Was on a Costco run and stopped by here. All homemade with tons of fresh fruits. Owners took time…read moreto explain the menu and were so great. Never rushed us even when it was closing time. I definitely will come back and try the creamier flavors.

I've lived here for 6 years now and this is the best shaved ice I've had! Very high quality, using…read morelocal items, with fair pricing. The staff are amazing and you can tell how passionate they are about their art and work. Highly recommend!

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!!

Ice cream is always good:) They have a good variety of unique flavors. I do recommend their Mais…read moreCon Yelo, which is like Halo-Halo, just with corn! You can customize your ice cream with toppings and sauces. There isn't much of a wait but it's usually two elder ladies working when I go but they are very quick with it! But it does get busy during lunch time and after school hours. There is ample seating indoor and outdoor and it does get pretty cold inside lol. Also, a whole lot of FREE parking. Dillingham is currently under construction but you are now able to make a left turn into the lot.

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.

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.

In our office, food is often discussed where we share information with each other. Samurai was…read morebrought up by my colleague who sits in front of me and was going to head over. Another colleague and I jumped at the opportunity to tag along on a Friday early afternoon. Located down Umi Street not too far from neighboring New City Nissan on N King Street, Samurai moved to their current location in 1995 serving Maui style sherbet, popcorn and other local snacks. They also expanded to Samurai Snacks Aiea for an impressive 20+ years before closing its doors in May 2023. We arrived shortly after lunch time where we pondered at the menu wondering what to get. It's not fancy here at Samurai - - the storefront is basic and nothing fancy with a few seats patrons can sit on if they decide to eat their treats on premise. Morale has been low at the office so I decided to get some convenient prepackaged 4oz assorted Samurai cups to cheer up the staff. My colleagues also picked up some bags of buttered popcorn with mochi crunch and furikake for an informal office party to welcome the much needed weekend. Because we were already there, we also got some soft serve cups to cool down before heading back to the office. My colleagues had the classic strawberry and blue vanilla swirl and I selected the mango. My colleagues enjoyed their selection but the mango didn't live up to my expectations. The color was vibrant and enticing but sadly the mango flavor did not come through. Each cup came with a sugar roll cookie that was delicious. After our cold treat we headed back to the office with our surprise for our colleagues where it was a big hit. There were many happy faces standing in line grabbing some popcorn and a 4-oz cup of Samurai. Overall, a much better experience with Samurai that's deserving of an update with higher marks. It has been noted in my books to stick to flavors I'm already aware of and avoid trying new ones for that possible disappointment that often happens to me.

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.

Every time I'm here I make sure to hit this place…read moreChichidango was so soft almost melts Also tried the peanut butter mochi The people are always polite and helpful Love the old school feel no need to be a Fancy the product does all the work for them

this is so good I order the wintermelloj tea and it's a balance of sweet and bitter but more on the…read moresweet side and the snowshoes are very good! the business has the best service and the employees are so nice and the food truck travels to schools, events, and everywhere! I would highly recommend for a sweet treat

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!

All of the food here is tasty and fresh. These are new owners (as of 2025), and the quality of the…read morefood has improved from its previous owners. The place is clean, there are a couple of tables to sit at if you want to eat there and the staff is quick and friendly. I ordered the Matsumoto Bento, which was delicious and WHAT A DEAL! For $15.52 (CC Price) you get six proteins (fried chicken - one of their specialties, shrimp, tempura, hotdog, spam, egg, omelette, teriyaki beef), ume musubi, and chow fun. I read somewhere that the fried chicken and chow fun are both of the items that they're most known for, but honestly, all of it was delicious! I don't usually like teriyaki beef from restaurants or takeout places because it's either too salty or the meat is tough. This teriyaki beef is seasoned with just the right amount of sweet and salty and the meat is very tender. I recommend choosing one of their bentos if you haven't been here before. You'll get to try a lot of items and it's a better deal than buying each item individually, especially if you're not sure what you want to try. Also, all of the prices that are listed on their menu are the prices if you pay with a credit card. If you pay with CASH it is 3.7% cheaper - so even more of a deal if you take that route. I also ordered bentos for a memorial service/celebration of life. It wasn't a huge order (18 bentos), but they were very accommodating because they were willing to make it for us on a Sunday (they are usually closed) for us to pick up at 6:30 in the morning. It was difficult to find a place that was willing to do that for us. Most other places required a minimum of 50 bentos and the earliest pick up time was 10 AM. We are having a beach service at sunrise on the other side of the island so without the kindness and willingness of Vanessa (one of the owners) to do this for us, I have no idea how I was going to pull this off. Vanessa, Jay (the other owner) and their staff all truly embody the Aloha Spirit!

This hidden gem is located on Gulick Street. Right across the street from Gulick Delicatessen…read more You'll have to find street parking, which is limited. This okazuya has a variety of food choices from musubis, noodles, fried rice, teri beef, shoyu chicken. The fried chicken and shrimp tempura is definitely a must! They offer bento options and daily plates. The shop is clean with air conditioning. Tables to sit at if you want to there. Support local and go check them out!

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.