Ordered the purple rain smoothie. What I got for $10 was lackluster (watered down, sour, and not very good). Asked for a refund after taking one sip and cashier tried to tell my husband she can’t refund something that has been tasted… the refund was ultimately granted by manager on duty but this place seriously has a lot of room to improve.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Zoe Demos
Omg easily the best green juice I’ve had in my life! My fiancé loved his smoothie. Visiting from Los Angeles for a wedding. There are SO many options of green juices, smoothies and açaí bowls. Definitely come here!!!!
Dennis Razis
This place has the worst management I’ve experienced. Three attempts to eat there.The first attempt, waited in line, just to find out at the counter that they were out of Açaí. You were not able to keep it frozen.Second attempt, went there and they decided to close three hours early.Third attempt, their website states 9 AM open. Went there at 9:15. Complete darkness inside.I do not know how they stay in business.
Robert Kofron
8/8/2023If you would like a smoothy made with angst and sadness, this is your place! The cashier/bitter lady was super short and cold. We placed our order of 2 Banana berry blast smoothies then waited for 15 minutes. There were zero customers in the store when we arrived. After 10 minutes, we heard the blender start. Literally sat and liquefied for 5 minutes. What we recieved was a bland, watered down mess. Almost no flavor and zero texture. For $10 each, we had hoped for better. I struggled through half of mine and the wife had 2 sips and was done.I'm sure there are better options in the area.
Chris H
Could be the worst run shop in the crossroads. I've tried to go 4 times in the last 6 months and have walked away empty handed each and every time. I've heard we are out of juice, they didn't have the 2 juices I wanted, they had a sign on the door that said went for coffee be back in 15 minutes and my favorite someone making juice said he didn't know how to ring me up but the person just ran an errand and would be back soon. Once, hey I get it. Twice, it happens...but 4 times? And it's not like I'm coming at the end of the day looking for juice and they are out. Both times were before 1:15pm. And this isn't a new trend, over the last few years I'm probably 20% successful on buying juice as they only make it in batches and don't seem to remake until the next cycle even if it is a top item.
J S
Just delicious mmmmmmm mmmmmmm
Hannah McKervey
Was generally disappointed with the product... I asked for a classic acai bowl with no granola (since I was informed there are nuts in the granola and I am allergic). As I started eating, I found granola in the bottom and the acai was frozen. Not fresh, not made to order, and they had a large list of cleanse juices but only had 3 in stock.
Julianne Bell
Delicious protein acai bowl
Heather Christine
It's disheartening to see the rating of this juice bar be downgraded an entire star due to a negative review by someone who sounds like they've never even stopped in to try it.Sam ironically got the information incorrect after speaking about others "using common sense" -- the Big Squeezy IS local, not a chain, and its offerings are a perfect fit for the Crossroads vibe. In my opinion, they serve the best açai bowl in the greater Monterey area. Their juices are good as well. Everything is fresh, healthy and very tasty. The people behind the counter have always been really friendly.This Carmel resident is glad the Big Squeezy is in town!
Sheridan S.
Love strolling down to the crossroads when in town and snagging a freshly pressed juice, protein bowl, or smoothie. Great atmosphere and wonderful customer service. I definitely recommend the juice cleanses or immune booster for a nice & healthy reset.
I am a regular at this place, and I think they do an excellent job. The smoothies ar perfect, the people working there are friendly, and it is generally a wholesome environment.
Alison C.
This place was so gross and so overpriced. The smoothies are $9 and I would pay $9 to never drink it again. They need to either lower there prices or get a better recipe. My smoothie tasted like wood shavings.
Carrie McWithey
First time in today... got a superhero smoothie. Excellent, fresh, big meal replacement size. Love that there's stuff in there to chew on, not just juicy sugar water. Definitely will be returning.
Gabriela R.
4 stars because it is a cute atmosphere & is very well organized. Doesn't seem to have a lot people inside or outside. The drink I had was decent. I can't really say much about the place because I just tried one drink which was the spicy lemon ginger drink I believe... it was a decent drink, the drinks are already made which I didn't really like, I thought it would be made in front of me. The one I had was supposed to help with inflammation, metabolism, your bones, energy, etc. I'm not sure if helped with that tbh. I ended up throwing half of it away. They do seem to have good açaí bowls there. Give them a try you if in the area! :)
Chandni D.
Came here on a Monday around 1pm and there were only a few people ahead of us. We ordered a pitaya bowl and the taste the rainbow smoothie. The pitaya bowl (which I thought would be topped with pineapple) was ok - it didn't really taste like pitaya. The base was more like strawberry + a lot of ice which was a little off putting but with the granola, honey, and fruit it was fine. The smoothie was the same, found it to be more ice than fruit and was frankly and little chunky. Also, there was only one person in the store manning the cash register and making everything so it did take about 15-20 mins to get our order (with like 3 people in front of us) but the surrounding area and a few other places had seating so we waited. She was really nice and doing her best given she was alone so nothing against her for the wait! Overall, this place was ok, satisfied the craving but wasn't like over the moon over what we got.
Ordered the purple rain smoothie. What I got for $10 was lackluster (watered down, sour, and not very good). Asked for a refund after taking one sip and cashier tried to tell my husband she can’t refund something that has been tasted… the refund was ultimately granted by manager on duty but this place seriously has a lot of room to improve.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Omg easily the best green juice I’ve had in my life! My fiancé loved his smoothie. Visiting from Los Angeles for a wedding. There are SO many options of green juices, smoothies and açaí bowls. Definitely come here!!!!
This place has the worst management I’ve experienced. Three attempts to eat there.The first attempt, waited in line, just to find out at the counter that they were out of Açaí. You were not able to keep it frozen.Second attempt, went there and they decided to close three hours early.Third attempt, their website states 9 AM open. Went there at 9:15. Complete darkness inside.I do not know how they stay in business.
8/8/2023If you would like a smoothy made with angst and sadness, this is your place! The cashier/bitter lady was super short and cold. We placed our order of 2 Banana berry blast smoothies then waited for 15 minutes. There were zero customers in the store when we arrived. After 10 minutes, we heard the blender start. Literally sat and liquefied for 5 minutes. What we recieved was a bland, watered down mess. Almost no flavor and zero texture. For $10 each, we had hoped for better. I struggled through half of mine and the wife had 2 sips and was done.I'm sure there are better options in the area.
Could be the worst run shop in the crossroads. I've tried to go 4 times in the last 6 months and have walked away empty handed each and every time. I've heard we are out of juice, they didn't have the 2 juices I wanted, they had a sign on the door that said went for coffee be back in 15 minutes and my favorite someone making juice said he didn't know how to ring me up but the person just ran an errand and would be back soon. Once, hey I get it. Twice, it happens...but 4 times? And it's not like I'm coming at the end of the day looking for juice and they are out. Both times were before 1:15pm. And this isn't a new trend, over the last few years I'm probably 20% successful on buying juice as they only make it in batches and don't seem to remake until the next cycle even if it is a top item.
Just delicious mmmmmmm mmmmmmm
Was generally disappointed with the product... I asked for a classic acai bowl with no granola (since I was informed there are nuts in the granola and I am allergic). As I started eating, I found granola in the bottom and the acai was frozen. Not fresh, not made to order, and they had a large list of cleanse juices but only had 3 in stock.
Delicious protein acai bowl
It's disheartening to see the rating of this juice bar be downgraded an entire star due to a negative review by someone who sounds like they've never even stopped in to try it.Sam ironically got the information incorrect after speaking about others "using common sense" -- the Big Squeezy IS local, not a chain, and its offerings are a perfect fit for the Crossroads vibe. In my opinion, they serve the best açai bowl in the greater Monterey area. Their juices are good as well. Everything is fresh, healthy and very tasty. The people behind the counter have always been really friendly.This Carmel resident is glad the Big Squeezy is in town!
Love strolling down to the crossroads when in town and snagging a freshly pressed juice, protein bowl, or smoothie. Great atmosphere and wonderful customer service. I definitely recommend the juice cleanses or immune booster for a nice & healthy reset.
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I am a regular at this place, and I think they do an excellent job. The smoothies ar perfect, the people working there are friendly, and it is generally a wholesome environment.
This place was so gross and so overpriced. The smoothies are $9 and I would pay $9 to never drink it again. They need to either lower there prices or get a better recipe. My smoothie tasted like wood shavings.
First time in today... got a superhero smoothie. Excellent, fresh, big meal replacement size. Love that there's stuff in there to chew on, not just juicy sugar water. Definitely will be returning.
4 stars because it is a cute atmosphere & is very well organized. Doesn't seem to have a lot people inside or outside. The drink I had was decent. I can't really say much about the place because I just tried one drink which was the spicy lemon ginger drink I believe... it was a decent drink, the drinks are already made which I didn't really like, I thought it would be made in front of me. The one I had was supposed to help with inflammation, metabolism, your bones, energy, etc. I'm not sure if helped with that tbh. I ended up throwing half of it away. They do seem to have good açaí bowls there. Give them a try you if in the area! :)
Came here on a Monday around 1pm and there were only a few people ahead of us. We ordered a pitaya bowl and the taste the rainbow smoothie. The pitaya bowl (which I thought would be topped with pineapple) was ok - it didn't really taste like pitaya. The base was more like strawberry + a lot of ice which was a little off putting but with the granola, honey, and fruit it was fine. The smoothie was the same, found it to be more ice than fruit and was frankly and little chunky. Also, there was only one person in the store manning the cash register and making everything so it did take about 15-20 mins to get our order (with like 3 people in front of us) but the surrounding area and a few other places had seating so we waited. She was really nice and doing her best given she was alone so nothing against her for the wait! Overall, this place was ok, satisfied the craving but wasn't like over the moon over what we got.