Ola’a Coffee

Excellent selection of gelatos, fresh made soup, fabulous sandwiches, salads and entrees to go, and…read moreassorted bakery treats.

This place is quite yummy overall. The staff was also really friendly. We had a few samples…read morebefore i decided on the pumpkin pie flavored gelato. Let me tell you that this was creamy and full of that delicious pumpkin spice fall flavor. Wow wow wow was it fantastic. It was a treat that I devoured. The turkey sandwich was decent. I liked the bread it was served on. The staff toasted it extra like I asked. I enjoyed the crispy edges. I wish it had a pickle and or some slaw. It was 10 a sandwich. We also a cup of vanilla iced coffee that was great. I would definitely recommend the gelato and the coffee. Yum!

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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

2.9(82 reviews)

Friendly service and a clean place! Great music vibe too‼ Their wraps are so delicious as well! We…read moreeven tried the pumpkin crunch this time‼

Makes sense why this place has such terrible reviews. This is the worst coffee bean in the world…read more Baristas have such a bad attitude as do the managers who it starts with. No aloha and worst customer service of any coffee bean and I've been to them all over the country. The Vegas airport CB had more aloha at 3 am than these folks. I went on my birthday , it's a franchise so they don't honor the birthday gift which is fine, but they took forever to make my drink, then made it wrong, rolled their eyes when I said I asked for white chocolate not mocha. Then proceeded to remake my drink but slowwwwwwly after I'd already been waiting forever. Didn't offer to make anything else or could've made it larger or even just been apologetic I would've appreciated. I said I'd take the misfire for my friend who was with me and she scoffed and threw it in the trash. Super rude and never want to come here again. I'll just buy the powder online and make it at home if I must. Don't want to waste my money being treated like crap for a coffee

Iced chai

The Sign

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Countryside Cafe

4.3(209 reviews)

0.9 mi

Service by server Abcde F. was efficient, kind and courteous…read more I loved the vegetable omelette and my nephew said the hamburger steak was excellent too. Bathroom needs cleaning but ambiance was great otherwise! I highly recommend this place

Service was great and quick. Seat yourself this morning. Ordered the Mauna Kea special. Garlic…read morechicken was garlic-eee (the way I like), Teri beef , mac salad and noodles were delicious. I had some of the Adobe fried rice too, that was really tasty. Adequate table space indoor and out. Can accommodate larger groups on the picnic tables. The menu is served all day. Cocktails served here as well.

Inside the restaurant

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Keaau Filipino Food Store

4.5(15 reviews)

Cute little store with things I have a hard time finding things I can't find in other stores. They…read morealways have sky flakes crackers so I stop here to get a few containers every few months for my mom. I recently saw the trending mango and I think peach ice cream that looks like the fruit. They sometimes have the Jesse's Pianono rolls. Yum. The staff is always so friendly and helpful.

Store employees are nice and knowledgeable! They have unique items and the best prices! If you…read morecan't find it at the grocery store they probably have it! They even have those viral ice creams that look and taste like real fruit!

Chips

Produce

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Kea'au Natural Foods

4.0(22 reviews)

Great Equal exchange fair trade coffee! Bulk seasoning and dry goods like rice, oatmeal,…read morenutritional yeast. Can grind own peanut butter. Some local fruit and veg, and tons of packaged health food stuff like organic noodles, sauces, chips and refrigerated foods. Friendly staff.

Great store. Tons of healthy choices plus a salad bar and a…read morehot bar!! Love this place. I'm a regular

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Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut

3.2(267 reviews)

2.6 mi

Didn't have high expectations for this spot, knowing in advance it was a tourist trap. I was…read morepleasantly surprised by how peaceful the garden space was and the staff was super sweet/thoughtful. The Mac nut products were definitely pricey but worth while because they were all tasty. Ice cream was decent here and had a good selection, no other food is served here as suggested by past reviews.

Its A-OK. We came on a non-factory day; you can still walk up to the windows and peer inside,…read morealong with signage telling you about the process and history. Plenty of parking. We were offered free samples. a brochure that included a QR code for a discount; I didnt read the fine print that the discount only applies once you get back to the mainland, I made a purchase at local Longs and found out the hard way. The garden is lovely, some stuff, as usual, was blooming. Several plants had signs with the names. T shirts, plenty of nutty stuff to buy inside. I didnt find the pricing better than Longs/KTA so i didnt buy. Something to do while in Hilo....once.

March 2025

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Big Island Ice Shave

4.4(10 reviews)

1.6 mi

One of their trailers happened to be parked at one of the out of the way beaches, and that was a…read morewonderful unexpected treat. Reasonable prices, lots of flavor options, and fun toppings like sour spray was a hit with my boys.

Went in, ordered a large shave ice with sweet cream. Workers are friendly and polite and a little…read morekolohe ( rascal). Store is clean and has an in and out atmosphere.

Root beer

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Da Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice & Ice Cream

4.5(294 reviews)

6.4 mi

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Best bang for your buck. The shaved ice here is HUGE!! We couldn't even finish it…read more Lots of shaved ice flavors and ice cream flavors. HAPPY ICEING!!

After snorkeling with turtles, a sweet treat before driving back to Waikoloa was necessary. Da…read moreHawaiian Brain Freeze was worth the wait. It took about 15 or so minutes to get three halo halos, but the flavor, and love thats put in them was delicious! Thankfully, after being in the hot sun there was AC in there as well as seating.