Herb’s Hawaiian Shave Ice

I am so excited to see the shaved ice cart open again! Although it seems to be just on the weekends… I demand more days!!!
Last summer I visited so many times! HUGE HUGE amounts of yummyness.
My only complaint last summer was the young kids who worked there seem to be missing a lot, or generally goofing off… no worries kids will be kids, but im glad to see the teenyboopers seem to have been skipped over this year.
New girl (I forget her name, bright red hair) She is GREAT and was really awesome with my daughter.
Cant wait for more open days this summer!

No skimping, $ 4 for heaven. Though I wish I would’ve known about this during my pregnancy with my insanely bad ice cravings!

Great shaved ice and great service. Have had shaved ice in Hawaii — Oahu, Big Island, Maui and Kauai — and this as good as the best place in Oahu. Best of all no security lines and no 5 hour flight.

Great shaved ice and even better service. My wife dropped hers but they offered to replace it at no cost! The cart pod has free parking, is the most laid back of the ones we visited and the food was among some of the highest quality. They have all the main favorite flavors but I suggest they bring in more diverse and interesting ones.

What people may not know is Herb Macken’s mac-​and-​cheese cart originally started as a shave ice cart down in Florida. Trust me, I’m very happy he also started his much-​acclaimed mac-​and-​cheese endeavor. But my island boy (or is it island panda?) mindset wanted to put Herb’s shave ice to the test.
At the time of my visit, I saw shave ice ten flavors on the menu. For a food cart, that’s probably a good selection. I’d get as many «core» or «traditional» flavors as possible, with a few unique flavors. Here, I liked that they went with Pina Colada, Passion Fruit, Lychee, POG, and Li Hing Mui. Those five options, in particular, instantly reminded me of Hawaii.
I got a regular shave ice with strawberry, passion fruit, and li hing mui syrup. Add ice cream for a buck, toss on some sweet cream for 50 cents. A cool $ 5.50 later, I came face-​to-​face with a generous helping of shave ice.
As usual, I prefer my shave ice to literally take on that shaved quality, melt-​on-​your-​tongue style. Passed that test. Great job pouring an ideal amount of syrup. Good ice cream on the bottom and sweet cream on top.
I found it interesting that Herb’s even has chocolate ice cream as an option for the shave ice. I can see why he has it; he also sells ice cream cones for $ 2.50. Just never came to mind to put chocolate ice cream under a bunch of shave ice.
I’m curious on if there will be other shave ice flavors to try in the future. I inquired on whether I might see azuki beans here anytime soon, but chances may be slim for that.
With summer in full force, I can see this cart doing quite well. It’s likely more a seasonal cart, but might as well take advantage of the warmer climate.
Give Herb’s Hawaiian Shave Ice a try. This panda approves!