Tobi's Poke & Shave Ice — Restaurant in Maui

I want to start with I've tried Hawaiian ice at several places as I drive through Maui. Toby's was excellent! I was very surprised that they not only had Hawaiian ice but also coffee and most importantly poke bowls and ceviche. I live in California and having fresh fish or eating sushi or poke bowls is a common occurrence, however, never have I seen it be created to order with such fresh fish. The results were amazing. Simple menu, they ask you what you want your ceviche made with or they ask you what flavors you want in your poke bowl and they cut the fish right then and there. They make it very fresh. They also have some really cool hats on a back row maybe a shelf of I don't know I'd say 25 different hats all of them really really cool. There's plenty of room to sit outside and people watch on their patio and they have one of those funny little picture taking types of setups where you can put your face into somebody else's body. So... if you're driving by to Mama's Fish House stop on your way back and get dessert there. If you go see the surfers at the North Shore stop and get an ice and if you need lunch or dinner great-great-great poke bowls. But I must say... The absolute winner is the ceviche we had ours made with coconut milk...

Cheap employes are racist and if you not looks japanese or Philippine better not go spend your money there they have attitud3 specially if you blonfe or white they not respect tourist and i ask a fresh poke plate they gavee 9 pieces of fish inst3ad a portion that supposed to be that i send my driver thats hawaiian to buy and vomes very full but when I went today and order myself thet not serve me well let me wait to be the last to be serve and brought my food withiut a amou t of fish. I wont going to eat that i feel the hate on it is not right i gave tips and they was all laughing on me when i went to ask if was right amount they serve . You can see how bad people with no respect no heart bithung just because they have a no life make no money been a cheap employ that cuts fish is not my privlem . But they always be like that because they loor spurit.NOT...

I was really looking forward to trying the shave ice at Tobi’s. The day prior, I had noticed they offer natural kiwi flavor, an option I hadn’t seen this far. We came back that night, but they closed earlier than I had realized.

We drove through town the next day, so I decided to stop. When I looked closer at the menu, I realized that they charge $1 for the natural flavors. You can get up to 3 flavors, so if you want to stick with the natural options, it’s an extra $1 per flavor.

I decided to stick with kiwi anyway. My wife was interested in the sour grape, so I ordered that as well. The kiwi was bland, and the sour grape, well, in my opinion, it was just grape, not tart whatsoever.

I can’t speak to the poke, and maybe that’s where this place shines. But if you’re looking for shave ice, there are at least two other places in Paia that offer a...