Food was great but what really made my experience amazing was the staff! My bartender Peach brought…read morean energy that lifted my spirits and had me cracking up by the end of my visit! I will definitely be back soon!!

Great service and great food. The kitchen was behind so we got a free donut for having to wait for…read moreour food

VERY VERY fresh, well balanced, and delicious! I had the turkey club which was savory tasting made…read morewith high quality ingredients. It came with a petite salad made of leafy greens, yellow bell pepper slices, and dragon fruit shavings coated in a lemon salad dressing. Myyyy goodness was it goodT! It was so filling, I walked around downtown for the next four hours feeling satisfied. I had their free water, even it was cold and super fresh tasting. I'm just blown away by this place, I didn't expect for it to be this amazing. The owners must have an anointed divine understanding of fresh food or something. The price was fair aswell. 100/10 rating

I've had the vegan scramble a few times and absolutely love it, such a well-balanced and clean…read morefeeling meal. Only con is that adding eggs on top is quite pricey :( Have recently ventured to try their breakfast sandwiches and, WOW. Honestly the best breakfast sam I've ever had. 100000/10!!

Friendly staff, Excellent menu, downtown atmosphere, love their brunch! I loved the Duck Confit…read morehash!

Dinner was so good we came back for brunch the next morning. We shared 3 of the "Smaller Plates":…read moresalmon ceviche (5/5): great balance and flavor; rabbit terrine (4/5): pork sausage, couldn't really taste the rabbit. Mild summer peppers (5/5) were hand-picked from the farmer's market, and I was warned that a hot one might have slipped by (I said: I sure hope so!) and one did. Was grateful for the bread from the rabbit terrine, which is their house-baked sourdough. Full bar but not many beers, mostly lagers. One IPA which was a hazy from Ann Arbor and was great though. For brunch the next day we split the Chicken Katsu Hash (5/5) and added 2 more eggs. If we weren't traveling I'd have bought a pint of the house-made serrano-based hot sauce. Great service both times we went, and we were offered free coffee to go in all-compostable containers.

This little restaurant is a gem! Friendly staff and OMG amazing food! Bonus for those with smaller…read moreappetites, they charge exactly half the price for a half order! I've never been offered this! I had the stuffed French toast....cream cheese filling topped with a blueberry compote. Sooo good! Highly recommend!

This cafe, with both food & espresso and, is named after the Swedish custom of the afternoon coffee…read morebreak. The dining area is spacious with many windows. Behind it are a few dedicated parking spaces that easily fill up. But street parking is available. The coffee was agreeable. And the chai is well flavored albeit on the sweeter side.

Cafe Mamo is truly one of the most special restaurants in Grand Rapids…read more A small, local, farm-to-table bistro with a weekly rotating menu run by a husband and wife? Am I in Grand Rapids or Europe?? The premise alone is enough to get people in the door, but the execution is what will make customers return time after time. The ambiance is perfect. Feels like a cross between your grandma's cottage, a cozy breakfast nook, and a Michelin star restaurant. The staff was lovely and attentive. You can tell that they put their heart and soul into curating a five star experience for their guests. And the food? Great. Not blow-your-hair-back, but it was great. We started with the shishito peppers, hit with a quick sauté and some parm and aioli. They were really just peppers, fresh and delicious in their own right but nothing spectacular. Our entrees were the pork ribs and the (some type of pasta filled with cheese whose name alludes me). The ribs were good, but the flavors were foreign to me. Black olives and ribs is a new combo, and while it wasn't for me, it was still great to try a new thing. The pasta was the star of the show, it felt like that scene in Ratatoullie when Anton Ego eats the ratatoullie and is transported back to his childhood. The ice cream was BOMB. House made cantaloupe ice cream?? I'm not a dessert guy and this knocked my socks off. I'd go again just for this. And the cocktails were lovely as well. I got a martini with olive oil, which was literally vodka with three drops of olive oil and some Maldon salt. Simple yet perfectly executed. My fiancée got a sort of gimlet which was also superb. Overall, Cafe Mamo reminded me that dining at an establishment is an experience, and that experience is influenced by more than the food. The service, atmosphere, cocktails and desserts were all truly top notch. While the food was a bit of a miss for me, I respect the rotating menu and the fact that even the best artists can't produce straight bangers 100% of the time. I will certainly be returning to this establishment, as I am in full support of everything that this place stands for and will vote with my dollar every chance I get! Yet another win for Creston, Cafe Mamo is an instant classic!

Definitely come here for the experience. All of our food…read morewas yummy, nothing was crazy delicious. Our drinks were however awesome, I got a nonalcoholic citrus ginger mocktail, which was perfect for the summer weather. We got seats outdoors on their small patio. I think the whole appeal of this place is the farm to table with a limited menu. Definitely need a reservation because the place is small and I don't think they would be able to accommodate walk-ins because service is pretty slow. But honestly, that makes for a lovely two hour, almost European style dinner with multiple small courses and lots of drinks. They also have a dessert of the day which was a windmill cookie ice cream, which we did not try, but sounded lovely. Prices were very fair. I would definitely come back to try another daily menu.

We absolutely loved Silva!! My wife surprised me tickets to…read moresee Pattie Gonia here and we thought how cool - dinner and a show. I was honestly having a really crappy day before we got there, but as soon as we walked into Silva for the drag brunch, it turned my whole entire day around. We had the best time & great food before the show next door at The Big Room. The show was incredible and the staff were all so friendly and awesome at The Big Room!! Can't wait to come back. ‍

Silva was easily one of the most eclectic and memorable restaurants I've visited in a long time…read more Every bathroom has its own theme, which was such a fun touch, and our waitress surprised us with an incredible song performance during the meal in front of the whole restaurant lol. I ordered the funfetti pancake with a mimosa for brunch, and my friend went with the avocado toast and paloma. There was a hiccup with a hair in the avocado toast, but they handled it quickly and were happy to remake it, which I appreciated. They did mention they'd comp it for the inconvenience, but that didn't end up happening. That aside, the overall experience was fantastic and I'll definitely be back.

This is the cafeteria located within Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital. I work in the attached…read morebuilding, so I go to the cafe about weekly. There are so many options for breakfast and lunch (I've never been at dinner time) and the food is all actually really good. They have a little market area at the entrance where you can get grab and go items like fruit, packaged salads, snacks, and more. I love the hummus and cracker packs. My go to for lunches here are the chicken tenders and a build your own salad. The salad bar pretty much always has the same options, but I've got my combo down (spinach and whatever other lettuce they have, beets, mushrooms, sunflower seeds, feta, olives, broccoli, and balsamic vinaigrette). I do wish they had more options for other veggies, as they usually only have one hot veggie item. If you want comfort food, they always have burgers, fries, a great build your own sandwich counter, and rotating options like BBQ, Indian, Italian, etc. I've seen so much variety! They have desserts, lots of bottled beverages in the cooler, even locally made items. Packaged sushi too! The breakfast options are a bit more limited, but I've had their bacon and eggs and those are both good. Prices are cheap, and it's always busy at lunch time, but if you're at the hospital, it's the best option for food.

First of all, I LOVE Gaia House Cafe, and used to go there multiple times a week back when it was…read moreon Diamond, and I still lived in GR. Now I can only go to the new Gaia when I visit. The food is still terrific. The atmosphere of the new place is dramatically different, but that's clean, being newer construction, polished and bright, unlike the old place, which was ragged around the edges and bohemian. The new place feels more like a restaurant you go to for a meal, pay, then leave, whereas the old one was a place you could bring a book and hang out at. All of that doesn't really matter because the important detail is that Rick, the original owner, gave the new owners the recipes, so the food is just as good. It wasn't easy for him to pass them along, but in the end, he did. If I'm remembering correctly, it seemed like today's Gaia has a couple of new dishes, like the Gaia Tempeh Reuben, plus their specials. But I could be wrong about that one. I love tempeh and had it at the old Gaia, but not in Reuben form. It's not a favorite. However, two of my favorite dishes are still the Mean Green Burrito and Veggie Stash. Rick used to offer a macrobiotic plate, but sadly, he got rid of that while I was still living there. I don't recall why. Maybe it wasn't popular enough. The new Gaia should try offering it again. See how people react to it now. Gaia still offers endless buckets of coffee. I love their fresh juices, like their Green Goddess (my favorite), Funky Monkey (I'll eat almost anything with bananas and chocolate mixed together), and mango pineapple. You can't go wrong with the pressed juices, especially their Hot Shot, a mix of lemon, ginger, wheatgrass, and cayenne pepper. Wooo! That'll start your day off right. I just love the intense bite from the lemon, ginger, and cayenne. I know the Jalapen-Yo-Business is probably much spicier, but it's most likely way too hot for me. However nostalgic I am for the old Gaia Cafe, the new Gaia House Cafe is an absolute winner and deserves your attention. Go for it and check them out. You might want to be a fixture there.

I've been to Gaia several times since they reopened in the Creston neighborhood back in 2021. The…read morevibe inside is bohemian and cozy, and the food is all vegetarian or vegan. I love going to Gaia when I feel like something healthy, so after a week of holiday indulgences I placed an online order for pick up. Online ordering was easy and I could log in to my Toast account which made paying a breeze. My order was ready at the time they said it would be. I got one of my standby dishes, the veggie stash: assorted steamed veggies, garlic, ginger, tamari, redskin potatoes or brown rice or both, topped with Michigan monterey jack cheese, scallions, and sour cream. I always get it with half brown rice and half potatoes, which is the perfect combination in my opinion. I also got the miso Caesar salad: mixed greens, tomato, Kalamata olives, parmesan cheese, toasted local bread points, miso caesar dressing. This was my first time trying this salad. Everything was packed nicely and looked delicious. Nate and I split everything and loved this meal. The veggie stash was tasty as usual, and we added a bit of hot sauce at home to round it out. I love that the veggies are all perfectly cooked and not mushy. I think I've tasted more ginger in this dish in the past, but it was still good. The salad was our favorite dish! The dressing was savory and creamy, and the toppings all worked well together. It was also a huge portion, but I was really hungry. I would definitely get this salad again, probably to split. Gaia also serves breakfast items, fresh squeezed juices and smoothies, and their famous Gaia cookies which are delicious. I love this little cafe!

We went here for our 22nd wedding anniversary. Sat out on patio. Even though there is construction…read morecurrently out there it is soo relaxing. We could sit out there for hours The staff were warm and inviting, and very efficient and timely. The food: amazing! We questioned why we hadn't gone here before! I got the mahi mahi with a type of cold pasta salad, so good, great flavor and filling! My husband got the pork chop, literally the best pork chop I have ever had, a type of mushroom sauce was to die for and the little potato cakes hit the spot. Drinks: soo delicious. I would go here just for drinks. I got the pornstar martini with the prosecco side car and my husband got a type of bourbon smash I think.. sorry can't remember the name of it. If you haven't been, drop everything and head over there, it's worth it.

I ate here with friends one evening in early August. We had a large table in the middle of the…read moredining room. Our server was very nice. There was a page long cocktail menu. I had the Peach Bourbon Smash in honor of the Peach State. It was a sweet drink that I enjoyed. I ordered the fried mozzarella appetizer and an entree from the weekly special menu. The cheese had a light crisp breading and was not oily. The cheese was warm and melty inside. Yum! My entree was one of the daily specials: pork with roasted corn on the cob. There was dessert too, and an aperitif. All fantastic to look at and to eat.

We came in on Saturday night, 7/25/26 around 5:30pm before going to a concert at Acrisure. We…read moredidn't have a reservation but fortunately there was room at the bar - which is our preferred seating spot anyway. I was surprised at how long it took for the 2 hosts to greet us - as we were standing directly in front of them. They were talking to one another, and it was probably work related, but to just stand there staring at them for a couple minutes while they ignored us was awkward. When they finally talked to us they weren't very friendly. Anyway, we made our way to the bar and it was full except for 3 seats. I think the bartender waiting on us was new. He seemed like he was pretty overwhelmed/in the weeds. He greeted us quickly and brought us waters when he did, which I appreciated. I ordered a Blackeberry Bourbon Sour and my Mr had Paloma Nuestra. We both enjoyed our drinks they were refreshing and well crafted. For dinner I had a really hard time deciding! I wanted to try so many things! Our bartender said his favorite thing in the menu is the chicken and rice bowl. That was something I was considering and decided to go with that. Excellent recommendation! The chicken was flavorful and so tender. The hot peppers were a nice touch. There was a lot of food too! I couldn't finish it all. Mr had the hanger steak that was served with mushroom and asparagus risotto. He said the risotto was the best he's ever had, and I agree. The asparagus was perfectly cooked and so was the steak. The space is really nice, felt intimate without being overcrowded. We are looking forward to coming back!

Ambiance was great and service pretty good. The food was awesome! Chicken sandwich is on point…read more With sweet and spicy slaw/sauce. Smash burger was out of this world! Great spot before a concert at the Intersection.