Bowl Thyme - Vermilion, OH — Restaurant in Vermilion

VERY IMPRESSED! Way to go. A great spot in small town Ohio. I grew up in Ohio, but I currently live in Portland, Oregon. In Portland, my partner and I own a few businesses including a coffee shop and a cafe. As business owners and consumers, I think we have pretty high standards. Honestly, this spot was awesome. While visiting my mom, I stopped in for some quick lunch looking for an alternative to the same, boring, terribly unhealthy surrounding fast food places. I was so surprised by the variety and quality of food!

Side note—it’s a bummer that there is a 1-star review on here. I think the author of that review meant to say “quality” instead of “quantity”, but still, I don’t get it. I also don’t get the pricing concern. It may have gone UP in price from what it was, but the price that it currently IS is pretty low/normal for the quality given, even for small town Ohio. Honestly, my guess is that review is fake and/or retaliatory. Anyway…

Okay, so back to my review. There are so many options and foods here that would appeal to so many people. It’s essentially like the “chipotle” of local, house-made bowls of all kinds. I’d encourage you to build your own bowl and try out some of the unique toppings; candied jalapeños, carrot slaw, candied walnuts, etc. Apparently the ingredients/toppings are all (I think?) made in-house from scratch, which is wildly cool.

think it’s particularly unique that the concept is SIMPLE and yet does a great job appealing to everyone with different dietary restrictions/preferences. Vegans, vegetarians, gluten free, meat-eaters, etc. Foodies that may want a super healthy bowl would be happy. So would a meat and potato and pasta lover.

The price was right. The speed of preparation, customer service and “sense of urgency” was on point. The atmosphere and setting was really cool too! We got our food to go so we didn’t get to fully experience the space, but what I saw, I really liked.

This place is locally owned and they also owns another place in town. Also no, I’m not friends with them—even though It might seem like I am since I’m showing them major love right now! I just met one of the owner very briefly. Obviously I loved the place so much that I felt compelled to write this super long review.

I’m partial to businesses like this because I know first hand HOW HARD IT IS to open and maintain a business like this, stay true to your brand, please your customers, deliver a consistent product AND still live a life outside of their business. From what I can see here, they’re working really hard to nail it, and it’s WAY HARDER than the average joe thinks it is to have a place like this AND have it be successful.

But again, at the end of the day: the price is right, the food is great, the quality and options make it easier for almost anyone to enjoy, the customer service is great. Nothing to leave me disappointed.

Give it a try. I’d be very, very surprised if you left disappointed.

Owners: if I put any incorrect info in here, let me kwow:...

I have been to Bowl Thyme three times now and I am always satisfied and impressed. The steak and potato bowl is my favorite so far, but the fiesta chicken one is a close second. The steak is seasoned well and fairly tender. Potato's, broccoli, green beans and whatever else was in there I have no complaints at all with. The food overall is seasoned just right and there are plenty of bowls to choose from. If you want something different than what is on the menu you can customize your own bowl down to just about every detail. Those lightly fried chicken and cheese bites are a must every time I go as well. The interior of the restaurant is very nice as well with nice tables and a fire place that adds a really nice atmosphere. The employees area always a pleasure to talk to as well while your food is being made. I sure hope word gets out more about this place because they deserve more business to keep them around. Sure beats the other fast food...

Used to be great. We've ordered from Bowl Thyme four times now. The first three were outstanding. They had fresh, quality ingredients. Sadly, this has changed.

We ordered tonight, and the chicken parmesan that used to be amazing has changed completely. The previously delicious and fresh chicken has been replaced with pieces of flavorless frozen chicken fingers from Sysco or GFS. All I can say about the tiny amount of flavorless marinara sauce is that it was present.

The sides of garlic bread have always been hilariously tiny, and they remain the same.

Clearly leadership at Bowl Thyme has decided that cutting every available corner was the right move. We won't be ordering again absent some indication that they've fired whoever made this...