Pulp Juice and Smoothie Bar — Restaurant in Akron

Absolutely love pulp! They have soo many great smoothies to choose from though the Strawberry Extreme with added Raspberry sherbert is one of my favorites along with the Elight 8 I know that one seems like it has a lot of different ingredients in it but it all comes together soo very deliciously! I can even freeze them and it'll STILL be good the next day. Also, their wraps are good. My favorite is the chicken ceaser, all day! I go to this Pulp all the time along with my family members and we've never had a moment or order where we've complained about the item. They're like the busiest restaurant on the E. Exchange St. Strip regardless of the fact that there's several other places to go instead. This is my favorite of all the other restaurants around. They're smoothies are filling, I always get large and it's big! I know, $8 for a large but it is like a meal for someone plus it's good for you. I love going here when I don't want something too heavy to eat. Pulp always satisfies. The manager is really nice too. I had an issue, completely unrelated to me ordering/being a customer there with my wallet, and he was very kind. It was someone from Arby's who snagged the wallet instead. I definitely recommend this place, it's on my top places to go. Ever since I first came to Ohio, when I was visiting family before I officially moved here, I fell IN LOVE ❤️ with PULP! BEST smoothies AROUND 😋 👍 (P.S. they get REALLY busy so don't get all worked up if you're there during their busy hours. I've been there both when they are busy and when they're not. When they're not busy they're very fast, no problem whatsoever. When they have a line, I've been there waiting 10-15mins at the most. Here's the thing, they use FRESH ingredients. They have to make your smoothies from scratch. It's not burger patties and fries already cooked up, ready to go like McDonald's. They don't have a machine that spits it out for you like some places that serve smoothies and/or milkshakes, those ones aren't nearly as good OR healthy, belive that! Also, they have only so many blenders which I personally noticed which is why you'll sometimes see the workers cleaning in the sink in the back instead of making more orders. They're not ignoring you, they're only ensuring that the blenders are clean for each person's smoothie so don't be bogus. Don't you prefer that they take the time to clean them even though you have to wait a bit longer? They're doing their job. Go when they're not busy or deal with it. I'm a patient person and at least I know that EVERYTHING cannot be INSTANT GRATIFICATION ALL...

This location is probably the worst of all the locations. I’m a trucker, so I’m in & out of Ohio a lot. I’ve been to several pulp locations and the University of Akron location, for whatever reason, almost never blends my smoothie well! It’s ridiculous! It’s hard trying to slurp chunks of fruit or little fine strands of ginger through a straw! I tell them everytime, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU BLEND THE SMOOTHIE WELL. They miss most of the time. Also, they really need to change the mop that they use. It’s giving the establishment an old janitors closet, mildew smell. I understand that these are just children working here, but they have to do better. And to the staff, get those kids a better mop, some glade plug ins, Lysol spray or something! The place stinks like month...

This is my second time this week trying to get a smoothie and not able too. The first day there was myself and another lady before me. The girl making the smoothies took 25 mins to make the other lady’s 2 smoothies and did not bother speaking to me until I stood there for 25 mins. I left because if waited I would of been late to work. Then today I show up at 655 and waited outside for the store to open. The store is supposed to be open at 7 am. The girl opening the store did not show up until 705 and I stood outside until almost 715 waiting for her to get the inside ready for business. Even at this point she still left me standing outside, not opening the door. Once again I left bc if I waited I would of been late to work. Hopefully this is not how next...