Healthy Eatery Opens In Prince George's County

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — While the coronavirus pandemic hampered businesses, particularly restaurants, brother and sister Brandon Barksdale and Sharisse Barksdale-Lane choose to pursue their dream and opened Greenbar, a healthy fast-casual restaurant located in Fort Washington.

The siblings discovered that during the pandemic, there weren't many options for healthy food delivery and takeout in Prince George's County. With a mission to offer healthy, fresh and whole food options to "underserved or otherwise neglected communities and address the health disparities and other social inequities," they've launched Greenbar.

"Greenbar is a purpose-driven answer to inequity in the hospitality industry by making farm-to-table, clean food accessible, approachable and affordable to underserved or otherwise neglected communities. Greenbar empowers guests to put their health first with cost-effective and great tasting food options," the siblings said.

“The unhealthier restaurant chains are in this neighborhood by design to exploit the people living in this area," noted Sharisse Barksdale-Lane, co-founder of Greenbar.

“We can no longer wait for big healthy food brands to come to us, so we took action where no one else would and are building a coalition of like-minded investors, partners and customers to make this movement a nation-wide initiative,” Brandon Barksdale, co-founder of Greenbar, added.

The Greenbar menu includes ingredients sourced from local farms and reputable local vendors, and includes something for all dietary preferences.

Greenbar is located at 940 E Swan Creek Rd. in Fort Washington and open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.