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  • Опубліковано 21 лип 2020
  • Water ice is a colorful dessert that’s a mix of shaved ice, sorbet, & ice cream from Philadelphia. L.A.-based Happy Ice, from former tattoo artist Lemeir Mitchell, has found their home, making tons of colorful cups of water ice treats for the SoCal crowds. Foodbeast Omari went to their new brick-and-mortar to check it out! #HappyIce #WaterIce #BlackOwnedBusiness
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 154

  • @2MuchSoul810
    @2MuchSoul810 3 роки тому +42

    This the cat from Black ink Compton! Salute

  • @MarcKharrat
    @MarcKharrat 3 роки тому +19

    Crazy inspiring story. Happy Ice is legit, and I'm definitely grabbing a cup this weekend.

  • @mekkio77
    @mekkio77 3 роки тому +36

    It's in the 90's in NC right now. I would kill for a Rainbow Happy Ice. That looks like it would just hit the spot. I wish him all the success that he can open more stores across the country. I want one here!

  • @NiaMSnow
    @NiaMSnow 3 роки тому +25

    In saint louis we have the same thing - it's called Italian ice. This was so refreshing to see a positive story in regards to a young & black man. Wishing his business more success! Ontop of that he is truly humble! Can't find humbleness anywhere now a days

    • @NiaMSnow
      @NiaMSnow 3 роки тому +2

      @Zzz Z no

    • @Mama-bf6sc
      @Mama-bf6sc Рік тому

      Does this ice cream is sale

    • @vintaqe_vibez5978
      @vintaqe_vibez5978 Рік тому +1

      True Italian ice doesn't have ice cream or sorbet in it though.

    • @PaulHunt
      @PaulHunt 2 дні тому

      Italian ice is a Philly thing it's just another name for water ice.

  • @2cleeng
    @2cleeng Рік тому +4

    Has me inspired, I was on here looking for something totally different and ran across this. I’m in the process of getting my business going even more and this was confirmation. I don’t have all the funds or backing but I’m still doing it. Keep it up brotha. I tried Philly ice years ago from a cat doing a pop up here in LA and it was fire!

  • @michaelgilstrap8139
    @michaelgilstrap8139 2 роки тому +3

    Wow, you are right, inspiring others. Your Happy Ice looks so good and your attitude is superb. Great role model, great product! God Bless you!

  • @BD-zg7is
    @BD-zg7is 3 роки тому +8

    man i can't wait to try this. looks so damn refreshing! love it

  • @Blueeyedjenn14
    @Blueeyedjenn14 Рік тому +4

    I LOVE THIS! I love his inspiration behind it, I love his Uncle for helping make this guy the man he is today, I love that when he came up with the idea he called his Mom and she supported him and he made his dreams, concept and business a reality. This is certainly a feel good story, you can’t let the circumstances of others around you determine your destiny. I was thrilled looking them up just now and seeing they’re still in business (especially after the lockdown). These self made men, rather men who embraced the positive support around them versus the negative influences that tried to take him over and do something great with themselves. Heck wish I could franchise it with him and start one clear across the country where I am. This is brilliant!

  • @richardguinto5586
    @richardguinto5586 3 роки тому +40

    Philly water ice is so good

  • @n.s.6921
    @n.s.6921 2 роки тому +2

    I’m obsessed with Happy Ice, it’s so good!

  • @jv-sc1fs
    @jv-sc1fs 10 місяців тому

    God bless this young man so happy his uncle became the father figure he needed ❤❤ congratulations

  • @nonnidreams
    @nonnidreams 3 роки тому +4

    Lemeir Mitchell is inspiring me, pretty cool, overcomer real life story❣️
    Too far to try it, in 🇨🇦, but looks amazing, pretty sure it is. Might have to at least do one road trip vacation thing one day.

  • @carlyspoto
    @carlyspoto 2 роки тому +1

    God Bless You and your Business! I don't know you but as a mother I'm proud of you!

  • @killaforniak3874
    @killaforniak3874 2 роки тому +2

    Damn Bro I Love the story of how you came up like that!!!! Best wishes to your company and I hope you make Millions!!!!

  • @chau9346
    @chau9346 3 роки тому +1

    I love it because the rainbow ice it’s not just plain coloured ice t’s literally all the flavours I love this

  • @InMemoryOfDougWest
    @InMemoryOfDougWest 3 роки тому

    These looks so refreshing and delicious. Never seen anything like it. From Cincinnati

  • @msljohnson
    @msljohnson Рік тому +1

    Thats cool I remembered him being on black ink, very happy for him

  • @findingnick11
    @findingnick11 3 роки тому +1

    I miss this stuff soooo bad I grew up near philly but moved down south and ugh I miss this stuff

  • @REDinFamy
    @REDinFamy 7 днів тому

    Cannot wait to try and support when I visit LA soon

  • @Savi-digital
    @Savi-digital 2 роки тому +2

    That water ice looks so good, tbh.
    we have some amazing flavors up in philly too.

  • @crazyplantlady2587
    @crazyplantlady2587 3 роки тому +1

    I'm actually going to happy ice cream as I'm watching this video, looks super good🤩😋

  • @Ultracrepidarian7
    @Ultracrepidarian7 2 роки тому

    The waves in the ice is blowing my mind

  • @Emiliapocalypse
    @Emiliapocalypse Рік тому

    Wowsers those look gorgeous and delicious!! We have Italian ice where I live, and a local company called Richies makes really delicious stuff. This looks even better

  • @Lee1Min-Ji
    @Lee1Min-Ji 24 дні тому

    It is beautiful to see this!

  • @madelineannabella3284
    @madelineannabella3284 2 роки тому +5

    I live in Philly and just got a rainbow water ice. The original rainbow water ice in Philly is blue raspberry, cherry and lemon. Via Veneto invented the rainbow and a lot of others.

  • @nashfrogman1233
    @nashfrogman1233 3 роки тому

    When I lived in Tucson for 20 years (moved back to CA) we ate something similar. AZ has "Eegees" but nothing like that in CA. I hope they expand to CA.

  • @Opinionsin3dd
    @Opinionsin3dd 3 роки тому +1

    I remember you from black inc compton!!! I need this!

  • @rosemaryhenderson7389
    @rosemaryhenderson7389 2 роки тому +2

    I watch you on tattoos of Compton you are going to be a millionaire one day keep running your business the way you do God bless you and your babies and your family

  • @ShaNeedra
    @ShaNeedra 2 роки тому

    Oh, that looks delicious and refreshing 😋

  • @Falkon303
    @Falkon303 Рік тому +1

    This is so great to see

  • @ItzAlial04
    @ItzAlial04 3 роки тому +7

    omg I love Water ice 😍

  • @Spiderman-tg9ke
    @Spiderman-tg9ke Місяць тому

    Water Ice and Italian Ice are catching on I had some in New Orleans lately and they are quite popular there. I also had some in Vegas when I got home! One place added ice cream and condensed milk in theirs 😊😊

  • @amandakk7545
    @amandakk7545 2 роки тому

    Great job and person you are!!!🥰

  • @elusion23one41
    @elusion23one41 Рік тому

    This dude is an inspiration I wanna try that happy ice.

  • @official_cflame
    @official_cflame День тому

    Let’s goo 💪🏽❤️‍🔥💯

  • @eddejawatts1125
    @eddejawatts1125 Рік тому

    I love Philly water ice, that's my childhood right there

  • @craigdavis5407
    @craigdavis5407 3 роки тому +4

    Big homie is going to make some nice cheddar out there man.

  • @craigdavis5407
    @craigdavis5407 3 роки тому +10

    That is what is up man.
    North Philly In the house.

  • @graceandmarvellouswonders6249

    Thank you Uncle you ended up inspiring us all ✌🏾

  • @ororomunroe8170
    @ororomunroe8170 Місяць тому

    When I moved to LA the two things I missed was Lancaster style pretzels and Philidelphia Italian Ice

  • @NiambiKnows
    @NiambiKnows 3 роки тому

    Dope! I want some now!

  • @jainedoe4929
    @jainedoe4929 3 роки тому +1

    I always remember them as yum yums

  • @buttahwrld17
    @buttahwrld17 3 роки тому +12

    If y'all love this y'all need to come to Philly for our soft pretzels water ice & peanut chews 💯💯

    • @flight6934
      @flight6934 2 роки тому +2

      I wish I could but I live in San Diego.

    • @buttahwrld17
      @buttahwrld17 2 роки тому

      @@flight6934 come visit

    • @flight6934
      @flight6934 2 роки тому

      @@buttahwrld17 definitely will one time.

    • @Savi-digital
      @Savi-digital 2 роки тому +1

      💯💯💯💯

  • @parisbrittany981
    @parisbrittany981 3 роки тому

    BEAUTIFUL STORY

  • @sady1139
    @sady1139 3 роки тому +2

    If you guys can’t get that but want to experience it, Baskin Robbins Lime ice (or lime twist) is the same texture! Amazing

  • @xiuminseyebrows6450
    @xiuminseyebrows6450 3 роки тому

    It looks so smooth

  • @dbm3154
    @dbm3154 Рік тому +1

    Keep it up my guy

  • @TRUTHBETOLD.DB_313
    @TRUTHBETOLD.DB_313 2 роки тому

    Congratulations 🎊 👏🏿 💐!

  • @onlinealias6070
    @onlinealias6070 2 роки тому

    inspiring people... period.

  • @JeffRAX
    @JeffRAX 3 роки тому +3

    Your uncle Joey is a good man. 🙏🏻

  • @jbjacobs9514
    @jbjacobs9514 10 місяців тому

    Rita's chocolate water ice is the greatest invention since air conditioning! I wish I could get it in the midwest. 😞

  • @magnificent6668
    @magnificent6668 2 роки тому +2

    Smart business ---high profit margin and unique products (outside of some areas of NE)
    I'd love to open one in my state.

  • @zanelliahenderson4986
    @zanelliahenderson4986 2 роки тому

    Hello son from back home keep it Philly style peace.

  • @pianosistah
    @pianosistah 3 роки тому +23

    Listen. It’s nothing like philly water ice... shaved ice is not water ice.... a snow cone is not water ice. Philly Water ice is something different. I can go to the resteraunt depot and get tubs of it lol if your ever in Philly get one and a preztel

    • @PaulHunt
      @PaulHunt 2 дні тому

      Nothing like that water ice with a pretzel!

  • @morganflaherty9552
    @morganflaherty9552 2 роки тому

    I found myself down there I'm up in North Cali am so visiting

  • @HDMFoundationNation
    @HDMFoundationNation Рік тому

    i love this!!!

  • @doeeyes2
    @doeeyes2 3 роки тому

    I cant sven watch this... i want it so bad!!! Please come to Toronto!

  • @ultra3755
    @ultra3755 3 роки тому +2

    i want to try
    it

  • @lumpylump3614
    @lumpylump3614 Рік тому

    That’s what’s up!!👍😁

  • @teri8991
    @teri8991 Рік тому

    That’s definitely Italian Ice. It looks gooooood.

  • @Nur-dh1ju
    @Nur-dh1ju 3 роки тому

    Wish we had this in Australia

  • @Jroc412
    @Jroc412 Рік тому

    Water ice! What a name. Dudes a Genius.

  • @meagan1169
    @meagan1169 Рік тому

    I wanna try all the flavors 😁

  • @sand593
    @sand593 3 роки тому +3

    Okay so I tried it and it tasted delicious flavors are verry fruity and texture is like a snow cone not really an ice cream texture and I would recommend to get the watermelon one it taste verry good.

  • @princeair7782
    @princeair7782 Рік тому

    😢 so beautiful

  • @kanvasloopofficialpage
    @kanvasloopofficialpage Рік тому

    This water looks very tasty and put together with effort I like the name happy ice Philadelphia based waterice

  • @jrhurtado9825
    @jrhurtado9825 3 роки тому

    The best bro

  • @breezelb50
    @breezelb50 3 роки тому

    BEAUTIFUL

  • @Sophia-sg3ld
    @Sophia-sg3ld 4 дні тому

    I’ve always called this polish water ice!

  • @mosesdavies8302
    @mosesdavies8302 2 роки тому

    Good presentation... I'm looking to prepackage Italian

  • @jesuslover5968
    @jesuslover5968 3 роки тому

    They need to come to dallas Texas

  • @karmamiller3149
    @karmamiller3149 Місяць тому

    Respect

  • @inthemindofny1100
    @inthemindofny1100 Рік тому +1

    👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @salandsstuart3873
    @salandsstuart3873 8 місяців тому

    Bring happy ice to New Haven Connecticut bro

  • @foodtrucksicecreamtrucksho6496

    I have an ice cream truck and a Food Truck and several food carts but something about this strikes me really interesting. I started with nothing I was homeless with nothing and I worked two jobs walked all over town bought myself a van and a hot dog cart and I came up from there. This story is what it's about. It really is good for you

    • @dammitdannie215
      @dammitdannie215 3 місяці тому

      How are they doing? What part of the map are you in?

  • @josephineawuni3371
    @josephineawuni3371 2 роки тому

    It so beautiful and inspiring 💞💗💞💯💯💯💖❣️😍😝🥰😍😍🥰😛

  • @pinkfairydust7342
    @pinkfairydust7342 3 роки тому

    Plssss bring this to London I beg you xxxxxxx

  • @mimiwoodson3469
    @mimiwoodson3469 3 роки тому

    That is so good

  • @cynthiaaiken2424
    @cynthiaaiken2424 2 роки тому

    God bless your uncle Joey

  • @thedangerousbeauty
    @thedangerousbeauty 2 роки тому

    So cool

  • @k.anderson5039
    @k.anderson5039 3 роки тому +2

    It’s basically Italian ice. My favorite is the red, white & blue in the paper cup in Manhattan on a hot summer day

  • @freedomgunsandliberty
    @freedomgunsandliberty 2 роки тому +1

    Love the come up story. God bless brother ✊🔫🇺🇸

  • @candymeltproductions5392
    @candymeltproductions5392 2 роки тому

    Yummy ❤️🧡💛💛💚💙💙

  • @thefadingmoonlight
    @thefadingmoonlight 3 роки тому

    Please tell me he does overnight shipping to other cities in the US

  • @tayloralani3824
    @tayloralani3824 Рік тому

    we pronounce it as “wooder ice”😂😂

  • @gonagetcha8102
    @gonagetcha8102 10 місяців тому

    I'm born and raised in South Philly .... WE call it WADER ICE

  • @dmajorx
    @dmajorx Рік тому

    How do they get all the colors??

  • @itsgbi
    @itsgbi Рік тому

    i need it

  • @mt4527
    @mt4527 Рік тому

    I Love What Your Doing Good Brother!!! I'm also a entrepreneur turning 40 yrs.old two weeks from today, which I'm pretty Sure your only about half my age!!! Lol.🤣. And I am Very Interesting into starting a similar type of business myself, and I truly respect your Expertise on this type of business! The Worst thing that society has Us All Believing is (because someone's Older, they're Wiser!!) B.Sh!t!!!! Lol. but King, in all Seriousness I would love to Pick your Brain if I could, to Gain a little More Knowledge on the business, but I jump into! Much Respect King!! Keep Prospering!!! Cause at the end of the day We Are All We Truly Have!! So Young Brother, I am Very Proud You!! 💪💯, Remember as well, it's Always Better to Give people Knowledge instead of Money!!💯

    • @Redline6ix
      @Redline6ix Рік тому

      You know best way to reach out to him would be a professional email or through LinkedIn etc, good luck!

  • @thelonelyghosts9004
    @thelonelyghosts9004 2 роки тому +6

    Great story and all, but when he said he was sleeping in a tattoo shop with no money, where does the money come from to buy a food truck and all the ingredients and utensils. Seems like quite a jump that the editors assumed no one would case about

    • @Liz514
      @Liz514 Рік тому +1

      I would like to know where the funding came from too so I can start my own thing!

    • @michaelcaldwell4890
      @michaelcaldwell4890 Рік тому

      🤔

    • @michaelcaldwell4890
      @michaelcaldwell4890 Рік тому +2

      I would assume that he saved his tattoo money. If he is a tattoo artist they can make a lot of money. Anyone who has tattoos would tell you this. Sleeping in the shop probably allowed him to save more. Three or four good "sleeves" would be plenty for a food truck. Cost of startup for this business is probably as low as a business can be. This UA-cam video is showing the final product. I am sure it wasn't anything like that when he first started selling Happy Ice. My two cents.

    • @Redline6ix
      @Redline6ix Рік тому

      You only see the success, you don’t see the struggle.

  • @Sc4rfch0mp
    @Sc4rfch0mp 3 роки тому

    #first but also, this makes me miss philly

  • @dionnegriffin2229
    @dionnegriffin2229 2 роки тому

    #HappyIce😍 #HappyLife 😍 I have got a pint with all the favor. Here in Las Vegas NV 😎💯 10/2@10/3/21🙃 I was so happy to get some Water Ice. I'm a CaliBaby. Why won't support a black business. 💯

  • @CasperMoon_
    @CasperMoon_ Рік тому

    He should sell pretzel to go with the water ice

  • @macpakinga377
    @macpakinga377 Рік тому

    Oh yummy yummy yummy ice-cream 👌😋😍🍦🤤🤗😎🌏FNZealand

  • @jaydenmcallister3929
    @jaydenmcallister3929 2 роки тому

    I wounder how he makes this

  • @natto84
    @natto84 Місяць тому

    His uncle did a good job, too many guys who grow up surrounded by criminal activity would be childish about selling rainbow ice cream and just keep spreading misery in the world instead. What a cool job!

  • @keithmartin7994
    @keithmartin7994 Рік тому

    I just brought 6 of these freezers. How can I order the water ice for me to sell can any help me out.

  • @rogerl8488
    @rogerl8488 2 роки тому

    How can I sell Happy ice in WV?

  • @ryantawagon6333
    @ryantawagon6333 Рік тому

    Recipe please

  • @MIstastacks24
    @MIstastacks24 Рік тому

    Watery but full?