Crazy Bowls & Wraps named Editor's Top Pick for Excellence in Plant-Based by Food & Beverage Magazine
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Food & Beverage Magazine named Crazy Bowls & Wraps its August 2026 Editor's Top Pick for Excellence in Plant-Based, featured alongside Graasi and Felton's Spice. The editors called out our grilled cauliflower bowl, the in-house prep, and the way we cook vegetables with the same intent as everything else on the menu. Here is what earned it, in our own words.
The short version
Food & Beverage Magazine named Crazy Bowls & Wraps its August 2026 Editor's Top Pick for Excellence in Plant-Based. The piece calls out the grilled cauliflower starter, the in-house prep, and the way vegetables sit alongside everything else on the menu instead of hiding in a corner labeled “healthy.”
We are proud of it. We are more proud of what earned it.
Why they picked us
The magazine's editors singled out one dish, and then made a bigger point about the whole kitchen.
The dish is grilled cauliflower. We break down whole heads in the store, not out of a bag. The florets get a house-made sauce and spice blend, then go on the grill until the edges char and catch smoke. It comes over lettuce with sun-dried tomatoes, feta, goma shio, and a gluten-free tahini vinaigrette, starting at $8.95. Skip the feta and the whole plate is vegan. Like everything on our menu, you can build it however you like.
The bigger point, in their words: vegetables here are not the virtuous corner of the menu, they are cooked with the same intent as everything else. That is the sentence we keep going back to. It is what we have been trying to do for thirty years.
What “go for the good.™” means on a plate
Our motto is “go for the good.™” It is short on purpose. It means real ingredients, made to order, out the door fast. It means a cauliflower head that gets a knife and a grill, not a bag and a microwave. It means a menu that runs from build-your-own bowls to Lobster Rangoon and treats both with the same care.
Plant-based, for us, is not a category we bolted on. It is what happens when you buy real produce and cook it well. A vegan guest and a Rangoon guest can sit at the same table and both eat what they actually want. That is the whole idea, and it is why our menu is easy to order gluten-free, vegan, paleo, or low-carb without a separate menu at all.
The grilled cauliflower bowl, in detail
Base: fresh lettuce (swap to jasmine rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice, or organic quinoa if you want it as a full bowl)
Star: whole-head cauliflower, broken down in-house, tossed in house-made sauce and spice, grilled until charred
Toppings: sun-dried tomatoes, feta (optional), goma shio
Dressing: gluten-free tahini vinaigrette
Starting price: $8.95
Vegan option: hold the feta
Add a protein: any of our seven proteins, including grilled organic tofu, plant based chicken, or gluten-free quinoa falafel
Order it as pictured, or use it as a starting point. Every bowl on our menu is built to be rebuilt.
Thirty years, one idea
Crazy Bowls & Wraps has been a fast casual for thirty years. In that time the industry has cycled through a lot of language for what we do. Clean. Fresh. Craveable. Better-for-you. Bowl-forward. Plant-forward. We have kept doing the same thing under all of it: cook real food, let guests build it their way, get it out the door fast.
Earlier this year we joined PG Growth Opportunities to take that idea into new markets. An Editor's Top Pick from Food & Beverage Magazine is a good moment to say thanks to the guests and the crews who kept showing up while we did that.
Frequently asked questions
What did Crazy Bowls & Wraps win?
The August 2026 Editor's Top Pick from Food & Beverage Magazine for Excellence in Plant-Based, featured alongside Graasi and Felton's Spice.
What is the plant-based dish featured in the magazine?
A grilled cauliflower starter served over lettuce with sun-dried tomatoes, feta, goma shio, and gluten-free tahini vinaigrette, starting at $8.95. Skip the feta and it is fully vegan.
How is the cauliflower prepared?
Whole heads are broken down in-house, tossed in a house-made sauce and spice blend, and grilled until the edges char.
Is Crazy Bowls & Wraps vegan-friendly?
Yes. Any bowl can be built vegan. The featured cauliflower bowl is vegan without the feta. See our guide to ordering gluten-free, vegan, paleo, or low-carb.
Is the tahini vinaigrette gluten-free?
Yes. The tahini vinaigrette served with the cauliflower bowl is gluten-free.
How long has Crazy Bowls & Wraps been open?
Thirty years. We are a fast casual with build-your-own bowls, wraps, and rotating specials.
Where can I read the original feature?
Food & Beverage Magazine, August Issue 2026, “Excellence in Plant-Based,” alongside Graasi and Felton's Spice.
What is the Crazy Bowls & Wraps motto?
go for the good.™
Come taste what the editors picked
The grilled cauliflower bowl is on the menu now, alongside every other bowl, wrap, and salad we make to order. See the full menu, order online, or find your closest Crazy Bowls & Wraps. Thirty years in, still the same idea: real food, made your way, out the door fast. go for the good.™
Food & Beverage Magazine named Crazy Bowls & Wraps its August 2026 Editor's Top Pick for Excellence in Plant-Based, featured alongside Graasi and Felton's Spice. The editors called out our grilled cauliflower bowl, the in-house prep, and the way we cook vegetables with the same intent as everything else on the menu. Here is what earned it, in our own words.
The short version
Food & Beverage Magazine named Crazy Bowls & Wraps its August 2026 Editor's Top Pick for Excellence in Plant-Based. The piece calls out the grilled cauliflower starter, the in-house prep, and the way vegetables sit alongside everything else on the menu instead of hiding in a corner labeled “healthy.”
We are proud of it. We are more proud of what earned it.
Why they picked us
The magazine's editors singled out one dish, and then made a bigger point about the whole kitchen.
The dish is grilled cauliflower. We break down whole heads in the store, not out of a bag. The florets get a house-made sauce and spice blend, then go on the grill until the edges char and catch smoke. It comes over lettuce with sun-dried tomatoes, feta, goma shio, and a gluten-free tahini vinaigrette, starting at $8.95. Skip the feta and the whole plate is vegan. Like everything on our menu, you can build it however you like.
The bigger point, in their words: vegetables here are not the virtuous corner of the menu, they are cooked with the same intent as everything else. That is the sentence we keep going back to. It is what we have been trying to do for thirty years.
What “go for the good.™” means on a plate
Our motto is “go for the good.™” It is short on purpose. It means real ingredients, made to order, out the door fast. It means a cauliflower head that gets a knife and a grill, not a bag and a microwave. It means a menu that runs from build-your-own bowls to Lobster Rangoon and treats both with the same care.
Plant-based, for us, is not a category we bolted on. It is what happens when you buy real produce and cook it well. A vegan guest and a Rangoon guest can sit at the same table and both eat what they actually want. That is the whole idea, and it is why our menu is easy to order gluten-free, vegan, paleo, or low-carb without a separate menu at all.
The grilled cauliflower bowl, in detail
Base: fresh lettuce (swap to jasmine rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice, or organic quinoa if you want it as a full bowl)
Star: whole-head cauliflower, broken down in-house, tossed in house-made sauce and spice, grilled until charred
Toppings: sun-dried tomatoes, feta (optional), goma shio
Dressing: gluten-free tahini vinaigrette
Starting price: $8.95
Vegan option: hold the feta
Add a protein: any of our seven proteins, including grilled organic tofu, plant based chicken, or gluten-free quinoa falafel
Order it as pictured, or use it as a starting point. Every bowl on our menu is built to be rebuilt.
Thirty years, one idea
Crazy Bowls & Wraps has been a fast casual for thirty years. In that time the industry has cycled through a lot of language for what we do. Clean. Fresh. Craveable. Better-for-you. Bowl-forward. Plant-forward. We have kept doing the same thing under all of it: cook real food, let guests build it their way, get it out the door fast.
Earlier this year we joined PG Growth Opportunities to take that idea into new markets. An Editor's Top Pick from Food & Beverage Magazine is a good moment to say thanks to the guests and the crews who kept showing up while we did that.
Frequently asked questions
What did Crazy Bowls & Wraps win?
The August 2026 Editor's Top Pick from Food & Beverage Magazine for Excellence in Plant-Based, featured alongside Graasi and Felton's Spice.
What is the plant-based dish featured in the magazine?
A grilled cauliflower starter served over lettuce with sun-dried tomatoes, feta, goma shio, and gluten-free tahini vinaigrette, starting at $8.95. Skip the feta and it is fully vegan.
How is the cauliflower prepared?
Whole heads are broken down in-house, tossed in a house-made sauce and spice blend, and grilled until the edges char.
Is Crazy Bowls & Wraps vegan-friendly?
Yes. Any bowl can be built vegan. The featured cauliflower bowl is vegan without the feta. See our guide to ordering gluten-free, vegan, paleo, or low-carb.
Is the tahini vinaigrette gluten-free?
Yes. The tahini vinaigrette served with the cauliflower bowl is gluten-free.
How long has Crazy Bowls & Wraps been open?
Thirty years. We are a fast casual with build-your-own bowls, wraps, and rotating specials.
Where can I read the original feature?
Food & Beverage Magazine, August Issue 2026, “Excellence in Plant-Based,” alongside Graasi and Felton's Spice.
What is the Crazy Bowls & Wraps motto?
go for the good.™
Come taste what the editors picked
The grilled cauliflower bowl is on the menu now, alongside every other bowl, wrap, and salad we make to order. See the full menu, order online, or find your closest Crazy Bowls & Wraps. Thirty years in, still the same idea: real food, made your way, out the door fast. go for the good.™