The Smoothie Stop

Working in La Canada the choices for lunch can feel a little old. I love smoothies and was looking for one during my lunch break today. The shop it awful is cute and would be a good place for kids to hang around after school, however, the smoothies are less than par. Watching the woman make my smoothies I noticed that my Tropical smoothie was filled with water, ice, and agave syrup as filler. Barely any juice, or fruit for that matter was added, and no extra sweet we should be added to a fruit smoothie. The drink itself tasted like a watered down icee, and definitely not worth the $ 5.

Reviews are for the milk tea boba and Acai bowl:
milk tea boba was quite watered down. There was way too much ice to drink ratio and the boba itself was soggy and way too chewy, overcooked and left to boil too long. I was more disappointed with the Acai bowl.
The Acai bowl doesn’t come in a bowl, but rather a larger, long cup if you order to go. which is not the issue. The Acai itself comes from a frozen packet, which they blend along with some juices, and blend that up to make it into a base, then add some fruit on top. I’m not sure if the frozen packet part left me feeling a bit uneasy, but I wasn’t too satisfied with the taste anyway.
Both items came out a little less than $ 11 WITH the 10% Unilocal check-​in discount, way overpriced for the quality of the two items. I won’t be coming back here.

Alert! Alert! KILLER SMOOTHIES in coming!!!
Awesome place. Friendly service. My favorite business in the area.

The drinks themselves are pretty good; the pomegranate flavored one is my favorite. But there’s been multiple occasions where we’ve gone there and been told that the boba’s not ready yet. It’s 11:30 AM and you opened at 10 AM. How can the boba not be available yet?!? I understand if this was the case for once or twice but making it a habit is inexcusable.

This is def one of my favorite spots to grab my wheat grass shot. They always give me a nice slice of orange and I think that speaks highly of their customer service to people. They are always nice and it’s very clean they offer free water on side u don’t even have to ask. Grabbed my kid a smoothie once he loved

I absolutely love the Acai bowls here. So tasty and just the perfect amount of sweetness! Recommend this place 100%!!!

I love the local smoothie stop. One of the only Boba places in La Canada. I usually get the Honey Green Tea Boba and it is the best in town! Surprisingly, a simple honey green tea boba is easy to get wrong at other places. The Smoothie Stop also offers a vast selection of fresh juices, and they are great! Super fresh ingredients and no excess or extra sugar added. If you haven’t tried the Smoothie Stop defiantly check it out.

Been here many times, but it’s probably gonna be the last time going here for me. They have good smoothies but as I was waiting for my smoothie to be made, I was watching the lady make someone else’s smoothie before she made mine, and the worker was putting «whey protein powder» in it and she spilled some of the protein powder on the counter, and then I couldn’t believe what I saw. Instead of cleaning the spilt powder off the counter with a rag, she took the lid from the can and scraped it back into protein powder can. That is a huge health code violation, who knows how much bacteria and dirt and dust is on that counter top and it is now mixed in with the protein powder. If u decide to go get a smoothie don’t order the protein powder. I almost said something to her but decided to just keep my mouth shut.

50 cents to split a drink? Stupid!

I’m happy that this place is here in La Canada where I can get a great (dairy/​sweetener free) smoothie and açai bowl. I think this place has room for improvement, but from the selections I’ve made, I’ve had great food and drinks. I can’t have dairy milk so I love that they have both soy and almond milk, I can also ask for no sweetener/​honey in my food. One of my fav items is the breakfast smoothie that’s basically banana, chocolate and espresso. The açai bowl I got today was great, very simple, and I can ask for no honey. I would suggest that they make more kinds of açai bowls or more toppings available because açai bowls are pretty popular right now. I’ve also seen that they have packaged gluten free treats and cookies.

I would’ve given this place 3 stars if I didn’t feel so akward just sitting there with silent workers and no music to kill that silentness. I was extremely dissapointed to get the Acai bowl and pay $ 7.15 (got the %10 off, original price $ 7.95) for a bowl of melted ice chunks and a few toppings. I’ve made better textured Acai at home! I had to eat the bowl within minutes or else I would’ve been stuck with Acai soup. I will stick to earthbar and Acai jungle bowl in burbank. At least I get my money’s worth. Extremely over-​priced for poor quality. Too bad I can’t get some Açai after work now. I won’t be coming back sorry:(

First time here and right when we walked in we saw this huge menu on the wall. It was really quiet as the ladies working here just glanced up when we walked in. With a wide range and variety of drinks, there was so much to choose from, but I decided to get the boba milk tea and the bf got the watermelon smoothie. Our drinks came out very fast. The boba milk tea that I got had the amount of sweetness that I liked but for some reason it tasted like there was egg pudding in it. The watermelon smoothie was refreshing, however I think they used a little bit too much mint in there. The prices were decent for what we were getting. Overall, it was an okay experience.

The smoothies here are pretty good. I’ve only managed to stop by and get served once though. I stopped by to get my girls smoothies and a snack before preschool and summer day camp. As they open at 8 we would be cutting it a little tight on my schedule for work.
Arriving at just after 8 we waited as they were not open yet, lights were on but nobody visible and the doors were locked. We waited until about 815 at which point I called the business thinking it was possible someone was setting up and maybe had just lost track of time. After getting put through to voicemail and given the message that they were closed (obviously not helping other customers as this was the other option presented.) and to try again during normal business hours. As it was during posted normal business hours I figured here really was no one present. So we left. The reason for the post is mainly, that my girls lightly snacked at home in anticipation of their fruit smoothie and baked snack so had forgone their usual breakfast. After the unexpected delay we had no time to stop anywhere else. We actually delayed our departure this morning to accommodate the business hours posted. Luckily I pack extra snacks, but if you are relying on this location for your morning sustenance and are on a tight schedule, you may wish to go elsewhere.
Two stars? As I said before we did come in before and the smoothies were good and the service nice.
A three star ding? Well, if you aren’t open during posted hours, then there is no good smoothie to be consumed and enjoyed.
I hope this is somewhat coherent, as I am on my phone and don’t feel the desire to edit.

Stopped in here after a hike in Angeles National Forest… it was 30 minutes before closing, with only one person working and man, did we just miss the rush – about 10 people came in after us. She was hustling, but how much can one woman do?
We got wheatgrass shots (served on stone platters with a slice of orange – nice touch) + I got a mango slushy, but they were out of pineapple sherbert so I got fro yo in it instead, which made it creamier/​a little less tropical. I was thirsty, so I didn’t care much.
Boyfriend got a boba milk tea with almond milk, which I helped myself to as well. Good, fresh pearls.
I would recommend this place but perhaps not if you’re in a rush. You can’t rush quality, man.

Lily is awesome!!! Great service and great for kids! The selection is unique and you’re guaranteed you find something you like. Get here early because the local high schools that are near by keep this place busy !!

Love this place! Really LOVED it when they had coupons! Cute set up inside. Games available. They get REALLY bz when it’s lunch time! Many of the HS kids come here during that time. Many choices to choose from.

They have a menu that gives everyone a choice, from the fruity drinks to the coffee flavored– they are all good.
I normally get the Acai smoothie but today I ordered their Energizer which comes with fresh fruit and orange juice. I love that they don’t add any sugar.
It has the mom and pop feel too. I usually lounge on the comfortable couch as they get my drink ready. Super nice people with great customer service. Eye contact and short conversations seems to be lost nowadays but not here.

We randomly swung by the nearest smoothie shop after a visit to JPL… and found this place! Small parking lot, but plenty of spots on a weekday afternoon. Be sure to check-​in on Unilocal so you get 10% off your order! :) SCORE.
We ordered a regular size MANGO SLUSHY; yum!
It was very light, almost felt like I couldn’t really taste any potent mango flavor. It’s comparable to jamba juice, just without the famous name attached.
Board games available inside and lots of seating. You can also sit outside too.

Unilocal deals seem to be more of a miss than hit these days…
I got the $ 5 for $ 10 Unilocal deal and stopped by here after running some errands. Store front and inside are unimpressive, slightly old and rundown looking.
What I ordered:
(1) Mighty Muscle Smoothie (Small for $ 4.75): ²⁄₅ stars
Contains banana, peanut butter, soymilk, vanilla frozen yogurt & protein powder (65 cents extra). I opted out of the protein powder; didn’t think it was worth the additional 65 cents as the small size is already $ 4.75. The taste is below average. The peanut butter flavor is overwhelming and suppresses most of the other ingredients. Kind of too thick and too sweet for my taste too…
(2) Super Berry Fresh Juice ($ 6.75 for 16 oz): ²⁄₅ stars
Contains blueberries, grapes & apples. Talk about being overpriced! I don’t remember the last time I paid a whopping $ 6.75 for a 16 oz juice… (neither cold-​pressed or organic, FYI). The taste is definitely lacking, pretty watery and flavorless. Not the best combination of fruits I guess?
Overall, not worth coming back for. Both the smoothie & fresh juice were lacking in flavor. I’m OK with paying more for high quality juices, but only if it tastes great. I think Orchard Flats Cold Pressed Juicery is definitely the smarter choice if you’re looking for a healthy drink that tastes delicious too!

Good healthy smoothies. Big variety to choose from. and the option to make your own. Cool little lounging area with board games. And a big chalkboard wall that allows it’s customers to write on.
Overall cool little kick back and relax spot. Relax for about 10 mins tops. Pretty small. And tad bit overpriced if you ask me.

Overpriced and poor quality.
I tried their «LC» smoothie with boba. It was watery (hardly «smoothie» consistency), and the boba balls were too soft for my liking. For a small, it cost over $ 5. On the plus side, the staff was friendly and the service was quick.