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    Uncle's Shave Ice

    4.1 (185 reviews)
    ModerateShaved Ice, Desserts
    Closed 12:00 pm - 6:00 PM

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    Jan S.

    Wonderful time at Uncle's Shaved Ice yesterday. Met awesome Ethan, who opened the door early, since we were there at 11:50stalking the place (but they open at 12:00), and he called to us with a big smile, "Hui! You coming in?" He had us four aunties cracking up from the get go. Shave ice was delicious, flavor combos were so Ono, especially with ice cream and snow cap drizzle. But the winner was talking story with Ethan, and our new friend, Derek and his gramma Lisa, as we admired Derek's blue lips and tongue from his shave ice! Stopping here made our day, deeeelicious & refreshing shave ice, wonderful customer service, and a chance to chill, talk story, and enjoy new friends. Thank you Ethan, good luck in school (remember what we need in Kauai)...and thank you Derek (aka Sonic) and Lisa! Did I mention shave ice was super soft & very refreshing? Go get em, and make new friends too!

    Honey toast
    Ricardo P.

    Came to Uncle's Shave Ice on the first day of our recent Kauai visit. My wife really wanted to try out the honey toast because of pictures she found online. The pictures do not do enough justice on just how big the toast is. Easily can feed 4 people. The flavor was good, especially with the Macadamia nut ice cream. I do wish though that the bread was softer.

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    Alyssa O.

    was recommended to come here by our tour guide from KBC. service was absolutely amazing. my family of 26 came here all together and the server did great and taking our orders and making them. shaved ice was delish and refreshing. while the shop it's charming, it's cute!

    Island nectar
    Kelcie E.

    We enjoyed this small shave ice place located in Lihue near the Costco and Safeway. Service was friendly and quick. The shave ice was so soft and fluffy. We ordered the island nectar and it was really refreshing. Loved the texture from the macadamia nut ice cream as well. There are a few benches around the corner to sit and enjoy your shave ice and lots of parking.

    Nancy C.

    Small store located in a modern mini mall. Coming in it's very small and tight. No seating inside but there are outside tables and benches within the mall area. There's only one staff holding down the forte taking orders and preparing the dessert. We ordered a mango and coconut shave ice with fresh pineapple. It was refreshingly tasty and delicious. They have daily/manager's specials. Definitely be back next time we visit!

    Lilikoi, blue hawaiian, and ube with vanilla ice cream and red bean at the bottom. The lilikoi topping was the best part though!
    Allyson D.

    This spot is a little hard to find the entrance- it's on the exterior side of the shopping center on Nuhou St side. We visited this place twice! Both guys working there were friendly and engaged us with conversation. On the first visit, azuki beans ran out so I was bummed. The second time, they had some and was happy! The lilikoi topping was absolutley the best. He offered it to us since we were getting lilikoi flavor.

    Toppings and unders pricing
    Gerald L.

    Went to Uncle's Shave Ice near the Safeway and Verde restaurant. It was a little expensive at $7 for the basic size with syrup flavoring because the bowl was not that big. This is the base price; there's no price signage so maybe this is useful info. And it's $1.50 more for a topping and $2.50 more for ice cream. My new favorite shave ice trick is to get it with ice cream and my Blue Hawaiian (coconut flavor with macadamia nut ice cream) was damn good. We also had one with vanilla and Ube flavoring, no ice cream, and Haupia cream topping. I would not recommend Ube; it tastes kind of strange. And stick with the coconut flavoring instead of vanilla if you're pairing Haupia cream. Nice little pre-dinner snack. No indoor seating but there's a bench/table right outside.

    Pineapple traditional simple Shaved ice
    Karen M.

    People so nice here and so helpful. Many choices. For first time glad that my husband is simple.

    You can't buy happiness, but you can buy shave ice.
    Ben F.

    Very tasty. It started out great. Got a little boring in the middle and ended up being one of the tastiest things I've ever eaten. Somehow the combination of shave ice and ice cream is out of this world and I don't know why this isn't more of a thing in Texas. Four stars because seating could be better, it was a little sticky from previous customers. But the service was friendly, and the portions were big.

    Chuck D.

    Uncle's Shave Ice was good but not great shave ice... We were recently on Kauai for 2 weeks and out of those 14 days, we had shave ice 7 of those days. Ha! We pretty much know where to get good shave ice on the island. We just love it as a perfect, cool and refreshing treat. We had seen Uncle's on our first trip to the island in 2019 but never got to try it. And when we were on Kauai again in 2020 for 2 weeks, the stars just didnt align. This year, we made a point to try it. With its location in the same general plaza as Domino's and not too far from Safeway, it was easy to get to. I went with a small ($5.50) with lilikoi, lychee and pineapple. You can choose up to 3 flavors. The lady got a small but went with pineapple and coconut plus a snow cap ($1.50)... We both liked our shave ices but they werent as good as some of the other ones on the island. The add ons at $1.50 each was a little steep also, IMO. Compared to the other places and considering the other places use natural fruit syrups, Uncle's isnt as competitive for me, taste wise. The ice was still smooth so that was great. My flavors were still good. It just wasnt great like the other places we go to. They also serve honey toast, caramel apples and frozen bananas. Customer service was ok.

    Large Lilikoi/coconut and pineapple shave ice

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    They make a pretty decent shave ice. Pricey as all heck. I mean it's ice and flavoring people. Come on... Still a pretty decent shave ice...

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    Jason was very kind and helpful! He went out of his way to ensure we enjoyed the experience for our last night on the island!

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    Mahalo! We are so grateful for your feedback!

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    Thanks Brian! We love macadamia ice cream also :)

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    Lame ram out of bread for a honey toast. So I didn't get anything they need to get it together

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    Tried to go here and the open sign was on but it was closed. The hours said it should be open until 6p but at 4:20p both doors were locked.

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    Pretty disappointed. Don't up at 530 on a Friday and what do we see..... The workers locking the doors. Closing time is 6pm.

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