Reviews for CoreLife Eatery in Albany, NY
Terrible experience today. First, I ordered online and specifically put extra chicken. I absolutely did not get extra chicken... THAT I PAID EXTRA FOR. I asked for no corn and of course got corn. Got a literal half 2 ounce cup of dressing for a largeBuffalo southwest chicken bowl. Not to mention when we picked it up the bag ripped and there was no drinks so had to wait in theregular line for a bag and drinks. What’s the point of online pick up if you have to wait in line? Terrible experience at thislocation. I’ll just not go back and go to another one if I go back at all. Read more
Words can't describe how poor this smells. Most likely the blood that Core Life has served me that the raw ahi tuna is sitting... in. I went to the Western Ave location approximately at 6 pm for a build your own salad, craving their GF Ahi Tuna and MisoDressing as low carb options. 4 persons on staff with an empty restaurant, there were no greetings and helping a customer feltlike effort. I explained that I was allergic to nuts and gluten and was met with "I don't knows" when asking questions like"what's the tuna being marinaded in - I know some of your dressings have cashews." No manager came to make my meal but left itto the disgruntled employee who brought me "fresh" tuna. I kindly asked if it was raw and if so, safe to eat because themarinated tuna is considered somewhat cooked from the brine. After sighs and a "yeh, yeh it is" I was passed the cup when Iquestioned a second time. Thankfully, I ordered a backup build your own steak and bleu just in case. I can't say I'm surprisedbased on my customer experience event that the tuna smells poor and is sitting in bloody juice. Of course, upon calling therestaurant 3x, I was informed by a kind male that only online orders could be refunded and that I would need to uber back to thestore (costing me more money) for a refund. Overall: inattentive, poor food/quality, poor customer service, takes your moneywithout a refund Read more
Google stated that the restaurant closed at 8:00pm. I arrived before 7:30 and the staff was visibly annoyed that customers were... walking in and that they had to stop breaking down for the night. The woman behind the counter made zero effort to approach meor talk to me when I approached the counter. When she finally did she was rude and acted as if we were bothersome. I started myorder with Korean BBQ Bowl. I was offered a fried egg, but then told the grill had been shut down for the night. I then orderedthe Brussels Bowl with chicken added. I was then told that the black beans were already put away for the night. I asked forchick peas instead. She then proceeded to take zero care in making our food. Showing her displeasure by just slammingingredients into the bowl. At this point I really just wanted to walk out, but I was hungry, so I stayed the course. My mistake.Upon getting home and looking at the food I basically lost my appetite. Incredibly, everything seemed greasy. The pulled porklooked like it came out of a can, and she forgot to add my chicken. We will not be returning. The unfortunate thing is thatCoreLife used to be really good. Friendly staff serving quality food. What happened? Read more
Found a hair in my food!! :( I’ve been getting dinner from CoreLife frequently lately, but this experience has made me not... want to return. I ordered online to pick up, picked up my food, and headed back to school for my class. I then opened up my macand cheese, took a bite, and after the bite noticed a black hair embedded in my food! Note: my hair is long and brown and alsohappens to be pulled back as I’m eating, and this black hair was literally embedded in the mac and cheese. Definitely notmine! This experience has made me so upset and honestly really grossed me out. I love eating at CoreLife, but now am worriedabout the sanitary procedures they are taking. I also was unable to eat this part of my dinner once I got to school because Ididn’t want to eat something with a hair in it. Super disappointed. Read more
My first time visiting ! Let’s just say I will NOT be returning . Took forever just to put in my order , because only 2 people... working. Then , to think I was going to have a wonderful looking salad packed with ingredients of choice ! To end up withsomething I could have done better at home for $12 ! So NOT WORTH IT !! They won’t get my Money ever ever again ! The grilledchicken looks like Dog food ????. Read more
I decided to give CoreLife another try after a bad experience 6 months ago. I won't make this mistake again. When I walked in... the lady behind the counter was getting on-line orders ready. When she was finally done I ordered the spicy-ginger steak brothand a taco. She didn't hear me and gave me a taco bowl instead. I tried to change the order and her attitude becameunprofessional. I let the order stay. The broth bowl was excellent But! the taco bowl was disgusting the egg had black stuff onit and no yolk..Simply Awful!.. I will not be returning. My advice to those who order online. Don't!! Read more
This was our first visit ever to a CoreLife location. And the 3 starts are just because the idea is amazing and the food was... tasty. I want to think it is only this location the problem and just go next time to a different one. Issues: -The girl who tookour order was just rude the whole time. (She also burned my chicken) -No plastic ware, I had to ask the staff for some and theydidn’t have knifes available. -Overall dirty. -What we could see from the kitchen was a mess. -Half the drinks wereempty. -All trash cans overflowing. Pros: -Soups are amazing! -The Bowls and salad where filling and tasty. -Drinks refreshingand also tasty. I just hope other locations are better. Read more
Paid extra for avocado only to pull the whole thing (& a piece of the skin) out due to it being uncut and not even close to... ripe. I couldnt even put my fork through it. My boyfriend’s steak was completely undercooked, less than a centimeter of cookedsteak before total raw pink. He had to put it on the stove in order to eat it. Disgusted by the lack of effort from this store. Read more