Bliss Bowls opens drive-thru smoothie spot on Vineland's Delsea Drive

Bliss Bowls & Smoothies is moving into a former Checkers drive-thru shell behind Tang Asian Cuisine along South Delsea Drive, a change that local trackers reported on April 7, 2026 and that signals both more daytime convenience and new traffic movements on Vineland’s busiest retail spine. A South Delsea Drive marketing brochure lists Average Annual Daily Traffic near 23,600 vehicles, a scale that helps explain why a quick takeout concept chose this re-used drive-thru footprint.

On-the-ground reporting by Mark Matthews of 42Freeway confirmed active construction at the site on April 7, including an exterior facelift and interior gutting, and noted a construction permit posted in the window under Vineland’s Uniform Construction Code process. The project is using the existing drive-thru shell that previous Checkers plans left idle, a history first reported locally in 2020 that explains why the lot was available for adaptive reuse.

The location sits near Tang Asian Cuisine, 3624 S Delsea Drive, and within the Cumberland Mall retail cluster that has recently attracted several food-service entrants. The mall frontage and nearby big-box stores create a concentrated retail catchment that investors value, and the presence of a drive-thru health-food outlet reflects an effort to diversify breakfast and lunch options for commuters and neighborhood shoppers along Route 47.

The Vineland fit-out appears to be part of a small regional rollout. A Rio Grande Plaza site plan lists a Bliss Bowls & Smoothies unit, space C5, at 1500 Route 47 South with unit sizes shown at roughly 1,062 to 1,668 square feet, and the plan lists Mike Kurkowski as the Brixmor leasing contact. That dual-market activity suggests owners are pursuing multiple South Jersey locations rather than a single test site.

Employment and fiscal implications are modest but measurable. Industry and Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicate limited-service and fast-casual outlets typically staff single-unit operations with teams often in the teens and under 50 employees, and the segment added jobs nationally during 2024–2026. Locally, those hourly positions and the store’s sales would contribute to sales tax receipts and daytime foot traffic that supports neighboring small businesses.

City planning and inspections remain prerequisites to opening. Vineland’s Licenses & Inspections office administers the posted permits and will oversee health inspections and final occupancy certification. The exact street address and permit holder were not published in the initial reports; residents seeking those specifics can review the posted permit or contact the Licenses & Inspections office or the Greater Vineland Chamber, which commonly carries hiring and grand-opening notices.

As construction continues, the project converts an unused quick-serve shell into an active retail node that will change morning and lunchtime flows on South Delsea Drive, add entry-level jobs, and keep the Cumberland Mall corridor in play for new food concepts.