Aniya and amarea at the Higley and university bahama bucks in Mesa are the BEST!!!! They always help me think of something good to order when I can't think of what I want and they give excellent service every time. Love them!!! -(the blonde chick with the red car who comes there frequently lol) read more

I loooooove bahama bucks and am so sad they don't have any locations in Scottsdale. I was excited for get a sweet treat as this place isn't a common occurrence for me but as I got into eating it, my shaved ice was very salty. I thought I was going crazy but had my friend try it as well and she was shocked. I'm not sure if another flavor got mixed into mine but I was disappointed after paying almost $7! I got salty ice with a side of cherry & blue raspberry flavoring read more

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Just looking at their extremely low star rating I'm guessing that they really don't care about their yelp reviews but, I'll add to the downward negative trajectory anyways. Came through the drive-through tonight, the girl was pleasant so that's why I gave it more than one star but, they are back to using tap water in their ice blocks. For a while they had started using filtered water but, all five of our shaved ice tasted like pool water. No amount of sugary syrup or cream could overcome the horrific aftertaste. It's not hard to get a water filter added so, that the ice doesn't taste like chlorine but, we won't be back for a while. I hope they actually take this advice as it's not an expensive fix. read more

Paige at the drive-through was amazing today! She was working solo but still provided incredibly friendly service and made our treats perfectly. Her positive attitude and great customer care really stood out and will definitely make us come back to this Bahama Buck's more often. read more

I am very disappointed with this location. I ordered 10 items to include two wave benders and a yogurt bowl. I got my wave benders and then the last thing I was waiting on was my yogurt bowl. The worker came and told me they were out of banana so I said that was fine, and they put more of the other fruit on it. I drove 30 minutes home to fountain hills and everyone tried their drinks. The wave benders looked like there was a lot of syrup in them and they tasted different. Not as good as I promised. I called Bahama Bucks and asked if they put any banana in it to which they replied "NO" and they already told me they were out of banana so they used a banana syrup. I asked why the worker didn't tell me that at the window before she handed me the wave bender drinks, because if I had known that I would've ordered something else!!! She didn't tell me until the last minute when they were making my yogurt bowl (the last item) and they asked me if I wanted to substitute other fruits. Why wouldn't they tell me that when they were making my wave benders??? The lady on the phone was VERY RUDE and lacks customer service. I was told "well, sorry there's nothing we can do". I drove over an hour total so I could have a bunch of drink full of syrup. Not a care in the world from that worker. Substituting real banana for banana syrup DOES NOT TASTE THE SAME I paid almost $8 for each drink I expect it to be made correctly or let me know if not I will order something else!!! Pure disappointment. I will not be returning just pure lack or respect and customer service I paid for a bunch of syrup!!!! read more

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Took 30 min to order 1 item and another 30 min to get to the window. Total 1 hour wait in the drive thru with only 2 cars in front of us. Service here is horrible, and this isn't the time it's taken forever. read more

I am giving this 2 stars because I actually enjoyed my no sugar baby cherry. I actually enjoyed it too much. I'm hoping it wasn't the regular cherry which has 45 grams of sugar. I am a diabetic and that would not be good if it was. I'm going to check my sugar tomorrow morning. If it is very high tomorrow, I will never go to any Bahama Bucks ever again! Those kids that were there didn't listen to any of my words or the words of my husband. We both said sugar free and to go. They didn't give us in a to go cups or lids. I hope they didn't give me the regular cherry or this review might get worse! For my diabetic sisters and brothers: I would take a taste before leaving the store or going further in your ice sno! read more

( AVOID THIS LOCATION ) !!!!!! AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!! Came here yesterday only to have my order messed up 2 times and when I asked for the extra add ons they didn't even put them on! Why are you gonna charge extra for stuff if your not gonna put it on the shaved ice. So quick to charge but not to double check to see if the order your putting out is right!? The younger workers are horrible and have no respect or responsibility for anything! Stores ran by nothing but minors!! DONT GO OR GIVE YOUR MONEY TO THIS BUSINESS THEY WILL JUST ROB YOU. read more

Don't run PROMO's for shaved ice if you're going to block off the drive-thru!!! Not everyone is able-bodied and can get out of their car, especially when you have 30 people packed into a teeny lobby. Very unfair, shame on y'all. So disappointed with this location. read more

My husband and I have never had an issue until tonight. Keeping it short, there really needs to be an adult staffed in that building. Two kids didn't know what we were ordering, even though it was signature drinks listed on the menu, and after finally getting help, it took them 25 minutes to make/serve me a Red Bull infused drink. If they weren't so busy laughing and giving out free things to their two tables full of friends, then trying to catch up with the drive thru, maybe they wouldn't have forgotten about my order. My husband had to go up and ask about it to which the "shift lead" advised he would get to it after finishing another order (someone who again ordered after us). It's not a great experience when families who order after you get their entire order and you haven't gotten a simple drink. read more

Bahama bucks shaved ice is good. The flavor is there and I don't find it as missing flavor. Sometimes at other places the shaved ice is missing flavor on one side or somewhere in the middle. Then again maybe I am thinking of snow cones and not shaved ice. Snow cones have ice chunks instead of the soft shaved ice that is found at this location. The restaurant has almost too many flavor options so it makes it hard for me to choose. I went with the strawberry cream as it seemed the most safe option for me to choose. The flavor and the shaved ice was as I would expect. I was surprised by the color changing soon though. The color changing spoon was pretty neat. There wasn't many people there when I went. I was glad about that. The less people, the faster the service. read more

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This location has seriously gone downhill. Whoever was working the drive thru did not know what they were doing. At this point I don't think anyone knew what they were doing. And to the blonde girl who blamed the "stupid" scanner is completely unprofessional behavior. Management needs to do better and actually train these people. read more

They also say that for delivery it's same amount of sno in a bigger cup but I ordered a regular size and still got it in a regular size cup so I'm getting ripped off for the amount I paid for read more

Took a few friends here for their first experience and they enjoy the ice and drink. Super glad their cream isn't dairy based and that they've kept their flavors consistent over the years. I use to frequent another location a few times a week on my way to work during summer. Seemed to have a lot of folks working and a steady flow of people. Do yourself a couple of flavors (and cream) and try this place out! read more

Paid 13 bucks for add on's and two baby snowcones. It was flavorless ice and very little tropic crème on top with no pop rocks throughout. The other south mesa location adds crème and candy throughout. I don't know if this was an off night or the younger girl wasn't trained properly, but I could have shaved ice at home and paid nothing. This was such a bummer. read more

I keep coming to this location and have the same issue every single time. I pay for extra add ons and still get one little drizzle on top. They repeat my order and definitely say " extra " but there never is. also I've been to multiple locations and never have an issue if anything I get more than I can eat. read more

I know the shaved ice is good, but I'm 26 minutes and counting in the drive through for one regular size. Don't visit unless you have a lot of time to kill and no plans for the rest of the day. Wish I'd known the wait beforehand , but now I'm blocked in with cars in front and behind me and all seven vehicles are in park at this point... oh my gosh, what on earth is going on in there. read more

I'm 72 years old, I've been to many dessert shops in my life but this was a first shaved ice for me. The drive thru was quick and I received my order almost right as I pulled up the window! The person taking my order was sweet she had good manners. My shaved ice was delicious, I have no complaints, since this is only my first time visiting- but I will be coming back to try the smoothies. read more

Love Bahama Bucks and their staff. Repeat customers and come here often. Portion sizes are awesome. Service is always great. 10/10

I waited 30 minutes for my shaved ice. They only had one person working. I felt bad for the poor girl.

I waited 40 minutes to get my shaved ice when there was no line inside or outside. I am hungry and I want my food .

Flavor wise, this place is honestly mid but the portion size is HUGE. I ordered the smallest and still couldn't finish The server helpful with the flavors, and the location is convenient tons of parking space. read more

I love Bahama Buck's but this location sucks. They charged me $1 extra for sprinkles that are supposed to be free then put cream on my shaved ice that I specifically told the girl I didn't want. When I told her again I didn't want the cream she rolled her eyes and then mumbled that they would re-make them. When I got it home and started eating it I found that they did not actually remake it, but only scraped the top off and left the nasty cream in the bottom. This is absolutely ridiculous for a $6 snow cone!! Highly suggest skipping this location. read more

Employee Cole was super helpful and got a large order out quickly! Would definitely come back !

Cute place! Amazing options! Wish we had one in Snohomish County ... Lynnwood / Edmonds would be great!!! Place is clean! read more

Bahama Buck's - Shaved Ice Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Such a great place to take your Kids to cool off after playing at the park all afternoon. Their shave ice gives a nice soft texture that you can't find anywhere else. The flavor options are also endless Bahama Rama mama is the way to go! read more

Ordered 30 minutes ahead only to get there and have two little teeny boppers tell me they're still working on it as they flirt instead of working with a full drive through. Is there management at this location or you don't give a dam what your service looks like??? read more

Got to agree. It's a meh... nothing to run back too. It is good. I enjoyed my coffee drink but it's the price of Starbucks but not the caffeine The shaved ice is smooth and packs in a lot of flavor. But again it's pricey for what it is. read more

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Very Disappointe! Been a Fan. Was shipped overseas and when I returned, after earning a free one with TEN PURCHASES, it was rejected. read more

Bahama Buck's - a close up of a ticket - Shaved Ice Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

So tonight, my roomie and I decided we wanted the deliciousness that is Bahama Bucks and there just happens to be one relatively close. There was no line and we were able to get up to the speaker right away. The gal who took our order seemed *incredibly* bored and was not very welcoming at all. My roomie and I both got Bahama Rama Mamas (shaved ice with ice cream in the bottom of the cup). The same gal who took our order pretty much tossed our shaved ices at us without telling us which was which and closed the window abruptly, without giving us a chance to clarify which one was which (as we both got root beer and another favor, it was difficult to tell). On top of the unfriendly service, neither of our shaved ices had ice cream and mine wasn't blended well - there were giant chunks of ice floating around in the pool of flavor...I had to put it in the freezer when I got home to resolidify the ice. Not to mention, we didn't even get what we paid for, which is a huge annoyance. The only reason this place is getting 2 stars is because of my prior experiences. Had this been the only experience I'd had, I would absolutely had given one star and I wouldn't be back. TL;DR: save yourself the frustration and drive a few miles to another location. This one isn't worth it. read more

I love Bahama sucks, but this location is not good. I was the only one in the drive thru and it took forever to get my drink, the girls who took our order and gave our drinks were not very friendly. I got the Wave Bender and it tasted pretty chalky and bad, it left a weird taste in my mouth. The whipped cream was also gross. Very disappointed. read more

I love Bahama Bucks but at this specific location they almost always get my order wrong. I order the same thing every time. read more

Bahama Buck's - 44 oz cup with probably 10 oz of lemonade. - Shaved Ice Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Why does it take them 10 minutes or more to get an order complete from the drive thur, I hate coming to this location but they the only one's open on Sunday read more

Nothing wrong with the shaved ice at this place, but the cashier working tonight was most likely the rudest human being I've ever experienced in an establishment that should be fun and happy. Not only did she talk at a level ten, but cut me off mid sentence, then stared us down like our 90 second look at the menu was the inconvenience of a lifetime. Whoever owns this place should very much consider a change in staffing. I'll drive further to Mesa Drive if it means I never have to get treated so poorly by someone working at a snow cone stand. I can't even imagine having to work with her. read more

staff was very polite and got me my order very fast despite the store being very busy. I appreciate this hard working crew!

You can't make or substitute anything custom like I wanted to pink and blue cotton candy flavoring with vanilla ice cream and sprite as a smoothie instead of juice you sprite soda and they can't do that that's so generic it's 2024 like you can't even make a custom drink they're that lame really disappointed because I've got it before I guess it's just a person that's working they just makes no sense that you can't make a custom drink somewhere read more

The shaved ice was so good. I got the birthday cake totally recommend it's nice and sweet. The workers were so amazing. I will come back if I want a shave ice so good. read more

OMG!! Yuuuuuum!!!!!!! I try to avoid sweets, but THIS I cannot avoid and can't get enough!!

I think you may have lost a screw on one of your machines.. I found it by biting down on it. Very unpleasant feeling. 0/10 would not recommend, cant trust anything. Imagine a child choking on this screw, absolutely unacceptable. read more

Bahama Buck's - Theres a large screw head in my drink. - Shaved Ice Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Horrible customer service. No manager on duty to talk with. Very small amounts of syrup. No mound of ice at the top either. Only location I have ever been to with a problem let alone so many compounded problems. Not the first time either. NEVER again at this location on Higley. read more

Bahama Buck's - Shaved Ice Near Me - Mesa, Arizona