Bad Ass Coffee

Bernalillo, United States

3.2

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20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
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Telephone:
+1 505-867-1778
Address:
965 F Highway 550, Bernalillo, NM, 87004
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.5 miSandoval County/US 550
1.7 miDowntown Bernalillo
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Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Good for Working
Yes

Today

Today 5:00 am – 4:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Bernalillo) 09:04 Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 5:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 5:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday 5:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday 5:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday 5:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Bad Ass specializes in the finest coffee and coffee based drinks! Including our 100% Kona coffee, Hawiian Blends, our amazing lattes, fruit smoothies and fantastic teas. We also have a large variety of muffins, bagels, snacks and pastries. If you bring your appetite, we can satisfy that too. Breakfast burrittos, gourmet deli sandwiches, tamales, frito pies, and our Hawiian salad go great with a signature drink from Bad Ass Coffee & Café.

History

Established in 1997.

For generations, the donkeys of Kona, Hawaii carried coffee beans down the mountains on the Big Island. Their bellows could be heard echoing as they hauled the heavy loads of coffee up and down the mountainside. The native people of Kona named these hard-​working donkeys ‘The Bad Ass Ones’ because of their cantankerous nature and perseverance while carrying the world’s richest coffee. If you listen carefully, their bellows can still be heard today, and their legend lives on at Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii.

Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii first opened in July of 1989, with its first company-​owned store in the lush valleys of Kona, Hawaii. This flagship location stood right in the heart of Kona’s rich coffee-​belt country

The local franchise was opened in 2007 bringing the aloha spirit to New Mexico for all to enjoy!

Meet the Business Owner

Jack A.

Business Owner

Proud business owner of a cool coffee shop and café. Jack has been in the business for many years and looks forward to serving you!

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20 reviews of Bad Ass Coffee

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Place rating: 5
Rio Rancho, NM
Simply amazing!!! Love everything on the menu! Best breakfast burritos in the world
Place rating: 1
Moss Landing, CA
Wow this coffee was from someone’s ass it was horrible. Too bad because I used to make a detour to get a cup before heading north. Not anymore.
Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
«Weak-​Ass Coffee» is more like it. I gave this place a try a couple of times, and it’s just no go. Loved the logo, and the name, which of course, drew me in. I liked that it featured Hawaiian coffee beans. But, they charge downtown prices for the Hawaiian coffee and it’s just too weak. I’m new to the area, and so far, I’m having trouble finding any coffee house that really serves the goods. I used to turn up my nose just a little bit at Starbucks, (because of the wide availability of independent coffee houses where I lived), but now, I’m very grateful for Starbucks coffee, because they know how to brew it and it’s strong enough. Hey, Bad Ass, there’s a drought on! Don’t put so much water in the coffee!
Place rating: 5
Rio Rancho, NM
Im not a big fan of coffee so its hard for me to write a review based off my lack of knowledge on this little brown bean. What I am a big fan of is flava-​flav, colors, textures and superb customer service. I can honestly say Bad Ass Coffee has all of these attributes and then some!
Over a year ago I tried a drink called The Macaroon! This flava combination of coconut (huge fan!) and vanilla! Mmmmm!!! Has me coming back for more! I don’t drink coffee on the regular but I do enjoy trying new things so I gave it a shot and never looked back. I am currently working on earning my Brewed Awakening Badge and cant think of a better local business to give my patronage to! The customer service is top notch and the gentleman working drive-​thru this morning is always cheerful and perhaps the jolt from the Kona-​Koffee bean gives him his amazing energy which then of course passes over to me! I leave the drive thru with this amazing drink and more energy than I know what to do with at 6:30 in the morning!~ haha!
This morning after asking him for a list of breakfast scones. I kinda stopped him in his tracks at the first one mentioned that wasn’t quite out of his mouth! White Chocolate (he had me at this point!) Raspberry! Ok i’ll take it! He offered to warm it up as well just to bring out then flava more! I couldn’t wait to get home to try it! Delish! Delish! Delish!
They have a menu that includes breakfast pastries, breakfast items and lunch items along with their long list of coffee! If you haven’t tried B.A.Coffee as of yet I highly recommend you stop by, get down relax a bit with your coffee and good eats and take in the wonderful Hawaiian atmosphere!
Place rating: 4
Keller, TX
Great place. Good coffee. Nice folks
Comfortable seating
Come here instead of starbucks
Place rating: 1
Taos, NM
This coffee shop has been one I have frequented for years and I will never be going back. I’ve had a couple of things that went wrong in the past at this establishment, but I never complained. The other day my drink order was terribly bitter, to the point that for the first time I picked up the phone and called Badass; the owner answered, not only did he not care, he was incredibly rude and insinuated that I didn’t know what coffee tastes like. Not a good way to treat people who frequent your business and refer co-​workers in the area to do the same. I’ve let those same co-​workers know of the poor treatment and they’re already sauntering in with their Starbucks cups, so much for supporting «local,» thanks to your horrible customer service skills.
Place rating: 3
Denver, CO
Not terrible, not great. The lady taking orders was really nice and she gave my niece some stickers, so that made her really happy. Wont be in a rush to go back.
Place rating: 3
Albuquerque, NM
This place has tasty coffee and sandwiches, which I always expect to wait for. I’ve had an extremely rude older lady that seemed to be a manager tell me that they no longer served an item that used to be on their menu in a not so nice or apologetic tone. I go to Starbucks when I’m in a hurry and save this place for weekends when I am not in a hurry. Also the service itself is hit or miss.
Place rating: 1
Placitas, NM
While I was waiting for my car to be serviced I decided to try Bad Ass Coffee for first time. What a rip off! I paid $ 9.45 for an Albuquerque Turkey sandwich. Turkey? What turkey? The sandwhich consists mainly of heavy bread and lettuce. The turkey amounted to one wafer thin slice of compressed turkey!!!
Also at lunch time, chairs were up, tables unavailable, an employee mopping floors. So unsanitary while people are trying to eat.
I will NEVER go back. I strongly dislike franchises and this is a good example of why.
Purchase made Fri. 6⁄5
Place rating: 1
Rio Rancho, NM
Poor customer service:
I ordered an Italian Soda and a bagel and cream cheese. The initial counter help was friendly and the soda was tasty. My bagel arrived with hardly any cream cheese on it, so I asked for some more cream cheese at the counter. A different lady (manager?) got me the cream cheese and told me that it would be fifty cents. No big deal, but I didn’t want to put less than a dollar on my card. I commented on how little cream cheese was on the bagel and the lady snapped that she «knows how much was on there».
She apparently thought that I was upset at paying extra for it, but I was ruffle by how rude she was. We ate our snacks and I stewed. On the way out I approached her again (with the bagel that I didn’t eat) thinking that maybe it was a misunderstanding and hoping for a different response. She was still yelling at me about how rude I am and that «everybody charges extra» as I walked out the door. Wow.
Place rating: 2
Jerome, AZ
First red flag was when the girl behind the counter told the barista I’d ordered a single shot of expresso. Second red flag was the «barista» repeating the mispronounciation. Third red flag: my single shot of «expresso» is room temperature (not freshly pulled).
I asked for, and was made, a second (fresh) shot. This one was unremarkable. Neither great nor terrible.
Not sure about here in Bernalillo, but there is way better coffee in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque proper.
Place rating: 1
Albuquerque, NM
We went out of our travel route, excited to stop in and support a community coffee shop with an Entertainment book coupon, which they no longer honor– and found the counter person the least welcoming– she stared at me as I studied the menu– first time in so it was overwhelming– plus I had two kids with me– she barely said a cheerful word– I felt like I was an inconvenience! There were No other customers in the café! Please, customer service is the #1 deciding factor whether or not I will return– did not like her vibe, ordered a plain iced coffee as to not «trouble her.»
They should put as much effort into customer care as they did the Hawaiian décor– I did notice there was a help wanted sign as I was leaving — let’s hope it was her last day.
Place rating: 5
Rio Rancho, NM
This place is so good! Had an iced Lava Java and an Albuquerque Turkey sandwich. Wow! I’m hooked!
Place rating: 5
Rio Rancho, NM
BAD ASS is appropriate. Great food. Kind ppl. But their vanilla nut frozen coffee??? I’m bummed they’re closed right now at 4. Was craving one. Try them if ya haven’t!!!
Place rating: 5
Durango, CO
Excellent coffee and the service is top shelf. Wife and I have had their coffee on several occasions and every time the experience is great. We love bad ass coffee.
Place rating: 4
Canton, MI
This place has a great drink selection and superb service! I like their blended drinks, which are so flavorful! They use iced coffee cubes instead of watering down your drink with h2o ice.
Totally worth paying the extra dollar for a drink rather than going to buckstars. I would rather support a local chain. They have fun Hawaiian décor to go along with their kona coffees and a truly bad-​ass mural on their westward facing outside wall. When I’m driving through Bern I try to stop here every time!
Place rating: 5
Albuquerque, NM
I never spend time in Berna, and if I am it’s for one reason only, tires. Luckily, Bad Ass coffee is conveniently located in the same parking lot as my favorite tire store, so I can easily walk across the street and drown my sorrows with a cup of coffee with my pup at my side.
Now, if you’re like me, spending any amount of money on a car makes you angry. What do you mean I have to put new tires on this son of a b? So, obviously I’m in the mood for some cheering up when I go here, and cheer me up they do! Firstly, they put cubes of iced coffee in your iced coffee instead of ice cubes. Why? So you don’t get a watered down coffee, instead all of you get is pure, pure, pure sweet nectar of the gods. That’s like getting extra coffee compared to some other coffee shops, and I love free stuff!
This place also has some seriously bad ass customer service. They are so nice, so sweet, so helpful, and I almost feel loved by them when I come in. They’ll talk to me and give me recommendations and I can’t really get a better deal than that!
I have never tried their nom’s, but most of em look pretty delicious!
Although it is a chain, it seems to really have a lot of local flavor and flair which I love!
So, hats off to you Bad Ass Coffee!
Place rating: 5
Arvada, CO
It had me at the name– Bad Ass Coffee & Café. I had to go check it out.
Turns out, Bad Ass is a Donkey.
«Surf’s up Moon Doggie, grab Gidget and the boards,» was my first thought while walking into this Hawaiian themed coffee shop. Everything is Hawaiian, the coffee, the snacks, the décor, and the laid back attitude. Just like I like it. No rush… no hurry… enjoy the service.
I’m no coffee snob; I love the smell and flavor of a dark roast house blend. Don’t add half the ingredients from a Baskin Robbins display case then top with whipped cream and slowly watch my muffin top expand. How will I fit into my board shorts?
So, if you have time to relax, pull up a chair next to a faux palm tree and fill your lungs with the aroma of Kona Blend Coffee and daydream about your next session of 3 — 5 foot curls, this is the place…
Or, just to allow traffic to diminish before you get back to your barista job at Starbucks.
Place rating: 1
Bishop, CA
If you are searching for decent coffee and you are like me don’t go here. I am a coffee perfectionist. It’s places like this that I try to give a chance and end up wasting my money. I know it’s hard to find a place that can make a decent espresso but the amount of money I wasted doesn’t make me feel bad for contributing to the global empire that is Starcrooks. At least you know what you’re getting there.
I had my own mug and the price for a latte was well over $ 4. That’s four dollars down the toilet. I had to dump most of it out. Thanks Obama
Latte: No stars. The espresso and milk were burnt and not palatable
Price: 1 Star. $ 4.35 for a latte I could barley drink.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
I just have to love this place, for several reasons.
First off, and most importantly, their coffee is good. Not the over roasted garbage served at other locations. Smooth Kona coffee! Yum!
Second, good coffee drinks with lots of cool flavor combinations. And they can make almost all of them sugar free and skim!
Third, their food is definitely a step up from the standard coffee shop fare. Sure, they have bagels and muffins and such, but they also serve sandwiches and a number of other things.
Lastly, they have a great Hawaiian theme and décor. Cool.