Cooland

The store name and location has always intrigued me whenever I drive by. Tried it today. Their bubble drinks remind me of the kind I had in Okinawa, where it’s more of a frozen treat than a regular milk tea. $ 3.99 got me the coconut flavor, which was good.
Though only strange thing about Cooland, is despite the name and it being a store you would expect it to be (ice cream, smoothies and the like) it’s quite warm in there. But I still like the place.
3 Stars
Cooland on Keeamoku.

Whenever I’m in the Keamoku area, this is my go to place for dessert! This place has a lot of options for those of you who are indecisive.
Some of the desserts that they have are dave’s ice cream, bubble drinks, bingsoo (korean shave ice), snow ice, shave ice, acai bowls, waffle desserts, and a lot more options. However, I mainly come here to eat bingsoo.
The bingsoo is fairly large and not bad for ~$ 6. I usually share it with my BF and it fills us up. So far, I’ve tried green tea, azuki, and coffee. The green tea is my favorite flavor. It comes with ice cream, azuki, mini mochi balls, and condensed milk. I also really liked the azuki bowl. That came with bananas, strawberries, and mini mochi balls. However, I was saddened that it didn’t come with ice cream. The coffee bingsoo had coffee jelly, ice cream, and azuki beans. To me, it tasted like a very sweet ice coffee.
Service is always great and fast. As soon, as you enter you are greeted by the staff and they are ready to take your order. You never have to wait more than five minutes. If you choose to eat-​in, they even deliver your order to your table.
One downfall about this place is the parking. Unfortunately, they only have couple stalls reserved for Cooland patrons but other than that, you have to share the lot with other businesses.

We always drive by here, eat near here… we are always near this spot… always…but we never stopped in, until a couple weeks ago. AMAZING!
Location: Near Red House, right on Keeaumoku.
Parking: Medium, dimly lit parking lot that shares its space with lots of other little places.
Ambiance: First thought is that it is so bright in here! There is a decent amount of seating and its just bright! and kind of cold, so the name is quite fitting.
Service: was AWESOME! The staff that night was 3 young girls and an older asian woman, they all helped us order and gave us plenty of direction/​recommendations, the menu is larger than I thought it would be, and I appreciate some help finding whats right/​the best at each spot… Love that they were so patient with all my questions. They were so friendly, made us laugh and were easy to carry a conversation with.
What we ordered: I got some daves ice cream, which is always a winner in my book when I got chocolate cravings, but my husband got the melon taiwanese snow «cool land snow» with mochi and condensed milk. HOLY COW, why was this so delicious? It was a completely different animal from shaved ice. It really does taste like a frozen block of ice cream and its shavings, so they melt and are so creamy! The flavor itself was not what I wanted at first, but one taste and I changed my mind! It was full of melon flavor and SO CREAMY! I was so surprised! My husband inhaled it before I could get a 3^rd bite in, and I was irritated! I will definitely come back and order correctly next time!

I like that they have daves ice cream. Their acai bowl is good and cheap. The store is really clean and spacious so its not crowded when sitting. They have a lot of desserts here such as frozen yogurt, shave ice, snow, smoothies, bingsoo ect. Recommend trying this place out

I must have walked by this place a few dozen times and every time I walked by, I was never really interested. I only recently started getting interested from friends that recommended this place.
Walking in, I was a bit surprised by the cell phone cases and stuffed animals for sale, but at the same time was also surprised by the amount of different desserts they sell. You have a variety of shaved ice, shaved snow, ice cream and froyo.
Per a few friends’ suggestion, I ordered the Bingsoo (and shared it with my girlfriend). We ordered to coffee flavored one to try and be a little different. It came with shaved ice, coffee flavored syrup, coffee jello, azuki, and vanilla froyo. It was pretty good. Reminded me a lot of the Japanese style shave ice. The serving was large (definitely more than I could eat by myself) so it was worth the money (About $ 6.00)

Honestly! I love this place.
My coworkers and I stop in once a week.
We normally get the large, strawberry, Li hing mui, ice cream icee.
The woman and young girl who work there are so sweet and personable.
Parking is easy and the wait is never long.

Torn deciding between which sweets to enjoy at the counter. I guess my reaction is common here in Cooland. The young lady was nice and patiently smiled at me while I made up my mind. Kudos on that! I did take a moment before I had to order.
The dessert menu is so extensive that one must dissect their sweet sensory level and examine which one will hit that spot. I knew I wanted a creamy sweet dessert before stepping my foot in. Little that I knew, Cooland had so much more to offer than just one type of sweet! Is like a candy store, but for cold desserts! Agonizing with making a choice, I took a breather and told myself to go with my first craving: ice cream, not just any ice cream, but Dave’s ube ice cream. Sweet, creamy, and purple! Pleasantly surprised that Cooland carried Dave’s too! Ube is Japanese for purple yam. To me is like a regular yam but a bit more starchy and not as sweet.
My BF had the Cooland shaved ice. It was filled with ice shavings, azuki beans, condensed milk, sliced strawberries and bananas. Good to share with at least 2 – 3 people. My friend, Sam, had the waffle topped with ice cream and sliced strawberries. Waffle was made fresh, too, had to wait a bit, cause the waffle would’ve melt the ice cream. A good size portion for at least 2 people.
The store also sold phone accessories and small knickknacks. Bit odd to me, but a great hit with the kids! Ice cream and toys… what kind of kid wouldn’t like that, eh?

Cooland had many different type of desert that i wouldn’t mind going here few times a month. you get to try different desert once a week.
Today’s desert menu was cooland’s shave ice. it was very close to korean shave ice i used to eat when i was young. except this one didn’t have much of fruit or condense milk or ice cream but it was still yummy. it comes in decent size bowl to share with 2 people. i wish they put more topping then so much ice in there.
my girlfriend had ube ice cream from dave ice cream. purple ice cream look kinda weird at first but it taste better then it looks. they said ube ice cream is from sweet potato and i didn’t konw sweet potato can turn into ice cream. it’s really good.
also my friend order waffle with whip cream and ice cream with strawberry on top. it was good but portion of the waffle was small.
also i found icee with lihimui, ever since crackseed place close down in alamoana i didn’t know where to get icee with lihimui but this place sell it. yay! time to turn my tongue to super red and wink at people with sourness.
overall we all came out happy and full with desert and i think i would go back here again.

Cooland is a convenient snack and dessert spot that’s open until 10 pm. We like going when we’re looking for something sweet after dinner in the area. The space is brightly lit with crack seed for sale and music videos playing in the background.
They have an extensive menu, but I always get the Coffee Bingsoo (Asain shave ice) with coffee jelly, adzuki beans, and soft serve. It’s delicious, light and refreshing, get yours the next time you’re in K-​Town.

Their customer service and shave ice was mediocre. Not unpleasant, but not incredible.
Shave ice did not have enough syrup on it and was not aesthetically pleasing. How does one mess up on shave ice!!!
Did not get any other items on the menu so this review is purely for shave ice.

I got the azuki bean bingsoo and acai bowl here when I came upon this place .
Bingsoo: I’ve tried really awesome bingsoo before and the one here didn meet up to my expectations. I wish they’d put more fruits on the bingsoo so I’m not only eating ice and the azuki beans cause I really enjoy the fruit, ice, and bean mixture.
Acai bowl: the acai bowl was really good and had the mixture of sweet and tangy that I like. However, I wish they’d put more fruit on this as well

Found this place on accident while waiting for my friend to get his car tinted nearby. We got the taro snow with condensed milk, azuki beans, and mochi.
The snow was exactly what they advertise: light, fluffy, and delicious. The taro flavor was on point and went well with the toppings. Price was reasonable, and the workers were very friendly.
I love that they have Halo-​Halo (although I didn’t try it… so can’t speak on how good theirs is). They have lots of options, so if shaved snow isn’t your thing, you’re bound to see something you like. Perfect for a beautiful Hawaiian day!

First time trying «snow». It looks a whole lot better than it looks thats for sure.
They have a lot of options and I like that.
I did knock down one star though was for the creepy little kid shows they play on their tv and the whole time me and my family were eating there, it just totally freaked us out

Four stars for having Dave’s ice cream! Delish!
The menu here is huge! It looks like they have a lot of desserts to pick from but I only come here for one reason. Dave’s! Many people love the green tea ice cream but I jones for chocolate. You can’t go wrong there!
Next time you finish dinner and want something sweet, stop in here for a yummy bite. There is a lot of seating and prices seemed reasonable!

Since the Dave’s Ice Cream location in Ala Moana closed, I’ve been coming here for my Green Tea scoops. They also have a nice assortment of more calorie-​friendly treats like their shaved ice and snow options.
Adorable décor that has likely graced many Instagram profiles. Who takes photos of cloud-​shaped fluorescent lights? I DO! …and I’m sure I’m not alone!
My Favorites:
— Dave’s Green Tea Ice Cream (it’s actually cheaper here!)
— Mango Snow

I came here to have a little dessert after having dinner with my friend tonight… I only heard about this place as I saw it on T.V. from «Cheap Eats».
Mucho MAHALO to «Cheap Eats»!
When we walked into the establishment tonight, a very nice middle aged women greeted us right away. I was awestruck by her friendliness as she was so nice!
She had asked us if we had been here before… I told her «this was my 1^st time». She then asked us how we knew of this place… I told her «I saw it on T.V. from the „Cheap Eats“ segment».
She was so nice, she offered us samples of whatever… I did not partake, as I already knew what I wanted to try tonight as I saw it on T.V., but my friend took her up on a sample.
For tonight, I wanted to try something new, so I ordered myself a Green Tea Bingsoo (see pic), and my friend ended up ordering a Halo Halo (see pic).
What was in the Green Tea Bingsoo? Well basically, it’s a Green Tea Shave Ice with a little Ice Milk Ice Cream, small bits of Mochi, Azuki Beans, & Condensed Milk. What a unique treat… I tasted everything on the dessert, with the exception of the Condensed Milk… Thank goodness, as I think it was already sweet enough!
My friend also enjoyed the Halo Halo…
Cooland offers a lot of dessert stuff like — ice cream, snow ice frozen desserts, smoothies, Acai Bowls, waffles, Icee, bubble drinks, shave ice, Halo Halo, & of course the Bingsoo.
Overall a great experience… but what made it exceptional, was the great friendly service we received tonight!

Smack dab in the middle of Koreamoku, is Cooland. Okay, let me stop you there. What the HECK is Cooland? COOL AND? COO LAND? I just don’t know. It is kinda like Yogurstory. Alright, so this place interested me at first but only because of its cool blue sign outside.
Walking in, you’ll notice that this place sells a huge array of different desserts. Think they took Yogurtland, Frostcity, Ailana Shaved Ice, and a few others and smashed it in a store. That’s what they did. You have a huge selection of desserts to choose from. Shaved ice, shaved ice cream, yogurt, ice cream, and more.
Being not totally hungry for dessert, we shared a halo halo. No Korean nor Chinese dessert for me today! I’m going Filipino! The halo halo was full of fresh fruits including jackfruit. It was topped with ube ice cream on top. What deliciousness! Decently priced too!

After passing by this place many times, I finally got to try it. Reading reviews and recommendations, I tried the Halo Halo. The Ube ice cream was sooooo good. The top part of the of the dessert was real good until you eat to the bottom, the taste changes. It tasted funny. I think the way they mixed the ingredients on the bottom wasn’t very good.
That day was a special (Buy one get one 50% off). Sweet deal! Me and my friend’s dessert came out to around $ 7. Not bad. considering the desserts to be a little expensive.
The place was quite cute and nice.

Passing through Keeamoku, you probably will notice a bright restaurant near the Keeamoku Super Market, across the street from McDonalds. That restaurant is Cooland, which houses an almost overwhelming menu of deserts, ranging from bubble drinks to Dave’s ice cream to waffles.
The restaurant itself is very bright and clean and the staff is very friendly. My boyfriend and I both ordered green tea bubble drinks and were impressed by how much you get for over $ 3.95, without tax.
We concluded that Cooland has the best green tea bubble drink on the island. As many others have stated before, their boba isn’t black but a clear color. Honestly, I couldn’t taste a difference since it was delightfully chewy with the same sweet flavor. We will definitely be back again to try their other bubble drinks and deserts! Cooland is a must go if you’re looking for a cool snack or desert.

I was really sad when I found out someone already reviewed this place because I found out about this place last Thursday and someone already beat me to it! I told all my friends that I was very saddened by this. Anyway, on to the review…
I came here on Friday around 9pm with Jordan C. and a few of our other friends. Luckily they were open until 10pm, which gives Honolulu another option of a dessert place that’s open past 9pm! I’m always up for late night dessert runs!
I didn’t realize they had patbingsoo here (and I’ll definitely be back to try this). I ordered the matcha green tea shave ice and it was really good. The green tea syrup wasn’t super sweet and very refreshing. I was slightly disappointed when I got my shave ice because I felt duped. The picture of the shave ice had giant chewy mochi balls, but when I got my shave ice, it had the small mochi balls (the ones from the packages that you can buy from Korean supermarkets).
The matcha green tea shave ice was $ 5.95 but it was big enough for two! I think you can also get it ala mode with ice cream, which is what the table next to me ordered. I loved that they played kpop music and the décor is super bright and white, reminding me of some cafes in Korea.
IMPORTANT: This place is CASH ONLY.
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