Juice Bar on Staten Island: The Juice House South Shore

The Juice House opened its Staten Island store at South Shore Commons, 2955 Veterans Road West, and its menu promises that every juice is raw and unpasteurized. On the shop's online ordering page a 12-ounce Zesty Juice of carrot, apple, orange, pineapple and ginger costs $10, and the doors open at 8 am Monday through Friday. For anyone typing juice bar near me south of the Staten Island Expressway, it is one of the few places pressing juice to order.

The Juice House began in New Jersey. Its Our Story page says founder Arielle Cassidy, who holds a master's degree in clinical nutrition, opened the first store in January 2014 when she was 22. The company has since grown into a franchise, with shops in New Providence, Garwood, Freehold, Union and Montclair, and a New Brunswick store listed as coming soon. On the company's location list, Staten Island is the only store outside New Jersey.

WhereYouEat reported in an article dated August 25, 2026, that the South Shore store had officially opened, and its ordering page has been taking orders since. The menu describes every juice as raw and unpasteurized, so unlike the high-pressure-processed bottles sold by the big Manhattan chains, these are juices meant to be drunk the day you buy them rather than kept in the fridge for a week.

Juices come in 12, 16 and 20 ounces, priced at $10, $11 and $12. Zesty is the bright, gingery option. Green Monster is the serious one, cucumber, celery, kale, spinach, parsley and lemon, with no fruit to soften it. Emerald sits between the two, adding apple, cilantro and lime to a similar green base, and it is the one to order if a straight vegetable juice sounds like too much.

Because the size step is only $1, the 16-ounce cup is the sensible middle choice for most people. The 20-ounce size makes sense only if you are replacing a meal. If you are trying green juice for the first time, start with Emerald rather than Green Monster; the apple and lime make the kale and parsley far easier to drink.

All three greens are pressed from vegetables you can name on sight, with no powders or added sweeteners listed on the ordering page. That makes the ingredient list easy to read if you are watching sugar: Green Monster has no fruit at all, Emerald relies on apple as its only sweet fruit, and Zesty is the fruit-forward one, with orange and pineapple doing most of the work.

Island Breeze, made with mango, strawberry, pineapple and orange, is the lightest smoothie on the board at $11 for the smallest size. Sweet Date blends banana, almond butter, dates, cinnamon and vanilla almond milk for $12, and tastes like a milkshake without the ice cream. Strongman is the gym option, vanilla whey, whole milk, Greek yogurt, oats, flax, peanut butter and spinach, also starting at $12.

Strongman is the most filling drink here, but it is also the least like a juice-bar drink, so skip it if you came for something fresh and fruity. Island Breeze is the better match for a warm afternoon. Sweet Date works well as a breakfast replacement on the way to the train, since it is dense enough to keep you going until lunch.

The Chocoberry Acai Bowl is the indulgent order: acai topped with strawberry, banana, granola and Nutella. A 16-ounce bowl costs $17, and the 32-ounce bowl is $21.50, large enough for two people to share in theory. In practice the shop's ordering page spells out a house rule that matters here: it does not put toppings on the side, split bowls or give out extra bowls.

So if you are sharing, bring your own spoon plan or order two smaller bowls. The rule also means you cannot ask for the Nutella separately if you are ordering for a child. Read the topping list before you order, because what you see listed is what arrives in the bowl, with no customizing at the counter.

WhereYouEat described a bright seating area with black leather benches, round black tables and a chalkboard menu, and the shop offers both dine-in and takeout. The Juice House app handles order-ahead and an Earn Rewards program, which is worth setting up if you live nearby and plan to come back for juice every week.

Hours are Monday to Friday 8 am to 6 pm, Saturday 8 am to 4 pm and Sunday 10 am to 3 pm. The Sunday window is only five hours long, so a late-afternoon Sunday plan will not work; arrive before 3 pm or order ahead on the app. Weekdays give you the most room, with ten hours of opening, and the app lets you skip the counter whenever there is a line.

South Shore Commons is a car-oriented shopping center, and there is no subway on Staten Island's South Shore. The closest rail stop is Richmond Valley on the Staten Island Railway, a little under a mile away on foot. Retro Fitness is a tenant in the same center, so a post-workout Strongman smoothie is an easy add-on if you train there, and the parking lot means you can carry a 32-ounce bowl home without worrying about the train.

For fresh air after your juice, Fairview Park is close by at Englewood Avenue, the West Shore Expressway and Veterans Road West. NYC Parks lists it as a 42.6-acre community park with ballfields, pickleball courts and trails. A morning walk on the trails followed by a Green Monster is about as close to a wellness routine as the South Shore gets.

Address: South Shore Commons, 2955 Veterans Road West, Staten Island, NY 10309. Transit: Richmond Valley station on the Staten Island Railway is the nearest stop; most visitors drive and park in the center's lot. Hours: Monday to Friday 8 am to 6 pm, Saturday 8 am to 4 pm, Sunday 10 am to 3 pm. Email: Southshoresi@thejuicehouse.com.

Prices from The Juice House ordering page: juices $10 for 12 ounces, $11 for 16 ounces, $12 for 20 ounces; Island Breeze smoothie from $11; Sweet Date and Strongman smoothies from $12; Chocoberry Acai Bowl $17 for 16 ounces and $21.50 for 32 ounces. Toppings are not served on the side, and bowls cannot be split.