Lauren S.

Amazing and tasty experience as always! These tacos are new so we tried them both very good but wished the price for each one was lower. It's $4.90 for one taco! I got the half lemonade and half water as always as it's refreshing!

Erin G.

This fresh and healthy restaurant is a good choice for someone trying to eat healthy and clean or just trying to avoid junk food. The focus is on real whole scratch made food. They have salad or green bowls, grain bowls, broth bowls, protein power plates, warm rice bowls in what seemed like a lot of combinations. I like that they offer a special of the month and some grain options like quinoa. What I liked: 1) Lots of different choices and menu items to try. I think you can build your own but the staff seemed not too thrilled when I did this. It got the impression they felt more comfortable when you selected one of their standard menu items. I chose to get my sauce or dressing on the side and I think that is a good choice. 2) The juice and iced tea bar is both beautiful and refreshing 3) We enjoyed the special of the month berry, quinoa salad. It was delicious and a good value. What I thought needs improvement 1) The staff seemed under trained and kind of surly. They really did not seem happy about my opting for a non-traditional entree. The manager came out and did not say anything or hello. He was tidying the juice and tea bar. At one point when I was snapping some Yelp photos an employee told me that I did not have to take a shot of the menu there was paper menus to read. 2) They had several types of lettuce types on the day I visited. This seems overload and I would prefer they also offer a larger variety of roasted vegetables rather than the all too popular Brussel sprouts. What about roasted mushrooms or green beans, asparagus? Overall this is a good option for a healthy meal. It is a little pricey but sometimes you have to pay a little more for quality. I would definitely dine here again.

Jane Y.

The food here is pretty fresh.. but a little out of my normal price range. I've come here several times during special offers etc. The several bowls i've had including berry, thai, and tuna poke were overall okay. I think in general they put too much dressing/sauce that overpowers everything else. I had to end up getting the sauce on the side. I'd definitely still come back for the tuna poke as it was pretty good for Peoria, and a steal when they have special offers going on. As far as customer experience goes, the staff is friendy, attentive, and awesome!

Megan B.

Atmosphere is cool, food selection is wide, display is nice but wasn't too impressed with the taste of the actual food. I got the Spicy Thai and Rice Noodles with tofu and falafel. They didn't season the tofu it was was pre-grilled then just drenched with dressing and the rest of the ingredients in the bowl. The falafel had mich better flavoring than the tofu. My husband got the Sriracha Ginger Tofu and Ancient Grains, his looked a lot better than mine but still said he thinks the concept is great we're just not sure they have perfected "speciality recipes". You can make your own bowl but with SO MANY choices that can be overwhelming. On the plus side, the lemonades and teas were delicious and you can taste test them all before choosing which to pick. We'd go back for a second time but if the second time is like the first I think we'll pass.

Shea H.

The food here was pretty good. First timer. My only concern was that the cashier corrected one of the servers about my meal having too many falafel. First of all, she could have corrected her when all the customers were gone and secondly I had a baby spoonful of hummus and the cashier said I was supposed to get one.....one.....one falafel...are you kidding me!!! There was no other protein. That ladies and gents was disturbing. So big shout out to the server who knows the serving of protein for an adult such as myself rather than think I was an embryo with an undeveloped digestive system.

Core Life advertises curbside pickup and has two parking spots by main door for pickup. I phoned when I arrived and was told the order was not yet ready. I waited 22 minutes (just prior to 4 pm - so not a busy time of day) and phoned again. They told me order was ready and I had to come in to get it. I had three kids in car with me, which is why I chose curbside pickup, and the food was cold. I would normally choose to provide feedback to restaurant directly but there is no place to do so on their website. It's a shame because we have enjoyed this restaurant in the past.

Jen B.

Some hits and some misses so far which is to be expected but I hope those misses can be ironed out soon as I think the menu and concept has a lot of promise! First visit was a to-go order that was a miss when we got home. Both dishes were SWIMMING in their dressings and just overpowered each dish to where we couldn't finish them. I got a small container of the beef bone broth and they might want to think about straining it or renaming it to beef fat broth by the amount of congealed fat that was on the top of the cup after refrigerating all night. Whew, my arteries dodged a bullet by not drinking it fresh. My next visit was an an eating in experience and went quite a bit better. I had learned to say "Very light on the dressing" although that somehow translated to very light on the falafels as I was only given 2 very small pieces on the $5.95 salad. I also tried the tomato soup which was good, you can taste the lack of butter which made me feel good about keeping it healthy. My dining partner tried the steak salad and declared it very good. Perhaps the insanely high decibel club music is meant to keep your heart rate up and also get you out of your seat in a hurry to make room for the next guest? From the decor and menu, I had anticipated more of a folksy/indie vibe but it was definitely the play list from the Electric Daisy Carnival. I do usually like that music but I'm also not normally eating organic greens while it's playing. You do not get a receipt here unless you ask for it which I do appreciate for the environmental impact but does lead to customers standing and waiting needlessly so the cashier could definitely start supplying that detail as she's ringing you up and keep that line moving!

Robert B.

Interesting concept. I ordered a steak broth bowl. It was not as good as I'd like. My friend liked the steak salad. The lemonade selection was great. Will definately come back and give it a few tries and see if the Salas's or gain bowls are better.

Andrew S.

Came here for lunch wanting something a little healthy. I got the Spicy Chicken with Ancient Grain. The ingredients are very fresh and the flavor was amazing! Prices are a little high for what you get. Atmosphere was lively with music and good lighting. Will definitely return to try something else on the menu!

Dash H.

The place is very neat and clean. The servers were very hipster. They are helpful and courteous. When i got up to the counter i asked for a small bowl of chicken noodle soup (since i never been here before its only safe to test the water with a small bowl) but when he pulled out a doll-size bowl... for $9... i was shocked. I thought it was a joke. I mean its $3 more for a large bowl why take the chance if i dont like it? And it turns out ... i wasnt impressed with the flavor or taste of the broth. It is very bland . And i mean taste like water. Theres not enough flavor even coming from the chicken and other ingredients in the bowl. I tried added some more salt and hot sauce which helped a bit , but i really do not think its worth $9 for this baby size bowl. 3 spoonfuls and you're pretty much licking from the scraps. It's not very filling ... so i was a bit disappointed. On the flip side, it is healthy food for ya . 3 stars for the flavor and the size of the bowl. The drink that i got almost made me wanna add another star but I don't want to push it . I got the apple cider+green tea. It was really good. U can actually taste the apple cider and its not too sweet, perfect for ppl who hates extremely sweet drinks . I suggest getting the apple cider +gt. My friend got the beef broth noodle steak soup. It tasted better than the chicken, but still didn't impress me. He also tried the spicy thai chicken and rice noodles, along with a korean bbq pork rice bowl. Both were very disappointing. It kinda sucks. I have eaten a lot of thai and Korean, the taste is nowhere near. They kind of messed up the true flavor here. And they're both very pricey... $10.99 each. I didn't get the Wow factor from the food here. I may go again if i have nothing else better to do with my money. Because i would say this place is like an upscale/upgraded salad bar. They're pricey, but its not that good for the price we pay.