Great spot for lunch takeout on Pitt campus. Roots has done a good job filling the fast casual niche with some healthy feeling, largely vegetarian options. Most bowls are rice, greens, and/or beans based with various vegetables for toppings. Heartier than a salad but healthier than Chipotle. I've gotten lunch there a few times and have always been satisfied. My favorite bowl is El Jefe, which comes with rice, kale, black beans, corn, red onion, avocado, and a protein topping (I like the miso tofu but you can also get chicken). The bowl also comes with cilantro/lime sauce, which I do not get because it's very salty. That's my one complaint about Roots - despite their healthy ingredients, their bowls can get quite saucy and salty if you go with the default options. This particular location is well-staffed, so service is usually quick, but it can get a rush of students around 12pm. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - El Jefe - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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I came in to try the limited time Garu bowl for lunch. The place itself is nice, it's always clean and I've never had any issues with the staff while ordering. The bowl was good but I was a little disappointed in the portion. Roots is a little bit more expensive than other similar options but I usually don't mind as they often give me a very full bowl, but that wasn't the case with the Gary bowl. It was less full than the bowls I usually get along with being very heavy on the rice and not too much chicken or even the kale. Aside from that it was still yummy but I think I'll be going back to my regular order next time. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - The Garu - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Oh. My. Goodness. I'm madly in love with Roots Natural Kitchen!! I ordered a build your own bowl with the herb chicken, pickled red onion, crunchy chick peas, sliced brussels, brown rice, & the pesto vinaigrette... let's just say i've ordered the exact same thing three times since then, so clearly i'm obsessed! I genuinely believe that Roots Natural Kitchen has some of the best food i've ever had in my life. This combination i've created is phenomenal and I 1000% recommend it!! I have yet to make it in person yet and have only ordered on Uber Eats, but each time my food arrived in under 30 minutes! They offer such a wonderful collection of food and i'm so thankful to have found Roots! I can't wait to stop in someday and see what the store is like! You guys are incredible... keep on going until all of the U.S. has Roots Natural Kitchen!!!!!!! read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - build your own bowl - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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The food is tasty and healthy. Service is quick. Ambiance is fine but overall good value and healthy.

We were lucky to eat at the Roots on opening day! The food was super fresh and plentiful. Plus, it was 20% off for WVU move in weekend. Definitely go to Roots if you want flavorful and fresh bowls or salads. read more

The food is good and service is quick. Easily customizable menu. Somewhat expensive for what you get, but reliable.

Favorite bowl place in Pittsburgh (and ever)!! Better than sweetgreen or cava imo. It's my go-to when I need a quick & healthy but still filling & flavorful meal. The bowls here are customizable (they have a huge set menu too and all of them are amazing) and each bowl easily lasts two meals. My fav things to get in my custom bowls are the chicken or tofu, pita chips, sweet potatoes, roasted broccoli, & the cheddar. Their purple roots rice is also super yummy too! You can order in person or through their app for delivery and pickup, and I've never had issues with either. They're always super on time with pickup orders. There's a good amount of seating downstairs as well if you want to eat inside. Love this place so much -- I wish it would expand to more cities!! read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - custom bowl - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This food is so fresh and tasty! It is consistently good every time I have it! I love it so much! read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Roots is a delicious, healthy, and fast restaurant with a variety of bowls. My favorite is the Balboa with kale! read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I ordered El jefe bowl with sweet potatoes instead of pita chips, and salad greens instead of brown rice. Everything was fresh and portion was perfect for dinner. Everything tasted clean and well spiced. I went to location on Forbes ave and service was great. I forgot my drink and they refunded me without issues. I would order again. Yum yum yum! read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - El jefe bowl with sweet potatoes instead of pita chips, greens instead of rice. - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Roots has affordable and very customizable options so anyone is able to get a bowl to their liking. The dressings that they have are amazing and will even let you try a new dressing on the side. I had come here with a friend who was visiting and the staff explained how to order patiently and allowed my friend to fell more comfortable ordering. They have both indoor and outdoor seating. The inside can be noisy sometimes with some of the cooking in the background but overall this place is always one I look forward to when I come to Pittsbugh. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Whenever I'm in the mood for something quick and healthy, Roots is my go to!! The service is always so quick and usually ready in just a few minutes (even if I order online). Bowl and salad selection is top tier too, with tons of different combinations and flavors. And I can always count on the ingredients being fresh and good quality! Definitely recommend to anyone. And please bring back the Garu bowl!! read more

I love roots! The best bowl is the apollo! It's awesome that you can mix the rice and greens!

Good food very delicious. Very nice people overall very amazing really recommend honestly, the ambience is gray really calm, quiet and I like it a lot and I really recommend. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Very good food ‍ - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Tasty, healthy, filling bowls. I got the balboa bowl which was a brown rice base (I added spinach as a secondary base) grilled sweet potato, roasted corn, pita chips, avocado, lime pickled red onion with lots of chicken. Very yummy! Most of their seating is downstairs which is dark and somewhat cramped. I'd recommend getting their food for takeout. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Balboa Bowl + Spinach - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I took a Lyft from the VA hospital to the restaurant. I honestly could have walked. I did opt to walk back. This place is in trend and similar to any bowl restaurant you have ever dined at. I ordered one of their popular bowls. The food was very tasty. I really enjoyed every bite. My only complaint would be that the chicken was over cooked, and as a result a little dry. Please note that the dinning area is downstairs. It's a small space, and admittedly I was not a fan of the smell. Not sure what it smells like, but just not fresh. Regarding service: A+++++. It was the cashier for me! I wish I would have grabbed her name because she deserves a raise. Her personality was so bubbly and she really seems to like what she does. Her energy is so contagious. If you are hav ing a bad day, interacting with her will be a guaranteed way to make it better. You must check this spot out for fresh and tasty food complimented by stellar service. Honestly, the female cashier makes up for the other staff providing mediocre service read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I visited the Bloomfield location with my partner to meet a friend, we planned to arrive at 10:30 when it opened. Two other patrons went in before we did. Everyone, including the two of us, were greeted warmly. After the drive in (and finding a spot to park in the back of the building) we both needed to use the restrooms. Clean and nice. As we waited for our friend to arrive, we chose a place to sit near the windows; it seems most folks came in during our almost 90 minute lunch also left with their food. Plenty of places to sit down. This dining area was also clean and pleasant. The music wasn't too loud at all. Best of all, the food: once you choose what you want in your bowl if you get the customized one (you can get a pre-set bowl from the menu) you pay at the end of the counter and get your drink that you purchased from the "fountain" area. I really felt that every component of my customized bowl was fresh and had bright flavors; I had hoped so, because I chose not to get any dressing! I was not disappointed -- I didn't have to go back and get any dressing to "cover up" something that was tasteless, because... nothing was! All three of us had a really pleasant time, were able to enjoy our food, our conversation, and felt like it was a good price point, too. We WILL return! Again, we did go in during the first part of the day, so I have no idea what this place is like later on, but the employees all looked engaged, no one appeared to be bored and uninterested, and several behind the food line were quite helpful in describing choices to me! read more

Great good, no waiting, goes the extra mile. Fresh ingredients and takes the time to do it right. Good service.

After spending 10 weeks in Philly, I was craving a nourishing bowl from roots! Roots has a bunch of pre made bowls, most of which are delicious, but I went with a build your own. I had a primary base of kale, a secondary base of roots rice, some sweet potatoes, broccoli, onion, tomatos, and the chicken! Honestly it was so nourishing and filling, and was exactly what I needed! The bowls are big enough to get at least two meals out of them! My mom got the mayweather bowl, but switched the dressing for the dressing on the El Jefe (with the works), and it was soooo good! That's definitely going to be my go-to pre-made bowl from now on! I can't wait for the school year to start so I can swing by roots in the middle of the day for an awesome lunch! Also, the staff here was super friendly and made for an awesome experience! Definitely recommend the roots in Oakland! read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Build your own and mayweather - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I believe tariffs have officially hit Roots. My online order is usually never as good as in person ordering but this time it also was quite lite. I had no brown rice, bare minimum grape tomatoes, pita chips, Parmesan, and picked red onion. The kale was kind of light too. I asked for extra dressing - but that was not provided either. It was kinda dry. I don't even know why I bothered to tip. I've had this salad many times and it is usually very good. However, this makes me question returning especially for the price plus tip. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Subpar tariff bowl - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Big fan of Roots Natural Kitchen when I'm looking for a quick and healthy lunch option close by to work! My go-to order is a custom bowl with kale as a primary base and brown rice as my secondary base. You can add up to 5 ingredients before incurring additional charges, though be aware that avocado counts as 3 and a boiled egg counts as 2. I'll usually top it off with grilled red chili miso tofu or chicken. Ordering via the app can be convenient for takeout, but definitely order in advance around lunchtime or else you'll have a longer wait. Sometimes, it's actually quicker to order in-person, but it can be hard sometimes to communicate your ingredients choices over the general noise and music if you're making a custom bowl. Overall, I order here at least once a week and would definitely recommend! read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Custom bowl with BBQ chicken - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Good selection of food for a good price! The Mayweather bowl is a favorite. Built our own bowl with miso tofu, miso ginger dressing, and plenty of veggies. The roasted sweet potato elevates every bowl. Depending on what you get, you can make two meals. The staff is good at handling a large influx of customers and they work together well. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - (Top) mayweather (Bottom) build your own - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Most of the items had sweet potato. Only one option with chicken and no potato. Would like more carb friendly options especially with avocado and option to spice it up. read more

Really tasty, we'll priced bowls. They have great vegan and vegetarian options, and I am always happy with the quality and speed of service. Additionally, it is a quieter and easy place to eat a quick meal. Never been disappointed, plus they did an amazing job prepping and labeling bowls for a large group order, which we have not gotten for other local fast casual restaurants. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Mad bowl - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Was craving a healthy meal and this seemed like just the place! They have bowls and salads on the menu, or you can build your own, but it seems like it's cheaper in the long run to do one from their menu. You can sub out ingredients too. I got a salad with kale and bulgar wheat, beets, broccoli, avocado, and grilled chicken. They have several dressings to choose from, I got the basil balsamic and lemon za'atar. It's about $13 and you do get a hefty portion. I wasn't able to finish in one sitting. I was pretty disappointed with the flavor unfortunately. The chicken was quite dry which kinda ruined it for me. The flavor overall wasn't amazing. I could have gotten the wrong thing! read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Delicious and really healthy fast-casual! They got my order wrong, but it tasted really good. I wish I had one of these near me, I would go all the time. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

university nostalgia food tour ~ me and everyone i know absolutely love the el jefe with the works :) pair it with boba from fuku and enjoy a lovely picnic at flagstaff hill on a (rare) sunny sunday afternoon xoxo ever since this spot opened here, i've never craved chipotle ever again. everything about a roots bowl is superior: a large selection of healthier customizable ingredients that provide interesting textural variety. the service is always fantastic. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - el jefe (w/ the works) - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Decent flavor but very generic, yet more expensive than other build your own bowl places that offer a lot more ingredient options (especially protein). I got a roots bowl with chicken which came out to be $16. You only get 5 toppings in the base price but the toppings are almost all simple generic veggies, and chicken/avocado are extra. Chicken was the only meat option but it was super dry and tough to chew. Bowl was relatively filling though and I did like the garlic-y flavor of the roots purple rice. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Chicken + roots bowl - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Online ordering was quick and easy. They use a number within the confirmation email instead of names for pick up. Not a big deal, someone else picked up the order and had to call to retrieve the number instead of just being able to give them my name. All of the ingredients within both bowls were fresh with a good crunch. Tofu was a bit tough as well as the chicken a tad dry but both were still good. We were looking for a take out option that was on the healthier side and we definitely nailed that. It was also affordable at $25 after a tip for both bowls. We rarely spend under $35-40 on take out so that was great! I'd like to know a little bit of history on the restaurant since it seems to be a chain within a small region. The website didn't give any background information. We prefer to support local which was the only reason I was searching for a "story" about the restaurant and how they started. We plan to return!! read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Pesto Caesar Bowl - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Fresh ingredients, fast and friendly service and delicious healthy bowls! I love coming to Roots in Oakland for their fresh and healthy bowls. I used to come here like 3x a week for quick and filling meals between classes. I've tried plenty of their premade bowls, but figured out my favorite combination of ingredients. So there are endless possibilities to choose from! The menu is allergy friendly and there is a list of all their allergens in store or online. Ordering is easy in store, as you can point to your 5 included ingredients in your bowl, plus a primary base, secondary base, protein and dressing! They also offer orders via their app, which is easy to use. The cost of a bowl now averages close to $13, but still affordable for the quality of ingredients. Making a fancy salad at home just isn't the same! Parking is rough in Oakland, but doable. My favorite go-to takeout in Oakland! tldr; food 5/5 service 4/5 interior 4/5 read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Custom Salad Bowl with Mushrooms and BBQ Tofu - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Healthy and delicious bowls made with fresh ingredients! They have fantastic vegan and vegetarian options, and their service is fast and friendly. My personal favorite bowls are the El Jefe and the Balboa. Their chicken can be dry sometimes, but their miso tofu is phenomenal. They also have convenient and versatile catering options, including mega bowls and individual bowls. There really isn't a lot of space to sit, so I always order my food to-go. read more

I visited UPitt and decided to grab lunch here. The staff is so friendly and the food is amazing! I also got an amazing bottled hibiscus green tea from here that I have not stopped thinking about (still trying to find out where I can get a case of them LOL). Great place! I wish I took pictures of the bowl I got, but I was too busy demolishing my bowl. I do have a picture of the tea, though. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - a person holding a bottle of juice - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I have been to the other Roots on Liberty Ave and loved it. I ordered a salad bowl with spinach and kale and cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, chicken and dressing. The staff where very nice and super helpful. I loved the salad it was delicious. I went with a friend and we decided to eat there. They have a downstairs set up with tables. I have to say it is not very nice and seemed a bit dingy. I was not impressed at all with there seating arangements. The other thing is the parking which is not there fault at all but in the middle of the day it can be a real hassle to find a parking spot. I had a very hard time deciding on my stars?????? The food definitely gets 5 stars as it is fantastic. If you are carrying out food i recommend this place 100%. However if you are eating in I would go to the Liberty ave store as it is beautiful inside and has the same food. I give them overall 3 stars only because i did not like the seating or parking. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I love this place! QUALITY ingredients!! Creatively Made!! Super Nourishing!! Well Balanced!! Very Flavorful!! Affordable prices!! Generous portions!! I would come here all the time if they had one in my area and the parking was convenient We got the Roots Bowl, Mad bowl and the Southern and loved all 3 The Roots Bowl would have to be my absolute favorite of the three - the goat cheese and cranberries with the onions and lemon tahini really did it for me - the only thing was that I had to pick out those pita chips to make it gluten free and I wish they have a crunchy alternative that was gluten free My second favorite woukd have to be the Mad bowl because of the grilled mushrooms and the pesto vinaigrette with the red onion and shaved parmesian... You could put that pesto on anything and it would be good plus I am a pretty big fan of grilled mushrooms The Southern was also a pretty big hit with the BBQ tofu.. I LOVED the way the roasted broccoli, kale, corn, pickled onions and cheddar complimented that dish as well and it was such a delight... It reminds me of how amazing pickled onions and roasted broccoli can be I really want to try the other menu choices that they have here because I really feel like you can't go wrong with this place... The rice that comes with all the meals is amazing and I truly felt nourished and satisfied with this food I highly recommend stopping by and picking a bowl or two up on your way home if you are in the area this will more than fill you for lunch and you will probably have leftovers for dinner read more

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Roots is a place where you order your own salad or bowl, and then walk next to it as the expert staff behind the counter, prepare it, mix it, and serve it up. You can order a variety of greens as a base, add rice, beans, corn, many other things. The pace is rapid, the service is excellent. I had the El jefe with kale black beans roasted corn And grilled chicken. It was great. read more

Love this place. Got the bbq tofu for the first time and have decided I will always be a finer miso tofu firm from now on. The bbq tofu was good but very saucy and just not as great of a flavor as the miso tofu. Love the lemon tahini dressing. Quick, casual, cheap for quantity and quality. Big fan. read more

Incredibly helpful staff that takes the time to ensure ingredients are safe for their customers and answer all questions

Roots Rocks!! This food is very good and healthy!! We got our order to go and we were impressed. This is a good choice for people who like burrito bowls with good protein options. The price is right. I had a chicken bowl on brown rice. I ate half of my meal and saved the other half for another meal. My bowl was a large portion. Staff was friendly and fast. I would like to get a "Roots" here in Denver. People here would love it!! I will be back... read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Imma fan of grains and salad bowls. What can I say, it was nutritious and delicious!!

I can't believe it took me so long to try this place. People at work always ordered from here, but, sadly, only on days I packed lunch. I did wait to make lunch plans here until after Pitt's graduation so that it would be less crowded. It was still busy, but the line moved fast. I got the Lil Bob Cobb salad, and didn't make any changes. It was a delicious salad, and I'd definitely get this one again. The ingredients tasted so fresh, and you could see them cooking large batches of chicken on the grill. I love that they have so many set menu items in addition to the create your own bowls. Staff were nice and efficient. The cashier was amazing, and so friendly. My friend said she is always there and always has a positive attitude. We ate downstairs, but dressing is very limited. Most peyote take their orders to go, and I could see it being impossible to get a seat sometimes. I would definitely go back to try more. read more

Roots Natural Kitchen - Lil Bob Cobb - Salad Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania