Festivities are in order to celebrate a new spot for acai and smoothie bowls at the Greenbriar Town Center in Chantilly this weekend.
Playa Bowls is hosting a grand opening at 11 a.m. this Saturday (April 11) for its shop at 13059-A Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, replacing a vacancy left by Subway. The New Jersey-based franchise serves up a variety of acai bowls, smoothies and oatmeal, in addition to juice and cold brew coffee.
The first 50 people in line at the new shop will receive a free bowl and custom T-shirt, according to an Instagram announcement. Guests after the first 50 people “will receive exclusive discounts and be entered into a raffle to win more prizes,” the shop wrote.
The franchise’s signature bowls — available to customize with toppings like fresh fruit, Nutella and blueberry flax granola — can be ordered on an acai base. Customers can also choose between mango, pitaya, coconut or “green,” a base made with kale, banana, pineapple and coconut milk.
A matcha base is currently available through a seasonal “matcha mania” special. Other menu items include loaded oatmeal bowls, a New Orleans-style chicory cold brew coffee, and over a dozen kinds of fresh and cold-pressed juice.
Playa Bowls was founded by Robert Giuliani and Abby Taylor in Delmar in 2014. The brand’s bowls and colorful, tropical aesthetic are inspired by surfing trips they had taken to locales like Panama and Costa Rica.
“They decided to recreate their favorite recipes with their own twist at home at the Jersey Shore,” the business’ website reads.
This is Playa Bowl’s fifth outpost in Northern Virginia, joining shops in Reston, Leesburg, Arlington and Fairfax’s Mosaic District. A sixth shop is expected to open soon in Old Town Alexandria.
