Are you looking for an eatery that has healthy, onolicious food? The Coconut Cup Juice Bar and Cafe has got your back and then some, serving foods and drinks using locally-sourced ingredients. Owner Christa Hall opened shop in 2007. Hall
Are you looking for an eatery that has healthy, onolicious food? The Coconut Cup Juice Bar and Cafe has got your back and then some, serving foods and drinks using locally-sourced ingredients.
Owner Christa Hall opened shop in 2007. Hall always wanted to open a smoothie shop, and when the opportunity presented itself, she didn’t hesitate for a second.
“I went to (Kauai Community College) and got a two-year hospitality degree, and I wanted to run a smoothie shop because I really love smoothies,” Hall said.
When you arrive at The Coconut Cup, the first thing you’ll notice is the healthy amount of produce that is used to create all the delicious foods and drinks. Hall works with many local farmers. The farmers provide Hall with mangos, avocados, salad greens, ginger, papaya and bananas.
“I get my produce from local farmers — Moloaa Organicaa, Govinda Organic Farm, Mary Norris, Earth Wind and Sky Farms,” Hall said. “We have a lot of good farms. I really like I can get most of my products from local farmers who live right around here.”
With a menu full of fresh fruits and vegetables, The Coconut Club might seem like a restaurant for vegetarians only, but there are several items on the menu that has its fair share of meat and protein.
“We have turkey sandwiches, ham sandwiches, breakfast burritos,” Hall said. “It’s good to have both because, you know, not everyone is vegetarian — I’m not a vegetarian.”
Fresh food is the only way to roll, and a lack of storage space is a blessing in disguise for The Coconut Cup.
“I don’t order anything in bulk because I don’t have much space, but it’s good because everything we have is fresh,” Hall said.
When I visited Hall, she presented her newest items, the Breakfast Burrito and Vegetarian Breakfast Burrito, and some classic favorites, the Acai Bowl and The Pineapple Express Wrap.
The Breakfast Burrito, priced at $8.95, consists of organic eggs, black forest ham, cheddar cheese and is wrapped with a Sinaloa Spinach Tortilla. For the veggie lover, the Vegetarian Breakfast Burrito, also $8.95, consists of organic eggs, cheddar cheese, organic spinach, red peppers and is also wrapped with a Sinaloa Spinach Tortilla. One more thing, the breakfast burritos are served with Sal’s locally-made salsa. You might know Sal, who sells his salsa out of Princeville.
The Coconut Cup has five different wraps to choose from. They range from $8.95 to $9.95. Hall brought out her bestseller, The Pineapple Express, $9.95. The ingredients for this vegetarian delight include organic greens, walnuts, shredded carrots, avocado and papaya seed dressing, cream cheese, fresh pineapple, red onion and clover sprouts. It is then wrapped using Sinaloa Spinach Tortilla.
After the wrap, Hall brought out her famous Organic Acai Bowl, $8.95. This is perfect for summer days, and I for one was overjoyed when she brought it out — each bite was cool, refreshing and tasty. The Organic Acai Bowl consists of organic apple banana, mixed berries acai — blended with your choice of organic soy milk, fresh pineapple juice or coconut milk — granola and topped with sliced bananas and coconut flakes.
Hall and her crew were fantastic, hospitable and super friendly. I would recommend everyone to take a load off this summer and visit The Coconut Cup Juice Bar and Cafe.
The Coconut Cup Juice Bar and Cafe, located on 4-1516 Kuhio Highway in Kapaa, is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 823-8630 or visit www.coconutcupjuicebar.com for more information.
