Protein Bar & Kitchen

Name: Protein Bar & Kitchen
Address: 10 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60601, Chicago, IL, 60601.0, US
Telephone: +1 312-629-3609
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.5

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Chicago, IL·Downtown & River North

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About

Protein Bar & Kitchen — dependable brunch & breakfast in Loop. No long waits. Juan Garza: "The best part is that every menu item lists the protein content, in grams, to fascilitate selection"

Experience Breakdown

🍴Food

5.0

👥Service

4.6

✨Ambiance

4.0

💬Sentiment

4.4

Gourmand

1,090 reviews

Highlights

CozyQuick BiteFast Service

What Diners Are Saying

Diners loved

Fast & efficient

Some noted

Unfortunately disappointed. My wife and enjoy "fit food" and we thought this place would be a perfect place for us..
— Ryan Petersen

$12 for a steak bowl that looked nothing like the picture online.
— Ben Matheson

Yeah it’s just not that good. Wrap was dry and not good, just make one at home, Açaí bowl was super watery.
— Byron Jin

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Location

10 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60601

What 346+ diners say about Protein Bar & Kitchen

“I ordered the PB&J and it was amazing.”

I ordered the PB&J and it was amazing. One of the best smoothies I’ve ever had. Pricing is reasonable and service was fast. I would absolutely come back.

Scott Boynton

Aug 2025

“I placed an order ahead through the app.”

I placed an order ahead through the app. Although my promo didn't apply when I called the store the representative was swift to correct the mistake and order pickup was smooth.

Samuel Grzelak

May 2025

“Great bowls, ideal for takeaway.”

Great bowls, ideal for takeaway. Fast service and there is also an option to pre-order.

Madalina D.

Sep 2024

“Easy place to pick up, but also plenty of tables to sit at.”

Easy place to pick up, but also plenty of tables to sit at. Order ahead available. Pro tip: if you have their app, they have $4 rotating smoothies on Thursdays! AM Mecali Bowl: fabulous and filling. Highly recommend Berry Banana: solid choice; delicious and filling Blue Heaven: honestly… doesn’t taste like much. Would not recommmend. Fit Mint: solid pick! It’s very refreshing and not too sweet. Would get again. Mango cure: liked it! Sweet in a good way.

Lauren H

Mar 2024

“I know what you are thinking - this sounds like a healthy restaurant and why get this when I can...”

I know what you are thinking - this sounds like a healthy restaurant and why get this when I can get Italian beef sandwiches or deep dish pizza? I’ll tell you why you get this. Because it is delicious. Absolutely delicious. I grabbed their sweet potato falafel bowl. This amazing bowl was on a bed of quinoa, topped with everything: hummus, feta, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickled onions, sweet potato falafel balls, mixed greens, spicy tahini vinaigrette, red cabbage slaw, and cilantro. I customized it to have riced cauliflower and turkey bacon as well. I then added a healthy dose of sriracha. My goodness when I bit into that, I was absolutely blown away by the flavor bomb I was hit with. Everything went together perfectly. I had the sweet, crispy balls of sweet potato paired with the acidic tomatoes and vinaigrette, the crunchy bacon, the thick and creamy hummus, the tangy feta, and the crunchy greens, slaw, onions, cucumbers, and cauliflower. Not to mention that I also had a nice spicy sriracha on top. This meal was amazing, but I can’t deny that it was not expensive. It was ~$15 for my meal, but boy was it filling. Highly recommend this place, especially for a lunch option so that you don’t feel sluggish afterwards and that way you can “splurge” on some calories at night in the form of pizza!

Gourmand

Mar 2019

“Great quality fast health food.”

Great quality fast health food. Fresh super ingredients in wraps and smoothies. Quick friendly service

Crystal Watts

Sep 2017

“The food would’ve gotten a 5 star Cause it was really tasty but when you are paying .99 cent...”

The food would’ve gotten a 5 star Cause it was really tasty but when you are paying .99 cent extra for something like Feta cheese and you see a small amount. I give a 4 star review the service was fast. But just keep in mind people want what they paid for in the economy, we are in today

TheWilliams Family

May 2025

“Heathy food options.”

Heathy food options. The location is always clean and orderly. Street parking is available though difficult to give an open spot, garages are plenty nearby. Worth a shot if you've never had protein bar as the food is very healthy. Weekend staff seemed not to be their A group

Richard Guerra

Sep 2018

“It's a convenient place to stop if you need a quick bite and like healthy food.”

It's a convenient place to stop if you need a quick bite and like healthy food. Downside is the food isn't super tasty and the prices are a bit high for what you get. However, it can be a place to study in a pinch, with WiFi but not much in the way of outlets.

Steven Suh

Jan 2017

“Unfortunately disappointed.”

Unfortunately disappointed. My wife and enjoy "fit food" and we thought this place would be a perfect place for us... Not so much. We ordered the southwest wrap which came out as a salad (no biggie), Mexicali bowl, vanilla latte protein coffee and a regular coffee. Everything was below average. The coffee drinks were not good. Regular coffee was watered down and generally not a nicely flavored coffee. Mexicali was very very wet and salty. It was on the verge of just being slop from a cafeteria. The SW bowl was just ok, not a whole lot of flavor.