Comparing juice bars

Photo: Erica Gannett

JUICE BAR
Green Corner
1880 N Damen Ave, 773-292-4393

LOOKS
A corner café with Kermit the Frog–green walls
TASTES
The signature “Green Corner” tastes like drinking a rustic kale-and-celery salad in the form of a thin broth. But like a good salad, the greens are balanced with a blessed bit of tart lemon and sweet apple.
EVOKES
A very nice cult. Drinking a juice here is not a breakfast or snack: It’s a gateway to the cleanse.
COSTS
$9/juice (ouch!), $65/day for a cleanse

JUICE BAR
Peeled
1571 N Sheffield Ave, 312-266-7335

LOOKS
A natural-toned, less-corporate Jamba Juice
TASTES
After watching stem after stem of leafy greens head into the juicer, I was pleasantly surprised that the C’est La Vie’s frothiness and sweetness from pineapple disguised the kale in the seafoam-colored drink almost completely.
EVOKES
An affirming life-coach’s office. Keith Pegues, the friendly owner, encourages healthy drinking, at your own speed.
COSTS
$6–$6.50/juice, $65/day for a cleanse