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| - I go to Robek's for their fresh pressed juice. I normally get the Evergreen- hold the celery, add ginger, and it's really really good. A large is over $9 but considering the amount of fruits and veggies they put into it, plus the fact that I don't have a juicer, it's a price I'm willing to pay. The shop also has convenient snack items like bars and cookies, and a good selection of juices and smoothies. The smoothies are really good, and back when I was in Cos school I used to drink the Mahalo Mango every day and loved it. The staff here is also very friendly and polite even though they're all younger people (which is rare.)
The reason why I'm only giving it 4 stars is because there are some major inconsistencies with the juice quality. One day you'll go in and it will be perfect and delicious, and the next time you go in it'll be lacking a particular ingredient which throws the flavor off. The most recent time I went in my juice was completely different than ever before. Typically they ask you if you want it blended or over ice. I always opt for blended, so they blend it for a second, then pour. Well this girl maybe forgot to blend it?? The juice was totally clear with a yellow tint (from the apples), and had maybe 1/2" of the green floating on top. When they blend it its suppose to have all of that green (aka the veggies) mixed into the actual juice. Hence why it's called Evergreen. The juice came out almost like she strained it, which sucks because the chunkiness is where you're getting more nutrients + the fiber. I usually would have said something but for some reason felt kind of awkward telling her how to blend the juice correctly. I'm not sure why, but I definitely wouldn't let it slide again considering the cost.
So this Robek's is good, but juice drinkers beware that the quality will be different pretty much every time.
**I updated this to add that I visited Robek's in October on a Sunday afternoon, and a girl named Kennedy made my juice and it was AMAZING! She did a perfect job!
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