Shana S.
Yelp
The first time I walked into Juicy Lucy's, I thought I had stepped into the kitchen of someone who could bake really well. It smells delicious. Oh, and by kitchen, I mean a real Manhattan kitchen; in terms of space, Juicy Lucy is a teensy cubbyhole that would be a great place to duck into if you were being chased.
For a cubbyhole, though, this delicious juice bar stocks an orchard full of all sorts of fruits, herbs, and nectars, just waiting to be concocted into a juice or smoothie creation of your choice. (They have fresh watermelon juice--yum!) The smell of fresh-baked goodness likely comes from their array of vegan treats, although I haven't tried any.
Lately, I've been obsessed--wait, make that addicted--to one of their smoothies, thanks to the recommendations of fellow Yelpers (you folks have made me a wee bit poorer this summer). It's the Amazon Cherry Energy Smoothie with Vitamin C. I don't know what else is in there besides cherry juice, vitamin C and ginseng, but it might be magic. It's five dollars and ninety-seven cents of heaven.
That said, I was annoyed with them during one of my last visits. If your store says it's open until eleven, please don't make me feel like an unwanted houseguest when I walk in at 10:15 pm. I went in there, and I had to wait for the guy behind the counter to stop chatting on his cellphone to ask me what I wanted. Now, I have a peeve about paying for services when you can't even give customers the common courtesy of refraining from talking on the phone to someone else--it makes me think you don't care about keeping my business. If you're a small business that sells smoothies for about 40% more than Jamba Juice, good customer service on your end goes a long way.
Anyway, when I asked for my smoothie fix, he shut me down, telling me that it was too late and he had already cleaned the blender for the night. I could get coffee, though, he told me.
Dude. The reason I hit up your juice bar is because I don't drink coffee (nothing holier than thou about it, I just don't like the taste) and I want something sweet and more refreshing than the Diet Coke in my fridge. Ugh. So there's a tip for you: Juicy Lucy is open until 11, but if you want something involving a blender...well, it closes earlier.