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Natureba Smoothies Worth the Price

A Brazilian cafe offers fresh smoothies of all flavors and sandwiches.

A few months ago at , I was informed that the smoothie café, would not be participating in the evening's festivities. Since then, I've been intrigued with the restaurant and vowed to come back.

I made that trip just this past week. It's a small place with an equally small parking lot; however, there's plenty of parking on Artesia Boulevard. How long your walk will be depends on the time of day.

A friendly Brazilian couple owns Natureba. The store carries an exhaustive list of fruit smoothies and juices. It features traditional as well as soy, acai and whey smoothies. Your hunger can be satisfied with their salad pockets served in half and whole portions in a wheat pita. Brazilian savory and sweet pastries are also available. This is neither Jamba Juice nor Subway, so you can expect to wait a few moments for your meal.

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The sweetness of the mango on the Mango Chicken Salad sandwich ($4.50 for a half-portion) was much appreciated. The spinach was also fresh. Unfortunately, I couldn’t taste the vinaigrette, although the sandwich was obviously bathed in it.

My Flamingo Smoothie ($4.50) contained a wonderful medley of strawberry, guava, and banana. While some of the fruit was fresh, others thawed, the fact that no artificial sweeteners or excessive sugar, which could lead to the inevitable crash and burn, was present in the drink sat very well with me. The price may seem a little steep, but for a drink with no additives, that was fine by me.

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Overall, I had a pleasant experience at this tiny shop. The owners were nice and the shop was clean. While the sandwich was nothing too special, I will be back to try more smoothies and juices and perhaps a pastry on my next trip.

Natureba Juice Bar is located at 2415 Artesia Boulevard in North Redondo.

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