Juice Kaboose — Restaurant in San Diego

I'm not sure how many MMA fans/health nuts there are reading this, but for those that don't know the Acai berry is the Amazon's latest marketable superfood and is extremely popular in Brazil, so much so that many Brazilian MMA fighters are sponsored by Acai companies. So 7-8 years ago I first heard of Acai and soon met people working for Sambazon, probably the largest Acai company here in the states. Gradually every juice spot and health food place was carrying an acai bowl, a smoothie or something. Much like Noni juice was all the craze 15 years ago. Personally I like Acai more than Noni and find more benefits personally, plus it's more versatile

What originally brought me to the Kaboose was the name. Anyone willing to put booty in their name has got my vote.

With everyone juicing or going organic I find it refreshing to play with flavor combinations like ginger and wheatgrass to go along with the usual.

The acai bowl here is good, one of the better one's I've had and the hemp granola topping I find it filling and refreshing, but with trends these days Acai has been replaced by the super pink super fruit Pitaya. I'm excited about. I like the almond milk and add coconut where I don't like the soy milk in the acai, but I get that replaced. Central American cactus like dragon fruit tastes like pear and kiwi and the seeds have Omega 3 oils. Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, nutrient dense the Pitaya wins in the war over Acai.

The Pitaya smoothie uses OJ which I don't like, it's an overload of Vitamin C, but the Acai uses Apple juice which is super sweet. I actually have them replace and use Almond Milk because who needs all that sugar.

Love their lunch platter. Hummus, albacore, pita, cucumbers, tomato with a side of fruit. Handy for snacking at your desk. Lets just say I like their turkey and I like their tuna. Either melted, wrapped or any variety. I could use a dipping sauce for the wraps, just a light something, except for the California which has beans and is hearty on it's own.

Service is great, it's quick, easy to get in and out and a favorite for locals and healthy living. Lines move fast if there ever is one. Their menu is simple and not too overwhelming. Diverse enough for the everyday. Prices are a hair more, but they for sure don't skimp.

Protip: Pitaya is...

The customer service here was great! The lovely girl who was working Saturday night was so helpful in patiently encouraging what to order and was super friendly chatting while she was getting my order together. Just her charming customer service is enough for me to want to come back. The food was decent. I ordered the turkey panini sandwich, which didn't seem to have a lot of turkey on it, and way too many tomatoes (it has both sundried and fresh tomatoes). Also, whatever seasonings (might have been just a lot of crushed black pepper?) were on it overpowered the rest of the sandwich, but loved the texture of the bread and still ate every bite anyway. lol She also convinced me to order the açai bowl even though it was freezing outside. Haha I was shocked at how much fruit they give! I wish I had thought to take a picture of it, but I couldn't wait to eat it first haha I ordered the Ironman bowl and it had bananas, pineapple, strawberries, granola and peanut butter. The banana was a little too ripe for my preference, but the fresh pineapple was perfect! I would definitely come here again just for the açai bowl. Their prices are on par with other places, but you get significantly more toppings here....

This place was just a poor experience all around. I am not usually the one to go around writing negative reviews, but I was very let down by this spot. I walk in and 2 employees are chatting about the product, and continued to do so for a couple minutes without acknowledgement. That's not a big deal, I understand stuff needs to be discussed, but when I went to order the girl that helped me was just a bit condescending over all. I will say the service is fast, and the portions are large. That maybe be some sort of compensation for the poor quality of...