Metal Mike’s Twisted Pretzels

Mike is a glorious godlike metal pretzel warrior. Seriously epic pretzels and great conversation. Hit him up for the most enormous and legendarily triumphant stuffed pretzels you’ll ever have the pleasure of sinking your puny little teeth into. Hail!

Pretzel dog and the white chocolate-​macadamia nut pretzel are winners! Metal Mike is super cool, too!

F*!#king awesome! Loved the pretzels, he has amazing pretzels and some dope ass custom welding helmets! Get the classic plain pretzel with wasabi mustard. Thanks metal mikes

Not sure what to rate this because I wanted pretzels but didn’t get any because it was raining hella hard that day and as we got to the door, Mike was leaving because of the rain.
Yeh, I get it he comes and goes as he pleases because it’s his own business.
Came back the next day and he was closed again… so sad we could not try his pretzels out.

Mike is a unique guy with a lot of artistic talent! He had great conversations with him while eating out huge pretzels!
I got the mozzarella and pepperoni filled pretzel and my partner got the jalapeño and cheddar filled pretzel, which I liked the best. You can get wasabi mustard, classic mustard, red sauce, and a few other condiments.
You can even use your credit card!
The location is a bit hidden, as its behind a building on a side street. Just look for the huge pretzel or the rocker hand pretzel in the front!
Really enjoyed it!

Very cool guy fun to talk to and the food was great!

This guy has amazing pretzels! It took me three days to finally catch up to him and it was so worth it. First off — the hours that are posted aren’t always true. He closes up shop once he runs out or if he isn’t feeling well. This stand is tiny with just enough room for one person. Once you get beyond the random hours then you don’t feel so bad when he isn’t there.
I finally found him when he was open but already sold out of some stuff. I snagged his last Four Cheese he had for sale. I was glad that I did, eating it hot out of the toaster oven (he heats them up for you) with all of the cheese on top and swirled in the middle was heaven.
I also picked up a pretzel dog, pepperoni/​mozzerella, and garlic braid too. The pepperoni and the garlic braid didn’t get eaten until nearly 5 days after I bought them. I reheated it and it was still very delicious.
These aren’t small pretzels either and they are pretty heavy. I LOVE pretzels and these jumped to the top of my favorite list.

Go looking for this stand. Get whatever pretzels Mike has left, and if he’s out of some kick yourself for not getting there earlier. Enjoy some of the best pretzels I’ve had in a long time.

Mike is very cool. The pretzel was okay for my taste

This place is easy to miss, but be sure you don’t. A little stand back in an alley. Killer homemade pretzels and a good value. I got the four cheese stuffed. Good pupu to tide me over. Mike is a super cool dood too, so you’ll enjoy the conversation while you wait.

I had the four cheese pretzel while the wife and kids had the plain salt pretzel. They both were very good. Fast service and good prices. If you can find this little hole in the wall on the side street behind Scandanavian shaved ice, stop by for a nice hot pretzel. You won’t be disappointed.

Awesome Pretzels! 4 Cheese & Plain Salt were moist and delicious. Fair price and we only had to wait a few minutes while Mike heated the pretzels.

When you find this place, it’s totally worth the odd hours and few minutes spent looking for it! Mike makes great and delicious pretzels, he will share a good story with you, and has great artwork, too! The pretzels are big, perfect for after swimming, snorkeling and whatever other activities you find yourself doing! I would highly recommend this place to anyone, the pretzels are huge, too!

This is one of those hidden gems of the culinary world. Tucked away in an alley in a brightly painted shack with a paper mâché pretzel, it may be easily missed but doing so would be a grave mistake. Metal Mike is not only an incredibly friendly and genuine dude, his pretzels are all kinds of wonderful. The menu is truly unique, including items like white chocolate mac nut, peanut butter cup and chocolate/​caramel to pretzel dog, pepperoni/​cheese and garlic twist, there is something for everyone! (Though I highly suggest multiple trips to try them all).
Metal Mike hand makes these every morning and sells them until they are gone so if you want them fresh and delicious, get there «noonish». Please note that in laid back Hawaii style that Mike shows up when he is ready, that the open and close times are flexible. The man runs the show all on his own, so it’s bad taste not to be forgiving. There are a lot of negative reviews that mention his pretzels aren’t as good reheated in a microwave… But let’s get real folks, WHAT DOES?! It’s your folly of you eff that up and reheat them yourself!
I am fully looking forward to when Metal Mike gets his restaurant or whatever food venture he gets into, I guarantee it will be delicious!

Metal Mikes is as good as it gets. Here’s why:
1. Quirky, fun owner.
2. Unreliable hours and if he runs out, sorry, that’s part of the experience
3. GREAT product. I don’t like pretzels normally but I’ll eat these for days.
There are very few places in the world that offer all of the above. It makes it an experience when you actually get to try them. It’s like being in a club, but better because there are no dues, just straight up pretzels for a straight up $ 5.
I have personally had the four cheese pretzel and have not strayed. It’s delicious.
Please, Unilocalers, stop down grading this guy for «being closed» or «out of ‘fill in the blank.’» He makes this pretzels fresh, sets his own hours, and is always friendly and willing to talk about life, pretzels, or both. This place is on Hawaiian time. Mahalo.

My family of 4 finally found Metal Mike’s Pretzels after the directions took us to a completely different place. It is around the corner from Scandinavian Shave Ice. The cheddar jalapeño pretzel was delicious with the wasabi mustard, and the kids loved the peanut butter cup and chocolate chip pretzels. My husband enjoyed the four cheese, and we know a good pretzel, having made many at home and for gifts.
We also spent a while talking with Mike about anything and everything, he is a fascinating guy! He was kind enough to offer us a «second day» pretzel when my daughter dropped hers on the ground, and I was impressed with his kindness. Would definitely recommend this place for a great snack (or even meal– the pretzels are a very generous portion.

Metal Mike’s was great, it would have most likely gotten full points if he hadn’t been out of the pretzel wrapped hot dogs when we went. However, the White Chocolate Macadamia nut pretzel was great and Mike entertained us with stories about his restaurant and Alien Mask while we waited for our pretzel to warm up.
I’d recommend trying some of the sauces he has to put on the pretzel, we ended up passing but in retrospect wished we had tried them.
Mike’s hours are not set, we walked by the stand many times over our visit to the Big Island and he there isn’t a real set time that he’s there. Be patient though, it is worth visiting!

Sadly, during my 4 day stay in Kona, I wasn’t able to come across them when they are open. I got there at 12pm on a Saturday and they were closed. Sad day… I was really looking forward to trying Mike’s pretzels too. Maybe next time

I was looking at this place on Unilocal before my trip to Big Island but was not really planning to visit particularly. There was an Italian restaurant we wanted to try nearby so we parked our rental car and there it was… Metal Mike’s Twisted Pretzels! We just so happened to park right in front of the place and the Italian restaurant was out of business!
This must be a fate… they were out of white chocolate chip that I wanted to try and also out of garlic so we ordered peanut butter chocolate and jalapeño cheese. The pretzels were huge! $ 4 each and 3 for $ 10! Peanut butter was good but I loved the jalapeño cheese! You would get s chunks of jalapeño, which was not too spicy but got nice kick! We are completely full with 2 pretzels…$ 8 dinner for two lol
Go early because they sell out some of their popular ones. It is located across from a public parking lot.

I loved Metal Mike!
We had to stop by so that my husband, «Metal Tom», could get a closer look at the devil horn pretzel sculpture. We ended up chatting with Metal Mike about his awesome Alien welding helmet. He was such a cool guy!
We tried the PB Cup, Macadamia Nut and Cinnamon Chip pretzels — they were all DELICIOUS!!! I like that they weren’t messy to eat, because all the fillings are baked into the pretzels. We took his advice and microwaved the pretzels for about 10 seconds before eating — perfection!
This is definitely worth checking out for a snack, dessert or light meal!