Eat at Zoe’s

by Rhoda on January 24, 2010

in Out'n'About,Recipes and Cooking,restaurants

Thank you ALL for stopping by and chiming in on the Balance post yesterday, it really was heart-warming for me to read all your comments. If you haven’t read the comments, you might want to do that. I think we as women all struggle with this issue and blogging has just been one more thing to add to our already busy lives, so I’m going to try to work on that balance thing a lot more this year.

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Not too long after moving to Birmingham, I discovered Zoe’s Kitchen and it is a refreshing change from typical fast food.  They lean towards the healthy side of eating and even though it’s healthy, it really tastes good too, so when my hubby and I were recently invited, along with several other people, to try out some of their new and improved recipes, we were all over that.  We don’t often turn down free food samples.  :) IMG_8425

Zoe’s has a Mediterranean  influence too and that’s also a good thing, with fresh ingredients being the key.  IMG_8426

The new items on the menu were plentiful and we sampled a little of it all, from steak and mushroom rollups to a healthy marinated bean salad, and white beans, along with fresh pita and hummus.  It was ALL delish!

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We pronounced these tri-tip steak rollups as our fave and they came with a very tasty yogurt dipping sauce.IMG_8428

Marinated bean salad and the hummus was very good too.  Whatever they did to season it all was excellent. IMG_8430

And then to top it off, out came  these fresh out of the oven chocolate chip cookies which were just heavenly!  Yuuuuuummmm, who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookies.  No one in my family turns them down, for sure.  These were the size of a dessert plate.

If you’re wondering if you have a Zoe’s in your town, click here to find out.  There are 5 in the Birmingham area, as well as several in other cities in Alabama.  And these states are included:

AZ

FL

LA

NC

SC

TN

TX and coming soon to VA

Have you been to Zoe’s yet?  If not, I’d highly recommend them.  Great, fresh food and really reasonable prices.  I am going to make a point to go back soon.

(We were compensated with free food samples, but my opinions are totally mine!  And I’m blogging about this on my own, it was not requested.)

Don’t forget! Next week is the A Woman Inspired online conference.  It’s going on all next week.  My session will be on Tuesday, the 26th from 10-11 Central time.  I’m a little nervous, but looking forward to it too.  I’d love to have you all be there with me.  :)  Those of you who won tickets in the giveaway should be getting emails on logging into the conference, so let me know if you don’t.

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1 Marla January 24, 2010 at 1:12 pm

Shoot, no Zoes kitchen near me. Looks so yummy! Marla

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2 Sheila January 24, 2010 at 2:08 pm

Boy, Rhoda, that sure looks good! YUM!

I left you a little love note on your last post. Be sure and read it, okay?

XO,

Sheila :-)

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3 jeanette January 24, 2010 at 2:17 pm

No Zoe’s here either. I rarely go out to eat. I just don’t like eating food that I don’t know what is in it.

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4 kathysue January 24, 2010 at 2:20 pm

Love the name Zoe, nothing like that around my home town, but it looks , Delish! Kathysue

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5 Paige January 24, 2010 at 2:28 pm

I absolutely love Zoe’s. We do not have one in the Oxford area, but I love eating there when I am home and when I visit Birmingham. It is yummy healthy eating! Have a great week!

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6 The Little Red Shop January 24, 2010 at 2:31 pm

Yum!!!

: )

Julie M.

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7 Sandy January 24, 2010 at 4:00 pm

I haven’t seen any Zoes by us here in SE PA but I will keep an eye out while traveling down to Florida and back.

Teacup Lane (Sandy)

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8 angela January 24, 2010 at 4:09 pm

Oh yeh…LOVE Zoe’s Kitchen here in North Carolina!!! LOVE IT! I’ve been there a couple of times with my daughter. Last week I had the Greek Salad. It was fabulous!

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9 Glenda/MidSouth January 24, 2010 at 4:09 pm

Looks and sounds good. Closest one to me is about 200 miles. :(

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10 Jaithan Kochar January 24, 2010 at 4:21 pm

I want a cookie! Yum!

Thank YOU for all your support with the challenge!

xo
Jaithan + Eddie

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11 Tina January 24, 2010 at 4:39 pm

Zoe’s looks delicious! Looking forward to A Woman Inspired…I know you will be an inspiration!!

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12 Rachel @ Grasping for Objectivity January 24, 2010 at 5:15 pm

Great review! It was awesome sitting with you guys!!

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13 Lois Grebowski January 24, 2010 at 5:59 pm

If you like Mediterranean/Greek my niece, Bunnie swears by the “Friday Special” at Taziki’s. Now that she’s back in B’ham, I’m sure she’ll be there every week!

I’ve eaten several times with her at the Zoe’s in Homewood. It’s good. Best thing is that they have something for everyone.

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14 Tracy @ Cotton Pickin' Cute January 24, 2010 at 7:05 pm

Hey Rhonda. Thanks for sharing with us. It all looks so good and we have 2 in Jacksonville, Fl. I’ve never been there. I will have to try it.

Hugs…Tracy :)

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15 Melinda January 24, 2010 at 8:11 pm

Zoe’s just opened in my town and I can’t wait to get over and check it out. The food looks so delicious!!! Thanks for letting us know how much you liked it. Love & blessings from NC!

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16 megan January 24, 2010 at 8:30 pm

Score! There is one by me in plano, tx!!!! Love to try new places, esp. ones with healthy food!!

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17 grannyann January 24, 2010 at 9:13 pm

That food looks delicious!!

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18 Renae January 24, 2010 at 9:40 pm

Mmmmm, looks yummy!
xx

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19 Kat January 24, 2010 at 9:55 pm

We have one here in Destin Commons and I love it too.

Hugs!
Kat

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20 Sara January 25, 2010 at 1:31 am

Love love love Zoe’s! I hate not living where there is a location anymore. My favorite is the Greek salad w/ grilled chicken, & now I’m dying to try the new menu items.

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21 Sarah January 25, 2010 at 12:32 pm

Looks yummy, I even have one where I live in Phoenix. Will have to give it a try.

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22 Gerry Sharp January 25, 2010 at 5:05 pm

I did not know about Zoe’s opening in Greensboro, N.C.
It sounds like my kind of food and I will certainly go there.
According to their map, Zoe’s is near fabulous shopping.
This will be next on my agenda. Thanks for sharing.

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23 Missy January 30, 2010 at 8:00 am

I LOVE Zoe’s! I just met my two great friends there Thursday and I had their new steak rolls – YUMMY!!!!

Sorry I have been away so long! I lost my blogroll and finally found my way back. My blog is private but I would love to send you an invite if you are interested. Please email me at pgurley4@bellsouth.net
Missy

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