CoreLife Eatery

I have celiac disease, so avoiding gluten isn't a fad or lifestyle choice I've made. Even worse, my immune system responds to gluten two or three times as severely as most people with my condition, so I am VERY diligent about what I eat. I have not eaten out since shortly after being diagnosed, after a few failed attempts to eat out and just order 'safe' menu items. I was invited to Corelife by a friend and naturally declined per usual, and then learned it promoted a gluten free menu. I did some research online and then additionally verified this claim with staff and afterwards, nervously decided to make an order and take the risk of 3-5 days of trouble breathing, weakness, inability to eat, vomitting, and fever with sweats, and general feeling of unwellness i.e dying. Lol. The food tasted great, the atmosphere was comfortable for an introvert, and it was truly a human experience I've been robbed of since diagnosis of celiac. Days later, my sister wanted to get lunch and I suggested corelife and again, the same great experience. I am moving back to the area shortly from Virginia and am excited to know of one place I can trust to eat out at. The days of going out with friends and restraining myself to a soda or glass of water are over! Thank you core life!

Very nice atmosphere. Clean, signage is helpful for the menu and preps you for eating. Basically like a cleaner food Chipotle but I think it’s cheaper. I had the Southwest chicken and purple rice with a side of the gluten free Mac and cheese. The salad itself is quite filling and does taste good with the lime jalepeno cilantro dressing. A side isn’t necessary. But I couldn’t help myself since they had gluten free Mac, which was quite good. Almost a texture like mashed potatoes. Service was quite pleasant, the guy running the grill even apologized to the lady in front of me for her stuff taking longer than usual. (She didn’t seem perturbed… he just did it) Worth a good salad!