Shawnee Teenager Starts Healthy Fast Food Restaurant

Like most 18-year-olds graduating from high school, Tyler Huebert had visions of greatness, and it didn’t take him long to turn those dreams into reality. 

Monday, March 20th 2023, 6:22 pm



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Like most 18-year-olds graduating from high school, Tyler Huebert had visions of greatness, and it didn’t take him long to turn those dreams into reality. 

“For 750 bucks, my dad gave me a check and said go get a sign, and we got a sign, we bought some fridges, one blender, one freezer and a sink,” said Tyler Huebert, owner of The Surf Bar. 

That first location was in the back of a boutique, Tyler was 18-years-old, and a senior at Shawnee high school. 

“I was actually playing basketball at the time it was basketball season, so trying to balance the two, and then once I finished basketball season, I said ‘this is what I’m doing with my life,’” said Huebert. 

Tyler admits this wasn’t easy, but he was determined to make this work. 

“Watching videos, doing the research of how to make the company better over time and so yeah, it was very rough at first, I’ll say that,” said Huebert.  

The idea was to change the perception of fast food. 

“We want to reinvent fast food, we want to make it better, we want to make fast food, now healthy food,” said Huebert. 

The Surf Bar serves acai bowls. 

“I didn’t have the experience of ‘we should actually try this out before we start selling it,’ so we just started selling a recipe that I had off my mind, no measurements or anything like that. Just tossing stuff in a blender and blending it up and selling it,” said Huebert. 

Exactly what is an acai bowl? 

“So acai is a berry that originates from Brazil, it’s considered a super fruit, meaning it’s one of the healthiest foods in the world,” said Huebert.  

In addition to the acai bowls, they also serve pitaya bowls, coconut bowls, green base and chia pudding, all vegetarian and vegan friendly, and the idea is really working. 

“This is our sixth store, with more on the way,” said Huebert. 

Huebert has assembled a team of young go getters that are making things happen. 

“Nathan here 21, I’m 21, our VPO is 22, regional manager 22, my brother 19,” said Huebert.  

The stability for Huebert is his faith. 

“I can say, ‘I’ve done this, and I’ve done that,’ but at the end of the day I don’t get where I’m going without God,” said Huebert.  

The mission statement for the company is posted in every location.  

“It’s not’ let’s make money and let’s be a huge company,’ no it’s ‘let's serve people intentionally and let’s make God known through us,’” said Huebert.  

There are currently locations in Shawnee, Chisholm Creek, Norman, Midwest City, and Stillwater. For exact addresses and to learn more about the company visit their website www.surfbar.com

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