Jamba Juice

This store location closed as of May 30, 2014. Will miss the convenience of this Jamba!

I did the 3 and 5 juice groupon deals and also filled up a punch card to get a free smoothie and I wasn’t smoothied out. I tried all of their delicious all juice and juice and vegetable varieties, as well as their holiday egg nog smoothie. My fave was the berry beet one– yum. This location is perfectly situated on my way to work and the service always makes me smile. It’s nice to be remembered and complimented on your coat. 5 stars all around!

I feel that not enough food service people get recognition when they do a fantastic job, and often only hear from customers who have had a bad experience (though this location seems to be doing just fine in the praise department).
I just wanted to say that whomever the lady at the register was at about noon today is fantastic. Cheerful, helpful, the whole shebang.
Every visit to this location has been positive. Keep being awesome!

I had an excellent experience at 8 AM on a Thursday morning. Took about 5 minutes for them to take my order, then about 3 minutes to receive my smoothie. Both the cashier and the gentleman who made my drink were quite friendly. It is right next to the Washington/​Wells train stop, so I’ll be back often. As a graveyard shift worker, I can’t do coffee in the AM, but these drinks make an excellent refresher after a night shift.

This 5-​star rating goes straight to the staff at this particular Jambe Juice. Jamba Juice is pretty much Jamba Juice no matter what location you go to. It’s the staff that really makes this place remarkable.
I’m quite certain they are the happiest, friendliest, most cheerful people in the loop — even at 7am. I consider myself a morning person, and I don’t have ish on these Jamba employees. I swear it’s the happiest place in the loop. (Like if Disney World was in the middle of Chicago and made awesome smoothies.)

So i really like Jamba Juice, I had been raving about the Pomegranate Pick Me Up to my husband… he wanted to finally see what the fuss was about, because according to me it was «just soooo goood». So on a hot day downtown we decided to go in. Since I was trying to maintain my diet, I decided to get the Make it Light version, oh boy… for the next 5 hours I had the worst tummy ache ever.
Not sure if it was this location, or the Make it Light that caused this, but I was not a happy camper.
Also, this location was extremely slow — they had 3 workers (visible) and it took them 15 mins to take my order, and another 7 to make the «tummy hurting make it light pomegranate pick me up» drink…

I used to love visiting Jamba Juice regularly before work. Back when they used to do daily specials like Ideal Meal Monday for $ 3 and Oatmeal Wednesdays for $ 1. However the franchise has now gotten rid of these promos and only does email blast coupons maybe once a month. While they sometimes have great offers in them to try a new featured product, I would much rather have a once a week smaller discount on the product I actually want. Plus with a different one every day of the week no matter what you like to purchase at Jamba you could find the day that has that on special. Are the smoothies good, yeah there fine. But my six dollar Ideal Meal isn’t quite as appealing for breakfast when I used to be able to get it for $ 3 once a week and would visit other days paying full price for a smoothie to get the $ 1 oatmeal or what not. I now visit maybe once every three weeks.
I am sure other regular customers feel the same way. The staff at this store is always friendly and that is not and issue. Today though someone made my regular order and I think they accidentally made the amount for the 12oz size below what I had ordered (16oz). There was a good 1.5inch below the cup of empty space I was running late for work and didn’t have time to bring it up. Just in general have a meh– feeling about the Jamba chain lately. Again staff is always friendly but it takes more than friendly to make people to return to your store on a regular basis.

jamba juice is jamba juice. calorie counts, wheatgrass shots, baked goods, secret menus. oh yeah, and smoothies. I’m not a big fan of reviewing chains, but this jamba had something special, something that made them review-​worthy.
It’s like you walk in, and it’s NOT 7am monday morning. it’s like you just won the lottery — the sunshine and rainbows lottery, that is. easily the best staff, THE best staff EVERR. and these happy people don’t just show up whenever they feel like it. it’s a consistent, we’re happy atmosphere mon-​fri. blows my mind.
I must sound crazy, but cranky-​pants people service is quite common in the loop. so, high-​five jamba on the corner of madison and wells, you just made my day.

Just stopped in here again on my way back to the office, yes I know it’s 9 degrees!
And guess what? It’s toasty warm in there, doubt the employees dig that, but coming in from the cold? It was a pleasent suprise.
I got the Macha Green Tea, and it’s actually excellent. I love this smoothie as much as I love the Peanut Butter Moo’d and they made it perfectly for my taste, which at some locations, is really tricky to get it just* right.
Stay Classy Jamba…

Friendly fast service, accurate orders. Pretty much all I need from Jamba

It’s hot. Almost dead-​body hot. Jamba Juice sounds good; should cool the soul. AND, I have a Groupon. Of course, I failed to read the fine print, and MUST buy a salad or sandwich WITH my smoothie order. Sesame noodle salad was tasty. My friend and I ordered two smoothies.
Salad = meh
Smoothie = meh
Service = meh
meh meh meh meh meh
Thanks a lot Groupon.

I know it’s pretty silly to write reviews on chain restaurants/​businesses, but occasionally there are a few locations that stand out from others … either negatively or positively.
This Jamba Juice is within a stone’s throw from my school. When I have a hankering for healthy (or «healthy») eats, this is one of my favorite establishments. Yes, their smoothies are always delicious, but Jamba Juice recently started offering actual eats. While there are plenty of eateries in the Loop, not too many are vegetarian-​friendly, healthy, AND fast.
Take for example their Greens & Grains Wrap (update: no longer available). It’s vegan, with red quinoa, field greens, and hummus. Included is a mango vinaigrette. I normally dislike fruity dressing, but it’s actually a great match. I just tried the Greek Goodness Wrap (still available as of 6÷19÷10), with field greens, feta cheese, kalamata olives in a funky purple beet tortilla (looks like ham) served with a Greek vinaigrette. It’s very flavorful, making it one of my favorite wraps yet.
I’m a small girl, but I always manage to finish the wraps. They are definitely tastier than Subway Veggie Delite sandwiches (which is my other nearby vegetarian option).
Mind you, these wraps are pre-​made. You can’t veganize the Greek Goodness.
Besides the wraps, there’s oatmeal. Yes, not the most exciting of foods, but it beats that artery-​clogging egg McMuffin. The oatmeal is not made from instant oatmeal, but the organic steel-​cut kind. There are 5 varieties of flavors, but fresh banana is my favorite. Oh goodness, I feel like I’m Bert (from Sesame Street) at 60 years old…
The employees are super nice and welcoming. Who doesn’t like that?

I love Jamba Juice! They are the bees knees! So happy they have them in Chicago. This location I believe will even deliver.

I love Jamba Juice as much as the next person, but I had such crappy service at this location that I won’t be coming back. I had received a coupon that I assumed ended on the last day of the month, but it in fact ended on the 30^th. When I tried to present the coupon after ordering two smoothies, the lady growled at me that the coupon had expired, ripped it out of my hand, and then proceeded to cancel my order, assuming I no longer wanted the smoothies. I should have just walked out. I’ll be sticking with the location on Michigan Ave, where the service is much friendlier.

It’s a chain, so you know what you’re getting (a pretty good way to get some decent stuff into your diet on the quick). The people at this one are generally very nice. Awhile back I found them almost too nice, but that’s b/​c I don’t get how, ya know, people are so damn happy they yell greetings at you… They’ve since calmed a bit, which I appreciate. I’m a fan of the wheat grass (though keep in mind I can eat an entire head of lettuce. Plain. Bit of a rabbit…), the Bright Eyed and Blueberry smoothie, and the new chocolate cookies. they’re small, so low on the guilt spectrum, but still a chocolate fix. I also like their new Strawberry Crunch. Strawberry & peanut butter & granola? oh my!

I do enjoy this Jamba Juice. It’s close to work, and they are fast and friendly. However… I MISS MATTY!!! He was just FABulous, in every ysense of the word. Completely brightened my day whenever I saw him. Still, I’m always happy to come in here, and I know I’ll always have a deelish semi-​frozen beverage on my way out.

Many mornings, I get off the train wanting to poke myself in the eye with a spork just to avoid going into work.
Then I walk through your doors and all is right with the world. The employees are so friendly, the smell is heavenly and the service prompt.
If only there were a boost to make people EVERYWHERE IN THE LOOP in a good mood!

Jamba Juice is a meal.
But it’s a drink, you say.
I don’t care. Nowhere else in the city can you get a drink (that doesn’t contain ice cream) that fills you up just like a meal would.
I don’t come to this location often, but when I do, the staff is friendly.
Just make sure you add some energy-​adding fixins to your drink so that you’re not walking around MY Loop in a bad mood like a big poo-​poo head.

Oh Jamba Juice. How do you convince your employees to work with such sugary jubilance?
I oftentimes can’t resist strolling over to Jamba on my lunch break. They have So many juice combos to try. I’ve only begin to test limits of the menu.
I would like to take a closer look at their nutrition info sometime. I have a feeling there’s probably some high fructose corn syrup lurking in their all natural recipes.
Don’t forget your free boost!