Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts

I am sooo deeply sadden to see that this place is closed prior my review being posted. I loved this place! I loved it so much that we went to it TWICE in one vacation visit. This honestly was super great and it made me really happy to go in here and stuffed my face with all kinds of flavors of mochi. Where am I to go now to get my mochi fix? My first visit consisted of pineapple coconut mochi and cookie butter mochi with a side of a giant slice of the multiple orgasm to take me to heaven! My favorite out of those two mochi flavors was for sure the pineapple coconut one. The flavors were both there without over powering each other. The mochi itself was fresh and soft, just like it should be. As for the multiple orgasm, so good! sooo sooo good! I was surprised that it wasn’t too much to take in, the flavors were just right and super satisfying. This was just all a «sample» of bubbies for us, which was amazing but it left us wanting more! I couldn’t leave the island without a second visit in which we then just ordered the 6 other flavors of mochi to try … all great in their own way.
RIP bubbies! I miss you already. I will pay a visit to your other locations in my next visit to get my mochi fix.

This, dear readers, is somewhat tragic. Bubbies has, by far, the best mochi ice cream I have ever eaten. I understand the economics of the decision and am glad that I can get Bubbies here on the mainland at Whole Foods. But I loved that little shop.
One thing I will say if Bubbies ownership happens to read this: get Whole Foods to handle your product properly. A couple of times I have gone to the Bubbies section of Whole Foods and they have the mochi in stainless steel dishes. The ice cream has clearly melted and the mochi looks more like a pancake than proper mochi ice cream. What happens when you get the mochi home and throw it in the freezer is the texture becomes really weird and chalky. This is not how Bubbies should taste and Whole Foods should be more concerned about maintaining the integrity of the product than offering an aesthetically-​pleasing display for it. Please make sure that Bubbies here in California tastes like the Bubbies I know and love in the islands.

My heart kinda broke seeing that this location is closed.
From my entire week in O’ahu, I think I was the happiest eating their Multiple Orgasm pie. All the locals raved about it, all my friends that went to visit raved about it, and it did not disappoint.
I also really enjoyed the many flavors of mochi they had on deck. All made in house!

No more ice cream cakes makes Benny a sad man
(They are discontinued according to staff this evening)

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BUBBIES IS CLOSING (this location) on the 20^th!!!
This called for a mandatory late-​night Bubbies run.
Back in college this was THEE place to go for late night ice cream cravings, it’s sad to see it go. They’ll still have their Hawaii Kai location but man this location is so nostalgic. The lines were extra long for Bubbies last weekend in operation. We must have waited at least 45 min to an hour to get inside! Once inside, I was faced with the sad realization that they discontinued their mud pies :(I instead settled on a small sundae which left me disappointed as it was already severely melting when I received it. I got to sit and chat with fellow Unilocaler @Traci R., who is a friend from college, and @Amy M.
We finished our deserves and headed out. This being the last time we would make a late night ice cream run to Bubbies, struggle with finding parking, wait in line for an unreasonable amount of time just to fill our cravings or just simply have an excuse to visit the college scene again.
Thnks fr th Mmrs, Bubbies @University.

10÷16÷15
Keith announced that Bubbies will be closing… too sad. Not only a place with outstanding ice cream, but a favorite gathering place.

Wow the line here was crazy long around 11pm. After the unimpressive trick or treat party at the trump traci, Rachel, and I ended the night with ice cream. I understand this shop is closing its door soon. So the masses are quickly lining up to purchase their many flavored mochis, and ice cream. After waiting an hour, I had high expectations, because people do not wait this long unless it’s good.
Finally, we were at the door and saw the light. Thank god, I was starting to get a little restless. I couldn’t even believe we waited an hour. It was great that this place is open till 1am! Sad that they will be leaving soon:(.
Upon entering, I immediately looked at the mochi flavors. I was eyeing the green tea:) Since their cakes are discontinued the other options was shakes, sundaes or scoops of ice cream. I ended up with a scoop of green tea and macadamia nut in a cup.
We all took our sweets to a table and sat down. The texture of both flavors were too soft to my liking. I enjoy it more when it’s firm. The green tea was ok. I did wish I had more nuts in the macadamia flavor, I had about two.
Well the night ended with great company.:)

Date: September 22, 2015
Location: Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts
Reason to go: Sari of Philly first visit and a taste of mochi ice cream
Mr. Bubbies,
How are you doing? I finally made it back to Bubbies with two other individuals. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to have your Multiple Orgasm or Eat My Balls. I needed something light to eat since I had a major kanak attack lunch of Hawaiian food earlier.
I had a 3 piece mochi ice cream. I ordered the lychee, chocolate vanilla, and I think guava. It’s been quite some time since I had mochi. The chewy rice filled with ice cream in the middle was absolutely delicious. I’m curious on how the rest of the mochi ice cream flavors taste like.
If and when I do head back to Bubbies for mochi ice cream I’d go for a container full of mochi ice cream. Unless I arrive on a empty stomach then guarantee I’ll try the Eat My Balls.
Have a wonderful and prosperous rest of the year.
Jeana of Waianae

Snack time is my favorite part of the day. To celebrate that, Mel B and Jeana P teamed up and took me to Bubbies, where I was surrounded by many home-​made ice creams, sorbets and Mochi flavors.
It was about time to have the must-​try Japanese sweet, Mochi. With more than 20 flavors to choose from, I ended up getting Sakura, Lychee and Chocolate Peanut Butter Mochi. What an experience. The Japanese rice cake had a chewy consistency, sticky outside texture and was not too sweet. I felt like chewing on rubber, and it was good.
P.S:
$ 1.15 for one mochi piece.
$ 3.30 for three mochi pieces.
Four Unilocal

The Good:
+ Ice cream mochi here is a must, as they are out of this world. The texture of the skin was perfect, and there was no evidence of staleness. Filling was a generous portion of Bubbies own ice cream!
+ Many different flavors (all good) on both ice cream and mochi.
+ Green tea was my favorite.
Bottom Line:
Bubbies has Oprah’s and David Chang’s (Momofuku) approval, so definitely a place you need to check out if you are a fiend for mochis. They have the ice cream mochi down to a science and returns consistently stellar results everytime. Have to figure out a way to overnight these to SF.

**Ice cream shop in Honolulu, Hawaii**
MUST BOOKMARK this place!!! Take it from the former Dessert Queen! BTW I renounced my crown because I am too busy with school to keep up with the pressure of having to visit all the dessert places. And I was gaining too much weight. No bueno. I will allow someone else to take the crown. Although, I will always be known for being the DQ thanks to Joe P. who gave me the title lol.
Anyhoo! This is my FAVORITE ice cream shop in the world. Something about their ice cream makes it so dang good and creamy! And they have other desserts in the freezer like Screaming Orgasm? Whatdaheck is that? No idea. You find out and let me know lol !! All I know is, there is ALWAYS a line out the door no matter what time you come. We always get one person to save a spot for the rest of us. Who’s going to be your next victim to save everyone’s spot in line? Whoever it is, deserves free ice cream from everyone else.
*SHORT REVIEW. Short and sweet like this place! No words to describe! Quite a few tables inside. Despite the long lines, we always had a table to sit at!!! And you can sample all you want! They always have 16 different flavors to choose from. My favorites are green tea, chocolate, and cookies and cream! THE BEST. This place also helped me create some memories here with special friends. :)
Thanks for reading! :)
~*kenzie*~

Homemade ice cream and I LOVE IT! I’ve ordered Mint Chip and Green Tea single dips (single scoops) always in a regular wafer cone. Both are creamy, yogurty, not-​so-​sweet, and a decent size serving. I just realized that they charge by the ounce, so that’s why the price per scoop is not listed on the menu board. Your cone will also be weighed. But, I have no idea if they ever write down the actual weight or if they’re really good about scooping out the same weight for everything. At any rate, the ice cream is always delicious and I find myself day dreaming about their ice cream often.
In addition to the scoop of ice cream, I always get at least one Mochi Ice Cream ball. The only other place I’ve tried Mochi Ice Cream is from the box sold at Trader Joe’s, which might also be the same brand sold in major grocery stores. In comparison, the Mochi ice cream from Bubbies is

Oh my!
Oh my goodness!
I live so close by here but how come I don’t make it an effort to come here more often. ??
Just less than 10 mins away!
It has been years! (over 10 years)
So happy & glad I did with great Unilocal friends.
Tip: there will always be a line, a very long line!
Keep yourself busy, the line seems to move faster.
Talk to friends, use your electronic devices,
(you won’t even notice your waiting in line for so long)
The line moves very very slowly!
But once you place your order & get your sweets,
It will be so worth it! Very worth it!
another tip: cash or check only!
(I wish they except credit cards)
The worker we had that night was super nice, (sorry, didn’t get your name)
I decided on a banana split, price: 9.25, tax included.
& it was so hard making a decision on what flavors to choose.
Finally decided on: strawberry cheescake, macadamia nuts, & espresso.
Shared the split with my other half.
It was totally yummy goodness, just hit the spot for my sweet cravings!
I remember my high school days, when my friends used to tell me about all the funny names they have, ex. multiple orgasm. Coming back here, sure brings back memories.
Besides ice cream, they have cakes & mochi ice cream (the original)
I’ve never tried the cakes, I just wanted ice cream! Next time.
This place is always crowded! I can see why.
Now that I remember I live so close by here, I definitely will visit more often.
Over-​all, I had fun hanging with great Unilocal friends! What a fun night!

(M) y go to place for Mochi Ice Cream
(U) niversity Avenue is where they are located
(L) ong lines out the door everytime i come here
(T) he parking here is very limited
(I) s it me or does the service suck at times?
℗ rehaps they need to train them on service
(L) ove the unique flavors they have here
(E) bt cards are not accepted here
(O) reo Ice Cream is delicious
® amfis loves the Ice Cream Pie’s
(G) irl with braces that works here needs to lighten up
(A) loha spirit she lacks
(S) ervice with a smile goes a long way honey
(M) ochi Ice Cream Heaven
(N) eedless to say, i still come here
(U) better come early during the weekends or else
(F) orget about it
(F) orget about the coffee drinks here…
(S) tarbucks is way better
(A) ll i come here for at Bubbies
(I) s to eat that sinfully delicious Multiple Orgasm Pie. I
(D) rool and dream about it all the time

Came back to visit Hawaii about a week ago and I knew I had to stop by bubbies again! I loved it so much the first time so it was a no brainer to come back.
The mochi’s are still delicious, but unfortunately their service just was not good at all. I didn’t get that aloha spirit from them.
I ordered my brother an oreo milkshake but it tasted like water. I’m not one to send things back and complain since it’s such a hassle. But I paid almost $ 6 for this shake and it did not taste good. My brother took one sip and immediately said «What is this?» I proceeded to taste it and it was like drinking cold milk. No hint of oreo or even chunks of oreo. Had my brother’s gf taste it as well and we all agreed it was not good.
I take it back to the front and apologize for the inconvenience but just wanted my money back. They proceeded to tell me their milkshake machine was broken and that it’s not making milkshakes good. Then said they could not offer me a refund since its their policy but would give me store credit/​gift card for the amount of the milk shake. I let them know I’m not from here and therefore wouldn’t benefit from the store credit. They insisted on not giving me a refund and said I can pick anything right now for the same amount of the milkshake (which is about $ 5.75). Okay, fine. I’m really trying to work with them to find a solution.
I offer to purchase 6 mochi’s (since it’s the only thing I like there) and pay the difference. The worker then proceeds to tell me I can’t order mochi, that it has to be ice cream. OOOOOOKKKAAYYYYY, now I’m irritated. First you sell me a milkshake without giving me the heads up or the courtesy to even tell me that their machine is broken, then I’m told I cannot get a refund for the milkshake, afterwards I’m told I can get anything worth the amount of the milkshake but once I ask for mochi in exchange for the milkshake I’m told I’m not allowed. What kind of rules are these?!
I ended up getting Macadamia Nut ice cream to go. The worker helping me said she would give me the same amount of ice cream that goes into a milkshake in my to-​go container. She gave a me partially filled container and I even seen her weigh it on their scale to make sure I only got the amount required to make a milkshake. At that point I was done with them. You seriously, couldn’t just pack the entire container with ice cream. It was already an inconvenience for me to go through this. I can’t believe she weighed it to the exact ounce.
I honestly was so excited to get bubbies again. I kept hyping up this place to my family, who have never been there. Bubbies definitely let me down and what’s even worse is I let my family down on recommending this place.

Is this place off the beaten path? Yes.
Is there a 20 minute wait? Yes.
Are there more locals than tourists? Yes.
Is this stuff any good? Hell yeah!
There are quite a few flavors of ice cream and a handful of ice cream cake slices with names like First Kiss, Multiple Orgasm, and Come Here Little Girl. I tried the mocha chip and dark chocolate chocolate chip ice cream. It was yummy — super thick rich and decadent. I wish I had the stomach to try more.
If you’re looking for true ice cream and none of that snow or shave ice, this is definitely your place. The mochi is supposedly one the best things here too. I had the guava and it was perfectly soft and chewy. I can taste the fruity goodness. I need to come back and try more of everything!

So Nice, I came back again while I was in Honolulu. What is NOT to love about mom and pop shop-​like ice cream place? To top it all off, it’s not just ice cream here! Did I mention the mochi? For $ 1.15 each or 3 for $ 3.30 you can indulge in nuggets of ice cream wrapped in glutinous rice mashed up and made into a dough. During my two trips here I got the Sakura (Cherry wrapper with vanilla filling), Guava, Lychee, Green Tea, Raspberry, and Azuki Bean. All were great. The mochi skin was thin and barely covered the inner ice cream. The ice cream was creamy and just the right amount for the perfect 3 – 4 bites. Of the flavors I got, I suggest getting Sakura, Green Tea, and Azuki Bean. They seemed to have the most flavors of all of bunch.
As for the ice cream, you can, of course, sample a couple of flavors. We eventually ordered a cup of the Banana Oreo ice cream. Imagine a chocolate covered banana with bits of Oreo in ice cream form and you get this. Packed with banana flavor with hints of Oreos. On our second trip, we got a slice of the Come Here Little Girl. Yes, that is the name; I’m not asking girls to come hither. Thin Mints with Bailey’s Irish Cream ice cream on an Oreo crust. So much cookie flavor. Just like getting a bunch of thin mints a la mode. Definitely worth a try! I suggest it more than the ice cream.
Come during odd hours to beat the crowd. Came the 2^nd time around 11 and the parking lot was full and the line was out the door and down the street. The servers are super cordial and the place has around 10 tables to enjoy your ice cream. Worth the trip if you are in the Honolulu area!

Faves:
Icecreams:
Macadamia
Coconut delight
Li hung coconut sorbet
Mochi: 5 stars
Mochi shell was very soft, thin, fresh & delicious.
Mochi faves:
Green tea
Lychee
Overall, I love the creaminess & creative flavors which they change everyday. I totally understand why there’s long lines for this place at night. =)
Customer service: A
They were very patient with me as I sampled, I was so indecisive as to what to try because all of the ice creams looked yummy.
Tip: very limited free parking next to this ice cream shop so if you’re lucky then you’ll score a spot.

Die Schlangen vor Bubbie’s Ice Cream sprechen für sich. Abends um 23:00 steht man oft nochmal 30Minuten an (zum Glück ist es ja warm ;)).
Über die Eissorten kann ich nichts sagen, aber die Iced Mochi sind toll! Nicht zu vergleichen mit den Teilen die man überall im Supermarkt kaufen kann. Kenn ich so nur noch aus Seoul!