Vegan restaurant celebrates one-year anniversary
Sunshine Vegan Eats is a Black-owned vegan restaurant, one of about a dozen in the state according to Afro-Vegan Society.
and last updated 2021-03-07 18:26:34-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Congratulations balloons greet customers at the entrance to Sunshine Vegan Eats on Jefferson Avenue. The restaurant is celebrating its one-year anniversary.
Sunshine Vegan Eats is a Black-owned vegan restaurant, one of about a dozen in the state according to Afro-Vegan Society. It s the only Black-owned vegan restaurant in Buffalo, according to industry websites like VEGWORLD Magazine.
For owner Nikki Searles it s not just about food, but making people more aware of a healthy lifestyle.
We don t use heat lamps, we don t use frozen product. Everything is fresh, she said.
Harold s allows customers to season their chicken after it s fried, too. It depends on what the customer is looking for. We do have our own Harold s lemon pepper. We do have our scrumptious mild sauce that everyone talks about. We have our own hot sauce, Kristen said.
If it were up to her, Kristen usually skips the sauce. No sauce. I m not a sauce eater. I wanna taste the flavor, she said.
As for attaining the status as Chicago s oldest Black-owned restaurant business, Pierce said her father absolutely deserves the credit. Whether it was making appearances at the Bud Billiken parade or just simply employing the kids from the neighborhoods, Harold s has endured.