Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii

The coffee ice cubes do not dilute the iced drinks. That is the operational detail this Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii location leans into, and it is a reason regulars order iced over hot even in a Colorado winter. The shop sits on Bass Pro Drive in north Colorado Springs, in a small storefront seating about twenty people, with takeout running heavier than dine-in by the look of the morning rush. Candi is the named barista, and the regulars know her schedule.

Hawaiian-themed decor, laid-back music kept on the chill side, and an AC that customers have flagged as running too cold are the room's three notes. The iced white mocha is on the named-favorites list. A shaken pina colada oat milk espresso is the signature flex and the named drink the regulars push first-time visitors toward. The Reef Racer non-coffee caffeinated drink is the option for anyone in the group not drinking coffee, and the Bad Ass spam sandwich and the Dis Burrito are food orders, not vending-case afterthoughts. The food program reads as part of the Hawaiian-leaning identity rather than a token offering.

App ordering with to-go pickup runs cleanly, which is how the grab-and-go crowd uses the shop on a weekday morning. No drive-thru, which the Bass Pro Drive context might suggest but the operation does not deliver. The room is not built for sit-and-stay laptop work, which the small footprint makes clear within the first minute of stepping inside. Twenty seats does not support a working session, and the takeaway mode is the operational default rather than the exception.

For a grab-and-go customer who wants Hawaiian-flavored drinks served over coffee ice that holds the cup together through a Colorado afternoon, this location delivers exactly that. Order the iced white mocha or the shaken pina colada espresso, grab a spam sandwich on the way out, and head back to whatever north Colorado Springs errand brought you near Bass Pro Drive in the first place. The coffee ice cubes are the small smart detail that earns the second visit.