This is not my style of food. My rating is solely based on my experience including price and quality. A friend recommended I try CoreLife. The concept is similar to Chipotle, etc. It's a build your own style, fast-casual eatery. Fresh, healthy food, prepared quick. I had the spicy chicken rice bowl. Compared to other build-to-order style restaurants, this one has many more options. I went with whatever was pictured for my rice bowl though. Chicken was a bit on the spicy side, but good. I wasn't a big fan of the pickled onions, very acidic, and I'm not sure who's a big fan of dry spinach leaves, but I'm not. (My fault for keeping them in my bowl) Along the way they give you many options, which is nice but I wasn't sure if other items were additional $ so I just stuck with what was in the picture (Make sure to ask). Overall, many options for all ages and food restrictions. Personally the price was a bit on the higher end. Without a drink it was $12+ (A tea/lemonade was $4). For the healthy-goer, this is definitely a place to enjoy some quality food, when you're too busy to make something at home. read more

CoreLife Eatery - New American Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Forgot part of takeout order. No apology on phone or when I went back to get the forgotten items. Not good.

So good but don't order online because you think it will be faster. I waited almost 30 minutes in the restaurant for my to go order. I should have just got in line! I'll be back no doubt. read more

I was hungry for dinner after shopping for furniture and clothing at a small mid-town mall and this place caught my eye, located all the way on the left side. From the midst of the parking lot, it seemed to promise healthy, light eating, so I decided to give it a try - and was not disappointed! I had some type of small bowl of beef and (many) vegetables in a "Korean-theme," and was pleasantly surprised. So much so that I went back another time and was equally impressed with their "Tai-chicken" bowl. The fact that they eschew soft drinks (sodas or pops) for an array of eight coolers of sweetened and unsweetened teas and lemonades tells you something! read more

Visited this Core Life location for the first time -- there was quite a line of peeps, yet I was so impressed by the pace, calmness and organization of the crew! Our salads were delicious, and the portions were very generous for a "pick 2" style meal. The Brussels were fabulous and the sweet potatoes delish! I recommend this location for the kind workers and great food! Thank you!!! read more

Really disappointed in this place. Very few nonspicy options and nearly impossible to accommodate kids so really only attractive to a paleo eater that wants to cheat a little that is eating with other paleo eaters or wants a quick grab and go. The vegetables were raw but not even washed clean so I would have been better off going to buy processed side dishes at asian store and just cutting vegetables raw. Bliss and vinegar is alot better option and more palatable with many more options. read more

I visit here quite often because I do enjoy the quality of the food, however, the pace is never up to standard. There is always a VERY SLOW moving line. I would love to be able to pop over during lunch breaks and sit down and enjoy my food, but am constantly in a rush. I wish there was a way to move the line along. There seems to always be a bottle neck in the protein/cash section. read more

The service at this location has taken a massive nose dive over the last 1-2 years. The majority of the staff members seem overwhelmed and under managed. The experience continues to feel rushed and I actually feel like I am in the way of something else they were trying to get done. Someone in upper management may want to consider a different strategy for managing both online and in house customers. I have experienced repeated mistakes with both my large business and smaller personal orders and when I attempt to address these concerns with the staff, I am met with a lack of empathy and concern. On the positive side, the food is healthy and the options are thoughtful and diverse, but if a similar restaurant opened with excellent customer service I would be gone in two seconds. read more

Was in the area running errands around lunchtime and had forgotten that CoreLife was there. Had been wanting to try it, so the timing was perfect. Since my companion and I were newbies, we appreciated the large menu panels leading to the order counter. It made what could have been an overwhelming decision much easier to navigate. I ordered the Southwest Grilled Chicken & Purple Rice bowl and my companion chose the Chicken & Rice Noodle Broth Bowl. We watched as they were prepared, and their questions gave us the chance to customize the dishes, if desired. Definitely a nice touch. The staff were all super friendly, helpful, and professional, and my dish was delicious. I particularly liked the lime cilantro dressing with which it was paired. The only minor disappointment was that the bread offered as an accompaniment was less than stellar. I would have loved a good slice of crusty bread on the side, but what was served seemed to be just a thicker cut loaf of store-bought bread and unfortunately, my slice was as stale as could be. My companion enjoyed the broth bowl, loved everything in it, but commented that the broth itself could use more seasoning. Recognizing that this is a matter of taste, perhaps it was something that some pepper (and salt?) could have helped. All in all, our lunch was very good, but I also have to add that I found it to be a bit pricey. The salad (full) and bowl of soup (small) - were $19.00, not including drinks. I'll certainly return, but based on pricing, it will not likely become my regular go-to for a healthy lunch. read more

They need a better system for cashing out to go orders and people standing in front of them. I waited 8 minutes from when my chicken was put onto my bowl (the last step) before I was able to pay. The cashier bagged up 2 to go orders that were prepared before mine (which took extremely long) and then started to grab food that was after ours to bag up while we were standing in front of her waiting to pay. Food was cold by the time I was able to pay and I had to ask her if we could pay. read more

When this place first opened it was amazing. Now the service has gone down hill. They did not have enough clean silverware, most of the open tables were dirty and the floor had not been cleaned. There was only about 6 other couples here so they were not that busy. When I was placing my order the young man did not speak load enough and the young woman that was grilling was not happy she had to do a double order of chicken. read more

Great Keto & healthy options. Tastes pretty good! All the nutritional information is online which is also helpful. Fast & convenient.

Gosh, I just love this place. All of the ingredients are very fresh, and have a great appeal to them. The staff is so nice, especially when you order a particular bowl, and ask to change it. They so kindly replace it with any other ingredient you would like. All of the dressings are from scratch. The pickled red onions are delicious. So is the home-made falafel, and hummus. You don't even need dressing with it! I went here yesterday with a friend, and came back today because I was craving it! Delicious!!! They don't have pop machines here, just seltzer waters, and lemonades (they are a health conscious place). Also, the poke tuna is marinated in this mouth-watering ginger dressing... mmmm... are you hungry yet? read more

Staff is always friendly and food is always good and fresh (: My personal favorite is their steak cherry vinaigrette salad. Always consistent in flavor! Definitely a nice clean meal if that's what you're looking for. If you're looking to be stuffed I'd keep driving or order a bit extra haha read more

Clean Concept --------- Dirty Restaurant 7:30 on a Monday night,.. the place has like 6 guests,... its my first time here, it was easy enough to navigate through the choices,.. but while the young lady helping me place my choice's on my plate and mini sheet tray, I notice how messy the entire line is... its like you would expect the place to be Packed to be this messy... I make my choices pay for my food, then proceed to the Beverage line up... its filthy... every inch of it is wet and sticky,.. pretty much every place you would put your cup to fill it is stained and sticky.. I have to lean over the mess just to try a couple of these specialty beverages just to get some lemonade ... I turn to get a table and notice that there are several dirty tables,.. floor and seats.. so I find one with my back to the bathrooms,.. facing the remainder of the dinning area... I notice no less than 3 employees on break while the dinning room is a mess... two end their break and go to the restroom... 1 comes out to use bebvejrave napkins from the beverage line to dry her hands.... the food is ok... nothing special.. just that it is healthy and well thought out. but I got the Falafel and Hummus plate,. then a small Chicken soup,... the soup was like I wrote,.. OK.. the salad on my plate with the Falafel and Hummus had no dressing... I was not sure if I was supposed to get one or where from... My meal ended with me taking my trays through the dinning room to the place where you would sort your trash and plastics. then your trays and silver... all in one area... and guess what... yep that was filthy too.... I did notice another customer asking why the avocado being used on her plate was all brown,.. the MOD reply was some corporate BS answer... all the lady really wanted to hear was that a fresh one would be used... the MOD finally had to offer this a couple times.... over $17.00 for my food and drink... I think is not unreasonable, there is a nice margin on it and as a guest you have the Healthiest Quick convenient food choice in the city... But for goodness sake.. CLEAN IT UP !!! read more

Cool and Healthy place. They have some cool salad and bowl options...not your normal heathly choice restaurant. They have many different choices of broths and proteins. If you like some unique juice options their juice bar is pretty cool. Nice and Fresh taste and choices. read more

Delicious and nutritious! I fully endorse CoreLife! Don't walk, run to your local CoreLife you'll thank me later!

I really enjoyed all of the healthy options here. I was expecting to pay too much but the prices seemed very reasonable. I don't remember what I ordered :) but it was whatever the vegan options were in each category. Everything was fresh and prepared quickly. read more

While I was visiting college friends in Grand Rapids, I saw this new place! I am very into healthy, wholistic eating so this is my kind of zone! I was there a Saturday morning with two of my close friends and was warmly greeted by the staff. I got the Ahi Bowl, which was very delicious. Ethan prepared it for me and did a marvelous job! The restaurant was clean, chic, and I will definitely be going again! Thank you, CoreLife Eatery! read more

If you enjoy health food and don't want to prepare it yourself, this is the place to go. Lots of options, lots of variety and everything is fresh and good. It's also quick. Seating is copious including outdoor seating in the warmer months. Awesome place. read more

i've been to a couple other core lifes in town and this location always disappoints me. there were employees just standing around while i had been waiting for my food in line for around 20-30 minutes and they were not even busy- im not one to complain to or about service workers but the employees seemed like they were very out of sorts and couldnt care less about their service and communication. the roasted brussel sprouts were practically raw and the steak was really tough on top of forgetting the jalapeños. its really unfortunate that i cant rely on this location anymore because i genuinely love the food at Core Life. poorly run and not worth any more of my money. id love to see this place improve- i guess thats why i am writing this. read more

I've been here a few times and so I was surprised to be disappointed this time. My friend and I ordered Korean BBQ grain bowls to go. Unfortunately they were out of pork, but we were ok with chicken. But they forgot to actually add the chicken to our bowls. While it was packed up to go, we didn't notice until we got home. So we had to take another trip back for the missing food. When we arrived not only did we not receive an apology, we were met with an attitude. I received a major eye roll when I had asked for a complementary side in exchange for the extra trip back for the missing food. Needless to say I was disappointed in the lack of customer service. I'll think twice about returning. read more

Great place for healthy and filling meals. The place is spacious and clean and gives off a nice vibe. It's like a fancier version of Panera. Drinks are self serve and you dispose of your plates and silverware yourself. It's a good place if you're looking for healthy and calorie conscious meal. read more

I am obsessed. Perfect place for the health conscious person to grab something to go or for dining in. So happy to have them in GR.

First time I tried this place was at the Granville location. Need good food without all the fuss of a "sitdown style restaurant ". Loved it! Found out they opened one in Breton Village area and I couldn't be happier. I hope the next location will be Knapps Corner (hint). You choose toppings for salads, pasta and other ver healthy foods. Reasonable price a quick. read more