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Playa Bowls - Times Square

3.9 (31 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Marissa L.

Playa Bowls is my favorite of the fruit bowl chains, and I recently went to the Times Square location for a lunchtime bowl. Small location, but they do have a few tables and counter seating. The food was ready fairly quickly considering how busy it was, and the staff were friendly. I got the mucho mango bowl (without coconut), and it was fantastic on a hot summer day. All the fruit was fresh, and the bowl was well-blended. Times Square has become overrun with fast food chains, so this is a good option for something healthy and different if you're in the area.

Martin G.

Good place near Times Square that I stopped at for a smoothie. Was easy in/out. A lot of options and not too terrible on the price. I do find that whenever I get smoothies, there's always that heavy ice taste which I don't understand given all the other ingredients, but nevertheless, it was good.

Amelia L.

I've never tried Playa Bowls before but kept seeing new locations opening up in NYC. I was curious and decided to dig more about it online. I picked out this location because it was conveniently located near the 49th Street subway stop on the N/R. Their menu is huge and there are many options to choose from (acai, pitaya, smoothie, etc.). I ended up ordering the Nutella Acai bow which had acai, granola, bananas, strawberries, coconut and with Nutella drizzle. It came in only one size, but the portion was perfect and really filled me up. The acai was so refreshing, not too sweet, and had perfect consistency. The fruit tasted very fresh and perfectly ripe, and I loved the big slivers of coconut. I liked the granola that was used which gave it that nice crunchy element. I also thought they were very generous with the toppings. They asked me if I wanted a double dose of Nutella and I say YES. I'm honestly surprised by how much I liked the acai bowl here. It felt like I was eating a healthy dessert and scrapped the bottom of the bowl. So glad they are opening a location near work, and I can get these more often.

Pacific Green Bowl
Stacy K.

I saw many people order from Playa Bowls to the office and wanted to try it. I ordered the Pacific Green Bowl which was a kale blend and I personally loved it! Felt like a green smoothie but more filling and the portions are amazing. They gave so much fruit on top and I've ordered multiple times from here!

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Susan G.

One of my favorite acai bowls in the city! The bowls are always delicious and I love the granola base and topping. They are so generous with their fruit toppings as well. This location has cute indoor and outdoor seating. I have ordered many times here and will continue!

Tamara B.

Hi! I went to this location for the first time. I ordered my usual BOOSTER smoothie.. I go every week to the Chelsea location so I know what the Booster is supposed to look and taste like. The one I got from this new location was basically Peanut butter smoothie. The whole cup was wayyyy too much peanut butter that the smoothie was BROWN not the normal green. I ended throwing it all away. Im so mad I wanted $11 on a smoothie that went to the trash!

Nica Bowl includes banana based strawberries berries peanut butter walnuts
jomayra f.

This place is amazing as beautiful and colorful as it is the bowls are as well I walked by this spot so many times and today was the day my son needed something healthy and smooth to eat due to a tooth removed and this was the perfect thing we had the nica bowl to die for it was amazing so refreshing I cannot wait to have one of their smoothies I will definitely keep you all posted 10/10 and beyond

Got my bowl here. It was amazing Igor suggested the Nutella and oh man were they right. Igor was the sweetest.

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Jocelyn C.

The food is super yummy. The service is kind and helpful. The place is big with extra seating in the back. The place has a lot of flys because there is open fruit and the door is open but hopefully in the winter they have less flys. They don't have that many options but the food is still yummy.

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Had plastic in one of our bowls. When we alerted the staff and gave them the plastic, they just threw the plastic away without any apology or explanation. When we told them that we wanted a refund for our two bowls, they had an attitude like we were causing trouble. We had to prod and ask them where the plastic could have come from, and they answered without investigating "probably from the blender", and kept working on the next order. They did not seem to care if the bowls are dangerous to the clients and were emotionless and rude when handling this issue. Additionally, the strawberry in my other bowl wasn't fresh at all. I was a big fan of Playa Bowls before this, but after seeing the complete disregard for customer service and safety, I will not be returning.

Alex T.

Highly recommend the pura vida bowl! Happy with this small little joint on Times Square and the service I received.

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Great food. Great service. Darby is the man. The Pura Vida with cacao nibs is my favorite. I'll be back soon.

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So good!! From the friendly staff to delicious bowls, this place is great! I ordered an açaí bowl and loved every bite!

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Great spot for quick açaí bowls. I wish they had more choices for toppings but the bowls they did have were tasty.

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Great food! Tasted great and high quality and clean!! Nice and refreshing especially on this warm day!

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