Thrive Juicery

Expensive and not as tasty as Pressed Juicery– $ 1.50 more for the almond joy than the pj vanilla almond, which has same ingredients.

Got the Cozy Cashew. Not bad, reminded me of a slightly chalky horchata. $ 9 is pretty steep though.

The juices are delicious and refreshing. But at $ 9 a pint, it’s a tad expensive and you might find cheaper options elsewhere; not in the least bit, at home. The «turmeric sunrise» was reminiscent of an orange-​carrot juice with a hint of turmeric, albeit better than just that, while the «tropical greens» evoked hints of celery, kale, and green apple (though it evidently doesn’t contain green apples).
But if you’re one of those «I’m going on a juicing cleansing diet» nutcase, you’re a lost cause and none of these reviews matters to you. Seriously, it will cleanse that greasy cheese-​burgers and pizza diet you’ve been gorging on, as much as some faux godman from the east will help you atone for your past sins and pave a bespoke pavement to heaven for you. Move along now!

Over the holiday season, my closest friends and I spent the weekend at Hotel Vitale for our yearly staycation with our kids. While in the area, the kids went ice skating at the Embarcadero center. My son and I decided to stick it out because I am a klutz and he is not big enough to be able to go ice skating himself. So while my friends went ice skating with their kids, my son and I walked around the Embarcadero to check out the shops. It was getting close to lunch time and I wanted to grab a light snack before lunch and saw that Thrive juicery was open so we decided to pop in.
The shop is located in a small nook of Embarcadero 1. There’s different types of juices from greens to almond milk. Since I was starving, I asked the lady working that day for a recommendation. She said the milks would probably be more filling and could be a great meal replacement. I’ve had their almond milk before so I decided to check out their cozy cashew and it was everything! I loved it. I especially love that the products they use are all organic since I try to eat/​drink as healthy as possible.
If you need a healthy juice meal replacement or want to try a juice cleanse, definitely check them out. The prices are comparable to other juice markets in the area. They also have a stamp card so if you’re a frequent patron, ask for one so you can work your way up to a free bottle of juice.

The juices are fresh and delicious. They always have a variety to choose from with different ingredients. Totally worth the money to avoid the hassle of juicing yourself.
My advice to those who are considering a cleanse:
IF you have the ability to go there in person, buy your 6 juices everyday a la carte as opposed to the cleanse package, which will save you $ 15. The only difference with the cleanse package is you also get a tote bag, one bag of tea, and one aloe vera supplement (literally, one pill), and they put numbered stickers on your juices to tell you in which order to drink them. (I don’t think it even matters what order you drink them). AND if you purchase a cleanse package, they don’t allow you to use the frequent visitor punch card, which makes no sense to me. With the punch card, you get a free juice after you buy 10. So if you buy a la carte, you will get a free juice on day 2 with the punch card, AND save $ 15/​day.
Unfortunately the person who helped me was rather cold and unfriendly.

I just wrapped up a 3-​day cleanse courtesy of Thrive. There were other juice cleanse options in the city that I was more interested in trying, but this one is literally in my building, so at a moment of weakness (feeling out of shape after a Bar Method class) I decided a jump-​start was just what my bloated body needed.
I was pleasantly surprised how easy the cleanse was to stick with, and how I was not hungry one bit. I did miss eating food — just the ritual of it I guess. My energy level did seem high, and I also noticed that everything seemed crisper — like my vision improved significantly and I was able to concentrate more and take more in. At times, though, I felt an overload of stimulus. Weird, I know.
One critique that I have, and I know other reviewers have made as well, is overall the juices are far too sweet. Some are sweetened with agave syrup (lemonade and nut milks), and the sweetness level is just way too high for me. A sweetened drink also seems contrary to what I’m trying to achieve by subjecting myself to three days of no food. While many of their juices aren’t sweetened, I found the fruit to vegetable ratio too high in those as well. I struggled, and gave up on finishing a few for this reason.
I like the convenience of Thrive, and if they cut down on the sweetness I’d be a long-​term fan.

I am a fan of Thrive Juicery. It is my go to spot when I need a pep but don’t want to stuff a cookie down my mouth. My favorites are Green Machine (100 cal.) and Beetastic (175 cal.). I do want to try the others like Almond Joy but can’t get past these two.
I have the frequent card (buy 10 and get one free), and the discount card for 10 juices ($ 75). I try to make it to the Happy Hour (5pm-​6pm) where they knock off a $ 1 off the juices which can be pricey at $ 9 per juice. The juices are always fresh and given to me ice cold, I mean colder than my office fridge! lol Guess it tastes so much better ice cold.
Will continue to come to Thrive Juicery!

Not the friendliest service, limited options, and open/​close at inconvenient times during the weekend. I suggest going Pressed Juicery in the ferry building or The Juice Shop on Montgomery instead.

I stopped in to get a juice today and went with the Almond Joy because it was only 90 calories and looked like straight dessert. It was creamy and mildly sweet. It was very light and tasty. There were a lot of other cool juices that I wanted to try like the tropical green juice and pineapple pressed juice. This will definitely be one of my stops next time I’m in SF. Only thing about this place was that the girl working did not seem to be very excited about being at work. but I guess it was pretty early in the morning.

Very friendly and informative, WITHOUT being pushy. I wish they had longer evening hours, or opened earlier. I have to go on my lunch break, or not at all. I like their selection of products and really hope they stay in business!

I don’t really believe in using juices to replace meals, but they’re great to supplement your meals for a boost of vitamins and nutrients. Thrive makes great cold-​pressed juices. Since they don’t pasteurize the juices, you have to drink them within about 3 days or they spoil. I usually take a walk during work out to Embarcadero Center to grab a juice. The juices aren’t cheap; they’re $ 8 or $ 9 for a bottle, so I was stoked when I saw a deal on Gilt City for Thrive Juicery! I prepaid 10 bottles for $ 65, woot! I hope they put up another deal later in the year!

Their sign says that they are open at 10 AM on Sunday. Just went by there at 11:30 AM and they are closed. Terrible information.

This was my 3^rd visit. I go out of my way to get their juices. I found today that their juices are inconsistent. I absolutely loved, loved their cozy cashew the first time. I don’t normally drink juices like that. Bought it a 2^nd time to get my friend to Taste it & it was really watery. Wasn’t very happy about that.

VERY friendly, nice worker; very high quality juice. I enjoyed the green dream juice and was very happy to learn that it is unpasteurized and made locally daily. It was pretty expensive, but the $ 9 price tag is understandable in light of it’s great quality.
Note: I went to the Lombard St. location, but I couldn’t find them on Unilocal

They were open on Saturday, which I understand to be occasional. The lady behind the counter was not interested in helping me. Like, to the point that she didn’t respond when I spoke to her. Plus, they were out of what I was interested in. It was really expensive. I did get something, and it’s alright. You’d be better off getting your own juicer and doing your own juicing. I won’t be going back. No substance.

4.5 stars for the juice.
1 star for the way they run their business.
They open on some Saturdays (even though their website says M-​F). They are closed on some Saturdays but there’s no way of figuring out which Saturdays (and what time) they are open because their hours/​days are not listed on the door. And they also don’t have a phone number at this location that I can call to check whether they are open. This is just poor business management. I would frequent them more often if I knew they were open. It’s just really annoying trying to figure out when they are open.
That said, I like how their juice taste and I buy them whenever they are open and I happen to be walking by it to get more veggies in my diet. Green Dream is my favorite.

Thrive recently opened a retail shop in the Embarcadero Center. The cold pressed organic juice isn’t squeezed there. You’ll find a small shop with a refrigerator filled with about 13 kinds of bottled juices, including 4 varieties of green juice and Sprayology products. They offer cleanse programs starting at $ 65/​day.
The juices are $ 8-​$ 9 each and there’s a best by date sticker on each bottle.
* Green dream, $ 9 (with kale, romaine, spinach, cucumber, celery, apple, ginger, parsley, ginger): it was sweet, light and refreshing like drinking lettuce with lemon juice, it was light on the ginger
* Green machine, $ 9 (kale, romaine, spinach, cucumber, lemon, parsley, ginger): the least sweet of the green juices, only 100 calories, tastes like parsley and ginger, very light tasting
* Cozy cashew, $ 9 (raw cashew, vanilla, cinnamon, agave, filtered water): Thick, creamy, lightly sweet with a lot of cinnamon, not as tasty as a good almond milk
Apparently they have a bonus card but I wasn’t offered one. I went in the afternoon when they were sold out of some of the juices.

I’m nowhere near the world’s biggest juice fan, nor am I the kind of person that would be paid to drink only juice for a week, let alone pay good money to willingly do a juice cleanse.
That being said, the juice here is quite tasty, and they’re very inventive with their flavors. They’ve got a nice spectrum or pure fruit juices, fruit/​vegetable combos, nuts, etc.
So why 3 stars? Because a small carton of juice is $ 9! I said earlier that it’s good juice… but it’s still juice, and you can get good FiDi lunches for less than that.

It would appear my first review was filtered. I did not think I wrote anything that needed to be filtered, but I am rewriting my review in hopes that my review is not filtered.
I have been juicing for a while and own my share of juicers. It’s nice to have a Juice bar for those times when, you forget your juice or don’t feel like making some up. In the City, you have a few choices and it is always nice to have another option.
It was pure chance I happened on Thrive. I could not help but wonder, what kind of Juice Bar this was this going to be? This bar is rather smaller to call it a bar and has a rather sterile feel to it. The last few days, they have been giving out samples. OK, that is not exactly true, the samples have been sitting on table, either outside the door or just inside the door. I can only guess, that this is a soft opening and they have not found their sea legs yet.
I sampled their product, without so much of a word from the staff. You should not blame them, the lady in her white lab coat, had that deer caught in the head light look and looked ill prepared to give her product pitch anyway.
If you’re too busy to juice your own juice and are wiling to pay top dollar, this juice bar may appeal to you. If you want to try their reboot cleanse it will only cost you $ 65.00 a day. There are much more costly options, if you have money to burn.
I was not overly impressed, with the staff. The samples they were offering were not as good or as bad as anything you make yourself or buy cheaper.
Buy a juicer you and your wallet will be better served.

Date & Time: Tuesday May 14, 2013 @ 5pm
Companion: The Husband
Scene: FiDi Professionals in B&R Business Attire
Décor: Contemporary Juice Bar w/​Cocktail Tables
Service: Friendly & Enthusiastic
Imbibe: Coconut H2O, Here & Now (Carrot, Apple, Ginger), PAMP (Pineapple, Apple, Mint, Pear)
Total: $ 24