Bellingham vegan restaurant under new ownership, announces new name and unique menu items
Talia Sorinsin-Allen and Melissa Sorinsin, a mother-daughter team, have purchased Quantum Leaf, a vegan and gluten-free restaurant in Bellingham from its original owners.
“The loss of another vegan restaurant in Bellingham was going to be a blow to many others as well and we felt the opportunity to keep this important niche open for the community was important. We hope to create the same sense of relief for many others by creating healthy, yummy vegan foods. Between Talia’s restaurant experience and Melissa’s business experience, we hope to be a power team capable of creating something amazing downtown,” Talia Sorinsin-Allen wrote in an email to The Bellingham Herald.
The new ownership is coming with a major change, a new name for the business that the new owners announced Friday, March 24:
The new restaurant, The Fat Beet, will keep some menu items from Quantum Leaf’s menu, and will feature dishes such as vegan sushi, umami bowls, BBQ jackfruit sliders, chocolate houpia cheesecake, mocktails and a signature beet dish, according to Sorinsin-Allen.
“My passion is caring for people. With this opportunity of owning a vegan restaurant I will still be able to help make a healthier community and fill the niche for those with health challenges as well as feeding anyone who walks in our door yummy food,” Sorinsin-Allen wrote.
The Fat Beet will have its grand opening Friday-Sunday, April 14-16. The restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday and is at 1149 N. State St.
