We were at Leonard's and saw this place from across the street and decided to check out this shaved…read moreice place that have a lot of reviews. I order the li hing flavor with ube ice cream and it was light and rich and creamy at the same time. Good space to sit and chill. They do have merch and a photo op. Service was good and the staff was friendly.

I was able to go on their grand opening and this is one of the places I'll always stop at when in…read moreWaimanalo. Their shave ice is perfection, I love how they get it to be smooth and not like ice chips type where I have had before. The flavors you can choose from and even the toppings. I got the broke da mouth shave ice which has mango and li hing mui, plus I added a scoop of ice cream. It hit the spot!!

Great food! My favorite food truck for an açaí bowl! Smoothies and shaved ice are fantastic!read more

So much food and so fresh. Didn't take too long for your order to be ready. Can't beat the view.read more

Owner and uncle was the best at my daughter's wedding at Wai Kai!!! Dole whip and shave ice was the…read morebomb!!! The set up was made for people to put their own shave ice flavors and the lines went fast!! Highly recommend them for any party or event!!! The truck blended in with our Hawaiian vintage vibe - don't miss out on Nalo Snow!!! And my family from Nalo - not related but that's how Nalo peeps show out - with the best!!! Pics coming when we get our wedding photographers pics back.

I've only had Nalo Snow when they are brought in to the state office for their Aloha United Way…read moreFundraiser. I have no idea where they are normally but I love this dole whip. The guy who runs it is the nicest person and is always super friendly. It could be pouring rain and people will still stand outside to grab dole whip from him. The prices are good and I'm glad that we dont have him at the office regularly or else I'd get this all the time.

This place has been here a long time. Its right off the main highway right next to 711…read more It an old style drive inn. Parking is in the front and back (maybe 15 spots). There is an old skool walk up ordering window that you order through. There is a dining area to the side of the window. It used to be an inclosed open patio and used to have a roof but now its more of an outside dining area half shade half sun. It's cool they have some scripture painted on the wall too. The kitchen is all screened in to prevent flies from coming into the kitchen so you know the food is safe. The food is your typical plate lunch burger fare. (Pic of menu) The portions are fair to huge and are a decent value. The food was good and the staff was cool. The only thing is...and I hope the owner or staff is reading this. I don't know why but there a lot of flies outside maybe from other issues close by I know it didnt effect the safety of the food but Please buy one of those fly bag traps From home depot to reduce flies outside. I think it would go a long way with aesthetics when dining outside!! Good safe food...fair pricing..good portions just control the flies outside.

I spent my next-to-last day in Hawaii traveling by car towards the Windward side of the island. The…read moreplan was to take a hike along the way to the coast and then just meander the various spots of gorgeousness of the coastline of that part of the island. The hike worked up my appetite, and so I searched Yelp for nearby places to grab a lunch. I had already been to Kailua, and so this time I wanted to work my way through rural Waimanalo Beach. One of the most interesting places that came up on my search was Keneke's. It served local food and had great reviews, and so I plugged it into my Apple Maps and headed to Waimānalo. My first impression of Keneke's was that it felt more like a place you'd find in the rural countryside of a Caribbean island or Latin American country. I hadn't seen that in Hawaii until I came across Keneke's. You know, the type of place that's been around for years and draws people from far and wide for their good, home-cooked food. As you can see from the picture of Keneke's, the red on the walls makes the place stand out, but everything else about it was a bit confusing. There were two or three windows to place your order...a walk-up kind of place, but it was hard to tell which one to approach. They had old-fashioned wood-frame screens over the windows, which were hard to see through, looking from the sunlight into darkness. And no one called out to me as I stood there, either. It wasn't until a woman inside one of the windows opened the screen and yelled out a customer's name, some young guy playing a ukulele, that I knew where to order. I stepped back from the window as she handed him his food. Finally, she asked me for my order. The woman was very businesslike, and not friendly at all. I placed my order, my first Hawaiian "Loco Moco" with a Dr. Pepper. I waited quite a while for my name to be called from inside the simple concrete, dining room. It was nice and shady, but there were a couple of pesky little flies looking for food. Even though the place was kind of icky and the people weren't so friendly, I was still looking forward to the Loco Moco. You could tell the food would be good from the activity. The place was busy the whole time I was there, so I knew the food was going to be fresh and good. Wow! And I say that in both a good way and a bad way! For those of you who don't know, Loco Moco consists of two hamburger patties served with an egg over white sticky rice and mac salad, all smothered in sumptious brown gravy. Delicious, but a heart attack waiting to happen! You see, good and bad. In all seriousness, the Loco Moco was fresh and tasty, but it was very filling and I couldn't even finish it, which is a shame. Tip: order the Small size! In the end, and knowing what to expect, I'd still stop back at Keneke's. Their food was delicious snd they had an extensive menu. Who knows, maybe next time I'll try their "two quarter-pound deluxe cheeseburgers." Or maybe I'll just have the salad.

My favorite Furikake Ahi (yellowfin tuna) Had lunch all the…read moreway at Waimanalo. I have not been here at Ono Steaks an Shrimp for a long time! So happy I was able to drive over today after work.

Wife and I happened on this place for a late lunch one day…read more It is counter service and the girl behind the counter was friendly and efficient. Answering our menu questions thoughtfully. The garlic shrimp and the coconut shrimp were good, but not stand-out - nothing special. It is in an older but clean building. The restrooms are in a separate building behind the restaurant and they too were old but clean.

I love their shave ice so much, I have the bowl at least once a week…read more Their coconut condensed milk topping is my favorite. It is so amazing that I truly enjoy their shave ice. Great people too. Located at Sea Life Park.

What a cool couple…read more.. Happen to find this vibrant trailer parked in the Kailua Shell gas station lot and had to show them some love. It seems like they're very new to the biz as they built their trailer from a flatbed with skill and creativity and it doesn't end there as this couple has thought it all thoroughly even from our beloved shaved ice. With lots of flavors to choose from the Cold Brew caught my eye as it sounds like the perfect midday snack and not too sweet as well. It comes with ice cream which sounds just perfectly amazing but declined because it sounds too heavy along with the choice of topping (chocolate, caramel or condensed milk) or all three lol which I got condensed milk. The shave ice is very fine not thick and chunky and she explained that there's a bit of room around the edge of the bowl as it starts to melt it will for a yummy slushy consistency which it does so it does require both spoon and straw to enjoy it thoroughly. The cold brew syrup is house made and is a nice mellow flavor I enjoyed along side the trailer as there are some shaded benches they provide for convenience. They also make smoked meat and baked goods though they can't sell them out of the respect for the shell station mart but do have them at the Lokahi Kailua Market on Sundays. Come find them and keep your cool right here. Thank you!

After attempting to get an acai bowl but the place being closed we stopped to see if Dave's had…read moreacai. They unfortunately were out of acai but we got some ice cream. Dave's ice cream is nostalgic for me since it's been around and a place I went since I was child. It was just how I remembered it to be and still had that same vibe. Good 'ol reliable! Had the hawaiian mud pie which was yummy!

Ice cream is actually good. Very creamy…read more Service? The lady was not pleasant. She shouldn't be selling and serving because she definitely downgrades the experience of getting ice cream, which should be fun, happy and playful. I can see what this is rated 3+ on Yelp. I'd pass and go somewhere else where you'd enjoy your ice cream way better.

BEST EVER PASTRAMI SANDWICH!!! It's SMOKED and they leave…read morejust a perfect amount of fat on there for the best flavor. Soooo tender! Please please, sell a Pastrami plate lunch, so ONO-LICIOUS! I always come here first thing off the plane.

Food is still good, as always. Still really like their Shoyu Poke Nachos. I usually don't eat out…read morejust coz it's pretty pricey. So when I am willing to buy more, it means it's really good. Recent months I would order 2 sets of Shoyu Poke Nachos (coz the poke ahi is really fresh!) and I'd request 1 set for the poke ahi and chips to be separated / put on the side ( to save it for the evening without wanton chips turning soggy.) But the aunty hasn't seem to appear too happy nor friendly with me asking for that so I haven't really look forward to buy it too much now when their food truck comes. :( I would see her laughing and being nice to other customers. Makes me nervous now when I buy from her. You know how after a long morning of work, you look forward the whole week, and just wanna enjoy the food you really like? But then as the paying customer, you also feel nervous for making a reasonable request that seems to piss the owner off? Huge Bummer. Maybe it's just me. There's always an uncle working quietly in the background and I truly appreciate him making effort to separate it for me. Maybe they can charge extra for requests like that? I would be willing to pay for it without the extra seeming unhappy attitude. :( Probably the last time I'd get from them. :(