Reggae Sun Delight

I love this place. Good ppl and good service. Juice is da best. Big my Trini brethren! !

First of all, this juice bar has moved to 145^th between FDB and ACP. It is down the block from New York Sports Club which is convenient.
This juice bar is tiny and typically only one person – the owner – is working behind the counter, so you have to be patient both to place and to receive your order. The good news is that while you wait, you can chat with the owner or the other customers. This place has a lot of regulars, everyone is very friendly and talkative, and your wait will fly by if you go with the flow. I always have interesting conversations while I wait, and the owner is a pleasure to chat with as well. A few of the owner’s regular customers even make runs to the grocery store for him when he is short on ingredients.
The juices here are comparable price wise to other juice bars in NYC; although, cheaper than the bottled juices other juice bars sell at Whole Foods and Fairway. The juices taste significantly better than most other juice bars I have been to in NYC, and the owner, if you are polite and personable, will cater the juice to your taste in terms of the amount of pulp, how «green» it truly is (don’t be scared – he will ease you into the all-​green juices) and the amount of ginger he includes to mask the earthy flavor of kale, watercress, and other vegetables. The owner, once he gets to know you, often provides samples of juices he is experimenting with, makes special blends if you come in with a particular ailment or health concern, and charges less than the menu price.
The only draw-​back is that I don’t think the ingredients are all organic at this juicebar. I cannot say that for a fact, but I live in the neighborhood, and there is not a lot of organic produce available in the 140s between Bradhurst and Lenox at this point in time, so if the owner has to make a last-​minute run for ingredients, there simply are not many organic options.

Homophobic Sun Delight
Employees and Jamaican locals here use pejorative language against homosexuals routinely. I am boycotting this place and speaking out against their intolerance towards gay people. Harlem is no place for homophobic people to conduct their business like this and this place should be shut down, unless they can throw out the entire homophobic Jamaican culture that exists in here and replace it with anything better (replacing these people with openly gay Jamaicans would be ideal).
The staff, especially one of the owners (old Jamaican male) enjoy using the word «FA**OT» (If I repeat the word then Unilocal will remove my review). I heard then use this word almost every single time I walked in here. Finally after hearing it said by someone THREE times while waiting for a smoothie to be made I finally stood up and told him straight up that I’m gay and I don’t like it when he says that word. He kept repeating that word and told me he DOESN’T CARE what I think and to mind my own business. We argued and I left saying I’m not coming back again. The owner (old Jamaican male) was there and said nothing.
A week later, as I was talking with friends outside nearby the owner came out and reiterated that I need to mind my own business (I was minding my own business — I wasn’t in his store). We argued again and it escalated when he tried to punch me, walked back into his store, and grabbed a bamboo stick. That’s when I left the area and went to the police station. The police gave me the option of having him arrested but I opted not to at the time (I should have had him arrested now that I’m thinking about it).
Aside from that the smoothies were pretty good… when I used to get them here.

Traditional mon and pop west indian juice bar. It reminded me a lot of Trinidad and the juice is indeed worth the trip from BK to Harlem.
The location is a bit small but in all fairnedd, youre not there to lounge around. They are located exactly one block dwon from the NYSC and I could only imagine the business they see as a result.
I swung by one ofternoon after a very exhausting workout and the energy boost smoothie (with protein boost) really got me back on my feet. The onlder gentleman (with the dreads) gave me useful insight into what the juice does and why it’s especially important to those who workout.
This place will deff see me again.
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Mmmm juice.
This is by far the best juice bar I’ve ever been to. While most places have just a few choices, this place has endless possibilities. They have a huge menu, but if you don’t want any of that, just tell them what you do want and they will make it for you. Even better, tell them what ails you and they will make your medicine. Try to do that at Jamba Juice :)
p. s. This place is now on w145th (between Adam Clayton Powell & and Fredrich Douglass)

I come here often after leaving the YMCA. They’re a real mom and pop set up, and while yes, it does look a bit shabby (and dusty, and a lil’ cruddy… just don’t look around! Focus on the juicy goodness you will be enjoying in the next 5 minutes), the juices and smoothies are good, and they have a decent selection available. Support local businesses!
PS — the pricing can be a bit inconsistent (ESPECIALLY since they don’t have any clear signage posted with prices), in my experience the husband tends to charge more than the wife, but go figure.