a couple of "ehs" - ralene's filipino cuisine & juice it up
ralene's filipino cuisine, 704 oak st, bakersfield, CA 93304, (661) 322-9200: rating: 3/5; price: $. i don't know much about filipino food except for the lumpia that sometimes would show up at our grandparents' house in delano when one of my aunts returned from harvest holidays or some other special event... i think the flavors are an acquired taste to a stranger to this type of chow, sort of like the cow-hoof-flavored dessert at saigon restaurant.
the interior of ralene's is colorful, cheerful, & diners seemed happy. you pick your food from a buffet line. the young man behind the counter was VERY helpful & friendly, letting us sample various dishes before choosing. the food textures were in general mushy & the food itself not at all spicy. i had a whole, dried milk fish, which he said was only available on special days, along with a plate of mung beans, which were hearty-tasty... the fish, eyeball & all, was very salty & pretty good, but my spouse wasn't able to eat his mixed vegetables, which were greasy-waxy & sweet-spiced. if you're someone who didn't grow up eating it, the vegetables must be some "acquired taste" plate, is what i think.
i suppose this is kind of filipino soul food & that if you already enjoy filipino food, you'll like ralene's. if this kind of fare is unfamiliar to you, but you seek out novel dining experiences, why not go to ralene's? who knows - you might enjoy it more than we did. the friendly young man certainly makes it worth at least one trip.
juice it up, village marketplace, 24th & L sts., bakersfield CA 93301. rating: 2/5; price: $$. this is basically jamba juice in central bakersfield, but the drinks are not as cold. it's located in the new shopping center at the western end of hwy 178, the side that dumps into downtown from the eastside. eateries already here are the excellent flame & skewer (middle eastern fast food); starbuck's; hawaiian bbq; & probably more. the drinks i've had here haven't been cold enough for my liking. when i let my guard down & spend 4-5 bucks for a shake-like drink, i want it to be ice-cold, at least, but these haven't been. kind of puzzling!
in addition to the dairy- and non-dairy-based juice beverages, juice it up sells wheat grass, tea, cocoa, & "free boosts," like jamba juice does - vitamins & herbs that can be added to your drink, depending on whether you want more energy, memory, fat burning, calcium, or etc. they have some food items, like muffins and healthy snack bars. the interior is small, cute & cool & there's a chalkboard you can write on. the blended juice drinks are calorie-heavy, enough for a full meal, but the ones at jamba juice seem heartier and more filling. for my money, i'd go someplace else, though certainly if you want healthy, juice it up offers that.
the interior of ralene's is colorful, cheerful, & diners seemed happy. you pick your food from a buffet line. the young man behind the counter was VERY helpful & friendly, letting us sample various dishes before choosing. the food textures were in general mushy & the food itself not at all spicy. i had a whole, dried milk fish, which he said was only available on special days, along with a plate of mung beans, which were hearty-tasty... the fish, eyeball & all, was very salty & pretty good, but my spouse wasn't able to eat his mixed vegetables, which were greasy-waxy & sweet-spiced. if you're someone who didn't grow up eating it, the vegetables must be some "acquired taste" plate, is what i think.
i suppose this is kind of filipino soul food & that if you already enjoy filipino food, you'll like ralene's. if this kind of fare is unfamiliar to you, but you seek out novel dining experiences, why not go to ralene's? who knows - you might enjoy it more than we did. the friendly young man certainly makes it worth at least one trip.
juice it up, village marketplace, 24th & L sts., bakersfield CA 93301. rating: 2/5; price: $$. this is basically jamba juice in central bakersfield, but the drinks are not as cold. it's located in the new shopping center at the western end of hwy 178, the side that dumps into downtown from the eastside. eateries already here are the excellent flame & skewer (middle eastern fast food); starbuck's; hawaiian bbq; & probably more. the drinks i've had here haven't been cold enough for my liking. when i let my guard down & spend 4-5 bucks for a shake-like drink, i want it to be ice-cold, at least, but these haven't been. kind of puzzling!
in addition to the dairy- and non-dairy-based juice beverages, juice it up sells wheat grass, tea, cocoa, & "free boosts," like jamba juice does - vitamins & herbs that can be added to your drink, depending on whether you want more energy, memory, fat burning, calcium, or etc. they have some food items, like muffins and healthy snack bars. the interior is small, cute & cool & there's a chalkboard you can write on. the blended juice drinks are calorie-heavy, enough for a full meal, but the ones at jamba juice seem heartier and more filling. for my money, i'd go someplace else, though certainly if you want healthy, juice it up offers that.
posted by glutton | 11:25 AM
2 Comments:
these overpriced juice places are weird and ridiculous, but i guess healthy, and for that last reason, valid around here. god knows there are enough grease palaces. as for your assessment of the filipino place, yes, you sound like you're out of your league in covering it. -clf
According to the above comment left by the other person. I believe that its not ture. I have been going to Juice It Up almost everyday since it has opened. There has not been a time that the drink was not made correctly. I actually recommend to others that Juice It Up is a better then Jamba Juice. For those that needs to know or want to know, Juice It Up is the only store that acutally knows how to make their smoothies and the employees are also educated on their smoothies. I stongly feel that the price that they have set are correct and affordable.
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