Impressed Juice

First off, I HATE writing bad reviews, especially when it «seems» to have «perfect» reviews. But needless to say, I must report my experience, and that experience was not pleasant. If I could give it a no star to write a review I would.
So we decided to visit the location on Fort St Mall on Tuesday, as stated on their website. There were no sign what-​so-​ever as the picture that was taken and posted on Unilocal.When we did finally locate the Impressed door and Mercury Bar, two separate locations, they were both CLOSED during the busy hours they state that would be open. We ended up walking around for 30 minutes trying to figure it out.
There were other people who also did the same thing… looking and realizing it wasn’t open. I overheard a negative (curing) remark from another group of people regarding how «this is bu&#@()». Like them we were visitors of O’ahu and I’ve been following them on Instagram.
Needless to say, I de-​follow them and wished I went with my first initial instinct with Instapressed. Even though they do not have a location to visit, they were prompt to reply back to me and willing to deliver to our hotel. But because I assumed Impressed Juice had a location, I did not chose Instapressed and that was MY FAILURE.
Impressed Juice you lost a customer and unfortunately word of mouth is a lot worse than people reading reviews. I have friends who will be visiting O’ahu later on this year and I will be talking about Instapressed instead of you guys.
Please update, clarify and do something… but you have completely lost me as a customer. And that is too bad because I visit O’ahu at least once a month (1 week duration at a time) and work in the beverage industry. I will be promoting Instapressed as I am now. I am sorry to write this review. But clearly there are some mis-​communication on your end… hopefully you will be able to fix it.

I love the business name: IMpressed! The juices are pressed and I am definitely impressed. Who ever thought of the business name… pure genius!
Anyways, Impressed Juice is a pop-​up juice bar in The Mercury Bar during the week days. All their juice is local and fresh. Although it may take you a minute to find The Mercury Bar/​Impressed Juice Bar, it’s worth the search. If you know where JJ Dolans and HPU are… you’re good to go. You’re close! The parking in downtown sucks but I am sure you can manage to park for a few minutes to make the purchase. I’ve also been told that you can find them at some Farmer’s Markets on the weekends. I am hoping they will be in/​around Ewa/​Kapolei some day soon.
The guys and gals who work the bar are incredibly fun and sweet. The juices are fresh served in a mason jar and if you come back again next time with your mason jar, you receive $ 1 off. I wish the juices were more like $ 6-​$ 7 a jar but I understand the tag of $ 10. It’s worth it. The fresh taste and the way my liver feels after… great!
My favorite juice currently is the Watermelon. I don’t remember the official name but it is so refreshing for the summer time. I also have found that the Nalo Press is a great hangover remedy…

Impressed? I sure am! Impressed Juice, a pop-​up juice bar located in The Mercury Bar Monday thru Friday from 9:00a-3:00p, is the answer to downtown’s prayer for locally-​sourced, fresh-​pressed juice!
Inconspicuously hidden in an alleyway, The Mercury Bar can be a challenge to find. My no-​fuss directions are to head mauka on Fort Street Mall and turn left onto the side road after Le Crêpe Café. Below The Mercury Bar’s black awning, you will find a wooden sign signaling your arrival at Impressed Juice!
After perusing their extensive menu online, my co-​worker and I were immediately drawn to the Nalo Press II (Cucumber, Celery, Apple, Tat Soi, Mizuna, Kale, Red and Green Lettuce, Mixed Mustard Greens, and Lemon) and ordered it as soon as entering. Served in 1 pint mason jars for $ 10, every juice is packed with over 2 pounds of fresh, locally grown produce!
The friendly Impressed Juice employee gave us an in-​depth lesson on how their juices are made and the benefits of cold-​pressed juices. Unlike most centrifugal juicers that generate heat which can oxidize and break down most of the nutrients, cold-​pressed juicers use pressure to extract juice from produce while leaving its nutrients mostly intact. Talk about a tasty — and nutritious — treat!
Whether you prefer sweeter juices or more veggie friendly ones, Impressed has it. They also have some amazing sounding pa’i’ai bowls that I am returning for soon! I got my eyes on the smoked marlin one… Yum!

This cold-​pressed juicery is currently located in the Mercury Bar open on M-​F until 3pm. In the what? Look it up. Parking downtown is shoddy. If you want to just run in and are a confident reverser-​into-​trafficker, you can pull up in the little ally right in front.
You can also find them at farmers markets such as the Honolulu market at the Blaisdell on Wednesdays, Kailua on Thursdays, and KCC on Saturdays. They run out, so don’t go at the last minute lest you miss the juice goodness and wind up pale and weeping.
Cold-​pressed juice is amazing. Purchase a cold-​pressed juice, drink it three days later and it tastes exactly the same. Purchase a warm-​masticated juice, drink it three days later and it tastes a bit watery, a bit bleah. If the flavor alters, the nutrients alter. Who wants lots of nutrients? This girl. You should too.
My ultimate favorite is the Nalo press as I have a deep affinity for juices that are green in color, however, their other juices are also delicious and I hope to sample the poi offerings soon. Very soon. If they were open I would go there right this minute. No I wouldn’t, I’m on a cleanse. I sort of feel like I’m starving. This information is irrelevant, yes, but in one week when I am done cleansing I am going down there and having me some green juice and pa’i’ai. Just so y’all know. See? Tied it in. Boom.

Work in town with an ‘on-​the-​go’ schedule & lifestyle so I’m always thrilled to find healthy alternatives nearby. Pa’iai bowl, poi cocktail and Nalo press are just a few of my ‘must have’ faves. If I could, I’d visit every day (currently going ~3 times a week). Cold pressing the juice is definitely the best way to enjoy juicing… Tastes so good & extremely fresh. If you’re there often enough you’d see the produce & goods delivered every day. And the guys are so friendly & extremely helpful.

The juice is really good and the guys are cool! A 16 oz bottle will set you back $ 9 but there’s two lbs of produce in it.

Discovered a new little Pop-​up in Downtown for lunch. Yeah, yeah, I’m a pig. Oink. Food excites me and it makes me happy. So I work out like a maniac to compensate. But, the good news is, this place is pure and healthy, so no guilt here! Impressed Juice serves cold-​pressed juices and Pa’i’ai bowls, and Poi cocktails. I was a little weary at first, but everything was really good! I believe it’s a family business and the fruits and vegetables are brought fresh from the farm. They serve their own concoction of a carrot something cocktail (forget what it’s called)…I’m not normally a carrot juice fan but whatever carrot they use is so sweet and so good! Trust me, you have to try it. And they have a Nalo shot. Sorry, no alcohol in it. but it’s got quite a kick. There are jalapenos in that baby and wow!!! Even for this Korean girl it was pretty potent! Then my co-​worker did a straight ginger shot. As in the ginger root… juiced. I couldn’t do it. He said he could feel it in his throat. I hear it’s good for you but, uh… not quite ready for that. The pa’i’ai bowl with aku was really good. Pa’i’ai is a fresher, more, pure form of poi (less water). Learn something new every day. Served with dry aku and pickled onions, simple, but it was really good. They also have a Pa’i’ai bowl with coconut, pineapples, strawberries, granola, etc… kind of like an acai bowl, but instead of acai, with pa’i’ai. Then there is a poi cocktail… similar to the bowl but in a drink form. For those not in the know… poi is so good for you! Must check this place out… Impressed Juice is inside Mercury Bar.

Darn. I forget the names of the cool dudes who helped us out.
Jes and I stopped by because I noticed the cute sign hanging off Mercury Bar last week. It’s Impressed, not I’m Pressed LOL. I think if you are not a downtownie or an HPU student, this location might go unoticed.
We ordered the Paiai bowl and the Poi cocktail… Holy delicious.
I’m not spoiled with farmers markets (which nice dudes said Impressed Juice has been at for a while) so I don’t get paiai very often. The paiai bowl had pineapple, strawberries, granola, coconut flakes I think? I think that’s it idk really cuz I was more focused on demolishing the bowl — it was delicious. Paiai tasted fresh and smooth, flavors married well ~ dudes said it was like an acai bowl with paiai. YUM.
Poi cocktail was heavenly. I believe no alcohol. The flavor was unreal ~ imagine like silky poi milkshake with little bits of … like azuki in it? No azuki, that was just a similar flavor profile and texture. Drink is naturally sweet tasting and divine. Workers were very knowledgeable about their product and answered our millions of questions. It’s refreshing when local businesses are passionate about sourcing from other local businesses.
How to find it:
Current location is in Mercury Bar located in the sidestreet between Le Crêpe Café and HPU building. It’s the moped street! OR* it’s a side street across Mark’s Garage on the Bethel St side by the lei place and Mojo Barbershop (Is that right?)
I think you should get:
the Poi cocktail. But it’s a difficult decision because everything is good…
Bottom line:
PA’I’AI, thefreshest ingredients, friendly staff and unique new menu items.