Alana’s Hawaiian Shave Ice

Still have groupon credit, and came by, but closed down. Building empty. Sad.
Loved this place. Good flavors. Good price. Wonder where they went?

I love this place! I’m from Louisiana and these actually taste like real snowcones– they are not mostly ice like other shaved ice places. They have a big flavor variety (not sure how that could be considered «boring» as stated in another review?) and I get it topped with condensed milk– so good! Oh, and cheap prices! Regarding their hours– I just call before heading over and make sure they are open– easy. But I would be aggravated if I drove out there and it was closed. Only negative for me is there is only one table out there and it’s always really sticky… not enough of a negative for me to take a star off though!

This place is cheap and its bomb af! I never had hawaiian shaved ice, and now im a fan. I will def. Come back before I leave! Yum!

Flavors are boring, too many homeless people hanging out that bother customers, also saw a heroin needle on the side of the building.
Totally recommend Ice Blast on Convoy. Less ghetto, and cheaper yet get WAY more for your $$!

Yo, how are you gonna be closed and not have a freaking sign up?! Drove all the freaking way over here from downtown SD with two annoying kids in the car anticipating some shaved ice and nothing. How annoying.
Next time: a message on your voice mail phone, a big ass sign on the window would have at least helped.
If you’re looking for some shaved ice, go to the little shack on the beach in SD– Big Kahuna’s Ice Cream… you won’t be disappointed.

I bring the kids here on a weekly basis. By far the best Hawaiian Shaved Ice I’ve had anywhere in Cali. This is no snow cone. Don’t get it confused. The shaved ice here is soft and fluffy. It’s super addicting. Friendly staff, gets a little busy here especially on the hotter days and weekends. But well worth the wait.

Currently there’s only one guy working here (props) but I have never once gotten a bad order. All of the flavors are good! They just got a new one that’s Iced Tea flavored which tastes just like Arizona sweet tea. My favorite flavor is Honeydew, by and large. I got the groupon and I redeemed all 5 of my shave-​ices in about a week’s time. SO WORTH IT
The store wasn’t open between, like, December and May I think? This is probably because winter is an off season for icey treats.

Finally! I found a real Hawaiian snowcone (thanks to Groupon)! I’ve been looking for a place like this every since I moved to California. It’s super soft, almost like the shaven snow in LA. I went today at 6pm. Unfortunately the phone number wasn’t working so I had to go hoping that they were still open. Luckily they were! They close at 6:30pm T-​Sun and are closed on Mondays. I got a small banana and cotton candy with cream. The ice was smooth, soft, and full with flavor, even to the last bite. I wanted the condensed milk for my cream but they were out and had to give me the non dairy cream which was still fine. I can’t wait to go back and try it with the condensed milk!

Drove all the way here for some shaved ice… got here right at 1230 when they opened and were told that they were at least 30 minutes behind schedule and wouldn’t open until 1.
Don’t waste your time like I did.

Is Alana’s still open? We love this place but went by ⁴⁄₂₉ and ⁴⁄₃₀ during their business hours and they were not open.

I’ve been here about 4 times and they have never been open. I have been here a couple times before these past visits and enjoyed the shaved ice very much. However, not being open when they say they’re going to be open is unacceptable and quite upsetting. I would wait for a good half hour in hopes of the person running late, but nope. On their website they say they close on «weathered days.» However I feel like 80 degrees and sunny isn’t one of those days.
It makes me more sad, just because I really love it when they ARE open.
I bought the group on deal, but not being able to use it makes me feel like it was a waste of money, instead of a saving of money.

My husband and I have tried 3 times to pick up some shaved ice but every time we arrived it was closed, even during the open hours they posted, is this place ever open?!

I really like this place, especially because of their Groupon deal. It’s a steal! However, there have been many times where no one was there. On their website, they say that they are closed on «weathered days.» The first time that they weren’t there made sense since it was sprinkling in the morning. All of the other times, on the hottest days, I stood there wasting 30 – 45 minutes each time.

Need my shaved ice fix and I found this place from Groupon. Price is reasonable and plenty of flavors to choose from. It’s a cute small place to cool you off in this summer heat. They are only open when it’s 70 degrees or above & Open from 12:30 to 7:30 gives anyone plenty of time to get their shaved ice on. They definitely do not skimp on the ice and the guy working the shack was very nice. I always call first to make sure they are open for the day.
Small $ 3
Medium $ 4
Large $ 5

Sooo good!
This place was recommended to me by a family member so i tried it out. They have a wide selection of flavors at a reasonable price. This wasn’t like other snow cones in the sense that these melted in your mouth, no hard ice chips like I’ve had at other places.
Guys at counter were really friendly & they have stamp cards right up front
It can be a little confusing to find, because its a little casita/​booth right in the center of Parking lot in Inland Center, but it’s there.
Highly recommend if you’re in the area– especially bc El Cajon is always hot & we ARE in SD where the sun shines mostly the whole year.

Such a great place to go when it’s hot in east county.
My boys and I drove by while coming home from the park. It’s officially summer and they are open!
Prices are great, huge selection of flavors and you can even add more then one to your ice. My son dropped his and they were really nice about making him a new one.

I’ve been there twice during their posted hours — always closed. This time there was a note taped on the sign showing their hours from someone else who had come by a week before and found them closed during business hours as well. Maybe they’re out of business now?

I had tried to come here a handful of times and they were always closed. I was contacted by the owner and told they were only opened summers, and were going to start opening year round. This was last year sometime.
I was in the area getting food, and my friend suggested we get shave ice. I remembered that this place was nearby and fingers crossed we headed over to see if they were open.
It was about 105 degrees and we were starved for shave ice. Unfortunately I was pants-​less and shoe less but the necessity for a cold treat on this hot day greatly exceeded my anxieties of exiting in the car without pants. F*** pants! (well i was in a swim suit).
They have a little area to sit on bamboo benches with a couple of umbrellas. They have a huge list of flavors to chose from and three sizes. I went with my usual strawberry-​coconut combo and it was perfectly flavored, no excess syrup at the bottom and no un flavored ice portions. The flavors were yummy!
I would definitely come back here but someone please get the employee here a portable AC unit, I would faint in there from this summer heat in the valley.

This is a pretty close approximation to Hawaiian shave ice. It’s still not quite as soft as what you typically find in Hawaii– mine had hard chips throughout.– and you’ll notice in my pic of the mango/​cherry there’s a clear crust of ice. Not sure if it’s the technique or the water used in making the ice. Also, I think in HI they use more syrup, which might help with softening.
They have lots of flavors, and you can get ice cream at the bottom or condensed milk poured over it (50cents extra, each). No mochi balls or azuki beans though.
It takes a while to get served. Brought my family and the first person was almost done by the time the 5^th got his. The regular size was quite large.
It’s in a tiny parking lot kiosk next to Popeye’s, with a couple of benches for seating, so be prepared to stand in the sun, or eat the treats in your car.
Overall, I found it reasonably priced, with lots of flavor variety, and definitely more of a shave ice place than most places that claim to be.

The ice is perfectly shaven, some places simply chip the ice.
The flavors are perfect and plentiful. I had passion fruit in a medium cup with cream on top; much better than I could have imagined.
The shop is clean but small, be prepared to wait…