MARSHALL – Downtown Marshall’s all-organic/all-vegetarian eatery Grateful Organic Diner, formerly known as CBD Cafe , will close, owner Peter Ford announced.
He said the restaurant will be closing because he plans to move to Charleston, South Carolina.
“For those of you that know me, know that I have been dealing with some personal things for a few months and it has come down to me having to relocate to Charleston, SC,” Ford said in a Feb. 28 Facebook post.
Grateful Organic Diner, which is now up for sale, opened in January 2022 and carried a full menu of vegetarian choices, and offered live music and comedy shows, as well.
The eatery also offered a handful of CBD drinks as “elixirs” on its menu.
The restaurant’s 2022 opening generated considerable excitement in Madison County due to it being one of the only restaurants in Western North Carolina that featured mostly all-vegan offerings.
Ford, who has been a vegetarian since 1989, said he felt there was a considerable clientele for vegetarian food in Madison County.