Review Visit: December 23rd, 2015…read more Smoothie King demands your payment, your devotion and your adoration! Bow to the Smoothie King! Is Smoothie King really the king of all smoothie places? Possibly. This is the only smoothie place I have visited so far, so it may possibly be the most delicious and bestest smoothie place there is. If you go to Smoothie King, don't expect it to be just a drink. No. It is pretty much a meal all on its own. So while the prices may be a bit high, you are basically getting a meal in Styrofoam cup. A Medium Banana Boat smoothie can have about 700 calories, just a heads up if you are health conscious. Get the rewards app if you become subjugated by the King of Smoothies, so you get free stuff after some purchases. Luckily, if you can't make it to the East Peoria, IL location, that is fine. You can pay your respects to the Smoothie King across America. You know, if you type smoothie a lot, it really starts to look funny. Smoothie, smoothie, smoothie, smoothie, smoothie.

if you're pregnant, don't go here. I wanted to get a smoothie and obviously can't had most of the…read moreadditives they put into their smoothies so asked if I can do a basic smoothie with fruit, milk and protein. They said no and that it had to be a specialty smoothie. I tried to come up with other options and they refused to make any changes to any of their smoothies to make it pregnancy safe for me, even if it meant only taking one thing out of the recipe. I was more than willing to pay normal price too. Very disappointed.

My favorite juice available in Peoria! I love that they don't taste overly sweet and that each…read moredrink is designed with a different health benefit in mind. Plus this is the only place I know of in town where you can make an appointment for infared sauna.

This is a very nice juice place. It was a little difficult for me to find in the larger area of…read moreshops but once found it was great. I bought a few items. The shop is beautiful, neat and clean. There is also a good amount of parking available. I was under the impression that the juices were made infront of you but that is not the case; juices are sold premade and ready to go. It was my first time here so I bought a few of the "shots" and a few juice items. The quality of the juice is very good. I was told if you purchase more than 3 of an item you should call ahead to reserve them. Size wise I felt both the shot items and the juice bottles could have been a bit larger for the price but it was ok. They also have things like bone broth a vegetarian broth and other items. For my first go, I think it was very good. It's pricy but I think that is to be expected for the quality, my advice is it's a little overwhelming and so just look over the menu online and know things are seasonal so not available all the time even if listed on the menu. And you can't taste anything so just go for it

Update: I just had to come in here and remind everyone how wonderful this shop is! I love all the…read morefresh baked goods and tasty coffee! I'm so glad you're here! 1/6/2026 I stopped by Reverence Coffee for the first time on Saturday for a quick pick me up. There was just one other lady sitting down in the coffee shop doing a little bit of work, and Sly just happened to be working that day. He was very polite and professional. We talked about business and he said he was looking forward to meeting the people in the new apartment building next door. I saw that there was one brown butter chocolate chip cookie with sea salt left in the box, so I absolutely had to try it. I have to say it's probably one of the most freshest cookies I've ever had, he said they always mix it up and have all kinds of different pastries. I also ordered a 12oz Caramel iced Latte, and that tasted great too! I absolutely love the vibe of the coffee shop, the color on the walls, decorations, customer service, and look forward to returning more often!

Lovely little shop dedicated to crafting delicious drinks. Friendly and welcoming staff complete…read morethe experience!

It was really good ice cream for my first ever visit here. I got a two scoop sundae and with tip,…read more20%, it came to over $11. In my opinion, that's outrageous so I probably won't be back. That being said, the service was very good, but it's just too expensive for ice cream

I love this place! I went in once and tried the beantown ice cream flavor, and that's basically all…read moreI had for the next couple of visits... and I don't think I will change my choice for a long time. It is one of the best coffee flavored ice creams I've ever had. The owners are also very friendly and accommodating, and there are even seats outside on the busy Peoria heights road. Definitely stop by and try it out, you won't regret it... unless you're counting calories, then maybe.

Great place! welcoming atmosphere, high-quality drinks, and efficient, friendly staffread more

This place kicks butt!…read more My friend Tim told me about this place awhile back and has been waiting patiently for it to open. Fast forward 2 months when we planned a day to hang out and play board games when I suggested we check it out. Matt, Tim, and I popped in on a Saturday afternoon and all was quiet. As we walked up, we almost turned around as it looked closed (there was a big lock on one of the doors) but I wanted to 100% be sure it was closed so I walked up to visually confirm there was no one inside. Come to our surprise that it was open. We quickly dipped inside to avoid the humidity and heat of the day and made our ways to the giant tvs that displayed the menus. Said menus quickly irritated us as they were on a continuous scroll every 5 seconds or so... of the same photo. There are 3 tvs and each one displayed one portion of the menu. Each one was set up to a slideshow effect and would transition to the next photo of the same photo it just showed you. So, we kept having to re-focus on where we were despite it being the same image. It took a bit longer to figure out what we wanted to order because of this. But once we knew what we wanted, we ordered with the cashier and waited for our drinks. Tim was distracted with his phone when Matt and I got distracted with something behind the counter. It was this machine that shook the drinks and let me tell you... we were mesmerized by it. We both commented on it at the same time and kept watching the workers load drinks in it. Then we were mesmerized by the machine that put a seal on the cups. Both Matt and I said we could watch this process all day. I've had sealed drinks like this before but never one that was done within viewing range. Any who, like us getting distracted by that machine, I am getting off topic here. We were served our drinks and we walked over to Costco to get some pizzas for our game night. My first sip of my drink (which was a caramel macchiato) and I knew I made the right choice. It was a delicious mix of what you would expect a caramel macchiato to taste like but in a slush-form. For it being a hot and humid day, it was the perfect thing to sip on during the walk over and through Costco. I can see myself coming back here for a special treat once in awhile. The Levee District in East Peoria has a lot of cool shops but severely lacks a place that I think Kung Fu Tea fills in nicely. Sure, there is a Starbucks and Dunkin' nearby, but this place adds something to the area that I feel that it's lacking. This was evident by the fact that when we walked in, there were only 2 people in there but when we left, there were about 12-15 people milling about, waiting to order or waiting for their drinks. I hope they continue to do well as the landscape of most areas needs some diversity over the usual big chains and corporations.

Nice place. In my neighborhood and I love to support local. I work a 9-5 and I went to the store…read moreone morning before work to get juice and was super sad to see they don't open until 9. For a juice bar I feel like that's kinda late....also mabe something that's changed recently. Not great.

Fantastic juices, great environment and friendly staff. Definitely worth stopping in- couldn't…read morerecommend more!!

Think Smoothie King but with food…read more Starting off my 2025 travels with a healthy place and some coupons I got in the mail. On this particular day, my friend Jeremy and I decided to drop in for lunch since we were both bored and had the rare same day off together. I had some coupons that Tropical Smoothie Cafe sent me in the mail to entice me to visit. I used the combo coupon that netted me a flatbread, a side, and a smoothie for the low cost of $5. Jeremy used a 50% sandwich coupon and grabbed a smoothie himself. It wasn't entirely too busy when we arrived. There was a couple sitting inside and the person behind the counter was working on an order. It took awhile for another person to come out and acknowledge us but quickly took our order. I ended up with the chicken bacon ranch flatbread, a jetty punch smoothie and some jalapeno chips. Jeremy got the buffalo chicken wrap and the same smoothie as me. We waited probably 10-15 minutes to get our food, which felt a bit longer than what a smoothie place should take but it wasn't like we were starving for our food. The interior was a bit sparse but I don't think this is a place you'd come and sit for a full meal and conversations nor a place to plop down with a laptop and do some homework or professional work. It had the vibe of sit and enjoy but don't hang around too long. That's neither bad nor good as we had plans to visit another friend after eating so we dipped out pretty quick after finishing up. We dug in once we got our food and it didn't take too long to demolish the food. After we finished, we both kinda looked at each other and both agreed that while the food was good, paying full price would've felt like it was a bit much. The quality of the food and the cooking were great, it's just that we both found it to be lacking something. Same with the smoothie. It was good but it felt like the strawberry nor the banana really shone through and it tasted like a generic blend of healthy. It's a bit of a bummer that the food and smoothie were decent but nothing to write home about. We both wished the food and smoothie had just a bit more of a punch to the flavor instead of being more on the bland side of things. Despite all that, I am typing this up about 4 hours later (around 7pm) and don't really see myself cooking dinner. Maybe a small snack but definitely not a full meal. It may have been lacking in the flavor department but between the smoothie and meal, it wasn't lacking in filling me up and that's considering I didn't even eat the chips. Stay smooth, everyone.

From the owner: Tropical Smoothie Cafe® in East Peoria makes eating easy breezy with refreshing, made-to-order…read moresmoothies, wraps, flatbreads, 'dillas and bowls. From popular picks like the Island Green® smoothie and Acai Bowls, protein packed options like the Peanut Paradise™ smoothie or PB Protein Crunch Bowl, to limited-time seasonal optionslike Toasted Snack Rolls and the Watermelon Mojito® Smoothie. Experience the good vibes of the tropics whether you're ordering ahead in our app or online for delivery, curbside* or pickup. It's like a tiny vacay in your day - perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Eat some good!™ *At participating locations.

Huge menu, typical price gouging on salads, soups, sandwiches, and everything shipped out of their…read morefactory to be reheated and charged at least a thousand percent markup, but it sure hits good every time! The app is fantastic and easy. Rewards are fine. Staff here was extremely polite and accomplished. Seemed clean enough with a large crowd dining in for the Friday evening. Parking and location is great for quick running in and out which I did to claim by birthday pastry, an orange scone, that thanks to the preservatives still tasted right a day later. I am astonished at the popularity of these fast casual chains charging as much for less food compared to Chili's and Outback and most any local restaurant. Panera is so over priced, a bowl of low calorie soup is nearly ten bucks, crazy!

I went at 8:00 in the evening and even though they don't close until 9:00 they didn't have any…read morecoffee available?! I asked if they had any in the back and the only thing they had was hot water for tea. I would understand this if it were 9:00 when they were ready to close but an hour before close? They obviously were more concerned with closing early than serving their customers!