Wicked Juice and Kitchen
Wicked Juice and Kitchen
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Caters: Yes
Offers Military Discount: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
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Wicked is quite a welcome change from the Jamba Juice outlet that it recently displaced. It is still a work-in-progress, but all signs are that it has more in common with Juice Press than with Jamba Juice.
I ran into the store owner Brian, who co-founded Liquiteria. The Tribeca store opened after his initial foray in the Hamptons as a popup store. He was quick to admit that their approach for juice making is no different from what is used by Juice Press, but that they distinguish themselves with innovative offerings, including juices with bok choy (for example) and a healthy selection of fresh salads and snacks. I tried one of their juices, and picked up a snack–both of high quality.
One potential downside is that the juices do not have FDA labeling–apparently that adds significantly to the cost of production, and is not a requirement when you have less than 15 outlets. I would be curious to see the uptick in this market (I am thinking discerning Tribeca moms) given this limitation. All the same, great to see an alternative to Juice Press!
The last review I left was regarding the Wicked popup at my workplace. After that review, the manager reached out and allowed me to try another acai bowl on him. I took up this offer and ordered a PB & C acai bowl ($10.50) for breakfast. The bowl itself was very good (choco and PB flavor) and was sufficiently filling! I am a big breakfast person and was surprised at how this acai bowl filled me up more like a meal than a snack. I think the differentiating factor it had over competitors was its size and thicker consistency .
However, the acai bowl took over 10 minutes to make .. Which is quite a wait! But I did like the fact that the "kitchen" is set up so that you can see you bowl being made — definitely made it possible to see just how fresh everything is. The store also had other offerings like juices, salads and oatmeal bowls. I look forward to coming back and trying the other foods! This store is definitely itely dedicated to creating a positive experience for customers.
The juices here are tasty, despite still having all the goodness that comes from a fresh juice. Having sampled more than my fair share of cold-pressed green juices around the city, let me tell you, finding ones that not only do not taste like grass, but also do not put in a ton of sweet sugary substances to balance out the grassy taste, are hard to come by. The juices here are pricey, as they are at all the fancy juiceries, but if you're here for work and you can expense it, live it up! I may have had a juice here every day for the past two weeks.
My favorite is the Garden of Eden, with kale, spinach, parsley, celery, cucumber, romaine, apple, lemon, and ginger — a subtle zing, refreshing, balanced, not overly sweet, but still packed full of vitamins and goodness. I also love the Latte, a blend of cold-brewed coffee, almond milk, and spices — there's also a mocha with chocolate rather than spices. Both do have a good dose of caffeine — I find half the bottle is enough for me for one day, equivalent for me to my usual small cup of coffee.
Also, the poached sesame-crusted salmon salad over a bed of arugula, with cherry tomatoes, yellow peppers, quinoa, cilantro, and ponzu vinaigrette, is divine, and not a rip-off at around $14 a pop, a filling but delicious and fresh lunch. The salmon is perfectly cooked and clearly fresh and flavorful. The wild salmon salad in a small to-go container is also delicious.
The only thing I don't love here is the gluten-free granola, which I had in the yoghurt parfait cup and an acai bowl (no, I wasn't kidding when I said I came here every day for a few weeks). I found the granola to be not crunchy or fresh, and it had a slightly unpleasant raw taste.