NESTA DISTIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Working in a 24-hour newsroom makes you want to eat at unconventional times. That's why I love coming here to the R. Thomas Deluxe Grill in Atlanta. It's a 24-hour restaurant that serves healthy organic meals anytime of day or night. (voice-over): Customers come for a unique dining experience. There's a mood-lit canopy and a wide range of organic, vegan and vegetarian dishes. Free range meat options are also on the menu and breakfast is served anytime. At the heart of it is its owner, Richard Thomas. He switched from managing it fast food restaurants 25 years ago. Now his motto is, let your food be your medicine. Outside the restaurant is a mash-up of Thomas's passions. Heating and cooling inside is powered by a water sprinkler on the roof. There is a garden and a collection of artwork. These bricks debris from the tornadoes in Alabama be as a memorial to the victims. Thomas has been collecting birds for over 60 years and gets a kick out of showing them off. The kitchen and wait staff aren't allowed to play with the birds. The smoothies, a hit on the menu. The chef cooks with ingredients bought locally. (o)": Here we have one of the healthy dishes served here at R. Thomas Grill. This is it the Thai bowl, served with tempei and vegetables as and quinoa. Time to begin.
From Fast Food to Health Food