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    4Roots Café

    4.2 (20 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Casual
    Good for kids

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    Tofu bowl
    Nina A.

    I had a tofu bowl & it was pretty good. Nice spicy kick. $7 for a salad bowl is not expensive...let alone in a museum. People in this state love complaining!

    Packed out Saturday! (Order online for pickup recommended!)
    Tyler S.

    Cute little cafe inside the Orlando Science Center, and very convenient to those visiting the Art Museum or Shakespeare Center and craving a snack or reasonably healthy meal. We were visiting the Orlando Art Museum and needed some grub. Found this place immediately on Yelp and ordered our food on their website. Quick, easy, and tasty! As you can see if the photo, this place was swarming with unruly children, as expected on a Saturday for a science center. Nonetheless, we found a place sit and eat, and our food was only 5 minutes passed the original stated time--no complaints there. Food was decent, nothing spectacular but good for a museum cafe. Noise was 10/10 and the lack of parental advisory was a bit concerning but nothing the museum really could have done. The 4-Stars mainly comes in with the whole sustainability standards that are bolstered throughout the cafe area--live green wall, farm to table, etc.--but they still use single-use plastic ware with cellophane wrappers... doesn't match up in my opinion, but was the only thing that irked me in our experience.

    Hours of this cafe located in the Orlando Science Center
    Stacy V.

    As members of the Orlando Science Center, we have been to 4Roots Cafe many times. It's a major upgrade from the sandwich chain that was here prior! It's a wonderful cafe that has the same owners as 4Rivers BBQ but it's on the healthier side. They have rice/salad bowls, sandwiches, and flatbreads. They also have an assortment of snacks as well. I gravitate towards the create-your-own bowls because you can choose your base, protein and veggies. The Cuban pork is excellent! My son loves the Dinosaur chicken nuggets and it comes with chips and a drink. The space is cafeteria style, nicely decorated and clean. They have a large tv that shows segments that are community focused which I enjoy. They also have a few activities off to the side which are fun to do. I'd you are an OSC member, you get a 10% discount on 4Roots!

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    Katrina M.

    Actually got this delivered from UberEats ( restaurant is located in the science center). Got the American, which has great flavor, super light, with a nice kick from the comeback sauce. Description said it comes with brown rice and quinoa but my dish only had brown rice. My friend has the Mediterranean- kale was fresh and not even remotely bitter. Food wasn't overpriced even for being on UberEats and tastes fresh. Would definitely recommend!

    Ariel W.

    The 4Roots Cafe is located on the ground floor of the Orlando Science Center. In September of this year the Orlando Science Center renovated their restaurant space that was formerly occupied by a Subway. The Science Center partnered with 4Roots, a non profit alliance founded by restauranteur John Waters. 4R is the charitable arm of the 4R Restaurant Group that includes 4Rivers Smokehouse. 4R revamped the museums restaurant into a place that serves food while at the same time operating as an exhibit that examines food and health issues. The restaurant reopened in October. According to their website the cafe has "A vision to inspire, educate, and empower others about critical food issues." The cafe's mission is not only to provide good, healthy, locally grown food that nourishes your body but they also want to provide education about health, farming practices, food waste, and food insecurity. The education portion of the cafe is achieved with a living wall, cooking demonstrations, videos, food activities, and children's activities. The science center hopes to make eating in their cafe interactive and fun. The restaurant is set up cafeteria style. It is grab and go counter service coupled with build a bowl. You tell them what you want, they give it to you, you pay, and you seat yourself in the large dining room. When designing the menu, 4Roots had to take in account that they were primarily feeding the children coming to the museum and their parents. The average cost of a menu item is $10. The menu includes build your own bowls, salads, wraps, focaccia, sandwiches, vegetarian options, a kids menu, and desserts. I ordered the balsamic chicken and mozzarella sandwich on baguette ($7.49). The bread was fresh and chewy and they heated it up so that the cheese was melted. It was delicious and reasonably priced. It looks the space is still being set up. On the way in they had an amazing diorama of the ocean and a Florida lighthouse scene made entirely out of sugar. Future exhibits will include hydroponics and a Florida food heroes section. Right now because of Covid you can only enter the restaurant through the museum entrance. Eventually you will be able to visit the 4Roots Cafe without paying the museum entrance fee. The 4Roots Cafe is a new experiment for the Science Center. It will be interesting to see how it develops.

    Cookies
    Justin L.

    *** To Go Order***. I had the American bowl and Turkey bacon wrap. The bowl has a unique sauce" comeback" sauce. Decent in weight and fillings. The Turkey wrap I thought should include the comeback sauce on it. I'll check out this place in the future for more

    $8 Cuban sandwich
    John V.

    I would only recommend this place because it is good enough while you're at Orlando Science Center. The food is definitely mediocre and way overpriced, but it is better to eat here than leave to go somewhere else.

    Regular bowl, lettuce, rice, potatoes, Baja chicken.  Undercooked rice, overcooked chicken and potatoes.

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    Crisp & Green

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    4.4(60 reviews)
    2.1 mi
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    Salads are in, in 2026! It seems there's a new salad chain opening every other week but Crisp &…read moreGreen is a bit better than most in my opinion because it's simple. They have only four carb bases and four veggie bases to choose from so it's really hard to be indecisive about what you want. There are pre selected menu options or you can just make your own salad as I chose today. My mix; brown rice, spinach, cucumbers, carrots, pickled onion, and purple cabbage with blacked chicken, thai and jalapeño dressing with wonton crisps. You can also see my drink they have what's basically "Aguas Frescas" options. I got the pomegranate lemon mixed with rishi black tea. But if you don't like tart and sour like me they had two other options on the sweeter side. Perks: Drinks are self serve, you can sample the dressings, and there's no cheat menu options that make you feel guilty for trying to be healthy. Con: The only con is that like any salad place it isn't a load of chicken but it is a still a good amount of protein. If you're looking for cheap protein stick to Chipotle.

    Healthy option in winter park. Menus on the screens were really annoying to read, they change super…read morequickly so my friends and I were taking photos of the tv before it changed screens so we could see what smoothies were available. Cashier let us know later on that there is a solid copy of the smoothie menu at the checkout area. Our smoothies and açaí bowls were good. Everything feels like it's a dollar pricier than it should be but I guess it matches the rate of WP.

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    New General Cafe

    4.2(206 reviews)
    2.0 mi
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    So glad I stopped in today to grab some chocolate banana bread. When I went to order my coffee, I…read morerealized they have pistachio milk as an alternative, which is my favorite. The staff is always super friendly and I'm so glad that they have so many gluten-free options. The new general café is always very clean and has such an amazing ambience. I definitely recommend stopping in for coffee or a late lunch.

    The dangers of being inconsistent can cause a life-threatening emergency when it comes to…read moreallergies. My family member has a severe nut allergy and the owner accepts zero accountability and instead puts the onus solely onto their customers. One would think a menu with labels like "gluten free" or "nut free" or "vegan" were accurate - unfortunately, with this establishment, they were careless and inconsistent. At most respectable establishments the servers ask about allergies. Maybe that's just a California thing (where I'm from)? This whole place is California-coded that, hey, maybe incorporate that in your best practices like restaurants IN California actually do. I can agree that, to be extra cautious, someone may mention to the server about any allergies. However, if you have dishes labeled with nut free, gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, dairy free, etc. you would think that you could trust the menu. Sadly, you CANNOT trust this establishment to hold true to what's labeled. Vegan? Sorry - the sauce might actually have butter. Vegetarian? Oh sorry, those beans were cooked with ham hock. Nut free? Oopsies, the sauce has nuts. Do better. Accept accountability. And maybe review your menus (online and physical) so that you can be consistent and not be the cause of a medical emergency due to negligence and carelessness.

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    Bricks & Bowls

    4.2(35 reviews)
    1.9 mi

    I've had the opportunity to try food from Bricks & Bowls a few times in a couple different…read morecapacities--a catered meal and takeout/delivery. The food has been great every time. My latest meal from there was their boxed lunch combo. I had their seasonal Thanksgiving sandwich as the main component of the boxed lunch. It was fantastic--everything I love about Thanksgiving dinner sandwiched between two pieces of fluffy, flavorful focaccia. I would gladly order that again and again. I also had the seasonal pumpkin spice cookie in the box. It was a crispy cookie and I'm more of a soft, chewy cookie person, but the flavor was still good. On other visits, I've tried their sunrise egg bites (tasty), chicken caesar bowl (delish), and Belgian chocolate salted caramel cookies (addictive). I love that they're very focused on delicious, nutritious scratch-made meals. Overall, Bricks & Bowls is a great option for a yummy, wholesome lunch that'll leave you feeling fresh.

    Great lunch counter with a ton of different options. All seating seems to be outside, but there was…read moreplenty that was covered and it was a really lovely, comfortable space just off of the hustle and bustle of Park Ave. We got a half brick and a salad, a little on the expensive side, but the food came out incredibly quickly and seemed fresh. The focaccia bread was great and we really loved the peppercorn caeser dressing that came with the salad. My sandwich did not have tomato listed, but did come with tomato on it which was a concern because I'm allergic, but I was able to pull it off. Could have been more of an issue for a different patron, though! The guys behind the counter were very efficient and friendly, but didn't know what was in one of the sauces, which was again a concern for me with a tomato allergy. Overall, the food was super good and we loved the outdoor space, but we may not return!

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    3.9(196 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    $$

    Yes. Just yes. Nothing more to say rather than I know when I want something good to eat that's fast…read moreand semi-healthy, I can rely on Cava. Staff at this location is always so nice!! They have nice sitting area and it's always clean.

    Spur of the moment stop while I was in the area. I've been wanting to check them out for some time…read morenow and finally had an opportunity to do so. They offer plenty of seating inside and out. However, it was very cold inside which most people would probably enjoy during the summer. I wish I had brought in my jacket. I ordered on the app before I walked in so that I could take my time looking through the options. Ordering in person here is very similar to ordering at Chipotle where you direct them with your base, mains, veggies and sauces. I arrived about minutes before my expected pickup time. There is a large rack where all of the pick up orders are at. After waiting about 10 minutes, I was asked for my name, along with another person who was waiting. Within a couple of minutes, the girl came out with our to go orders. I elected to eat in. Unfortunately, many of the tables were dirty but I managed to score a semi clean table. I feel like my bowl was lacking in quantity for the amount that I paid. If I had ordered in person, im positive there would've been almost double the amount based on the orders I saw while waiting for my food. Even the dressings were scarce. They were half full if that. I had to ask for more dressings which the girl happily accommodated me with full cups this time around. The BYO chicken bowl was flavorful. I would come back to try them again but likely at another of their locations.

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