Reviews for Waiola Shave Ice in Honolulu, HI
The ice is shaved perfectly soft and fine. Always consistent. Parking is available and there?s benches and picnic tables... outside to sit. Read more
i?ve been going to waiola shave ice for almost 60 years. this time, when my grandson came to visit, we got up the store 4 times... in a week. positives: TONS of flavors and combos to choose from. line moves smoothly. employees are courteous negatives: nowhere near enough syrup. consistently receive shaved ice with half the syrup needed. this wasn?t a one off. we tried itagain and again, very inconsistent amount of syrup. kid size ok. large only ok 1 out of 20 shave ices prices just ok onlyONE sugar free flavor. come on! after all this time, gonna go search for a new place. i?m bummed. Read more
Super refreshing on a hot sunny day! I'd recommend choosing some unique fruit flavours. I chose guava and lilikoi (passion... fruit) topped with condensed milk. The wait can be long -- when we went, there was only one person operating the store. Read more
SOFT & melt in your mouth shave ice! Locals call it "shave ice" ! Yes it is syrup on shaved ice. Waiola does it right~ it's... finely shaved , soft and with a perfect amount of syrup+ ice ratio. Consistent and classic. A large order is $5.00 and perfectfor 1 person. You can select 2 syrup flavors. And they really have every flavor you can imagine. I really like the matcha creamand haupia (coconut) mixed together! The flan bowl is a must try if you like custard. Seating: ample outdoor seating available.Some shaded, some not Parking: there are 5 stalls along the shop available. People usually don't stay too long. I would suggestwalking or riding your bike if you have trouble finding a stall available. Cute little souvenir shop where you can buymerchandise to remember your visit. Read more
Waiola has the softest, fluffiest ice!! They even know the texture is different and they ask you to wait a few minutes so the... syrup can soak (but if you can't wait, you can come back and ask for my syrup)! They also have a fun topping called lilikoicream! Plenty of outdoor seating and a small parking lot! This is a great spot for shave ice! Read more
Needed something refreshing after a hike at Diamond Head and this spot was pretty close. So glad I stopped by it as the shaved... iced I got was amazing. I got the passion fruit strawberry and the colors were so pretty. The flavors didn't taste artificial atall. There was ice cream in the middle which took it to a whole new level. They have a little merch shop and I purchased a totebag from them as their logo is so cute. Would recommend this place especially after a long hike. There was outdoor seating anda decent amount of parking in the area. Read more
Waiola Shave Ice has the fluffiest ice, out of all the shave ice places I?ve tried. Its ice is perfect, even magical; it?s so... soft and melts immediately when your tongue presses on it, without any coarse specks. However, the flavors are relativelystandard with nothing too notable. Read more
Their shave ice is very good in fact, unfortunately, their workers attitude impacted on this delicious shave ice, depending on... who you are, they add less syrup on your shave ice, which makes the shave ice good looking outside, nothing inside. This hasgreatly reduced its taste. Most importantly, they were having a bad attitude on me when I was ordering! I hope this never happenagain. Read more