THE PURPLE ONION

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About The Purple Onion

Located in Historic Saluda, with outdoor dining available and live music on Thursday through Saturday nights. The Purple Onion features a variety of ethnically inspired dishes with an emphasis on the Mediterranean's simple, flavorful and healthful cuisine. Utilizing local trout, beef, lamb, chicken and produce, the menu offers pizzas, pastas, seafood, and meat dishes. Fresh locally roasted coffee and espresso are available as well as a selection of fine wines and craft beers including biodynamic and organic selections.

CONTACT

Physical Address

16 Main St
Saluda NC
(Polk County)

Mailing Address

PO Box 778
Saluda NC 28773
(Polk County)

Phone (828) 749-1179
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Business Contact

Chambli Stuber
Chef/General Manager
Phone: (828) 749-1179
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Location Contact

Chambli Stuber
General Manager/ Chef
Phone: (828) 749-1179
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PRODUCT NEEDS

Vegetables
arugula, asian greens, asparagus, beets, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chiles, collards, cucumber, daikon, edamame, eggplant, fava beans, garlic, ginger, green beans, green onions, hot peppers, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, okra, onions, parsnips, peas, pole beans, potatoes, pumpkins, radish, ramps, rhubarb, rutabagas, salad greens, salad mix, shallots, shell beans, spinach, summer squash, sun chokes, sweet corn, sweet peppers, sweet potato, swiss chard, tomatillos, tomatoes, turnips, watercress, winter squash

Fruits & Berries
apples, black raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupes, cherries, elderberries, figs, grapes, kiwis, melons, muscadines, nectarines, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums, raspberries, strawberries, watermelons, wineberries

Meat, Fish & Fowl
beef, bison, chicken, duck, geese, goat, lamb, other fish, pork, quail, rabbit, trout, turkey

Dairy & Eggs
cheese, eggs, goat cheese

Nuts & Seeds
chestnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds, walnuts

Artisan Foods
beer, charcuterie, cider, corn meal, grits, honey, jam, preserves, wine

Herbs
fresh herbs

Specialty Products
Christmas wreaths, landscape plants

COMMENTS ABOUT THE PRODUCTS WE NEED

We prefer hormone and antibiotic free meats. Lamb, beef, chicken, duck, rabbit. Interested in heirloom, cherry, sungold, yellow pear, and gold roma tomatoes; chinese eggplant, and oriental greens as well as squash of all types, peppers, berries, cheeses

FOOD GUIDE LISTING

See this listing in the Online Local Food Guide.

DELIVERY OF GOODS

Packaging: informal
Number of locations that need to receive a delivery for a vendor to supply your business: 1

VOLUME

Customers per week: 2000-2500
Cases of produce purchased per week: 40-50

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS FOR YOUR VENDORS

only those required by the health inspector