Get Lost VB brings island flavors and a unique treat to the Oceanfront
As the weather across Coastal Virginia heats up, a new business at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront is offering a lightly sweet and delicious way to cool things down, Aloha style.
Stephanie and Todd Askins, owners of Get Lost VB, fell head over flip-flops for a tasty treat they enjoyed while on their honeymoon in Hawaii and decided to share the love back home in VB.
Opened in late 2023, Get Lost specializes in Hawaiian-inspired shave ice—that’s “shave” not “shaved,” for the record, y’all—a unique dessert with a scoop of ice cream on the bottom and an impossibly fluffy mound of ice that closely resembles soft snow (and is reminiscent of the popular Japanese treat kakigōri) on top.
Unlike your average snow cone, which has crunchier, larger pieces of ice that cause liquid toppings to sink to the bottom of the bowl, shave ice’s fine texture allows flavors and toppings to soak in and permeate the ice for a cool, flavorful experience from the first spoonful to the last. Once you’ve selected an ice cream flavor and have that snowy ice on top, things can get crazy creative from there.
“We’re talking hand crafted seasonal flavors,” as Get Lost notes on their social media pages. “We’re talking a scoop of yummy ice cream in the middle of that sweet snow. We’re talking fresh fruit and creamy toppings. We’re talking vegan and dairy free options.”
Choose one of Get Lost’s selected pairings like the Aloha Breeze with coconut, mango and passionfruit syrup over vanilla ice cream. Or build your own. Pick two flavors from a long list that includes blueberry lavender, strawberry, pineapple, cotton candy, pink lemonade, mocha and coffee. Top it with a “sno cap” (condensed milk), whipped cream, toasted coconut and more.
True to its island origins, Get Lost has a groovy, beachy, laid-back vibe with a tranquil turquoise color scheme, tropical plants and a logo featuring a skeleton Hula gal. Enjoy your made-to-order shave ice inside or on their outdoor picnic tables.
“To say we are excited is an understatement,” says Stephanie of the anticipation of their first full-fledge summer tourist season. “We are making sure we are running as efficiently as possible to be able to serve large numbers of people while not losing focus on the quality of our product. Top notch customer service and serving the best product possible are our main focuses.”
If you can’t make it to the Oceanfront location, be on the lookout for the Get Lost VB truck, which also rolled out recently and will be making appearances around VB and possibly elsewhere in the region.
“We are so pumped to be able to bring our Hawaiian inspired shave ice to more people with our truck,” Stephanie says, “and to have everyone be able to experience a taste of Aloha!”
Learn more at getlostvb.com.
More Cool Treats at the Beach
Joysicles
Founded in VB in 2017, “Coastal Virginia’s favorite all-natural popsicles” are a joy, indeed. Made with wholesome ingredients like real fruit, herbs, cane sugar and cream, Joysicles come in unique flavors like key lime, lavender rose lemon, peach jalapeño, Arnold Palmer, watermelon basil and more. Find them at TASTE, the Old Beach Farmers Market and other locations.
The only thing missing? All the artificial stuff. joysicles.com
Lolly’s Creamery
Another VB original, Lolly’s now has three locations including the OG on 17th Street, where walk-up service for their delicious, locally made ice cream using fresh ingredients has become a summer must-do. Enjoy popular flavors like Cookie Monster, strawberry, coffee and mint chocolate chip as well as fun seasonal ones like Bunny Tracks, Pot of Gold, Cinnamon Toast Crunch
or Mermaid. lollyscreamery.com
Gerald’s Ice Cream
Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned ice cream shop where they even wear those little soda jerk paper hats? Opened in 2020 in Hilltop, Gerald’s captures that retro vibe, but a bit of modern flash-freezing tech gives their ice cream its creamy, dreamy texture. With more than 30 flavors, sundaes, milkshakes, affogatos, French pastries and even dairy-free options, there’s a lot of sweet stuff to love. geraldsicecream.com
Leona Baker
Leona Baker is the Editor-in-Chief of Coastal Virginia Magazine, a writer, creative, communications professional, food freak, news junkie, nature and travel lover and mom. She holds a degree in English from James Madison University and a degree in Dance & Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. She previously served as Senior Copywriter for Spark 451, Director of Marketing & Communications at Virginia Wesleyan University, and Senior Editor of Port Folio Weekly.
