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    CoreLife Eatery

    3.8 (64 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Emily S.

    The music is loud, the room is very frigid cold. Bring a sweater. The Thai noodles are cold (thai noddles are supposed to be warmAll the smoothies dont taste like the flavor ordered -- they put bananas in the smoothie and only taste like banana I couldn't even taste my mango in my smoothie. We spent $50 for 4 mediocre bowls and lame smoothies. The steak looked medium rare. The pork looked and tasted like it was charred. Plus soft tap water was free My mom said "está súper malo"

    Southwest Grilled Chicken
    Melissa B.

    I love corelife!! It's essentially a subway type concept but for salads and broth bowls. They do have the predetermined menu as well but you can customize them to your liking. I've tried a couple menu items here but I always go back to the southwest grilled chicken and purple rice blend salad. It is SO good and I love their chicken here. The dressing they use is a jalapeño lime cilantro vinaigrette and it is just so tasty. This is a great place for lunch with decent prices and I would say the portions are pretty big!

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    Tiffany S.

    I've been to CoreLife 4x and 2 of those 4 times have been at this location. The food is good here and on par with other locations, but they have some operational stuff to figure out here. Weekday lunches are a hot mess. The line is crazy long and the order online/pick up is always a mess. I've ordered online both times & they're NEVER ready at the time you put down. So, put down an earlier pick up time. Furthermore -- the first time - I didn't get everything I ordered and I had to come back. The second time - half my order was at the pick up rack and the other half was on the counter. Why?! My usually order is the: *Sriracha Ginger Roasted Tofu (Baby spinach + shredded kale, roasted organic tofu, spicy broccoli, carrots, ginger, sprouts, basil, sriracha. Vegetarian) with added chicken. *Bone Broth! Channeling my inner baby yoda! But in all seriousness, their bone broth is pretty legit. It reminds me of the one at get at Trader Joe's in the refrigerated section, which is fav bone broth to date!

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    Terry E.

    3.5 Stars. Cute place, lots of parking. Great for vegans and vegetarians. They serve all kinds of bowls, which I love.... Grain Bowls, Broth Bowls, Green Bowls, Make your own Bowl, etc. Lots of options, everything looks super fresh and beautiful. It's laid out in a Subway style ordering format, in that you order your bowl and walk with it as it's made to answer questions they have about what you may want. It's a great system. My only notes are that they charge an up charge for cheese, which I'm 100% fine with, but then they gave me less than a teaspoon of cheese? I could barely find it in there. Really? I said I'd pay for it because I want it. If you need to charge more do it, but I wanted cheese. Also, there was a spider on the edge of my bowl. So yah.

    Build Your Own Salad
    Michelle H.

    We stopped in here one day when looking for a place for lunch in a new town before an event. We knew we didn't want anything greasy so when we looked up healthier options this came up (we thought it was a gym based on the building sign!) The menu has a wide variety of options for everyone - salads, bowls, broth/soups, and lots of protein options. Both of our meals were delicious and the staff was very friendly but somewhat lacking knowledge of their own options when we asked. There are lots of juice and tea options as well to acompany your meal!

    Pork bowl and yummy soup
    Erick M.

    Coming from living in Colorado for a few years, my wife and I quickly noticed the lack of healthy choices in Michigan...just the way of life compared to a place like Denver. Finding this place put us right back to that fresh, tasty, healthy food that we loved so much out West. There are so many options, from salads, to rice bowls, to broth bowls! Tasty tasty! I would definitely recommend for any of those craving some fresh goodness!

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    A really great option for a fast high quality meal. They have a decent drink selection too. The service has been adequate.

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    The food is just okay, I don't think it's worth all the hype. Too expensive for what you get

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