Da Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice & Ice Cream
1263 Kilauea Ave, Hilo
(808) 961-5935
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They have the best ice cream. Period. We have tried so many top ice cream shops in many big cities, this place is hands down one of the best. We feel so blessed to have this ice cream shop in Hilo that we can come here every week for our little treat.
Good local ice cream shop, nice family place. Ono ice shave!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shave Ice, Halo Halo
Amazing flavors, giant portions
You can get shave ice as big as your head! I recommend keiki size if you're by yourself.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shave Ice
Always a treat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Ube shake! Enough said!
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Halo Halo
It's a great locally owned business. The location is good, the service is great, the shop is clean and the food is awesome.
They have a nice variety of ice cream, Their shave ice is big and worth it. My favorite is the Halo-halo, an awesome filipino dessert.
I've never been disappointed since my first visit there. Go down there and treat yourself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sweet Cream Sno Cap, Shave Ice, 2 Scoop of Ice Cream and 2 Flavor Shaved Ice, Ice Cream Cone, Macadamia Nut, Halo Halo, Triple Scoop, Banana Mac Crunch, Waffle Cone, Cheesecake, Toasted Coconut, Mac Nut, Shave Ice Keiki Size, Mango Ice Cream
Had my first banana split in years. Amazing! So many flavors and huge portions. Going to come back for sure
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Banana Split
It was alright. We had shaved ice, but it was tightly packed and difficult to eat.
Parking: Easy level parking.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Great shave Ice spot! I’ll be back for the ice cream!
Kid-friendliness: Perfect place to bring the keiki
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Simply the tastiest shave I’ve on the Island.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shave Ice
Huge portions, even the keiki size! Yummy shave ice, kids loved it.
Great small location to get Hawaiian shaved ice. My wife didn't really like her flavor choice, and they gave her another! Great customer service!Not alot of seating inside the store.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am a Shave Ice and Ice Cream connoisseur. I’ve been to all the best places on all the islands. Matsumotos on Oahu, JoJos and Skinny Mikes on Kauai, and Scandi’s in Kona but Brain Freeze stands alone now!The shave ice is as big as your head (no exaggeration). Reasonably priced but a little high on the snow cap and ice cream option. Lots of flavors and a perfect pour so that it’s not soupy or puddles at the bottom.They also feature lots different flavors with the mudslide and banana macadamia nut being the popular flavors in our group and my wife saying it was now her new favorite all time flavor. There’s also a couple cultural options if you wanna try something new.Brain Freeze without a doubt will be a MUST visit when coming g to Hilo or worth the drive when coming from Kona!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shave Ice
The treats will freeze your brain but the service will warm your heart. It was very nice to step out of the rain and into a cute little shop that was festively decorated with the Christmas tunes rocking. I got a Kona Coffee milkshake which had a deep, rich coffee flavor that was to die for! The young lady that took care of me was super sweet. Highly recommend, better than Baskin Robbins!
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