We were looking for a shaved ice place in Wilmington, and found Pelican's Snoballs on Yelp. It has…read morea vaguely obscene name (lol balls), and my kids insisted that we visit it. What the heck -- let's go get some pelican snowballs. They claim to offer 100 different flavors here, and although I didn't count, I would say that might be true. There are lots of different flavors of shaved ice to choose from. This is New Orleans-style shaved ice, according to the sign outside. I don't know how this shaved ice differs from other shaved ice, but apparently, the person who started Pelican's Snoballs was from New Orleans and named the place after the Louisiana state bird. In any case, my children really enjoyed their shaved ice! We got one Unicorn, which is cotton candy flavored syrup topped with whipped cream and sparkly sprinkles. We also got a Shark Attack, which is Tiger's Blood and another flavor with shark gummies in the middle. They have some wacky concoctions here. You can take your shaved ice to go (they even have a drive-thru), or you can stay and eat at the picnic tables located outside. There is no indoor seating. When we visited, there was one person working there, so it took a little while to get our snow cones. But they were made really well and looked picture perfect, so they were obviously made with care and attention.

It's a waste of time coming to this place. they have hours posted on the building they don't abide…read moreby it's 6:30pm on a Wednesday. They are suppose to be open until 8:00pm. lights tuned off, building closed..this is the 3rd time I have randomly came here and it was closed during business hours. Whoever is running this place is clearly doing it for a hobby, because they do not care about the time you waste to drive to this place just for it to be closed.

Taking trips to Hawaii doesn't happen as often as I wish it could. One of the many foods I missed…read morefrom HI was shaved iced. This is just a little roadside stand but it's making real Hawaiian shaved ice. They can do up to 4 flavors and add some condensed milk to it! If they had the toppings(like boba) or ice cream to add to the middle(oh, how I miss the lava flow ice cream) this would almost take me back to Hawaii.

Real shaved ice, not snow cones, need I say more. They also served it with ice cream kind of like…read moreMatsimoto in Oahu. We'll be back for sure

We had a swirl waffle cone and the Lazy Jack Sunday. It was good soft serve and quick service…read more There are picnic tables around where you can sit and see the river and enjoy.

Nice little ice cream shack on the boardwalk. Great for a hot day, nice variety of toppings…read more Classic flavors, on waffle cone or cup. I enjoyed vanilla soft serve on cone with coconut and coconut crisps.

Dropped in after dinner at Duck Dive. Too full for anything but we bought the "Sampler Box" on the…read morerecommendation of the creator of the box. Fantastic! What a great value for your money. You should definitely buy. Tomorrow we're getting shaved ice!!!

Super friendly experience, very good selection of flavors and the service was super good!…read more We highly recommend Bugs and we will be back.

These are really good, shaved ice mixed with ice cream? I had the Georgia Peach with sweetened…read morecondensed milk on top. It's really cheap, too - eight people for $30 toppings included. The outdoor play area is great, the kids loved it.

This place is awesome, lots of outdoor games for all! The shaved ice is non like you have ever had…read more ! Must try they have over 100 flavors My latest today was buttered beer with vanilla ice cream.

I had been looking forward to trying this cute little place out. I came in for a late lunch and…read morewas greeted right away. There were only two staff working but both were helpful and kind. I asked a lot of questions and the lady spent a lot of time with me. I ended up choosing the Kalbi with Hawaiian Cole slaw and macaroni salad. The portion size was big enough for three meals. I loved nori of the salads and the meat was good, too. The decor makes you heel like you are connected with Hawaii. The two locations, Hampstead and Hawaii- really cool. I really liked it there.

Staff were friendly and food was served quick. Seating inside and outside…read more Ordered Big island ono smoothie (pineapple, mango, lilikoi (passonfruit), POG (passionfruit, orange, guava)), Malasada coated with Li Hung Mui sugar (plum powder) and filled with guava, Macapuno waffle, Loco Moco, and Ube hush puppies. I liked everything except the smoothie. I don't know if it was the lilikoi or POG or both, but it had a strong artificial sweetener flavor for my taste. The Malasada was essentially a yeast doughnut with sugar sprinkled on top. The Macapuno waffle was soft, very sweet, and had a starchy like texture from the Ube. It was a little hard to eat since it would get crumbly when I tried to eat it with my fork. Served with dried toasted coconut flakes and lots of coconut whipped cream. Loco Moco was delicious. Gravy was already on the rice and not on the meat. Would be better if they gave extra gravy so I'll have to ask for that next time! They asked how I wanted my eggs cooked. I asked for medium, but it was cooked a little bit more than medium. Eggs were seasoned with nori komi furikake (Shirakiku brand/dried seaweed, black-and-white sesame seeds)- love! Ube hush puppies were the bomb. Crispy and sweet. Definitely worth a visit!

Enjoyed our shaved ice treats from Bahama Mama's! They had a huge board of flavors and lots of fun…read morecombos. There are also multiple sizes and the prices are good. It's a great place to grab a treat and take a beach stroll - the beach is steps away. Next trip we're trying the donuts!

Horrible serving sizes and over priced. Not even a professional business sized scooper like 5oz…read more The scoop size is use at home. You're telling me one tiny scoop is $5.00...... FIVE.... First & last time

Love this place. Came here 5 out of the 7 days. Amazing shaved ice!!! Love this place. Hands…read moredown best shaved ice

My family and I loved this place! The putt putt is fun and the Snowballs (shaved ice) is amazing!…read moreWe all loved the tigers blood flavor. Also, the owner was great. We visited this place every night for a week!

Wow! Just wow!! We moved from MN to NC last week. And drove by this place and today we checked it…read moreout. We needed a little refreshing treat after a long day of unpacking and this place definitely hit the spot! There is SO many flavors to choose from. Italian ice and 'SnoBalls'. We are familiar with with shaved ice where we are from but tonight we wanted the very very thin ones which is snowballs. Italian ice to me is a thicker heavier shaved ice. I was taking pics and the owner Margie came out to see if we had any questions. I assume we looked confused as there was 2 different kinds of choices of shaved ice. She explained the difference and we did indeed make the right choice :) she was SO nice and friendly. When I'm telling you this, I'm not lieing. What a gem!!! She even let us try the Italian ice which was amazing as well. I even joked in a few years my son should get a job here ;) it's a laid back atmosphere with tables, bean bag game/cornhole. We all agreed we LOVED it and it is amazing. We will become regulars for sure!! Thank you Margie for being so sweet and welcome. See you soon!

So good. Like childhood in a cup. This is soft melt in your mouth like snow ice w amazing flavors…read more On a hot day or even a cold one it can't be beat. Margie, the owner, is a delightful ray of sunshine. My son, sister and I loved it!!!

The options are somewhat limited but the soft serve is wonderful! Watch out if you have kids…read morebecause soft serve melts fast, bring some wipes too as extra napkins were hard to come by here. We went back multiple times on our stay though, our kids loved the flavored ice and we enjoyed the soft serve! It's a small outdoor spot with limited seating so be ready to enjoy your treat while standing.

This place was a good little late night snack place! Was in walking distance to our air bnb and we…read moreenjoyed it!