Danny Ortiz opened the Supreme Café shortly before the pandemic shuttered businesses worldwide.

The café, next to an appointment-only gym that features personal training, caters to healthy diets.

“We specialize in healthy style foods, protein shakes and healthy meal preps,” said Supreme Café Manager Cynthia Sweeney. “You can get 10 meal preps in a weekly meal plan at a reasonably priced $79.”

The café and fitness center were built inside a well-known Chinese food landmark, the former China Jade restaurant, in Town Hall Plaza.

“This place was empty for 10 years,” Ortiz said, standing in the café. “It was an empty eggshell in here. We built all this.”

• Name: Danny Ortiz
• Business Name: Supreme Star Café
• Business Address: Town Hall Plaza, 1511 Atwood Ave.
• Business Web site: www.supremestarfitness.com
• Length of Operation: 18 months
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Business Phone Number: 401-680-7342
• Business Description: Healthy foods, dietary supplements, meal preps to go, and smoothies all next door to a fitness center, which offers personal training by appointment.
• Owner’s Address: Providence
• Entrepreneur’s Quote: “Life is easy with Supreme Star and Café. We give it all. Supreme foods that are supremely good!”
• Social Media: On Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @supreme_star_fitness

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second installment of an ongoing series focusing on Johnston’s smallest businesses. “The Smallest” will profile proprietors with few or no employees, how they make a buck, the challenges they face, and why they decided to start their own business in Johnston. If you know a business owner who deserves a profile, or would like to see a story about your business, please contact Johnston Sun Rise Editor Rory Schuler at rorys@rhodybeat.com.