Welcome to Humbowl: Your Go-To Healthy Restaurant in Berkeley & San Rafael, CA
Berkeley Hours - 9:00am - 10:00pm daily
2975 College Ave, Berkeley.
San Rafael Hours - 10:00am - 9:00pm daily
1016 Court St, San Rafael.
THE new and improved HUMBOWL APP
Download our new and improved Humbowl App!
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We originally had our app developed through a 3rd party, ChowNow. They were great, but there were some integration issues such as loyalty, gift cards, and other nice benefits we offer. About a month after we had our app developed with ChowNow, our POS provider, Toast, decided to release their beta version of app building. This is the exact same as ordering through our website, but way more convenient. Loyalty, gift cards, and all the other great stuff will work perfectly. So download our app now!
What Makes Humbowl a Healthy Fast Food Alternative?
Healthy is such a complicated term. What’s healthy for one may not be healthy for another. What’s healthy for you now, may not be healthy for you tomorrow (it probably will, this just helps get the point across).
We focus on whole foods and getting the right combinations of food onto your plate. Generally speaking a Humbowl is a whole grain, some veggies, a lean protein, and sauce. It’s hard to generalize healthy eating, but if there a way to do it, this is it. We get the food out pretty quickly. We cook to order, but unless you come in the middle of the lunch or dinner rush we can get most of our dishes out in about six minutes. In a convenient counter-service setting you can be in and out with your delicous, healthy meal almost as fast as traditional fast food. Only if we had a drive-thru…
Healthy Catering for your office, team, or family, in Berkeley and San Rafael, CA.
No matter the occasion we can help. Our delivery range is pretty large, we can offer catering services in the greater East Bay, most of the North Bay, and even San francisco. We can accomodate orders from 10 to 300 people, potentially more. For healthy food that’ll make your whole group appreciate your genius in catering selection, check out our catering page for more info.
email us at catering@humbowleats.com
Vegan-Friendly Dining - With Transparency
While we are not an exclusively vegan restaurant, our menu is designed so that most items can easily be made vegan. Just choose one of our plant-based proteins — like Hodo Foods organic tofu or slow-roasted legumes — and your Humbowl will be 100% vegan.
The only non-vegan ingredients on our menu are:
Chicken (including chicken sausage)
Shrimp
Eggs
We do not use any dairy, honey, or other animal-derived ingredients beyond those.
To minimize cross-contact, we cook all animal proteins on a separate cooktop using separate spatulas and utensils. That said, we do operate a shared kitchen, and while we’re careful, some risk of cross-contamination exists.
If you're vegan or have dietary concerns, just let us know — we’re always happy to take extra care when preparing your food.
We aim to be a welcoming spot for vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores alike — perfect for mixed groups looking for healthy, satisfying options.
Gluten-Free Options at Humbowl
Our Entire Menu Is Gluten-Free — With Some Important Notes
We didn’t set out to be a gluten-free restaurant, but most of our menu naturally was, and we made a few simple changes (like swapping out soy sauce) to make the whole thing 100% gluten-free. We don’t use any wheat, barley, rye, or gluten-containing ingredients in any of our recipes.
That said, our Berkeley location is not a dedicated gluten-free facility. We share a commissary kitchen with a bakery that uses wheat flour. While we use separate equipment (cutting boards, knives, etc.), and we wash, rinse, and sanitize thoroughly, airborne flour is a real concern in environments with active baking. Also, occasionally our staff prepare non-menu items like sandwiches for themselves, which may involve gluten.
Cross-contact is possible. If you have celiac disease or a severe gluten sensitivity, please let us know. We'll do our best to accommodate you, but we want you to make an informed decision about your comfort level.
Our San Rafael location does not share a facility with a bakery, so the risk of airborne gluten is much lower there — though some staff meals may still contain gluten.
We’re committed to transparency, and we’re happy to answer any questions you have.
Interested in some healthy eating education?
Check out our Humbowl Thoughts! we have mini-lessons designed to teach you a little bit about sustainable and healthier eating practices. That’s also where you can find info about our ingredients and vendors and some nutritional information.
Humbowl’s Neurodiverse Hiring Program
At Humbowl, we have a neurodiverse* hiring program, some of our employees are neurodiverse. The service you receive may seem slightly unconventional. We can assure you all of our employees are happy to work here, and very happy to serve you. Thank you for your continued support as we try to make our world a better place for people of ALL abilities. Please remember to always be kind.
*Neurodiversity refers to the natural variation in how people's brains process information, learn, and interact with the world. It encompasses a wide range of neurological differences, including, but not limited to:
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Tourette's syndrome
Learning disabilities
Please read more about our neurodiverse hiring program on our Humbowl Thoughts page!
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Are you planning on leaving us a review?
If you love us and are going to review us on Yelp or Google, would you please consider using certain keywords that would really help others find us? The keywords have to naturally flow into your review and can’t just be shoved in there. These include “healthy”, “gluten free”, “vegan options”, “group orders”, “catering”, “office lunches”.
A great example would be, “We went to Humbowl for lunch and loved all their healthy options. They had so many gluten free and vegan options too! I’m going to suggest to my work that we order in some Humbowl for our next office lunch, their food seems like it would be great for group orders and catering.”
Using this kind of phrasing will help us show up higher on search results for Google and Yelp, and someone searching for “healthy vegan food” will have an easier time finding us. Thank you so much and we hope you love our food!