Arnold’s Way

I love this place so much. I was visiting a friend and we went here to have some smoothies. They were absolutely amazing and the people who work there were so sweet to us. I’m definitely coming back!

This place is so good. The smoothies are perfection and the mock tuna sandwiches are to die for. A definite stop for me when I’m in that neck of the woods

Arnold is very nice!!! He was so welcoming, sat down and talked with us, and even took a video of he and my mom (Kathleen Downey-​nutritionist and Shamanic
) talking about nutrition and posted it on his website. He’s got some very unique things in his store, and a very nice vegan menu!

Was such a fun experience and amazing food! If you are looking for a fine dining place to sit down In and get waited on hand and foot than this is not the place for you. But I 100% recommend if you are in the area or near by to give it a try. The food is all raw vegan and there’s something on the menu for everyone to be interested in trying it out. Such a neat environment almost life changing. Nice little gem!
P. S. Its near the arcade can be a little difficult to find.

Loved it. Very nice people working there. Very casual environment. Tried the zucchini pasta with marinara sauce. Very very good. Fresh tasting. Had the rainbow smoothie which was good too. My first ra foods experience. I will definitely be back!

Can’t comment on food — been waiting 50 minutes now for a sandwich. Don’t come at noon, that’s for sure.
OK, editing. I gave it 2 more tries. Hmmmm… I really like the ethic and goals here. Don’t get things wrapped in nori — they fall apart. I need to try more of the daily specials, as the other things start to taste all the same. I’ll be trying again and hopefully updating again. I really want to like this place.

The food is awesome and the staff is great. I had some sort of burger taco which was wrapped in a banana crêpe. It was really good. I also had a green smoothie and a salad. It was my first time there, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. It was great.

Was really looking forward to eating here. It’s extremely unclean. Dirty menus and floors, broken chairs. the whole place had a really disgusting & filthy feel to it. There’s bizarre clutter everywhere, like children’s trampolines and fax machines. They were missing multiple ingredients for the dishes we wanted and «haven’t had wheatgrass for a while», even though it’s on their menu, as clear as day. The staff was nice, food was mediocre, and my boyfriend had a bug on his plate.

If you have never been here before, the place is confusing. First, it’s located inside a mall. When we finally found it, we came in and were asked if we wanted to see a menu. Obviously we would, as we had no clue what they would be serving otherwise. It took a while to get the menus because the owner had to clean them first. We ordered, and it took about ten minutes to get the food. While we were waiting, we noticed that all the regulars coming in were getting the special of the day – which no one had told us about and that looked really good and happened to be cheaper than the regular menu (as most lunch specials are). The food was pretty good, but the service was so bad that it didn’t make up for it.

Simply put: food was freaking fantastic. Got the toona sandwich and a banana whip, and I thoroughly enjoyed both. Couldn’t have found a better spot for a healthy vegetarian lunch.
Staff was really nice, and happy to give me the low down on the seminars and community events Arnold’s holds. (Arnold wasn’t there so I didn’t get a chance to see how preachy he was of my own accord.)
As for all these snoots giving Arnold’s low stars for the way the restaurant looks, they are just that being snooty. Arnold’s is not the type of place to go for a fancy atmosphere. If you are worried about a nicked plate, then pull the pickle out of you ass and eat that.
Arnold’s is about good food, and frankly that’s all they need to be about because they have hit that nail on the head.

Let me just start off by saying that I love Arnold’s Way. I really do.
This is just my honest review of this place, good and bad.
The food is great. Staff is awesome. The regulars that come in are also great, raw foodies who you can just chat about health with for a long time.
I haven’t had one bad dish from this place. I live for my banana whip, too.
This place is really really uninviting though, to say the least. I still go to get my delicious raw vegan goodies, and support the movement, but lets just say i’m not usually sprinting out the door to come and hang out there. My motivation is the food, alone.
The tables are nasty. The place is dirty, or at least dirty-​seeming. Plain and simple. The plates are chipped, there is dried/​stuck on food everywhere. I’ve been to some places similar to Arnold’s Way, but none this skeevey. I find this important because I think it further dissatracts people from the raw food lifestyle.
The set up is strange, how to order your food. The chef’s (who are awesome btw) can’t really see you if you walk in, since there is a wall seperating the kitchen and main area. You have to kind of interrupt them with whatever they’re doing to give them your order.
Arnold knows what he’s talking about. Some may disagree with his philosophy, but the proof is in the pudding. That is beside the point.
He preaches a little too much. I have been a raw foodist for about 11 months now. I am pretty established with my lifestyle, and research a crap ton about it. He preaches to me, even though I’ve heard of the majority of the stuff he’s said already. He will interrupt you mid-​conversation to talk to you about something you’ve heard him mention a thousand times.
In order to show people true health, I dont think his approach is affective. The weight loss aspect of it is very appealing, but I feel it only sticks with a small percentage of people.
I think to make people excited about raw foods and show them that they have a place to retreat and get awesome food, the inside needs some serious TLC. It is pretty uninviting, and thats coming from somone who is not even close to picky. I hope this review helps whoever is reading it and I only say these things as constructive criticism to maybe improve the place and get more people to go raw!

I wish I could eat all the food here everyday! There are tons of vegan and raw options and everything we tried was so good and fresh and light. I am not vegetarian but I could definitely become one if this was my diet. The toona wrap was really really good, as well as the fettuccini which was just sliced zucchini with awesome garlic sauce. BUT the most amazing this ever, was the ‘caramel’ banana whip. Tasted just like dairy queen blendini, but better! The place is pretty small, you order at the counter and then the food is brought out in a little living room with some tables chairs and a couch, where you can also buy health food products and get some books. They also have cooking workshops! I hope one of these comes to Philly as well!

I was SO excited to try this place… Now I hope I never have to set foot in there again.
I only tried a banana whip — not lunch — so granted, I can’t speak for the lunch menu. But I found the place to be dingy, dirty, and full of bad vibes! I lived in Ithaca NY for four years, so I’m no stranger to vegetarian/​natural/​etc. kind of establishments. I’m telling you I wanted to run for the door.
Also, save yourself $ 5 and blend your own frozen bananas and throw a few cashews or whatever in. Seriously… just not my thing.

This place is such a palace of healthy living and vegan lifestyle that is almost a caricature of itself. Manned by a super friendly father-​daughter team, this is the stuff of adorable romantic comedies. Arnold eats the way he lives, practices what he preaches, and could probably kick my ass.
The banana whips are great. The green smoothie is fantastic. The classic nori roll is OK.

I love all of the events this place has! The place has a very nice health community feel to it. I wish I lived closer so I could go more often! I love it just for the community like feel and friendliness! The food is cheaper than raw foods around my place, which I like too!
The place was a little tricky to find. It was in between the two streets from the one the address says it is, and the street that has the train station that is directly behind that street.
I went to a cooking class tonight and had a great time! I would recommend going to events, you get to meet people, learn recipes for new foods, and learn fun food facts!

Now how could I not give 5 stars to place that owns my banana whip deflowerment?
How could I not love a place that reminds me of home… of Santa Cruz, CA and Eugene, OR (husband’s home)?
How could I not love all the shiny yellow bananas perked up on the shelves?
And the homemade breads (look like crackers) and kale chips?
It’s hippie heaven in PA Dutchland Über Alles.
Try all the banana whips — but my favorite is the tutti fruiti. Try the green smoothie. Drink one every day and you will glow with radiance.
Bring your friends. They will think you are incredible for unveiling this place. They will secretly inform you, they too hate fast food and want to be like Arnold and eat banana whips every day.
Meet Arnold — a YouTube sensation. Buy his book. Go to his raw food event. You will love yourself!

This review is a long time coming…
A friend had introduced me to this place and I wish she never had. I went into the shop a few yrs ago and Arnold heard my mom had ovarian cancer and was going to have emergency surgery. Arnold actually told me to tell my mother not to have surgery that eating raw would cure her. To come in and he would tell her what she needed to do to be cancer free. Are you out of your mind?
I completely agree that eating raw probably does have some health benefits to some extent. But I do feel that the people who work here including the owner gives out information based nothing. None of them are certified nutritionist with any education to back their findings.
Arnold has one food group that he eats all day Banana’s. He claims he is the epitome of healthy. And that he is in time looking to reverse his aging process. He looks sickly and unhealthy to me.
The food is good I did like a lot of things I’ve tried here. But the place is filthy. So don’t be surprised if what you eat off doesn’t have bacteria growing on it. I agree with being green and maybe not using harmful chemicals but i’ not sure they clean with anything.
I really wanted to like this place but too many strange things and people have turned me off.
ps… surgery and all mom is cancer free

After reading the reviews on here and the descriptions of Arnold, we soooo hoped we would get to meet him when we visited this longtime staple for healthy eaters.
Arnold’s Way was originally a health food grocery and has morphed into a showcase for raw vegan food. They have four dehydrators going all the time and plenty of dried (and other) things to purchase. We glanced longingly more than once at the $ 400 Vitamix on the shelf after sampling (his daughter) Maya’s creations.
As soon as we stepped through the door, friendly sweet Maya rushed over and gave us a chocolate banana whip sample. People were gathered inside chatting, which gave it a neighborly appeal. We had a hard time deciding — raw food is always a surprise, because it never looks like what you are expecting, and the taste is always way better than you imagine from the simple description. That was so true here.
I had a raw borscht: thick, pink, and creamy, some of the best I have ever had (though Wendy at the Honey Underground did a great job with it at her Slavic meal recently). My partner had the open-​faced burger, which looked like a work of art on the savory flat dehydrated bread, more like a rich cracker. I had the Toona sandwich, equally artistic with pickles decorating it.
I could not leave without having a banana cream pie whip, and it really did taste just like banana cream pie, whipped up with raw cashews. But oh my god was I stuffed. Even the small portions of soup are huge. Maya also brought out a sample of cheese made from buckwheat, I think. How I would love to follow her around for an afternoon learning her tricks.
Don’t be afraid to give raw food a try. It is amazing what can be done with a few extra kitchen tools such as a spiralizer (which is a cheap raw tool and a neat gimmick to make «noodles» out of soft neutral veggies such as zucchini).
Arnold loves to talk and give advice, and it comes out of him at a rapid-​fire pace; listen closely to catch everything. :-) He is slim and trim in his 60s and buzzes around the store, tending the many who come in to see him. You can watch his homemade videos on YouTube for more entertainment and advice. He holds cheap classes in his store constantly, and it seems like you usually get a meal with them.
The giant stuffed tiger on the couch appears to be the mascot and can be seen in some of the videos. :-)

Arnold’s Way is needed because there are a lot of people that need specific diets for nut allergies, gluten-​free and vegan. Also good if you want a raw food diet, or just a health food diet in general. The space he has is a little cluttered because he tries to fit a lot of things in it. Not only does he need space for the café, he sells books on eating healthy, and he even sells raw-​food and organic products.
I’m fascinated with this place because I had no idea of all the things you can do with not ever cooking your veggies or processing your protein into tofu. Arnold’s Way shows people what you can do with food without putting your body at risk of eating over-​processed crap. I wish he had a bigger space to work in though. It gets awfully crowded at times.

Back in Lansdale for the Holidays this year, my husband and I stopped by Arnold’s for a quick bite to eat. It was great, as usual.
We started with the marinated mushroom appetizer, which was really good. We both enjoyed it.
My husband ordered the gorilla wrap, which was for sure the best thing we ate — the hummus on it was so delicious that we’ve been attempting to re-​create it at home. I had the spaghetti, which was good, but not stellar. Also, we ordered a green juice and a green smoothie. Hubby loved the juice, and I thought the smoothie was great. It had bananas in it, which I guess we all know Arnold is keen on.
For dessert, we had a coconut cheesecake, which was decadent and satisfying — a perfect end!
What I love about eating raw is how good I feel afterwards — the food at Arnold’s certainly delivered in that area. Another check in the plus column was the waitress/​cook — she was so sweet, and nice to talk to.
My gripes with this place would have to do with the location. It’s pretty hard to find, and I bet they’d gather a lot more business if it was more visible. Meanwhile, the place looks mostly like a small specialty grocery rather than a place that serves food. It’d be nice to have some sort of dedicated seating area that wasn’t also a place to shop. Also, as Jennifer L. mentioned, Arnold is a little wacky. But hey, he makes some awesome food and is working hard to share his passion with the world. I can’t argue with that.