Uptown Juice Bar
Manhattan, New York City
3.9 / 3 votes
All-vegan Caribbean and Soul Food in Harlem
Restaurant, Coffee/Tea/Juice
Every day the Uptown Juice Bar has 20+ dishes at the counter, which can be purchased a la carte or in a small, medium, or large plate.
The large plate is $9 + tax, which is your choice of 4 dishes.
The choices include several fake meat dishes, such as barbecue chicken drumsticks, and tofu dishes such as Caribbean jerk tofu. Additionally there are numerous side dishes such as kale, candied yams, peas and rice, etc.
Additionally, there are a number of menu items such as pizza and fish and chips that can be ordered individually.
In front is the juice bar which offers dozens of freshly made smoothies and juices, and homemade breads and deserts.
Added by phavardel on Apr 12 07 (last updated Nov 27 07)
Most Recent Reviews
Ramona
Nov 29 07
Cass Danger
Jun 22 07
I love this place! They have amazing fake meats and they know how to make veggies taste good (although I rarely order veggies when I'm there because the fake meats are so good). The portions are really big, so unless you're VERY hungry, you'd be good with a small plate.
Their cheese pizza is good but they always seem to be out of it (as they are with their fabled vegan fish sandwich) but their desserts are horrible. They taste like sweet bread with no icing. I hear they started carrying Vegan Treats cakes so look out for that.
Watch out for their hot sauce. It will kick your ass. I advise you to put it on the side and dip your food in it. I was sweating and could barely breathe last time I had it.
Neighborhood
HarlemDirections
The Uptown Juice Bar is in the heart of the Harlem's commercial district, on 125th Street (aka Martin Luther King Blvd) between Lenox Ave (aka Malcolm X Blvd) and 5th Ave.
The 2 and 3 subway lines let off half a block away, and the ABCD and 456 lines all let off on 125th Street within 3 or 4 blocks.
Non-Smoking
No Reservations
Prices
$ - inexpensive
Cuisines
- American
- Caribbean
- Soul Food
This place is awesome! They have *a lot* of different dishes, and they are all ready to be served! They scoop various dishes into your plate (I think you get 4 different kinds for the big plate). But unlike similar places, the food is not luke warm; it's hot and very very yummy! I also had one of their fresh juices and it was very flavorful!
They have a huge variety of food (maybe 20 + dishes) as well as vegan desserts and other baked stuff. They definitely get points for that.
The front part of the restaurant is really tiny, but at the back they have a seating area. I suggest sitting there and eating your food hot. Even though the place was super crowded, there was a lot of seating at the back.
It's really close to the train station which was really convenient for me; I wasn't expecting to find a vegan place so close. I would give them a 9 because they only seem to have disposable plates and forks, but they are SO cheap for New York, that I think I'm going to stick to giving them a 10.