Hummingbird

First thing that came out of my mouth when I walked in the door, «This smells like the right decision». It most certainly was. Tried the morning glory juice with a shot of ginger and turmeric. Perfect when you feel a cold coming on, as I do right now. The peanut butter power smoothy is dessert worthy. Had the curried carrot soup and spicy peanut wrap and was also pleased with the freshness and presentation. I love this place. Genuinely healthy and delicious.

Hummingbird is definitely one of the best new additions to ballard. The owner, Keely Fetters told me she has a background in holistic health over the last 15 years decided to shift careers from being a acupuncturist, to opening a new, innovative, juice bar in Ballard. When Keely was in college she worked at the now defunct Gravity Bar on capitol hill that many people remember for their healthy, amazing, juices. She has brought back the same vibe with some of the former staff from Gravity Bar. The space is open and inviting, with friendly and great service. I come in here all the time!
On to the important part– the food and the juices:
the food is outside of the bread and cheese is 100% prepared in house, locally sourced and organic, down to their house made dressings, which is pretty awesome.
I keep coming back for the sweet hydration when I am in ballard– Organic lemon, spinach, kale, pear, ginger, and coconut water– simply an amazing drink. totally refreshing, and awesome.
Once I had the PBJ smoothie, filled me up for lunch and I only wish I could have had more than 16 ounces!
I love their Kale Nicoise salad, super healthy and super delicious, as well as the Classic Caprese panini.

I’ve wanted to give this place a try since they took over the old Savour location. We ordered a 16 oz. juice to share (no boost by choice), and a blueberry panini.
I don’t recall the name for the juice but it had pear, kale, coconut juice and ginger in it (maybe something else) – it was really refreshing. The panini was just okay, bread was good, cheese was good. I just didn’t like the blueberry/​spinach combo felt like it would have been better with a tomato in there somewhere. The service was fast and friendly, but felt this place was just a tad overpriced.

Oh yeah you have arrived! Ambiance is great, staff is super friendly and the menu looks fantastic. I went there for the fresh juices. I had the fountain of youth drink. So fresh and sweet. It was nice to watch them juice right in front of you. The restaurant is nice and clean. (That’s important to me) I’m sure I’ll be back.

My friend said to me when I described my experience to her, «It’s the kind of place where the thin blond customer sitting across from you will come up, put her hand on your shoulder and say, ‘Good for you.’»
I had the Nicoise salad and one of their juices, that, for whatever reason, I can’t remember the clever name. The juice was good, but I dare say not $ 6 good. The salad was extremely virtuous, but lacking in protein. Despite what vegans and vegetarians will tell you, kale has protein, but you’d need to eat a lot more than what’s on this plate to satisfy.
If you eat like a hummingbird, this place is for you. Unfortunately, even at my most fit, I’ve never, ever eaten like a hummingbird.

I really like this place. It’s not fast food so don’t expect your food to be ready before it’s even ordered. I like actual food and actual food is not instant nor is it cheap. I don’t think this place is expensive at all. I suspect the folks who got smoothies they didn’t like got them somewhere else since there are no smoothies here, just juice. I can’t imagine how someone would think the juices are bland. They are likely used to artificial flavors. I’ve been in four times now and it’s been a great experience each time. I will eat here again and try the whole menu as I go. Next time I’m going to try the Raw wrap in collard green.

Delicious sandwiches and wraps. I liked the juices we had but I’m not a big juice guy. I’ll want to go back and work through the menu; there was a lot I wanted to try and we only had two between us.

This juice bar resides near Market & Ballard Avenue. The interior is designed so cutely. It’s big and spacious and a decent place to get together with friends. The staff seems very nice. I’ve only been here twice and I really want to give this place a chance but the juices seem to miss the mark. On my first visit, I ordered a custom drink (with extras of Flax Seed & Bee Pollen) that turned out way too bitter. On my second visit we ordered a bunch of signature drinks off of the menu, but didn’t find anything in particular that we liked. The juices just tasted flavorless and bland to me. If we return I’ll skip the juices… and maybe I’ll try a salad next time. In summary, four stars for ambiance and staff, 2 stars for the juice.

This restaurant and juice bar is obviously owned by a girl! Super cute modern décor, very well lit and lovely. They have a outdoor patio– great for the summer and for pets! The food is great quality — 95% organic. The juice I had — The Morning Glory — was so refreshing and delicious. Better prices for juice than Chaco canyon in U district. The one complaint was the SUPER WEIRD music!
They had one song with a guy groaning and a dog barking and another song with a guy whistling — super annoying. Eventually they played a melodic electronics song that was super cool.
Overall– SO EXCITED this exists!

Im so happy to see more places like this popping up around the city. I was greeted with friendly faces and a warm hello. These ladies are working really hard to provide a warm and gentle atmosphere that is a pleasant get away from the business of city life.
The only thing is that if there is a few orders it will take a moment for yours but it is more of a lunch spot than a café. The juice can be a grab and go but we should all be slowing down from our busy lives anyways. As I was waiting for my food I can definitely see that they are busy working and NOT wasting any time while making peoples food.
I ordered the special: Black bean wrap. It came fresh off the grill, stuffed with fresh vegetables, and packed with flavor! You also have your choice of chips or salad. I ordered salad and it was a good sized salad made with lush greens and topped with cabbage, sesame seeds, and a house made blueb

Worst juice I’ve had. We arrived early in the morning, no customers and it took a *long* time to receive our two juice drinks which were so bad I wanted to toss mine in the trash, my bf choked his down and because he doesn’t like to waste suggested putting mine in the fridge for him to drink later. He didn’t and so it was tossed. The juice was overly cold as though the veggies were frozen, and then separated immediately. They tasted awful, not fresh. Ugh! For $ 21.00 (two juices + boosts) we were very disappointed. Wish luck to all small businesses and hope they get it figured out.

Mediocre juice place. And with all the juicing competition, mediocre is a tough place to be. I came in on a weekday afternoon and the place was completely empty. The service was subpar, not especially friendly, and the juice took foreeeeever to make — can’t imagine how bad it would be with a line! A good selection of juices, some food and small bites. «Organic» isn’t emphasized and sourcing of fruits and veggies not mentioned, but I think somewhere it said things were some percentage organic? Not sure. Also seems a little overpriced, especially if you’re not emphasizing the quality of the product.

A great location but a huge swing and a miss. We tried this place just after opening and it was brutal. $ 20 for two smoothies, and they took 20 minutes, with the place empty.
One sip in, my wife told me not to try mine. I did, and it tasted like baby puke. Needless to say, we threw them both in the garbage on Market street — still full.
Save your time, and money.

The HummingBird Juice Bar is now open in Ballard, on the same street as Strawberry Moon Juice and adjacent to Blend Organic Juicery.
Let the exorbitantly vibrant health battles begin.
I had their Honey Suckle (carrot, apple, peach & raspberry juice) with an added splash of spinach. It was sweet and refreshing. Be sure to get the large. It’s only a dollar more.
I also had the Kale Niciose (née-​swah) Salad with beet kissed hard-​boiled eggs. The vegetables and eggs were fresh and perfectly cooked. There were salty little bits of sunflower seeds, capers and olives sprinkled around. But as much as I like the idea of flavor kissing something, I need more of a full on taste sensation. C’mon, the Niciose Salad is French after all.
HummingBird is mostly organic whereas its neighbor, Blend, is 100%.
However, it has a much fuller menu with fresh juices, smoothies, salads, wraps, panini sandwiches, soups and rice bowls. It also has outdoor seating and really fun names like Heart Beet, Fountain of Youth, Sweet Hydration and Divine Detox.

+++++ All good eats here. Holistic, authentic, with HEART in everything. Keely, the owner, cares and for a food establishment in Ballard these days, that goes a long way in my book.