Just this morning I finished a gym workout at LA Fitness in downtown Bellevue and was hankering for a smoothie. Planned to go to Jamba Juice (10503 NE 4th St., 425-646-9200) but, once again, I couldn't find a parking spot. (The same thing has happened several times when we've tried to go to next door neighbor Chipotle Mexican Grill. It's a shame because both are such good, quickie lunch spots.)

Little did I know.. You can get curbside delivery of a smoothie at Emerald City Smoothie!

Just call your closest location (mine is at 103 Bellevue Way NE, Suite 3, 425-467-1022) -- you can go here for a store locator.) to order and then call again when you're on the way and they will deliver to your car window. If you want to pickup a bigger order of 5 or more smoothies (perhaps making a run for your office, or the whole family?), use the online order form.

I'm now prepared for my next post-workout smoothie craving: I've programmed ECS into my cellphone.