Who Went: Chelsey & Kierea
Number of Visits: 1
What It Cost: $7.50
What We Ordered: 2 Small (Short Board) Shave Ice - Pineapple and Blackberry with Snocap, and Cotton Candy
What We Thought:
Why have I been wasting all my time this summer with frozen yogurt - I've totally missed out on the delicious awesomeness which is shave ice! I've always had kind of a negative attitude towards shave ice since growing up my mother never let me buy it because she said it was just expensive water with sugar poured on top. Though this may be partially true, I cannot think of anything more refreshing than one of these delectable desserts on a hot, hot Utah day. In the past, shave ice I've had was either too chunky or you run out of flavor in the first half and just end up eating plain ice by the end. No good. Hokulia makes shave ice the way it should be - finely shaved and melt-in-your mouth ice with rich, sweet, unique flavors.
They have over 60 flavors, including rare finds like red velvet, cinnamon, apricot, haupia (creamy coconut), horchata, wedding cake, lychee, and pink champagne! I got my blackberry-pineapple short board with the snocap, which is a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk that really brings this treat up to the next level. Oh, and did I mention that we both ordered the smallest size? Yeah, and they are freaking HUGE! At least three times the typical "small size" of shave ice you'd get anywhere else! You can also get the shave ice with some vanilla ice cream inside, which sounded like it would be amazing with something like coconut or root beer! Kierea loved her cotton candy flavor, and we were both shocked to see a small pool of syrup at the bottom of our cones when we finished - every bite was jam-packed with amazing flavor. Besides being the best shave ice I've ever had, the actual shack site had tables with a nice touch -- little holes cut into the table where you can place your cone without the risk of it tipping over. I don't know why, but this just made me really happy :)
What You Should Do: Definitely make it over to this little shack of heaven before the summer ends! They are only open seasonally (sadly), so you'll have to go soon! They without a doubt have the best shave ice I've ever had - a classic taste of the shave ice you love, times like a million. Go Go GO!
Oh wow! Yummy-yummy!!! :D
ReplyDeleteWow yummy!! You can find this in Los Angeles too, I found this cute like place called Frosty Shave
ReplyDeleteThis is the real deal shaved ice. I used to work a a shaved ice place in college and Frosty Shave has the same Swan machine I used to use. Tons of interesting flavors and the small I ordered was huge!!! Saw them parked outside of Mar Vista Park and stopped on my way home from a bike ride. Had green tea, mango and apple. So delicious. This is the website www.frostyshave.com
nice!!
DeleteThanks so much for your review. I am the owner of Hokulia and we are so happy you had a great experience. You are very thorough and we appreciate that. Please come and see us again this year.
ReplyDeleteStefani Severson