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    4.2 (1k reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Roselia G.

    My go to spot for a refreshing and healthy Acai bowl. This is a great alternative for breakfast, especially on a warm morning. They also have delicious savory pastries like the Coxinha, or the one with added cream cheese. Both have shredded chicken inside and are like a bite-size empanada. They do also have empanadas, along with cheese bread, and banana bread. My usual order is the Tahiti Bowl, which has all the fruits you should be having every day, over a frozen Acai sorbet base, and honey drizzled on top. But the best day to go is on National Acai Bowl Day every April 6th. If you're one of the first few who make it in dancing through the front door, you get a free one! Don't forget to mark your calendars, and sign up for their occasion deals and updates.

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    Caity T.

    Overall I recommend this place, especially for açai bowls and since that's what they're marketing themselves as I'm sticking with 4 stars. The baked food is probably 3.5 stars. In total we got a Cali Bowl, coxinha with cream cheese, cheese bread, beef empanadas, and a slice of banana bread. Ordering is simple on two kiosk screens and the food came out fast with good customer service. The açai bowl in the regular size was shareable. Very tasty and refreshing. We went halfsies on it and then tried some of the pastries. 5/5 The beef empanadas are 4/5 good, seasoned nicely and served hot but not burn-your-mouth temperature.The dough was crispy without crumbling everywhere. Adding hot sauce makes them better. The coxinha with cream cheese was 4/5. Good portion and I liked the outer crumb texture and the creaminess inside. The dough was kinda gooey on one side though, and not in the way that made it seem on purpose. The cheese rolls were 3/5 so not our favorite, but maybe we weren't ready for the tapioca flour. They still *tasted* good, but the texture wasn't our thing. Banana bread wasn't super sweet and is served room temp. The slices are thick but I wish ours had been more moist. It's a dense bread! 3/5

    The best acai bowl - Hawaiian

    Amazing place, highly recommend! They have different bowls, cheese bread, coxinha, great staff and presentation

    Sao Paulo (Most Popular) bowl. With mango instead of banana. As authentic as it gets!
    Vanessa R.

    They have the best açaí base but not the freshest fruit toppings. Can't really review service because they require you to order off a screen rather than a live person. There's much opportunity for improvement.

    Shannon Z.

    I like they have the mini bowl option! It's small but was still filling for a lunch! The acai itself is yummy, not as liquidy as I normally like my acai normally. I like that the mango was an option for fruits. Easy to build your own bowl with kiosk. I think the acai here is more expensive than other local acai spots. It was $16 for my mini bowl after addition of some extra toppings like goji berries, flax seeds, agave, and peanut butter. Many other acai places give unlimited toppings. Fruit tasted fresh though and service was good!

    I should have taken the pic before we started digging in, but its that good!!
    Melissa T.

    Service is always an A+ and Chicago has a very inviting personality. Leo making the best Acai bowl.... everything on the menu is delicious. Super easy self ordering menu. I'd give 10+ 's if I could. Thank YOU for being the Best at what you do.

    Vanessa M.

    Great service! The woman that works here is such a great person. Definitely recommend going here. Yummy bowls!

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    Laura C.

    I've never had such bad drinks. It's the first time my juices tasted bad, and I didn't come back to complain because I was in a hurry. My son's juice was a smoothie instead of juice, and mine is too unpleasant. It doesn't taste like other times. It seems like the fruit was old, and it tastes bad.

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    1 year ago

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    9 months ago

    Place has good customer service, great healthy açaí and pastries, good ambiance as well.

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    10 months ago

    Very nice staff and great acai bowls. Great prices too. I definitely recommend. Great vibes.

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    1 year ago

    Victoria is a great employee! Super friendly, helpful and knowleadgable. Acai bowls were amazing!

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    1 year ago

    Food was great! Açaí was amazing. Water was great. They even gave me a free banana bread! Thank you!

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    2 years ago

    Come here at least once a week, always add Nutella to my açaí bowl just to make it a little sweeter Best Acai spot in town!

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    1 year ago

    This place is very delicious and has wonderful service! I would totally reccomand anyone who likes Acai bowls to eat here!

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    1 year ago

    Great food!! Super fresh!!! I got the Hawaiian acai bowl which was excellent! but my all time favorite is their coxinha with cream cheese!

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    1 year ago

    its so good I can eat 100 of them! the service is amazing too! The place is also very clean and there's lots of places to sit!

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    So yummy and the service was great, super nice and chill environment. We got free banana bread!!

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    9 months ago

    best acai however I don't like places that don't take cash I would go more often if they accepted cash

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    2 years ago

    Awesome customer service Friendly gals at the front and great treats First time coming here and I will be back

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    Is it possible to order an açaí bowl without guarana? I read that guarana contains caffeine and I'm looking for caffeine free option for my kids.

    Hi Jennifer. In our blends we use guarana as a natural sweetener only. There is no caffeine because we use only juice of guarana berry. So it’s caffeine free and safety for… Read more

    Do they use a sorbet or Sambazon products?

    We used neither sorbet or Sambazon products, we used 100% organic AÇAÍ, we blend with our recipe of real frozen fruits, depending on which of our 6 bowls.

    Do you have vegan coxhina options?

    No they do not

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