PHOENIX – There’s a new shave ice shop making frozen waves in Arizona! With four flavors and a rotating fifth, there is something for everyone and the only place you can find that tropical snow is at Mahalo Made in Central Phoenix.
Now on Sundays you can bite your teeth into one of their steaming pepperoni pizza bao buns – stamped with a cute smiling panda face!
Check out all the layers of fluffy ice and learn how Japanese shave ice is made in the video above!
Owner and operator Lastassia Eidson brought Mahalo Made to life to share a unique traditional treat with their Arizona community.
Thanks to their connections to Hawaii and Japan, the store has grown from an Airstream trailer to a storefront, and things are only looking up for the small business owner. Every month she serves Shave Ice, MAHALO T-shirts and trendy goods in new colors.
Lastassia says with a smile, “Shave Ice is usually mispronounced as shaved ice here [in Arizona] but we make shaving ice! “
Eidson serves Japanese-style shaving ice. All syrups are handmade from organic fresh fruit and organic cane sugar. You don’t have to worry about dyes, preservatives or dyes. You have the option of placing a scoop of ice cream in the center of the giant snowball.
What’s in the cup? Five layers of hand-wrapped, fluffy ice cream and condensed milk are topped with waves of fresh fruit syrup. “We only have four classic flavors. They stay the same all the time on the menu. The rotating fifth is a feature variant that changes every month! ”Eidson added.
With sinuous lines that move quickly, Lastassia warns that shaving ice is selling out fast! “We only make 150 shave ice a day. We have two large freezers that are filled with handcrafted frozen blocks. Once the blocks are gone, we are closed for the day! Thank you for your support and patience with us as we have one growing small business. Try stopping by during the week when the lines aren’t that long! “
WHEN YOU GO:
Mahalo Made
1215 E Missouri Avenue Suite 2
Phoenix, AZ 85014
OPENING HOURS: Tuesday – Sunday 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
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