I've been coming here since they opened and this is the first time writing a negative review. In the past 6 months I've had issues with things being left out of my order when I modify it, only to notice it when I get home. By that time I usually just let it go because I don't want to drive back to have it fixed. It just happened again with today's order and when I call to inform them I'm met with a message stating I cannot leave a message because voice mail box is full. Also, a few months back I got a raspberry bar to bring home to eat. I took one bite and someone's long, disgusting hair was baked into it. I'm obviously at my breaking point with this place. I love the owner of this establishment, I just think some of the newer employees are incompetent. read more

EXCELLENT, HEALTHY and YUMMY! A rare find of an organic based restaurant with reasonable prices read more

This is a great spot if you want something different than your regular fast food items for lunch. I had the tuna melt which was really good but the bread was a bit thick and hard to chew. It might be because it's gluten free, which I should have paid more attention to, but overall it was still a good sandwich. The wraps here are really good! If you want to avoid the bread then go with a wrap. It felt lighter and still a good flavor. read more

Omg, THE BEST mint smoothie, just the way I like it! It was perfect on this 76° SD day. The little cacao pieces were the perfect texture, crunch and taste. All around delicious! My only complaint is that it was so good, it was gone so fast! :) Staff super friendly and cute, clean establishment. Looking forward to coming back and trying more items! read more

If you are looking for a quick but healthy bite to eat, Healthy Creations is the best to go. It is completely gluten-free and no seed oils. From their fresh baked goods (specifically their cinnamon roll) to their salads/wraps, you can't go wrong with anything from here. My personal favorite is the tuna wrap (or have it on their focaccia). They are always friendly and efficient. read more

This place is so cute and cozy! I loved the suggestions I got from the cashier and everything was delicious. I think the beef there is grass fed and the pastrami sandwich was chefs kiss. I love the water selection from mountain valley to the sparkling Idaho water. They also have delicious beef sticks and use redmonds real salt. The place also has a small outdoor eating area for people to go sit at. read more

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Met up with my girlfriend here for lunch and I got the paleo protein plate. It was delicious, but the eggs needed a little seasoning. Nothing a little salt and pepper I added in myself, couldn't fix. It was a nice meal to have after my lagree class. Everyone was really friendly and I love how bright, clean, and breezy the place was. Definitely a stop I'll be making again. read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - Paleo Protein Plate - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

An incredible cafe!! I came back and tried the Roasted Mediterranean Chicken, it was delicious and packed with flavor! I also grabbed a Raspberry Bar on the side, which paired perfectly. The staff were super welcoming and friendly! Can't wait to come back and try more! read more

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Good coffee, service, and ambiance. A little bit expensive compared to what they deliver. read more

Been coming here for years and one thing I noticed consistently is one particular staff member (not going to call him out) is never very friendly. In fact the vibes are just plain weird every time I have to interact with him. Everyone else is fine. The food is healthy and tastes ok which is a plus but the ambiance is nothing to write home about. Honestly after the lack of service I just received today I decided to leave this two star review and will be trying new locations even tho they are a bit out of my way. It's all about friendly service because everyone can get an expensive gluten free meal basically anywhere in Enci these days!! read more

Came at 11am on a Thursday and waited about 20-30 minutes to get a sandwich, after ordering with 3 people ahead of me. This place caters to a gf/vegan audience so it's a little costly. I've been twice and each time the food I've gotten has been filling. The California sandwich had so much chicken I could barely take a proper bite, which made for a messy experience. Last time I got a latte it wasn't anything special to note. Inside it's a little chilly with how hard the AC is blasting, and outside the seating is way too hot in the sun even with their umbrellas. read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - California Sandwich - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

The food is amazing here. All gluten free and the management and team members are top tier!!!

My favorite place locally to eat. Their sandwiches are my fave, matchas and muffins. I also love grabbing the large frozen bag of chicken fingers to have on hand at home for the kids on nights when we need a quick dinner or snack. They also carry Brodinos bone broth and soups Nicest people and can't go wrong with what you order. It's all delicious. read more

If you're looking for clean seed oil, free food that makes you feel good. Come here! Oh, and pick up some great dessert bars and Paleo, friendly frozen waffles to go! It's pretty much what every restaurant/food establishment should strive to be! read more

This place is so good, portions are perfect. Juices are all natural. If you are looking for a healthy alternative. read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - So delicious!! - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

These Breakfast Tacos are the most pathetic thing I've even ordered at a restaurant. I've never been more offended in my life. $14 for this is insanity. The beans are straight from the can and are hard, don't get me started on the eggs, no seasoning, no texture, it reminds me of the scraps left on the pan when you actually make scrambled eggs. read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - Breakfast Tacos - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

I ordered my quiche to go and asked it to be heated so I can eat it in the car (mom on the go) while in the pick up line. It was half warm half cold. Already not great. But the quiche itself was watery and the crust very mediocre. On top of the mid food, I told the cashier that the sign says $7 and I was charged $7.35 (not the tax). I don't care about the 35 cents but they shouldn't charge more than what it's advertised. She's like "I don't know what to tell you" then informs the manager (I presume) who proceeds to say "that's weird, I guess I'll have to change it on the sign." Girl, how about we start with charging me the correct price? I didn't say anything more because honestly 35 cents, but the staff here is the opposite of welcoming. Not sure what the hype is about this place. There are plenty of other healthy places to eat with better food and better atmosphere. read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - Artichoke and goat cheese quiche - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

Food and the people are great, I come here almost every day even just to work! Highly recommend

This is my favorite restaurant now! I sincerely appreciate the healthy options and the gluten free focus! The service was quick and pleasant and the environment was clean and calm! read more

Easily one of the best kept secrets in Encinitas! Gluten free AND delicious! The food is phenomenal, the staff is friendly, hospitable and super helpful. They also have great coffee drinks and smoothies! 10/10 would highly recommend read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - Breakfast Egg Sammie - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

A hidden gem in Encinitas. Healthy and cute cafe with delicious lattes, sandwiches, pastries and more. They even have snacks and drinks for purchase to take home. The mediterranean chicken panini is amazing. Highly reccomend!!! Very kind employees and quick service. read more

This is my second visit. I forget this place is here but when I go I am so happy with the food. They have a very cool menu with lots of choices including breakfast all day. For this visit I had the vegan Reuben. It was so yummy! It came with large side salad of mixed lettuce with a tasty dressing. For dessert I had the raspberry bar and it was delish! I split it with my friend and wish I had gotten a whole one for myself. The prices are reasonable, the food is healthy and tasty and the desserts look decadent but are on the healthier side. My friend and I agreed we are going to return for lunch everytime we want to go out to lunch together. I look forward to my next visit! read more

Stopped in this afternoon after work. I was so excited to try this place. I only work in this area once every couple of months so even being tired, missing the turn, driving another 13 miles towards home (almost 40 miles away) I decided to turn around and go back. I honestly can't remember if I was greeted. Smile seemed almost forced. I expressed to the young lady helping me that it was my first time there and if there were any recommendations ie house specialties...no answer. Ok, I still tried to inquire and engage conversation about the drinks. No input. Ok... I ordered a summer drink (guava, Matcha, coconut cream iced latté) for the ride home and the Butter latté for tomorrow morning & a couple desserts. The summer drink just tasted like guava mixed with milk & a lot of ice. So bummed When I got home, I decided to open up the lid on the butter latte to smell and lightly sip. Tasted...better than the summer drink (Which surprised me because I love guava) but why was it only filled less than 3/4 of the way? I think I paid for a full drink. Opened the box with desserts....one of the desserts (Maple Bar) had cream on top. One would think that the best way to put it in the box would be where the cream would be on the side and not get smashed on the lid. Maybe I'm just asking for too much. But seriously y'all, I'm really not picky. I'm actually very happy with a yummy filled to top drink & un-smashed dessert. Just what I paid for. Nothing more nothing less. Either way, I wish this business all God's blessings. read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - Raw Lemon Bar / Maple Bar - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Very mellow spot. Reggae playing in the background. English muffins and breads for sale on the middle table. Some intriguing baked items in the displays. Grabbed a mint chip smoothie and a powerhouse smoothie with cashew milk (made fresh in house) with peanut butter, peanut butter GF brownie and a paleo chocolate chip cookie. $32. The brownie is decent. The mint smoothie is slightly better than the powerhouse, but neither has enough prominent flavors in it for me. The powerhouse could use more peanut butter in it, tastes bland to me. Just a slight hint of banana, but even that isn't very strong in the powerhouse. Both drinks makes me wanting something else and wishing for a Smoothie King around here. The chocolate chip cookie isn't too bad. A bit dry, but not hard at least. read more

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TL;DR: Excels in crafting tasty lemon bars. Your Thoughts? 1/2 The lemon bars carefully balance tartness with sweetness, maintaining excellent flavor and texture even after being frozen and thawed. Expenses: 1/1 Each lemon bar costs $6, which feels a bit steep. However, the quality and taste justify the expenditure. Location: 1/1 The service here has been great, super friendly staff. Parking can be unpredictable since it depends on finding street space. Was able to pay via debit card. Possibility of a Future Visit & Recommendation: 1/1 The lemon bars are a favorite of someone I hold very dear to me so I will definitely be back at some point and also look forward to trying other items! read more

Thank you to the owner for reaching out and allowing me to try another dish from them. I decided to get the Roasted Mediterranean Chicken Panini this time around. This was definitely my favorite dish that I've had from here, but I still didn't think it was anything amazing. I loved how they didn't skimp on the peppers at all. I would love it if their pesto recipe was something special because that definitely would enhance any dish they use it on. My overall rating would be 3.5, but I'm rounding up because everything has always been 100% fresh from here even if I didn't love the overall flavor. read more

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I've been here multiple times and they never disappoint! I wish I had taken more pictures of the things I've gotten.. Their service is impeccable. It's been consistent and everyone I've come across is so helpful. Today I got their breakfast egg sandwich with bacon and extra garlic aioli. Soooo good. And the English muffin it was on was home made!! I've also gotten their Mediterranean chicken sandwich, which is also really good and flavorful. Coffee wise, I've had their mammoth mocha and the chagachinno cold. Both are excellent options! They have wifi and it's a clean place. A great area to do some work, eat good food, drink excellent coffee, and just experience the good vibes all around. This place never disappoints. This is definitely my go to spot. read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - Breakfast egg sammie - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

Oh my goddess, this place is nectarine grove but even better than all the other locations! The owner here is so sweet and brought our drinks to us instead of leaving it on the counter and calling our names. The little things Their matcha here is noticeably better too, hotter, tastier and some how more flavorful. I've had a couple times at the other places where I had to have them remake it because it was too cold or flavor was bland. I ordered their Mediterranean panini and that was bomb! My gym is near here so this is where I go to post workout. Highly recommend! read more

This is a review of the food that I had It was a take out made by a friend I cannot comment on the store but I will when I visit the place Veggie wrap YUM YUM very light and fresh and full of flavour 100/100 I will come back for that sandwitch no question everybody who tried the food( different sandwitches loved it Keep up the good food Healthy creations read more

The coffee and food here are genuinely good, and the space has a nice vibe -- so it pains me to leave this review. Unfortunately, my experience was marred by an uncomfortable interaction with the owner before I'd even ordered. I was standing in line to order coffee when the owner approached me in an intimidating manner -- positioning himself over me and confronting me about a bag of food I had from a nearby café. He told me they don't allow outside food, but would "allow it this one time," as if he'd caught me doing something wrong. I hadn't opened the food and hadn't sat down -- I was simply waiting to order. I understand that outside food policies exist, and I would have been happy to step outside. In fact, the food was still in the food and container. What I didn't appreciate was the tone: confrontational and presumptuous before a single word had been exchanged between us. A simple, friendly heads-up would have gone a long way. The products speak for themselves, but hospitality matters too -- especially when you're the owner. I left feeling unwelcome, which is a shame given how much potential this place has. read more

Healthy Creations seems to have replaced their staff with excellent, communicative staff. They are always very friendly and helpful now. To the manager who made the changes - thank you. Your establishment feels friendly and accommodating again, and that makes a huge difference to this long time customer. Big shout out to Chris, who has gone out of his way to be helpful. read more

Have been a long time customer. Amazing food with quality ingredients. My kids eat here too. We were leaving and I was chatting with another mom and my daughter was quietly touching the sealed, premade, bagged granola and kind of organizing the shelf. Very calmly and quietly, just touching the bags and moving them around a bit. The man working there very rudely says IS THIS YOUR KID to me across the restaurant and I'm like yeah? Okay implying he doesn't want her to touch the bags? It was very rude and embarrassing. A "hey would you mind having her not touch the bags?" Or "oh sweetie let's just look not touch!" Would have gone a long way. read more

Considering this is a dedicated gluten free shop and one with clear top allergen signs I would think they would be a safe place. I can't have nuts or seeds. I ordered a tuna wrap and the employee was very helpful with making sure the wrap was safe for me. Considering I told him how important it is for me not to have nuts or seeds, when I asked him about the side salad dressing he seems very sure that it is safe. After eating it I notice spots and knew it was mustard- mustard is a seed. I very much understand how this can be missed although he should have looked at the ingredients when he saw how severe this is for me. When I talked to him about it all he said "maybe you should be more safe and ask for ingredients list" super rude and totally threw me off. The warps it self was so plain. Better off going to Nectarine a few miles away read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

I'm so glad to have discovered this Gluten Free cafe so close to where I live in South Carlsbad. It's a pleasure to buy delicious GF food without needing to worry it might contain traces of gluten. For a person with Celiac Disease, it makes "eating out" much more enjoyable! read more

The BEST matcha latte in all of North County :) This place has the best GF, organic and clean and delicious food options. I am obsessed with the Paleo quiche but I will get my matcha here over anywhere else locally anytime! Also very friendly and amazing team members. read more

I've always wanted to try HC and soooo glad I finally did! I had a gluten free cinnamon roll and peppermint tea. Their staff was so kind and patient as I read all of the ingredients to select my treat as I have several food sensitivities. He heated it up and topped it with icing for me. Best cinnamon roll I ever had! There are so many other bakery items and menu items I look forward to trying. read more

I found this place while looking for a healthy food restaurant after a visit to the Botanic garden in Encinitas with a friend. She's very health conscious so I gladly obliged. After reading reviews here and checking out their menu online, I had to stop in here. Needless to say, after our initial visit, we became repeat "eaters" and fans. :} This cafe became our go-to place after visiting the Botanic garden. For our first visit ( not pictured here, the pictures were from our 2nd visit ) My friend ordered Power bowls with roasted veggies. It was very powerful indeed. Not only it tastes good but also looks like a food magazine middle fold page. Highly recommend. I ordered Capress salad, probably one of the best salads I have ever had. It has spring mix, spinach, tomatoes, mozzarella, and avocado. The portion was huge. If you are in the area and into healthy eats, give this hidden gem a try. Cheers! read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - a plate of salad - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Literally the best food ever and the fact that it is gluten free just makes it even better! The egg tacos are amazing and also the pesto veggie hot sandwich with the focaccia bread is THE BEST! Service is excellent and the vibe is great too! I come from Carlsbad village whenever I get a chance to treat myself read more

Great food and drinks - dairy free drink options, and all gluten free options! Friendly and helpful staff! read more

Coming here was amazing, the service and the ambiance is heavenly! I absolutely love their outdoor seating with the breeze being close to the beach and just enjoy great food with the sunshine. The staff is incredibly friendly and has great recommendations. This was my first time here and definitely not my last, I had the breakfast tacos and they are to die for! As someone who feels like I miss a lot with celiac disease I didn't today! With egg, turkey sausage, potato and guac these tacos packed the ultimate punch of flavor. They had two sauces on the side I feel like one was more of a pico and the other was like a chipotle mayo but with a delicious kick. You definitely have to try them and I paired the tacos with the PB&J smoothie and oh boy did it bring back memories of the sandwiches I loved as a child. I got mine with oat milk and it was by far the best I've ever had and I loved it!! This place is my new favorite and if I only lived closer I'd be here every day! read more

Healthy Creations Cafe - Breakfast Tacos - Gluten-Free Near Me - Encinitas, California

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