Elixir Juice Bar

The store is dirty — and dangerous (large portions of the floor are wet; saw a woman slip and nearly fall) — and the guy working is brain dead and totally apathetic.
There have got to be better options in the neighborhood.

Horrible, horrible acai bowl from this place! For $ 10, I want an acai bowl with fresh fruit and endless toppings, not some shit acai bowl made with frozen fruit and crunchy, dry granola.
I am so disappointed by this place. The employees weren’t even inviting– one of them was sitting on his phone in dirty sweatpants texting the entire time. I do not plan on coming back here, and you shouldn’t waste your time here either. You can get a better smoothie with FRESH FRUIT at a cart on the street, and for less money. Disgusting. To make matters worse, they have a single stool here to sit? The entire place is just a mess.

I have no problem with juice, but 7.95 for one piece of peanut butter n jelly??? and the girl did not give me the receipt until I asked for it. THIS IS ABSURD!

Nothing is fresh and it’s all tasteless. Don’t think anything can maintain its nutritional value the way it’s prepared

This place truly is the worst. Came here on a Saturday after walking 4 miles and just wanted a fresh smoothie. None of the items on the menu sounded good so we decided to just settle for a shake to make ourselves.
First off– the shake came out to $ 10– we said what?! $ 10 smoothie– must have gold in it or something. The guy took off a whopping $ 1 for the kale that we added– now were talking about a $ 9 smoothie that tasted like straight up water. The owner happened to be in the store– he seemed nice at first, but once we told him we didn’t like the smoothie and just wanted to give it back and get our money back he stated ‘well, because you ordered a smoothie that you created, we can give you store credit but i cant refund you’. A) why would i want store credit to a juice place? B) why would i come back to this place? C) seriously store credit?
When the owner finally found out that what we ordered came out to $ 10 he went into his pocket and offered us a whopping $ 5 bill that yes, came out of his pocket, not from the cash register. How awkward is that? I’ll gladly take $ 5 back for this watered down juice from your register, not from your pocket, sir. My girlfriend, and I decided to just walk out, take the juice and throw it out.
This place won’t last– i promise you that. It was emptier than how my stomach felt walking in this place.
Learn to treat your customers the right way– definitely wouldn’t have written this review otherwise.

What I’ve Had: Fresh squeezed Juices (All Greens), Skin Smoothie, Custom Juices
Would I go back?: Yes here and there
Story: Live a couple of blocks away from this place — when i need to grab a quick juice on my way to work i’ll stop in here. Staff is friendly but is always typically empty… I appreciate the organic factor though and the juices are always very tasty

I really try and support my local joints but unfortunately this particular Elixir location just isn’t up to par. It’s seems odd the me that one of the original juice companies hasn’t learned from the upstarts like Juice Press and Juice Generation who both offer superior products and services. El
Anyway, here’s the nitty gritty…
Avoid purchasing the ready made juices at all costs. Despite the labeling they are often bad and I’ve had to return at least 50% of the ones I’ve bought. I won’t buy them again. The made to order juices are good but inconsistent and your money is probably better spent by walking 4 – 5 uptown to either Juice Generation or Juice Press both of which offer better quality and a consistent product experience.
I hope the owners read this review and make some much needed but easy to address these important issues in their operations and products. The place is usually empty and I think I know why. Poor quality control. Unmotivated, inattentive staff who don’t seemed properly trained or knowledgable.

I’m a little worried that a «fresh» fruit juice bar has a B health code rating.
Anyway, the employees never look like they enjoy their jobs, and was still texting on her phone while she rang me up.
They don’t have prices on anything, which is pretty annoying. But, probably better they don’t because that are MUCH more expensive than their competitors Organic Avenue. I’ll walk the 4 blocks for a better experience.
I asked if the juice was bottled on site or brought in from someplace and the girl replied «uhm, here». She wasn’t too sure of her answer.
Juice is expensive, but if I am buying and want the benefits I want to have confidence the employees know what they are talking about.

Came here three times never experience the «love their jobs so much» vibe from the worker like other review says. One time was a girl on her personal call being ignored a while until she is done with her call with her friend. But she made a great mix your own juice. Second and third time same guy not smile even once, still make a good smoothie so I come back for it.
If you buy pre made juice bottles they are expensive but it’s worth healthy choice.
So even though the service is not a impeccable experience, it’s not like they are rude or nasty, so I am ok because the juice are pretty good.

Soooooo first off, the guys who work there seem to love their jobs so much and enjoy what do, which totally blocks out how high the prices are. They are so helpful and make you so enthused about your drinks. Everything there is super tasty! And although it’s expensive, your basically paying for a meal… which is a delicious healthy nutritious juice!

This solid new UES outpost for smoothies, cold pressed juices, acai bowls, and other healthy eats doesn’t disappoint. Frankly, it seems to be a step up from the nearby Juice Generation that I would usually go to.
While the prices here are on par with or slightly below most other juice bars in the area, I have to say I am really impressed with the quality and size of the products here. I had a «detox» acai bowl and while the bowl itself was not quite as tasty and fruit-​filled as one you might get at Liquiteria, it did come with hemp granola as well as 2 toppings of your choice.
I asked for almond butter and flax seed and first of all they are using organic MaraNatha Almond Butter which, as anyone who goes to Whole Foods a lot knows, costs almost $ 20 a jar. Well, the lady behind the counter put a good quarter of this jar into my $ 7.99 acai bowl, which was awesome and made it alone worth the price.
I wish the bowl had some actual fruits or berries thrown in it post-​blend, but whatever. Next, I asked for flax seed and this lady seriously just dumped like a full ¾ cup of flax seed on top of my acai bowl. While it was a little gross to eat an acai bowl literally swimming with flax, it was kind of awesome that you get this much food for the money you put down.
There was just one other person in here the day I came, but I was just walking by an hour ago and the line was all the way to the door. So, pretty awesome stuff and well worth a stop for any UES juice fiend like myself.
Update: This place has definitely slipped in the quality department since first opening. It is probably more of a 3 star place now (Winter of 2015)