Kevin Hart opens new plant-based, fast-food restaurant in LA

Kevin Hart already has a thriving comedy and acting career, and now he’s aiming for people’s stomachs

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The prolific actor-comedian opened his first plant-based, fast-food restaurant called Hart House on Thursday in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles near the city’s airport

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He wants this new venture to attract regular plant-base eaters along with those who haven’t yet been introduced to that world of healthy eating

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“Our business is in the business of feeling good. That’s what Kevin Hart is about,” he said in an interview before the restaurant’s official opening

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While sitting alongside his wife, Eniko Hart, the actor scarfed down a plant-based crispy chick’n sandwich, chick’n nuggets and tots

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Rapper Lil Baby showed up to the preview to place an order from the fully plant-based menu that also features burgers, salads, fries, ice teas and a limeade

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“I say this all the time: ‘Live, love, laugh,’” Hart continued. “Here, we say ‘Eat your hart out.’

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