Taste of Paradise

Reopened where samurais was located on the bottom floor next to times.They have a lot of crack seed packages and typical samurai swirl soft serve in to-go containers. They only have one size cup for their fresh soft serve. The flavors are constantly changing and the it is super soft and light. They also have fresh popcorn that can be scooped into bags along with mochi crunch or cheddar cheese.

I can take this off my bookmark list and am pleased to advise I will be back....often! I was beyond sad when Samurai closed this location and have often wondered who would take its place. New owners, basically same products I am once again a happy patron. Ohh, the popcorn. Big popcorn, seasoned with the traditional furukaki-ihurricane seasoning that I crave when watching movies. I'm not saying I'm lazy but I don't like to make my own popcorn, never seem to get it perfect like TOP gets it. I keep wiping my right hand on my capris as I'm writing this because I didn't want to wait. So I ate the soft serve icy ice cream first cuz I wanted to be able to tell you if you liked its predecessor cups and cones you'll be getting much of the same including Ube and Matcha. Parking in the Times lot is plentiful, associates are smiling and helpful. Not tipping asked on CC checkout. A little more expensive than prior owner but everything is so I'm not complaining. Just happy as a piglet in popcorn!

No need to miss the old samurai. A Taste of Paradise fills that void! They have all the yummy flavors. And all kine snacks too! I sampled a comp sample of lychee and it had bits of lychee in it!!! Onolicious! Lots of pre packed flavors and sizes. So glad they are here in the 96701!

Cyndy's Bottom Line: Yummy assortment of ice cream soft serve flavors*Located right next to Times Aiea Heights*Ample parking available*Free samples of the flavor of the dayServing delicous soft serve ice cream in lots of scrumptious flavors. You can try the freshly made flavor of the day or purchase the frozen soft serve in small and large size containers. In addition, there is freshly gourmet popcorn, yummy local snacks, cookies, furikake mix and more. Great place to stop in for a delectable treat!The owner Anne and staff are attentive and friendly.Highly recommend! I look forward trying all the different flavors and the new offering of sorbet!

I frequented Samurai Seed Shop often and was disappointed to see them close, they had a good following. Then Taste of Paradise just opened in the same spot, next to Times Supermarket in Aiea. I've gone there twice already. The first visit it seemed that they were just getting in the groove but lacked certain items that Samurai was known for. I went the other day and saw a noticeable difference, they are now offering almost the same products as Samurai did. I am sure that if you liked Samurai you will like Taste of Paradise. There are a wide selections of seeds and snacks, plus the soft serve that Samurai was famous for.

We were in the Aiea shopping center area and decided to stop by Taste of Paradise which is located in the former space of Samurai. It's pretty much same concept, they sell popcorn, candy, seed, and home made like samurai like ice cream which may taste a little better than samurai meaning it's a little more creamier. They have a nice selection of flavors to choose from and best of all the owners/workers are so nice! They offered me to sample the flavor of the day ~ strawberry/banana ice cream and it is dog approved! please go and support small local business, we will be returning to try more ice cream flavors!

Formerly Samurai, they recently opened in October 2023. Very personable staff, store is clean, and lots of ice cream, popcorn, snacks and more! Go visit and support local!

Just discovered Taste of Paradise and it definitely didn't disappoint! We were greeted by the sweetest lady that offered a free sample of the soft serve. We tried a few flavors and they were all amazing! Ube was my favorite. We will definitely make this a regular stop for ice cream and snacks!

Onolicious! So Yummy! Great service, and good prices too. My family are customers for life.

Employee said they r a different company from samurai. They have soft serve, goodies, and popcorn.Friendly service