We were visiting Big Island from Oahu for the 3rd time since January and decided to stop at this ice cream shop last Saturday. Ice creams were really good, I got coconut and pineapple and my two sons cookies n creme. We asked for the bathroom key AFTER getting our ice creams. The bathrooms are located outside the shop on the side of the building. First, they only provided a key for the women's bathroom and not for the men, secondly, and very classless they sent a boy, around 10yrs old to follow us all the way to the bathroom. This boy waited next to the bathroom until I came out and then proceeded to walk, in front of us, back to the shop, constantly looking back. Really??? Why send a boy to follow us??? What are we gonna do? Take a toilet back home?? We were satisfied with the ice cream flavors and that disgusting attitude ruined the experience. Why? Because we were Latinos and not Asians? We've been living in Oahu for almost 9 years and we were NEVER been discriminated against before. We're decent people and even after experiencing that disgusting attitude we returned the key and left the place with...
Read moreOn a rainy Saturday morning, my cravings for a milkshake compelled me to stop in and check this cute little cafe out. As I stepped out of the gloom, I was warmly greeted by a lovely young lady with planty of Aloha Spirit. This shop carries Tropical Dreams and Roselani ice creams which are both made in Hawaii. I had a really tough time choosing a flavor because there were so many that sounded incredible. However, I went with Kona Mud Pie and was not disappointed! My shake was the perfect consistency and had plenty of satisfying coffee flavor without being too sweet. I also had a chance to browse the locally crafted jewelry and artwork and found it all to be quite pretty and reasonably priced. Mahalo for the...
Read moreA bit of a ‘hole in the wall’, but, in my opinion, that automatically takes it several notches above a cookie cutter chain… Very friendly service, generous portions, and delicious/unique ice cream.
In fact, I don’t generally consume sugar. This stop was my family’s idea, and I was prepared to abstain until I saw the Kona coffee mud pie and purple sweet potato. Where else are you going to get those...
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