Protein Planet

where did you go??? your pike location is empty! i loved that place!!!

I ordered a smoothie here for lunch and what i got was lightly flavored ice, first off the worker didnt even properly clean the blender from the previous customer, he simply ran it under the faucet and poured out the water, there was still residue in the blender. Then he puts a minimal amount of ingredients, half spoons of each powder, doesn’t even use a full banana like stated on the menu The smoothie was literally 90% ice. I gave them the benefit of the doubt but one sip of my smoothie and I threw it away, terrible! And that’s just the product, the 20 minute wait with only 2 people in front of me just added to the horrible smoothie, never going back, walking the extra block to emerald city smoothies in west lake.

After giving this place three chances, I will never return. The ladies who work here have such horrible attitudes and customer service — they never smile! And quite frankly, seem pissed that you are ordering anything.
The food is not the freshest, especially given the price they charge. I once ordered a carrot juice that clearly was made from dirty, bug-​ridden old carrots. I threw it away after a few sips, and was half-​way across town before I could get my money back.
The protein smoothies are weird, chalky tasting, and forget about ordering a low-​carb wrap because it tastes like crap. Dry chicken, dry tuna, dry whole-​wheat wrap, and funky old lettuce.
No thank you.

I want to start off by saying I love my protein smoothies. I often use them to replace meals I am not in the mood to eat. I have a rather odd relationship with food.
So when I went in I was startled by the lack of selection on the menu. There were only about half a dozen fruity smoothie options and all about the same. I picked out something with banana, strawberry, pineapple, and protein powder.
When I walked out started sipping away I noted an overwhelming taste of banana and protein powder. I could not taste the pineapple or strawberries at all. The more I sipped the more overwhelming the protein powder flaor became. Anyone who uses protein powder knows it is not the best tasting thing in the world.
Unfortunetly I felt like I tossed 6 $s in the trash as I ended up tossing the drink a mostly full. I was unable to justify wasting my daily allotment of calories on something so icky.
The only redeeming quality is how amazingly nice the employees are. I like both the clerks I interacted with. If the drinks were as good as the people I would be giving 5stars vs. 2.
Unfortunetly a smoothie shop with bad smoothies is a no-​go in my book.

Protein Planet would more properly be subtitled «High Protein, Mostly Gluten Free Café», rather than «Low Carb Café».
This is fine with me.
I like their smoothies, the reasonably priced lunch options (tuna salad, green salads, veggie packs), and the people who work here (very nice bunch of folks!).

The people who work here are very nice, HOWEVER…
When I moved to Seattle I was happy to see a low carb store.
I have been buying low carb supplies for 20+ years at other stores outside the state.
*****A low carb diet, as others have said is, is a diet where you MUST eat under 20g net carbs per day.*****
Anything higher and you will not go into ketosis.
This café/​store only has 3 or so products that would help with this.
You will not lose weight eating here, they are claiming their food is low carb, but it’s not. Ask for a nutritional breakdown.
A low carb diet is NOT the same as a low fat diet. If you don’t get under 20 carbs per day, you will not enter Ketosis, and you will not lose any weight.
Have a great day!

Great friendly service. Soup is delicious and healthy. Probably the only place in d. t Seattle with truly healthy food besides a similar spot on 2^nd & columbia… Not as good as. P. P though. LOVE this place! Sandwiches are so yummy too. Need to try a smoothie still. I prefer food for meals n Smoothies as dessert/​treat. Also they have Plenty of goodies on counter from granola bars to healthy beef sticks.

My boyfriend and I are on a low carb diet (under 20g net carbs per day) and were delighted to see the sign «Protein Planet Low Carb Café» when walking downtown. We went in excited, and tried to talk to the two employees about how long the shop had been open and what they recommended. They would not even acknowledge us for quite awhile, so we looked around. NOTHING was low carb! I was shocked and confused. Why is this called a low carb café? If I were to eat almost any of the items sold there, I would immediately go over my carb intake for the entire day. Very misleading. We tried to talk to the employees about what might be low carb in the shop and they would not answer any of our questions and were very rude. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen service this bad. I will definitely not go back, and would not recommend it to anyone else.

5 Stars to Food. 0 star to service
I have been a customer of Protein Planet for about 4 years because of their food.
I give 5 stars for the food, which is fresh, healthy, and delicious.
However, the two female employees offer the worst service I have ever received in a restaurant/​food business.
They simply don’t acknowledge you! Don’t make eye contact! Don’t say hi or THANK you! To be fair, I have seen them treating other customers well however, there has been several instances when the employee is checking her phone or using a laptop (just like another reviewer mentioned in 2009) when I walk to the counter. I say hi. No response from her. I order my food. She starts preparing the food without even looking at me or acknowledge my presence.
The other day both employees were replenishing the self-​service fridges. When I arrived, they kept putting the supply away, without acknowledging. They finally stopped (when they felt like), went back to the other side of the counter, and started preparing the food without ever making eye contact. SO RUDE!
And finally today, when I arrived at the counter, one employee was chatting with a customer. They kept chatting ignoring my presence. I looked at the employee who was watching the other employee and customer chat and ordered my food. She ignored me. I said again, and she looked at me and said angrily «HOLD ON, I AM TALKING TO HER». Nr 1, she was not talking to the customer, she was just watching the conversation. Nr 2, when you have another customer waiting to order, you don’t keep engaged in somebody else’s conversation, you promptly acknowledge you presence and assist them. And even after I order she refused to help me and started chatting to the other customer. And the employee who was chatting with the customer should’ve stopped when I arrived.
I don’t know why they mistreat some customers, ignoring their presence, and act like they are doing us a favor!
I am writing this review because the owner seems to be a nice guy and I am sure he has lost several customers because of a HORRIBLE customer service from his employees.

Located on busy Pike St, Protein Place would be easy to miss if it wasn’t for the bright signage that greets you at the door. Part smoothie bar, part deli this place offers a variety of snacks and small meals with an emphasis on high protein and low carb.
I found a pretty good portion of spicy refrigerated flank steak and egg salad that turned out to be pretty tasty. The smoothie was delicious too. I think mine was a berry smoothie but there are several varieties, including peanut butter.
There is bar seating downstairs and a little loft upstairs with tables and chairs. It feels a little thrown together.
While I appreciate what the place is trying to do, it has the feel of not quite coming together yet. I wish the proprietors the best of luck.

If you are use to Jamba Juice or any of the other big name Juice Companies, you must try Protein Planet. I was skeptical at first and the menu has only a few options but WOW they are GOOD! I was turned onto the NuttyButter and she was right, it tastes like a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. At first, you think you would only drink it once… THEN you start to crave it and have it often. The staff is great and always very friendly. The frequent buyer program is perfect for the regulars and you don’t tend to wait in line for long. If you have yet to try this place… DO IT!

I stopped by Protein Planet the other day during my lunch hour. It was a cute little place, and the cashiers seemed friendly enough.
They had a bunch of different kind of snacks, pre-​packaged foods, and a menu full of other healthy lunch items. I didn’t get a chance to try any of the food, but it looked pretty good! The prices were ok, especially for downtown.
I ordered a berry smoothie, which was OK, but tasted somewhat like powder. I wasn’t completely unhappy with it, it just wasn’t as good as I thought it would be (I’m an Emerald City Smoothie fan). However, for the few amount of calories in it compared to the smoothies at other places, not bad!
I’d recommend this place for a healthy alternative to many of the fast food restaurants in the area.

I work in the area and am constantly looking for new places to have reasonably healthy lunches. Protein Planet did not disappoint.
The staff was very friendly. Sometimes places like these can have a superiority complex — not this one.
I ordered the chicken (brown) rice bowl. It comes with a veggie mix, optional cheese and sauce. It was ready in a few minutes and very tasty.
After the obligatory $ 1 tip, my total was $ 8.14. Not bad for a healthy lunch downtown. I will definitely be back.

I love Protein Planet.
Generally, I order the tuna salad or the tuna wrap. The tuna has dill in it and the ingredients taste fresh.
The people that work there are awesome. Trina is great to chat with, and Sloan helped me pick out the perfect Christmas gift for my husband.
I highly recommend Protein Planet.

This is going to be my new go to spot for lunches. As a new paleo convert, I am short on places to go for lunch that are low carb. I saw this place when shopping today and it’s perfect. The people inside were very nice and extremely helpful. They have a wide variety of protein bars, snacks and lunch options. I didn’t try the shakes but might need to soon.

My smoothie was a little bland. But for under 200 calories, I still enjoyed it. Friendly quick service. I’d rather walk the 2 blocks and get a smoothie from Emerald City instead since I didn’t think my smoothie was worth the $ 5 and change. It was just strawberries, protein powder and ice.

Im an addict for the Planet Zing fresh juice, the most refreshing thing for the body. Orange, Carrot, Lime and Ginger, mmm…
I have a very hard time not coming here for lunch every day.
I saw a couple negative reviews about one of the gals there. I don’t think she is all bad, misunderstood perhaps, not the typical two faced passive aggressive Seattlite… whatevers, Im a pretty sensitive person and she doesn’t rub me the wrong way. She is a cashier and it is lunch time people, gimme a break! Just get your smoothie and chill out!

Always a great place to go for a healthier alternative to most lunch offerings. They offer prepacked, ready to go low carb meals and snacks as well as smoothies made to order.
I really enjoy their salad with tuna and a light balsamic dressing. I also come here for Ostrich jerky (Ostrim) and low glycemic snacks. The people behind the counter are very friendly and talkative so you can’t help but find yourself engaged in a conversation about the weather, or an upcoming marathon. On a certain occasion they even offered to make a fresh salad when they had run out to make sure I got my meal.
Overall a great little lunch spot for the more health concious.

The employees are always smiling, the service is always fast, and the smoothies are always well-​blended and filling. Even when I first walked in, nervous about this whole «carbs are bad!» trend (did they know I eat cereal? will they hate me for it?) I’ve never had any reason to complain about Protein Planet.
In fact, since my brought-​from-​home lunch sucked, I’m going there for a smoothie right now.

Sometimes I walk over to a place called Protein Planet for lunch.
Their smoothies and soups are solid and not as expensive as other downtown eateries. And, because I’m doing something good for my body, I don’t feel as lame as I should for walking into a place called Protein Planet.