CoreLife Eatery — Restaurant in Murfreesboro

CoreLife Eatery has an abundance of healthy options available that they combine into some pretty incredible dishes. Yes…they tout things like clean and healthy. The ingredients they use say they are free of GMO’s, trans fats, artificial colors, sweeteners and other artificial additives.

So if you are a “steak and potato” guy like me the word they omit from the advertising is flavorless. I humbly submit that the meals we enjoyed today were FAR from flavorless. The BBQ Ranch Chicken was a combination of purple rice, corn, black beans, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, jicama (had to ask what this was), chicken, tortilla strips, coriander, and basil. This dish was absolutely DELICIOUS! Seriously…the combination of flavors here blew me away! The Chicken & Rice Noodle was unlike any chicken noodle “soup” I have ever had. They combine chicken bone broth, chicken, rice noodles, shredded kale, carrots, celery, and scallions. First they steam the vegetables and noodles to get them hot and “Al Dente” and then add in the chicken bone broth. At first my taste buds were telling me “this is not chicken soup” because I was not tasting thousands of milligrams of sodium and other “flavor” enhancers. Instead this was about as comforting and fulfilling a bowl of soup I believe I have ever enjoyed. I also tried a cup of the bone broth, really solid flavors! The drink bar…more of the same healthy yet delicious beverages. I am impressed how they have used healthy foods to create such great tasting meals.

The owners and the folks taking care of everyone (and it was packed) did an exceptional job, making sure to answer questions and to just welcome us to the restaurant. The atmosphere is bright and open with both inside/outside seating.

Healthy or not…this was really good food that will bring me back to try their...

Follow up visit: I came in for dinner a second time and the experience was much better. The spicy pork bowl is very delicious with some kim chi added.

Whenever food is added from the line, you get a mixture of cold and warm ingredients. The total experience is bites of cold and warm - eventually becoming a mixture of colder than room temperature spoonfuls.

Talking with the staff - they admit to making all the ingredients in the kitchen. No chef Sysco.

If you can get ingredients that haven't sat on the line - their food is really good. 4/5

I came in for dinner at 830pm and was sorely disappointed with the food that was served.

What was still on the line (ingredients were sold for the day, understandable) was dried out and not enough for a full portion.

The management should instruct the staff to not sell ingredients that dried out from sitting in a warmer all day and under a heat lamp. They should especially not sell the ingredients at full price dried out and under portioned.

I'll write another review when I get a chance to try it again not within 30 minutes of close but having under portioned and heat lamp grilled food sold to you at full price because the staff has to break down the line in half an hour is bad business.

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The costs here added up to be a little more than we had planned for, at $28 for two of us (and a side of hummus for my toddler.) I think maybe they gave us the bigger size bowls bc we forgot to specify. My husband and I each got broth bowls and we both thought they were just okay. I got the sriracha tofu mushroom bowl and while i loved the flavor of the lemongrass, I got several big hard pieces which I had to spit out. The tofu was chewy, but if I ate it with the mushroom it was nice. All in all it smelled and sounded better than it was but it wasnt bad. More importantly, I felt great after eating there. it is rare to find healthy food that makes you feel good for fast service. I think next time I would try a grain bowl. The best thing for me was the cranberry cayenne lemonade. there are several fabulous drink options and that was my favorite. the drinks alone, seriously were enough to make me want to come back! Other things I really enjoyed: high chairs available, as well as changing rooms in both restrooms. The staff was very friendly. it was really clean and the decor was nice. I would come back again but wouldnt go too far...