Samantha H.
Yelp
This Arden's location is really small and I feel like on a summer day, any more than 5 people and it can get kind of cramped. I can't actually vouch for the juices they squeeze on site, but I have tried almost all of the fruit and vegetable juices they offer, and done their two day detox.
Both times I've been there's only been one employee. Although there was another customer in the store before our group walked in, when they had left, he did not attend to us to see if we needed any help or offered up any suggestions. There's also a tiny sign that says buy 10 juices get 1 free; but the clerk also did not honor this. Boo. :(
The juices themselves are pretty good; my favorites being any of the fruit juices (for the sweeter palette) and the Yoga 1, if you're looking to try green juices. It is a great baby step because it still has pineapples in it, which mellows out the super "green"-ness. Of the two vegetable juices I've had - the Multimax and the Super Green Machine, I much preferred the Multimax which does not include ginger and has cucumbers. The cucumber component is a nice refreshing taste to balance out the overpowering celery that is in the Super Green Machine. I actually can't taste either the kale or spinach in both juices, possibly because celery and ginger root are such bold flavors.
2 Day Detox -- I'll admit, it was a little overwhelming and I don't think I drank enough water to balance out the acidity of the juice which is pure grapefruit, orange, lemon juices and water. But honestly, I couldn't even finish the gallon a day, let alone tack water on top of the gallon. I ended up doing about 1.5 gallons over the two days. The first day was rough and I really wanted to chew on something. I guess I just missed having solids. The other thing that was difficult was that I think the acidity was burning my throat a bit and that's partially why I had to tone down the juice the second day.
They also have other locations if you can't trek down to L5P and offer their juices at Whole Foods!