Artic Orchard brings fruity passion to Rice
At least that is what they'll say when you walk in. Actually, they never let you forget. From the minute you walk in to the village's newest fruit smoothie addition, you can tell that they want you to know that they're good, really good.
This is not far from the truth. The smoothies aren't bad -- they're just a little pricey.
Nevertheless, Arctic Orchard offers some pretty tasty blends in about 20 smoothie flavors. In citrus, berry, special, exotic and cool coffee blends, Arctic Orchard mixes drinks possibly more unusual than Rice University on a Thursday night. They just might even let you watch them.
Of their many choices, we sampled a Blueberry Blast and an Amazon Passion. Both were large quantity and had the smooth consistency you'd expect. The flavors were bold and tangy and well worth the price of $3 to $4. The Blueberry Blast consisted of blueberry, raspberry, apple and banana. The Amazon Passion was a bit more daring with maracuja, acerola, strawberry, orange and banana. Both drinks were made in front of us. The employees of Arctic Orchard were polite and strangely enthusiastic.
Arctic Orchard itself was quaint: The lack of stools and tables (there were only two) served as a reminder that it is a new business. Otherwise, the store was colorful and the information signs were entertaining.
Overall, Arctic Orchard serves great smoothies. Even better, it has recently been offering special deals to students and certain colleges.
The hours for Arctic Orchard are 8-10 Sunday-Thursday and 8-11 Friday-Saturday. It is located in the Rice Village at 2540 Amherst St. (across from La Madeleine).
This item appeared in the Arts & Entertainment section of the September 29, 1995 issue.
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