January 25, 2022
The Grove Juicery and Wellness Café is a trendy Omaha juice house that offers a unique customer experience. Located on the corner of 24th and Leavenworth, The Grove sells a variety of nutritious cold pressed juices, plant based milks, smoothies, and traditional café items. All ingredients are sourced from local, organic growers, and all products are made fresh daily.
The atmosphere inside the café is reminiscent of the west coast, laid back, friendly, and health focused, and is unmatched at other Omaha establishments. Employees usually dress comfortably, and have a personality that makes patrons feel at ease. Large eastern facing windows allow for natural light to beam throughout the lightly painted shop and offer customers a view into the heart of downtown. Plants engulf the southern facing wall creating a halo of greenery around a bold, deep blue, velvet sofa where all can sit while enjoying their juice, milk, smoothie, tonic or café item.
The Grove offers an extensive menu that caters to many different tastes. Unlikely produce pairings exist in every product, all aiming to create unique refreshments for customers. Having tried a variety of juices and café items some of my favorite drinks are Sweetart juice, Knockout Hydrating tonic, and Ocean Dream smoothie. Sweetart is a sweet, refreshing, juice made with watermelon, green apple, mint, beet, basil, ginger, and lime combine to create a piquant drink. Knockout is tangy and tart, made with filtered water, lemon, lime, activated charcoal and agave which offer an invigorating tonic. Ocean Dream, a tropical, vibrant turquoise smoothie made with pineapple, banana, coconut cream, blue majik, and plant milk, remind one of sweet summer freedoms. The Grove’s commitment to recycling, the use of glass bottles and recyclable materials for every drink, and the monetary discounts for bringing back old juice glasses all lead to patron’s further enjoyment of the café.
Every experience I have had at The Grove has been enjoyable due to their friendly staff. With a wide array of drink options to choose from, anytime I’ve had questions, the staff has been eager to help me and I’ve left with a new drink flavor I enjoy. Despite how much I’ve enjoyed going to The Grove and how close it is to Central, it’s interesting Central students don’t frequent The Grove as much as other downtown cafés . I believe high schoolers’ limited economic freedom is responsible for this. Most students who work jobs work for minimum wage or slightly over, so shelling out 10$ per juice (the average Grove item is close to 10$) isn’t a sustainable option for most students. However their prices aren’t incredibly outrageous, and students who are able to afford a higher priced drink from time to time should certainly try The Grove.
An aesthetically pleasing interior, high quality ingredients, a care for the environment, friendly customer service and semi-affordable prices all make The Grove an enjoyable café to visit. A refreshing drink is available to all who step outside their comfort zone and enter the west-coast-esque world of Grove juices, plant milks, tonics, smoothies and traditional café items.
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