We discovered this Birmingham culinary kitchen years ago. Shop there every week. The frozen dinners are not microwavable - why would you do that to something that this is this perfectly spiced? Only put them on bake in the oven. Their soups are incredible: seasonal clam chowder, Gazpacho, potatoe leek, (too many to list) recipes that only they make. And that's one of the reasons why if you don't shop there you can't get these delicious tastes anywhere else. Frozen desserts, Middle Eastern salads. - there's an wide variety of pre-prepared foods for takeout. There is no in-store dining. I'll admit I've become hooked on the buttermilk pancakes; I have to have at least one in the morning. I'll typically have one of their soups with lunch. Right now, I'm kind of hooked on potato leek. The service and the staff have become friends - truly lovely people. When you go, ask to meet Danny, the second generation of chef owners - he has taken their recipes to a new level. More good news: their prices modest for what they provide. Admittedly I eat a lot of Simply Good dishes spending money there is a pleasure. . This is a Birmingham gem deserving of community support. When you go tell them "Alice sent you" - get a cookie! read more

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I want to like this place so badly! It's so quant, and everything always looks really good, but the taste is always really off. I swear one time there was just the taste of mold on the carrot cake. I've tried it 4 times to make sure it wasn't a fluke, but each time, I say, 'yeah, this stuff isn't good'. Sorry, but I won't be returning. :( read more

One of our favorite places in Birmingham. I love to stop by on Wednesdays to stock up on dinners for the week - the meals are amazing, so much healthier than take-out and incredibly fresh! I'm always amazed at how each one reheats so well, whether it's frozen or from the fridge. We love to keep a package of the cookies in our fridge as well, just in case! Also, the service is the best. Everyone who works there is so friendly, helpful and sweet to my son when we're there. read more

Wow! How did I just now discover this after years and years of living around the corner. My first order was today for the week - the burger and ginger lemon cookie was simply amazing. It takes like it was homemade right there and then. I can't wait for my next meal! So glad I found them - cheaper and way better than any meal delivery service I've tried over the last 5 years. When I picked up my order get showed me around the store and gave me background on how everything was prepared/etc. The cool was even off to the side making the meals. What a great hidden little gem! read more

My favorite go-to meal service! If I'm in a pinch looking for prepared meals, the fresh options are perfect. The servings are plentiful, delicious and always changing. The different flavors of sausages are also a favorite! Plenty of gluten free options, perfect for those with intolerances. I cannot say enough great things about Simply Good Kitchen and their employees. read more

Food is so amazing here! I REALLY wish they still offered cooking classes. Eating the meals fresh out of the oven or off the stove was the BEST. These classes were amazing. Can you please bring them back??? read more

Always fresh & very good food , tastes like homemade! their veg and seafood dishes , are really well done - and wedge salad w/ blue cheese dressing is great ! Hard to go wrong here - say hi to " Julie " at check out ! read more

I stopped on the way home from a pretty tense day at work. They had closed 10 minutes earlier, putting the capper on my day. As I got to my car, someone came out to the car and invited me back in to get my dinner. Not only was my food great, but they made my day. How often can you say that about many businesses you deal with? Kudos to Simply Good for having a great local business with (obviously) excellent customer service! read more

The chicken marsala with mushrooms, mashed potatoes, and braised red cabbage is the best. I try other dishes but always come back to this. The cabbage is ridiculously good. read more

This is the best Birmingham are secret! Prepared dinners! The food is ready to go and high quality. I purchase fresh options for dinner and freeze the rest. The Amish chicken is delicious however they prepare it. Salmon with Chimichuri sauce.... mmm good. Thanksgiving dinners are soooo good. I now just get several of them for the family. They have vegetarian options for our new family 'vegetarians'. Thank you and your team read more

Outstanding option for pre-made meals!! I have had quite a few options, and never anything I didn't like. And a few exceptionally delicious entrees. For a single person, this is almost more cost effective than buying all the groceries and cooking at home. And that's if you're a serious cook. Because I have never made any of these delicious entrees at home! I also pick up my bone broth here. The beef flavor is often in the freezer. And their soups also use this broth. Lots of good for you advantages to consuming it. Highly recommend! read more

Simply Good is a great concept. It is a store that sells home cooked meals and prepares and freezes them for purchase. It's a great idea for days when you don't have time to cook or for those who don't cook at all. They have a decent variety and offer an array of vegetarian and gluten free option. Most of their meals are pretty healthy. But here is my issue with this store, I've been here maybe a handful of times when I've been tired of cooking the same old things. Every time I've gone it wasn't busy yet I have never once been greeted by an employee or asked if I needed help. The people who work here are just not friendly at all, which is a shame because good customer service goes a long way in my book. Their prices are pretty high too, one meal is almost $15. So for that price I expect a friendly face and some smiles. At least say thanks for stopping in! But nope, nothing. The woman who checked me out didn't say a word to me other than my total. I'm honestly on the fence about whether or not I'd come back. read more

Buyer BEWARE!! Ck your bank statements! Double charged. Purchased 3 desserts for curbside pickup. 3 days later I see that they charged me for 6, by just randomly ck'ing my bank statement. Called and left a voicemail about the over charge. Got a call back saying they didn't see that until I brought it to their attention and their elderly employee wasn't feeling well, etc. 15 days after the purchase I was reimbursed for the over charge. As a business owner myself~ I would have immediately reimbursed the client (!) and reimbursed their other purchase or asked how I could make this right. No mention of that whatsoever. So SG, you really missed the mark on customer service with this oversight of over charging DOUBLE the amount of my purchase. read more

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! I'm a girl who loves some delicious gluten, but fell for a Celiac! (Could be a modern day Shakespeare, my friends!) Anyway, I have been stuck cooking two separate meals at most dinners and it flat out stinks! That is, until I learned about Simple Good Kitchen. They have some delicious pre-made frozen meals with and WITHOUT gluten... and they are GOOD. This is a huge blessing for my family. Meals are tasty, the Bumpy cake is to die for, and the super sensitive celiac in our family has never gotten sick from here. SGK has been a life changer for us! read more

I've never been to Simply before & I definitely will never return. I've had friends & family tell me how great their pre-made lunch/dinners are so I decided to give it a try. In no way am I a picky eater, nor do I ever make reviews. I purchased what's supposed to be a "FULLY COOKED" salmon & bit into a very raw piece! I decided to cut it in half & it looked like they only cooked the outside! I am currently pregnant & this is not okay!! read more

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Every thing in this place is top quality, delicious. Clearly made by chefs, very gourmet and with the price and the trip. They are in the perfect location for a place of this caliber. read more

First time checking this place out and I was really impressed by all of the variety here. Seeing the open kitchen and rotating menu made me excited to try all of the entrees. Everything is prepped and stored in fridges so you can pick and choose what you would like. If you call ahead and order, they're able to heat up the food too! There were so many cuisines to pick and options for the whole family. The staff was very friendly and informative about their alternating menus based on availability and quality ingredients.They have classic Mac n Cheese, fresh salads, Meatloaf, soups, and dinner plates. I'm excited to try out a little bit of everything they have to offer! read more

Don't want to cook but want to eat something other than a burger or burrito? Something homemade and somewhat healthy? Simply Good Kitchen is your place. Seriously. Basically they have a selection of single yet generous serving meals ranging from lasagna, vegan quinoa bowls, chicken marsala, salmon, etc. (check out their weekly menu on their website-- it changes every week with a few favorites sticking around). The meals generally range from $9-12, with vegan/vegetarian meals being less and meat-heavy or seafood meals being more. Of course, they also have a dessert section that looks awesome, many frozen meals (some for multiple servings), spice blends, and more. My favorite items have been the meatballs with a delicious dill sauce, the vegan Indian quinoa bowl with a really interesting eggplant chutney, and the chicken marsala that has the most amazing purple cabbage served with it. A few of the items I have not personally cared for-- the ribs which were fatty, the egg salad was a strange texture (no egg whites), and the Italian salad was too acidic for me. These were definitely the exception as I have loved most other meals I have tried. The staff is very friendly and generally willing to help especially if the store is not too busy. The store is very small (maybe about the size of a large home kitchen) so sometimes during busy times (for example, right after the end of the workday or at lunch) it can be frustrating with a lot of people in a small space, often standing in front of the coolers. Overall this hasn't been a huge issue and is not a reason to avoid the store. The store has its own little parking lot which is convenient and never full. Check this place out! read more

After hearing about SGK for a while, I decided to finally try it. I saw eggplant parmesan on their website menu and was sold. Upon walking into the store, I was surprised by their selection. There were freezer/fridges with soup, salad, entrees, and desserts. They ranged in price from $8 to $15. Everything (salad aside) is meant to be heated in the oven for the feel of a home cooked meal. For those with gluten free diets, there is a moderate selection of meals and even desserts. As for my verdict? I adored their eggplant parmesan. It came with a white cheese sauce between fried eggplant slices and a tomato sauce with shredded cheese on top. My gripe? There was only 3 slices of eggplant and cost me $10 Would I come back? Yes, but it wouldn't be consistent or replace home cooking. This gets to be very expensive very quickly for their small portions. read more

What a gem this place is. I really try to maximize my time in the evenings with my son, and that means that I have given up cooking most days of the week. Enter Simply Good -- they have really wonderful dishes to go, both to pick up that day and to stash in the freezer, that are just wonderful. My favorites are the chicken soups, the bolognese sauce, the chicken pot pie, and the bumpy cake! So delicious, high quality, and less than what you would pay at a restaurant. I wish they would put nutritional information on their packages, but that's my only complaint. Thanks Simply Good! read more

BULGARIAN FETA DIP! If you buy one thing (but you won't because once you start looking through the coolers you will be overwhelmed with the amount of yumminess they are selling) make it this dip-best veggie dip EVER. You can scoop it out of their container and put it on your veggie tray and act like you made it-you friends will think you are a culinary genius. Another SGK fav is the old school Chocolate Pudding-no kidding, my daughter bought it for Christmas for me one year because she knew how much I love it. I buy their nitrate free sausage too! I only have one item I was a little disappointed in and it is not something they make, just sell. The Stout Bloody Mary Mix because of two ingredients (I should have read the label but I assumed because SGK was selling it, it must have cleaner ingredients) Sodium Benzoate (Whole Foods won't carry a product with this ingredient) and Corn Syrup, listed at least twice ingredients, which means there is a lot in it. read more

I had never heard of Simply Good until recently. Some chums of mine had taken a class there and highly recommended it, so I checked it out. At the time, me and the then-fiancee/now-wife were not doing much in the form of dates as we were really busy preparing for our wedding and also trying to save money. We checked out Simply Good though and thought this would be a great post-wedding date to go on in extended celebration, so we applied to join one of their classes and were accepted to take a class only weeks after we get married. Wedding happened; honeymoon happened. Yay! Go back to work - I get laid off from my job. Boo! Immediately, the missus goes into panic mode and wants to cut all social programs. I swear she's a Republican-in-training (I kid). In the slice-and-dice process of all things fun, she wants to cancel our scheduled "sautéed salmon" class. That is where I had to put my foot down. I said, "You can take away trips to Main Art and Ronin, but you will not take this one-off event away from me! I mean, c'mon... it's educational for cooking's sake!" Fast forward to last night, note I won that battle and even if I lose the war, I am a happy chump. Simply Good Kitchen focuses on two things - cooking and teaching. On Tuesday through Fridays, owners and head chefs - Shanny and Bill Apodaca - give cooking classes that revolve around the 5 basic cooking techniques that they deem, if mastered, will ensure that every dish you make will be great. Those techniques being sauté, grill, roast, braise and poach. As you might remember in my rambling, we took the sautéed salmon class last night. In the class, Shanny and Bill demonstrate how to prepare the dishes, then their students get to taste them. These are not hands-on classes. I would suggest OCC or Schoolcraft for that. Both Shanny and Bill seem to recommend their programs. The "taste" portions are just regular servings. They started out with a garbanzo bean salad with yogurt dressing. Mind you, when they teach, they are constantly giving tips on how to make your cooking experience better. For example, in our session, Shanny taught us how to properly use and care for your knives and Bill showed us how to taper the sharp taste of an onion (spoiler: soak them in cold water). Students are given print-outs of the recipes being made and pens are also provided to take notes. Boy, did I ever take notes! I thought I knew how to throw down in the kitchen - not anymore. Our main entree was a sautéed salmon served witha salsa of blackened green onion, sun-dried tomatoes finished with red wine vinegar. It was placed on top of polenta that was layered with carmelized onion and portobello mushrooms. Seriously, OMG. I never do that EVER, but seriously, the salad was very tasty, but the salmon and polenta - OH MY GOD. I am not a big fan of polenta. I would rather eat cornbread myself. I am not into really eating regular cornmeal, regardless if it's fried, but the way it was prepared by Bill using Parmesan cheese was enough to change my mind on the mealy dish. And now, I know how to replicate it and I plan to make it often at home. We finished off with a serving of butterscotch pudding. In the midst of learning how to make this highly-delectable treat, we learned how to first make caramel (sugar and cream) and butterscotch (add 4 more ingredients to caramel), which blew this lover-of-sweet's mind on how easy it was to make his favorite treats. Needless to say, I'll be making homemade caramel and butterscotch soon too. Simply Good Kitchen also sells "gourmet TV dinners" and many of the signature items that they use to cook with. They sell many cooking utensils that they recommend one should have in their own kitchens. All in all, our experience was 5-stars. I wanted to knock off a star, due to the price ($58/person) as at first I thought they were charging a lot for a 3-course meal. Thing is, the few lessons we got in the class were more than worth the price of admission for people that love to cook but are not close to being chefs. Shanny and Bill do not come cheap and they should not, because they know what they are doing and they provide a great service! Besides, if they were the chefs at a fancy restaurant, we probably would have been paying about the same except without all the lovely educational nuggets. I hear on Tuesday through Saturday they have a hot dog cart in their parking lot of their establishment from 11am to 2:30pm. You can get Chicago-style, plain grills hot dogs or their homemade specialty sausages. I will check that out soon and report back. Seriously, this is highly recommended if you can afford it and love to cook, along with loving to eat. read more

I am currently homebound staying with family members. We picked up dinner tonight. I had the Chicken Marsala, which I would recommend. Others members of the family also enjoyed their meal. They have been to the SGK a couple of times and have had no compliants. I think the price of the meal was good. It is not fast food. What would be nice if they have smaller soup size. I do recommend, and will return. read more

Simply Good Kitchen is AMAZING!!!! Not only do they have incredible cooking classes, which I highly recommend, they also have an extensive food-to-go store filled with all of their mouth watering culinary creations. My husband and I have taken quite a few of their cooking classes (the perfect steak is my favorite, and my husband loves the Mediterranean but they are ALL great!) I have to stress that their food to go is one of the best kept secrets in all of Michigan. They have coolers and freezers stocked full of all of the food they make in their classes plus so much more. They have dips, spreads, desserts, side dishes, entrees, nitrate-free sausages, soups, spice blends, and even kitchen tools. Everything they make is from scratch and contains no chemicals. Trust me, I can sometimes be a picky eater, but my husband has brought home different things from their store that I would never have bought, and they have ALWAYS been good! We usually stop into Simply Good a couple times a month and stock up on frozen entrees to keep in the freezer for when we just don't feel like cooking. They are 100 times better than store-bought frozen dinners and are so much better for you! They are also great to keep in mind for parties as their feta spread, blue buffalo spread, hummus platters and honey-white rolls will satisfy any crowd! I would recommend picking up a few different things to try before registering for a class, because once you think you've found your favorite dish, there's another one that comes along to rival it. Don't be afraid to ask questions when you're in there, the ladies who work up front are all very helpful and have tried almost everything! read more

Well this is definitely a treat that you must bring your close friends and loved ones to enjoy. I couldn't believe it the first time I came. Me and the wife were invited to go with are very special friends Willie and Crystal. Let me just state that this is not a hands on class, it is more of a watch and learn type of culinary art class. The instructors Shanny & Bill compliment each other quite well in the kitchen. The techniques they teach will help you improve your experience when cooking at home. The first class was on Prime- Rib, and that was a few months ago. the most recent class was based on Crab Cakes and Rice Pilaf w/ creamed cabbage and a wonderful Flour-less Chocolate Hazelnut cake, and a scoop of home-made vanilla malt ice-cream (which was absolutely decadent). The classes are relatively small and everyone is encouraged to bring their beverage of choice, ours happens to be wine, but feel free to bring beer if you chose to. They have staff on hand that are ready to make your night as memorable as possible, they even provide wine coolers for your wine bottles (nice touch). Needless to say we were all very impressed with this place and plan on going back as soon as possible!! read more

I love the food from Simply Good when I want fresh preservative free foods on the go. Their soups are fantastic, I love the entrees, the deserts, and the frozen rolls. Sometimes I purchase the frozen meats too. There have been a few meals that I did not like but that is ONLY because I don't care for onions and this food is FRESH which means they use onions for flavoring a lot because it is healthy. This is not a reflection on Simply Good, it's my own personal preference. The pricing and portion sizes seem appropriate to me but I could not afford to eat there every day. I have a small family and frankly sometimes it is less expensive to buy two prepare healthy meals than it is for me to buy all of the ingredients and make the meal myself. Often when I cook big meals for my family we eat it for days and days simply because it makes so much. It's nice to get the correct portion and not have the waste. Also, since they have a fresh section and a frozen section - sometimes I have purchased both to ensure that a sick relative had healthy ready to eat food at home. Easy peasy. Soups we love: Chicken Noodle, Chicken Vegetable with Beans, Mushroom Barley, Chinese New Year. I LOVE the beets! Yum! I love the peaches with chicken salad in the summer. The Walleye dinner was fantastic too. For dessert: Tapioca pudding and chocolate mousse. Or, ANYTHING! read more

After passing by many times I decided to stop in to pick up a meal for dinner and I'm glad I did. I chose the vegan Greek bowl and it was delicious and very fresh. The sweet potato was super tender and the meal was very flavorful. Ingredients were top quality. For someone who has a strict diet (no canola oil, only very lean meats, no cheese, no added sugar etc.) it was a bit difficult to find something that fit my diet but overall my food was delicious. I'll be coming back for the vegan bowl forsure. read more

Simply Good Kitchen - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Birmingham, Michigan

This place is fantastic . You can get home cooked, fresh meals on the go! I stop by at least once a month. Their vegan meals are excellent. Great place to pick up starters for parties and their sausages never disappoint - great for grilling. read more

Simply Good never ceases to amaze me. The extensive to-go section has been so helpful during our renovation. They even offered to warm things for pick-up if we needed it ! I did not think I could love and adore a chilled soup more than their Gazpacho and then this week, I was introduced to their Spicy Chilled Cucumber Soup. The perfect amount of heat with the yogurt, cucumber and dill makes this an outstanding soup. Once my new kitchen is completed, I'll be buying your cookbook and trying out some of your recipes ! Thank you for deciding to set up shop in Birmingham ! read more

I love simply good because I love the environment and the food is to die for and so good I could eat it all the time go to simply good and check it out I would recommend it to anyone who loves gourmet food read more

Just wanted to update. This place really has been a fantastic addition to my grocery shopping. I come semi regularly - definitely twice a month at minimum. Still my ONLY grievance with this place which is why I'll still only give 4-stars is that they do not offer any nutritional information. I feel marketing wise it's counter intuitive at times because they're seemingly promoting healthier food choices that are made with simple often without preservatives ingredients and are also very alergenic conscious, yet there is no real nutritional information. When I asked a staff member they did say that "they weren't nutrionists, but chefs" and so they really weren't qualified to estimate that information for customers. Totally makes sense as I thought about it that yeah, that's a completely different field of study and training though obviously related through food. STILL I think this place would benefit on at least getting a nutrition specialist for their more popular products and if not a complete breakdown, at least a caloric range. Currently I just make estimates based on the ingredients and portions, which are also well documented on the label. read more

The only reason I give this place 4 stars out of 5 is because they don't have nutritional information on their food. It is fresh, delicious, and fantastic, though! I got a vegetarian dish last time and warmed it up in the oven. The price was good and I made 2 full meals out of it! I really like that the specials change weekly so there is always variety...and I looveee their peanut butter brownie :) read more

I love this place!!! The food is always fresh the service top notch. I am grateful they are still open, during this time. I usually stock up on their soups for the winter, they all are good. The chicken noodle soup is my standard gift for anyone that's sick. I kid you not , everyone that tried it felt better immediately. read more

Simply Good Kitchen is simply the best. I've been patronizing this outstanding business for 13 years. I thoroughly enjoyed all the cooking classes I was able to take and am disappointed that they've ended. But, I know how hard Shanny and Bill had worked for these classes and I'm thrilled for them that they have a better schedule for their family. The take out food here is amazing. Their Asian Noodle Salad is terrific. If you haven't tried their assortment of house-made sausage, dive in. My favorite is their French Garlic Sausage. It's my go-to sausage to serve with raclette. Love Simply Good . . . and you will too! read more

Excellent food, nice portion size and a better value for your money than another food delivery service we were using. Everything we have tried is delicious. We go weekly! Thanks Simply Good for doing such an amazing job...many people depend on your quality meals and that's a good thing. read more

Other than the fact that they need more vegan options, it's a really cool place. Stuff for lunch, dinner, special occasion. Sone frozen, some fresh, and the menu rotates. Everything is allergy labeled appropriately. The prices are a bit high but the quality is there, not lacking at all. Try it for dinner take out! read more

Friends of mine told me I had to go here! I cannot thank them enough! It is so great to be able to go in and find something for dinner last minute, or, better yet, stock up on frozen meals! I bought the Bolognese sauce, frozen, my first time in there and it was amazing! If I didn't like cooking so much I never would nor would I have to with this gem right around the corner! This is the perfect place for throwing together last minute or smaller meals but they also have family size pot pies AND chorizo taco stuffing, for example! Great meal for your family! Super fan of this place! read more

My life should be divided into 2 parts-Before Simply Good and After Simply Good. I don't know how I functioned before this place. I love how many vegetarian/vegan/gluten free options there are. The tuna protein bowl is incredible, I eat the Indian bowl twice a week, the Kale Salad with sweet potatoes-beyond good. I am continually impressed with their consistency, high quality and customer service. I admire not only their cooking skills but their ability to run a very successful business. read more

I love the concept of Simply Good and they have something for everyone when you aren't in the mood to cook. They seem to have a good following by the Birmingham crowd and were quite busy when I went in, so I had high expectations, but i don't see myself going back anytime soon. Everything I brought home was just a little off. The sloppy joe with Mac & cheese crust had a lot of sugar. I get it, sloppy joes are on the sweeter side, but these were like jelly with a little beef. The mac & cheese on its own however, was delicious. I love shepards pie, and rarely make the for myself because I can't justify the time it take to make them for 2-4 people. This one came out of the freezer section. The meat was gamey and under seasoned. When the meat mixed with the veggies and potatoes, it turned into a messy soup. The couscous salad was fine, but I'd be impressed if they had figured out a way to mess that one up. read more

Wow - so excited to have found this place! I've driven by it about a thousand times and now can't understand how I managed to miss it for so many years. I had their prepared food - pulled pork sliders and peach & blueberry cobbler - and both were incredible! So happy to have this amazing option (as opposed to more pizza) on the nights I'm too lazy to cook... read more