The owners of this spot are the sweetest and they're Viet owned! We got recommended this place by…read moreour friends and were thoroughly impressed by the unique flavors they offer. It isn't super sweet either and the textures were great, specifically the coconut cream and their house made rock sugar candies. They have a flavor made out of a flower that smells similar to jasmine if that is something you like! One of the most memorable shaved ice spots I've been to. Come support and try out this lowkey spot!

Such a great little spot for Italian shaved ice in Honolulu! The servings are HUGE, so you…read moredefinitely get your money's worth. Everything we tried was delicious, but what really stood out to me was the customer service. When I was ordering, they took the time to explain exactly what was in the items I was interested in. If I didn't know what something was, they explained it to me and made sure I understood what I was ordering and would actually enjoy it. I really appreciated that instead of just assuming I knew what everything was. They also took the time to tell us about Hawaiian culture and the history behind some of the specific shaved ice options, which made the experience even more enjoyable. You could tell they genuinely wanted us to learn something and have a good experience. The interior is also really nice and welcoming. Between the huge portions, great service, and the little bit of culture and education that came with our visit, I would definitely recommend stopping by if you're in Honolulu!

My first time at this Kapalama location. It wasn't too crowded but it was around 3pm. There were…read moreseats inside as well as outside. I've seen this place packed before with all tables filled and a line. Weekdays in the afternoon might be good timing! The vibe was your average "ice cream" ambiance. I loved the photos so you can see your options. IMO, the menu board lighting was a little weird, I thought when I was taking a photo it was my eyes, then thought it was the lighting from outside, but I think it's lit by bulbs? Idk. LOL. You can still read the menu but at first glance, you will question if it's your vision. LOL. My "mini" Mahalo-halo was perfect! It didn't make me feel that guilty at all. I mean, I'm all about dessert before a meal. In my experience, it is always a challenge to eat Halo halo because it's filled to the top. My strategy: take off the cover (if it's not overspilling: if it is, skip this step), eat some of the ice cream, and take a few sips! That should leave you enough room to mix everything, each scoop you should get a different bite. A long spoon would be best for the larger sizes! Magnolia did not disappoint. I'll be back!!

Second visit,to Magnolia Ice Cream & Treats. I had their classic Halo Halo on my initial visit…read more It was pretty good; good if you are a maximalist foodie. I am more of minimalist...cheese pizza, salad with just a handful of accoutrements, espresso with milk, maybe a syrup, etc. This time I got an Ube Macapuno Swirl in a waffle cone for $6...the cone was an extra $1. Purpl yam and young coconut ice cream - excellent. Service was and inattentive but there was only one, elderly employee. Hours are daily from 1000a till 800p. Plenty of parking available within the Kapalama Shopping Center. P.S. on the side street - Kaumalii - running parallel with Dillingham Blvd., two cars were parked kissing front to rear. I think this is as close any Lexus / Toyota owner wants to get to an Infiniti / Nissan owner...jk.

One of our favorite boba places! I usually always get the…read moremango boba, but we also got strawberry banana today. I appreciate they use real fruits & their boba is soft!

Not what I expected…read more.. It's been a great while since I've been to the food court and decided to see what's up there instead of driving around to figure what I was craving and was happy to see Bee's Boba Express in the corner. Super cute kiosk filled with various drink offering including floats, smoothies and even shave ice cups. I really didn't want something too sweet just a refreshing drink on this hot and humid day as just entering the air conditioned building alone felt like my skin was healing, so I decided on a Apple Green Tea which sounded nice and though looking at the menu and pics I seriously didn't think it would really be that vibrant green but in fact it was actually much more greener like I'm having straight syrup which is what it tasted like....super super sweeeeet. OMG for mer personally nothing could have saved it not adding water or tea which I can believe it contained tea all I could taste was sweet...sigh! The staff was nice and friendly very efficient in making my drink but after just a few sips it had to go. I'm just a tea person and this wasn't it for me but lovely place and maybe a simple shave ice next time. Thank you!

Shaka Shave Ice provided outstanding service recently at my lifelong friend's father's funeral…read more Although funerals are sad occasions, it brightened up the day and cheered everybody up to see a shave ice truck parked just outside. The hard-working staff was providing huge portions, about the size of a baby's head covered with our choice of dozens of delicious syrups. After seeing these large portions go past me, I asked for baby size or even half baby size and was served about something the size of my fist. Certainly a nice serving on a hot day. I also opted for the heavy cream poured on top, deliciousness! Strongly recommended for any party where you can park a truck. Really fantastic!

Summer nostalgia My…read morefavorite is the classic rainbow, which comes with red strawberry, blue vanilla and yellow banana. Combined these flavors showcase the colors of the rainbow, hence the name. And you absolutely must get your shave ice with condensed milk. If your shave ice doesn't look like a fresh blanket of snow on top a colorful mountain, you are doing it wrong. The ice is soft. They offer a ton of flavors and toppings. Most importantly, the ratio between shave ice and syrup has to be proportionate. Otherwise, you'll end up with mostly melted shave ice or a pile of ice at the end. Shaka Shave Ice has the perfect ratio. You can find a list of the flavors on their Instagram. The flavors aren't too sweet, so you can enjoy more. Keeping this one in my back pocket for my next event. Thanks for reading my reviews! Let me know what to try next!

This is NOT shave ice. This is shaved ice like a snow cone. Shave ice is supposed to be smooth not…read moreground up ice. The flavors were tasty and the soft serve ice cream was good tho it's advertised as a scoop of ice cream it is not! I didn't expect ground up ice with syrup on it. I would suggest getting the dole whip instead. Unless you don't care that this place doesn't serve true shave ice. I'm very disappointed !!

A snack shop located right in front of the USS Missouri that provided bottled beverages, hot dogs,…read moreand shaved ice. Bottled water was $3 and chilled. We opted for shaved ice for $5.50 where we could have selected up to 3 flavors. We weren't interested in the $2 scoop of vanilla ice cream while that was a possible upgrade. Seating was available at the Pearl Canteen next door, but the tables were notably sticky and not consistently cleaned. The shaved ice honestly was the worst I've had. The center had no syrup and that area had a strange smell and taste. Blue raspberry wasn't cloying sweet but had minimal flavor. The cotton candy resembled cherry at most but was even more tasteless than the blue raspberry. Maybe next time just opt in for their inexpensive hot dog or visit the burger truck nearby for something more filling when visiting Pearl Harbor.

Aiea closed unfortunately! So we go here instead! It's so delish, but kind of far. I wish they…read morewould open a pearlridge mall location.

4.5* Glad I…read moreremembered this spot. A great place for a break from the heat. The Hawaii Frost soft serve is refreshing. Similar to a smooth, creamy sherbet. For those not familiar, don't expect fresh fruit flavors. The strawberry tasted like strawberry soda mixed with vanilla ice cream. The honeydew tasted like a Melona bar. The large included a rolled cookie which was a nice surprise. The buttered popcorn was a bit chewy, not light, fluffy & crunchy. (-0.5*} The service was friendly & helpful. No 3% credit card fee. There are 2 parking spaces. Both were available when I arrived.

Nisshodo is an old-school mom-and-pop shop making handmade mochi treats. Tucked away among…read morewarehouses not far from Costco and the airport, it's easy to miss--but I always make a point to stop here and bring home mochi as souvenirs for family. It never disappoints! They make some of the softest, pillowy mochi you'll ever have. Their most popular is the chi chi dango, individually wrapped like little candies. But don't miss the lychee, lilikoi, and Melona flavors either!

Love the chichi dango…read more The last few times the flavored mochi was lumpy and the flavor tasted artificial. Still highly recommend their chichi dango which has not changed. We grab lbs to bring home and they keep well.

This a cute boba shop located in Kalihi. The are closed Saturdays and the parking can be tricky and…read morethere are many pot holes on the road (just a heads up)! They offer snowthies which they describe as a smoothie and shave milk ice. They are really good! I got the strawberry and mango snowthie. They both are refreshing and seem to have fruit puree. I have also tried their milky tea which is non dairy. It is not quite like milk tea but still has that tea flavor that is pretty strong, it is unique and difficult to describe. The milky tea comes with two toppings of your choice. The boba is tasty but I did find it had a slightly bitter aftertaste. One thing to note is that the snowthies contain whole milk. There are no alternative milk options, so be sure to bring your lactaid! Over all this place makes great drinks for a reasonable price ($6-$8). Overall I would come back for more!

I'm not a huge fan of boba drinks but this one is definitely worth trying! It's different in that…read moreit has snow ice in it and the flavors they have are quite good. It's simple on the outside but quite quaint on the inside. Very cozy and comfortable. The service was okay, nothing special but pretty quick in getting your order. I had the chocolate snowthie. It was excellent! Very chocolaty and creamy without being too sweet. I couldn't drink it all and froze it for a later and it still was amazing. The boba was also delicious, slightly sweet. I would definitely come back to try other flavors

Yummy food! I've come here once when the old owner still owned the place, but I recently…read morerediscovered this place from a foodie on Instagram and l wanted to see for myself. Items tried: - Chow fun & fried chicken from the okazu menu - BBQ mix plate, includes Teri beef, bbq chicken, kalbi (my favorite) - Steak & shrimp plate Note: Regular plates included 2 scoops of white rice and 1 scoop of their macaroni salad The chow fun was packed with so much flavor, and their fried chicken was soft with crunchy skin as well. My friend tried their steak and shrimp, medium rare, and they were both super delicious. I've also never tried such a tender piece of kalbi! Also, to spotlight the macaroni salad, it was definitely different from others I have tried. I saw egg bits and potato in it, and it had a modest presentation, but there was much texture and flavor! Staff were also very kind, and the ladies in the front are so helpful and friendly. We also had the opportunity to meet and talk story with the new owners, Vanessa and Jay. You can feel the warmth and care from the new owners as well as all the radiating energy from them and the staff. We will definitely be back, and make sure you support your local restaurants!

First time here and got to them right before they closed. Got a plate with chow fun, a fried…read moreoyster, corn beef hash patty, a fish patty, rice ball, and inari sushi, and fried chicken. Overall was tasty and I really enjoyed the fried chicken and fried oyster. The chow fun noodles are a bit thick for me but it is local style. It's a small shop located in kalihi. I usually don't like inari but the rice was really good and the sweetness was perfect. Service was very nice, and they're open from 5a-1p. I'll need to try some of their bentos as well and everything looked very reasonably priced. Check um out if you're in a pinch!

Stopped here for a quick coffee before heading to Lowe's and Home Depot to update our outdoor…read moreHalloween decor. Couldn't pass up a 12 pack of macarons and 2 of each flavor of Kouign Amann! The Churro Kouign Amann is one of my faves, but today they also had Apple pie, original and buttermochi. Always regret not getting more once we finish them all! Best macarons in my humble opinion, my daughter's fave is cookies and cream but I love the guava and mango. Shout out to the associate that assisted me today, she was so nice while I called my daughter to ask for her flavor requests. Normally I would not make anyone wait, but the stop in was unplanned, so I really appreciated her patience and kindness. Great service and yummy goodies!

I'm sad to say, I probably won't be going back for the food. I used to love their burger and…read morepho-ggie, but the food that we got this time just want satisfying. The chicken in the Chicken Shawarma Sandwich was very dry and the sandwich was flooded with sauce. Also, the pho-ggie was very bland. That coupled with the price tag for just the sandwich, this place just isn't for me.