A new restaurant has opened in Aurora, Ohio

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AURORA, OH - A restaurant known for its customizable smoothie and fruit bowls has opened a new location in the shopping mall Marketplace At Four Corners.

Are you a fan of smoothie bowls? If the answer is yes, you might want to know that the growing restaurant chain The Fruit Stand has opened a new location in Aurora at 7725 Market Pl Dr. According to the restaurant's social media account, the new Aurora location celebrated its grand opening on September 14.

The Aurora location is the Fruit Stand's fifth restaurant. The Fruit Stand also has locations in Kent, Cleveland, Fairlawn, and Broadview Heights, according to the restaurant's website. The restaurant is from founder and CEO Jason Carpinelli, who came up with the concept while living in Kent, Ohio:

I wanted to start eating healthier and less processed foods, but I never had the time. I used to always have homemade fruit salads at my grandparents house and I wanted to start making those at home for myself – but running to the store and cutting up a bunch of fruit was time consuming. That was my light bulb moment! I figured I can’t be the only person that has a craving for fresh fruit, so I wrote a business plan, expanded the menu to include smoothie bowls, and then decided to give the menu a “build your own” type of style.

The menu includes customizable smoothie bowls (you can choose from acai, special, or twist), fresh cut fruit bowls, oatmeal bowls (the restaurant offers warm or overnight oats), and vanilla pound cake bowls. Then you can opt for a regular or large bowl. Next, you pick your fruits: banana, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, apples, or grapes. After that, you pick among these crunchie toppings: granola, coconut flakes, graham crackers, Oreos, waffle cone, pie crust, peanuts, or almonds. Finally, you pick among these drizzle options: Nutella, peanut butter, almond butter, local honey, melted chocolate, maple syrup, whipped cream, or agave.

Here is what a customer had to say about the new restaurant in a Google review:

The fruit stand offers high quality bowls with the freshest fruit! The first time I had the Fruit Stand was the one in Kent. The bowls are very delicious and it’s very cute in the store. I’m excited to go back for more!

If you want to check out the new location, you can find it at 7725 Market Pl Dr, Aurora, OH 44202.

The new location is open 6 days a week, Tuesday to Saturday from 9 AM to 7 PM and Sunday from 9 AM to 6 PM. It's closed on Mondays.