LYFE Kitchen

This place changes their menu every time we go. They used to have a lot more veggie options — now only a handful. Got the «grilled cheese» for my daughter — that was the scariest grilled cheese I’ve ever seen. Grated cheese with a heavy mayo sauce — inedible! Place has gone downhill lately. Small portions for the price. Won’t be going back

So I had originally given this place 4 out of 5 stars because it was a great place. I loved the food very healthy and lots of accommodating choices for gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, and just healthy. All the calories are listed as well as sodium. But today we went for breakfast when they opened at 10 and were told that they didn’t serve breakfast during the week days, breakfast was on weekends only. I told the lady their website did NOT inform me on that since it just said breakfast. First problem is why does it not say weekends only, second problem call it brunch if it’s not till 10 on weekends, and third problem why do they open at 10 and cannot serve 5 choice of breakfast items ?? The breakfast menu is not even large to start out with and all the items on the menu can be made in less than 10 minutes. This is honestly just ridiculous to me because we come somewhere expecting breakfast and were told it’s only served on weekends at that location but some locations serve it on week days. This was a huge disappointment.
The last time I was there I did enjoy the veggie burger and chipotle sauce as well as the chipotle potato hash. I look forward to trying more next time, even though this was a ridiculous experience.

Food is good but a touch overpriced, especially for a seat yourself your place. I had the quinoa wrap, which was fresh and tasty. My mom had the buffalo chicken salad, asked for a different dressing, and she was given the usual dressing on the side… it also had black beans and corn. The big menu on the wall doesn’t have descriptions of dishes and we hadn’t been here before, so having the cashier offer a menu (which I saw after we had already ordered) I feel would have greatly improved our experience. They do have still, chilled, and sparkling water available at a self service station, which was nice. Overall though, I would have rather gone to another place normally known for their deserts and large portions to split a salad for less than our total here.

I stopped here yesterday, and was impressed by the veggie burger, with the hibiscus iced tea. This was during the noon-​ish lunch crowd, but the noise level and the space-​per-​person was well managed. Pricing was on the high side of moderate, but appropriate for the quality.

Great quality food, vegetarian place. i like the stir friend and made it into soy instead of chicken.
Very good coffee!

I’ve been here a few times and the food is mostly delicious. However, the sweet potato fries are always so soggy and sometimes oily unfortunately. The spinach mushroom chicken penne is pretty good. Also the lemonade’s are lovely. You order at the front register from a dingbat teenager usually then they bring the food to you. This place is actually very overpriced, but it’s one of the only healthy restaurants near this area. I love the dining room chairs they’re are so comfy.

I was invited back to visit Lyfe Kitchen again by the manager. Our second visit was much better for several reasons first was our choice of meals. I had the unfried chicken and it was very good, I would have preferred a little more sauce and they offered to bring me some. My wife and daughter had the red curry both enjoyed it very much. I only have 2 small nits first is the sweet potatoe fries were not hot, this is a common issue with sweet potatoe fries. I am not sure why but would guess that it is the moisture content that causes sweet potatoes to cool quicker than regular fries? The other issue is a small one but worth mentioning as their menu is not typical. The person taking your order will probably not offer any suggestions on their own but if you ask they do provide good advice. So Ask Questions pick the menu items carefully and you will enjoy your meal.

I love the lyfe waters, they are delicious. The food for the price in general is very good, but don’t expect it to be consistent visit after visit.
My only beef with this place is how inconsistent they are. I’ve been served super fast when busy, and it’s taken FOREVER when they are slow, and the other way around. The register people are slow, and know barely anything about the menu. Sometimes the food comes out cold, and the most annoying thing is the different portion sizes every time I come. Sometimes I get a lot of food, sometimes I’m convinced someone ate half my meal before they brought it out.
Great place, just lacks leadership and professionalism I think. I’ll keep going, hoping for «on» days, but hopefully someone who works here will read this and see areas that can be improved.

Meh, this is a Cali healthy fast casual.
I end op coming here if I’m on this side of the mall because I don’t want food court food, nor want to walk my but off to a restaurant outside, and I hate the restaurant in Nordstrom.
I love the water dispensers and the ambiance, they are beautiful.
The only disappointment is the bland nouveau food.
I’m not trying to be mean, this genre of restaurant is trying to make new and health food taste palatable. Personally a restaurant like Chilis, in a blind taste test would blow it out of the water.

I’m so disappointed. I have been looking for a natural /​organic restaurant that offers both meat lovers and vegetarian options. My daughter and I ate here tonight, and it was horrible. Customer service — the person at the front register couldn’t tell me the ingredients on the veggie burger (soy? pure vegetables? rice?) — she kept telling me to look at the menu to see the ingredients. I did, and it doesn’t have the ingredients. She finally found out from someone in the kitchen, but I felt like I was asking for the world. I ordered a very well done cheeseburger for my daughter — asked three times that it be very well done. As sides, we ordered the sweet potato fries and the broccoli & snap peas.
On a side note, I don’t really get their serving philosophy. I’m sure it’s more efficient for the customer to place the order, sit down and wait. But, I saw a ton of employees just sitting around and gossiping. Being here with a toddler (or anywhere) can be tough, and I’d rather that there are people walking around offering water, checking in to see if things are ok, etc. They bring your food and then you never see anyone ever again.
Onto the food:
veggie burger (which is bean and rice based, btw) — burned to a crisp. It was definitely crunchy, but had that burnt taste. The onions on it were almost overripe /​wilted /​moldy?, and it was all put together like a picasso painting.
sweet potato fries — soggy when bite into, then raw! Yes, raw! They came out in a limp pile. When I bit into one, it tasted like I ate a sweet potato like an apple. Gross.
Farmhouse cheeseburger — it was raw in the middle when I asked for well done three times. And, the patty appeared to be premade and frozen. This wasn’t a freshly made burger. Like the veggie burger, the assembly of it was pretty awful.
Broccoli & snap peas — raw. Now, this may have been intentional, so I can’t knock them too much. But after you’ve eaten the above, and you bit into raw broccoli (which is oddly warm, which makes me believe it was undercooked), you throw your hands up in the air and ask to speak to someone… buehler???
Someone finally came to our table. I told her about the fries and the burger. To her credit, she asked if we wanted more fries, and I said no. But when I told her about everything else, she tilted her head, winked and me and said sorry. Sorry? I’m not one to complain at restaurants unless it’s absolutely awful. This was horrific. No credit offered, no substitutions? I spent $ 25 here for dinner, and then I had to go home and make dinner for my toddler. What a disappointment.

Fast, affordable, healthy food. I had the blackened fish sandwich and it was great. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a quick bite to eat but doesn’t want to settle for some nasty fast food place. The food here is fresh, healthy, and tastes great. Will definitely be going back the next time I’m at Park Meadows.

Hands down some of, if not the best, food in Denver! You don’t usually find good food at the mall but Lyfe kitchen is a complete game changer. Their food is fresh, healthy, innovative, and absolutely delicious!
I’ve eaten there a handful of times and haven’t had a bad meal. Quinoa crunch bowl is a must have!
Don’t miss out on Lyfe, cannot be beat for healthy tasty food in Denver!

The drinks are great, food, not so much. Not being completely familiar with the menu, I took a tad longer than the experienced patron probably would have to order. I CLEARLY was an annoyance to the person at the register. I have given this place 3 tries total, and each time, the person at the register is either annoyed or seems confused as to what they’re doing or what they offer. I REALLY wanted to love this place. Pretty disappointed. Overall, I’ll stay with ordering their drinks and possibly an appetizer from now on. Just not friendly at all for the high prices. Why are all the employees so unhappy there?!

Gave it another shot, dine-​in this time. It was pretty good! I had the fish tacos and the gf had the cranberry-​kale salad with sweet potato fries. Overall, everything was fresh and tasty. Good portion sizes, but with all the veggies and greens didn’t feel heavy after eating everything. Dine-​in is definitely the way to go here.

I’m always looking for healthy options to try when I’m out on the town and LYFE kitchen has been a frequent stop as of lately, especially if I’m close by the area.
This specific location has fresh herbs growing not too far from the front counter and all the food is made fresh. You order as you walk in, grab napkins and silverware on your way to a table, and the food is delivered straight to you once its done. The restaurant itself has a very spacious feel with a welcoming atmosphere!
Everything I ordered (the chicken kale soup and fish tacos) were flavorful and I was impressed with how all of the dishes were seasoned well without extra salt. The food is also decently priced for a hearty serving, since I was happily full for a couple of hours afterwards. It did take some time for my order to make it out to my table but the employee that delivered it was courteous and wished me a good meal.
I was eyeing the chia drinks on the menu but was too full to order it before I left, so it’ll have to be a must try for my next visit!

Ordered from LYFE Kitchen while doing some shopping in the mall. It took much longer than expected (30 minutes over their estimate) so I went to the restaurant in person to check on the status. When I arrived at the counter, I waited for a while before one of the kitchen staff came out. Apparently my food had been ready and waiting for about 40 minutes but they didn’t know how to contact me, even though I gave my cell number. No offer to reheat or remake anything.
The food was so-​so (probably from sitting in a paper bag for almost an hour). The guac and chips had great flavor but everything else was alright. I just wish I could have gotten my food hot and on time so I could fully enjoy it. Good thing I’m not in Denver often because I will not be going back.

Had lunch here today with some good — saumon with tomato & fennel — and some bad — kids chicken strips with sweet potato fries. After two tries, we gave up trying to get an edible dish.
Saumon was nice, soups were good albeit not piping hot as I like it. All in all, I would come back.

Favorite place to eat out when I’m traveling, minus all the guilt! :)
Things to try:
+grilled vegetable salad, add lime tofu — healthy, large serving size and only $ 11
+brussel sprouts & squash side — fresh and comes with a balsamic dressing
+mint waters — extremely large and delicious
+fresh squeezed lemonades with chia seeds
Things to know:
+service can be slow, plan accordingly
+pickup takes about 30 min from your order, but super easy to do through the Unilocal app
+no cocktails /​sangria during lunch, which we found out the hard way…
Will definitely be returning!

This place is great. Four of us had lunch on two weekdays and it was packed with customers. The manager noticed us from the day before and stopped by our table to say hello. He was very nice and welcoming. The cashiers were very patient and explained the different dishes and gave recommendations.
The food was delicious. Every dish tasted like it was created with careful consideration of ingredients and flavor. The Chicken Penne was excellent and served at a perfect temperature. The Farmhouse Burger was big and satisfying. The Chips & Guacamole were different and tasty. The Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potato Fries were amazing.
I would strongly recommend LYFE Kitchen to friends.

Unilocal needs to invent the 0 star in honor of Lyfe kitchen. I have eaten at some of the best organic, natural, and vegan restaurants in the world and I assure you, Lyfe is not on that list.
For starters, I called ahead to order take out and asked if I they had BBQ sauce. She said «yes». Then I asked if I could get BBQ sauce on the burger. She stated «let me see if I can make alterations to that» then came back and stated she could not put BBQ sauce on my burger. Okay, now I’m confused. I asked «you can’t modify your food?» She replied «we can but we can’t put BBQ sauce because we don’t have BBQ sauce». Ummm? Anyone else think this is already too weird? So I said, «you just said that you do have BBQ sauce» she said, «we don’t, we have djon and romaine.» My response, «romaine is a type of lettuce, not a sauce.» So finally I get my order in and she says it will take 20 minutes.
40 MINTUES later my husband is still waiting inside for our food. He comes out angry and frustrated and says that a lot of other customers were also pretty upset about the restaurant and the lack of service and options available on the menu.
Now we open the food and…
1. The order is wrong.
2. The food is cold.
3. My son’s kid’s fish taco meal is a small piece of fish on a tortilla with no cabbage or anything else that usually accompanies a fish taco.
4. The burger was terrible, no sauce, no cheese, and none of the «modifications» from the insane conversation I first had with the lady.
5. The wrap was bland
6. They only have sweet potato fries which were «blackened» which is a fancy way of saying «burned»
7. They don’t have soda, so we got sparkling water. They put ice in the sparkling water which kills the bubbles and makes flat gross water.
They don’t have bacon, they don’t have BBQ sauce, they don’t have soda, and as one customer said while my husband was in the restaurant «you don’t have anything to eat here!»
This place is seriously the most pretentious and ridiculous restaurant and we both agreed that our $ 35 dollar lunch was one of the worst meals we’ve ever had. This is the kind of place where people go to feel like they are eating healthy and smile through the meal, only to leave and get real food after they finish. I wouldn’t eat here again, not for any amount of money. In fact, I would rather skip «Lyfe Kitchen» and have real food, like a bowl of «Life» cereal.

I was sooo hopeful that i would have a great meal and experience at this restaurant which focuses on offering vegan, gluten-​free and dairy free options. Although my chicken and avocado sandwich with roasted tomatoes, goat cheese and gluten free bun was good, there was alot more going on at this restaurant last night.
First they were very short staffed and one girl had been there since 7:30am without a break. (We arrived at 5:30pm) Secondly they were out of about one third of the things we ordered. Are they closing? If so they should have already done so.
I don’t know what was going on but it was a less than stellar experience for everyone and it was our first time there. Looks like it will be our last :-(

We had the quinoa crunch bowl with chicken and it was very good. Fresh tasting and light. This dish cost $ 8.99 with chicken an additional $ 3.49. We also had the Art’s Unfried Chicken for $ 12.99 which came with butternut squash and brussel sprouts. everything was very good.

I had the CRISPY SCALLOPINI & SHISHITO SANDWICH which was flavorful and filling without being heavy. It only seemed like a possibility because it’s served on an oatmeal bun, but no worries: just right. The veggies on the sandwich and the side salad that came with was fresh and crisp. The salad had a light vinaigrette over kale and shredded carrot. Very good.
Had an Orange Ginger Chia seed drink that was delicious. Lightly sweet but not heavy and a nice companion to the scallopini.
A little pricey for a quick lunch but healthier than most of them so likely worth the extra cost.

I’m 30, so the idea of eating out in a mall is perhaps the least appealing idea I can think of. Except for LYFE Kitchen. Finally a place to eat while shopping that is as good as a place outside of a mall.
The lady and I have grown fond of their fish tacos. Fresh, filling, and flavorful — these puppies are hard to pass up. Plus they come with a small side salad. We often split the tacos (they come with two) and get an order of sweet potato fries with that delicious chipotle mayo-​like dipping sauce that is addicting. The people who bring out the food are great, always asking if we’d like more plates so we can split. The other few dishes we’ve tried have been tasty too, including the chicken plate. Looking forward to trying their breakfast one day.
Two small complaints that keep them from 5 stars. 1) The service at the ordering counter can be hit or miss. More than once we’ve gotten someone rather spacey. 2) Need a bit more variety. Very little separates the sandwiches from the meals. I’d like to see a bit more distinction to give more options.
That said, if we’re in the Park Meadows Mall, there’s a high probability we’ll be eating at LYFE Kitchen. Setting up shop across from Crate & Barrel was an ingenious idea. Get’s us every time.

I wasn’t going to post this but I received no follow up from the restaurant, when I emailed the corporate office and they promised the manager would contact me. See letter below:
I haven’t been out to eat for quite some time due to Learning about my food allergies and I was told that this would be a great place for me to go. I was so excited! I ordered your farmers salad with salmon and avocado and had to exclude some other items and a glass of wine. Your staff was great about making the changes I needed.
I received my red wine but it was refrigerated and cold. The waiter refunded my money and apologized. I then received my salad that was drenched in vinaigrette dressing and had red lettuce in a salad that was suppose to be only arugula. I was very disappointed, I was going to send it back but it was clear that your restaurant was way too busy. So I picked through and ate what I could. My lunch was $ 30, which I was willing to pay but I left hungry and very disappointed. I would request that you refund my money.

I normally avoid restaurant chains but we’d read good things about LYFE and figured it would be better than the mall food court. We made the right decision. Now I look for a LYFE Kitchen wherever I travel!
Great ambiance for fun or business, with the choice of bar or restaurant seating. We opted for a leisurely bar-​side lunch and had an all-​round excellent experience. Highly professional (and intelligent) staff was helpful in steering us towards house specialties and items that were good for sharing. We tried an assortment of items, at least one selection from each of the appetizer, salad and entrée lists and everything was presented beautifully, cooked perfectly and very flavorful. Plus refreshingly healthy compared to most restaurants. Although insignificant to many, I like real linens, proper wine glasses (no rims), and high quality wines by the glass and this place impressed me with all three.

For some reason we stumbled into this restaurant the day they opened. They were offering samples of their flat bread at the door and we tried it, liked it, and went on in.
LOVE THE CONCEPT. I am always **so grateful** to see new restaurants serving organic, fresh, non-​GMO food. I also love seeing these places packed, because I know I am not alone and that the food tide in our country is finally changing.
The food at LYFE Kitchen wasn’t just organic and fresh etc., it was quite tasty.
Wanting to try it all, we had the fish tacos, margherita flat bread, the edamame hummus and their garden burger. Fish tacos were great (though a little small), the margherita flat bread was awesome, the hummus was probably the best out of the bunch, and the Garden burger was kind of dry and unimpressive. For drinks we had the hibiscus beet water and a mocha for me. The hibiscus beet water was kind of weird because, well, it had beets — but for having beets, it wasn’t that bad (we do not like beets). Mocha was great.
Kind of costly, but for fresh, organic food, I am willing to pay more.
I will definitely be back when I am in the area, and you should go, too!