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| - Wow, I haven't given five stars out in a while, but this place totally deserves it, IMHO. After popping up in the "New Businesses In Las Vegas" section and checking out the menu online and seeing they had acai bowls, I knew I had to check it out. My first experience with these was at Swami's Cafe in San Diego and I've been hooked ever since. Juice 'N' Go is located in the drive-thru hut at Rainbow and Oakey that used to be a Baskin-Robbins back in the day and then a hot dog place in its last incarnation. I'm happy to report that the newest tenant is a welcome addition to this side of town.
I did a walk-up transaction, having left my car for an oil change down the street. I rung the doorbell and rather than help me through the customer window, Alex, the owner dressed like a chef, came out of the little hut and took my order. Their standard acai bowl ingredients are organic acai puree, guarana, strawberries, non-fat frozen yogurt, coconut shavings, and granola. In addition to that list of ingredients, customers can then choose two more kinds of fruit; apple juice, coconut milk, or soy milk; and either agave nectar or honey. My head was kind of spinning with the add-in choices so I just asked Alex what he suggested and he said to go with bananas, blueberries, coconut milk, and honey, so that's what I did. I ordered the smaller 24 oz. size, paid my money, and Alex offered to deliver it to my car. I told him I was on foot and he disappeared into the juice hut to make my bowl. He reappeared to offer me the larger 32 oz. version for the 24 oz. price--who's gonna turn that down? Not me. Minutes later, he came out and presented me with today's breakfast and it was fabulous. All of those fresh, organic ingredients blended together deliciously well.
There are lots of other things on the menu that I will definitely go back to try, especially with customizing orders. Check out their menu ahead of time if you want to save time in the drive-thru and you can even call in your order. This is a place that offers organic, healthy options (no HFCS) and is environmentally conscious, too--no paper menus available, they use earth-friendly cups, etc.
**Because I was taking pictures of my order, Alex told me that he gives deals if you check in on Facebook or use Instagram. Since I was doing neither, I told him I was Yelping and he told me that he will upsize the same way for you if you tell him you heard about him from Terri the Yelper. Give his place a try and see for yourself. (I am not related to Alex, nor did I get anything but a great customer service experience and a fabulous acai bowl, or, cup, in this case.)
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