Aloha Pure Water Shaved Ice

Came here for the first time in a couple of years and was a bit disappointed. Found out that they had a change of ownership 3 years ago and that might be the reason why. We got the Hawaiian shaved ice with condensed milk and ice cream. The condensed milk was not smooth, there were little hard bits in it and the vanilla ice cream tasted bland. The ice was not soft and it overall tasted like a regular snow cone. The people working the counter were very friendly though! If snow cones...read full review

Now keep in mind I had just come back from a week in Honolulu where I had Hawaiian shave ice four times at four different spots. Not a clinker in the bunch, so I decided to pay a visit to this hybrid operation in San Pablo out of curiosity over what kind of shaved ice they served. Well, I knew it couldn't be Hawaiian because they left the 'd' in 'shaved'. Aloha indeed.Most of the people coming into the store were getting their bottles of purified water which were stacked in one...read full review

Nice, friendly service. It's also a water dispensing service. Shaved ice is soft. Unfortunately, there were some flavors and we could only get the smallest size when we were there. This place has been around for a long time and still has consistent quality. Got the Hawaiian style with the dome of condensed milk and ice cream inside. Def a refreshing treat with the rising heat.