Playa Bowls Opens Saturday in Brighton | Eater Boston

"Opening Saturday, February 16 at 11 a.m. at 2199 Commonwealth Ave. in Brighton, I'm excited that Playa Bowls brings summertime beach vibes to the Boston College area with brightly colored acai bowls, juices, and more. The New Jersey-born chain—with dozens of locations across the East Coast—employs the PG-13 motto "#gobowlsdeep" and offers a vast selection of smoothie bowls with bases such as acai (sourced from Brazil and blended in-house), pitaya, banana, chia pudding, coconut, oatmeal, and green bowls, with toppings ranging from cacao and granola to nut butters and cut fruit. In addition to bowls, they serve 16- and 20-ounce smoothies and juice blends. Managing partner Hung Lam, a BC alum, opened the shop with friends Sarosh and Dana Nentin, David Swanson, and John Castiglione, and Lam has said his goal is to bring a healthy food option to Bostonians; for the grand opening the first 50 people in line get free bowls." - Dana Hatic