The Healthy Food Cafe

I was looking for a healthy restaurant via Yelp. First, I called this restaurant to inquire more before driving 30 min. out of my way. Erica, the owner and the main person in her family-owned restaurant, did answer some of my questions during her busy lunch time, but I was more convinced to go because of the organic items and the cook-to-order option.The location is easily found via a GPS and beside Jimmy John. In Healthy Food Cafe, Christian music is playing or a TV is on.I tried a $11.99 grilled chicken bowl without her sauce. It was delicious and not dry. Also, I bought 2 prepped meals for $11.99 each of cage-free turkey rib, sweet potato souffle, and organic green beans. I was planning for my Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. I don't own a microwave; for Thanksgiving, I forgot to thaw an entree so I had to wait to heat on the stove. At first, I thought there was a little turkey meat on the rib, but when I ate from the other side, I was more delighted. The sweet potato had yummy nutmeg; I could not taste the healthy bit of ginger, which I don't like. As for the prepped meals, you can get a 10 percent discount if you buy 7+ or a 20 percent off if buying 14+ organic meal preps. Beware sometimes they sell out. Erica was friendly and very helpful. I felt comfortable talking about my needs / wants for my health and taste. She has options for all kinds of people!Apparently, there is a credit card charge of 3.5 percent. Don't let that discourage you so bring cash as the food and the service are worth it. Where can you find organic food cooked to order?! I have been planning to Yelp sooner. I called yesterday to see about what meal preps she would have. Today, I returned after being on a restricted diet as required and again, I traveled in the opposite direction. For my late lunch, I tried a $10.99 BBQ bacon chicken salad with vegan bacon and low-fat mozzarella instead of cheddar and organic cauliflower instead of the organic cabbage. She offered a special BBQ. My entree was aromatic and hit the spot as I was wanting minimal sugar and salt. Before the restaurant closed at 6 p.m., I ordered a lean sirloin steak Cajun fajita quesadilla with 5 cheeses, etc. with a tomato basil tortilla; unfortunately, the steak had a few grizzles. The quesadilla was cut into 7 pieces so enough for 2 meals. My customized quesadilla was spicy and delicious.Also, I bought 2 organic meal preps - 1) grass-fed beef lasagna made of rice noodle and no ricotta cheese with a little tomato and 2) another turkey rib entree.I have gotten to know Erica, who is very talented in that she was a veteran, studied in the nursing field, and worked in the gym industry. All to often, someone in the medical field is not trained in the nutrition field. It is great that Erica has integrity to source quality food even when the cost of organic food is increasing.I would definitely return for a third visit! The cost may be a little more than at other restaurants but not too costly for healthy options. Unfortunately, this restaurant is on the opposite side of Indy. I buy more to eat later and make it worth my trip beyond getting to know Erica.

Whaaattttt this place is amazing A gem in a forest of junk If you care about yourself or health In general This it your spotSo good food

Delicious food for a vegan person like me. My non vegan friends enjoyed their food too! Tasty Vegan food is hard to find on Indy's southside. I commend the owner/ chef.

This place serves fresh, healthy food and generous portions at fair prices. The Jerk Tofu Tacos and the Tropical Tacos were delicious. The jerk were my favorite. You get 3 tacos, stuffed with veggies. I added guac and salsa each time. 10/10 recommend. The Organic Stir Grill Bowl (no mushrooms) and the Jerk Tofu Salads were both light, healthy and satisfying meals. I tried their vegan brownies with their homemade Almond Caramel Swirl ice cream. That brownie was not good. At all. (to me) The ice cream, however, was very tasty. I also tried the berry and turtle cheesecakes. I was not a fan of the cheesecakes either. They, along with the brownie, tasted more like the earthy, old school 1970s vegan desserts. IYKYK But apparently the town folk love them because she said they sell out quickly. Bless their hearts. I also tried the Berry Berry Good and Mango Crusher smoothies. Both were very delicious. You could tell that they make their smoothies with fresh fruits and pure ingredients. Although I didn't care for most of the desserts, I would definitely return for more tacos, stir grill bowls, and smoothies.

Coffee muffins are amazing and evening workers are very helpful and nice. Makes it worth my drive there.

Great, healthy food, cooked fresh. I got a shrimp veggie stirfry bowl with rice and it was excellent! Friendly owner.

With the new year, I am aiming to eat healthier. I decided to check this place out. It is a local minority owned small business. They have an extensive menu of wraps, salads, juice, smoothies, and flat bread pizzas. They also offer prepared meals and food prep.They have a somewhat small parking lot that it shares with the other business in the strip mall it is located. There is a large amount of handicap parking spot that takes up most of the front of the strip mall.The cafe is cute. It has an adequate sized dining area with tables and bar seating along the wall. They were playing hip music throughout the cafe. The staff, who I think included the owner were very friendly. I ordered the Jamaican Jerk Chicken wrap and the Pineapple Punch pressed juice. The juices are only made in the morning, so you the later in the day, the smaller the selection of juice. It took a while to get my wrap, I would say about 15 to 20 minutes. This food is made fresh and is high quality, so it costs a bit more than your typical burger joint meal.The wrap was spicy like I like it. It was fresh and hot. It was very flavorful, tasty and delicious. This place is packed with natural and healthy options. I will admit that I was always hesitant to eat healthy because it was always more expensive than fast food and ordering by the number was always so much more convenient and simple.This place has relaxed my reservations and showed my that healthy food is a viable option for me, if only for a few times a week (Rome was not built in a day). This is a very nice cafe that offers a change of pace. I recommend checking this place out. They have friendly service, and good healthy food.

I have been meaning to come here for months so I was glad to be able to come today. The decor is very bright and welcoming especially on a cold day! There were plenty of live plants, bright colors, and Christian decor. They were also playing some Christian rap music. I ordered the BBQ Chicken wrap and Berry Berry smoothie. My smoothie was packed with all types of berries and so delicious and light! My wrap was tasty but kind of falling apart- I wish I would have asked for no cabbage because I'm not a huge fan of it but hey it's healthy! The service was very friendly and nice. The staff brought everything to the table and they took they items when we were done. It was fast as well. The blender got a little loud but we were able to still talk to each other easily. I would highly recommend coming here and I look forward to trying more items from here.

Juice is one of those things that I refuse to make at home: There's just too much effort and cleanup required. But I will happily plunk down some bills for fresh, delicious juice that I don't have to make. The Healthy Food Cafe makes juice, and so I went there with my bills and plunked. (Actually, I paid by credit card, and this metaphor is going off the rails.) They also make other things for health-conscious people, but I was just there for juice.I got The Detoxification, which is juiced apples, celery, cucumbers, carrots, ginger, cilantro and cayenne pepper. Whew! It's a little spicy because of the cayenne and ginger, but it was refreshing and clean and a bright orange color. I like my juices to be not very sweet and instead earthy, and that's what this juice was. It felt nutritious and hydrating to the last drop.They also make vegan meals here, like vegan lasagna, vegan tacos and vegan veggie bowls. But they also make these things with meat, too. You'll also find wraps, salads, flat bread pizzas and more. They have gluten-free baked goods, like krispie treats and brownies, and a full coffee menu. The dining room is very colorful and fun, and there is also a shelf with board games to play and books to read. It's just a fun and inviting atmosphere.Im not sure if this is always the case, but the juice that I ordered was not freshly made when I ordered it -- it was made earlier. It still tasted great, but because this is raw juice, it would have been nice to have it made fresh, in case I wanted to customize it.

Food was great! I had the vegan BBQ "chicken" pizza. I cannot even say enough about how delicious it was. I went right in and forgot to snap a picture. It was fantastic!