Kohala Grown Market - Hawi, Hawaii

Millena P.

DAY 2 of Vacation - After ziplining, we wanted to walk around the town. We stumbled upon this local shop and decided to grab some snacks before driving back to Kona.

Ambiance/Environment: I love the open space. There were so many products, groceries, and food. There is also limited outdoor seating.

Service: I didn't catch her name, but the owner was so nice and welcoming. She gave us good recommendations from the drink menu.

Everything we got:

1) Maui Vera - I bought this reef friendly sunscreen. I was told regular sunscreen will not help, so I waited until we came out here to buy sunscreen. This sunscreen helped protect me from crazy sunburns. It is very thick and dries up quickly. It does leave you looking whiter than usual lol.

2) Smoothies - My ILs ordered the Hawaiian Superman, Strawberry Bliss, Chocolate Monkey, and Super Soursop. All these smoothies were recommended by the owner based on their preferences. They absolutely enjoyed their drinks. Perfect refresher after 2 hours of ziplining.

3) Tropical Dreams Ice Cream - My BIL got an 8 oz ube ice cream. We all took a spoonful to try it. Wow .. the ube flavor was unbelievable. Sooo good!

Kate

Great menu with vegan options. Lots of local products on the shelves. Fresh produce. Tables outside to eat at.

Vinita T.

My husband and I tried the taro burger and the pizza baguette. Both were delicious. We tried their macadamia toffee nut ice cream that was made with coconut milk and it was very tasty.

They also have a store where they sell cosmetics, candles and packaged food. Bought a pack of salted macadamia nuts for the road. The nuts were crispy and fresh.

Toni J.

We had the Chicken Melt Panini, and it was better than most of the food we've tried around the island, so delicious and made to order! The chips and pickle were great, too...suggestion- give more than one teeny tiny pickle because they are fabulous 👌. The blueberry smoothie was good, too. Highly recommend!

Pono G.

Leo is awesome, they support local farmers and fresh products. Got some good chips and salsa, they have good sandwiches too all veggie. Also got some fresh locally grass fed steak. Good quality food here.

Melissa V. P.

Delicious fresh fruit smoothies! A lot of other locally made products such as tuna jerky, mushroom jerky, mac nuts, fresh fruit (tried the jaboticaba fruit-sweet and tangy Brazilian tree grape), various desserts, and hot menu to order.

Kiki L.

Pleasant atmosphere with good customer service. Food was fresh and prepared quickly.
Delicious with lots of salad and unique dressings.
Would definitely eat there again.

Eddie T.

Customer service
6/10
Value for money
8/10
Quality of experience
9/10

I had the most expensive popsicle of my whole life (so far) here today.

The two pops I had each was 4.77 dollars. They taste pretty real and fruity and you can appreciate locally made and locally sourced and handcrafted.

You should try one. It is quite an experience both realizing this little piece of popsicle costs so much and enjoying it like a fancy desert later on.

We also got a while pineapple here. Very cute!

The reason I didn't care for the customer service and rated low is because this is a supermarket, not a restaurant. I am a pretty generous tipper but it still weirds me out that I came in, picked some items and got in line to check out. And the cashier would flip the credit card machine with a minimum tip of 15%.

Why would I work as a restaurant server if I can make this much tip being a cashier?

Everybody I looked at pretty much all picked the 15 percent. Like how would you really turn the tip machine that has been pushed to you back or click on no tip to a nice person's face?

For me I always ending up paying some extra bucks and feel cheated and unfair (to other folks working on tip)

Seriously, we just checked out from a market. Tune that greed down a bit would you?