Joe N.
Yelp
BREAKFAST
I have driven by Alive & Well countless times, and finally decided to stop in today.
The business is mostly a health and wellness store, However, there is also a restaurant portion I was not aware of until recently. You walk up to the counter of the restaurant to place your order. While you sit at the counter, they bring the food as it is finished.
I am a fan of Bloody Marys, but unfortunately they do not have any. I looked through their nice variety of fresh juices, and bought a Watermelon Juice ($8.50). I also bought a large bottle of water ($1.39). I guess the restaurant food and fresh juice are typically paid at the restaurant while other items like my bottle of water are paid for at the store. At the restaurant, the cashier was kind enough to print off my order so I can pay for everything at the store cashier. I know she was being nice and trying to help. This did make it a little confusing and usually I am ready to write the tip on the restaurant copy but the store copy did not have a spot for tip. I hope they are able to eventually treat the restaurant and store all the same. This not only will make the experience more smooth for their guests, but then the restaurant staff will not miss out on tips. I am guessing similar experiences happen fairly often when someone is ready to tip for restaurant food but then does not tip when the food order is paid at the store cashier where there is no place to enter a tip.
I am a fan of Avocado Toast. They have four types; Egg ($7), Miso Tahina ($7), Lox ($9), and Curried Chicken ($8). I ordered the Lox Avocado Toast and was extremely happy. The avocado was the perfect ripeness with creamy flavor. The salmon was also delicious and will definitely order this again, as well as the other thee versions.
The service was excellent and everyone was very friendly and helpful.
No Kama'aina discount available.
Breakfast hours are 8 - 7 Monday through Friday, 8 - 6 Saturday and 10 - 5 Sunday.
Alive & Well is an underrated breakfast spot as they serve breakfast late, have excellent customer service, and quality food. I also am highly interested in returning to try their two breakfast burritos; Green Breakfast Burrito ($8) (flour tortilla, seasonal roasted vegetables, sweet potato hash, cashew cream, cilantro, salsa) Breakfast Burrito ($8) (flour tortilla, egg, chicken, potato, cheese, sour cream, cilantro, salsa). They both sound fantastic. I should also add that they have cards where you get a free juice after buying nine.