ITSU'S SHAVE ICE - Hilo, HI

Okay, Mike is catching up to me in reviews, so I need to clear my backlog of Big Island posts.

Itsu's is a plate lunch, shave ice and fishing tackle (not kidding) store in Hilo. It's on 810 Piilani St., across from the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium, which as I'm sure you're all aware is where the annual Merrie Monarch Festival is held.


You apparently can't take food into the festival (though I didn't see any signs), so while we had time before the exhibition started, I walked across the street to Itsu's and had the beef stew (sorry, didn't get a picture) and a shave ice for dessert.


I don't know why, but they did not have my favorite flavor, cherry. That's inexcuseable in my book. Not that it kept me from getting something, I think I ended up with strawberry, which is a totally different red food coloring.


Still, I've never had a shave ice I didn't like. Overall rating - 3 sumos.


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