My friend and I walked over to Emerald City Smoothie in Downtown Bellevue after doing barre class nearby. This was my first time at Emerald City Smoothie in ten years and my first time at the Downtown Bellevue location. The interior is fairly small with only a few tables to sit/stand at and so it's mostly a takeout place rather than a place to meet with friends. Emerald City Smoothie has a wide menu and categorize their menu into five categories based on health goals: "Boost My Immune System", "Help Me Lose Weight", "Go Green", "Bulk Me Up" and "Nourish My Body". They also have a menu just for "Boosters" which cost extra and include everything from antioxidants to bees pollen to creatine and fat burner. Lastly, they have a Secret Menu which includes Banana Creme Pie, Matcha Green Tea, Maui Paradise, Mountain Berry Blast, Orange Creamsicle, Piña Colada, and Peanut Butter Cup. I'm pretty sure their secret menu is just drinks that don't fit into the other categories (or ran out of room for), because they had these same drinks on their menu ten years ago. I ordered the MATCHA GREEN TEA (16-oz) off the secret menu. This smoothie has soy milk, matcha, non-fat milk, and whey. For $7.44 (including tax), this was pretty pricey for a "healthified" matcha Frappucinno. They obviously don't use high quality matcha as the matcha color was on the yellow side and the taste was quite diluted and bland. It mostly just tasted like sugary blended milk with little to no matcha flavor; I was honestly disappointed, but drank it anyway. My friend got her favorite NUTTY BANANA (sub vegan protein) which has banana, peanut butter, protein, and nonfat milk, which is probably what I should've gotten instead. She also ordered a PB&J and MANGO MANIA for her family members which are also supposed to be decent. Lesson learned, stick with the fruit smoothies. Service was good- the baristas are friendly and efficient and we got our drinks within 10 minutes after ordering. Overall: 2/5 for drinks, 4/5 for service, 3/5 for atmosphere read more

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I came here after a hot yoga class and usually a smoothie is perfect after a class but today's tasted disappointing. I got the tropical paradise and there was an odd aftertaste. I've given this place a try 3 times when going with other people and I have tried different smoothies each time, and I didn't not like the taste of any of them. I would rather spend an extra $2 to get an organic smoothie somewhere else. read more

Came here because it was less than half a mile from my hotel. I really wish this place was worldwide. The amount of boosters is insane, creatine is just the beginning of things you can add I wish i got the lady's name upfront for how helpful she was with everything. She wasn't the owner but i hope they know how good she is. She even went the extra mile asking how peanut butter and how thick i want my shake Also look at the protein peanut butter they have, shaker cups, vegan protein, different kinds of açaí bowls read more

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Legit smoothie shop! Great, friendly staff, and huge snack selection. Always clean, ample seating, and a pleasant experience. read more

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My husband and I came on a Saturday afternoon, after finishing working out together in the morning where it wasn't really busy. I got a 32 oz "Slim N Fit" with mango flavor and my husband got a 32 oz "Lean Out" with chocolate flavor. My Slim N Fit tasted good while my husband said his had a little too much peanut butter. Overall customer service was good, little wait time... we had to park at the plaza nearby and didn't have to pay parking. A good spot for an after workout smoothie. Would come back again. read more

The drink was made perfectly, customer service was ok. Kiddos fell asleep in the car and I was parked right outside so just called to ask if it was possible for them to bring out, employee who picked up the phone seemed to have an attitude about my request and was sort of glaring when she came out. I would've been fine waking the kids up & going in if she'd said no lol. Maybe it was an off day! read more

24 grams always Emerald City Smoothie never disappoints. The staff is friendly, the service is fast, and the smoothies are always fresh. My go-to is the protein smoothie with 24 grams of protein--it tastes great and keeps me full after the gym. Clean store, good atmosphere, and consistent quality every time. Highly recommend if you're looking for a healthy drink in Bellevue! read more

We were craving some smoothies and decided to try Emerald City for the first time and loved them! We ordered the green goddess and mango mania smoothies and added some boosters. So tasty! It was pretty busy when we went due to the warm weather on a late Sunday afternoon and we waited awhile because only one person was working but it was worth it. read more

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Great place with quick service. Thankfully you can order 16oz drinks! Thank you for that! Nutrition is listed online. Kind of gross to see that big vat of peanut butter but I'm sure they go thru a lot. Quick and easy fix for me to get protein in. read more

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Been a consistent customer for years here, and was generally 4 stars. My primary go-to is the Low Carb Peanut smoothie, absolutely delicious. Through the years, there seems to be a high employee turnover rate here. It could be a number of reasons that I can't confirm, maybe the pay, maybe the age of the employees (most of them hs), overworked or something. The past 6 months morale seems to be dropping, some of them are friendly, some of them just have no sense of smile or have a great day attitude. I guess thats fine as long as the product was consistent and it was. However the last 3 months, more chunks of ice have been apparent, I kept giving chances because I always give the benefit of the doubt, but you can only do that while paying the same money as the product satisfaction drops. Last 4x in a row, the chunks of ice are in the smoothies. I don't know blenders well, but maybe the blenders are getting old? Anyways, this review is primarily for the owner (who is pleasant) that she needs to fix the ice chunk problem. Gonna take a break from this place for a bit, and hope the issue is fixed. read more

I wanted to support a local business, so I bypassed loads of options to head to Emerald City Smoothie... It was the absolute worst smoothie bowl I've ever had in my life. With such basic ingredients, I didn't think it possible to mess up a smoothie bowl. Sure, there's different blends and consistencies, but overall it's pretty standard right? Well Emerald City proved me wrong. What they gave me was icy (literal chunks of ice that one could chew) akin to a slurpie from 7-11 or the icee polar bear drink you find in movie theaters. Now, top that fruity watery ice off with granola, coconut flakes, and goji berry... I tried to eat the toppings, but there was no saving this wreck, everything was soggy and icy. Tossed it ($15) into the trash. read more

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Lizzie was very helpful and kind, helped me choose a drink on an unfamiliar menu and I loved it!

My fuel for two months when we first moved to Bellevue from San Diego was this place. I was literally have two smoothies from them every day while I am still unpacking, dealing with covid and after. I have been ordering from them since late June of 2022 and still enjoying it. So yummy and I love how you can make your own smoothie. Went couple of times in person to the store and they didn't disappoint me as well. It was amazing service and clean store. If you order on doordash it's more expensive than getting it in person and didn't know that until I went to the store but still most time I do the doordash order lol. read more

Well located Emerald City Smoothie, I love the Maui Paradise drink on the secret menu, it's one of my favorite smoothies that I've tried. Good service, often busy. read more

ECS is by far the best smoothie place I've ever gotten my smoothies from. Quite affordable with delicious and nutritious smoothies I might add. My favorite on the menu is the Chocolate Lean Out because it has the most protein for my money and just pure delicious. However, in the many, many, many times I've been to this location, I have never gotten a consistent taste and/or consistency on my smoothie. I work in Bellevue so most of the time I go to lunch, I walk here and I have no other choice since this is the only location in the city. Now, I have been to a lot of locations around Washington and I just have to say, this is the worst location I've ever gotten a Lean Out from. One star just for that but I'll add one more just because the workers here are friendly. Like I said, I've never gotten a consistent smoothie from this location, ever. I've probably only gotten a good one once and I greatly appreciated that. Other than that, I just feel like I'm wasting my money every time I come here. Lean Out: banana, whey protein, peanut butter, milk. Really just the basics. The last one I had last week was by far the worst. As a matter of fact, it only tasted like milk, ice, and chocolate whey protein. What happened to the banana and peanut butter. Oh, and I paid extra for an extra scoop of protein. I basically paid $10 for chocolate milk so that was really disappointing. I have given this location many chances. In fact, I even encouraged my coworkers to come here for smoothies and some of them have gone in and they enjoyed what they have gotten. Personally, I don't think I'm going to come back to this location for a while. I would think they would have standard measurements for their ingredients but I guess it's more like free for all in this location. Definitely a let down. But I do appreciate the good customer service and friendliness. read more

im new in town and have been on the journey to find my favorite healthy smoothie spot. this is by far the winner! i love how customizable the drinks and the assortment of boosters is the largest ive seen thus far. definitely worth stopping by if you need something healthy and refreshing! read more

Tuesday 7:00pm They were closing in 45 minutes and very busy. I could order a Pitaya or açaí bowl as.. They already cleaned put away everything to make açaí and Pitaya bowls.. so bowls were not an option. When I was asking questions the music was so loud. I could not hear what they were saying and everyone had to stream.. I eventually ordered my 32 oz smoothie and received the 24 ounce. I went back to the counter to have that corrected and saw her dump my smoothie into the blender and just add ice when I asked if she just added ice she said; the difference between the 24 and the 32 oz, it's just strawberries and ice... That was really disappointed to hear and see. read more

Just left from there left a tip, very unpleasant experience. Ordered 2 large 1 sambazon added amino & glutamine (had no flavor) 1 berry beery added ginger ( so much ginger it was unbearable) so much money for crappy made drinks. 5:30pm 8.4 read more

The employee working was terrific. No complaints there. But the Acai bowl was not. The acai was over-blended. The bananas were either blended in to the acai puree or just forgotten. Typically, the bananas are sliced and added to the bowl separately. This is a brand new store and hopefully they will figure this out. But I'll pass on returning for now. read more

We came here to get a smoothie, as Emerald City Smoothie recently relocated to Park Row in downtown Bellevue. Glad to have it in the area, as it provides healthier smoothies than any other smoothie spot around. We ordered a 32oz. Mango Berry smoothie to share, which is a good size for doing so. There's also a 24oz. size option. In addition to smoothies, which you can customize to your liking, they offer acai bowls and other health products like supplements, protein powder, pre-workout mixes, etc... There was only one employee working on a Thursday late afternoon when we visited, so service was slow since there were a few customers waiting to get their smoothie. The shop here though is much better than its former downtown Bellevue location, offering more space, which allows for customers to hang out on the couch or at other seating options. I'm a fan of Emerald City Smoothie, so am glad they've reopened in downtown Bellevue. There are lots of healthy options here for smoothies, with some including whey protein or boosters. I like that you can customize any of the smoothies, to whatever fruit flavor, boosters, milk options, etc...you desire. read more

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Still the best! I just ordered two smoothies through doordash and yum! Thank you for offering delivery. read more

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Went in Sunday around 3pm for a weird late lunch after escaping the Bellevue Mall Christmas chaos of lines/parking/etc round the corner. There's easy parking right out front and the interior is very clean and spacious! Incredibly so! And no line! I hadn't been to this chain in like a decade but saw they had açaí bowls and went for it - the two young folks behind the counter were courteous and quick and handed me down a comically large Berry açaí bowl! I was shocked, I'd asked for their standard berry açaí bowl and I think it was like a quart size While the size really made me laugh, the quality wasn't the best (compared to Kitanda or Jaiiya Cafe where it seems they use fresh fruits and a sweeter base), it seems the berries were defrosted and the blackberries especially were falling apart and flavorless, and the açaí blend didn't taste very fresh or sweet, but they're known for smoothies not açaí bowls right? And maybe this is just a healthier blend with less sugar ‍ On a strange note, this franchise appears to be branded deeply in 90s/early aughts weight loss and muscle gain health goals. Kind of feels like a time capsule being in there. read more

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Love love love their Açaí Bowls. I often get them on my way to work for breakfast. Always easy to get the storefront parking, making it speedy to grab then go. The Açaí bowls are huge and very fulfilling. I sometimes have to skip lunch since the granola and other toppings really fill me up. All their bowls are made to order and they can always pack our dry toppings in a separate cup if you enjoy crunchy flakes and nuts like me. They are always very generous with their peanut butter, which is a plus for read more

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There has awesome smoothies and stuff! I love BULK ME UP. They gave me a smoothie in moderate time, quick. read more

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Quick and easy and not far from my work. Energy shot really helps! Their addons always add nutrition and value. :)

The best smoothie place ever :) staff is awesome and always playing the best music. Great environment

All I can say is açaí bowls! Yass! The blueberry and banana bowl is so refreshing. The vegan açaí bowl is the right amount of sweetness with the dragon fruit. I am not even a big coconut fan. They are taking to-go orders so be sure to check out the new bowls. read more

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Best emerald city on the east side. Great customer service. Staff was on point. Definitely recommend

Love that almost every city in Washington has a emerald. 99% of time friendly staff at every location I ever been too. Service is fast they have wide sections of smoothies and healthy snacks. And if u become a regular they take extra care of you with their points system. It's absolutely fantastic service at this location they helped me out always even if I got their just 30 seconds before they were closing. read more

This place just opened and I'm glad that it did! We haven't had one in the Bellevue area that I know of for a little while now. Love the variety that the menu offers and they all for the most part taste great. Staff is friendly and informative. I'll be back very soon! read more

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Delicious. Healthy. Quick. Courteous. What's not to love about this place?! If you're in the area, you must stop by read more

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Bad at managing orders and what time they came in. There's a line of people waiting for online orders and they take orders of walk ins first. I recommend just walking in. Online orders do not save you time here read more

Best smoothies in downtown Bellevue, I come here regularly and don't plan on stopping anytime soon

Everything was great but I waited almost an hour for my açaí bowl but to be fair it was a sunny Sunday afternoon and it was busy, a lot of people who arrived after me received their orders way before me though read more

Very good smoothies, I would say better than Jamba Juice. They have plenty of options and offer a lot of healthier alternatives compared to other smoothie places. read more

Pretty quick service. Menu is a little confusing as certain smoothies you can only get in certain sizes. Overall friendly.

Incredibly slow service. Employees are not welcoming. Worst location of them all. I used to come to this location daily. But the atmosphere has diminished severely. I would never spend my money here. Not to mention the facility is disgusting these days. I used to love this place. But now the smoothies leave a bad taste in my mouth. read more

First timer. Gavin and AJ are friendly and provide excellent customer service! Location is great in downtown Bellevue with ample parking. Berry berry smoothie is great and not too sweet read more

Super yummy! I had the Guava Sunrise with protein added. Wish I could have it every morning.

I have been to this Emerald City Smoothie location several times and always enjoy it. Today I grabbed a 24oz Mocha Bliss for a little over $7 with tax. This is my first time trying a smoothie there without fruit in it, and I definitely would get it again! They have a great selection of add ins, and they have coconut and almond milk that you can sub for dairy milk, and some vegan protein (pea and rice protein) that you can sub as well. Knocking off one star because I wish more smoothies were offered in the 16oz size - I'm not sure why only select smoothies are offered in the smaller size, but often times I don't finish a whole 24oz smoothie and it would be nice not to waste it. read more

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