Ashley, who has whipped up healthy shakes and loaded teas at North Country Nutrition (NCN), let me…read moreknow that she was splitting her time between that location and Simpley Nutrition. She is the mastermind behind many of the yummy recipes at NCN that I was excited to check out this place. I dropped by during my first full day in the Twin Cities. Simpley Nutrition is located in Inver Grove Heights (IGH). It's perfect when I am on my way to Rochester. It's also nice to say that I have visited another place in IGH other than Target. This place is in a plaza, across from Cub Foods, including its pharmacy. I had no problem finding a parking spot steps away from the main entrance. I backed into the spot and walked in. I got to meet Ashley's husky, who has the most beautiful piercing eyes and greeted me so warmly. It was great seeing her again, but in a different nutrition studio. The cool thing is that she has the same December shake and tea menus at both NCN and Simpley Nutrition. It makes her life easier. It also makes mine easier ordering at either place. I forgot to ask her about the name Simpley. I know that there is a lake nearby called Simley Lake. I need to find out what the P stands for. I'm thinking Protein. I got the following drinks: - Christmas carol tea - Christmas crack (Heath) shake I also got a couple of cake batter donuts on the house. The idea is that you sign in on the touchpad with your phone number. I'm already registered in the system, so I selected my name and I was good. If you're new, you fill in your name to register and you're done. i paid with a credit card. I was able to tip, too. Ashley didn't take long to make my drinks. I asked that the whipped cream be held on my shake. Done! I thanked her, said goodbye to her husky, and headed down to Rochester with my drinks. The best part was sipping and finishing my shake for most of my hour drive down to Rochester. The Christmas crack shake tastes just like a Heath bar. I loved the toffee bits. There was some chocolate and chopped nuts. So good! It made my drive down great. I had my Christmas carol tea for the rest of my trip down to northern Iowa and back up to the Twin Cities. It had peach, mango, raspberry, and orange. I loved it. It had all my favourite flavours rolled into a tea. I like the sports jerseys that are framed on the walls. The Minnesota Wild is featured a few times, which made my day. It's a deep studio. I liked being there. It felt comfortable. I'll be back. It's great that I have another nutrition studio for no to low sugar in teas and shakes. (491)

Perfect place to get a refreshing summer treat! Service was friendly and fast. It's on the spendier…read moreside but the premium ingredients really speak for themselves. The peanut butter is freshly ground, the fruit is ripe and fresh, and the bases are so delicious! The bases are dense so it's pretty filling. I loved the generous portion of peanut butter in the Nauti Bowl, and the acai base was not tart. I liked the Sunrise Bowl even better -- the blue majik base was flavorful and so refreshing! It's very clean inside and there are tables to sit at. There is plenty of parking available in the lot outside.

Just stopped in again last week! Ordered online and was helped very quickly and kindly. Love this…read morelocation!

Last Friday, I dropped by Caribou Coffee to get a beverage. For the first time, I experienced a…read morelineup at the drive-thru. It allowed me to take a look at the other businesses in this plaza as I waited. Two doors down from it is North Country Nutrition (NCN). I wondered whether it was similar to Zeev's Nutrition Studio that I typically go to in Toronto. Sure enough, I did some research online while killing time at the drive-thru, and it had healthy shakes and drinks. Cool! On Saturday morning, I decided to check out NCN. I found a parking spot steps away from the store and backed into it. I was the only customer at the store at around 10 am. The woman, who later introduced herself as Liz, was so friendly and warm. I loved the cozy vibes that this place had, from the couch with cute pillows and other Christmas decorations, to the northern vibes that you feel with canoe paddles and loons. We both ended up sharing where we are from. She's originally from Alexandria, which is roughly a 2.5-hour drive north of the Twin Cities. I indicated that I knew where it was when I used to drive between Rochester and Winnipeg. I cut through it. She loved that I knew where she grew up. The coziness comes from living by water, which shows. She was great explaining her shakes and teas. I am a tea person. I saw watermelon Jolly Rancher as a cold tea. I knew that I wanted it. So, she made me one. It was in a mega format that I'm used to. It was just over $5, which is reasonable. I paid with a credit card. It was easy. I tapped and was done. I thanked her for my drink and headed to my car. I sipped my watermelon Jolly Rancher tea throughout the day. It does taste like the candy, minus the sugar. The flavours were yummy. I was a happy camper. I am glad that I discovered NCN. It takes five minutes to drive over here from the hotel, which I love. The parking lot is small, but I managed to find a spot just fine. I wish that I had found it sooner on this trip. I'll need to return and try more drinks. This place closes at 4 pm most days. It's also closed on Sundays. (440)

Swung by NCN this morning for the first time -- I saw that I could order online through an app…read morecalled Engage. I put to have my order ready at 9am and when I walked in at 8:55am I was greeted by two ladies. I explained I had placed an order for pickup and the woman behind the counter grabbed it from a small fridge. Both of these ladies were so friendly and made me feel welcomed from the jump. Both my shake and tea were so good -- the tea especially though..YUMM!! I was given a punch card while paying, which was nice because I'll definitely be back soon!!

This is my 2nd time trying Joe & the juice & it was just as incredible as the first time!!!…read more Ordered a spicy tuna toastie & a juice, and it was 10/10 for airport food. Crisp, refreshing & flavorful. service was fast & we were able to take our items to go!

First time having Joe and the Juice and had to have the famous tunacado sandwich. I also got a…read moreStress Down drink and it was pretty good but heavy on the ginger flavor. They were out of a lot of ingredients for the juices and smoothies, even coconut water, which was unfortunate as all the ones I wanted to try had the main ingredients they were missing. This isn't a quick grab and go as it took over 10 minutes for people to get their food, but the drinks were pretty fast. The tunacado sandwich was pretty good, liked it with the addition of jalapenos and tabasco.

I went to Jamba to try their new watermelon skies smoothie. There was a bit of a wait time because…read morewhen I arrived there was only one worker but four people in line ordering including me. After a while, more workers appeared so it wasn't too long of a wait to get my drink after ordering. I like that there's a good amount of seating inside and outside the store.

Incredibly friendly staff. I was greeted by all immediately ion walking in. No shortage of niceties…read morehere. It's a Jamba Juice, so not really a place to sit and relax, but there are a few small tables there if you wanted to sit and enjoy. Only hiccup was they must have misheard my order and gave me a different smoothie. No matter though, the one they gave me tasted great still. I didn't realize the had protein smoothies now. I'll have to give those a try next time. The mango smoothie they gave me tasted just like mango sorbet--so good!

This place is nothing short of an ice cold sip of pure bliss on a hot summer day. Get it while you…read morecan because the owner probably has to go back to school come summers end. BEST LEMONADE STAND EVER!

One of my fav Brown Sugar Boba milk tea places in the twin cities! I LOVE the flavor and the fact…read morethat you can customize the sugar and ice levels for your drink. And the boba pearls are perfectly soft and chewy. It seems Tbaar just has a little To-Go counter within the Kyuramen Restaurant, so ambiance is limited to a nice counter and a few chairs to sit while you wait. They even have 2 kiosks where you can order electronically in case the line is long. Service was quick, helpful and friendly!

Had a bubble tea craving after lunch and searched what was nearby. Be aware that this is located…read morewithin the Kuyuramen restaurant; there are banners up, but the sign on the building doesn't have its name. Staff were friendly. I was torn between 2 flavors, but ended up getting the brown sugar milk tea. I will likely get something else next time, as it was a little bland for me. If I'm in the area, I will stop again to try something new.

Fruti Landia is a simple but tasty dessert spot. They had a very friendly employee (we only saw one…read moreperson working). My wife got the mangonada and absolutely loved it! It was fresh and had chunks of mango in it. We ordered two mangonadas and they held the second one on their freezer for us until we left! I had the banana split and it was huge! It tasted exactly what a banana split should taste like and you can even choose your ice cream flavors for the three scoops. We will definitely be back! Just an FYI, the menu is in Spanish.