FLINT, MI — Tammie Mathis started her business by tapping into a dish that not many businesses sold exclusively, and delivering it right to customer doors.
Tee’s Plentifuls Salads, located in the Flint Farmers’ Market, features more than 65 salads, and the opportunity for customers to get whatever toppings they like.
“My salads are different because you can see them before you buy them,” Mathis said. “A lot of salads, you have to have them made. Once you see one, you’re going to want to buy one.”
Everyday the business features what Mathis calls the main salads, while many others are rotated and featured on the menu as daily specials in order to get each one on the menu.
The main salads include Tee’s turkey cobb, Santa Fe, Italian turkey, Tee’s turkey, cranberry walnut and veggie.
Mathis was inspired to start making salads because she realized there weren’t a lot of options for people to buy salads. She first started her business by crafting the different salads and then delivering them door-to-door, while still working a full-time job.
“If you think about it, nobody wants to make their own salad,” Mathis said. “If you go out and you want a salad, you have to go to the grocery store and buy every single ingredient. You just couldn’t find a salad place anywhere.”
The Flint Northern High School alumna’s passion for making food for others is rooted in a family connection.
“I wanted to be a cook,” Mathis said. “I used to watch my grandfather and my mother. I worked in every aspect of the food industry that you can think of and the last thing is ownership, and I finally decided that I could own my own place also.”
Tee’s has crafted a salad for almost every meal and can make nearly any dish into a salad. The business also offers event catering.
“I just came up with these recipes and then with lettuce, I would put anything on there, like my cheeseburger salad,” Mathis said. “It’s a salad, but it’s a cheeseburger on the salad. I just came up with them because I like anything on lettuce.”
Tee’s Plentiful Salads is located inside the Flint Farmers’ Market at 300 E 1st St., phone (810) 766-3705. See their Facebook page here.
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