Beyond Juice
July 24, 2009 at 4:16 pm | Posted in American, Soup/Sandwich | 2 CommentsTags: Beyond Juice, juice, lunch, Minneapolis, skyway, smoothie
One out of four walleyes
If I had titles for my reviews, this one would be called “Beyond Expensive,” or some other such play on words that would portray my extreme sense of sticker shock at Beyond Juice. The concept of this restaurant is interesting; if you get a large smoothie, you apparently get all the nutrients you need in a meal right there in that one cup. So if you’re really health conscious or in so much of a hurry that you need to drink your lunch, this might be a nice place to stop. But I like real food, so I ordered a turkey cranberry sandwich and a small “Skinny Dip” smoothie. Though they had four people behind the counter, they weren’t very well organized (or very polite), and I had to remind them a couple of times what I had ordered. After a fair amount of waiting, I got my food and had a seat. The small smoothie comes in a 12 oz cup that was only about 2/3 full, making it the smallest drink I have ever encountered in any American restaurant. I was also shocked at my sandwich, which was a mere half sandwich, not the larger, 2 slices of bread sandwiches that are pictured on their board. A colleague of mine told me later that a half sandwich and small smoothie is one of their “lunch specials,” so perhaps they thought that was what I wanted. But it wasn’t, and it wasn’t what I ordered. While the smoothie was tasty and the sandwich highly original (it had raisins and sunflower seeds in it!), that just isn’t enough to redeem this place for me. I paid almost nine dollars for food that, while healthy, wasn’t entirely filling and was outrageously overpriced.
Price: Ack!!!
Speed: Surprisingly slow. My friend got in the Jimmy John’s line at the same time I entered Beyond Juice. Even though there were 8 people in front of her and only 2 in front of me, she still had her food before I did.
Seating: Not much. A smattering of chairs around 5 small tables, but nevertheless there always seems to be free places to sit.
Check ‘em out: http://www.beyondjuice.com/
625 Marquette St., (612) 343-8096
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I, too, found them to be high-priced for what you got. The service was indeed poor and very disorganized. Moreover, they appeared to ladle syrups into the Vitamixes instead of putting in actual fruit. If this was the case, it leads me to wonder what other short-cuts were used.
It may all be moot, however. Since September or so, the store has been closed with a sign saying “closed for updating” on the door. Mail has been gathering on the floor and the items on the shelves have been gathering dust.
I think it may be dead, Jim.
Comment by Stormer— November 25, 2009 #
i Agree with the top to posts but i understand now as of Jan 1 2010 Beyondjuice has gone under new ownership and management, i stopped in and found the to be clean with new employees and the food is a great improvement is size and value. let the new owner have a chance to makeup for poor past owners and manager.
Comment by HealthFreak— January 21, 2010 #