Leilani Shave Ice, Riverside

Don't you dare mistake Leilani Shave Ice's frozen creations for snow cones. They're far more unique than that. Unlike snow cones, authentic Hawaiian shave—that's shave, not shaved—ice starts with a base of vanilla, macadamia, chocolate, mint chip, or strawberry ice cream. Upon that creamy foundation, staff pile ice that has been shaved down to a super-fine powder and sweeten it with a variety of tropical syrups in flavors such as blue raspberry, red watermelon, and orange dreamsicle. Even then, the delicious flavor layering isn't finished. Staff still need to add a final flourish in the form of toppings like condensed milk, chocolate or caramel syrup, or mini marshmallows. Leilani Shave Ice also offers other delicious treats like 30 different flavors of milk shakes, 16 varieties of ice cream, ice cream cookie sandwiches, Dole Pineapple Whip, and Dole Whip Floats, which has Dole Pineapple juice on the bottom and Dole Pineapple Whip on top.