Reviews of Karyn's (Spa)

Myles Arii

Overall, my first experience was perfect from the moment i stepped in until the moment i left. They do wonders there!

Teresa Ruiz

Gonia was great! Very peaceful atmosphere. Will definitely be back. Very friendly staff.

M Booker

Upon arrival, I was greeted with a smile by Goania (sorry for the misspelling) and Karyn (the owner). The spa is very nice. Shekeila was knowledgeable and made me very comfortable and walked me through the entire process. 5 Stars

Jim Warner

Wonder vegan, raw food. Yum! Elegant atmosphere too.

Tony Foster

Enjoyed a great lunch today with my a sweet friend of mine and everything was just as good as I thought it would be.....

Velnio Nuotaka

Very sanitary-refrigerates food which doesn't even have to be refrigerated (like all of their fruit & veg). Super clean & friendly. But the most important-The Best raw restaurant & store by far. Food with actual flavor, crunch & style, not just bland veggie rolls. Same goes for the staff, who seem to be very happy. It seems that lengthy crazy food critics are just that. No food is good enough. It's not a fast-food joint. It's not a taco place. It's not filled with chemically lab'ed "cheez". So live, fresh food vs. junk pre-cooked takes too long for us. Like a home-made meal (1-2 hrs) vs. the frozen Costco version (30 min to feed 8). Love this place.

Philip Alcocer

Treats their employees like garbage, and unsanitary as it gets.

Karen Jensen

Still the best, and healthiest restaurant in Chicago, and I have been going there for 7 years. The cleanse class is a life changer.

Şef Mehmet Ak

Love Karyns

vivian fountalas

Excellent services and knowledgable staff

Ashton Graetz

Love her. Love the staff. Love what she offers. Betters the planet

Christoph Bucher

Unfortunately the salads from the buffet weren't really tasty

Tomer Yogev

If you want to try raw, you can't beat Karyn's

Mz. McCoy

The best vegetarian food

Anastasia Lyu

Awesome place ! We love it!

Heather Moran

Amazing vegan food! Best lasagna I've ever had! Really good pizza!

Michelle Jackson

My experience was terrible, I went for four treatments. The first three I felt were a lie because she would give me a measurement that was not correct and gave me a treatment that was not secured with the heating treatment. So I went for fourth treatment in the morning, the employer gave me an accurate measurement and fitted me in a belt that was fitted and the heated pads were warm. For the first time I felt the warming pads and I actually sweated, it was wonderful. Once finished the employer told Nancy at the front desk and I was told someone would reach out to me, I will not be returning because I was ignored and very rude not to call me to apologize so I will not continue service there. I can say more but I refuse to be rude like them.

Chase Schwalbach

Not great food

Wendy Horst

Fresh, raw, vegan food can taste amazing! Karyn's introduced me to raw food filled with flavor. We started with a delicious green drink made with cacao and coconut butter. Sampled a 'cheese' plate and had sushi and ravioli for entrees. The raw cheesecake for dessert was divine and decadent, you'll have to share! I'm sure this was a high calorie meal, but it was a fun splurge.

Dominick Hayman

Amazing food. Great for first time our established vegans. Try the spirulina ice cream...will blow your mind.

Daniel Simeon

I tried the vegan chocolate ice cream, it's good!

Ana Laura Rodrigues

Went to this place only yesterday, even though I've been living close by for the past year. I love it! Th service was great. The waitress was super patient on trying to explain to us (a group of 7) all the details of their unusual menu. At least, unusual for me, but simply amazing. All the food was delicious, though I can see some eyes rolling when I say the words raw and vegan. The only dish I was not a huge fan was their Pad Thai. The place is a little small, so you might want to call them before going, just to guarantee. It's definitely one of my favorites places in Chicago now!

Hope Morley

Do not come here if you have food allergies! I came in with a friend who notified the server of her allergies and had the server check that her dish would not contain any corn. The server assured us it would not. My friend’s pizza was brought to the table and she ate a slice before noticing there was cornmeal dusted all over the crust. When my friend called over the server (a different one than before), she was told that substance was not cornmeal. We asked what it was, and the server said he couldn’t tell us because he didn’t speak Spanish and thus could not talk to the kitchen staff. No one in your restaurant can speak to the cooks?!? Eventually he took the dish back and confirmed it was cornmeal. Karyn came over to our table but instead of apologizing profusely for the mistake, she offered my friend a bottle of her “enzymes” and told her that food allergies were simply a digestive imbalance. I’m sorry, but my friend’s serious health issue is not the moment to advertise your snake oil! An overall terrible experience. I’m vegan and want to support vegan businesses in this city, but I will never be back to Karyn’s.

Gerald Smith

Never i just know its great

Carlos Vega

Great service

Jen Harder

Food is over priced and too salty and spicy

ramon saldana

Healthy food !

Stephanie RC

The 'chicken' and waffles were amazing! The chocolate soft serve is great as well. Our server didnt seem interested in our order and after our appetizer handed us our check before we ordered entrees..very yummy but kind of a drive so we most likely won't return

DANEEKA Booker

Terrasa was behind amazing. Today I went in for my first colon hydrotherapy. I have to admit I was terrified. Terresa made sure I was very relaxed during the whole procedure. From the greeting by Gonia down to the very last second these ladies were awesome. I will be going back for another hydrotherapy in a few months and I highly recommend this place.

Itzi Ll

Awful. As a non-dairy eater I really wanted to like this place, but I wouldn't come back here. I stood outside at 11:00 am and it took over 5 minutes and some window tapping for them to acknowledge me and open for the day. Even though I was the first one there they completely forgot about my order and server 4-5 customers first. 40 minutes later I was tired of waiting and got up to ask. Then I got the curry bowl about 10 minute later. The worst part. Toward the end of my meal I found a bug in the food. A small beetle like thing dead and floating. GROSS! I took the plate to the counter and showed it to the staff. I was so upset I just walked out. I didn't even ask for a refund or scandalize the other customers. Consider yourself warned.

Mike Sheahan

Major problem with using my debit card here. They said neither card worked. Yet my transaction history showed 3 charges to my debit card, later credited. The woman working the front desk did not know what she was doing or they are having major system issues with their point of sale system. We walked out. They lost 2 sales. Very disappointed.

Guy Leffel

Karyn's is the ultimate raw experience. Everything is truly done right and are held to the highest standards which is a testament to Karyn's mission that customers deserve to be given pure health-based food. This instead of toxic, profitizing, chemically-addictive, debilitating mainstream trash.

Valery Stanley

Amazing "All You Can Eat" Buffet on Sundays!!! The best way to sample every dish on the menu. Tip: ask for the smoothy that is included in the buffet in a to-go cup - it is way to sweet and will ruin your experience, but it's a nice treat later on.

Jo Sammie

I hope our new location is going to be great. I really love her ice cream. A good half of her raw dishes are truly amazing. I will admit that has been a huge decline in her popularity over the years and the restaurant shows that love that there are generous samples. I have met the owner and she is really nice. But her vanity is sad. She must be a lonely person. most of the food is good. But again, I expect ORGANIC.

Juan Cardenas

Not sure if the food is good because iv been sitting and waiting for a waitress or waiter to acknowledge me for the past 15 min and counting....... service is terrible. The cook just glanced at me so maybe I'll get lucky and someone will come ask me what I want to eat.

Yvonne Mitchell

I love the cakes and bars at Karyn's. All sweets should taste this good and still be good for you.

Andre Li

Best colon therapists and facials in Chicago, IL - period! I have been a big fan of Karyn's for years and thought that I would give it a shout by writing this review. I have used many holistic services at Karyn's Spa and my all time favorites are colonics, infra red sauna and Myopulse facials. I like the ZEN atmosphere in the Spa and the staff makes you feel like you are part of a big family. There are not many places in Chicago where you can get this kind of special treatment and services that rejuvenate your body, mind and soul!

Trend ZONE

The vege Pizza is great.

ami klinker

I ordered the cooked Green enchiladas on uber eats. I can't speak for the service in the store, but the food is to die for!!!!!

Kimberly Goldbaum

All of the food was tasty. The wait staff was very accommodating and patient with someone who doesn't know much about vegan cuisine. I did not miss the meat, it was so flavorful. Highly recommended. And we got the treat of a table visit from Karyn herself, who looks like her food has blessed her with the secrets of good living.

Dara Koper

Great because I had a guest who is a convinced vegan and this is one of the few places where the menu is exclusively vegan

Paulo Saini

Great service and food!

Stevie B

Love this place. I go often. great customer service. I still haven't tried all their services.

FIELDS OF FARMS

What an amazing Experience! I recommend everyone try Karyns products and services! So many health benefits.

Kristi Carreon

Karyn's cooked used to be my favorite restaurant. I am so sad at how absolutely terrible it is now - no wonder they've lost 2/3 locations. We were the only customers that walked in and we waited 15 minutes to be seated. We ended up sitting down at a table on our own. The table had a warm carafe of water already sitting there and 4 glasses with stickers on them that were dirty. When we did finally get service and food, it was not what it used to be. It seemed microwaved, definitely not freshly cooked, especially the rice and beans. We didn't see our waitress for over a half hour. No wonder no one comes in there to eat. I will never be back

Helen Brent

Got a Groupon for Infrared Sauna & Hydrocolonic...very clean relaxing atmosphere and they put me at ease!

Dashiell Bark-Huss

This place has a restaurant but it also has also a buffet/salad bar and prepackaged take home food. It also has a small store with books and ingredients. The buffet is nice. They had raw pizza when I went and it was good. The restaurant side is usually less busy than the the store/buffet/take home side. They staff is really friendly and helpful if you don't know what anything is or what to get. Some of the room is expensive but you can get smaller portions from the salad bar. Raw food is very filling so you don't need that much. It's a really great place for experienced raw foodists but also nice for first timers because of how helpful they are.

Colleen Soto

Best Colonic in Chicago

Jason M

The food is just okay, and while the staff is mostly helpful, the owner isn't as helpful or accommodating.

TapiDebb M

The pizza was really good but the portions are quite small. Their ice-cream was good too.

Aileen O

Grounding place for cleansing and change. Check out Karyn, she always looks amazing

Nick,Nabih Kanaan

Relaxing and inviting atmosphere.

Chantora Currie

Great food and service felt welcome staff is very friendly.

Neicy Johnson

First time ever being there and i felt a great vibe as soon as i walked in the door. EVERYONE was friendly and courteous! I thank them for their hospitality and i thank my boyfriend for sending me!! ❤❤❤

tiffany tolar

Service is always awesome when I go

Bryan Duffy

This is gourmet raw vegan heaven. I am a recent raw vegan that has had dreams of pizza and they satisfied my cravings with two types of raw vegan pizza. They have a full staff that is there to spoil you in many types of gourmet vegan cheese spreads and all types of home made treats. I went to the cafe to left but there is a restaurant to the right also. I am glad I don't live near here or I would spend so much money.

Vivian Fountalas

Love the salad bar...especially the all you can eat part... Food is so good, and had the stuffed peppers today...delicious.

Annalise Galla ga her

THIS PLACE ROCKS! I ordered the cooked sloppy Joe and it was one of the best things I've ever eaten!! My mom and dad also both loved their dishes, so much that they wouldn't share with me! If you are in Chicago looking for vegan food, PLEASE COME HERE!! It is sooo yummy. The only reason I did not give it a 5 star rating is the service was pretty unfriendly, and for dessert I got a raw vegan cheesecake for NINE dollars--very overpriced and it tasted really bad.

Wrex Havoc

Worst dining experience ever. My boyfriend and I have been going to Karyn's for years, the one on Green and on Wells, before they both closed. This was our first time coming to the one on Halsted and we will never come back. We walked in and the sign said, "Please wait to be seated" So we waited. And waited. And waited. We looked questioningly at waitstaff, all who looked through us. Then finally a bus boy told us we could just seat ourselves. There were a few tables with people, but not packed. It took a while to take our order, during which we ordered two ice teas and an appetizer. We got our hummus plate, but no tea. Our waitress must have walked past us 3 or 4 times before she actually brought them. Then the waiting really started. We waited 45 mins before I finally had to stop the waitress (who must have walked right past our table to serve the two people behind us their 4 entrees about a dozen times) and ask her how much longer it would be, and also ask for more of the supposedly bottomless iced tea which had sat empty about a half hour. When our meals finally arrived, my boyfriend's was cold, from waiting from my meal to be finished, and mine was absolutely awful. The veggies and sauce were bland and the rice was horribly salty. Again I had to call her over to explain the food was inedible, something I never do at a restaurant. But after waiting 45 mins I was slightly perturbed. She was very nice and recommended something else and I only had to wait 15 mins for that to come out, but I got to watch my boyfriend eat his cold meal. So 20 mins after I started eating, I have to call our waitress over and ask for a box and tell her we'd like to order some dessert. We watch her walk back and forth, past us another 5 or 6 times before I call her again, and instead of acknowledging me, she holds up a finger and walks away. I'm normally very patient and I understand she's busy with her 6 tables, but a box. Just drop off a box. She finally does after giving me the finger (index, not middle. boy that would have been icing on the cake!) along with our check...guess we're NOT getting dessert then. By this point I've had it. I put one of my many gift cards I have for karyns (because my family all knows how much I *used* to love this place) in the check bill and my boyfriend tells me to go get the car and he'll continue to wait to be ignored, because I might just loose it. While I'm walking to the car, I totally forget where we've parked so it takes me a good 10 mins to find the car, after which my boyfriend calls me and said he just walked out because he was tired of waiting. There was about twice our bill on the card and we just left it there because it's not like we're going to come back to use it. We were there over 2 and a half painful hours. Awful awful experience. We don't get out as often as we'd like, so we were hoping to have a nice date night. So, I have two other gift cards with about $150 left on them if anyone would like to sit forever and get crappy food. I sure as heck am not going to go back.

Chelsea Bell

What horrible and rude service from one of her staff members with a nose ring. He was just rude and didn't care. Also, they are so slow with customer service. Like how are you the only person in line and it takes 5 to 7 minutes to be serviced. I will not be going back. Go to the Vegetarian/Vegan soul good place on 75th and indiana ave. They're the best with good food and service.

Divas-n- Dogs

Love it! She has added to the health of my live. I have used the Fresh Corner and Day Spa and Karyn is present at her business and her staff is so helpful and kind.

Katie N

I had my first colon hydrotherapy session ever today and I'm eager to go back for another. Shakeila worked with me, she was calming, she explained how things were going to work as we were progressing, and she shared tips for better digestion with me. I certainly feel the euphoria afterwards, everyone at Karyn's was extremely friendly and inviting. They have a new customer for life! Thank you, ladies.

Lisa Sromek

I expected more from one of the first raw/vegan restaurants in Chicago (especially one that has been around for a while) and though I shared several different offerings off of the menu, I was unimpressed. The fact that we were the only ones dining spoke volumes (though I initially chalked it up to the fact it was a Tuesday night, and it seems like a fancier place). There is a nice shop/juice bar selling natural products adjacent to the restaurant, and the parking lot was a bonus for Lincoln Park (in an area that is all meters now). I don't see myself returning here anytime soon, though I may still give Karyn's on Green or Karyn's Cooked a try.

Eslavia Garza

All vegetarian food. The buffet choices were skimpy and everything was icy cold. High priced for the quality.

Ron Schumacker

One of the best vegan meals l ever had. I'm usually a steak man but had the opportunity to eat at Karyn's and now considering taking her vegan culinary course

Eri. Garfy.

(Translated by Google) Excellent !!!! (Original) Exelente!!!!

Janice Temple

Karyn's is legendary for excellent raw foods. Many celebrities come to dine and enjoy Karyn's cuisine. The cooked dishes are awesome too.

Lona Reiling

Karyn's is amazing. Staff is so caring and great. Place is so professional. Karyn herself, has improved my life.

Sharan Douglas

My experience today was great! The woman that assisted me was very professional and thoughtful. I also got a chance to meet the owner and her beautiful dog Matthee. She was so down to earth...kind of reminded me of my aunt. I will definitely go back!...The juice bar is said to open in Feb...can't wait to see what's on the menu.

Mariam T

If you're looking for raw vegan food this a great introduction. Slightly pricey, but the raw raviolis are tasty.

Dawn Silver

I am so grateful for Karyn's Fresh Corner. I feel so alive when I eat there...my body is happy for the loving nourishment! I have been losing weight easily....buy a gallon of rejuvulac every time I am there to clear and rebuild my system.....I drink it every morning. The food is fresh and amazing! Last week when I was there I had the new soft serve (completely natural and dairy free and even healthy) soft serve ice cream ...vanilla topped with coffee ice cream. OMG seriously. This is what I want for my birthday...more!!!!

daria tsoupikova

Wrong hours on google. Drove 20 minutes to have brunch as hours are published 9am to 9pm. Just to find out they nit open till 11.

Patrick Supanwanid

The food is great but the ordering process and service could be improved.

Frieda Saffold

I love Kary's! Can't live without it. Food is always good and the service is always friends. I have done the detox nine times and I feel great! Definitely check this place out !!!

Antonio D'souza

Wide array of delicious healthy food. The cheese plate is amazing!