Disclaimer: I attended a dinner event at the restaurant, boloco in warwick; however, there is no obligation for me to post about my experience. I just truly love it and want to write about it!
You never really know what’s around the corner until you check it out. That’s what we found out tonight. We live about 10 minutes from a restaurant in Warwick, Rhode Island called boloco. I remember seeing it a few times before, but never really checking it out. The name didn’t ring a bell to me as one I knew, so I just passed it by. Well, I’m glad I found what it has to offer now. It’s definitely my new favorite restaurant! I’m sure we will be eating there quite often. Let me tell you why it’s AWESOME:
1. It is a quick drive from my house.
2. It has a drive-thru window (we are always rushed with our packed schedules).
3. The food was absolutely delicious!
4. The service was great, and everyone working there seemed friendly and helpful.
5. The restaurant was clean and inviting.
6. The menu is different than other restaurants I know in the area, and the food options are healthy and contain a variety of ingredients.
7. There is a great kids’ menu!
8. You can order to taste! It’s called “goloco” and you can pretty much have them make up an original dish of your choosing.
9. They cater to your nutritional and allergy needs; and they actually cater too!
10. Their shakes are AMAZING! Um…. Nutella Shake…. Need I say more?
If you’re wondering more about this gem I found in my town, here are a few fun facts about boloco:
- Boston-based company and the name boloco actually means “Boston Local”
- The first name of the store was “Under Wraps”
- You can order online and pick up your order
- You can order inside at kiosks to skip the line (see photo below)
- There are only 22 locations; most in MA but some expanded throughout New England and even the DC area
- They are more like a family than a corporate business
- You can set-up events, fundraisers, and get catering services for parties
- Their menu is filled with original inspired burritos/wraps, salads, bowls, shakes, smoothies and more!
- There is a nutrition calculator on their site!
- They believe in community service, health, and freshness!
- The tropi-kale smoothie was AWESOME (made with kale, mango, cucumbers, celery, apple juice, ice and honey) ~ pictured above and my NEW go-to drink!
- The Pumpkin Shake and Nutella Shake are both AMAZING! My kids loved them too!
- They love making connections with their customers, and especially getting involved near college campuses where they become part of what the college students remember as “part of their college years experience!”
- It’s fast food without tasting like fast food and without the calories of fast food! That is my kind of FAST MEAL!
Make sure to check out boloco on Facebook and Twitter! And if you live in the New England area (especially Boston where you will find most of the restaurants), please make sure to check out this place (and my DC peeps as well). You won’t regret it! It just might become your new favorite restaurant too!
Their Nutella milkshakes are to DIE for. My husband works right near one in Boston and I always go there. I had no idea there was one in Warwick, but I am in RI all the time, so I might have to stop there if I run into it.
Boloco sounds great! I love the idea of a restaurant that’s totally centered on healthy food.
I saw you share this last night and was really intrigued. It sounds like a healthier Chipotle, with a bigger menu. I am always looking for anything that offers a teriyaki variety, and those wraps sound delicious! I hope this chain expands little further West soon!
A restaurant that focuses on healthy eating? Sounds great to me and that pumpkin shake would be on my first-to-try list. Yummy!
We’re going to try them out this week! I didn’t realize they had such a big menu or that I could “go loco” Can’t wait to try the pumpkin shake!
I love that I can actually check out this restaurant! It looks soo good!
Nutella milkshake? Yes, please! I’ve got to check this out.
Wow, this place sounds really cool! And the smoothies sound awesome! Yum!
I love the convenience of fast food without being the normal fast food options. This place sounds great!
You sold me on Nutella shake. Sounds amazing.
Wow when I go visit my family in Boston I will have to go, and I love some Nutella:)
We don’t have this place here, but it looks awesome and sounds even better. MMM
This looks like a great place to eat. It is always fun to go explore your extended neighborhood. You never know when you will find a treasure.
Their shakes sound delicious! My daughter would go crazy over the Nutella one!
Cool restaurant! That Tropi-Kale looks amazing!
You had me at nutella! This place looks amazing!!
I love the fresh and healthy kick new places are leaning towards lately. I love my greasy fast food, but a girl can’t keep at that for long. Sounds yummy!
Nutella shakes and it is close to your house? Sounds like a win/win to me!
I think boloco will really take off and expand beyond Boston. The fresh aspect combined with Semi-fast food highly appeals to me.