Monadnock Ledger-Transcript – Island Bowls delivers traditional Hawaiian fare to New Ipswich

Those looking for a style of the Hawaiian tradition have to search no even more than downtown New Ipswich.

Island Bowls LLC formally opened in the previous Brief Halt at 584 Turnpike Road very last Monday, expanding from its seasonal food stuff truck in Milford to insert a brick and mortar place that will be open 12 months spherical.

Proprietors Jeremy Philbrick and Kristin Fujinaga-Site determined to increase the long-lasting place soon after viewing the response to the truck previous summertime.

“We got a lot of queries about where we were being likely,” Fujinaga-Web page reported of the close of the season. “It didn’t sit well with us when people questioned the place we were likely to be upcoming.” So they determined to pursue opening a location in New Ipswich that wasn’t dictated by the seasons and keep their clients content – and coming back.

The former coffee shop locale seemed like the fantastic solution for Island Bowls, as it has a drive-as a result of window that will make it possible for for a risk-free way to begin functions amid the COVID-19 pandemic and relocating forward make it an effortless way for customers to get a speedy bite to take in or a consume at any time.

Currently, Island Bowls is operating the travel-as a result of window only, as the lobby is modest and not massive ample to assistance social distancing. There is also a stroll-up window, but that will be open up relying on the climate. As a result of the initially week, business has been continual Fujinaga-Webpage explained, seeing a lot of consumers who frequented the foodstuff truck in Milford during the summertime.

“It’s been overwhelmingly good,” Fujinaga-Web page explained.

When the warmer weather commences, Philbrick stated they will have picnic tables in entrance of the eatery that customers can sit down and delight in whatever treat they pick from the menu – an acai or spirulina bowl, shave ice or breakfast sandwich.

The strategy for the foodstuff truck arrived from Philbrick’s first trip to Hawaii. Fujinaga-Page’s father is Hawaiian and she was born on the island, but moved to California when she was youthful. When she brought Philbrick to the city of Haleiwa on the island of Oahu in 2018 to check out her household, they indulged in the community food items.

On their morning walks they’d grab a espresso and then an acai bowl for lunch. Later on they’d choose up a shave ice. The nearby fare had Philbrick hooked.

“He reported ‘we must just do that back again dwelling,’” Fujinaga-Page claimed.

And the moment Philbrick had that idea, it was some thing that experienced to be performed.

“One of the items that caught with me was the tradition and the foodstuff,” Philbrick said. “We really do not have just about anything like it here.”

So using an aged flatbed trailer, Philbrick – with the enable of his brothers – used 6 months generating the Island Bowls food items truck. They introduced it to some gatherings and then found the place in Milford. The truck, which opened in June, was great for COVID moments.

“That was a way we could handle the circulation of individuals,” Philbrick reported.

Based mostly on the popularity and results, they understood there would be an curiosity in the small business calendar year round, even even though that wasn’t the original plan.

“We believed it would be entertaining to travel all-around with it,” Fujinaga-Web page reported.

They selected New Ipswich for the reason that of the key site and Fujinaga-Page’s familiarity with the town just after previously dwelling there.

“I had a lot of connections and relationships there,” she stated. It was also proving complicated to find an obtainable space with a generate-via.

The menu is a mixture of their enjoy of the island and common New England meals.

The acai bowl and spirulina bowls, which are both of those gluten and dairy totally free, are the two topped with granola, new strawberries, bananas and blueberries, raw coconut flakes and bee pollen as effectively as drizzled in honey. The distinction is in the base. The acai bowl is a blend of organic and natural acai puree. The spirulina bowl is a mix of blue spirulina, pineapple and coconut product. There are other toppings that can be additional for an added value.

The shave ice is a major mover and can be ordered on its own with a assortment of flavors to opt for from, as effectively as on top of a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

“We do not make them tiny,” Fujinaga-Page mentioned.

Some thing new they additional for the New Ipswich locale was breakfast sandwiches, which all have egg and cheese and can be combined with sausage, bacon or ham on a bagel or English muffin.

And considering that Small Cease shut, there has been a need for a place to get coffee in town.

“We’ve obtained a variety of diverse issues for diverse persons,” Philbrick mentioned.

Island Bowls is open Monday via Saturday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, 6 a.m to 2 p.m.

For much more, pay a visit to https://islandbowlsllc.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/IslandBowlsLLCnh.