CORE Kitchen

Great.

I found Core Kitchen in the heart of Downtown Oakland, about 3 blocks from my hotel. I had the raw zucchini pesto - yummy! The wonderful dressing on my salad was perfect.

I have been waiting for a restaurant that cooks with only produce for my whole life. They use no sugar, salt, flour, oil, meat, dairy---only fruits and veggies and everything from scratch.

I feel safe to eat anything I want on the menu and trust that it's good for me...AND it all tastes super good :)

The Thai Zucchini Noodles are Chia Pudding are my fav and I get the Kale Smoothie every day!

Since becoming a vegan several months ago, I have gradually been slacking off, eating more salt, sugar, oil and processed foods. I think eating at CORE kitchen will help me get back into the healthy eating that I set out to do when I became a vegan in the first place.

Very delicious food, completely guilt-free, and filling. Nice clean store, and friendly employees.

I recommend the curry collard wrap!

Wonderful place worth supporting! The food is organic & vegan. They don't use any salt, sugar, or oil. I strive to eat this way at home so nice to find this when eating out too.

Core Kitchen is right in downtown Oakland so caters to many working people there who take their meals to go on their lunch break. The food is served in certified compostable plant fiber containers that will turn to soil in 90 days & the silverware is compostable as well so is really setting the bar high for eco-friendly sustainable business. There are two tables that you will most likely share with another patron if you eat in as you sit below the Oakland Tribune building that towers above nearby.

Core Kitchen is a gem in the area as there are many other fast food chains nearby like Panda Express & Popeye's Chicken. In comparison this food is healthy, affordable, & tasty. I enjoyed "The Hearty" collard wrap: herbed potatoes, chickpeas, ripe avocado, & garden fixings loaded with tahini cashew cream. It came with a small side salad with a vinaigrette. I paired the wrap with a side of cumin sweet potatoes. They even had a couple gourmet condiment spices such as black or pink cracked pepper & dried jalapeno flakes to top your meal in spice jars on the silverware table. The wrap with the sweet potato side were both flavorful, affordable, & well presented. I'll be back & recommend checking out this place if you work or live in the area whether you follow a plant based diet or not!