Jumping For Jamba!

Today I went to Jamba Juice in Redmond and I am jumping for joy!

On decor of restaurant, I give it a 4. It was very colorful with pinks, greens and yellow.  There were peach wooden tables and chairs and there was also a peach bar with stools looking out to the parking lot and street. They also have a clear glass area where you can watch the people make your smoothies.  If you are hungry for a real meal than they have a refrigerator with salads, sandwiches, fruit and just snacks in it.

On friendliness of staff towards kids, I give it a 5! My sister accidentally spilled her smoothie all over herself, the counter and the floor. The staff ran and brought a mop right away and started to clean it up. They gave her a fresh new smoothie without even asking for it. They also gave her a large just to make her feel better. The staff greeted us when we walked in and they all have exclamation marks at the of their name tags to make the names seem happy:)

On service speed, it give a 4. We waited about 3 minutes for our smoothies and they all came out one at a time.

On taste of food, I give it a 5!!! I got a Razzmatazz smoothie (orange sherbet, raspberries, bananas, oranges). You could really taste the fresh and tangy fruit in it and you could tell that the juice was fresh squeezed. My mom got one that was ALL veggies (yuck) and my mom thought it tasted great. I thought that it tasted like seaweed. Check it out...

Yuck! They give you fat straws so you can really inhale the awesomeness of Jamba Juice. They are very sweet so that means that they are the total opposite of Emerald City Smoothie. I think Jamba Juice proves that healthy things don't have to taste bad. These are very healthy for you and they taste great! They have a full serving of fruit in each smoothie.

On appearance of food, I give it a 4. The Razzmatazz had a very bright hot pink color and I thought it looked really pretty. Recalling that pink is my favorite color of course. The color didn't look artificial at all. It was not too thick, not too thin. It was a just right texture.

On price, I give it a 4. All 16 oz smoothies are $3.65. The smallest size was 16 oz.

For a great totaling score of 26/30! If my family was on My Strange Addiction we would all be addicted to Jamba Juice!!! My mom likes me to eat healthy food and I want to eat what's yummy so it is a win win for everyone! I definitely recommend Jamba Juice for families everywhere. They have locations all over town so find the nearest one near you.

Nourish Your Body, Not Your Taste Buds!

Today I went to Emerald City Smoothie in a Bellevue gas station? Um...okay?

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On decor of restaurant, I give it a 1. Hello, it's in a gas station! They have their own little space that almost takes up a quarter of the gas station for their shop. The furniture is metal like for a backyard. They have a little area next to the shop that sells protein bars, powder and ostrich jerky? Other shops may look better, and they are all over Seattle and the eastside. This one is in a gas station.

On friendliness of staff towards kids, I give it a 3. The woman working didn't really interact with me that much. She just did her own thing. When I asked her a question she answered me politely. Other than that, she did not talk to me.

On service speed, I give it a 4. It was really quick and she blended my smoothie on the spot.

On taste of food, I give it a 3. I got a mango mania with raspberries. It was a very thick smoothie. They added protein powder to my smoothie and I could really taste it. It tasted very healthy and by that, I mean not good. They made it with fresh fruit and you could really tell that there was no sugar added. It was a little bitter. The Emerald City smoothie is the exact opposite of a milk shake! Emerald City Smoothie is really healthy. Check out all of the healthy smoothies...

On appearance of food, I give it a 3. It looks more like a big mush of fruit...

You can tell that it is it's natural color. No artificial colors added!

On price, I give it a 4. They have a kids menu where every smoothie is 16 oz. and costs $3.95 each...

Emerald City Smoothie earned a final score of 18/30. It is more for adults and adults who like to be fit and work out. You can tell because their motto is "nourish your body." All of the people who I saw getting a smoothie were in workout clothes. I saw a TV show called My Strange Addiction and a guy there was addicted to spinning and personally I think he should come to Emerald City Smoothie!

Walk a Mile in My Shoes

Walk a mile in my shoes and you will NOT get smoothies. Sorry, tonight I walked 2 miles with my family to an Emerald City Smoothie and it was CLOSED! I am so bummed! Instead I got a blue raspberry and cherry Icee and it was yummy....

In my opinion, Icees are way better than Slurpees. Something about the carbonated-like taste makes it awesome. Sorry 7-11!

Emerald City Smoothie said it would be open at 7:00 am so tune in with me tomorrow to get a real report on Emerald City Smoothie! At least I got some exercise?

I am Back!

I am back from Arizona and the San Juan Islands and I am ready to get back on track with tasting the eastside's best! I had a blast in Arizona. I visited my family and I realized how grateful I am to have such a wonderful family who love me so much. I didn't want to leave Arizona but a few days later we went on a boating trip to Coupeville, Roche Harbor and Friday Harbor (all of those places are in the San Juan islands) and I also made fun family memories there. First, we went to Friday Harbor where a pirate fest was going on and everybody in the marina was dressed in pirate clothes! Second, we went beach combing and saw a family friend. We went sailing on her sailboat to a private island where we roasted marshmallows and had a great time. The next day we went to Coupeville where a HUGE street fair was going on and every tent was selling junk and random junk too. One tent was selling strollers, tents, infant carriers and bandanas all for dogs!!!! It was crazy!!! Right by the tent was a poodle totally dyed PURPLE! It was the ugliest thing I had ever seen! Finally, we went to Roche Harbor, but we just went there to pick up a cab. I ate so much junk food over the past few weeks that I am switching this week from lasagna to fruit smoothies. Follow me today to find out my opinions on the first fruit smoothie place! 

Emily's Sushi Eat Of The Week

Congratulations to Sushi Mojo! I am proud and confident to announce that you are the winner of sushi week! With an overall winning score of 24/30, you have the best sushi on the eastside. If you don't get a chance to go to Sushi Mojo, Sushi Me is also a good place to go this summer. I wish I had a plaque to give to Sushi Mojo but I guess that I will just have to tell them in person. 

Next week I will be going to Tucson, AZ so I won't be able to continue lasagna week that week.  Follow me the following week for lasgana week! 

AA Sushi stands for Awfully Atrocious Sushi

Today I went to AA Sushi in Juanita and I am sorry I did!

On decor of restaurant, I give it a 3. They had plain dark colors like dark red, black and dark brown. They also had small decorations everywhere. They had gorgeous Japanese pictures and paintings everywhere. The counter top was very high so I had to sit on my knees and I am 4'5. The height is not good for kids. The space was pretty but it was mostly just average.

On friendlinesss of staff towards kids, I give it a 2. The waiter did not even recognize I was there and HELLO, I am hard to miss! He did not look at me or talk to me. He gave all of the drinks to my mom and not to me even though I was sitting right there.

On service speed, I give it a 3. Of course the conveyor belt was there so the food was right there but it took about 15 minutes to get our check. Also it took awhile to get our water.

I ordered my usual, a california hand roll...

On taste of food, I give it a 2. The seaweed was crisp and this handroll was decent, but everything else was horrible. I also had edamame, a cucumber sunomono, and shrimp sushi. I could tell that the veggies and the sushi had been on the belt for a long time because they were all warm and mushy and totally unappetizing. It was not good. The california hand roll was only good because it was made it on the spot. 

On appearance of food, I give it a 1. The sushi was made with absolutly no pride. The food portions were the smallest it can get. My mom ordered salmon sashimi and look what they gave her...

There were just tiny amounts of sashimi pieces (more like shreds) and look how it was plated! The grossest part was that you could clearly see the dirtiness of the plates and covers. You could see the fingerprints and it looked like they reused their plates. There was dirt on the plates and it looked like residue of other sushi left on the plate! EWWW! Everything was absolutely filthy.

On price I give it a 5. Weekdays from 11:30am-2:30pm everything on the belt is $1.50. Here are the prices during other times...

An overall score for Awfully Atrocious Sushi is a 15/30. I was so grossed out by the plates and the food that I really didn't want to eat anything. Afterwards, I was looking forward to going to the mall so I could eat lunch! I think the prices are so low because they can't sell any of their sushi (because it is so bad). I definitely do not recommend this restaurant to anyone!

   

Portland was Awesome!

 I'm back from Portland and I had the best time ever!!! My fashion design camp was amazing. I designed my own clothes (street style and evening), made them, and wore them while I walked down this runway...

I totally rocked it. I was the first person who went out in the show and Tony Dimitri (famous fashion designer) was at the end of the runway taking pictures of me. There was a professional makeup artist who did my makeup and a professional hair stylist who did my hair. 

While I was in Portland I also went to a very cool, very kid friendly breakfast place called Slappy Cakes where you make your own pancakes at the table ...

If you visit Portland, and if you are a kid, this is where you want to be. You can choose from 5 different batters and lots of toppings like chocolate chips and even bacon! They serve the batter in those squeeze bottles so you can make any shape pancake you want. I made the letter E! I love this place.