Tampa smoothie shop offers organic alternatives
TAMPA, Fla. - A South Tampa restaurant is giving customers healthy, organic alternatives to fast food.
Raw Smoothie Co. is an all-organic smoothie café, but they're not just offering juice.
"We like to think we are the healthiest place in town as far as smoothies and bowls go," said co-owner Gian Carlos Birriel.
They specialize in green smoothies, but they also offer healthy bowls, each with a full serving of whole greens, whole fruit, and an omega-rich seed.
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"Everything is raw, whole, and as intended. And that really shines through in the flavor," he says.
It’s also a veteran-owned business. Gian Carlos was in the U.S. Army for seven years and was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"It shapes the way I approach life and the lessons I’ve learned are applied constantly to everything I do," he says.
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Raw Smoothie Co. has locations in North Hyde Park and South MacDill Ave. Their North Hyde Park location is at 408 N Howard Avenue and the second location is at 6102 South MacDill Avenue.