Come fall in love with Mother's Juice Cafe for Bend's best fresh made juices and smoothies, European and standard breakfasts, tasty sandwiches and big salads. Check out our new kids menu. We serve a wide range of smoothies: dairy, non-dairy, soy and just juice. Ask about metabolic accessory nutrients. The orange juicer sits on the counter and keep the place smelling sweet. High-quality soda's, teas and coffee are also available. Barista coffee will be added to our menu soon.

The sandwiches and salads are all freshly made and full of wholesome goodness. The meats were nicely cured and there were generous portions of both the meat and cheese on the sandwiches. The veggies were all seasonal and most are locally grown.

Please call ahead and order to have sandwiches ready for you. This is great if you are ordering for a large group! Our employees are friendly, and you know you're in a good place when you see the crowds of obvious locals.

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Bend bulletin review:

There may not be a drive-thru at Mother's, but there are bike racks in front and back. Which illustrates the point Mother's Juice Café (former) co-owner Kyle Bliffert wants to make about the sandwich and smoothie emporium: It's a healthful fast-food alternative.

Mother's opened on St. Patrick's Day 1999 in a restored house on Bend's west side. Along with fresh fruit juices, Mother's set out to offer smoothies. The new owner is proud of the fact that the fruit used at Mother's is fresh, not frozen. Mother's smoothies fall into four categories:

1. Non-dairy, made with fruit and fruit juice. The most popular of these is the Pink Lady, with peach, banana, strawberry, peach sorbet and orange juice.

2. Soy milk blends. One of the soy-milk-made smoothies is the Rome Beauty, with strawberry, peach, apple, sorbet, honey and soy milk.

3. Dairy, made with frozen, nonfat vanilla yogurt. The Red Haven is the most popular of these, and includes peach, strawberry and apple cider.

4. Performance blends. If you have an agenda to your diet, there's likely something among the "metabolic accessory nutrients" that will work for you.

Co-workers sick and sneezing their cooties on you? There's Immune Enhancer, which, along with fruit, contains Echinacea, L-Glutamine, Vitamin C crystals and OJ. The popular Sambazon includes acaí berries from Brazil, peach, banana, frozen yogurt and cider.

Mother's also offers a variety of sandwiches. One favorite is the Great Dane, made with oven-roasted turkey breast and Danish havarti cheese.

The Daily Special makes for popular lunch fare. It features two items from the Daily Special board: a small smoothie, a half sandwich, salad of the day or soup. "This winter we are serving homemade soups daily," states (former) manager Aaron Work. "They are very popular."

In the morning, try the European Breakfast Box, with ham, havarti and hard-boiled egg, served with toasted wheat or baguette bread and jelly, butter and light cream cheese.

- David Jasper

This review was edited for content to reflect current offerings and status.