Review of Curry Bella at Willowbeez Soulveg by lizmaselli

#minorityowned

Located in Downtown Columbus, Willowbeez SoulVeg currently sits in the historic North Market as the only all vegan restaurant owned by Carnell Willoughby. I'll always love the hustle and bustle inside the market as people explore the different shops and vendors. It also exposes people to an all vegan restaurant that otherwise might not be. We usually take our food outside to eat, I’m all about the natural photo light🤣 haha, but there is a huge dining hall on the second floor where most people choose to eat. It's a cool atmosphere.

Willbowbeez is family owned and operated. It’s also the very first vegan soul food restaurant and popup in Columbus. Carnell and his family do so much to support the black community and in his early days would hire disadvantaged black youth to help serve at popups, giving them work experience and mentorship. He is a great guy.

@gregcombs and I ordered the Curry Bella which consists of Jamaican curry, green peppers, tomatoes, baby bella mushrooms and peas. All of their dishes have a Jamaican twist and as they always say, their main ingredient is love. This was a great curry and it was extremely filling. It wasn’t too spicy, but it had a really smokey and robust flavor and the baby bella mushrooms really mimic faux meats well. I love how creamy, showing you can still make those typea of dishes #dairyfree It’s served as a meal, so you can choose a side and it comes with cornbread. We got a side of their Mac n’ pleas. You can never pass up cheezy mac! This entire meal was $15, which is a fair price considering everything is made from scratch and they use only high quality ingredients. Even if curry isn't your favorite, I would still recommend trying this. It’s so unique and I'm honestly not a huge curry fan, but enjoyed this. It's also pretty nutritious and full of protein.

#abillionlove #supportlocal #blackownedbusiness #veganisnotscary #ethicallymade #ditchdairy #dairyfree