Smoothie King

A descent choice for smoothies in Lakeland. I usually order the chocolate gladiator shake because it offers the most protein for the money (40 grams) in a small. You can substitute stevia for sugar and add two items. I usually add peanut butter and bananas.
Smoothie King also offers a rewards program that cost money to join. I decided to join because I was informed that I «would save 20%» and the savings would apply to everything. However the savings are not applicable towards smoothies. The salesman/​smoothie maker failed to inform me of this fact.

I’m addicted. I spend way more money here than I should. But everyone is really friendly and the smoothies are good, I never wait for long, so why not?

Beware, the prices posted at this location do not necessarily include the total cost for the smoothies listed below the prices. The published prices are deceptive, and you won’t know until your smoothie is already prepared that you may owe much more than the posted prices. The workers I encountered today on my first visit were quite apologetic and acknowledged that the posted prices were confusing, and they offered to re-​make my smoothies. They did not offer to just charge me the posted price, so I went ahead and paid the extra charges, but left with a very bad taste in my mouth for Smoothie King. I normally buy my smoothies at Tropical Smoothie, which I like much better, and at a much lower price. I’ll stick to Tropical Smoothie in the future.

Although this place is a little pricey, it’s perfect for the health conscious. Everytime I go there I spend almost $ 14 on 2 smoothies but they are meal replacements. If I were to go get 2 meals at a restaurant it would cost the same, if not more. They have a ton smoothies but they also sell the powder so you can make your own. I love this place & their super friendly staff.

I always thought this was just a small place with ice and a blender. It is a «nutrition center» store with all kinds of protein and health drinks, powders, snacks and foods. You can get various breads by the slice (zucchini, banana, pumpkin), you can get healthful munchies (chips or dried veggies) and nutrition things by the tank that I don’t even know what they are for.
Now for the smoothies. There are over 60 kinds. You need to decide what you want out of the smoothie. They have «trim down» smoothies under 400 calories. They use turbinado sugar and honey for sweetness. They have «stay healthy» smoothies with things like blueberries or pomegranate. They have «get energy» smoothies with «x-​treme caffeine» or acai berry. They have categories called «snack right» and «indulge». It will take you more than one trip to figure out what you want and what you like. They have enhanced to put in the smoothie if you wish, mutli-​vitamins, MSM, stress relief powder, immune powder.
My two complaints are that they start at 20 oz which is twice the drink I like and the price for that is $ 5.00, more than I want for a «treat». I ordered an «Island Impact» (papaya, mango, sorbet, pineapple, vanilla protein blend) from the trim down category for 311 calories. It was refreshing and not a bad flavor but it left a strange aftertaste and «coating» feeling in my mouth.
This place probably meets the needs of a certain kind of people. I am just as happy with a Lite Slurpee or a 230 calorie small DQ cone. I certainly could not use these as «meal replacements».