Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream in Island of Hawaii

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream in Island of Hawaii
4.5 / 5
50 reviews

1263 Kilauea Ave, # 290 - Hilo Shopping Center, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, HI 96720-4220, Island of Hawaii

Overview

Cuisine
  • Hawaiian
Features
  • Takeout
  • Seating
  • Parking Available
  • Wheelchair Accessible
Good for
  • Kids
  • Families witd children

Restaurant Hours

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

11:00 am

Thursday

11:00 am

Saturday

11:00 am

Do you offer azuki beans?

Yes they do

You guys sell dry ice

No.

Review

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Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
JB
Joey Babcock
google
04.18.2024
3/5

Went here for the shaved ice, it was really syrupy. The portions are huge but the flavoring is only on the outside which left a bunch of plain ice in the middle which came in handy since they had nowhere to wash my hands after. The snow cap was not like what it is at other places and wasn’t very good(even though I didn’t ask for it in the first place).

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
MW
Matthew Walton
google
11.25.2018
5/5

Great place to go for a cool treat in Hilo! The portions are generous and both the shave ice and ice cream are delicious. We'll worth the trip off the main road.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
CL
Cheryl Leithead
google
11.17.2018
5/5

If your coming here you best be hungry or definitely share! The shave ice cream was fantastic....make sure you get a " snow cap" . Verify sizes before you order....the medium could feed 3 people.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
RL
Rosemary Larrazabal
google
10.16.2018
5/5

So Delicious! Seriously a must have while on the island! The snow flavors taste so much like the real fruit! The ice cream is good too. The staff is so friendly. We will be returning before we leave!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
SA
Shawn Ashcraft
google
09.19.2018
5/5

Simply amazing. Portion sizes are insane! Friendly service.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
JK
Jennifer Kane
google
09.19.2018
5/5

Get the Keiki Shave Ice - it's huge. Big scoops of ice cream and lots of delicious flavors of Roselani Ice Cream to choose from. The Ube-pia Shake is ono!!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
LG
L. Gamagag
google
09.13.2018
5/5

Generous Portions // Many flavors of ice cream && shave ice to choose from // small location - limited seating

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
SM
Samantha Marie
google
09.07.2018
5/5

Great bang for the buck! This is a size small! Friendly staff.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
LO
Luz Osterheim
google
09.05.2018
5/5

Good shaved ice. It was big and plenty

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
ft
flat track
google
08.14.2018
5/5

So incredible ! The staff is beyond fantastic ! The shaved ice, to die for. You must go here. What a great experience !

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
CN
Chris Nishioka
google
07.24.2018
4/5

Local Hawaii flavors, sourced from local vendors. Very high quality ice cream, with butter fat content much higher than Baskin Robins (creamy). The portions are large. I would ask to see the serving sizes before you order. My only reservations is that the service can be slow. They only have 1 snow cone machine. If there are families ordering, be prepared to wait 20+ minutes. Weekends are crowed. Additionally, when we ordered our snow cones there were some hidden costs for add-ons that were not on the menu. Overall great deserts.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
EL
Elysia Lucas
google
07.17.2018
5/5

Had a lilikoi shave ice bigger than I could possibly imagine. And it was a small. 10/10 would get again.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
KL
Kelsie Lawrence
google
07.16.2018
3/5

Lots of local flavors, which was cool. Best thing we had was the Mac Nut Ice Cream. The 3 shave ice flavors that we had were overly sweet. I thought it was a bit odd that they wouldn’t let you get two flavors of ice cream with a single scoop, even though each scoop is made up of essentially two scoops.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
MO
Mel Okamura
google
04.24.2018
4/5

Good vibes. Great eats. Good customer service.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
JG
Jamie Goh
google
03.11.2018
5/5

Oh wow! Really tasty shaved ice...the small (keiki) portion was pretty generous!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
LD
Lina Dong
google
03.11.2018
5/5

A great place to stop after visiting the rainbow falls. We had kona coffee ice cream and lychee shaved ice. Both are very tasty. Their shaved ice is of HUGE portion. Really friendly staff and good service.They have shortened winter seasonal hours when we visited (Nov 10, 2017) closing at 6pm. This was just a sign on their door though, could be temporary.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
Bu
Barry uyehara
google
03.11.2018
5/5

Good ice cream and shave ice. Very clean. We need one of these in Texas.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
SC
Steve Carr
google
02.17.2018
4/5

Delicious shave ice, and portions are huge! Counter person was rude, thigh. My wife asked her a question, the employee told her to read the menu...wow

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
AS
Aurielle Sambueno
google
01.21.2018
5/5

Huge portions, great selection and good customer service. Came here on a Saturday afternoon and my kids and I were the only people there. We all got once scoop each of the flavor we want and we were all struggling to finish it. I would definitely recommend this place to everyone.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
DK
David Kazmierski
google
01.09.2018
5/5

I got the medium banana and root beer shaved ice. It was like eating a box of Popcicles and finishing it off with a scoop of ice cream.It was good.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
CP
Christina P
google
11.21.2017
5/5

First time i went and i was so impressed! Customer service was excellent everyone so kind and accommodating. The portions and prices were awesome and im definitely coming back!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
AB
Allen Beach
google
11.17.2017
5/5

Super good service and delicious shaved ice. I loved my watermelon, pineapple, piña colada shaved ice with vanilla ice cream!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
PS
P. S.
google
11.08.2017
4/5

Shaved Ice servings are very generous.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
AS
Aine Schmidt
google
10.15.2017
5/5

Be warned - the shave ice here is HUGE. My friend and I got a keiki size, and it was really big! We will be sharing next time. Very friendly staff and delicious shave ice. The store is very cold so the shave ice does not melt as long as you stay in the store!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
JN
Jim Na
google
10.03.2017
5/5

We stopped here for a sweet break on our way to the volcano national Park. What a great find! Our son ordered the blue lagoon ice cream and absolutely loved it. My wife and I shared a small shaved ice with pineapple, mango, lychee, and vanilla ice cream and topped with red beans. Boy was it good! And as you can see from the picture, it was huge! Even though we shared it we still didn't finish, although we really tried. The owner was very friendly and asked where we were from, and chatted with us for a bit. We will definitely go back if we ever go through Hilo again.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
AG
Alicia Giampapa
google
09.07.2017
5/5

Great flavors, and good quality ice cream, and they're definitely not stingy with the servings.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
TL
Tara Lober
google
08.27.2017
3/5

Great ice cream, weird atmosphere. No one said anything to us for about 8-10 minutes, and we were next in line. Large portions.. i asked for a single scoop but got closer to three— service left something to be desired though.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
MA
Marc Alnwick
google
08.20.2017
5/5

Family operated and family friendly. They have shaved ice, halo halo and ice cream! Everything was really really good and the serving sizes are huge!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
ZM
Zach Montizor
google
07.26.2017
5/5

Super keiki friendly business, huge array of delicious cold treats, a must visit for locals and visitors!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
DN
Dr.Anderson's Nom Nom Review's
google
06.26.2017
5/5

Great customer service very clean and very friendly best place for icecream and shave ice

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
WP
Wil Page
google
05.21.2017
5/5

If you love Shave Ice this is the place to go! I would highly recommend you get a small as it will do you just fine. Did not have the ice cream, but it looks pretty tasty as well! Be sure 2 pick a flavor that you love. My kid went with the rainbow and got to say it was pretty tasty.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
WG
William Groom III
google
05.20.2017
5/5

Great icecream and shaved ice. The folks who run it are very nice. Note that A small Shaved ice could feed a army

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
KM
Kim Miskovetz
google
05.14.2017
5/5

It's a bit outrageous that they want to charge you for things like an extra spoon. I'm surprised they didn't charge us for samples. The ice cream is really good though, so it's worth the prices and the line. I'll be back.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
TL
Tony Llanes
google
04.23.2017
4/5

Awsme like always da best shave ice around

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
DB
Dan Barnes
google
04.15.2017
5/5

This is a small, order wisely!!! HUGE. Great with ice cream added, big enough to share.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
DC
Dave Carolyn L
google
02.16.2017
5/5

It was sooooo delicious! I had shaved ice and it was amazing!!!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
TW
Timothy Wehrsig
google
01.26.2017
5/5

Great Local business. So many options!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
CM
Charlotte Malan
google
11.27.2016
3/5

My shave ice was huge but the ice was not as fine as other places and the POG syrup wasn't great. Other flavors were better but I couldn't finish mine. Great selection of ice cream flavors and if you like mochi, that's a topping option.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
WM
Wilfredo Montijo
google
11.03.2016
5/5

My favorite shave ice on Big Island Hawaii. The flavors are amazing. I love the portions. Accidentally bought a medium today and it was big!!! But it was flavorful. Try your shave ice with condensed milk aka a snow cap.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
nadialv
google
10.25.2016
5/5

Literally the BEST shave ice ever!!! Was so worth the trip! Didn’t have better shave ice anywhere throughout the Hawaiian islands during our stay!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
MR
Mirella Ramirez
google
10.12.2016
5/5

The people in there are super nice, they have alot of flavors to pick from!! There snow cones are huge so pick your size wisely. Their icecream is delicious and you can sample it

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
KK
Kaliana Ke-Leibner
google
09.16.2016
5/5

Great place. Very clean and inviting. Large variety of flavors for all types of treats (ex. Shave ice, ice cream cones, shakes, etc). Had both local and more well known flavors. Family run business too!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
MK
Muncie Kirby
google
08.25.2016
5/5

Great customer service and wonderful shave ice and many more other goodies to enjoy.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
ET
Ellen Train
google
08.15.2016
4/5

Good ice cream. Fun place.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
DC
Danielle Crudele
google
06.23.2016
4/5

Lots of flavor options for both ice cream and shaved ice. Small size shaved ice was perfect for sharing. Tasty treats!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
SB
Steve Brown
google
05.10.2016
5/5

DA'REAL KINE SHAVE ICE🤙. Friendly family staff helped us decide the super sized shave ice's,and the sweetest flavors gave me the sweetest brain freeze with each delicious bite.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
AS
Arianna Santiago
google
05.03.2016
5/5

HUGE portions and delicious ice cream! ice isn't the finest shave (it's closer to snow cone ice), but the sizes and flavors make up for it :)

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
NL
Natalie Lee
google
04.08.2016
5/5

Friendly staff, clean establishment, and great variety of snacks. So glad we stopped in for a treat. The UBE PIA IS KILLER!

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
TN
Timothy Nishibata
google
02.09.2016
5/5

The best ice cream I got to encounter. Had the Kona. Sweet local flavours and the portions ain't no joke.

Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
AP
Albert Parker
google
01.02.2016
5/5

There is nothing in THE WORLD like the Hawaiian shaved iced in Hilo,HI. I love love love love it a must go

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