Uye At Via Gelato

I think this might have been the first but certainly not the last UYE I’ve been to.
When I found out the UYE at Via Gelato I had to go. Yummy gelato and great Unilocal friends to eat it with how could it not be a win-​win situation.
I had to try the new flavor, li hing ginger piña colada. YUM. I also bought a pint of mint chip to take home. That is also delicious!
It was nice to meet Kim C., Jacob N. and Brian M. IRL
Its always nice to see Emi H., Pua P., Thomas O., Curt C., and Chuggy Bear.
Thanks to Lori and Nat for a great UYE!

Thank you Lori «kugr» I. for organizing! Thank you Melissa for the awesome gelato!
We camped out by Macy’s Kahala Mall for the opening of Via Gelato, new kid on the food truck block!
There are so many amazing flavors to choose from! When I got to the front of the line, I had no idea what to order. #thatguy. I got the cinnamon bun cone and when Melissa asked me what kind of cone I wanted, I let fate take control and had her pick. So I ended up getting this neat cone that is wafery (not mega crispy) and I loved it! Then as I got to the bottom of the cone, SURPRISE! Chocolate! Nice!
More UYEs please!
Via Gelato, date night. I will be back!

School ends early for me, so I end up always walking to Kahala Mall. With the free Whole Foods wifi, I checked my Unilocal app and saw this event on the news feed. I was like, «OMG I can actually go to an event!»
My mom came with me to the truck. We got 2 small cups: Cinnamon Bun & Fierce Chocolate. CB was sweet and I could definitely taste the cinnamon. FC was semisweet in flavor. The lady in the truck offered samples, which was very helpful. Another plus was the discount. The small was the regular price of the kiddie size. Meeting Unilocalers in real life was sooo cool. Thank you to the hosts for planning this. It was my first UYE, and really fun. I wish I could’ve stayed longer!

Thank you Nat N. and Lori I. for organizing this cute fun get together! I love meeting my fellow Unilocalers in person and it’s always amusing to hear how people «recognize» each other. For Emi it was my Camille on Wheels rant, for Chuggy Bear it was me trying to give my child away, for others its was my millisecond shot in the now super infamous Y-​E-​L-​P video. It was a good time indeed and yummy gelato to boot.
Lori, I’m happy B and Matthew had some play time! Brennan LOVES to meet new friends as do I. Hope you all had a fantastic week!

What can be any better than leisurely lounging around a grassy area or the tailgate of a truck with a bunch of great Unilocalers AND a Gelato truck??? Well, thanks to Lori I. and Nat N., that was the scene a few afternoon’s ago! Via Gelato, a gelato truck, parked on Kilauea Ave. just across the parking lot from Macy’s. It was a neat UYE, an intimate gathering of really fun people and some delicious gelato! Via Gelato is fast rising in popularity and I hope that Melissa can keep up with her rising star and clientele, or should I say, fans… I had a great time meeting and chatting with my fellow Unilocalers, made lot’s of new friends and most of all, tasting some delicious gelato! I took home four small cups, green tea haupia and fierce chocolate. Both were smooth and very tasty! Needless to say, I’ll be on the lookout for the truck whenever I’m on that side!
Thanks to all my fellow Unilocalers for the great time, fun chats and fellowship… I want to name each and every one of you, but I’m afraid I’ll end up forgetting to mention someone and with my guilty conscience, it will haunt me forever! Lori, thank you for the waters, trash bags and making sure everything went smooth. Nat, you too! Thanks for your hard work and for letting me hold up your tailgate! :) Had a great time that day, even Emi made an appearance, and of course, she holds rockstar status! Looking forward to another UYE like this one!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to Nat N & Lori I for organizing this great event! So many friends, so many flavors, so little time! Very happy to see everyone here enjoying the King of Creams!
Best of the night was the «mashed potato» gelato Gary N and Jasmine N got. We brainstormed about how a real cone of mashed potato would work. bacon? fried cheese? TURKEY?!
Gelato is the best thing on Honolulu’s food scene since… since…since EVER!
And you know what? Melissa & VIA Gelato have got it goin’ on!
The flavors like Green Tea Haupia, Waimanalo Mint Chip, and Black Sesame are delicious and truly kamaaina in a Whole Foods Kailua sort of way… they just belong here in Hawaii even if they’re small kine haole.
I have yet to dive into the Almond Cookie… one of my favorite sweets of all time, but one I hardly get to enjoy.
Cinnamon Bun is great. It’s a little like cinnamon toast crunch milk, but creamier and loads more luscious.
BUT THE CONES. OH THOSE CONES. Amazing. crispy. delicate. wafery. superbly handmade with such class and a touch of sass.
Order the Zara cup so you can crunch the cone into your gelato and eat it for the entire duration of your mouthgasm.

What can beat a frosty cold gelato on a hot summer day? Getting it from Via Gelato and enjoying it with your fellow Unilocalers, and other random passers by! It’s always great to reconnect with fellow Yeeps, and to meet others for the first time.
Mad props to Lori I. for setting up this awesome UYE, and providing the refreshing bottles of water, and the rubbish bag service! Brilliant ideas! And thanks to Nat N. as well for her self proclaimed roll of «innocent bystander», although we all know she was much more instrumental in getting this thing going! You guys rock!
A huge special mahalo to Melissa Bow, the mastermind behind Via Gelato for making such delicious frozen treats for us to obsess over! Any time I’m asked «what flavor is good?» I have a hard time answering because I’ve enjoyed each and every one of them!

I had a great time at this (my first EVER!) UYE, and I truly want to thank Lori I. and Nat N. for organizing and putting this event together for their fellow Unilocalers.
Although I had to commute from the Salt Lake/​Moanalua area to attend this event, it was definitely worth it. Of course the main reason was to enjoy the gelato, but it was also a chance for me personally to meet other Unilocalers for the first time as well.
First of all, the gelato was excellent! I honestly could not make up my mind as I was torn between choosing either the cinnamon bun, mint chip, or the green tea haupia. And to complicate things even more, Lori I. graciously offered a sample of her gelato, haupia flavor (sans green tea) which was just delicious. In the end, I chose a small cup of the green tea haupia, and I was very satisfied with my choice, but wished I had more room to have tried another flavor. Oh well, this only gives me a further reason to visit Via Gelato in the near future.
Of course, the socializing with other Unilocalers was the other «treat» at this event. It was truly wonderful to finally meet in person Lori I., Nat N., Mike O., and Ed L… it was so nice to meet all of you! And it was great, as always, to see Grant S., Thomas, O., Gary N., Dave F., Jayson N., Pua P., and of course, Emi H.
Thanks again to Lori and Nat for planning such a wonderful event! =)

Thank you to Lori I. & Nat N. for putting together this event. It was my my first UYE and I wish I could have stayed to hang out and meet more fellow Unilocalers.
The gelato was really good and I can’t wait to try other flavors.

Great UYE! Thanks Lori and Nat (and Melissa of course). Great meeting all my Unilocal buds for some awesome gelato.

Ah, the hype does not disappoint! I’ve been to this truck twice now, once while it was at Ward and also for the UYE this past Monday, and each time it’s been worth the trip. There are different sizes (look at the pictures for the menu) in cups or cones (the cones are handmade!) and you can order two different flavors (although I did hear you can get up to three different flavors…). The gelato is really creamy with the Waimanalo Mint Chip as my favorite as it has a nice hint of mint and the chocolate sticks were delicious. I’ve also tried the Jasmine Vanilla, Green Tea Haupia, and mango (the mango is more of a sorbet, just FYI). Keep checking back as flavors rotate and new ones are still being introduced. Follow on twitter, @viagelato as the owner tweets her upcoming and current location.
There really isn’t much more to say about this place except that it is run efficiently by a really nice owner who offers up some of the best gelato I’ve eaten. I’ll definitely be coming back here to satisfy my sweet tooth.

I believe in 3 somes. The more the merrier! The best things in life come in 3’s, Neapolitan ice cream, three Musketeers, the Triple Dipper at Chili’s and now the menage a trios at Via Gelato. Okay I made the last one up. It was so hard to decide as I asked other Unilocalers what they got and how they felt about it. When Lori whispered to me I could get 3 flavors, my mouth couldn’t wait for the orgy that was about to happen. I finally decided on Green Tea Haupia, Fierce Chocolate, and Cinnamon Bun. To make sure I had that ultimate orgasm I added the hand made cone graced with chocolate. The green tea was subtle and not to over powering they blended well together. I think if I just ordered the fierce chocolate it would have been too much for me. But it went well with the other flavors I choose. The cinnamon but was just the right amount of flavor. Together they were Oh, So, Delicious!
~Yelper Shout Outs~
*Thanks Lori l. (also for the H2o) and Nat N. for putting this awesome event together.
*It was finally nice to meet you in person Brian M. and Jasmine N.
* To all the other Unilocalers I briefly said Hi to and always look forward to seeing. Gary N., Chuggy Bear, Pau P., Thomas O., Chad O., and our awesome Unilocal Honolulu Queen Bee, Emi H.
Until the next Unilocal event. Smooches. ;)

This UYE would not have been possible without Melissa Bow of Via Gelato, Lori I., and the fabulous Unilocalers who came out to socialize and enjoy some pre-​dinner gelato!
Thanks to all who support local small businesses such as this one! Without you, these guys would not thrive.
And a big mahalo to Lori I. for coming up with the idea, creating the event on Unilocal,and bringing the trash bag and waters!

Thank you to all the Unilocalers and their boyfriends/​girlfriends, wives/​husbands, moms, aunties, non-​yelper friends, and keiki who stopped by for a scoop of gelato last night!
And to my co-​host Nat, thanks for encouraging me to throw this tailgate thing together! It’s always great to meet/​see Unilocalers in person, and I got to finally meet a few of them for the first time!
Thanks to Melissa B @ Via Gelato for agreeing to change the hours, prices, and throw in the cones for us!
See you guys at the truck again soon! Until then I am back in hibernation trying to figure out how to use the updated version of the Unilocal app… RAWR!

I heart Lori I & Nat N! And although I had to boot scoot boogie to a Unilocal movie night, and was only able to stay for a short while, I still had a blast! My BF had asked me while driving to Via Gelato «Is it really worth going if we’re only going to stay for 15 – 20 minutes?» And I replied with an overly dramatic gasp «(A deep inhale & hand over forehead) I CAN’T miss this UYE?! It’s Lori & Nat!» Plus I loooove me some Via Gelato!
When we arrived, the Via Gelato truck was parked street side right outside of Macy’s at Kahala Mall and Lori I had set-​up a small table for the tikes. I snagged a place in line and quickly took a verbal survey of what everyone had eaten so far. In the end I refused to be swayed by the opinions of others and ordered a handmade cone with two flavors of gelato, cinnamon bun and green tea haupia. Both were good but hands down the cinnabon bun was my favorite! Two cones of handmade heaven for $ 7!!!
I licked my way through the delicious cone and chatted it up with the Nips (Jasmine N & Jayson N), Michael C, Gary N, Pua P (& BF Nick), Shelley, Thomas O, Chuggy Bear, Kim C, Brian M, Dave F, Brandon S, Chad, Ed L (sorry I couldn’t stay to hang) and of course Lori I & Nat N! If I forgot you in the mix somewhere I truly apologize but as I type this, there is a small child clawing at my thigh.
I think my favorite conversation of the evening had to be Shelley proclaiming her love for Robert Pattison and I am eagerly anticipating our «Twilight» date! (Fist bump to the hot mama!) Awesome UYE and this event is one the many reasons why I love the Unilocal community so much! Wonderful good hearted people who are the heart and soul of Unilocal Honolulu!
P. S. And yes, it was TOTALLY WORTH IT to come to stay for just 20 short minutes!

You say UYE @ Via Gelato… I say get the « Unilocal» Over Here!!! You don’t know what the heck your missing!
I did get to try some cool refreshing gelato (Jasmine Vanilla and Mint Chip combo).so Ono! I was going for LiHing Ginger Pina Colada and Mint Chip combo but I got a funny face from my gelato server. Bad idea huh? Next choice!
It was great to finally meet face to face great reviewers who help people make critical daily decisions like:
*Eh Honey Where We Going Eat! …
*I Don’t Know…
*Why No Check Unilocal and See Where Good To Grind…
*Yes important things in life… lol!
I was really happy to have met a lot of people like. Brian B., Dave F, Kim C., Nat N., Brandon S., Jacob N. .I might have missed a few sorry… Sober. haha! It was really nice to see again Chuggy Bear, Thomas, Pualena & Nick, Russel, Gary N. and of course no event wouldn’t be complete without Emi H. showing up with a big smile!
Lori I. Aka trash lady… water supplier… great hostess of UYE Via Gelato ! Thank You Very Much!
PS…Thank You to Pua & Emi for my new profile picture! Lori called me a stud! Well maybe for a moment! lol!!!

I have been mystified for a while about Via Gelato, ever since Unilocalers in Honolulu have been raving about this one for a while. After doing a Unilocal search, I came to the realization that it wasn’t a store — like Cold Stone Creamery — but a mobile ice cream truck, but for gelato. Everyone really was talking about how good this particular gelato really was, so I decided to stop on by and see what the dealio was. Located at the Kahala Mall shopping center — well, actually on Kilauea Avenue fronting the Macy’s for this casual UYE. I got there an hour late, which was ok, although I saw CM Emi, Pua P., Thomas O, and Chuggy Bear, leave like 5 minutes after.
I suppose late is better than never, but then again, it was the traffic. Once I got there, everyone had their gelato already and everyone just chillaxed and formed small groups to talk and hang out. That was cool. I felt a bit out of place for a bit, but I met up with Elites Jacob N, and finally met Nat N and Michael C in person after seeing them bounce around Unilocal through mobile check in’s. Thought that was awesome in itself. I didn’t help myself to the fancy gelato because I am trying to lose a few lbs, so I can run more effortlessly than what I can do right now. Sacrifice is the name of the game right now, but I will be back for a tasty treat.
I also got to chat with the owner of said gelato truck, although it was in a small group, when everything was already winding down from the UYE. Most of everyone started to scatter by 7pm, but a few of us started to stay and continue talking. While this UYE was similar to the UYE we had with Otto Cake. I’m sure it help spur a lot of sales for Via Gelato and I totally would love to support them financially and my stomach in the near future, but not this time. The UYE was good, but I wished I came a bit earlier. What can I do. I hope to try the haupia gelato and the green tea flavors. Those two and along with chocolate are my favorite flavors!
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