This place is so good! I recommend the shakes because they're a good size and easy to carry around…read morewhen you're walking in the mall. I like their gelato too - they give you a free cookie in addition to the gelato but I noticed when you get it it's really frozen so it's hard to eat. Shake is the one to get for sure. On the other hand - their stuff makes great gifts so I recommend them :)

If you need omiyage for friends, family, visitors -- I highly recommend this place! Im often here…read moreduring those gift-giving times of the years as all their products are high-quality, fresh, amazingly packaged, and decently priced. They have gift baskets and gift packaging options available. They have a display case full of chocolates to try. Best of all, especiay if youre shopping here on a good day, they have fresh chocolate covered strawberries available for purchase!

Have you heard about the new snack fad?…read more My sister told me about gummy bears with chopped up lemon peel. Sounds weird, right? She described it and I watched a video on YouTube as to how to make it. Seemed like a lot of work to chop up the lemon strips, so I was looking for a pre-made package. The Snack Lab had some in two sizes! Located at Ohana Hale Marketplace, The Snack Lab is one of the many vendors in this air conditioned venue. When you enter the front door, go straight ahead towards the stage, then turn right at the last aisle. The Snack Lab will be on your right. There were many varieties of snacks including flavored popcorn and Freeze-dried Skittles. Try some! Get some Lemon Peel Gummy Bears, too, since you're there! Notes: service is pleasant and helpful. Parking is free. Restroom is convenient - just get the code from one of the vendors!

You had me at Choco :)…read more My Darling Angel gifted me with a custom 3-piece set because we know I don't want to over indulge...With much self control, I just reversed my pre diabetes! Anyway, on to my rewarding satisfaction of carefully hand crafted artisan dark chocolate. As timing should have it, their seasonal flavored truffle was Hibiki. Wow! Just wow! Big bold robust whiskey taste in this one. My Darling Angel knows I like coffee and Earl Grey, so those were the other two truffles in this custom gift set. So smooth! So creamy! So delicious! Thank you Choco Le'a for bringing peace to the world, one chocolate at a time. Seriously, we all need this!

Parking can be challenging, in fact, super challenging. We went on a Saturday (the only day we…read morecould go) and there was no street parking. We saw some people illegally parked on the street right on the corner, but they didn't care, they would brave a citation just for these amazing treats! I am sure the neighbors who live across from this place think this is a massive headache, to have such a popular chocolate place right in their own neighborhood - either that, or a blessing, since they can just walk right across! There are 4 tiny stalls in the driveway in the front of the Doggie Bakery and this place, but it looks far too challenging to get in and out and onto the main street, which is insanely busy on a weekend. We parked in the neighboring lot and purchased something from another business just so we could get some chocolates here. If the parking situation were better, I'd come back. I purchased the Hokkaido Soft Serve (weekends only, I think), it was delicious but I was expecting more fatty mouthfeel for something that was labeled as "Hokkaido". It was lighter than I was expecting. The chocolates, on the other hand, were fabulous and worth every, expensive, penny. By the way, who the heck nowdays says "worth every penny"? Probably old folks like me who knew what a penny was, and now due to inflation and the Federal Reserve nixxing the penny, it's probably worth 0.0012 cents now. Rainbow Shave Ice - it really does taste like shave ice! I came here mainly for this, as I've heard the hype and the hype is real! Hibiki Whisky Chocolate - nice and lovely. Dubai Chocolate - with gold leaf and everything. The Dubai craze is insane. This was good, but the least of my favorites. Six chocolates + one soft serve = $30.

Staff was so kind and explaining the history of their establishment and the process of making the…read morechocolate. Chocolate samples are absolutely to die for would come back time and time again.

Thanks for the sweet bites at yelps Passport to SALT. It was such a great experience and the…read morechocolate was delicious.

Oh my goodness soooo delicious!!!…read more They cheese is so flavorful against the sweet bread. The sugar is well dissolved (rather than being grainy in others' enseymadas) and adds to the creaminess of it all. And so many different flavor options! Hope I get to try more soon.

I saw their booth at the Food and New Products Show. These are not your usual ensaymadas as these…read morehave contemporary toppings and fillings. I tried two types, the ube and coffee banana almond. They come individually wrapped in clear plastic which is good and bad. Nice that you do not have to worry about them getting jostled and toppings mixing together. On the bad side you do lose a little of the topping that sticks on the plastic when you take it off. Both flavors were good with a light, airy and creamy topping. They both had some filling inside and I wouldn't wait to eat them as I can imagine the bread might get dry. They definitely were a fancier version of the normal butter or cheese ensaymada! The price is higher but I think they are worth it. They have many flavors to try so you are bound to find something you'll like.

My daughter took me to lunch recently and after lunch, we went to the Cookie Lady's shop. I haven't…read morebought cookies from there since they moved from Waipahu! I bought my husband's favorite, Peanut Butter Cookies and Almond Cookies. They were so onolicious! If you're ever in the area they're located on Sheridan Street, do stop by and look at all the cookies available that they make and sell!

I was in the shopping mall picking up sandwiches from Li's Banh Mi. The wait was about 29 minutes…read moreso I walked around the building and saw The Cookie Lady. I like all types of cookies, shall, big, thin, thick, soft or crunchy. The Cookie Lady is primarily a thin and very crunchy cookie. I picked out two bags of cookies: Oatmeal Raisin ($11.50 per bag) and a bag of imperfect cookies which slightly less expensive ($8.50 per bag). The imperfect cookies were chocolate chip cookies. They are nice and crunchy, sweet and very small chocolate chips so you don't really taste them. The oatmeal cookies were thin, crunchy and sweet. I couldn't really taste the oatmeal. I liked the crunchiness and sweetness of both cookies. If you like thin and crunchy cookies, The Cookie Lady is definitely a cookie shop you will want to try.

A must visit for anyone visiting the islands or locals on island. Big island candies at Ala Moana…read moreis located on the first floor near the center stage. You're always greeted with samples at the door, usually a cookie and a chocolate sample. Their chocolate and cookies are made out of Hilo Hawaii and flown to Oahu. Locally made and always fresh. They have an assortment of treats such as macadamia nut shortbread cookies dipped in various chocolates, brownies, rocky road chocolates, macadamia nut chocolates, pineapple manju, chocolate mints and cute gift sets as well. I have a relative that needs to watch her sugar intake and they have excellent no sugar added brownies, cookies and macadamia nut chocolates. For myself, I love everything here but my favorites are the dark and milk chocolate dipped shortbread cookies and macadamia nut chocolates. These are fantastic gifts to buy if visiting the islands. i buy treats from here to bring as gifts when visiting folks outside of Hawaii and often buy them for myself to eat!

My favorite cookie shop in Hawaii!! I personally think their quality is way better than Honolulu…read moreCookie Company and am so glad there's a location in Oahu. They give out samples as you enter, and you can always ask to try other things as well. They also have a rewards program. For every $5 spent, you get a little stamp. I feel like they're pretty liberal with their stamps and round up. Once you complete the card, you get $5 off or you can opt for a cooler bag. Boxes are always very cute and they seem to have frequent collabs with other businesses.

I'm happy that I was able to come here recently to get a cupcake because they usually close out or…read moresell out early. I came here after my dentist appt and there were only few red velvet cupcakes left so I bought one. Their cupcakes are so yummy and moist.

First time here, apparently cup cake is their specialty. I'm really not a pastry person. But…read morewhen I tasted the mint chocolate chip frosting....it was light and delicious. The cup cake was very moist too. We be trying their Red Velvet cup cake soon, one of their best seller. They been in business for 20years. If I recall....I think they won best cup cake on the Food Network. Located in Restaurant Row. Aloha, Derek