<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2AtqzE_1H0FGwLr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2AtqzE_1H0FGwLr00" width="800" height="533" >Bibibop Asian Grill is opening an Athens location at 40 S. Court St. GreenHeart Construction Group anticipates finishing construction in one to two months. Bibibop is a fast-casual restaurant chain that serves customizable and healthy Asian cuisine.“We serve real, unprocessed, high-quality food because we believe that well-being can start with a good meal,” the Bibibop website states. “Our Asian restaurant takes care with everything we do to keep that meal affordable for our guests because we also believe that you should not have to pay more to eat healthy food.”According to its website, Bibibop opened its first location in Grandview, and central Ohio has been “home ever since.” There are currently 17 Bibibop locations in the Columbus metropolitan area.The pricing at Bibibop locations varies, and the information on menu prices for the Athens location is not yet known. Bibibop did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.Ken Thomas, supervisor of GreenHeart’s construction company, said construction for the building started 13 weeks ago. Though the opening date is not confirmed, Thomas said it will likely open shortly after the build is finished, estimating construction to be complete this December or January 2027.Thomas said construction is going smoothly, something he attributed to GreenHeart’s history with building commercial properties. “We’ve actually built a lot of the Bibibops around,” Thomas said.Based in Youngstown, GreenHeart has a department specializing in commercial retail. Local businesses with similar menu options and Court Street locations, such as Ginger Asian Kitchen Restaurant and Mr. Hibachi Japanese Grill and Sushi, might be influenced by the new Bibibop.Jocelyn Boots, a senior studying industrial and systems engineering, started working at Mr. Hibachi one year ago. Mr. Hibachi is a Japanese-style restaurant located at 19 S. Court St. that focuses on grilled hibachi dishes and sushi. According to its website, it offers an “authentic taste of Japan in a welcoming atmosphere.”Boots said she likes Bibibop, but does not believe Mr. Hibachi’s business will be influenced by its opening because Bibibop mainly serves Asian bowls, while Mr. Hibachi primarily focuses on sushi and hibachi.“I definitely think that it's going to be slow when they first open, but I also think a lot of people like Mr. Hibachi because it is still different than what Bibibop does serve,” Boots said.Boots said Ginger will likely have more issues due to Bibibop’s opening, as the two menus are more closely related.Ginger is an Asian and Chinese restaurant located at 28 S. Court St. that serves sushi, poke bowls, soup, salad and Asian entrees. Similar to Bibibop, it offers Asian bowls that can be customized.Reagan Shriver, the assistant director of admissions at Marietta College, grew up 40 minutes outside of Athens. Any time she is in the area, Shriver intentionally stops in and eats at Ginger.“I think that there's just something about how homey it feels, not as corporate, not as stuffy,” Shriver said. “And they do also have sushi, which Bibibop does not.”Shriver described food chains like Bibibop as “cookie cutter,” where each one looks the same and delivers the same experience. Ginger’s website specifies the restaurant was created specifically to bring “authentic Chinese and Japanese food to Athens.”“I think that the charm of Athens itself, and just our area itself, we need restaurants like this,” Shriver said.Mia Davalos, a freshman studying community public health, visited Ginger for the first time at the beginning of November. Despite it being her first time eating at Ginger, Davalos said community members in Athens are good about supporting local businesses, leaving Bibibop to just be another possible option. *“When they first open, it's definitely going to be a little bit more of change because it's a new thing,” Davalos said. “People want to try it if they haven't had it before. But I think later it's more of a 'this is like your comfort food, like it's been here, it's your tried and true' type.”</div></body>

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Bibibop Asian Grill is opening an Athens location at 40 S. Court St. GreenHeart Construction Group anticipates finishing construction in one to two months. Bibibop is a fast-casual restaurant chain that serves customizable and healthy Asian cuisine. “We serve real, unprocessed, high-quality food because we believe that well-being can start...

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Bibibop Asian Grill is opening an Athens location at 40 S. Court St. GreenHeart Construction Group anticipates finishing construction in one to two months.

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