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    Surfing Monkey Shave Ice

    3.6 (18 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Kylie P.

    Very meh. Really wouldn't recommend when there are SO many other amazing shave ice spots in the area. While conveniently located by the Kihei shops, the shave ice just ain't it. Very icey, too much syrup, almost no ice cream (despite paying an extra 3.50 for it) and overpriced. They also got one of our orders wrong and had a very "oh well" response. It was still refreshing on a hot day but ranked last on our list of shave ice places we tried in the area.

    Small - Blue Vanilla, Mango, Li Hing Mui
    Jess B.

    This is a small stand that can be seen when driving down the road. We had to wait a little bit but there was only one person working and several people in line. The worker was moving pretty quickly and was very nice The ice itself is okay. I'm usually looking for a softer/smoother texture and this was almost there. It was a little icier than I wanted but not so much that it was off-putting. There are quite a few flavors. In the end, I decided to get their blue vanilla, mango, and li hing mui. It was a good combo and the flavors were good but not too sweet. I liked that they had the li hing mui powder available on the counter so that you could put as much as you want without an extra charge. The potions are also quite big for the price. It was good overall but not my favorite.

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    Sarah J.

    Best dole whip on the island! They use an actual pineapple and mix it with ice cream. The dole whip was so creamy and delicious! We got in line and as the worker was making the dole whip, a whole bunch of people got behind us in line, so this place is very popular. Since this is just a walk up stand, it's more of a grab and go type vibe. If you see a Surfing Monkey, check them out!

    Small Passion Fruit and Guava
    Lon H.

    We were looking to cool-off and stopped at Surfing Monkey Shave Ice in Kihei recently on our trip to Maui. This space used to be occupied by Local Boyz Shave Ice, but it's now under new management. They offer two sizes of shave ice and use homemade syrups. You can choose from a wide variety of syrups. We ordered three smalls and they don't skimp on their portions. My son had a small Passion Fruit & Guava, my wife had a small Mango & Guava and I had a small Pineapple and Passion Fruit. They give you a good amount and the syrups were refreshing. The young lady was friendly and courteous. It was a good way to cool-down.

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    6 months ago

    All ice and syrup and no icecream or toppings in their shave ice. Average taste. Not worth the stop. Can't compare to Ululani's.

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    5 months ago

    Guy super nice good shaved ice long line tho really good go here if you can it has a good flavors

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    2 years ago

    We had the tropical heaven shaved ice. It was very average shave ice. The ice is not shaved finely enough.

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    2 years ago

    Quick fix if you need shave ice with flavored syrup. Typical shave ice stand in the area

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    2 years ago

    The dole whip was amazing. It wasn't just soft serve, but was made with fresh pineapple in each order. Yum!

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    3 years ago

    Lovely place. Great staff we had a fun time . Had good flavor combinations and will be back.

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