After hiking at the national park and getting back really late due to several storms, this was the…read moreonly place open on the village for last minute shopping and to get some food. There's an ABC store here, a pricey market and a deli. We got some burgers that were just ok with overcooked fries and some groceries for our suite because we were cooking breakfast at the hotel. They have a decent selection here.

Island Gourmet Market is the high end of ABC Stores. This is a small scale market offering…read moregroceries, souvenirs, meat and seafood, sushi, and a bakery. We purposely stopped in for the poke bowls. We chose the $12.99 poke bowl. 1/4 lb. Very fresh. So fresh we got poke bowls to go twice. Each time we chose 1/4 lb which was very satisfying. Choice of: Poke Two toppings One sauce Located at Queens Marketplace in Waikoloa. Plenty of parking spaces although very busy.

Got the beef rib pho for ~$32 (15% service fee for dine-in) and it was incredible! The food came…read moreout within 5 minutes so I think they have them kind of ready since many people order it. One bowl was more than enough for my husband and I to share. The broth was soothing, hot and comforting. Leans slightly on the saltier side which I liked. The beef rib itself was tender and delicious. Ambiance is.. not the nicest. Kind of cold and uncomfortable, no soft cushions or lighting or anything. But we were just there for the food so it's fine.

Found this place as it was open late and we had just got off a 6hr plane ride. Service was alright…read more We ordered two items: Crispy calamari - 2/5 - the sauces were good, like typical takoyaki sauces. The calamari itself had a lot of breading and there wasn't much calamari taste to it. It was mostly just crunchy + sauce flavor. Beef rib curry - 4/5 - the curry itself was pretty good, good flavor, well seasoned and goes really well with rice. The beef ribs were also very tender. A bit fatty in some areas but fell off the bone pretty easily. Hack: we put the fried noodles from under the crispy calamari into the curry and it was really good - slightly crispy and soaked up the curry. Only complaint for this dish was there wasn't enough rice to go with all the curry!

Found this place off of YouTube. I was highly excited to try their boba. When you walk in, the…read moredecoration inside is super cute. The fake cherry blossom tree and the angel wings are definitely social lures. We came here on a weekday evening. It was very busy! There was only one cashier and he was the one who puts the order together as well. We took pictures and I did a video as we waited. It was a very long wait. I think we were 3rd in line after a couple, and the 2nd was a couple with 3 children. After waiting for over 10 mins, we decided to sit down. We noticed there were 2 other groups already seated and waiting before our line started. Mid wait, another 2 groups came in. The cashier attended to them and continued to fill orders. He did great for the amount of people he had to serve. We ordered the brown sugar tea with boba. It was very bland! I mean like milk with some sprinkles of sugar lol the boba had no taste and they were small boba balls. I was disappointed. I gave the extra star for the decor.

Cute boba place. Conveniently located up the street from our hotel. Drinks were delicious and the…read moreambiance was definitely photo worthy. Since it was our first time, we asked the cashier for suggestions on their top ordered drinks. I enjoyed my pineapple passion tea. Refreshing on a hot day.

Had the much talked about Ube Milkshake! Exceeded my expectations, and what a huge portion. The…read morestaff provided excellent and quick service and great location nearby my hotel. Clean and bright store and great ambiance all around. Look forward to coming back to try the Croffles and Bubble Waffles!

Service was super friendly!! When we walked in around 8:20, they were empty. However, we took a few…read moreminutes to figure out what we wanted, and they filled up real quick! The girls working were so helpful and worked hard to get orders out quickly. I ended up ordering the Thai milk tea with oat milk. Forgot to customize my sweetness level. Although in retrospect I think keeping regular milk would've complimented the Thai tea more. My friend had the tiger milk tea at 75% sweet which has jasmine tea in it. I thought it was good, but still pretty sweet. Boba was slightly hard and chewy, but it was still cooked through and through. Definitely recommend going down in sweetness regardless, unless you like things super sweet.

Shoutout to Tea O'clock an absolute 10/10 in every way. Their handcraft boba teas are mind blowing…read moreand tasty. The owners, Ryan and Arlene, are among the kindest, most genuine people you'll ever meet. If you haven't swung byyoure missing out on pure magic happening in a cup.

Best boba on the island - handcrafted boba is so good, owners are awesome, super helpful, and…read morepatient, and the place is super clean - definitely worth the trip!

My dad wanted a fresh coconut, located on the main road across the pier and water is this Superbees…read moreKona coconut, juice, and honey stand. There are different types of coconuts to get and order, my dad wanted a young one with meat. The worker JD was super helpful and friendly and opened up the coconuts fresh right there. If you get a whole coconut you can come back and he can open it up and scrape out the meat for you and turn it into another drink. It was pretty heavy my walk back but it was so good and refreshing. They also have other smoothies like pineapples, avocado, and grapefruit juices. Great spot to grab a coconut, chill, or walk around the strip and enjoy the views and sunset.

On our yearly visit to Hawaii and my husband wanted a fresh pineapple. Normally we drive to Uma Uma…read morefor the pineapple whip served inside the pineapple but they were out. On our way back we stopped at a street coconut vendor who called this guy to see if he had any pineapples available still.. he did. It was so sweet and delicious. The guy running the stand was super nice and gave great service. It's a small spot located sandwiched between other businesses but it's on the main road facing the ocean. Support local!!!

Stopped by this place to get our boba fix on Wednesday afternoon. It was lively with lots of people…read morebut there was no line. Service was quick and drinks came out pretty fast. We enjoyed their boba and the taste of the smoothies were super fresh and sweet! Must stop by this place for their boba.

Really good boba and shave ice. Plenty of parking and outdoor seating. Friendly and efficient…read moreservice. Prices were reasonable. Walking distance to many shops and restaurants.

We stopped by here last night for dinner around 7 pm. It really is like dining at someone's home…read morekitchen! Our server was kind, she made a few suggestions. Food is Asian-local fusion. I ordered the meat Jun and furikake chicken combo plate with Mac salad which I enjoyed. However, the furikake chicken had a lot of pieces that felt like just skin or batter, only a handful of pieces that were real chunks of chicken. Mac salad was good. Meat Jun was about average. My mom had the kalbi and Korean chicken combo plate which she was not impressed with. She thinks it might've been overcooked or refried. She says she would not order again. Also should note that the seafood menu is not fresh caught, if that's what you're looking for. Otherwise, for the prices it's worth a stop!

Best food so far while vacationing on the Big Island…read more There are variety of food on the menu, most if not all with large portion of protein, palatable, and best of all, it was affordable. Here, you can feed the picky eater with a cheese burger and order of onion rings while dining with someone wanting Chinese or Asian flavor while you have a plate of local Hawaiian dish. It feels like a casual Hawaiian diner. We parked our car on the back, had decent amount of parking. There are indoor and outdoor dining area. Plus, the server was attentive.

This market was a blast. Everybody was super friendly and nice and holy guacamole. Did you see the…read moresize of those avocados? I will say everyone was super friendly and kind. I was happy to get to try a couple of samples from some of the vendors and some educated me on a lot of different things that I didn't know about the island. There are multiple species that you don't ever see outside of Hawaii or often at least. Was happy to know that I'll never see an avocado of this size in Alaska, but it still made me sad because it did taste delicious.

Amazing fruit and veggies available Beautiful flowers and…read moreplants Huge and will take a nice portion of the day. Very clean

Stumbled upon this spot. I'm from Colorado so I only get it when I'm on the islands. This is…read morearguably the best shaved ice I've ever had. So soft.

Great location right next door to Longs Drugs. Nice little stand. So many flavors to choose from,…read moresometimes it's hard to make a decision. Teas and drinks along with limited food options but they are known for the shaved ice and drinks. Many drinks can come with jelly, boba or popping boba. Quick service. There are also picnic tables near by to sit at and they are covered if there happens to be a little bit of rain.