Sugarlina Bakeshop
"I've been coming to Sugarlina for over 9 years! My last review was of this business when they were located in Aiea. Now they are located in town in the Ward Centers area. I currently live in town and was so surprised to learn that they are located closer to me!PARKING: They are locate din the Ward Centers so there is lots of parking in the structure. If you want to walk about to work off the calories, you can park in the opposite structure (TJ Max side) and walk across the street. LOCATION: You can see their store right off of Auahi Street. Their address is Ward Centers, Ala Moana Boulevard, but their store is on the Auahi Street side of the center.SERVICE: I originally came in to get one (1) cupcake for myself. The lady in there was the sweetest and convinced me to get a box of four (4) ....to share. How dare she! I could say she was sweet like the cupcakes.FOOD: I recommend trying ALL their flavors. Their cupcakes are the BEST. The cake part is moist and the cream part isn't too sweet, its the perfect sweet. Many cupcake bakers showcase their design making it deceiving when you bite into their cupcakes. However, Sugarlina will not deceive you. Their designs are cute and their cupcakes are the perfect texture and sweetness. (Side note: I did not end up sharing my box of four (4) cupcake) They are that good.. trust me!I'm so grateful that they moved locations. Their Ward store is a lot bigger than their old location. Bigger location means they can display and hold more cupcakes! yay!"
Hokulani Bake Shop
"It's been years since I've treated myself to the delicious cupcakes that Hokulani Bake Shop offers. They're located in restaurant row at the Waterfront Plaza. Ever since the $1 movies shut down, I don't really go in the area so it was very nostalgic being there where I use to go catch a movie with my friends. Hokulani use to have a booth in the Pioneer Plaza where I would usually get a cupcake after work before I head back home.My favorites are and still the strawberry guava cupcake and their red velvet cupcake. I also picked up a few of their other flavors like their chocolate, carrot cake and ube flavors. The cupcakes aren't as moist as I remember them to be, but they do taste the same deliciousness I remember them to be. I'm usually not a frosting person and usually scrape the frosting off of cupcake, but with these cupcakes, I only wish they would add more. Their cream cheese frosting is top notch IMO.Definitely still one of the top bake shops on my list. I wish there were more locations. Definitely miss their location in Pearlridge Shopping Center. None the less, if you're ever in the area, definitely worth checking out their cupcakes."
