Consideration beach-loving natural fanatics! When a quick-service eatery merged with the sluggish meals motion, Shake & Wake — the brainchild of Jesus Enrique Ruvalcaba — was born.
The brand new Pacific Seaside location, an earshot to the seaside at Grand Avenue and Bayard Avenue, is just not his first foray within the smoothie enterprise. The self-proclaimed “smoothieologist” began about eight years in the past promoting his contemporary, scratch-made liquid delights at native farmer’s markets in Calexico, and these grew to become an on the spot hit.
Ruvalcaba transitioned from market vendor to brick-and-mortar three years later in a drive-thru pick-up store in El Centro.
He lately expanded alongside the coast with a comfortable dine-in venue dressed with neon lights, partitions popping with a vibrant mural of various fruits and a aspect order of ample parking.
The out of doors patio affords ocean breezes, together with bowls, salads, sandwiches, pressed juices and his staple smoothies, in fact. Whereas nonetheless within the soft-opening stage, Ruvalcaba mentioned he’s planning a grand opening hoopla in mid-April with tasty promotions.
The younger entrepreneur mentioned he has adopted the ethos of Hippocrates, “making meals thy medication,” whipping up such wholesome, natural elixirs as “The Detox.” It’s a mix of antioxidant-rich strawberries, blueberries and raspberries with a lift of vitamin C (lime and orange juices), a pinch of potassium (bananas) and splash of vanilla.
Need to go to?
Shake & Wake
• Handle: 910 Grand Ave., Suite 108, Pacific Seaside
• Telephone: 858-230-6072
• Web site: ShakeAndWake.us
• Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays by Fridays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
• Good to know: Shake & Wake’s on-line menu signifies which objects are vegetarian, vegan, gluten free or natural.
“The Inexperienced Maquina” (Spanish translation for machine) packs Popeye’s spinach with kale, chard, celery, cucumber, parsley and anti inflammatory pineapple and ginger with an orange juice base. As for the preferred “Mayan,” it ratchets up power with out the caffeine by being a mix of uncooked cacao, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, chocolate chips, bananas and almond milk.
These smoothies might be custom-made to swimsuit palates of all manners and dietary restrictions with completely different bases like natural coconut water, oat milk, moo milk and pomegranate juice. There may be additionally a selection of sweeteners, resembling natural cane sugar, agave and uncooked native honey. The assortment of natural add-ins differ from almond butter, hemp and chia seeds to bee pollen, dragon fruit and a plant-based protein.
Clients can quench their thirsts with a small (12-ounce), common (16-ounce) or giant (24-ounce) servings.
However there’s extra. Chilly brew espresso is made in-house, just like the “PB Wired” — a mix of peanut butter, contemporary strawberries, almond milk and bananas with the joe. There are additionally natural, cold-pressed juices bottled in recyclable glass containers, together with “Jugo Verde” with a zing of pineapple, ginger and lemon amping up a handful of darkish leafy greens, cool cucumber and mineral-rich celery.
For these in search of one thing to eat, there are custom-made acai and chocolate bowls with scratch-made sorbets, and a load of natural toppings to swimsuit each whimsical and complex style buds. There may be additionally a number of salads with a bounty of contemporary, natural greens and different goodies tossed with scratch-made dressings, nuts and cheeses. Need a sandwich? Strive Shake & Wake specialty sandwiches just like the “Bagel Italiano” that piles salami, prosciutto, contemporary mozzarella and in-house-made pesto on an artisanal Parmesan bagel.
For the final a number of weeks, Ruvalcaba mentioned he has been easing into his new location, getting acclimatized to the San Diego coastal market, which he mentioned is way completely different from his El Centro prospects. The majority of his smoothie lovers in Pacific Seaside is comprised of locals and vacationers of all ages, with word-of-mouth kudos spurring prospects all through the county.
“What units us aside is our versatility,” Ruvalcaba mentioned. “Our meals is the very best quality, utilizing contemporary, by no means processed elements which is nice in your physique, simple to digest and makes you are feeling energized.”
A die-hard locovore (one who eats meals grown domestically), Ruvalcaba mentioned he helps the group by sourcing domestically and organically (the place doable), with such purveyors because the PB Farmers Market, and Surfwater, a La Jolla-based firm that produces electrolyte and pH-balanced glowing water.
Eight years in the past, “this younger child looking for a function in life,” found his ardour and is now shaking up the smoothie world in PB paradise with a “Greatest Smoothies and Shakes Award” below his belt from the Imperial Valley Press.
Recipe from Shake & Wake
Energy Berry Smoothie
Components:
• 1/2 C. blended strawberries, blueberries and raspberries
• Squeeze of lime (juice from half a lime)
• Handful every of spinach, kale and chard
• 1 tsp. of natural freeze-dried acai powder
• 1/3 C. pomegranate juice (unsweetened)
Directions:
Put elements in a blender, together with a cup of crushed ice, and mix till clean.
Recipe courtesy of Jesus Enrique Ruvalcaba