I ordered the spicy thai chicken & rice noodles (double protein) but subbed the peppers for pickled onions & added edamame and toasted almonds for a little crunch. The "double protein" part must have got lost in translation but it ended up being the perfect ratio of chicken to veggies so no worries there! The staff is always so friendly and they never judge when you add weird things to their already awesome dishes. It's tough to get in and out in under 15min during lunch time but that just gives us more time to be indecisive about our orders. Strategically placing the menu right by the wait line was a smart move! read more

Excellent service - Dave in specific was great. That's the kind of guy you want to promote to management. Really kind, forward thinking, set me up with a sample of the bone broth. One experience and I can assure you I'll be back regularly - the food was great but much more important was the customer service. Dave hit it out the park. A++ read more

My favorite spot to eat now. I can't even describe it enough. Healthy, flavorful, variety, good staff, even the drinks. I feel like if I will never get tired of this place. read more

CoreLife Eatery - Salad Near Me - Amherst, New York

There's not too many places that I know of where I grab something quick in between other activities for lunch that's packed full of nutrition that I can feel good about. I have enjoyed their rice bowls on a couple of occasions and was able to customize to my liking. I ordered and paid online and pickup was an absolute breeze once parking was handled. Consider trying this place if you want to treat yourself well without spending time in the kitchen. No after lunch slump for me here read more

The location is convenient for me and over all their food is really good. I have ordered a rice bowl twice now and each time there are hard pieces throughout my bowl. Doesn't feel great on the teeth and takes away from the meal when you have to chew extra careful. This previous time I went was not the best experience. I wasn't asked if I wanted my meal for here or to go. I was asked if I wanted any sauce, but clearly my meal indicated bbq sauce. I was told my order price before being offered a drink. Also, why am I not always offered bread?.. The personal conversation behind the register was not appropriate. Also there was an associate with purple hair who didn't have great customer service. So, I don't think I'll be coming back to this location. read more

This is a wonderful addition to the north towns. I'm always in search of a quick dinner option without eating at a fast food restaurant. You truly feel cozy and healthy after leaving here! Each time I've gone I've had a broth bowl with beef and spicy ginger. It is absolutely delicious and they put Sarot chat on top to kick it up. You can add almost any fresh ingredients you want, and you know it's fresh because you see them prepping in the open kitchen. It's helpful to review the menu before you get in line, it's a little overwhelming unless you know exactly what you're doing. I love the options of fresh juices and teas at the end as well. Really worth trying and they have a loyal customer in me! read more

CoreLife Eatery - Salad Near Me - Amherst, New York

I am hooked on the Mediterrean Green Bowl, so I may be biased - but it's probably one of the best salads I've ever had!!! Their produce is fresh, the falafel (although a bit dry) is great with the cucumber basil dressing and hummus. The drinks and bread are great as well, and you get a healthy meal for lunch. You also pay for a healthy meal for lunch - usually in the neighborhood of $15 for a regular sized green bowl and drink. One other reason for the four start review - I ordered the Bigger Green Bowl last time, which was supposed to have more protein...it was exactly the same size as the regular size. I asked the counter person how it differs from the regular, and she didn't really have an answer. Same falafel, same hummus, same dressing, etc. Probably a training opportunity - but it won't keep me from coming back for more (too often...) read more

Had our 2nd visit to CoreLife yesterday. The bowls are amazing! It's so nice to go out and have something fresh, light and tasty. And top it off with inexpensive! The location we visited is in the Target Plaza on Niagara Falls Blvd. The property is clean, the staff efficient as well as friendly, they help you with every step in the lineup. The menu is great, you can choose from many preplanned bowls and plates, hot or cold, green and protein. You also have the option to build your own. You will never go away hungry or uncomfortable due to a heavy meal.....unless you want to :)! Can't wait to return! read more

I usually ask to come here anytime we go out to eat. This used to be my favorite place to eat. I will never come here again. I walked in and I was rudely addressed And told that usually when you order ahead to step aside to the other side of the dining room which I usually eat in so I did not know. I received a large salad that was not even halfway full. I received a cup of brussels sprouts with one brussels sprout that actually looks like a brussels sprout the rest were just burnt pieces. When I asked and showed the girl the brussels sprouts she told me it was supposed to look like that which I've had the brussels sprouts there before and they were actually Brussel sprouts in the order when you order brussels sprouts. I am so disappointed and will never come here again read more

I wanted to lick my bowl clean when I was done. The tuna bowl was that good. Nice to eat "fast food" and not feel too guilty afterwards. I came here while on a work trip. I wish they had one of these in my city. read more

Went for dinner and got the spicy ginger steak and rice noodle while my boyfriend got the spicy chicken bowl. We also got the beet lemonade as a drink. Loved the beet lemonade, thought that was delicious, but the food was disappointing. We both thought that the quantity for the price was not worth it even if it is super healthy. I ate my meal and was still hungry afterwards. As for the taste of it, it was okay but I would much rather go to a vietnamese place and get pho instead. The taste was similar to pho but americanized and not that good. read more

CoreLife Eatery - Beet lemonade, spicy ginger steak and rice noodles, and spicy chicken - Salad Near Me - Amherst, New York

This is amazing chicken is cooked to perfection and drink is refreshing! Build your own: mesclun, shiitake mushrooms, red onions, black beans and tomatoes. Protein is chicken and tofu with balsamic vinaigrette. Apple cider green tea read more

CoreLife Eatery - Salad Near Me - Amherst, New York

This place is unreal. This was my second time coming and it was even better than the last. The employees are all friendly and open to recommending different items/toppings/dressings, and the food is fresh and very filling. Try the Southwest Grilled Chicken Bowl! read more

CoreLife Eatery - Salad Near Me - Amherst, New York

If you want a healthy hearty meal go to Corelife! I have made my way around the menu. I find it to be flavorful, and large portions. I downloaded the app for 5 dollar off coupon because we all love savings but when I went to load my giftcard they don't have that feature yet. I hope that they change it so that the convenience of having a giftcard and app with online ordering is easier. Also the lemonade is tasty! You can mix the different flavors. My fave beet lemonade! read more

Not even one star. I ordered double sides of three different things and I got two bites of each side and paid 26$. I will never order from here again that was the worst rip off I have ever experienced. The portion size was actually ridiculous they charged 6$ a bite for what I received. read more

My daughter has been bragging about this place since it opened and I finally decided to try it! Im glad I did! The staff was extremely friendly. My son ordered a small cobb salad while my husband, daughter and myself ordered a small spicy thai chicken & rice noodles. I love how fresh everything is. As they were preparing my sons salad, we watched as they freshly sliced the eggs and the avocado. We enjoyed the drink stations where I fell in love with the beet lemonade...who would've thought!!! This is a place I will definitely visit again!!! My only knock is that it can get pretty expensive! read more

My wife and I ate here twice and were very happy. Everything was delicious. Many health-conscious restaurants serve such bland food it was great to find somewhere with some kick'in hot sauces. This was optional, so don't worry if you don't like to 'feel the burn'. She has multiple diet issues, so it was great to find a place with so many gluten and dairy free options. The soups we had while being tasty, did not have a large amount of ingredients, so I would recommend them as a side dish, not a full meal. The ''bowl and soup' combo was great. read more

Corelife is the type of place I've been waiting for - healthy fast food. You can easily customize your orders, and it has an amazing app that makes it really easy to order online. The only downside is that sometimes I find myself wishing they had more options. A sandwich would be nice, those can still be healthy. Even a wrap would be nice, and could be made with the ingredients they already have. And a healthy dessert option would be nice to have. Most things I've tried from CoreLife have been delicious, but I wouldn't recommend the falafel. It was hard as a rock when I got it, so I gave it a second try at a different location, but it was hard there, too. But for the most part, the quality of the food is pretty great. You feel good knowing that the food from there is fresh and healthy. read more

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I love love love this place can I be a franchise owner ?? Is this a franchise we need one of these where I'm from!! Anywho it gets a little busy after work so take a peek at menu before you get to the line to move the process along! But everything on the menu is amazing and fresh and organic.. if you are like me and care about your food and where it comes from or what's in it, this is the place for you. The drinks are even great and healthy ! read more

I have been several times to both locations and have not been disappointed yet. Always fresh food with many options. I also really enjoy the selection of house made drinks which are various iced teas and lemonades. More vegan options would be nice with regards to dressing but overall we really like it. Great healthy option while you are out and about. read more

I typically love coming here and enjoying the amazing variety of healthy bowls. Yet every time the service sucks! The people that make your bowls are always so annoyed by any simple request. Last bowl I got I got about 5 little pieces of chicken for a whole bowl of grain salad. And the coconut water fruit punch tasted expired and sour. Left there with a weird tummy ache from it. So careful with the juices make sure to ask if they are fresh! read more

I came in to try this place after a workout and was fairly impressed. I was torn between the Tuna Poke or the Mediterranean green bowl. I ended up going with the Mediterranean and it was terrific. I highly recommend checking out this spot if you're trying to eat healthy without breaking the bank. read more

First time visit. I order an avocado Cobb salad and my daughter ordered a soup. Both small, 2 drinks and no bread hit the $24 mark. That was my first ouch. Sat down to eat and found both dishes to be extremely bland. Second ouch. Went to get more napkins and found an extremely large quantity of salt and pepper shakers close by. Third strike. It's a great concept, however, if your food is the other side of "Meh" maybe you should reconsider updating your recipes with flavor. read more

first time trying the corelife experience, and i really enjoyed it. i didnt pick the salads on the menu, i decided to make my own salad, and: -the greens were fresh. -variety of choics for ingrediants that i haven seen in othee salad bars. - wide selection of dressing (yum!). - they grill the chicken at the place (wow!) - wide selection of lemonades and fresh juices. -very clean. read more

Not so impressed. Stopped in for lunch by myself. Found salad bland. Much prefer Panera Bread.

My mom and I ordered the chicken noodle bone broth bowls. Both were pure fat. I put mine in the fridge as it was making me sick. The next day the whole bowl was solid fat. We we're both sick! Normally, I like the food here. Maybe they didn't strain the broth properly or stir it before serving. It's hard to believe they could do this, and call them see a "healthy" option restaurant. Very unfortunate. read more

So far everything I've tried has been very good to excellent. I love that everything is so fresh and your not leaving feeling bloated with processed starches. The power plates especially the steak one is great. Love the variety of toppings for plate you choose. They never prevent you from swapping out items on your selected plate or bowl. The broths are awesome , It would take too long to mention every item I've tried just know they're a better option to Panera, Carrabbas and of course the usual suspects killing the youth of America like BK and Mc Ds. May as well inject preservatives, cholesterol, salt and bacteria directly into their veins. I see so many puffy bloated teenagers it's an epidemic. Cheap food comes with a price. Core life should be a great business model for others to get into the market with better intentions. The need for hospitals would diminish and don't get me started on corruption of hospitals propaganda on how they help people they're as much to blame as the food industry. If everyone took a healthier approach to life and ate foods like what Core life offers hospitals would slowly lose their patients. As my mom told me "we are what we eat" , eat garbage and you'll feel & look like garbage . It's simple if we change our conditioning of thought to what's considered acceptable practice. Don't get me started on their phenomenal juices sooooo much less swet than every other franchise, except the lemonade that they need a bit more restraint . Recently i used about 2 ounces in the usual blend juices I do and found it to be intensely sweet. Won't be doing that again any time soon. The only thing that concerns me with having so much lettuce, leafy greens out in the open bins is temperature and the growth of food borne illnesses. I hope they're monitoring it within acceptable temperature time tables. I've witnessed NO food handling violations , as I have owned food businesses and I watch for those. Would like to see face covers as they use in other countries for food handlers. It prevents spit, facial hair , dead skin from making contact with patrons food. Not sure why a food progressive country like ours hasn't adopted that practice. I'm assuming it might put people off seeing everyone with masks as one would see in a hospital with contagion. See food and hospitals , it's a conspiracy I tell you! Jk . Whenever I have a incident with food handlers talking over my food as preparing, it kind of makes me think that whatever they've come in contact with through the day as far as germs I'll be eating. It's how serious outbreaks occur " Remember the Chipotle " a good lesson for any food service to learn from. Insane how people flocked to Chipolte even after the sizeable contamination. I personally have never eaten there and never will. Food borne illnesses is on the rise, it's responsible for more visits to hospitals than any other issue. We all eat minimum 3 times a day and some of us eat out 3 times a day increasing our exposure to a virus, bacteria etc...that will reek havoc on our bodies and can sometimes cause death. One little thing each one of us can do while eating out is to use an acidic addition to a PH neutral selection like a salad so if they ask if u want the cranberry , orange or whatever acidic dressing always exclaim "yes". Not all contain enough vinegar so the addition of an acidic food like citrus never hurts. Anyway I'm rambling, Core Life meets my seriously paranoid approval! Eat well western n.y. at Core Life wish there was a location opening in N. BFLO. So I could lower my carbon footprint print, lol read more

Love this place. However, last visit staff was unpleasant. Shortages of workers from Covid may have played a factor in this

Hummus to falafel ratio was poor. Also the menu is confusing In conclusion More falafel Better menu Seriously though we need more falafel. Love, Everybody read more

Very glad I tried this place. Though the name is a bit lame, the concept is a welcome addition to the area. At first the amount of choices was a bit overwhelming but after a hard days work it was great to be eating real food. Had the greens, hummus and falafel, and root veggies over the course of three visits. On my first visit I found the food very fresh, unique, and filling. On subsequent visits I was a bit disappointed with my meal. I understand it must be a challenge to keep quality to a high standard given all of the food options. read more

Food is always great and fresh! Core Life makes being healthy super easy, I come here often for dinner or lunch and have never had bad food. The service however isn't always as pleasant. Only 4 stars because the workers often have an attitude read more

Sure, this place is healthy and would be great for anyone on a strict diet. I bought a noodle soup and the steak bowl (or something like that). They were both extremely bland. I suggest you bring your own seasoning. It was not worth it, especially at full price. Perhaps at 50% off, I would come back. read more

Love this place, both Transit and Niagara Falls Blvd locations. So good and healthy, and bonus - my vegetarian daughter loves it too. She begs me for CoreLife! read more

I love core life! I love all the healthy options they have. However, what I don't love is their service. Time and time again they have screwed up my to go order with no apologies. Forgotten my avocado (which is extra), forgot to give my dressings only to find out when I'm already back home. I'm currently sitting at core life waiting for my online to go order that is now 30 minutes behind. No apologies, nothing. (Chipotle gives a bogo coupon for being 3 minutes late on your order!) Its like a terrible relationship that won't end. I'm not sure how long this love hate relationship will last but I'm feeling kind of hurt by the way you've been treating me core life, but I keep going back for more. Sigh. Anyway great food, terrible costumer service. read more

Was teetering on a two and a half, but bumped it to a three because I like the concept of the place. I went with my boyfriend for lunch and told the girl what our orders were. (I'd gone for a Mediterranean green bowl, he a grilled chicken tortilla broth bowl.) The man that she was passing sheets off to never made it clear who he was talking to, which dish he was preparing or what incredients were. He asked if I wanted cucumber, which I assumed meant the vegetable and then slathered cucumber sauce on my salad instead. He ended up mixing up our orders, so both my boyfriend and I got what the other wanted, leaving my man to fish tomatoes out of his undersalted broth bowl. The falafel were dry, and tiny, but were good enough (for my first taste of it ever, that is.) The girl at the register was fantastic, noticing my coupon and offering water when we didn't opt into fancy drinks. Overall, I like the vibe, but it goes to show how one person can really damage a person's experience there. read more

Considering this is just a lot of healthy options this place really gets a lot of flavor into these bowls. Great portions also. Not too much not too little. Some really different flavors too, like the chipotle lime dressing. Oh and I have even mentioned the cool drink options her, like watermelon water and honey ginger lemonade. Do your self a favor and check it out! read more

We've been going to this one since it opened, and can say it has gone downhill. Every time we go now our order is wrong, not made correctly and the portions seem to have been cut in half. I order double meat every time and I get what looks like a single every time! Been coming hoping it would turn back around but I'm left disappointed every time. read more

Love love love. EXPENSIVE- but good, I always get it for dine in && have to take my leftovers

Went to this location for the second time today. Was really surprised that I left hungry! Ordered the regular size Spicy Chicken and Ancient grains bowl with a drink for $11 ish. While the food was tasty it seemed like a very small portion for the price. Then ran into a colleague who had also eaten lunch there today who said he was hungry, too. Not sure if they have made the portion sizes smaller or what, but doesn't feel like a good price to value ratio to me. read more

This is one of our favorite places to eat. The food is fresh and loaded color, texture, and flavor. The unique drink choices are great, and not loaded with added sugar. You can order off their menu or make your own bowl, so you could easily never eat the same thing twice. I would definitely recommend checking out CoreLife. read more