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The 5 Restaurants You Wish Existed Here

Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Rachel Kolias
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UW Stout chapter.

1.) The Protein Bar: The Protein Bar offers high-protein blended drinks, quinoa bowls, salads, and signature PROTEIN BAR-RITOs. Founder, Matt Matros, opened the first restaurant after shedding 60 pounds by following a high-protein diet. He created the eatery as a place where everyone can access healthy food that is affordable and delicious.

 

Located: Chicago, Washington D.C. and Colorado

Yum factor: Their Signature Grilled Protein Bar-ritos have half the calories of most burritos since they use warm organic quinoa instead of rice and a low-cal whole wheat wrap instead of a flour tortilla.

2.) Pizzeria Locale: Considered to be “the Chipotle of pizza,” Pizzeria Locale’s secret partner is Chipotle.  Pizzeria Locale is a contemporary Neapolitan quick-serve pizzeria serving pizzas based on the traditions of Napoli, Italy.  They are made with house fresh dough, slapped thin and quickly cooked by the flames in a wood fire oven.

 

Location: Denver, CO

Yum Factor: The traditional margherita pizza looks as if it has the perfect balance of tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and basil.  They also have a great build your own option with endless toppings and can their pizzas can be made with gluten free crust.

3.) Burger 21: From the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants comes a modern-fast-casual burger restaurant that offers a unique variety of up-scale burgers in a hip environment.

Located: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York and Virginia

Yum Factor: The Ahi Tuna, Tex-Mex Haystack and The Skinny turkey burger and the Bananas Foster and Key Lime Pie shakes were just a few of the items on their menu that intrigued me.

4.) Nutelleria: No joke, this is an entire restaurant dedicated to delicious hazelnut spread we all love: Nutella.  At the Nutelleria you can find a quick, nutritious and authentic sweet snack that will satisfy any craving. 

Located: New York

Yum Factor: I can’t decide between the Nutella-bacon-banana waffle sandwich, the grilled cheese cinnamon swirl sandwich and the breakfast pizza with fresh fruit, whipped cream, Nutella and coconut. 

5.) Jason’s Deli: Jason’s Deli is all about healthy food.  Their food has no high fructose corn syrup, trans fats or MSG.  Whether you’re hungry for a fresh salad, stuffed potato, sandwich or dessert, you will certainly find something here. 

 

Located: Over 240 locations across 28 states (but unfortunately not Wisconsin)

Yum Factor: My mouth started watering as soon as I heard New Orleans Muffaletta: a grilled, crusty Muffaletta bread with olive-mix, creamy provolone and your choice of ham and salami or roasted turkey breast. 

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My name is Rachel Kolias and I am from St. Paul, Minnesota. I am a junior at UW- Stout studying Professional Communication and Emerging Media with a concentration in Applied Journalism. I am a dedicated tea drinker, yogi, Lindy Hopper, musician, blogger and dog lover.
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Laura (Lo), originally from Milwaukee, WI, is an alumni of Her Campus and the University of Wisconsin - Stout. She majored in Professional Communication & Emerging Media and Strategic Communication. Lo was involved with Her Campus as a High School Journalism & Publicity Ambassador, Chapter Advisor and Campus Correspondent for HC UW-Stout. Laura is currently a Social Media Specialist for Fence Talk Digital and does freelance writing occasionally. Feel free to follow her on Twitter or add her on LinkedIn.