Juice Bar and Healthy Cafe Coming to Little Italy | Eater San Diego
"Expanding into Little Italy, Choice Superfood Bar & Juicery is a plant-based café founded by Natasha McKean, who has opened locations in Carlsbad, Del Mar and most recently Del Sur; her background in nutrition informs a menu that ranges from cold-press juices and smoothies to salads, sushi and sweet and savory snacks, including plenty of gluten-free and dairy-free options. The new India Street location — the shop's largest footprint yet at 915 square feet and the first of several outlets planned outside North County — is taking over a former French creperie and will feature bi-fold windows that open onto the sidewalk and patio seating; it's scheduled to launch this summer and will initially be open weekdays 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and weekends 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Paul Ahern of Next Wave Commercial says McKean has a "contagious passion for educating and encouraging others to make positive and healthy life choices," McKean plans to host wellness classes in the space, and Colliers International's David Maxwell says that, with its health- and wellness-focused food options, it should be a welcome addition for neighborhood residents and employees." - Candice Woo
Staff members Kaya and Deni showered my girlfriend and me with superb customer service in an awesome juice café environment. The bowls were made with fresh, high quality ingredients. Their granola is gluten free by default. In fact EVERYTHING is gluten free here, as kindly explained by Deni. Delicious, healthy, clean eating.
Taryn Halterman
Google
Good smoothies and super friendly! Traveling in the area and needed a smoothie to get in my fruits and veggies I was missing.
A note about the other review mentioning their milk not being pasteurized - Only dairy milk needs to be pasteurized and they only have oat and almond milk here, which do not need pasteurization to be safe to consume.
Natasha Najjar
Google
Been getting smoothies from Choice for years. I switch between the Carlsbad and downtown locations. The smoothies with peanut butter added are so good. I got the coffee buzz with peanut butter added, protein brownie and eco suntuna sushi roll.
As a gluten free vegan I love the baked goods like the little muffins. Really everything I’ve gotten is so good, I don’t really have complaints. The Superhero smoothie and Coffee Buzz are my faves!
Antonio
Google
Choice Juicery is the only vegan place in San Diego downtown at time of writing this so we decided to stop by for a quick lunch.
Unfortunately, the customer service was a bit uninterested so we just ended up picking two salads from the displayed ones. Both of them were dry and made almost entirely of lettuce. They didn't taste great in all honesty.
Not a very positive experience overall, and there are definitely better vegan places in San Diego.
Karen (華蓮)
Google
Located in Little Italy . This shop is great way to start the morning. I really like the smoothie and the fruity bowl. As soon you enter the shop, you can smell fresh fruits and vegetables. The interior is very cute and clean too.
Jeremy.Decker
Google
Stopped in here after working out and was so happy I did. I was there slightly before they opened and the lady behind the counter happily let me order early. The Acai Bowl I got was fantastic and tasted very good. I strongly reccomend this place if you are a vegan or enjoy a healthy meal.
Manal Morad
Google
I was excited to try their Pb&J smoothie bowl, drawn in by the presentation. While the visual appeal was good, the experience took a nosedive from there. The bowl was filled with an unexpected amount of ice - large pieces that I found myself crushing through with every bite. This made it challenging to truly enjoy the bowl. Even more disappointing was the taste of the smoothie base itself, which didn't live up to my expectations.
Mackenzie Bowman
Google
None of their milk is pasteurized. This should 100% be clearly stated both in store, on your website, and in the ordering platform. Extremely disappointed and will not be throwing away my $12 smoothie. Pasteurization kills bacteria!!!!!!!