Where are all you smoothie people at?? A place like this needs to be filled with reviews from smoothie fanatics who talk about the nutrition value, the vitamins and boosters they sell and quality of their juice to other people who know what any of that means.
I am not a frequent smoothie drinker, I don't know these things, but I got really good service here and I cannot let zero reviews stand, so here it goes!
I stopped here Wednesday afternoon between appointments. I have had this issue where work has been so busy that I don't get a lunch break and end up eating so late in the afternoon that I'm not hungry for dinner and it throws off my whole day. I was starving at 3:30pm this day and had the light bulb go off when I saw their sign. Luckily, traffic was very forgiving and I was able to get in here. Leaving was a bit of a pain as there is not a light here and unless you are taking a right, cross traffic doesn't really care that you needed a smoothie and have somewhere to be.
I noticed they had a drive thru but I didn't want to hold it up when I didn't know what I wanted, so I parked and went inside. I was immediately greeted by a lady who was helping someone at the drive thru and said she would be right with me. Their menu is really large, I had no idea there were so many types of smoothies and kind of froze up. Fitness blends? Slim blends? Wellness? Taking a break? There are so many flavors under each, gah!
Luckily, she had suggestions and when I explained I just wanted a small snack to not upset my eating schedule, but keep me going through my appointments she suggested Angel Food (strawberry, banana, vanilla) which is already a flavor combination that is right up my alley. I ordered a small for $4.69 and then they started talking about their energy boosters (non caffeine) and recharge (with caffeine) for a small upcharge. They were both super helpful, both asking questions and volunteering information, and the gentleman definitely gave me a larger cup for my smoothie, I guess for me to see what I was missing. They were so nice and did all this while helping other customers that came in, the drive thru customers and telling me they take call in orders so people don't use up their lunch breaks waiting in line.
The blend was tasty, but I could tell it had a lot of sugar. I didn't know at the time, but you can 'make it skinny' by removing the extra sugar. For this particular fruit blend, I think it would have been sweet enough on its own and if I got the same flavor, I would definitely want to try it without the sugar. However, if I was getting one with coffee or kale or something like that, I'd want them to load me up on sweet, sugary flavor. I will say that it did taste like a sweet treat if you want to treat yourself to something better than ice cream or cake sometimes, lol.
They also asked when the last time I was in and when they found out the answer was never they gave me a menu, a nutritional guide and a brochure on their VIP card. This was really nice of them... I just can't commit to drinking smoothies often enough for this to matter to me. I didn't even crack open the nutritional guide. I looked at the menu enough to see about 40 types of smoothies including vegetarian and vegan options.
I may not be able to commit to a relationship with a smoothie place, but if you are the kind of person who can or is looking for one, their VIP card saves you 15% daily based on your spend and 20% on VIP Tuesdays. Personally, this is too much for my brain to process, I had no idea this was a thing, but I think it's great that they are catering to their customer base. Everything lists nutritional information and ingredients, which is useful for people who are watching that or have allergies.
The place is roomy, bright and clean. There's a small seating area if you want to stick around and the drive thru is a nice touch for those in a hurry. There was a nutritional display that I think is merchandise they sell. Clearly they have a lot of literature for you to take and if you want to call in an order, that's a good idea. The staff was way above expectations and if I wanted this type of smoothie again, I would choose this location instead of their many other locations, based on how great they were.
Full disclosure, there is a local, organic place near my home that I prefer to go to when the rare mood strikes because I don't prefer chains. This visit will not replace that small, local, organic place for me. However, this place is significantly cheaper with larger portions, and I would have to consider that aspect if I drank them frequently enough to not want to break the bank.
If smoothies are your thing, and a chain with multiple locations is convenient for you, this should be the place you are checking out! read more