Northside Shack - North Park

The acai is delicious and wonderfully sweet. They serve it in generous plates. While the parking lot can get busy, you’re likely to find a spot if you’re patient. There are also four outdoor seats available if you’d like to enjoy your meal on-site.

When you get your bowl they also give you a plate.... You know your acai bowl is LOADED. A medium would fill you up for a day. Definitely consider getting a large and share with someone. Seating is very limited. They have a couple chairs outside the shop facing the parking lot. That being said, you should really come and grab it to go. It's the best deal in town with the most fresh fruit you can get. Parking is very limited.

✨️😍 Perfect smoothie bowls. It was so delicious all I can say is that they are made with love! 🫶🏽 Every bite was so satisfying and full of flavor and one of thee best bowls I've ever had. Thank you to this gem.💎

The acai bowl was fantastic with a generous amount of fresh fruit and rich, creamy peanut butter. Highly recommend for a delicious and refreshing treat!

Low rating is because of the positively hare-brained layout of this business. It should be takeout ONLY because there isn’t a single place to actually eat. I got an açaí bowl, which despite being $20+ was excellent. But, when you find yourself in this scenario, you will immediately look to find a table to eat at (most people I know prefer to eat their açaí bowl before it melts into just a crunchy smoothie). That’s where the joy of your fresh tasty açaí bowl comes to a grinding halt. There are several tiny seats for children (why they prioritized toddler seating over a table for adults is beyond me), a few other chairs inside and a large bench/wall for sitting upon, and a few seats outside. But there is not ONE TABLE at this absurd establishment. If you’re just getting smoothies, great. You can sit anywhere and relax and sip your smoothie. But have you ever tried to eat an açaí bowl that is stuffed to the brim, or even with the tasty fruit piled high? If so, you know that there is usually very limited room for stirring, and the bowl will often sort of self-destruct in the process. This is particularly true here since, to be fair, they generously add the freshly sliced fruit well above the rim of the container. But attempting to eat an açaí bowl like this, while standing up, is utter madness. They have AMPLE space for tables, yet instead chose to fill it exclusively with chairs. The same is true outside: lovely seating area, with NO TABLES. Three stars purely for the totally illogical interior design. If you claim to support dine-in, you have to actually give your patrons a place to eat. I wasn’t even able to get my açaí bowl home without several pieces of fruit falling off the top of the bowl in the car on the way home, adding to the annoyance of my visit here. If you want a place where you can buy an açaí bowl and actually EAT IT THERE, I highly recommend Rad Habits in South Park.

Açaí was good. Not too sweet, not too artificial. Skip the mango coconut, even though it was recommended we all kind of found it just ok. The protein one was very heavy, creamy and cinnamony. It was good but not wow. Next time just go with the açaí.

I was so surprised by variety of toppings in an Acai bowl. I ordered a small bowl with half Coconut Sorbet, half Acai, and all the toppings. The bowls are such a fillful satisfaction. Everything was fresh, high quality, and absolutely delicious. Overall, It's a bit pricey but great value. The only thing I have to say that we had to wait almost 30 mins for two bowls, although there were just around 2 or 3 customers at that time...

Hands down the best acai bowl I’ve had in San Diego. The coconut sorbet is absolutely divine and the best addition to an acai base! Northside Shack loads your bowl up with fruit and other fun toppings! We did not order ahead but our order took only 5-10 minutes to make even though they were quite busy. There’s not really any great place to sit and eat so I would definitely recommend taking your food to go!