakfast option whenever I’m in town.
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I’ve never had one either, and thanks to being a million miles away, I’m not likely to try one any time soon, but it does look really inviting. It’s a great selection of toppings on there.
Maybe it’s just taking awhile for acai bowls to work its way across the pond?
Oh you must go back and try the pitaya! It’s simply my favorite bowl base. Though the fruit itself can be very delicately flavored, it’s incredibly refreshing and just sweet enough to put it over the top. If the essential ingredients weren’t so pricy, I’d whip up many more acai and/or pitaya bowls for sure.
I have been back but they were out of the pitaya then. I’ll be sure to try it on a future visit.
The best place on earth ???????