Tropical Sno is the name of the business, Hawaiian Shave Ice is the product. Eric Slivinski is the owner and part-time operator of this small stand on the south-east corner of 40th Street and Bell Road in Phoenix, Arizona. Today, Paul Zellner took my order and with glee, I asked for a large 16oz portion with a scoop of vanilla ice cream at the bottom. And now the best part of ordering here, they don’t just feature grape, strawberry, bubblegum, and rootbeer, they have the traditional Hawaiian flavors such as guava, passion fruit, pineapple, coconut, mango, and papaya. In all, Eric stocks 80 different flavors, and with prices starting at only $1.75 for a small and the scoop of vanilla ice cream costing an additional fifty cents, you can bet I’ll be a regular customer so I can re-experience another fond Hawaiian memory again and again.