Summer Frappe

Another great find in Chinatown.
I decided to go outside my comfort-​zone of piña colada and tried the avocado papaya smoothie. I love both avocado and papaya but was unsure of having avocado in smoothie form.
Let me say, it was amazing. Sweet but not too sweet and so creamy! It was refreshing and satisfying knowing that there were only two ingredients in this drink. No need for added sugar and any other artificial junk.
The smoothie was huge, so for about $ 4 you are getting great value. It could have counted for lunch it was that filling, in fact I will be back on my next lunch break.

The lady who works here is really nice. This is a no frills boba joint. However, it stands out for a few reasons. 1) They use real fruit. 2) They give a lot of boba. 3) They use a dome lid which makes the drinks larger than at other boba places (like Hangs). I was very happy with my experience and would return.

My favorite stop for fresh fruit whether it’s blended or diced and packaged to grab and go.
My favorite is the mango kiwi pineapple. It’s filled to the brim with sweet, fresh, liquefied tropical fruit.
My husband chose the mango aloe papaya. The owner said it’s slightly bitter which is probably why my husband loves it. Although I sampled it and I did not taste any bitterness at all.
If you have a potluck to go to, stop here early in the day and grab a couple of their fresh diced grab and go fruit containers.

yummy yummy. the aunties here are so nice they didn’t make me go to atm when I was short .75 — it was my favorite and now even more so. I went back to give them difference another day

All of their fruit drinks are made with real fresh fruit. I cool down quickly with their watermelon drink, which I order «less sweet.» It’s basically fresh watermelon and ice. It’s amazingly refreshing and you can taste the fresh fruit. No fake smoothie taste. They have about 10 Vitamix machines, so the fruit and ice gets nicely blended. If you are not in the mood for a smoothie, you can a container of pre-​cut fruit for a rock bottom price of $ 4.

This was my first time at Summer Frappé and it definitely did not disappoint. The location is great for me as it’s not too far from work (10 – 15 minute walk).
First off, there are a ton of smoothie combinations. I got the Durian smoothie with only fruit and ice. The guy there warned me it wouldn’t be good without the milk and ice (in a nice way), but said they could make it like that without a problem. It turned out great. I stay away from sugars unless they’re natural and I don’t eat/​drink dairy, and it was delicious just with the Durian and ice. It was a decent price for the size at 5.50 (it’s the only one that expensive, the rest range between 3.00−5.00) and they were very friendly.
They have a nice little seating area inside too (small, but no one else was in there). Lots of fresh fruit in the display and in the cooler. I’ll definitely be back!

While most other Downtown and Chinatown boba shops are closed on Sundays, Summer Frappé is there to satisfy your boba fix any day of the week!
They’re a small shop nestled near the corner of Pauahi and Maunakea St. in Chinatown. The area isn’t the nicest with so many homeless and creepers abound, so just keep your wits about you when you come here.
Their menu offers a variety of fruit smoothies within the $ 3.00-$ 5.00 range. Cheaper options include fruit flavors such as banana, strawberry, and honeydew. The $ 5.00 flavors include durian and soursop. They offer just one size, which is pretty large, so I consider drinks here well worth the cost.
The refrigerated display case shows off fruits like cantaloupe, pineapple, and watermelon. Though I’m sure they use real fruits in some of their drinks, my mango smoothie tasted artificially and excessively sweet. Despite this, it was a refreshing and sweet drink on a hot day. The smoothie was finely blended, and the boba was perfectly chewy.
Don’t forget to bring cash! Like so many other spots nearby, they don’t accept cards here.
Hang’s will continue to be my first choice when it’s open, but Summer Frappé is another nice option for smoothies in the neighborhood!

Great prices on fresh fruit smoothies with or without mochi pearls. Cold, refreshing, and tasty. They have fruit stockpiled in the refrigerators, both whole and sliced for take out. #15 is my fav

This summer has been unbearably hot! With temperatures in the 90’s and no trade winds to offer relief, a trip to Summer Frappé is all you need to cool down and escape the heat!
Located on N. Pauahi Street next to Char Hung Sut, Summer Frappé is an oasis from these humid summer days! Fresh fruits fill the refrigerated cases and mouth-​watering photos of their assorted juice and smoothie options cover the walls. Summer Frappé uses fresh fruits instead of «fruit flavors» or «fruit concentrate» to guarantee a refreshing and healthy way to cool down and sip away guilt free!
From the simple Strawberry or Banana to the exotic Jackfruit or Durian, Summer Frappé offers an almost endless variety of fresh fruit blends to cool you down. My go-​to order on hot summer days is the Watermelon Smoothie. The first time I ordered it, I opted to add boba. The boba was a bit on the softer side and the water they were cooked or soaked in added a strange taste to the smoothie. The next time I stopped by, I made sure to skip the boba and every sip was perfect!
In addition to their fresh fruit blends, Summer Frappé also offers an AMAZING Vietnamese Iced Coffee that will jolt you awake with one sip! Not too sweet and not to bitter, this iced coffee will be my cure for those 2 p.m. afternoon slumps!
Although the prices ($ 3-​$ 5) seem a bit steep, Summer Frappé offers HUGE cups that more than make up for the price.

Everything is fresh as can be! I got a strawberry mango with tapioca. Most smoothies range from 3.50−5.00. I believe everything is one size.
It was so freshing and tastey! Don’t forget to bring cash cause they don’t take card!

When I worked downtown, this little smoothie shop in Chinatown was worth the lunchtime walk. Now that my workplace has relocated (relatively) nearby, it’s worth the lunchtime carpool (haha, thanks sis!). I can only reiterate what has already been said: real fruits, no filler. They were out of avocado the day I went (sad!), but my mango-​coconut smoothie was just as delicious and refreshing as I remembered. My sister likewise enjoyed her mango-​coconut-​strawberry smoothie (as you can see, the flavors have the potential to get a little wild!). I do like that you can make your own fruit combinations, even though I always end up getting the same order — if only to know that I COULD change it up on a rare whim.
Bring cash and sip away!

I really like this place because what u get is worth what you pay for. The drinks are fresh fresh fresh!!! I like to go here on a hot day. Parking might kinda suck but I’m sure you’ll figure it out.

Got a mango-​kiwi smoothie for $ 4.19
Large size, could see little bits of kiwi seed, tasted fresh, really hit the spot.
CASH ONLY

I love the bubble drinks here. This store uses fresh fruit! And none of that powder stuff. My current favorite drink from there is the coffee+tea bubble drink! It has the flavor of the coffee and a hint of milk tea. The other bubble drinks are like smoothies with bubbles are the bottom of the cup. They’re so refreshing!
Overall, this place is awesome (:

I’ve passed here a million times, and never had the urged to get something here. Then one day it hit me. I told my friend lets go try it. So we ordered the taro and almond bubble tea. It was kinda toooo sweet. Kept us bloated the whole day. Dang! haha It is a very decent portion size for $ 3.25+tax. Not bad. But I would love to try something else next time.

Easily the best smoothie I have ever had on the island. Fresh fruit that is proudly shown off in the refrigerated display cases. Seeing the huge bowl of peeled kiwis brought out of the case for my smoothie made me feel like a deeply delighted child. I hate to say OMG but it is so necessary when it comes to the quantity+quality+price. It’s the best deal I’ve ever seen.
Just a heads up, watch out for any smoothie that contains pineapple. On two separate occasions I ordered two different types of smoothies that both contained pineapple. Both of those times the smoothies contained large chunks of pineapple on the bottom of the cup that could be sucked up through the straw. The pineapple wasn’t cut properly so the thorny bits were still on it which ended up cutting my tongue. It was truly awful since pineapple is so acidic. Because of that I’ll have to give them four stars instead of five. Normally I wouldn’t tolerate such a thing but I’ll still patronize Summer frappé since they’re smoothies are just so utterly fucking delicious.
A meal unto itself for a hot summer day.
I’ve only tried one food item which was the avocado banh mi. They gave a shocking amount of huge chunks of avocado. It also contained huge wholes pieces of lettuce, tomatoes, the usual daikon/​carrot salad on the atypical baguette. All the ingredients were fresh and tasty but the fact that it didn’t contain an adequate amount of daikon made it quite an unsatisfying experience until I bought some more from a local market. Once it had a generous layering of daikon I was more than happy to devour it.
As for the service and etc., It’s a fairly spacious clean juice bar. Can it really be called a juice bar? They also serve shave ice and as I previously mentioned banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches). The service is always very quick and friendly. I think once the older lady who I’m guessing is the owner has seen me frequent the place enough times that she has warmed up to me. If it were up to me I would frequent the place a few times a week!

I got to try two drinks, the strawberry kiwi and lychee. By far, the lychee was better. I would recommend. The strawberry kiwi made my throat itchy. Not sure why.
I ordered without the bubbles because I heard they contained plastic and could be cancerous?! Probably isn’t true, but I’m the type that would believe it anyways.
The lady who took the order obviously did not translate it to the man. I didn’t feel like being a diva and making a fuss so I just took it and ended up spitting out the bubbles. LOL. sucha hassel!
Overall, I think it’d go for more of the exotic fruits like lychee, soursap, jackfruit, etc.

This is my secret place that I go to for a drink when I’m in chinatown. Outside of chinatown — I seldomly get a smoothie because other places haven’t compared to Summer Frappé. The quality and size of the drinks are superb!
I usually get the watermelon juice smoothie. It is so refreshing and is perfect for these hot summer days. This place also has the best durian smoothie in my opinion. The smell is there too hahaha

How can you go wrong with this place? Nice friendly staff.
$ 3.75 for a huge mango drink.
#22 is my favorite, not only is it my lucky number, it just happens to be my favorite fruit, MANGO!
All drinks are freshly made like Jamba juice without the cost.

QUESTION: What’s a girl to do on a hot Honolulu Summer afternoon when she’s stuck on foot in Chinatown and pregnancy has got her sweating bullets?
ANSWER: Well, since I have yet to make my millions and hire my man servant Gerrardo to fan me and run ice cubes down my body, I guess I’ll have to settle for yummy ice cold smoothies from Summer Frappé!
Located right next door to Char Hung Sut, Summer Frappé is a great little smoothie shop in the heart of Chinatown! At first I was overwhelmed by the large array of drink options and after 15 minutes of analyzing I finally decided to get a fresh strawberry smoothie with pearl tapioca balls. My smoothie was only $ 3.50 and the size equivalent of a Starbucks Venti drink. Huge and practically a meal in itself! It was sweet and fruity and temporarily stopped me from melting away into the sidewalk. I’m in love.
My only disappointment was that the tapioca balls had a funny taste to them which I can only describe as a plum flavor. Me no likey. Next time I’ll probably pass on the tapioca balls but I’ve been craving those Summer Frappé smoothies ever since and we’re due for another date! I’m getting Watermelon next time!