KWENCH

What a grat place ! Delicious juice and Reena is so stinkin friendly :) im definitely going back

Great fresh drinks. The only thing I wasn’t so happy about was the selection of fruit.

Tried it out for the first time today during my 2 O’Clock coffee run. Instead of coffee today, I decided to get juice. I got the Cloud 9. Everything is made fresh. No sugars or water added. They warned me of the wait time but it only took a few minutes which wasn’t bad at all. If I wanted «pre-​squeezed» juices I could go anywhere and get that, so I don’t mind the extra few minutes for FRESHNESS. I realized they deserved a Unilocal review after I finished the drink.

This place is easy to miss because they don’t have much of a sign. Look for the naturepedic mattress store and it’s two doors down right on the corner.
The first time i came i got the cloud9, they replaced the nectarines for apples bc they were out of season, the drink was good.
Then, i came again to buy a bunch for the office, everyone loved their drinks, pearamount, apple marstini and organic carrot. They replaced the raspberries for the blueberries in my cloud9, it tasted good.
One of my coworkers is picky about what she eats/​drinks so i tried to substitute some fruits for others but the establishment does not substitute ingredients by request.
Drinks average $ 7.50 for an 8oz drink. Effing expensive so might as well go for the large size at $ 8.25 if you’re willing to splurge for this type of thing.

I’d second one of the previous reviews. Juices on the pricier side which is OK given the location yet they need to improve on the time. Waiting for more than 20 mins on a juice is just a sheer waste.

Fresh and tasty! And the lady who works here was extremely sweet and helped me decide on what to order. I really enjoyed it and will be returning soon:)

This place is as good as it gets.
Spoke with Reena for quite a while. She knows her stuff. She stopped computer programming/​engineering (read: she’s really smart) to open a juice bar.
Everything is organic and super clean. She avoids ingredients that dilute the drinks, like cucumber and celery, in favor of more expensive and nutrient dense ingredients. In other words, she’s taking a hit in her margins because she wants to do the right thing. These are the types of people and businesses that need to be rewarded.
The ice maker is cleaned regularly, the walls and counters are white so you can easily tell if they’re dirty, and there’s no trashcan because it attracts flies, she told me.
I’m from San Diego where there’s a juice bar almost everywhere. I was really surprised to find this is the only one around here.
If more people do their homework, I think we’ll be seeing these as frequently as coffee shops in the future.

I Love This Place! So fresh! So healthy! Reena the owner is so sweet! She makes everyone feel important! The juice is AMAZING!!! I’m OBSESSED with the Sugarcane juice with ginger! I can’t get enough! Found my juice spot!

I want to love it… but it takes so dang long. I’ve purchased one juice here. Tried at least 4 other times to be a customer but just walked right back out each other time before even ordering. Can’t you ladies multi-​task? Sweet Jesus. Even the one $ 8 juice I purchased took like 10 minutes. Ain’t nobody got time for that. Same story today. The owner lady was hunkered down working on a single order like it was a f*c&ing novel she was writing or something. Back out the door I went. $ 8 bucks too… that’s another story.
Here’s a tip: make two (or God forbid) three cups at once!
Jesus Christ.
Vent over.

I wrote a review a while back on the other location they used to have saying I didn’t think the place would last and surprise surprise when I stopped by recently the workers were boxing everything up and told me they are closed. I happened to be at the farmers market this last weekend and thought I would give their other location a shot since I had never been before. I also try to be a supporter of juice shops in general. Well I think I could cut and paste my other review and it would pretty much describe the same experience.
One issue that I don’t like about this place is they really do not offer any real juices except for carrot and apple orange. I think they will let you add ginger but that’s it. They only have one green juice and it’s not really even a juice. They call it some name which I forgot to say it’s neither a juice or a smoothie. What they do is take a juice like orange and then they mix it with with different whole fruits or veggies. I asked for just a green juice and the lady told me there is only one and it actually has no juiced greens at at all. It’s orange juice and they throw in a bunch of greens and blend it up into this juice/​smoothie. Now to pulverize the concoction they blend and blend which of course creates foam in the drink. The two sizes are small and medium so they are small to begin with and then ¹⁄₃ of it is foam. The green drink I got was around $ 7 and it was just not all that great. It reminded me of when I could not afford a real juicer so I worked around it by blending up some OJ throwing in some greens then filter it some way to make it a juice. You end up with a watery tasting drink with fiber going to the bottom and the liquid rising to the top with foam on top. As with the other location it was pretty much empty when I was there even though one of the biggest farmers markets in the area was going on. Oh, one lady came in and wanted to know if they were the same as the place at Santa Row. Once she said no the lady walked out the door. I’m going to go out on a limb and say this place will also not survive in a year. It’s pretty simple why but the owner doesn’t seem to get it… at least not so far.

So sweet! And the sugar cane water is to die for! This is definitely the place we will be going for our organic juices and smoothies from now on!
The owner is the sweetest too!

Amazing!!! The owner is so sweet, inspirational, and knowledgeable. It’s so wonderful to have an organic juice/​smoothie place in town. You can tell she loves what she does, and her work is her passion. The juices take a little longer to make because they are so fresh, nothing is pre-​juiced. The organic sugarcane juice was incredible! Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys healthy organic juice/​smoothies.

* * * * * Happy Five-​Star Friday! * * * * * Looking for a detox on my way home, Kwench looked like the perfect solution. And it turned out to be more than just a physical detox — it was an emotional and spiritual detox as well. Think of this not just as your average juice bar, but also a wellness center.
Rina is the sweetest mixologist! I know this word is usually used for bartenders, but she can sure mix up anything that’s healthy and tasty. Using only fresh organic ingredients and a surprisingly cheerful attitude, Rina can custom-​make anything you may need at this moment. Feeling ill? She’ll make you something to help boost your immune system. Feeling low energy? Rina will whip up something to help put some step back in your day.
This juice heaven was started in honor of her father, who suffered a long-​term illness. Rina doesn’t do this for the money, she does it to help her community and improve the lives of others. And her incredibly generous and beautiful spirit certainly touches many people, including myself!
On to the juices…
I needed a detox after having several foodie weeks in a row, so Rina put together something just for that. **Beet, kale, celery, chard, ginger, lemon** sounds like a painful mixture, I know, but it also works wonders. You’ll get used to the taste after a few times, I promise. Plus it will taste much better once you see the results.
The **Green Energy** is absolutely delicious! With pineapple, orange, cilantro, chard, kale, cucumber, this will definitely refresh you and provide the vitamins your body needs.
It’s amazing that sometimes the simplest things in life can be the most rewarding. **Organic Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice** hit the spot when I was feeling on the verge of a cold. I actually never got sick! Rina to the rescue.
We also discussed my chronic tendinitis pain and some natural ingredients that might help with inflammation. Not all mixologists put this much care into their customers. I felt just like a patient in an awesome wellness center/​clinic.
TIP: Come to KWENCH in the same manner Leonardo DaVinci recommends we eat food: not rushed, savoring each and every moment. Part of the whole wellness experience is to be relaxed and refreshed in mind before you can do the same your body.
DATE TIP: I don’t know about all of you out there, but nothing says Romance! quite the way you can with chard and kale. ;) Hey, go green or go home!

Juice is great. You can taste the freshness. But it is expensive, slow and I haven’t seen the place open in weeks although I work next door. I seem to never catch the place open no matter when I come. Maybe there’s just no one inside but if they are open they should turn on the open sign.

Well I couldn’t quite enjoy this place due to its weird hours and random closing for the next few days. After working out and on our way to work my boyfriend and I decided to check this place out. It doesn’t open till 11am??? That’s already lunch time. I’ve never heard of a juice spot opening up so late. Also there was a sign that said it would be closed for the next ⁴⁄₅ days. Why? Not sure. I’ll stick with «Pressed Juices»

The only legitimate fresh juice place I’ve ever been to or seen. The owner is extremely knowledgeable about the produce she uses and the nutrients you get out of each drink. Pressed juice used to be my go to juice shop (cause I’m dumb just fell along with the trend and didn’t research) but now my whole juice world is enlightened. The juice here is 100% fresh so you get allllllll the benefits and not just the taste.
(I posted this on their other page but since they moved i want to give their new store a review, which is the exact same review because it’s the exact same store just down the street)

Great place to stop by and garb a fresh delicious fruit/​vegetable juice or smoothie. All natural, no sugar and 100% healthy.
My favorite so far, Cloud 9.

We’ve been here 3 times now so I feel like I can give a fair review. Their smoothies are delicious. It’s clear they use fresh fruit and care about the craft.
The problems:
Slow service
Pricey
Way too hot inside their shop… I feel bad for the employees

Stopped in for a quick cool drink on a hot day. Apparently that was the idea of several other folks too… had about a 10 – 15 minute wait for a drink as there were only two employees manning the place.
To their credit, they were very apologetic about the wait and being a very new business I’m sure they were working out the kinks.
Anyway, we had the greenest least fruity juice we could find on the menu. I forget the name but there was orange and then lots of greens. It was actually surprisingly tasty.
Prices are on par with other juice places, which is to say, pricey but not out of the norm.
I do wish they had more selections that were less fruit heavy.
Anyhow, we’ll be back again but we’ll probably stick with whatever we got this time.

Im a fan of the other store and the owner is always super friendly. On the last stretch of downtown before the train tracks, the new store is solemn and zen. Im sure people will find it soon enough. The pear, apple, juice turned smoothie was awesome. Especially for a hot day, the cool refreshing drink that is also good for me hit the spot! Definitely will drop by as much as possible when Im in the area…