Custom Smoothie

The blonde older woman who works in the mornings is a total snob. I have never had such poor service in my entire life and can tell by the other reviews she has snubbed others as well.
She was rude and watered down the smoothie and then argued with me when I asked her not to. As a business owner I would want to know if my employees were behaving so badly… FIRE HER!

A great way to start the day to nurse any kind of hangover. Even if it’s just life that you need to detox from. The women I have encountered behind the counter have been nothing but friendly, bubbly and accommodating. They are true mixologists with a blender. «You want kale with that? Ok I will add a little extra chia so you won’t taste it» «oops extra banana for you» :) that’s magic not formula. So if you need to be fed vitality in the morning or lunch instead of death and toxins choose this kale hippie paradise with a professional business approach.

Decent smoothie, although they are perpetually out of some ingredients (REALLY???). I have to give 1 star just for the curt attitude of the order taker. I dont think they like repeat biz.

I really wanted this place to work. It is very close to my office and I am a smoothie fiend. But it is stil LAME. I usually get a custom smoothie as I don’t like all the sugary additives and I can’t drink milk. They usually come out tasteless. Where as at Emerald City Smoothie the same combination rocks the house. Get a clue folks.

Called their number four times over the course of an hour trying to get ahold of an employee to see if they had a protein powder in stock — no answer, no answering machine. Very poor service!
Too bad, because I was willing to overpay if it meant I could have my item immediately ($ 59 at Custom Smoothie + tax) but since Custom Smoothie staff can’t figure out how to answer the phone during business hours, I ordered it on
for $ 47 and paid $ 9 for same day shipping (here by 9pm tonight) and still paid less than what Custom Smoothie would have charged.

I have been to this shop several times and really like it. The Lean and Mean is my favorite, with the PB&J a close second. My smoothies have always had a good consistency and taste great. I like that you can customize them much more than other smoothie places, and they are much healthier than the «juice» places. I also appreciate their selection of supplements, bars, and natural foods since a lot of them are not easily found. Chris is the gal who is always working when I have been there and she has been very helpful and friendly every time I have been there. She is very knowledgeable about nutrition, diet, and supplements, and gave me some very good recommendations without any high pressure sales tactics (which I despise!). This is a great alternative lunch option for me when I don’t have time to pack my lunch or just want something different.

Stopped in this morning on my way to work thinking I’d get a nice healthy smoothie for breakfast, so I ordered the Strawberry Nana + Blueberries with Almond Milk. Thinking it would be like. oh, I dunno, every other smoothie place on the planet, I expected those to be the ingredients (all it said on the board for the Strawberry Nana was that it was strawberries and bananas). The lady making the smoothies then started with some red syrup stuff, a scoop of some powder stuff, a glob of gooey strawberries (certainly not fresh), and a couple bananas. Then some other indiscernible stuff from the 2^nd half of the counter, and no blueberries I could find anywhere.
Point is, I have absolutely no idea what she put in my smoothie, and it tastes kind of artificial. It isn’t really that good and I’m going to throw 80% of it away. For $ 1 I’d be annoyed, for $ 6 it’s sort of outrageous. Just list your ingredients and it will make for a better experience for everyone. I get it now that this is some kind of fitness drink bar, not a regular smoothie bar, but it shouldn’t have to take until after the fact for that to become clear!

I was visiting Seattle on business trip to Amazon and found this great little smoothie shop. The Mean and Lean with spinach and kale was AWSOME. Very healthy, this shop from what I could observe does not dose the drinks with surgar syrups they use real fruit to flavor the drinks. This was a great refreshing change from the fast food joints. The staff was fast and attentive but they had to be cause the line was out the door!!! I look forward to this quick lunch option on my next business trip back to Seattle.

I was introduced to Custom Smoothie by my team at work as it is pretty central to our office space.
They are pretty straight forward with having two large walls of pre-​flavored smoothie flavors or you can always customize your own if you prefer.
The reason for the low rating was:
1) They only come in two sized 24 oz or 32 oz. It was a replacement meal at that size and a big commitment.
2) It is a really bare minimum lobby. There’s nothing exciting and it wasn’t warm or inviting. They did have a few chairs if you wanted to sit but with how loud it gets when drinks are being made; I can’t see having a real conversation in here longterm.
3) The price! It was $ 6.05 for the 24 oz smoothie just straight up a berry smoothie. Steep even for SLU.
4) The taste was just ok. I had the Mango Madness and it didn’t taste very mango-​y or make me go mad.
The only ‘pro’ is that I guess the gals do eventually get to know your name and even your order and they offer a frequent stamp program if you give them your name. You have to remind them you are on the ‘list’ though or else they won’t log it.

Cons: 1. The lady making the smoothies was extremely stressed and very rude.
2. The smoothies were watered down and tasteless and seemed to contain very little fruit, greens or nutrients.
3. They seem to not list all the ingredients that are in the smoothies on the board, although I might be wrong about that one.
Pros: 1 The girl at the register was nice and apologized for the rude lady making the smoothies.
Apparently they were having a rough day, but that doesn’t make me feel any better for buying a terrible product with a horrible attitude attached to it.

I wanted a smoothie and I happened to be in the South Lake Union area so my friend took me to Custom Smoothie. The décor is very Spartan and there are a lot of supplements for sale. It kind of reminds me of Emerald City smoothie with GNC-​esque items for sale that I don’t quite know or trust.
The smoothie I got was a bit pricey (over $ 6). I got the strawberry mango tango. I thought the flavors were a bit weak (not as sweet as I would like) and I could make a better one at home.
Also there is limited seating here and basically no trash cans. Odd. But I did say Spartan.

Do your body a favor. Staff is fairly knowledgeable. What works for your buddy may not work for you. Don’t be afraid to ask their staff. Quick Tip: They won’t ask you for a milk preference, but you can substitute your milk — rice, almond, low-​fat, soy, whole, etc.

Got a smoothie knowing that the prices are not listed on the board ANYWHERE. First mistake. Then the woman asks if I want «B12 multivitamin» in it, suggesting to me that it was just something you could have or not have. She didn’t mention that it was an add on. Then, she tries to up-​sell me on about 5 different products. «Want a protein bar? How about these B12 strips? You should really try the such and such powder.» Ah, leave me alone, I just want the stupid smoothie! (saying this in my head, of course). Then she takes my credit card and hands me the drink. I just stand there and wait for a receipt, but none is offered until I ask. Once I got it, I see that «B12 multivitamin» is really two supplements at $ 1 a piece to make it an $ 8.25 smoothie with tax. WAY OVERPRICED and I am annoyed about the lack of pricing transparency. Would rather go to Jamba. Taste was good but not 8.25 good.

I have visited Custom Smoothie a couple of times in 2011 when I worked in the area, and again just recently on a trip back to HQ. I’m completely disappointed by the taste of their smoothies, and find them too watery. My preferred smoothie place is Emerald City Smoothie, but there are no locations within walking distance to this area.
Having said that, the interior space is very clean and spacious. The woman who made the smoothie was very nice.

Here’s the thing. I don’t like sugar. It’s like I’m allergic to it or something. It makes me sad. I do, however, LOVE CHOCOLATE!
Here’s the other thing. I love the gym. I love lifting weights and I love fitness. Usually chocolate and fitness don’t mix, but they totally do at Custom Smoothie!
So I tried a few with fruit, but my favorite is the lean and mean with chocolate protein. Its like a liquid peanut butter cup. I add spinach now, so I can get my greens in and I can’t even taste it and people are like, «what in the heck are you drinking!!!» So I say, «Liquid spinach because I’m trying to be Popeye.»
It’s cool too because of my aversion to sugar, I can ask for low-​sugar versions of anything. And you know those low calorie Hungry Girl cocktails? Yeah, they make a Hungry Girl smoothie. So. Rad.
The ladies that run the place are really helpful if you can’t decide what you want and they’re really into sports too, so they’ve got first hand experience with all the supplements. Plus if my smoothie’s not quite right, they fix it with a quickness. (Which was all of one time, only because I tried something new that was chocolate free) :D Come on, I need my fix!
I love this place and I love all the smiles that are going on here. So much friendliness. I always leave happy. It could be the customer service, or it could be the chocolate protein.
It’s probably the chocolate.

I ordered a Groovy Green smoothie today at lunch today. Their menu stated that it was supposed to be made with Spinach and Pears. (I’m one of those people who are a fan of liquid «green» flavor, such as wheatgrass and other Green Smoothies).
It ended up having reminiscent tastes of banana, and peanut butter, and protein powder shake, which in and of themselves, are quite pleasant, but they didn’t belong in my green shake, which didn’t taste very «Green». Either someone forgot to thoroughly clean out the blender, or all their smoothies use some kind of nutty powdery base.
A seven dollar smoothie is borderline ridiculous.
An oddly flavored seven dollar smoothie is.

Pretty disappointing. I was looking forward to a refreshing smoothie today after lunch and was rather bummed when I took my first, second and third sip of my «Strawberry Nana» smoothie. I tried this place because it is close to work but I certainly won’t be returning.
Also, $ 6 for a 20oz? WAY over priced.

This is a place to go for sports nutrition smoothies, not Jamba smoothies. If you want some premium juice I would recommend one of the two Starbucks nearby.
The ladies took about 5 minutes to mix my chocolate-​peanut butter protein smoothie. I need protein you see because I lift a coffee cup to my mouth and it makes my hand tired. It was the most delicious smoothie I done ever drunk. I would not have chosen this drink without the help of the smoothie baristas behind the counter and their giant grins. I am very grateful to them.
While I waited for my smoothie I was distracted by the large number of sports nutrition foods and beverages lining the walls. There were so many concentrated carbohydrates and proteins in that place. I regret that I did not need them at the time.

One of the highlights of our trip! Close proximity to Pan Pacific hotel and Amazon. I went here every morning after working out at the 24 hour gym at Pan Pacific.
The staff was great and very knowledgeable.
Great portions for the price. Great concoctions for fitness enthusiasts. I really liked the coconut Hungry Girl. You can add lots of boosts like: amino acid, spinach, fat burner, flax oil, etc.
I highly recommend for just after a workout and for meal replacements. So over Jamba Juice!

The first time I came to this place, the dude behind the counter completely sucked at making a tasty smoothie. My co-worker’s smoothie tasted like milk and mine was like sour yogurt. BUT the second time around, I gave it another chance, which makes me happy because the gal behind the counter was amazing. She was friendly, knew how to explain the menu and offered the right suggestions for what I was looking for. I wanted a fruity smoothie and got exactly what I had wanted. She knew a lot about the retail product in the store too. The smoothie she made was perfection and actually filled me up. I’m definitely coming back!