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Local Boys West

624 Front Street, Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761
(808)495-0144
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Ranked #7 of 195 restaurants in Lahaina
Price range: $3 - $6
Cuisines: Dessert
Good for: Child-friendly
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Good for: Child-friendly
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Alberta
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33 reviews 33 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
41 helpful votes 41 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 June 2013

The first shaved ice we tried was here ... amazed by how good it was!! Melts in your mouth and the flavours are delicious! Creamy with the ice cream at the bottom. (nothing like 'snow cones'). As we are here for 15 days, we have tried several other places, including the one rated #1, which I think may be #1... More

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Aloha
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13 reviews 13 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013

We came to this place for our first shave ice of the vacation because the reviews were great. Well, pretty obvious to us that the reviewers haven't had many shave ices with which to compare. I would love to give a rating to my favorite place but can't remember the name of it. It is located in Kihei alongside a... More

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Phoenix, Arizona
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11 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013

Great flavor and is priced much more affordably than other Lahaina shave ice shops. They don't charge extra for ice cream on the bottom and cream on the top. I never understood all of the hype of shave ice until now.

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Glendive, Montana
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134 reviews 134 reviews
57 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 52 cities Reviews in 52 cities
75 helpful votes 75 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

I have never understood the craze about "shaved ice." Where I come from, we call the same thing a "snowcone" and it's basically crushed ice with cheap syrup. No big deal. I have had shaved ice at other places in Maui and it's basically a "snowcone." Local Boys is DIFFERENT! First, the ice is ground finer than a snowcone. Second,... More

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Portland
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23 reviews 23 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2013

Wonderful. My wife, kids, and I shared a medium shave ice. It was a guva, passion fruit, and another name I can't remember (plum?). It was our first shave ice exeperience, I was expecting something like the snow cones you get at the fair. That was the whole reason we shared one. I didn't think I would have much more... More

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Seattle
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13 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

I would say this is the best shave ice in Maui, but we actually preferred the little shop in Kihei for some reason. Between Lahaina and Kihei, we got shave ice pretty much every day of our trip. Homemade syrups, great ice cream, and the ice was so fine, it melted like butter. Very reasonable price as well.

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san antonio
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146 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 76 cities Reviews in 76 cities
67 helpful votes 67 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2013

Don't call it a snow cone!! Great selection of flavors and everything is included. Favorite pick is coconut with a scoop of macadamenut ice cream on the bottom topped with cream.

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ann arbor, MI
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11 reviews 11 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

This was a lovliest, airiest shave ice I've ever had! Loved the texture of the ice, as well as the tropical flavoring, and of course, ice cream on the bottom. Our kids loved the circus-like rainbow shave ice too.

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Saint Paul MN
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24 reviews 24 reviews
12 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2013

When we stopped at Local Boys in Lahaina in 2012 we LOVED the papaya shave ice and the friendly staff. The papaya was fresh papaya with pulp, not some prepared mixture (this was confirmed talking to the staff). When we returned in 2013 we found staff that seemed uninterested, papaya that was clearly bottled, and blaring pop music that made... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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11 reviews 11 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2013

This shop might not look like much from the outside, but the shaved ice is amazing. So many flavor options, it was amazing. Service is often slow because they have to shave each ice individually, and it's definitely worth the wait. It's right across from the Banyan trees, so you could take your ice across the street and enjoy the... More

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