Pinky Cole, the founder and CEO behind Slutty Vegan ATL, Bar Vegan, and The Pinky Cole Foundation, is opening a Slutty Vegan ATL location this spring in Brooklyn. The restaurant, which will take over the former Broccoli Bar space on Fulton Street, will be one of Slutty Vegan ATL’s first locations outside of its home state of Georgia. The vegan concept will serve a menu of plant-based burgers, sandwiches, and meals made with Impossible meat and donning racy names.
“My first ever restaurant—Pinky’s Jamaican & American Restaurant—was in Harlem, so this is a full circle moment for me,” said Cole, in a statement. “It’s an honor to be opening a concept in such an established space, just down the street from where Biggie Smalls grew up, and to bring more delicious vegan food to the Brooklyn community.”
Slutty Vegan teamed up with Naturi Naughton, actress, singer, and star of “Power” and “Queens,” to create a promo video teasing the upcoming opening.
Menu items include the One Night Stand, a burger with vegan bacon, vegan cheese, caramelized onions; the Fussy Hussy, a burger with pickles, vegan cheese, and caramelized onions; and the Heaux Boy, featuring vegan shrimp tossed in a New Orleans-style batter. All are served with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and Slut Sauce served on a vegan Hawaiian bun and will be available for takeout and delivery.
Since founding Slutty Vegan ATL in 2018, Cole has created an enterprise that’s dedicated to reinventing vegan food culture, where vegans and meat eaters can break free from kale and quinoa salads, according to the company. With four locations in Jonesboro and Duluth, Georgia, and in Atlanta’s Edgewood and Westview neighborhoods, the restaurant has plans to expand to other cities across the country. Additional openings include Athens, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, and Baltimore.
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