Lanikai Juice

You would think that being in Hawaii, freshly squeezed juices would be in abundance. WRONG! I guess when you are serving tourists, you can provide lower quality items and charge a boatload, and tourists would still be willing to pay for them…
Anyway, back to the point. After walking around in the heat for several days in Hawaii, I was craving for some freshly squeezed juices. Since I didn’t want to pay $ 8 for a cup of Minute Maid orange juice, I whipped out my phone and decided to look for some juice bars on Waikiki. Lo and behold, there was one! This one!
This store is a bit hard to find. When you’re walking along Waikiki, you’re actually on the second floor when you enter the shopping mall. You’ll need to go downstairs. The store is quite small, but it doesn’t really matter since you’ll probably want to take your drink with you and walk along Waikiki Beach.
All the drinks are freshly squeezed/​blended/​pressed right in front of you — so no need to worry about pre-​made juices nor bottled juices that could have been sitting there for who-​knows-​how-​long.
They have two other locations around Oahu so you can still pay a visit if you’re not on Waikiki.
Yes, it is still about $ 7-​$ 8 for a cup, but I’d rather pay that amount for something fresh with no artificial sugar than for a cup of Minute Maid.

Thank God this exists because I would feel sick if I couldn’t get my nutrients. There is very little food that I can eat that is healthy and tasty. I get the Dr. Green and one of the salads depending on my mood. Great service and decent prices.

EXPENSIVE!!! That’s the only word that comes to mind when I saw my acai bowl. For $ 8, you get a small bowl with 6, thats SIX pieces of banana with some granola on top. It’s an extra $ 1 for honey, apparently. Seriously? At this rate, I might as well have just gone somewhere else but I was running out of time and I had to get back to work but next time, I’m going else where. No honey, 6 pieces of banana, and a small scoop of granola on my acai is not worth the $ 8. I“m used to twice the banana PLUS blueberries or strawberries for about the same price WITH honey and twice the granola at any other acai bowl location, even in Waikiki. It was nothing special, honestly. Actually, without the honey, it was just blah. I wasn’t about to pay $ 1 more for something that should already be included, in my opinion.

This Lanikai Juice location is like my «Cheers»! The employees know my name and give that extra service that makes you glad you frequent the place. I am a true fan.

Pretty expensive but I can understand how fresh their fruits are. I got something with dominant pineapple and it was very refreshing. It was so hot and humid so it hit the spot.

When it’s a hot and humid day in Hawaii (or anywhere really), nothing beats an ice cold tropical smoothie. This was highly recommended to me by 2 locals, and the positive Unilocal reviews made it more convincing to stop by.
Let me make this simple for newcomers: Order the PITAYA BOWL
That’s it. You can order the smoothie, but this is what they are known for.
It’s unlike anything I’ve ever had before, and it’s a bowl of delicious goodness. Blended dragonfruit with bananas, coconut flakes, berries, local granola and local honey. So good, I’ve had it as lunch some of the days I was there, and I went every other day.
The price is a little off-​putting: About $ 10 for it.
But the ingredients are organic and top notch, it was incredible — so worth it!

While visiting Hawaii, my friend and I were in search of a delicious acai bowl and came across Lanikai near where we were staying. We ended up trying the Hula Bowl instead of having acai bowls. The employees were efficient, friendly, and the bowls were absolutely delicious. So delicious that we came back the next day for breakfast! I tried the Pitaya bowl on the second day and though it was a tad pricey, it was beautifully arranged and tasted fantastic! Wish I lived in Honolulu so I could eat here every day.

Came to this place after going to the beach. It was so nice to have a healthy and refreshing smoothie on a hot day! I got the yummy tummy and it was delicious! The acai bowls look good also. I enjoyed it.

Acai bowls are great! Very flavorful even without the honey! And great proportions too

Great local spot with natural ingredients. Always happy to support local shops when possible.
This place was small and hidden which made it a bit harder to find. Once we did, the staff was helpful and explained the options.
We had the coco champ and the kahlua monkey. Both were tasty and filling.
Best find was the coco chia drink in the prepared chilled container. On the recommendation of the bartender we grabbed this too.
Pleasantly suprised and highly recommend.

It was about hard to find this place, but it’s the side facing Royal Hawaiian & you have to go down the stairs.
Anyways! I tried the «Dr.green» smoothie & it was actually one of the best smoothie I’ve tasted. I love the ginger in this smoothie, made my morning !
The service was okay. He seemed unenthusiastic when I asked some questions. Never told me I could get add a supplement, but he did have a friendly smile :) ! This location has a bit higher prices, but if you work in Waikiki is better than Jamba Juice.

acai bowl was yummy and the portion was hugeeee… however, i feel like they should offer smaller bowl (half size)… otherwise it is a solid 4-​**** spot

Writing a positive review hurts me, in that this place is my favorite secret.
But, in the spirit of holiday giving, my gift to you is this: this place is a hidden (almost literally) gem. My favorite Lanikai Juice, by far!
Make an effort to find it, down the stairs off Seaside. You won’t regret it!

I’ve never been one to juice but I would go to Lanikai Juice everyday if it didn’t break my wallet.
I love the Dr. Green with extra greens and to be honest its the only one I’ve tried. Its the perfect combo of greens, sweetness, and hint of mint to get your day going. My only gripe is that they don’t have bigger sizes!
Of course one juice never fills me up and I usually eat something else for breakfast but its a great way to start the day and I always feel like I did my body good after one.

Replaced my coffee kick with juice while on vacation. Acai bowl was good, juices were good, but please more ginger next time in the beet juice! Also the P.A.G.O. wasn’t available at this location.

I stopped by on a hot day in Honolulu after a sightseeing tour, I ordered the Guava Lava juice… it was delicious! I am sad I was only able to make it once during my vacation. The service was quick and friendly and I loved that they had ample choices without dairy. This location was slightly hidden but thank goodness my sister remembered seeing the sign pointing down to the underground location when I told her I was parched and craving a smoothie!

I agree with Holly who reviewed this first. This location is pretty much their newest. I found out about it when a girl, who was probably one of the workers, was passing out a $ 1 off coupon on Kalakaua Ave. Even though it is technically a part of the Waikiki Shopping Plaza which is technically on Kalakaua Ave. I would say the location is technically fronting Royal Hawaiian Ave. The coupon that they handed out needs to have better directions. I spent some time trying to look for the location. Anyways after receiving the coupon, I figured I go check it out and get something. The location is pretty small. There is only one table and seating area. So it is pretty much a take out kind of location to go to. The only thing I have gotten at Lanikai Juice is their acai bowls because people keep on hyping them up. To me, they just aight. The regular one is about 7 bucks something. The acai bowl is just bananas, granola, and acai with honey. The prices are petty pricey for what you get in my opinion. The customer service is good. I went there on a Tuesday morning so it wasn’t busy at all. What I do like is their marketing and advertising and stuff. They have a very thorough menu and lists everything clearly, brightly, and attractively. Maybe I should try out the smoothies and such.

This location has the friendliest staff with the best food choices. Is it expensive? Of, course! Is it cheaper than pretty much everywhere else in Waikiki? Hell yeah. Also they have great deals for those of us who work in Waikiki, which I appreciate immensely.
What’s most important to me though, is that they’re providing extremely healthy food options. Each drink and meal is packed with tons of micronutrients, not high calorie junk food nor «trendy» high price mini portion plates. What this place provides is high value for your dollar, high nutrition for your body, and ALOHA for your day. In the words of Phillip J. Fry, shut up and take my money!

Just opened on Royal Hawaiian Avenue in the basement of the Waikiki Shopping Plaza. While the customer service is good and everyone is friendly enough, even with the $ 1 discount coupon handed out on the street, the prices are high and the drinks are only a little over ½ filled, after all the foam… Really?!!