Way back in 2013, Animo Juice opened up in the ground floor of the old Robert Morris Building at 17th and Arch. I never stopped in until recently.

Animo Juice’s whole deal is that they claim to offer nutritious food made with high-quality ingredients. Their sour cream is low-fat, their pinto beans and brown rice are organic, and their meats are certified humanely raised on a vegetarian diet with no added hormones or antibiotics. But do they taste good?

Eh. I got a chicken burrito that came with the aforementioned healthy ingredients, wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla.  It was fresh if not overly flavorful, and  definitely a bit lighter than your standard food bomb, but it was missing that Mexican, how do you say it, je ne sais quoi?

Anyway, if you want a wheatgrass shot and a “mission-style” burrito around the Comcast Center, stop in.

Animo Juice
1701 Arch Street

Life’s not all green juice and Coffee Bean out in Los Angeles. LAist looks at the city’s best nachos, and there are some nice looking options out there.

This “tell-tale review” comes to us from Wrightsville Beach, NC where the nachos are described as “poetry on a plate”.

“Sure, my cat could sprinkle triangle chips with cheese, throw them into a microwave, and call them “nachos.” In other words, it’s pretty hard to screw up nachos. It’s equally challenging to create memorable nachos. Poe’s: Ya done did it! Edgar’s Nachos are a mound of multicolored tortilla chips, layered with a generous amount of creamy Jack cheese, savory homemade chili, pico de gallo, tangy guacamole, and spicy jalapeños. I’m not saying Poe’s reinvented the wheel on this one, but they certainly dished out a solid app. The generous starter is made for sharing but could easily be a meal for one. The “drunken chili” (deeply colored and slightly sweet) came with finely ground meat, for slightly less spillage, and a hint of hoppy tang.”

The Obamas Celebrate the Game With Wings, Pizza and Nachos

Also, thanks to the many who sent in this link to Comedians in Cars featuring Seinfeld and Obama. Great men, great food.

The Food Network is coming at you with these six-foot long nachos, although they probably look better than they taste. The purple nachos are just onion and cabbage.

Here’s  one of the Nachojawn family favorites.
Chop up 3 or so habaneros  
With a 1:1 ratio of water to sugar, simmer the peppers for 15 minutes. Let cool with speppers till in the syrup for 45 minutes. Strain into a squeeze bottle.

 
  squeeze limes

  

Make sure you use 100% agave tequila. No bullshit Cuervo Gold.

  

Get a decent orange liqueur.

  

Here’s your syrup.  
 In a shaker, go with about a 3:2:1 ratio of tequila/cointreau/lime. Then hit it with a squeeze of syrup. Shake with ice and pour.

 

  Drink
   

 

L.A. Magazine goes with the In ‘n Out Animal Style for these nachos. Pickles and Thousand Island dressing on your nachos? C’mon son.

Thrillist links to a video telling you the one ingredient that your cheese sauce needs to achieve maximum cheesiness.

It’s not cheese, but I would say that’s necessary too.