We love Roots and wish they would put one close to home. The food is delicious, healthy, and…read morefilling. I loved my Balboa bowl with grilled chicken and brown rice and was able to substitute the pita chips for black beans. It had the perfect amount of dressing on it along with hot sauce. My husband was very happy with his create-your-own bowl too. We were also given cups for water instead of having to purchase a drink. This location has both indoor and outdoor seating.

My wife and I were driving across Pennsylvania and I had read that State College was a good place…read moreto stop. Found Roots Natural Kitchen on Yelp and knew it would be a good lunch place. The restaurant is modern, clean, and bright. The staff is professional and polite. The bowls are flavorful and the portions are ample. I've enjoyed this type of restaurant quite a bit, they deliver in the flavor department and do it promptly. I would certainly stop at Roots again!

Back in my delivery days, I was always impressed with the freshness and variety of ingredients,…read moretoppings & dressings. The service also was always super-friendly and speedy. Today was the first time I finally got to try their salad myself: got my "Own It" bowl for lunch, and it was just about as good as I'd expected. Everything was fresh (no slimy lettuce or brown avocado or other icky stuff), the portion is *ginormous*, i.e. could easily feed two adults for lunch, and the dressing tasty. My only criticisms would be that the 'roasted corn' was decidedly not - just your regular ole corn, and the kale needs to be treated to a spa day or at least a massage. It was like chewing lawn trimmings. However, those are two minor issues that won't prevent me from getting another salad in the future (minus the lawn trimmings, perhaps), as there are several other combos & dressings waiting to be tasted. Definitely recommended if ya like yer salad ;-)

Fiddlehead offers salads and grain bowls. It's in a great location on College Ave. near the State…read moreTheatre and Snap Pizza. The salads are huge and if you finish one you're stuffed. I typically opt for the "Backyard BBQ" chicken salad and it's delicous. They have several other pre determined options or you can build your own. They also allow substitutions of their ingredients. I've never tried the grain bowls here as I believe that's a fairly new addition to their menu. The restaurant is small with some outside seating but ambiance is limited -- more of an eat and go kind of spot. Pricing is comparable to Mezeh, Roots, Playa bowls and other similar "healthy" options. Most menu items range from $12-14/each.

Green Bowl is one of our most favorite restaurants in State College…read more Their specialty is their noodles which are unlike any noodles you may have had before - they are exquisite!! And the toppings for the noodles make this not only authentic (according to my Chinese friends) but absolutely delicious. My favorite dish is the "Noodles in Black Bean Sauce" which has ground pork, bok choy, scallions and some other ingredients that will spin your head around! This would be considered a mild dish as compared to the Noodles with Chili Sauce which appeals to so many. The menu is loaded with selections (beside noodle dishes) such as Soups Chef's Specials,, etc. The people who work there are so pleasant and affable. The prices are very reasonable and the servings are generous. **I give this restaurant 5 stars without reservation. It has become a go-to for my wife and I. Give it a try - you will not forget it and you will be back. Mark Polis, MD

The service was fast at first. We had our order taken rather quickly and the server was very nice…read more The food ordered from the menu with no modifications took a bit longer. The restaurant was clean but very basic. The noodles are homemade daily and taste very good.

5/5 Food: Great for fresh options. I had the falafel, chicken shawarma, and spicy steak bowls and…read moreliked each one. The portion sizes are large, enough for lunch and dinner. The spicy foods were actually spicy, and the falafel was fresh and not dry. Definitely my quick go-to salad/ fresh bowl place for now. It is cold and cafeteria-style. Great option for state college. 4/5 Ambiance: modern/ industrial fast casual looking interior- tile-like wall is pretty, as are the jars of pickled vegetables and the cage lattices separating the dining high tables. Overall a clean feel and not too sterile feeling, though it may be on the border of being a bit too-bare-bones. This is the kind of place I could see bringing someone from out of town to. Music was really loud, as seems to be the style at these kinds of places, which could make quality conversations hard to do. 4/5 Service: Service was good. I ordered three bowls and they were served promptly. It didn't seem like anything special to make the dish, the server was literally looking at the recipe on the receipt and putting scoops of each into the bowl, which makes sense, especially for custom made bowls. This destroyed all imaginations of a chef custom making a dish to be tailored to the seasons, etc but the food was still tasty. (0/5 Bike parking: after looking I couldn't find a place to secure my bike) 5 : I will actively tell other people to go here 4 : I am happy to go back. 3 : I will go back if a friend suggests it. 2 : I will go back if someone is really insistent. 1 : I will not go back.

Was the best late night food in state college. Now that they changed their hours I will never go…read morethere again.

I don't visit Panera as much anymore because they stopped carrying my favorite sandwich (Italian…read morecombo), this was an extremely sad day!!! Their broccoli cheddar soup in a bread bowl is still amazing every time but my favorite was always the Italian combo. Service is always extremely friendly and the orders are always prepared correctly! If you work on campus, this is a great place to order online and pick-up. I've used the online ordering many, many times and never had an issue with anything being wrong or cold. Bring back the Italian combo and I'll up my review to 5 stars :-) PLEASE

Mold in apple Whole apple not "apple chips"…read moreA bowl the size of a helmet but good enough to feed a newborn baby born baby Taste like prison food Prices are out the fucking ass $25 for two Mac n cheese and a small drink Don't come here unless you like in coming in down there as fast as it'll soon come out

I have always loved the food here and they have very good sushi best in town by far but they…read moreskimped me on the miso soup where they filled it up less than half and the classic rolls are below average sized of u r super hungry. Regardless very good food hopefully it was just a one time thing and it won't happen again!

Came back into town for a trip with some friends and of course I had to stop at one of my favorite…read moreplaces! The food did take a little longer than expected to come out, but aside from the wait, everything was great. The food was just as good as I remembered, and we had a really nice time. Definitely still one of my favorite spots and a place I'll keep coming back to whenever I'm in town!

We ordered edamame, gyoza, poké roll, Hawaiian roll, and lobster roll which were all exceptional!…read more The restaurant is like a traditional Japanese style ambiance. The wait staff was very polite and attentive. Only down side is parking is at least two blocks away.

Tadashi was delicious. I ate there twice during my five days in Happy Valley, one time solo and…read morethen another time with friends. The server was okay, but the food was great. The one star is off because the service isn't great, and the one server even thought we walked in meaning to go to their other location instead of the one we were at (it's up the street from them and they have different options). I had a rice dish the first time which was well put together as far as the flavors and textures went. The next time, I had ramen and chicken. Both were flavorful. My peeps had various options ranging from ramen and rice bowls to sweet potato fries . They couldn't stop raving about the sweet potato fries and it was their first time trying them, so I think that's a success.

Typical, Good Panera…read more We are fans of Panera because of the fresh ingredients and the fact that when traveling it's possible to get a driving break without spending a huge amount of time. This Panera was typical, and met the high standards we associate with the chain. It's one of several in State College. We are fans of the Take Two soup and sandwich combination.

This particular location is the worse. It is very dirty, and today I was waiting for my order for…read morealmost 30 minutes when I decided to cancel the order and go somewhere else. It is not normal to have to wait more at a fast-food location than you would have been waiting at a regular sit down restaurant. The name kept going down to the bottom of the panel every time a new order popped up on the screen until I questioned it about out 10 minutes later. The manager acted like I wanted free food when I requested the order to be canceled and she stated that I can still have the food even though she refunded my order No thanks, my time is more valuable and if I was told in the beginning that it will be a 30 minute wait to have my order completed, I would have simply chose to go somewhere else.

Food, service and ambiance were spot on!! There were six of us and none of us had issues with food…read moretemperature! I highly recommend Nittany Lion Inn to anyone looking for dining excellence!

I thought we were being punked but no--the 2 worst bartenders are working at this bar. Connie and…read moreAndy are far from the dynamic duo. Practically nonverbal, would not make eye contact and the bar was far from busy. Ridiculous.