This is not your average health food spot. Mastermind, and chef, Christine Ruch has created a unique café that offers a variety of healthy, seasonal, delicious, and convenient grub.
Dedicated to healthy, conscious eating, Ruch has gifted Boulder with a new way of dining. The café includes a sit-down section, but also a grab-and-go center for those who are simply too busy to sit down and eat. In true café style, patrons order their food and then sit down. This method gives even the busiest professionals the opportunity to enjoy healthy, local fare during their workday.
The eatery, located at 2500 30th street, offers offer fresh, contemporary, and creative cuisine. Starting with breakfast and ending with delicious dinner choices, their doors are open throughout the entire day. Whether you are in the mood for a sit-down meal, or simply need to grab something on the fly, Fresh Thymes Eatery will have what you’re looking for. Did I mention they have buy one get one free cards as well?
As is true Boulder fashion, all of the food is local and organic, free of gluten, GMOs, and artificial ingredients. Fresh Thymes Eatery is so devoted to sustainability and clean eating, that their proteins are in compliance with the Global Animal Partnership guidelines.
Inspired by globally diverse flavors and organic ingredients, their dishes will have your pallet sizzling with excitement, and your tummy yearning for more. Their sample menus offer Almont Coconut Flapjacks, and Boulder Roots Vegetable Hash for breakfast; Black Bean Summer Salad, Local Grass-Fed Burgers, and grilled veggie wraps for lunch or dinner.
In the grab-and-go section of the café, patrons can find items such as turkey meatloaf, whole roasted chickens, lasagna and enchiladas. There is even a baked goods section, which offers sweet treats like raw cacao power brownies, chocolate chia pudding, macaroons, shortbread and tarts.
Thirsty? Go ahead and grab a raspberry sun tea, made fresh each day, house chai, or some fresh-pressed juice blends. Honestly, how could anyone not fall in love with this place?
Become a Member
Fresh Thymes Eatery is also offering yearly memberships of varying degrees for the truly committed foodies. The Membership plans range from $250 per year, all the way to $5,000 per year, with varying perks and benefits. The money from these memberships is dedicated specifically towards expanding and launching the restaurant, and members are rewarded with a wide variety of perks:
- Discounts
- Monthly free meals
- Members-only foods
- Cool gear
- Private dinners
- Your name on the Founders Wall
Fresh Thymes Eatery is the perfect restaurant for people who enjoy farm-to-table dining, are conscious of what they eat, and eager to keep it local. They do have a few kinks to iron out, but the food is really good, so we’ll let it slide. It’s also a wonderful spot for those with food allergies, and those who pay extreme attention to what goes into their food – hello Boulderites!