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February 2024 by Kevin Cruz
Amazing and consistent bowls every time, I snag a bowl before I go home after work and it stays nice and cool all the way there. Amazing ingredients and quality, been having banzai for over a decade and always been the same consistency. Wouldn’t change a thing.
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January 2024 by Ingrid Cabrera
Banzai bowls is my favorite place to get açaí! Great price, great quality, and great quantity.Please never change.♥️I ordered a large Maui sunrise.?P.S Their menu is on online. I recommend calling to place your order. You might be waiting if you don’t.
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December 2023 by Scott Brewsaugh
Place is great, I literally go 3-4 times a week to different
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November 2023 by Monica Otero
Banzai the best place to go for açai bowls . Consistency is always great, I love all their toppings & the different varieties that they have to offer. I would say they definitely need to upgrade the actual space… as the wear & tear is really showing, especially their bathroom. The ambience would be better if they spent some money upgrading, and updating the venue. That being said, the bowls themselves are always excellent. Sometimes it takes a little bit longer, so I recommend ordering online/phone so that you can just pick up when you arrive. The staff is young but works so hard, and I know they appreciate getting tipped. They do deliver a good product.
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October 2023 by Stephanie Gonzalez
I use to live nearby so I would literally come here daily for their ala moana bowl. I would always substitute the almond butter out for peanut butter because I love love love peanut butter. Last time I was here was 2 years ago and I randomly craved it today but sadly its not as good as it use to be :( the place wasn’t busy at all and yet my online order wasn’t ready when it was suppose to be, in fact they hadn’t even started it. They put honey on my bowl even though I told them not to and to top it off the peanut butter tasted gross and old like it’s expired. Sadly won’t ever be coming back.
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October 2023 by Charlie B.
Staff is very obviously racists Standing there in front of the staff they avoid making eye contact with our entire party and we stood there for like 7 minutes without any acknowledgement then a Caucasian patron enters the building and it's oh hey hi how's it going welcome what can I get for you ..... it was pretty nonchalant like it happens all the time cashier had no remorse when mentioned that we were there for almost 10 minutes ... his face was legit
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October 2023 by Rebecca R.
This place is good for a freshly made bowl. I personally like this pitaya bowl because it's on the sweeter side. Another time I had an acai bowl with almond butter and I felt like it needed more agave or fruit Bc it was lacking flavor. So I stick with my go to pitaya bowl the "V-Land bowl". Banzai bowls has been around for forever now it seems and I can see all the splatter from smoothies or bowls on the ceilings which is kinda nasty. The place is kinda small, so it sometimes gets a little claustrophobic and the blenders can be a little loud. It also takes a min to get your bowl so don't come here in a rush.
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October 2023 by A
Service was good but the acai is low quality. Not worth the enormous price.
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October 2023 by Mark Fitch
Wear trunks and flip flops and order an Acai Bowl. Delicious and Nutricious.Newport needs to regulate motorized bikes. They are making driving and walking dangerous. I predict many severe accidents will send pedestrians and riders to hospitals. Saw one collusion of a motorized bike speeding along a row of parked cars and taken out by a drivers opening door. Newport you need to act.
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September 2023 by Heather P.
Worst service ever at the Costa Mesa location! Also, I was a witness to a situation another Yelp user complained about recently too. After he attempted to calmly resolve the issue the shift leader escalated the situation by making sassy, snarky, and otherwise obnoxious comments to him in response to his reasonable request for a refund. This turned into an unnecessary fiasco when voices were raised and two other testosterone-fueled males stepped in and escalated the matter further by getting in the face of the man trying to resolve the issue with the shift leader. In my opinion, the two additional males were behaving in a physically threatening way towards him and only made matters worse. I was starting to feel scared that something bad was about to happen as that man would've had no choice but to defend himself against those other two. I feel he did a great job, standing his ground firmly and respectfully and those other two eventually backed down when he offered to call the police. He was in his rights to be angry with the disrespect he was shown that day and that shift leader (shifty leader) deserved to not only be fired for his obnoxious and arrogant attitude towards the customer (I personally heard him accuse the customer of lying and used foul language towards him while I was waiting in line next to the customer). No wonder things got heated! If it were me, I'd have chewed him out worse! That shift leader made all of us in the store feel incredibly uncomfortable and it caused people to leave the store and give up on their orders. This is very bad leadership and the owner of this establishment needs to take responsibly for training his people better!
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September 2023 by Susan O.
I have honestly tried so many acai places in SoCal and Banzai Bowls is my favorite thus far. The pitaya bowls are my personal preference, specifically the Pupukea bowl. The bowls here are SO filling, even with the smallest size which is what I usually order because they fill it nearly all the way to the top which I highly appreciate. This location is a cute spot in the corner of a shopping center, with seating available both inside and outside. The service is also super quick and the staff is kind!
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September 2023 by Xenia A.
In response to Carlos C's complaint, I was a customer in there that day and this man is an absolute lunatic. screaming and cursing at kids half his age. The key holder actually seemed to be doing his job and asking valid questions about the issue. Carlos wasn't having it and instead of trying to keep a calm demeanor throughout (which you should always do with people handling your food) but instead goes straight to screaming and cursing. There were actually three different men got who involved and actually deescalated the situation due to how severe the situation was getting. Just felt the need to leave this because i knew this guy would leave a review of this caliber and it makes me laugh after witnessing his gross behavior. Anyways shoutout the key holder dealing with this lunatic and to the other men who got involved.
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August 2023 by Jolly Co
Different varieties of Acai and Dragon fruit bowls and smoothies. Just what we need after an intense workout
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August 2023 by Monica O.
Banzai Bowls is without a doubt, the best place to go for açai bowls, hands-down of any place. What I love is that no matter the location that you go to the consistency is the same, and the quality is always high! Healthy, fulfilling, satisfying, and always delicious. It's just a fun summer beach, Vibe, and you feel good after a tasty BB
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August 2023 by Yevhen Servulia
the restaurant sells food to go but does not have capholders or packages.