Reviews of LYFE Kitchen (Restaurant)

Aman Nagpal

Great healthy options any time of day. Good vegan and vegetarian selection as well!

Lauren Sayler

Really liked the place. The facility was clean and the staff was nice. The service was very quick. The food was also decent. Very healthy. A little expensive but what can you expect from Chicago!

Orthja Efinger

Great food, great place!

michael wen

delicious food, good service.

Ezra Five

Great healthy food, but pricey.

Jordan Boulger

This location has a ton of seating and is located close to Michigan Avenue and the Northwestern medical campus. Good is interesting and tasty. Lots of vegan and vegetarian options, but a little pricey. Good drinks (flavored with chia seeds and fruit) and they serve alcohol.

Albert Foster

Tasty fast fresh place with plenty of good vegan and gluten free options.

Spencer Dawson

Really really good - tasty and healthy. Plus there's free sparkling, still, and room temperature water.

David Salazar

Great food, environmentally friendly, reasonable prices, creative salads

Alex Ellis

Good food with a reasonable price - clean and good seating. Also caters to vegan. Had the chicken avo sandwich.

Christie R

I've been to Lyfe Kitchen many times and it's always a hit or miss. However, I can say now that I've had too many bad experiences to continue to pay a high price for mediocre to bad food. Yesterday was the last strike. I gave 2 stars because at least they attempt at being healthy. I had the Quinoa Crunch bowl. Over 2/3 was quinoa! The rest was cucumber chunks, OVERRIPE tomatoes, topped with a very SMALL portion of arugula, dollop of hummus, a brown, overripe slice of avocado the size of a lemon wedge (not worth $11). Their cooks obviously don't care about their craft. Especially, since I had to tell the manager once that I saw the cook texting, then put his phone down, and started rolling my breakfast burrito DIRTY bare hands. He had someone else remake it. I should have been done with Lyfe then!

Lori Larson

I got the tomato zucchini soup and and pistachio rose salad. It was so good and I can’t believe how good the price is for the quality! I’ll be back during my trip

Chris Benning

Good food but waaaayyyy over priced

Mohammed Ibrahim

Great food and friendly staff.

Lynn Hardy

Nice dining area. Great food. But overpriced.

Kristin Taghon

I had the freshest salad of kale. The dressing was light and very fresh. The staff was SO nice to me. The cashier was a sweet youmg man that showed interest in the customers by just noticing things. When I went to put away my trash, a staff member came up and said she would take care of it. We just had to order and eat and they do the rest Someone brought my food. Someone picked up my dishes. The ambience is nice. I wish there were more of these places. I just love how healthy it is and how friendly people are.

Jeffrey Welch

Had good gluten-free & vegan cookies.

Daniel Powers

Great food at reasonable prices. Slightly slow service but worth the wait.

J. Kelley

Not fast food but a great place to eat healthy. Has a wide variety of menu options and it labels the food v or gf. Vegan friendly

Kai Colucci

One of our party ordered food and the rest of us just got drinks which they have a surprising amount of options for. The food took a long time and we were offered drink refills. Then when the food was delivered we were offered two orders of something we didn’t order anyways but didn’t notice. Ended up getting 3 plates and 4 drinks for free. Pretty sweet.

MF Hdz G

Menu was good, location and building good. - Roughly 60% of the tables were empty but kept dirty and with plates from past costumers the whole time we where there. - We had to clean our own table in order to sit. - The chicken avocado food item we order, they forgot the avocado. - They took a long time to bring our food and brought all the items separately. - Chicken was over cooked and not a good flavor. Smoothie was tasty and the macha lemonade was tasty too.

Kyleigh Gilmore

I stayed at a hotel across the street for 6 days ate here for lunch the first day and tried to go back every day! The food is delicious and it’s all so fresh and healthier options you don’t feel bad about eating ‘fast’ casual food. The kale banana smoothie was perfect for breakfast after a night of drinking and heavy food. The spicy food has a good kick and there are even plenty of cocktail and drink options. I only wish the breakfast was open earlier to grab food before heading out to work!

Jesse Park

Their buffalo sauce is the best I’ve ever had. Their vegan taco was also the best TACO I’ve ever had! Not a lot of entree items were both vegan and gluten free, which was a little disappointing. Free sparkling water is a nice touch. Vegan and gluten free dessert was really good.

ModifiedOnBudget

Waiting on a to go order. Very slow. 20 mins so far and its not even busy in here

Vlad Novikov

This was good for the price, nothing groundbreaking. I was a little underwhelmed that the chicken and avocado sandwich only had two thin slices of avocado in it. I get that it's an expensive piece of produce but if that's like in the name of the sandwich I feel like there should be more. Salad was fine, might go back if I want something fresh and healthy over lunch

Ruth Ashford

Going of choice for vegans and meat eaters to eat together. I had the Thai tofu bowl which was delicious and very filling. We also had a silver bullet smoothie (very tasty but also very filling), the sweet potato fries and a zuccinni and walnut cake. Only issue was that it took a long time for our drinks to come out, we'd already finished the food by the time they arrived

Talal Alothman

Wasn't that packed but took the food about 45 minutes to get out. One order was just sitting on the counter waiting for someone to bring it for about 15 mins.

Aaron Beuhring

Fantastic fresh food.

Marie Worrall

I had the quinoa salad with salmon. The ginger and mint chia was so good! Lovely place. Great food!

Carol Berres

The brussel sprouts and squash side dish was delicious - only available during winter

Toni Pearce

Food was amazing! Great place to grab healthy food when you want to get something quick.

Carole Long

Food was great. Sat outside and unfortunately a pick-pocket stole a wallet from the purse of one member of our party. Keep a sharp eye on your valuables! Management wasn't very helpful.

Douglas Francisco

Found Lyfe b/c of vegan friendly options. Ate there for breakfast and lunch and pleasantly satisfied with both. The employees are knowledgeable regarding vegan specifics and the menu is also marked as such. Only reason for not marking 5 stars is they could step up general cleaning a bit; including glassware, cutlery, and general restaurant. I will go back.

Wilhelmina Wade

Excellent and fresh foods.

Samantha Henderson

This place is AMAZINGG! Was there last week and still cant believe the quality and wonderful taste of the food I got. Highly recommend!!!

Matthew Reddoch

Reasonable prices, nice beer/wine selection. The food tasted fresher and better than most similar restaurants. If you're in the area its definitely worth checking out.

Syd Alexander

I came here a while ago with some co-workers for breakfast. I ordered the egg white w/cheddar sandwich. This came with skillet potatoes. I'm not even a breakfast person, but this made me want to come here everyday! The tomatoes and lettuce were fresh, and I'm certain they were non-GMO by the flavor. The potatoes were crispy out side but fluffy on the inside. The atmosphere was nice, peaceful, and the staff was attentive to what we needed and overall nice. Definitely worth going to.

Alisha Kra

My boyfriend loved the food here. Really delicious. Nice store.

Brent Vaughan

Food was excellent. Service good. Only complaint was the side "salad" was only a couple types of lettuce. No other veggies.

AAROHAN M BABY

Great place to relax and enjoy food

Ricardo Valdez

Healthy eating great employees

Angi James

Found this place through the "Find me Gluten Free" app while Visiting Chicago. Always glad to find unique, quality gluten free items. I wish there was a location in south Florida.

Evgeny Kolev

Finally! Have been considering LYFE for a long time. Happened so, that it was an open nearby place at a time we were hungry. Great vegetarian choices! Attractive drinks. Love the self serving water stations. And how the servers tracked us down through the device we got - a reverse buzzer :-).

Michael Murphy

Fantastic tasting healthy meal after a day of indulging in not so healthy food was just what we needed as we touristed around Chicago. The staff was so helpful with my daughter who has multiple food allergies. To top it off we got to sit on the sidewalk while we enjoyed our meal. The soups were extra tasty!

Bethany Skinner

Great food with lots of vegan and gluten free options. I am neither however they gladly helped make sure my food was lactose free. It was amazing and fresh and had the perfect price point!

jacob brodie

Over priced. Food was below average. Smoothies are fire.

Berto R

Grilled chicken avacado on ciabatta w/side salad. Side salad was 11pieces of lettuce w/balsamic vinaigrette. Sandwich Nothing big. $16 WoW... I dont see it

Dominic Neumann

Food was good, but nothing special. It's easy for vegans to eat here.

Ted Sofios

Waited 30 minutes for food. Only got it because I said something. While they hobbled my food together at this point I was given a partial apology and a cookie for pacification. The Ahi Tuna Poke bowl is 80% quinoa and anything but "Mega" as the menu boasts. Felt uplifted when the food finally came, but then a nearby child attacked us with her shoe. Not coming back.

Christopher Wilson

Ordered the flatbread. Tasted cheap, took two bites and requested to exchange it for something else. Cashier said their was nothing she could do. Any respectable restaurant would be more than willing to offer another item rather than leaving a dissatisfied customer

Carolyn sutter

Great food. Has some vegan choices

Daniel Krier

This is my go to place for lunch when in the area. Always fresh, always healthy food options. Great spot!

James Gagnon

Food was delicious. Service was friendly and prompt. Even had beer! Would definitely go again.

Ray Birks

3 times in 1 week ! I like this place. :)

Caleb Carbone

Staff was really helpful in trying to accommodate the needs I had.

Masha Boone

Tasty. Great cocktails

Michael Bloem

Incredibly delicious and healthy food! Only reasons I'm not giving 5 stars is a poor kids menu and high prices.

Cherie Kripal

The food was decent but nothing special, we were given a dirty mug, and when a dish was forgotten it was impossible to get the attention of the servers even though they walked past us numerous times, we had to go to the kitchen.

Stephen Smith

Sorry - based on several times eating there: There is little attention to detail with the food. Some of the basics have been ignored. Please clean the snap-peas - the string should be off. Why do you need to cook a stir fry to so hot that the ingredients start turning to mush? Broccoli should be crisp and bright - not mushy and olive colored. The shredded carrots are almost broken down

Danielle Covarrubias

Really healthy food!

chris shadowens

Unexpected delight.

Ben W

Food is good but quite pricey for a quick bite

Marc Iraola

I had the cauliflower tacos and they were wonderful. I am a new vegan having a hard time with my new dietary restrictions. Being able to have more flavorful options is great. The menu definitely is definitely vegan minded. It is very hard to go out to eat with friends since everywhere in Chicago has either meat or cheese. This restaurant definitely is a Golden goose for vegans.

Aminta Carrillo

Food so fresh and healthy and it tastes good!

Infinite Sunrays

I decided to go to this place as they were vegan friendly. There was an issue with the portion of food and poor communication here. I ordered and clarified what was called the " Gardein chicken tenders" with the cashier, and she clarified what I had asked for. However although this is listed this way on the menu, when I received the chicken tenders, it was a vegan chicken patty cut into quarters. This is considered false advertising in my opinion. These in the picture that I took of my plate are clearly not chicken tenders!!!! Also, she never told me that the order I made was child's meal. I was with another lady and we were eating in, so clearly there were not any children with us. So, I was expecting 4 actual chicken tenders. If you google Gardein Chicken tenders you will see what they are supposed to look like as I have purchased and had them previously from the grocery store.

Sara Swinehart

Pretty delicious food and excellent service.

Neil Mudjer

Mediocre food at best.

Sam Erens

Good corn chowder

Caitlin Kwan

Delicious! Great vegan options, and fast and friendly service!

Theresa Rayford

Love the flatbread pizza

Monika Manchanda

Great food!

Eric Zehnder

This is a decent place but not amazing. The food was generally good but I'd say overpriced, especially the pizza/flatbread as it was really small. Tacos were tasty for what they were but still overpriced.

David david

Very Healthy food options, food was delicious, highly recommend.

A DS

Horrible Coffee. Eggs were ok.

K Castor

We had a delicious breakfast here, but when we returned for lunch, it was incredibly disappointing.

Grant Hartwig

It was really bland ! Just not my cup of tea. I would not return.

Lauren Ritter

I loved that they had so many vegan choices labeled on their menu. I ordered the Quinoa Crunch bowl and it had a nice variety of fresh vegetables, including a MOUNTAIN of arugula that it was topped with. YUM!

Trisha Swanson

Healthy and great tasting food!

David Anderson

Wow - this is a real find. Food was great, reasonably priced, healthier fair - my daughter and I really loved it. The beet hibiscus drink and farmhouse burger was great. Worth stoping in if your in the area

Jenny V

Friendly, helpful staff. I had the fish tacos, which were delicious. I was not as impressed with the sweet potato fries, as they were a bit cold. My husband had no complaint with his chicken sandwich. One thing I really enjoyed was the option for sparkling water at the water fountain. Will definitely return when I return to Chicago.

Maria Hill

In Chicago for the first time. We saw lady walking on the street with food and asked her where she got it from. She mentioned this place. So glad we decided to come. Best mahi mahi tacos

Sandra Gipe

Offers fresh healthier choices for lunch.

Jim White

Just ate breakfast here while visiting and wish we had one at home. Healthy whole fast food served by nice people. Had oatmeal and avocado toast.

Ute Bochmann

A new favorite. Great place for a whole food plant-based diet. The cauliflower appetizer and the hibiscus beet drink were to die for. We'll be back!

Ayo Maat

Not enuf of vegan selections I prefer. Pastrues contain canola oil even vegan cookies. But kombucha pinot sage is outstanding. Ok, it is $5, but I do not drink coffee, alcohol nor gamble.

Diane Howard

BEWARE. Do not visit this location. My wallet was stolen while I was eating there. After making the police report, found out this is a known location for pickpockets. Management was rude and unhelpful. Save your money and go elsewhere. Worst experience ever.

Jacqueline Morris

Healthy Food options , freshly prepared , fast service.

Allison Mette

Food is amazing!

Daaka Jewelry

Walked by this place many times, finally went in and I’m glad I did. Great option when you want healthy food that wont break the bank. I usually go to the Whole Foods hot bar which I deplore, Lyfe Kitchen is a great alternative. I like they care about how the food looks. Go and enjoy.

Anne Coleman

Great place for a qiuck healthy snack.

Steve S

Fantastic selection of fresh made gluten free bowls and flatbreads. The cookies are to die for, or at least to snack on before you get your meal. We tried a selection of items for dinner and breakfast which were all delicious. The service is great and have a lot of care for celiac.

Thomas Lunik

Poor service, food subpar

Rebecca B

We visited Lyfe Kitchen with two toddlers and an infant. It was very convenient and kid friendly!

Michael Everhart

Great healthy option.

Shraddha Singh

Great food, right portions.

Vincent Stokes

Good healthy food. Can be pricey.

Austin Kasper

Good choice of water temperature and sparkle level

Niko Apostal

Fresh, healthy and delicious!

Robert Brock

We had very healthy and great tasting meals!

Ricardo van Dijk

Healthy plates, but very small portions. Not super tasty as well.

Tim Houterloot

Good food, decent surroundings and service

Nicky Plant

Great selection of drinks and food... Healthy and tasty and the carrot courgette and walnut muffin is wonderful... Quinoa crunch salad also very good, great chilli dressing

Idiosyncratic R

Good healthy food. Recommend it to everyone.

R K

Healthy. Overpriced

Sarah Helser

Was better than I anticipated

HAMID ALANSARY

The chicken sandwich with Avocado was great

Ellie Stewart

Great food and customer service

dylan demnard

This place is really great. Fine food, great people and really low prices compared to similar menu items (half the price of yolk restaurant) for three we ended up eating well for 30$. Went there a few times and all items are good

Lonna Gordon

Good quick service healthy fast food

Jacqui Blau

Love this place. It was our first time here. The people were nice the food is great and I highly recommend. I had the Mediterranean salad with grilled chicken, my family had burgers, and the tortilla soup was excellent! Definitely going back.

Jen Laga

Cauliflower grilled cheese should always be on the menu! Sweet potato fries on point. Great place all around and looking forward to my return

Dan Butler

This was truly a fantastic surprise. I can honestly say this is one of the best burgers I have ever had. The bun was soft and flavorful. The burger itself was cooked to perfection, slightly pink in the middle, and still juicy. I would not have expected such flavor from a "health food" restaurant.

Liz M

*Amending review to say that this location displayed no brunch menu on the wall or the menu stand when we entered, so we assumed there was no brunch. Apparently there is. Perhaps a greeter at the door or a brunch menu posted somewhere in the restaurant would make this clear. I'll up a star. (Previous review: NO BRUNCH here. Google tagged it as a place we could get brunch. We left.)

Sudha

It’s a bright, happy place that understands the beautiful balance between healthy and delicious! Everything tastes fresh. Tried the cauliflower taco and corn chowder. Heavenly!

Corey Hundt

Nice setting for lunch with a fresh menu.

martha bohn

Great, healthy food!

Misylla Adkins

Always slow with delivery orders. Order is never ready upon arrival.

Ingrid Chawla

Used to have more vegan options. Still tasty but could have more options.

Hermann Töglhofer

Breakfast was awesome, love the avocado toast. Also the coffee is actually very good.

Shivaun Robinson

Wrong order (twice), owner yelled at employees on the floor, will not be back.

Ryan Soul

Food came fast. But food came cold. Cold fish tacos and sweetpotato fries. Would of been so much better if it were atleast warm. Also, Pretty over priced. Delivery service is great but the food was cold. Smoothie was super small wish there was a larger size to order.. Good food guys I liked the tacos regardless. I may give you guys another try just for that but i hope the food is atleast warm next time around. 2.5 stars , i want to give you 3 but the food was just cold and overpriced.

Todd Rhinerson

Food was light, fresh, and delicious.

Lisa Carreno

Wide variety of healthy and fresh food. Loves the free water bar... your choice of sparkling, chilled or ambient water... and with a glass, not paper cup! Comfortable and pleasant atmosphere also.

Dana A

I enjoyed a delicious salad and tortilla soup. Pretty quick service. Everything was fresh.

Melissa Papke

Had dinner at LYFE Kitchen while visiting Chicago for work. They have a very interesting menu with lots of choices for everyone from meat eaters to vegans to those who are gluten free. I had chicken fingers and the sweet potato fries and they were pretty good. Try it for yourself... you might like it.

Lenora Carroll

Food was good but a little pricey. Service was quick enough.

Richard Allphin

Food sucked totally a waste will never go back

Eric Scott

Good burgers

Eric J

Good food but lacking any kind of vegan cheese for the veggie burger. How can Lyfe justify this with so many exalent vegan cheese options on the market now?

Sourjya Guha

Doubt it can be any better for the price in this part of the chicago. Decent Salmon. Great Chicken tenders. Perfect freshly cooked dinner!

Brittany Berry

Food was soo good and staff was friendly! Prices were reasonable too

Alonka Dobrodieieva

The best place for vegetarians, veggie burger was delicious

Guillermo Salomon

What a great place for a healthy food, good for vegan or not vegan, great selections, nice and yummy dishes, very good ambient and set up.

Bryan Euzent

Friendly service, burger cooked perfectly, quality ingredients.

Paula Brown

Excellent food! Servers are phenomenal and so sweet...we'll be back..

Elena Cañadas

Nice vegetarian and vegan friendly place. Healthy fast food. Variety of ingredients in their menu, all locals. Tasty smoothies. Food was a bit undercook, broccoli and kinoa too hard.

Megan Kostroun

Got the ahi tuna poke for lunch and it was pretty good. Sat up in the upstairs area overlooking the rest of the place. It was packed but clearing out. Food was really fresh and the place was pretty clean. There were some larger parties (6-8) dining at the time I was there. They had plenty of room.

D. Sivakumar

Had breakfast, quite good and a good number of options

Rotor W

A light, airy place to eat lite, healthy food. Enjoy yourself while and after you eat.

Amy L

Fast, easy, and clean. The food was delicious and you can tell that there isn't some secret sauce or dressing that the cover the dish in that ruins the nutritional value of the food. If you're looking for a healthy meal that deviates from your standard salad, I would recommend coming here.

Justin Seabaugh

Best chicken sandwich I have ever had. It looked so simple yet it was so flavorful. The drinks were good, and everyone was happy. Only complaint was the very plain lettuce salad... Which was only lettuce... For real? Everything else made up for it. Great place.

Tuyen Tran

Too pricey for the food. Staff was condescending. The food tasted good though.

Jake Meding

Like the serve yourself water machine but could use an ice dispenser

Apoorva Dixit

Avocado toast is good.

Angelina Huang

LYFE Kitchen is a great healthy option! The flavors are paired perfectly. My family and I ordered the superfood salad, red lentils + halloumi bowl, and ahi tuna bowl. We loved all three of them but especially the red lentils + halloumi bowl. Their dishes make them stand out from other health-based restaurants, and I will definitely be back!

Kirk Eppenstein

MEH!! Way overpriced.

Carson Folio

Interesting takes on old traditional food. Very filling and not that expensive.

Niq Howard

Well-prepared, excellent food in a clean environment. I got the fish tacos. Two was plenty for me but you can add a third for a small charge. The two tacos came with a side salad, which was basically lettuce with some sauce. The tacos were heaping with fresh ingredients. The appearance matched the taste. The food was delicious and the fish prepped perfectly for the tacos. The food was zesty and left me feeling excellent after I ate it. I'll be back here for some more lyfe.