Came here on a Wednesday 10 min before closing. The person before me just ordered the last batch of…read morehouse made boba. My partner and I specifically came here for that. We were welcomed with the friendliest staff with big smiles on their face right when we walked in. We were kind of hungry after a long day coming from Hilo, so we ordered Kimchee pastrami sandwich and a watermelon refresher type drink with popping boba. The drink was very refreshing! The sandwich was DELICIOUS like a premium panini sandwich that came with what tasted like Maui onion kettle chips. Perfect combo! Told the owner I wanted to try their house made boba & because we came all the way from Hilo, she was able to give me a sample of what they had left since it wasn't enough to add to my drink. So thoughtful! I wanted to re-visit and try their hand made boba before we left the big island. We came back the following Friday and ordered butterfly pea type drink with fresh boba, tuna melt and an croffle that came with fresh Ube dipping cream on the side. Everything was great! Ambiance was calm, not too crazy. They had about 3 tables with a couple chairs for indoor seating and board games. I would definitely come back if I return to the big island!

Amazing blueberry matcha. Ceremonial grade, and really good. Its made well as it's not excessively…read morebitter, or syrupy sweet. One of the best I've had!

We stopped here after a hike down to the Waipi'o valley and the shave ice from here was the perfect…read moreway to cool off and treat ourselves. This is way better than any snow cone I've had on the mainland. We'd recommend getting the medium size and splitting. Also add the ice cream, it's worth it.

Service and workers friendly and attentive , food / ice cream great. Ambiance and decor old and…read moreclassy. Loved the Bible verse and Worship music.

I was so happy to have a milk tea boba option in the Waikoloa resort area. The tea was surprisingly…read moregood! I like milk teas that have a strong tea flavor and I got lucky today cuz this place delivered. Boba was good too, a little al dente but I'll take it since options are slim. Located inside the Island Grocery at Queens Mall.

Located inside Island Gourmet Markets at the Queens Marketplace shopping center, this place…read moreadvertises to be the 'First Brewed-To-Order Boba Milk Tea & Organic Beverages in Hawaii'. We were excited to try a few drinks and heres the rundown: Waikiki Sunset Organic Lemonade - Looked pretty but was so overly sweetened with syrup I could not drink it. 1/5 stars Mango Green tea - Under-sweetened. Like watered down mango snapple. 2/5 stars Thai milk tea - This was the favorite. Tasted freshly brewed. Smooth and Refreshing. Perfectly sweetened. 5/5 stars. Winter melon milk tea - sampled this flavor and also tasted smooth. You can taste the winter melon. Good as well. 4/5 stars Boba - chewy soft but not really sweet. 3/5 stars. It seems they struggle with the sweetness levels of their lemonades/iced teas but the milk teas is where they get it right. My advice- go less sweet on lemonades and more sweet on iced teas if possible. Otherwise avoid. Milk teas on point. Price is $4.99 per drink which is about average. Overall this place is a solid 3 stars until they fix their sweetness levels on all drinks.

my first time coming here was about 3 years ago, at first I…read moredidn't like the drink I ordered and tried again the next day but I was sadly disappointed again and haven't stopped by since but while out with some people a couple days ago we decided to give this place another shot and was blown away. a lot of things were different but good changes. the decor has always stood out and they've added cute barriers around some of the tables for a more secluded experience. I am a huge music person, so coming into a dreamy cafe with lofi music while waiting for our order was also another win. I overall enjoyed the vibe in here, it might not be for everybody but it definitely is for me! the cups were a huge hit. if I remember correctly they used to have shorter cups with pink wings, they were okay but these new cups had our whole group talking about them even after we've left. it genuinely had us debating on keeping them! the lids had cute bear ears and the cups were taller and slimmer which gave it such a new feel, we've never seen cups like this so we were very excited. such a small detail made a huge impact on our experience. the service was nice and fast! the nice man who took our order was quick and just overall a cool guy. he was alone which I don't really like but thankfully it wasn't too busy for him and there wasn't a queue. the wait time for 3 drinks was only about 5-6 minutes maybe even less without a queue. everyone especially ME absolutely LOVED our drinks. I saw a review saying the brown sugar boba drink was bland and personally I just think it was probably their first time ever trying it. bland is the milk tea cans you get at a gas station, this drink is TOO good to be sold there & it's hard to mess up a brown sugar drink, especially if it's your go-to order at any boba place. For the other drinks in the photo it was still an epic win! it was their first time coming here and they've said it might be the best drink place on the island and we've lived here for a couple years and explored many places so this says a lot. Overall, this place went from a 4/10 to a 10/10 and we love it and will for sure be back!

Found this place off of YouTube. I was highly excited to try their boba. When you walk in, the…read moredecoration inside is super cute. The fake cherry blossom tree and the angel wings are definitely social lures. We came here on a weekday evening. It was very busy! There was only one cashier and he was the one who puts the order together as well. We took pictures and I did a video as we waited. It was a very long wait. I think we were 3rd in line after a couple, and the 2nd was a couple with 3 children. After waiting for over 10 mins, we decided to sit down. We noticed there were 2 other groups already seated and waiting before our line started. Mid wait, another 2 groups came in. The cashier attended to them and continued to fill orders. He did great for the amount of people he had to serve. We ordered the brown sugar tea with boba. It was very bland! I mean like milk with some sprinkles of sugar lol the boba had no taste and they were small boba balls. I was disappointed. I gave the extra star for the decor.

After hiking at the national park and getting back really late due to several storms, this was the…read moreonly place open on the village for last minute shopping and to get some food. There's an ABC store here, a pricey market and a deli. We got some burgers that were just ok with overcooked fries and some groceries for our suite because we were cooking breakfast at the hotel. They have a decent selection here.

I didn't realize this was supposed to be the gourmet version of ABC Stores, but ironically, it…read moreturned out to be my least favorite of all the ABC locations I've visited. The store itself is enormous and beautiful, of course, but my complaint is specifically about the food section, where they prepare and sell meals for customers to enjoy on-site. We decided to give the food a try, and the experience was unnecessarily frustrating from the start. After receiving our meals, I asked the cashier for some hot sauce and teriyaki sauce. Her immediate response was essentially "no" to both requests. "No hot sauce, just Tabasco." Um... Tabasco is hot sauce, so yes, I'll gladly take that! Then, when I asked about teriyaki sauce, she said, "No, you'd have to pay for that." Okay??? Then charge me! I wasn't asking for a complimentary lifetime supply of teriyaki sauce. I just wanted some sauce with my food! And unfortunately, the kalua pork moco loco desperately needed it. Everything was so bland that the tiny amount of hot sauce they initially gave me wasn't nearly enough. Not wanting to go through another awkward exchange over something as trivial as condiments, I sent my husband back and asked him to get six packets of Tabasco. They gave him two. When he politely asked for more, they looked at him as though he'd requested that they draw blood from their own veins to produce the additional sauce. And even after all that, it STILL wasn't enough, that's how bland the food was. I genuinely cannot stand establishments that are so absurdly stingy with condiments that customers have to keep asking, over and over again, only to be reluctantly handed another packet or two. It's uncomfortable, unnecessary, and frankly ridiculous, especially when the food itself is so lacking in flavor that the condiments are doing most of the work. For a place marketed as a more upscale, "gourmet" version of ABC Stores, you'd think the food would be flavorful enough to stand on its own, or at the very least, that getting a few extra packets of hot sauce wouldn't feel like negotiating a hostage release. Beautiful store, disappointing food, and an unnecessarily unpleasant experience over something that should have been incredibly simple.

Stumbled upon this restaurant while we were on big island. We were craving asian food and were…read morepleasantly surprised! We ordered the short rib kimchi fried rice (after looking at Yelp recs!) and the pho combo with short rib. The prices definitely are more steep here but I would say they do include a TON of short rib meat that are super tender and fall off the bone. So I would say the prices definitely is worth it. There was ample seating and you order at the cashier. Service is quick as well. We did order a drink but it didn't really taste like any fruit. So I wouldn't recommend the fruit drinks as much. But other than that the dishes were great!

Excellent food and truly above-and-beyond service!…read more I had the beef short rib with kimchi fried rice, and both were fantastic. The short rib is slow-cooked for 12 hours, and you can absolutely tell--the meat practically fell off the bone without any effort. The portions were very generous, which was exactly what we needed the night before a big paddling race! Everyone in our group really enjoyed their food. What impressed me even more was the service. I accidentally left my retainer on the table wrapped in a napkin and didn't realize it until about 30 minutes after we left. I called the restaurant, and the team was kind enough to actually search through the trash for it--and they found it! Anyone who has a retainer knows how expensive and difficult they can be to replace, so I was incredibly grateful that they were willing to go that far to help me. That level of care says a lot about the people here. Great food, generous portions, and a team that genuinely takes care of their guests. Thank you for an excellent meal and especially for going so far above and beyond for me!

Had the much talked about Ube Milkshake! Exceeded my expectations, and what a huge portion. The…read morestaff provided excellent and quick service and great location nearby my hotel. Clean and bright store and great ambiance all around. Look forward to coming back to try the Croffles and Bubble Waffles!

Service was super friendly!! When we walked in around 8:20, they were empty. However, we took a few…read moreminutes to figure out what we wanted, and they filled up real quick! The girls working were so helpful and worked hard to get orders out quickly. I ended up ordering the Thai milk tea with oat milk. Forgot to customize my sweetness level. Although in retrospect I think keeping regular milk would've complimented the Thai tea more. My friend had the tiger milk tea at 75% sweet which has jasmine tea in it. I thought it was good, but still pretty sweet. Boba was slightly hard and chewy, but it was still cooked through and through. Definitely recommend going down in sweetness regardless, unless you like things super sweet.

Nice location and view. They've got inside and outside seating and the service is friendly, helpful…read moreand quick. Most importantly, the food is delicious and they can accommodate a vegan by leaving out oyster sauce. I had the vegetable tofu cake noodle dish and my husband had the furakake chicken. It was enough food for 4 people!!

Holy smokes, this Chinese restaurant is legit! We attended a funeral and came here with a large…read moregroup as they catered us buffet style. Everything was delicious! Better than a lot of the take out spots on Oahu! I was shocked on how good it was. Great flavor, authentic, fresh and enough seasoning. It's not overpowering where a lot of Chinese slots could get. Even had their smoothies and it was delicious! Will come back when we're in Kona!

The papaya and pineapple smoothies were delicious. Everything is natural and sweetened with honeyread more

Best papaya smoothie I've ever had! Lemonade was full…read morebodied and tart. Others ordered coconut and pineapple choices that looked beautiful! Customer service was very friendly.

Amazing shave ice. Lots of flavor options. The people running the stand were so friendly and got…read moreour shave ice out to us quickly. All our flavors were delicious, and there were shaded tables to eat at. A perfect way to cool down after a hike.

Nice roadside shave ice stand. Good selection of (artificial) flavors and toppings. No ice cream…read morethough! There are a couple picnic tables that are shaded (at least at 3 PM they were). Great place to cool off on a hot day. They have a parking area if the street parking is full.