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While there are a number of great places to eat in Eastown, the new Electric Eel is not a place to overlook.  Located at 1133 Wealthy Street SE in Grand Rapids, the owner of the already popular Electric Cheetah venture into the world of Asian cuisine. Using fresh ingredients and all natural local meats, the food is available for dine in, take out and delivery.

Offering a variety appetizers including delicious pork & ginger lettuce wraps;  noodle and rice dishes that can be customized with various vegetables, proteins and toppings; sushi and frushi (sushi made with fruit instead of seafood); soups and salads; and yummy beverage options like thai iced tea, spiced pear kombucha and ginger/lemon lassi.

Perhaps one of the most distinguishing options at Electric Eel are the desserts. Besides the availability of Cheescake Jake’s available by the slice, there is ice cream. And not just any kind of ice cream- delicious flavored soft serve made with local seasonal fruits, spice, nuts, chocolates, syrups, teas and…bacon?  The other day, it was white chocolate peach, which really was as tasty as it sounds. At the end of the day, whatever the soft serve choice was becomes tomorrow’s hard dipped ice cream.  Want to give it a try? Click for a  Free Cone

With an ideal location right across from the Wealthy Theater, Electric Eel is close to other shops and stores in Eastown. The cuisine is also available for take out, so if you’ve got a craving for Asian, you can make a call and get your food fix in just a couple minutes.

So the next time you’re looking in Eastown for a place to eat, check out the Electric Eel, and be sure to try some of the ice cream- for free with the coupon below.

Electric Eel

1133 Wealthy St. SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49506

616-451-4780

www.electriceelgr.com

For the last 20 years, Grand Rapids neighborhood businesses have been eligible for a nomination in a variety of categories for the Neighborhood Business Awards. Sponsored by Neighborhood Ventures and Neighborhood Business Alliance, these awards “celebrate the continual revitalization of the city’s neighborhood business districts through the hard work, perseverance and ingenuity of their business owners and organization leaders.” 

For each of the categories there were two winners- the official winner as determined by the NBA comittee, and the people’s choice, as determined by over 800 votes submitted by the general public via Rapid Growth Media’s website.  For additional information on the awards and the other categories and winners, check out Rapid Growth’s article: www.rapidgrowthmedia.com/devnews/NBA1112.aspx

Blu House Properties was nominated for the ‘Best New Business’ Category. And while we didn’t win, we were still honored for the recognition. The winner was the Wired Espresso Bar, a coffee shop that’s open 24/7, located at 1503 Plainfield Ave. NE in the Creston Neighborhood. Wired offers a variety of coffee and espresso drinks along with sandwiches and soups. Check out the website at http://wiredgr.com.

And the People’s Choice Winner was Commute Bicycle Shop, located at 120 S. Division #125 in the downtown Heartside neighborhood. Commute is owned by Daniel Koert, former Head Mechanic of Ada Bike Shop. It offers service and repair along with sales of new and used bicycles. Check out the website at  http://www.commutegr.com.

Other nominations in the Best New Business category included Beauty House, Unlocal Clothing Co. and Wing Heaven.

Each day I go to work at my Blu House Properties office on Wealthy Street in Eastown and get too busy to eat lunch. I’m overloaded with new listings, buyers and sold properties that I don’t have time to leave the office for lunch. Even though there are 19 restaurants within a 3 Block radius of my office. So I call Jimmy Johns and before I hang up the freaking phone this guy dressed in black with a red J on his cap is standing in my office handing me a sub. It is freaky fast and it blows my mind every time I order lunch from there. So I say thank you to Mr. Jimmy John and wish that he could take over as Governor for the State of Michigan and get some freakiness going in this economy.

Written by: Ryan Ogle

I’m so hungry and only have 30 minutes to eat and am stuck in Eastown, where do I go? Will it be Indian food, Mexican food, Italian food, American food, Middle Eastern food, Chinese food, Ethiopian food or Soul Food? That is the million dollar question that my hungry stomach faces everyday when I step out of my Blu House Properties Real Estate office on to Wealthy St for lunch. Should I go to:

• Queens Bar Food
• Dominos Pizza | Map
• Brandywine | Map
• Bombay Indian Cuisine | Map
• Ginos Pizza-Subs | Map
• Yesterdog – Hot Dogs | Map
• Eastown Deli | Map
• Subway | Map
• Indian Cuisine | Map
• Wolfgangs – Breakfast – Lunch | Map
• Pita House – Gyros & More | Map
• Papa John’s Pizza | Map
• GoJos Ethiopian Cuisine
• Jimmy Johns Subs | Map
• Don Rafael’s Mexican Food
• Kava House Coffee Shop | Map
• Eastown Ice Cream
• Sandmann’s Ribs | Map
• Szechuan Garden Chinese Food | Map

There are so many good restaurants in Eastown serving ethnic food, American food, specialty meals and more that is hard to decide what to eat at lunch each day. Within 100 yards of the center of Eastown you can find any kind of food or drink that you would want to have. This is truly a privilege and I think the Food Network Channel should do a special on Eastown Eateries and I will host it.

Written by: Ryan Ogle