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    4.6 (97 reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 10:30 pm
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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!

    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.

    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~

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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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    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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    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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    Great experience, the chicken coxinha are my favorite . service was quick and they are friendly

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    Uri was super friendly and gave great recommendations! we got the cali acai smoothie and coxinha. both tasty

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    As a first timer, good first impression! Everything was good and cashier was helpful and nice.

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    I somehow got the worst smoothie I've ever tasted. I actually didn't know you could make a smoothie taste like this it's horrendous.

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    Great service! And the smoothies are amazing! If you haven't been here yet i highly recommend you guys check it out.

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    Quality ingredients and good taste. I like that they have protein snd creatine supplements you can add

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    Super good açaí bowls . The beef empeñadas are really good . Highly recommend. One of the best açaí bowl spots in town

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    Outstanding service that's why I keep on coming to this Acai Republic location awesome customer service

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    Both Lucas were super helpful and cool dudes! Would come back for the vibes, and the good food/acai

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    Got a bowl here before work and Lucas was a great help! He was very friendly and the bowl looked and tasted amazing!

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    Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

    Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

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