Sweet Grass Sugarcane Juice

SweetGrass consistently makes the best sugarcane drinks we've found, with the same level of perfection at both their brick & mortar and their Smorgasburg residency. Chill, friendly crews and tantalizing flavors await you, at very reasonable prices.Nothing more refreshing on a hot day than their calamansi cane.

They were open on New Years Day-- our godsend to help us through NYE recovery with delicious food and drinks.We ordered:* Ube Dream- as an Ube lover, this drink did not disappoint one bit. The cream was rich and full of Ube flavor and mixed very nicely with the refreshing sugarcane juice. 5/5* Mango Cane- the mango flavor wasn't too pronounced in this drink. We felt like the sugarcane and mango mixed together didn't go very well. 3/5* Steak n Crack Sauce plate- there was a good amount of steak and rice in this dish! Marinade for the meat was on point and the steak was really tender. The crack sauce was indeed super addicting-- sweet, salty, spicy, sour! Loved this dish. Ate every morsel off the plate. 5/5* Lemongrass 3 beef skewer plate- came with 3 skewers, rice, and cucumber salad. The meat in this plate was also very flavorful and the marinade was tasty, but the meat wasn't as tender as the crack sauce plate. Delicious nonetheless. 4/5The staff was friendly and the store was clean and well kept. I'm excited to try the other drink flavors under the "Milk Bar" section because the cream was something special. The meat plates were delicious... Can't go wrong with any of those!

The steak plate with crack sauce for $16 is amazing! I'm so happy it's a permanent offering! 8 oz steak / 50g and delicious! Call ahead so that it's ready when you arrive.For drinks, I enjoy the pandan cane for an herbal flavor or calamansi cane for citrus flavor. They sell 1 gallon sugarcane juice for $50 which is great for parties, and it's delicious and refreshing when you mix it with coconut water.

My all time favorite drink spot in long beach. What makes it even more special is that they offer drink specials (limited time) for their unique flavors. 4 medium drinks with boba for $20. I do come back often without the promo anyways because it's so worth it. Also check out their protein plates ! Cambodian steak with a signature steak sauce is bomb! There is a self service kiosk to place your orders too. Much love and support to this small business!!

"Too Sweet" by Hozier is one of my new favorite songs, and as soon as I took a sip of my drink, I kept singing that song in my head towards the drink until it no longer became sweet.Sweet Grass is a sugarcane juice shop located in Bixby Plaza on the southwest corner of Atlantic and 36th. Not quite Bixby Knolls, but rather, California Heights, though I guess it's close enough that you could call it Bixby Knolls. CVS is the anchor store there, but Sweet Grass is on the opposite end of the plaza, next to Baskin Robbins.In addition to sugarcane juice, Sweet Grass also offers milk tea and iced coffee, but one, the milk tea uses coconut milk, which I'm almost certain I don't like, and two, I thought it'd be a little silly to rate a sugarcane juice spot based solely on their iced coffee. I don't remember the last time I ever had sugarcane juice, so I was more than willing to give it a try, especially since there was a Yelp check-in offer for 15% off your purchase.As soon as I walked in, I was greeted, but it wasn't a very welcoming welcome if that made any sense. They also didn't offer to help when I was standing there trying to decide what drink to get. Not that I was expecting them to, but it would have been appreciated had they done so.They have example cup sizes at the front counter, and the large cup, which should have been 20 oz, looked larger* than what I expected! With the 15% off, the subtotal became less than the price of the medium drink, so it was a pretty good deal! Which drink did I select? The Strawberry Sugarcane. The other flavors seemed pretty exotic, and I wasn't really in a mood to try something that fancy for my first attempt at sugarcane.The wait for my drink was only about a minute, barely enough time for me to take a look around the interior and admire all the decor from 2Pac poetry to a couple of claw machines next to a Mortal Kombat arcade game. They also have plenty of merch, which I'm guessing is for sale, but I didn't bother to ask.The contrast in colors from the top to the bottom of my drink fascinated me. It was red on top, but yellow-green on the bottom. Since I'm not familiar with sugarcane juice, I can't tell if that's the norm?As soon as I took my first sip, I almost want to sing "You're too sweet for me" to the drink. It was waaayyyyyyy too sweet! Like cloyingly sweet that I'm concerned the drink alone would have exceeded my daily recommended intake of sugar. There was plenty enough ice in the drink, but if I am understanding the menu correctly, you have to pay an upcharge to get less ice: 3 quarters for a medium drink and 4 for a large. What?! Who knew such a thing even existed?I definitely wouldn't recommend asking for less ice not just because of the upcharge, but because if you want your drink less sweet, the ice melting over time will help with that. I was planning on visiting multiple different places after that, and there was a period of time when the drink was at the "sweet" (different kind of sweet here lol) spot: not too sweet, but also not unflavored. It was also pretty warm outside, so I was pretty thankful for the large sized cup that kept me company for the entire duration of my afternoon getaway.The drink tasted pretty good at that "sweet" spot, though I suppose the strawberry flavor had dissipated in the time it took for the melting ice to make my drink less sweet. However, I really wish my enjoyment of the drink wouldn't be represented by a concave down parabolic curve with time as the independent variable.Service was pretty much whatever. I doubt the girls were excited to be working that afternoon, though I did see a smile from the crew member who handed me my drink.I noticed at the front door they have a "People Love You on Yelp" letter from Yelp CEO Jeremy S. Sad to say, but I'm not one of those people. However, to each their own, and I'm sure it comes down to an acquired taste for a drink like sugarcane juice. If you've grown up drinking that stuff, you'll certainly like it better than I did. For me, it's a pass. Thanks for giving me a go at sugarcane, but it's just not my cup of tea...or juice, I should say. Hopefully my review won't rescind that prestigious honor.* When I got home, I looked at the bottom of the cup and saw that it was a 32 oz cup that I received. I'm glad I got more than expected, though it does make me wonder if 20 of those oz were juice, and the other 12 oz was ice?

This place took me by surprise. My mom loves sugarcane juice. We have tried so many places. Some places have the sugarcane juicer to make it fresh. Other places, I am not sure where the sugarcane came from, or they would have it sitting there already. Right when I pulled up, my mom was already thinking that these sugarcane juices were probably not as great as the ones we normally get from OC. She was wrong lol They have the sugarcane juicer to make it fresh. The sugarcane looked so good as well.She ordered the watermalone because we saw the juicer after we ordered. I ordered the pandan cane. I tried mine without mixing. I was able to taste just the sugarcane. It was so friggin fresh and sweet. I was amazed. The pandan itself was bitter. Mixing it together made the drink less sweet. My mom enjoyed hers. However, we both agreed that we should have ordered the original. It was just that good lolReturning for sure! CS was great ! Free game !

I'm so glad I got to try this at Smorgasburg LA!Though on the pricier side, the drinks are quality made and do not taste artificial. Calamansi Sugarcane $9 - so good, so refreshing on a hot day!Watermelon Sugarcane $9 - never tried this combo but it surprisingly hits - the sweetness of the watermelon is prominentIt seems like a fam business, it was cute to see the son working alongside everyone else.Can't wait to stop by their storefront for their full menu, eg pandan coffee

We love love this spot! They've added Ube as a topping recently and I hope it never goes away because I absolutely love it so so much! It is finger-licking bomb diggity bomb! Actually all of the flavors are fantastic! Oh and the service is always so wonderful here!

My best friend and I decided to pick up a few drinks from here to cool down & this place was great! The store itself is very cute and has lots of unique merchandise. The girls helping us were so sweet and offered my friend samples on some flavors she was deciding between. We ordered the passion fruit cane & the lychee, both were delicious!! Overall 10/10 and Id definitely come back again.

First time getting food from Sweet Grass and it was flipping delicious!! We have Cambodian friends who have introduced us to this infamous crack sauce SG's sauce lived up to the expectations! Steak was delicious and tender- full of flavor and the shrimp cooked just right. But the star is the steak and sauce. Got a ube cream coffee and it was delicious and the coffee was strong (just how I like it). Hubby got the banana milk tea- if you like banana, this is for you- no artificial flavors. Price range was $16-20/plate and $6-7/ drink. My husband is a fan of the hats they sell at this spot. Good quality and if you love to rep LB, they have the best hats. Don't take my word for it, check this place out for yourself.