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TBowl to restore bubble tea to West Philly
Last year, fans of Gia Pronto (3736 Spruce St.) were thrilled to hear that owner Marco Lentini was branching into the world of pizza with Taglio (3716 Spruce St.) in University City. The idea, however. didn't take off as smoothly as intended. Taglio shut down two weeks ago, but lo! — signs of life remain. Lentini plans on opening TBowl, a restaurant that reapplies the make-your-own-salad system at Gia Pronto to rice bowls. TBowlers will get their choice of white or brown rice, topped off with "starters" — Lentini describes these as 20 smaller additions to the rice bowl, ranging from sautéed wild mushrooms and carrots to tomatoes and edamame. After that, there's a choice of protein (chicken, tofu, etc.) and sauce. Options will include South African chili, chipotle, something called "lemon goddess" and more. Everything gets grilled up together, and next thing you know, you've got yourself a rice bowl. The real star of the show, though, is slated to be the bubble tea. With the loss of Bubble House (Baby Blues took its place back in September), West Philly has been in a bubble tea drought. TBowl is going to house a bubble tea bar equivalent to the coffee bar at Gia Pronto.
TBowl to restore bubble tea to West Philly
Last year, fans of Gia Pronto (3736 Spruce St.) were thrilled to hear that owner Marco Lentini was branching into the world of pizza with Taglio (3716 Spruce St.) in University City. The idea, however. didn't take off as smoothly as intended. Taglio shut down two weeks ago, but lo! — signs of life remain.
Lentini plans on opening TBowl, a restaurant that reapplies the make-your-own-salad system at Gia Pronto to rice bowls. TBowlers will get their choice of white or brown rice, topped off with "starters" — Lentini describes these as 20 smaller additions to the rice bowl, ranging from sautéed wild mushrooms and carrots to tomatoes and edamame. After that, there's a choice of protein (chicken, tofu, etc.) and sauce. Options will include South African chili, chipotle, something called "lemon goddess" and more. Everything gets grilled up together, and next thing you know, you've got yourself a rice bowl.
The real star of the show, though, is slated to be the bubble tea. With the loss of Bubble House (Baby Blues took its place back in September), West Philly has been in a bubble tea drought. TBowl is going to house a bubble tea bar equivalent to the coffee bar at Gia Pronto.
TBowl should be open at some point in the next two weeks, so keep an eye out.
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