Shaka Shaka Tea Express — Restaurant in Honolulu

On Monday 10/14 at around 8:30pm, my friend and I were craving smoothies after a workout. When we got there, there were no customers. We got the mango smoothie and strawberry milk smoothie, and when we tried it as we were leaving the store, it tasted bland and watered down. We went back to store to see if it could be saved, and the girl at the register was sweet and apologetic and tried adding sugar but when we tried it again it still tasted the same, like sugary iced water, very little fruit flavor. So the girl tried to check with lady in the back if it could be remade, but that lady seemed unhappy and offended when we told them it tasted like water. She started yelling to the worker and saying not possible and also said “shen jing bing” which is “psycho” in mandarin and I’m insinuating it’s toward us because we’re the only ones in the room. The girl at register tried her best to help out and they tried to add more mango in my smoothie but ultimately it tasted the same.

I used to come here frequently several years ago and their drinks were good. Not sure what happened these past couple of years, but the quality has gone down dramatically. Safe to say, I am not coming here ever again. There are plenty of other stores that have good smoothies. I’d come here if you’re desperate for a mediocre watered...

Tried this place twice, but strawberry was ok and honey pineapple was terrible. Their straws are terrible and broke if u apply any small pressure from any direction. I bought over 10 bags of treats from here, their nougets were expired 3 months n tasted terrible. Their labelling wasnt that clear and when I pointed it out to them they were rude. I recommend ice monster at the strip I almost quit boba because of this place but ice monster at the strip had tasty slushie and boba was way tastier, had good straws and employees professional...

I’ve come here on three separate occasions over the past two months and tried to use a gift card. Every single time they’ve said that the machine is down and I can’t use it. Seems pretty sketchy to sell gift cards that can’t be redeemed.

The bubble tea itself is just ok. Pretty fast service. The flavors are very hit or miss, so if you find one you like I recommend sticking with it. Or, you know, just go...