Today we’d like to introduce you to Alkaline Allie.
Hello Alkaline Allie, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Alkaline Allie is ran by a dynamic father-daughter duo Earl and Chardonnay Starr. The journey began when my father started having some health issues. He researched and found Dr. Sebi, a Honduran herbalist who promoted an Alkaline diet. It was a concept that suggested restoring your bodies PH balance could improve your health. Dr. Sebi also promoted that consuming processed foods, and genetically modified produce can foster an acidic environment in your body that diseases can thrive in. Eventually, my dad fully submerged in the diet, lifestyle, and the results even shocked his physician. He was once on the path to needing several medications, to not needing them at all. The idea to open a restaurant began about 3 years ago, my dad was aiming to remodel a food truck. Well, life happened, and that project was put on hold. November 2022, our family realtor approached us with a retail space that we immediately fell in love with. It was in Madisonville where my father and entire family resided for decades. Given the connection our family has to the area we knew this was our opportunity to bring delicious, healthy food that is easily accessible.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It has not been a smooth ride. The launch of Alkaline Allie has been entirely self-funded. We’ve had to learn how to market our passion into something the community can relate to and be intrigued by. We’ve built our website and social media pages with little no experience with marketing at all. We are fortunate that my father has been a general contractor for years so all the repairs we’ve funded and done ourselves. It has been a journey trying to break into the restaurant industry with no guidance, and just figuring things out along the way.
On a positive note, positive energy, and mindset has made things fall into place. This is how we know this is our time to share this lifestyle with the community. We’ve been hit with some unforeseen obstacles while trying to remodel, and there were times we didn’t know where thousands of dollars would come from, but it always managed to work out.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Alkaline Allie?
Alkaline Allie- Let’s start with Allie. It stands for All live & learn intelligent eating. We believe that food can be healing, and we want to heal with our meals so you can live your life to the fullest. Alkaline Allie is a place you can come to eat, and not worry about what you just consumed being bad for your health. We use only GMO-free produce and use them to create delicious meals that are nutrient-rich. However, we recognize that you can still have a dessert from time to time and be healthy. So, we offer vegan desserts, and we are most excited about our vegan soft-serve ice cream. We know our customers will be pleased with the fruity flavors that will be rotating. Yes, vegan soft serve year-round!
Some of our other menu items include “Vish” Patties a chickpea base rendition of salmon croquettes. Walnut spaghetti, zucchini spirals, sauteed vegetables, walnut crumbles ” meat substitute” simmered in a house made Roma tomato sauce. We will also be open for breakfast offer unique items like bananas O’Brien an Alkaline-vegan take on potatoes O’Brien
We are a walk-up window and drive-thru establishment. We will be open 7 am-midnight Monday-Thursday and Friday and Saturday until 2 am. Sunday 7-5.
How do you define success?
We will define our success by just making our customer happy. If we can just educate one person, and help improve their health we’d be happy.
Pricing:
- Our meals range from $10-13
- desserts/ice cream are under $5
- Customers can purchase bulk produce by pound.
Contact Info:
- Website: alkalialliecincy.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alkalineallie/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089654346456
