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Playa Bowls

Health food restaurant

👍👍 Delicious, fresh, and friendly! Excellent location close to the beach. With an excellent range of options from smoothies to oatmeal to acai bowls, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu! The fruits are always fresh and the staff it’s really nice! People often mention bowls, bowl, time, smoothie, staff, employees, love, service, beach, nice,


Address

123 NE 20th Ave Ste 9, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441, United States

Website

www.playabowls.com

Contact

+1 754-333-8275

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (300 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Friday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Saturday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Sunday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Monday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Tuesday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Wednesday: 8 am to 8 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: bowls (17) bowl (12) time (9) smoothie (8) staff (7) employees (7) love (7) service (6) beach (6) nice (6)
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  • 1/5 Allyson C. 1 year ago on Google
    My food was great! Loved the smoothie and smoothie bowls! Worst customer experience in my life. Rude, lazy, and seem annoyed. They didn’t greet us when ordering nor did they say anything, just frowned. Same thing when handing the smoothies out. Yawning and looking away while ordering. Never will go back due to the customer service. Do better.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Robert M. 1 year ago on Google
    The worst playa bowls I’ve been to. Fruit wasn’t good and the bowl was sloppy and somehow melted even though I ate it right away. There are better Playa locations in the region for sure.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ana Carolina Nunes G. 6 months ago on Google
    Delicious, fresh, and friendly! Excellent location close to the beach. With an excellent range of options from smoothies to oatmeal to acai bowls, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu! The fruits are always fresh and the staff it’s really nice!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Melissa H. 1 year ago on Google
    Every time we come here it’s absolutely terrible service. This evening walking to the store at 7 PM, while their signs are still out and employees in store until 8 PM. As the teenager employee saw me approaching the glass door, she immediately went into the back hiding, as the front doors were locked. This is the worst playa bowls out of all of them
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael P. 3 years ago on Google
    Great bowls and wonderful employees! I eat here everyday I am working on the beach. Highly recommend the acai power bowl. I substitute mango instead of the granola for a little bit of healthy fat and less sugar. Helps kick start my day in a delicious and way with a nice boost of energy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Donna R. 1 year ago on Google
    Playa bowls is my all time favorite place to get acai but my last experience was a let down. I ordered a bowl with slight modifications to it and it came out wrong, I had asked to get it remade and it came out wrong again and the acai was runny. The staff was unfocused and didn’t seem to be paying much attention to what they were doing because they were talking to each other nonstop. I don’t mind them talking but if that’s interfering with their work then it should be addressed
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Antonio M. 1 year ago on Google
    WORST EXPERIENCE I had with a staff member from playa bowls!! The employee’s name is Jeffrey Jordan who is supposedly a “manager” at the Deerfield beach location, was very rude and very unprofessional. I tried to enjoy my lunch there but I couldn’t stay there any longer because of the fact that his service and his dedication to serving the customers was well below average.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Christiana D. 1 year ago on Google
    DO NOT GO HERE!! Go to the one in Boca Raton. I am not one to leave bad reviews-but the food here is not only terrible but when you are ordering Grub Hub they give it without a bag or safety label which is completely unacceptable, when I called they were rude and do not care about people's safety. The smoothie bowl is terrible as well. DO NOT GO HERE. Go to one of the other million places.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sksmiddle2 S. 9 months ago on Google
    Staff was super accommodating to my severe peanut allergy and was super quick to receive my bowls. Amazing atmosphere and everyone is super nice. Highly recommend this location

  • 5/5 Will H. 6 months ago on Google
    Wonderful experience, dragon berry dragonfruit is amazing! Great story too. Recommended by a surfer for surfers.

  • 5/5 Stephanie M. 10 months ago on Google
    Absolutely love this spot. Best açaí bowl around! 100% recommend The açaí base is tasty, fruits are fresh and granola is crunchy and delicious

  • 5/5 Kayla W. 10 months ago on Google
    Hands down one of my favorite spots in Deerfield! They have the best açaí bowls and everyone that works there is so sweet! If you’re in the area it is a must!

  • 3/5 Iris K. 7 months ago on Google
    We met friends for a light brunch last week. The service was ok for us, but very slow for our friends'order. The bowls were certainly pretty but, even with protein powder added, the acai base was icy and liquid, not substantial. It would be a nice dessert to share, but too light on substance for my liking. Outdoor seating is very limited.

  • 5/5 Chantel D. 4 months ago on Google
    This place is so good. The perfect treat while on the beach. So delicious and refreshing 😋

  • 5/5 Bruna P. 5 months ago on Google
    Perfect place for an afternoon pick-me-up! The bowls are so refreshing, and the staff is so accommodating to my gluten allergy. I really enjoy the seasonal items as well, we pick up a smoothie nearly every time we go to Deerfield Beach!

  • 5/5 Alexa P. 5 months ago on Google
    Playa Bowls Deerfield is one of my FAVORITE spots! Love dropping in for a cool refreshing smoothie bowl (coconut base for me), an iced coffee, or just to look at the cute merch! The staff is friendly and it's super clean. Highly recommend this location!

  • 4/5 Bari Morchower G. 1 year ago on Google
    Been here multiple times and I love it! Treated myself a couple times and brought a visiting friend here. My only complaints are that they don't take pickup orders over the phone and the music is always too loud (I guess that means I'm too old). I love the green bowls. Can only vouch for their bowls, not their smoothies. Always super fresh and beautiful presentation. Highly recommend downloading their app so you can earn points and get coups. Side note: Keep your expectations at whatever level they should be when it's mostly teenagers working there. They're often nice to me but they're teenagers so, they act like teenagers 😜 I also love that this place has grown from a small biz out of South Jersey (I'm from NJ) into a franchise with over 100 locations around the US. Parking can be tricky/expensive. There's a garage in the building but it charges you $4 even if you're there for 10 minutes (because, you know, parking by the beach). Make sure you have the staff stamp your parking ticket so you can get a discount!

  • 5/5 Zoe A. 11 months ago on Google
    This was my first time trying playa bowls and they did not disappoint! All of the workers in there are around my age and they were so sweet and I loved their style. I will definitely be in again!!! I also loved the seasonal shirts that were available for purchase too! I got the green one with the pink flower on it!! Can’t wait to visit again 💗

  • 5/5 Andrea E. 9 months ago on Google
    Decided to come here after a long morning of fishing, and I'm glad I did! Their Nutella Acai Bowl was the perfect pick me up/breakfast to have after a day in the sun. Not only that, but our bowls were quite hefty and filled with a lot of fruit/granola/Acai smoothie. I knew it was going to be a good choice when we walked in and saw a group of cyclists getting their breakfast as well. The only con I have is parking is not great (out of their control), and they play their music way too loud. I could barely hear my friends & the cashier when I was ordering. Otherwise, this was a great find. I can't wait to come here again!

  • 5/5 allie d. 11 months ago on Google
    love the service, such a upbeat, pet friendly place to be at on a nice sunny day. Food is amazing and healthy!!! highly recommend trying there new mango base, it’s their spring special. And if you become a member you’ll get points and $ off your bowls or smoothies. Workers were accommodating to my nut allergy which was helpful.

  • 2/5 Bela U. 1 year ago on Google
    By far the most unorganized and unprofessional establishment I’ve ever been to. Instead of attending to the 10 customers that were in the store, the employees were arguing and playing games in the kitchen for the whole store to see, and not making anybody’s food. Also, there was one person that look liked a worker that was not on shift distracting the employees from starting to make our food. Once they started to make people’s food, the workers on shift would distract each other and have customers continuously wait for their orders to be ready, as well all watched the 5 employees collectively make 1 bowl at a time. Once the order was handed to me, it came to be the wrong one. To top it off, when I got my order and went to grab a spoon, the spoons were all full of some green substance and they had to bring some more from the back. Would never come here again.

  • 5/5 Vazquez P. 1 year ago on Google
    Every time I go to this location, the employees are always so friendly and helpful. I love their menu has a huge selections of anything you can think of! I’m in love with the decor it’s such a vibe!!! I’ve even recommended this place with friends and family. Definitely will come again!

  • 4/5 River B. 1 year ago on Google
    really delicious! disappointed by the drink options but the açaí and green bowls we got were fantastic! friendly people too!

  • 2/5 K C. 1 year ago on Google
    2 Stars because the bowl was good, but there was a lack of communication... my fresh juice was not delivered, driver said they couldn't make it. Restaurant never called to let me know, thankfully Uber refunded that part of my order, but the juice was really the real reason for the order. I see many of the reviews have a similar theme. It wouldn't be an issue if the restaurant just called.

  • 1/5 Lucky S. 1 year ago on Google
    We waited 30 minutes for a smoothie bowl. With 2 kids that are wanting to eat food after a couple hours on the beach we thought it would be a quick stop. Prepare for a restaurant wait for a smoothie. The management has three 15 year olds waiting on customers and have no idea what they’re doing. One teen was in the back doing homework and had to be called up front. Another one was cutting strawberries and refused to help and had attitude every time someone walked in. Mobile orders were behind when they had ordered 45 minutes before. Poor service, work on your staff, management.

  • 2/5 Violeta F. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice Acai Bowls. They take a little longer to prepare them With 5 employees aboard.. They need to take care the front entrance very messy 🙄

  • 2/5 Natalie N. 1 year ago on Google
    The last few times I’ve gone here with friends it’s gotten worse each time. They always have 5+ people who are working but all seem to be either socializing with other workers or just visiting on their off shift. Last time I went, I ordered a bowl and the 3 people in line behind me got their bowl before me. And when I finally got mine it was overflowed and there were chunks of something really bitter in my bowl, maybe old fruit. There seems to be no organization and it’s really such an unprofessional store. It’s not worth the money for something that takes so long and then ends up not even being satisfactory.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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