Urban Plates

A fabulous eatery focused on whole foods. Their tomato basil soup is a favorite of mine. Everything I've eaten here has been prepared fresh and is tasty. Vegan and vegetarian options.

A great place for dinner or lunch. Great food and a unique atmosphere. All the food was fresh and perfectly cooked. Make sure to check out the seasonal specials as well. Just leave room for dessert because they are some of the best items on the menu.

Food is amazing and freshly cooked throughout the day. Normally, at other places, we will have a favorite dish or two that we get every time - but at Urban Plates Im excited to make my way through the whole menu. A place that can cook white meat chicken to juicy perfection without being in a sauce is a big kudos. The braised beef urban bowl is particularly delicious, no knife needed.

Newest eatery to hit the Columbia Mall restaurant row, Urban Plates is a fun spot for healthy and tasty food. An interesting take on the cafeteria concept, three lines form at the start depending on if you want a salad, sandwich or platter. This directs people along the tray line in an efficient manner. Of course, you can have two or three of the offerings above in any combination, just queue up appropriately, and order your items as they are prepared. Everything is fresh, house made and to your order. There are craft brews, draft beer and tasty desserts. Prices are quite reasonable as well.

The restaurant has a big, open decor, a variety of different seating arrangements, with interesting furniture and fixtures. Like a lot of modern restaurants, the lofty, industrial ceiling and hard surfaces make for elevated sound levels, but my visits were not in anyway overly loud. There is a nice outdoor seating area as well for those nice weather days, though the scenery is just the parking lot and folks walking by.

Urban Plates falls in line with modern, trendy, Millennial-focused restaurants, with online ordering and quick pickup and other features in demand. It's worth checking out.

Located at Columbia mall next to shake shack burger and the cheese cake factory. Their menu divided into Urban greens (salad), Sandwiches, Plates, Kids and Bowl. You select your Main protein with 2 side dishes. Prices start at around $9.99 for across categories. The steak or ahi tuna are tasty and we'll seasoned. The ambiences are ultra Urban and green and the restrooms are clean too. This is family friendly restaurant