Island Nutrition Smoothies and Juices — Restaurant in Valparaiso

I was in island nutrition when ‘cjwaldo27’ was there. Please disregard his review. He was there to pick up a Doordash order for a ghost kitchen that operates there. The food was not ready and he was upset. That could have been a valid feeling. CJ was was getting loud explaining his upset and was asked if he could wait til the order was done as it was disrupting other customers ordering. He then started yelling and dropping F-bombs and he was asked to leave. He wasn’t there to support a business. He was there to pick up a doordash order. And it looks like he got 3 of his friends to also give undeserved 1 star reviews. They were not there. (Grace, kaylin and Kaine) I have been in Island Nutrition many time and the owner has always been great and had excellent customer...

Back in January, I had a major jaw replacement surgery. Island Nutrition was what I drank for several weeks and played a huge role in my recovery journey. I definitely had my favorite protein shakes, but can also say there wasn't a shake I didn't like! I cannot express how thankful I am for this local business! The owner was so kind every time I stepped through the door. He genuinely cares for each person's well being. One of our friends stopped in to purchase a gift card for me. The owner had inquired about the card because a few others had been in to purchase cards for me as well. She shared my story and he matched it! This will definitely be a local business our family...

We arrived at 9:53am to a locked door. An employee came to the door and informed us that they do not open until 10am on Sundays.

However, both the website and the Google profile both have 9am listed as the open time. We informed the employee of this and she told us we would have to wait 7 minutes before we would be allowed in.

There was no sign on the door or notice of a change in business hours.

My husband and I headed out to our car to sit for SEVEN minutes because the employee refused to allow us in “early” (which is actually 53 minutes AFTER the listed opening time.) After 5+ years working in food service, I’m amazed when I visit other businesses and am greeted with such poor...