ROCHESTER — Lake City food truck, Indigo Açaí Bowls, is gearing up to open its northeast Rochester restaurant in the near future. Owners Willie and Nancy Rauen have been working on the space at 2571 Clare Lane NE, Suite 101, to prepare for the opening. Their location is close to Century High School and Rochester's newest McDonald's which was built last year.
ADVERTISEMENT The store comes after the couple saw success in their first two years of business in the food truck industry. This location became available and the Rauens decided now was the right time to expand. “We live in Lake City, so when you look up the address of the food truck, it's going to say Lake City, just because that's where we get mail, but we go up to the Cities,” said Nancy.
"We go over to Winona. We're in Rochester a lot. We're in Red Wing a lot.
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So we've got a pretty big service area.” The Rauens’ dream of owning an acai bowl business began while they were on vacation in Arizona in 2021. The couple had first learned about açaí bowls from Nancy’s son, Josh Drackley, after he took a trip to Florida and tried it there.
Açaí bowls are made from an açaí base with a variety of different toppings like granola, fruits, coconut oil, honey and more. Indigo Açaí Bowls also uses a soft serve açaí base instead of hand-scooped like ice cream. They opted for a soft serve to eliminate any of the icy textures that can happen with the other variety.
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