Up Leaf Café

12371 James St #40, Holland
(616) 298-8733

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Paul Greiner

You need to come here! Everything about this place exceeds expectations! Dont think, just come eat here if you're reading this! I recommend the build it your own bowls!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maggie Hogle

We decided to try this place out today for a late lunch and ordered Korean style beef rolls, Vietnamese BBQ pork bowl on rice noodles, and Korean style beef bowl on romaine lettuce.

The person who answered the phone was kind but clearly busy. I heard him confirm orders in the background and in my opinion, being busy at the end of lunch rush was a good sign. Despite being busy, he was right back on the phone and taking my order.

The food came out right on time, and my first thought was, wow, this is unique. I have had similar dishes in the area which were great, but this place is now my favorite! The flavors were absolutely amazing, even before adding their dressing. They were rich, without being oily. Very fresh ingredients. The bbq pork chunks were large and had that smoky grilled flavor to it also, which I love. Even my husband was a fan of the rice wraps. I wish we had tried this place sooner!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bren

First time ordering and found it to be an excellent choice. My food was perfectly prepared, they were very professional and friendly! I will choose Up Leaf Café for future meals and recommend without hesitation.. Thank you and so glad this restaurant is an option!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kate Hoffman

We’re from out of town and we’re craving a salad! Got the Mary signature wrap with spicy Korean sauce and Vietnamese signature sauce. Sooooo good!!!!! Gonna hit them up before leaving town to try something else!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christopher

This place was great! Quick, friendly service. The place was super clean. The food was fresh & delicious! We had the Korean BBQ Bowl, The Korean BBQ rolls, and the Vietnamese BBQ Pork Bowl. They also have blended and natural energy drinks. Definitely recommend this place if you're looking for a nice place to have a healthly lunch or dinner while in Holland!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Emily Archer

Great concept and the food was fresh, but it left a lot to be desired. My noodles were warm, but the toppings were cold so it was a weird temperature. After mixing it together it was about room temp. My smoothie had good flavor but it wasn't mixed properly and the large ice chunks were had to get through a straw. Whatever the recipe is could use tweaks to make it more smooth to drink, and that's not accounting for the poor blending. Once you drink the initial liquid you're left with a large cup of slightly flavored shaved ice.
The bathrooms were really pretty at first glance but out of the 2 stalls only one was working, and it looked like it hadn't seen a good cleaning in a quite some time.
Overall I'd probably come back again, and order a salad since it would all be cold, and one of the teas instead of a smoothie.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Ann NoE

Mary’s signature rolls were delicious and surprisingly filling! And I loved the Asian Peanut sauce.
I was not super crazy about the drink. It sounded way better than it tasted (to me) it seemed a little pricey but what do I know?
We had a little picnic and brought it to Paw Paw Park.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Keith Crandall

Great vegetarian meal at the Up Leaf Cafe in the Lumberman's Vault. Refreshing outdoor seating that is shaded at lunch time. Very nice on a beautiful day like today.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Frances McClain

The decor is nice but it was HOT on an August day. The food was okay but they didn’t even fill my bowl. For $12 you should at least fill the bowl with food. Plus, I had to go back and ask for more topping. Why so stingy?

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Create Your Own

Alexander Beteta

It was good.

Justin Ricketts

This is a great spot to stop for lunch between swim meets!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Skyy Chan

I highly recommend for healthy eating options (as this may be the only true healthy food nearby)- however I feel there's a ton of flies which could cross contaminate (if you know where flies have been). It's probably driving customers away as the food is openly displayed without being covered. I highly recommend killing the flies and having fly traps as well as fans to get them away from the food. I will be back for more food, but I've gotten sick from flies before so I really hope something is done with them. That's all, everything else is great!

Steven Prince

Food is fantastic! A healthy choice for lunch. Super clean and classy environment. I could eat the chicken chipotle bowl for lunch and the Vietnamese pork bowl for dinner, every day! BUT, update your menu board pricing. For example, you advertise $14.95 for the Vietnamese bowl but upcharge another $1.00 at checkout. Why? Just make your price $15.95 if that’s what you need to charge.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Beryl Taylor

We ate around 2:30pm. The place was empty, but the food was hot and delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Rebecca Robrahn

Best lunch ever! Delicious and fresh.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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