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    4.7 (96 reviews)
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    Giovanna F.

    This is my favorite spot for açaí in the entire country. The staff is incredibly friendly, the music is always great, and the food is absolutely amazing. I love that they offer my favorite toppings and let you choose your base, it makes the experience even better. Obrigada!

    Cassidy V.

    Quaint little shop with a decent selection of acai bowl & smoothie options! Tried the Real Brazilian smoothie and enjoyed it! Such a yummy combo of fruit~

    Outstanding smoothie oh sooo good
    Myra C.

    First time here and it was outstanding! Pitaya smoothie was a beautiful, vibrant purple color, delicious. Not too sweet, just refreshing. Also try the chicken potato pastry. That was so good, nice light crunchy outer layer with chicken and soft potato inside. A perfect light combination.

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    Amanda M.

    I love açaí, and for me the best açaí in California is Açaí Republic. The taste reminds me of the same flavor we have in Brazil.

    Delicious Sao Paulo bowl
    Stephanie W.

    Second time coming to Acai Republic. Service was great and the bowls delicious. If you like supporting small businesses and are looking for a place to pick up an acai bowl on the way to the beach, check them out!

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    Laila A.

    The layers of paradise is really unique. It's layers of açai and passionfruit cream, which is tangy and sweet. For the base, I did the classic most popular and it was good. You can pick three toppings. The cheese bread is good. It's warm. It's super gooey and thick inside. We tried the beef empanada and it was pretty good with hot sauce. It's not a traditional empanada I am used to. It's still good though! The site itself is pretty flavorful. Sevice is really friendly. Location is also good. It's right outside the triangle in costa Mesa.

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    Shaun B.

    This place is fantastic. Every time I am craving something fresh, light, and healthy--açaí bowls are my fave and this one is super yummy. This location is a bit smaller and it faces Newport Ave (you will have to park on the side or behind and walk to the front), but inside was very clean and enjoyable to enjoy our food. The service here was vey very good--the workers informed us of the app special--which saved us 50% of our total order--which was super nice of them to let us know before we ordered. The first time I tried some of their pastries. We tried the ham & cheese empanada and the cheese balls. These were both good, but a little stale--I would imagine since it was later in the night, they weren't as fresh, but still pretty good. The bowls were outstanding. The frozen base is so good along with the fresh fruit on top is just great. You can tell their produce is very ripe and fresh! I recommend the medium as it's pretty filling. Overall, the great service and bowls would have me coming back here!

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    Danielle L.

    Came to try this place since I heard this location just opened recently. I ordered The Cali acai bowl We also ordered some food which included an empanada, cheese bread, and chicken and cream cheese coxinha. It was my first time trying Brazilian pastries, and I was pleasantly surprised, I really liked the coxinha as it was very flavorful. I ended up ordering another one to go since it was so good. Ask for hot sauce as hot sauce with the coxinha helps to enhance the flavor and was super delicious!! The cheese bread was also nice and chewy and the empanada had a lot of flavor profile that I never tried but I enjoyed. They keep all the food in a little warmer so it was nice and warm and crispy when I ate it which made it all the more better. They also have an oven to bake the pastries so you know its fresh. The Cali bowl was also very delicious and refreshing and I really like the base since there was a lot of fruit blended into it along with adding a Brazilian drink called Guanara in to add some sweetness. They were generous with the toppings and this one came with mango, pineapple, granola, coconut shavings, strawberries and bananas. The fruit tasted fresh and I was full even with a small bowl. Tip: If you download the app, you can get 10% off your order! The staff was nice and brought our bowls to us while we were seated. There are a few tables in there, but there are also some to sit outside. I really liked this acai place and I'm glad I went. I would definitely order the coxinha again and try one of their many other acai bowl options!!

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    Always really friendly service and the best acai bowls, fruit on top is always fresh!

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    Great worker name Giselle! She works fast and she was by herself tonight. Very nice and great service

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    Absolutely delicious! Fresh ingredients, perfect texture, and amazing flavors. Best açaí bowls in town--highly recommend!

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    amazing! lovely! come again! yum! bomb! great service! clean everything! fresh fruits!

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    9 months ago

    truly the best place for açaí! amazing and quality staff. would recommend choosing the são paulo!

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    Our experience and the food was amazing! 100 Percent reccomend coming here! All the fruit tasted so fresh and tasty!

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    Amazing and super helpful service. Always fresh and reasonably priced. A must stop when driving through to NB. Thank you Açaí Republic!!

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    Açaí republic has great açaí and pricing all about having a healthy balance there drinks are Epic

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    Best pre-workout snack. Easily my favorite açaí spot in OC as well. Pastries are great as well.

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    Delicious bowls and empanadas, clean store, decent prices, friendly workers! Perfect for mornings where I need a pick me up.

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    Delicious and refreshing açaí bowls. The perfect snack for the summer. Def worth swinging by

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    Great customer service, great juices. Will come back! Perfect little juice spot right off 73

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    Very authentic and delicious! Reasonably priced too :) My friend is Brazilian and said the coxinha was just like her grandmas!

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    Very authentic flavorful açaí.. fresh ingredients and nice helpful people working there. I'll be back !

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    Worker was very kind and asked very nicely important questions I would like on my acai! Great service

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    Love it here! Try the Tahiti smoothie or bowl!!! So good. Very nice staff and feels very authentic Brazilian!

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    Great customer service. Delicious açaí bowls at an affordable price! Giovanna was a great employee that was very kind and fast !

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