He Brought PHILADELPHIA WATER ICE to Los Angeles! | News Bites

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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[@2MuchSoul810]

This the cat from Black ink Compton! Salute

[@mekkio77]

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!

[@MarcKharrat]

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

[@Blueeyedjenn14]

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!

[@NiaMSnow]

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]

@Zzz Z no

[@Mama-bf6sc]

Does this ice cream is sale

[@vintaqe_vibez5978]

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

[@PaulHunt]

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

[@2cleeng]

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!

[@BD-zg7is]

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

[@michaelgilstrap8139]

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!

[@richardguinto5586]

Philly water ice is so good

[@k.anderson5039]

It’s basically Italian ice

[@Morrisseys7thFriend]

​@@k.anderson5039No, friend, no.

[@jv-sc1fs]

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

[@n.s.6921]

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

[@carlyspoto]

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

[@nonnidreams]

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.

[@chau9346]

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

[@Lee1Min-Ji]

It is beautiful to see this!

[@killaforniak3874]

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

[@REDinFamy]

Cannot wait to try and support when I visit LA soon

[@msljohnson]

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

[@Ultracrepidarian7]

The waves in the ice is blowing my mind

[@pianosistah]

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]

Nothing like that water ice with a pretzel!

[@cynthiaoconnor7185]

So, have you tried Happy Ice in LA? Or are you just talking?

[@user-lg1kl6ej1o]

This inspires me so much I have a water ice / ice cream stand and my next move will be to have a store ❤😊

[@InMemoryOfDougWest]

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

[@official_cflame]

Let’s goo 💪🏽❤️‍🔥💯

[@Savi-digital]

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

[@findingnick11]

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

[@madelineannabella3284]

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.

[@Falkon303]

This is so great to see

[@Spiderman-tg9ke]

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 😊😊

[@crazyplantlady2587]

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

[@Opinionsin3dd]

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

[@amandakk7545]

Great job and person you are!!!🥰

[@ItzAlial04]

omg I love Water ice 😍

[@Emiliapocalypse]

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

[@ThechilledIan2024]

And this looks like the perfect texture for the perfect water ice in my book now just need arcades

[@NiambiKnows]

Dope! I want some now!

[@nashfrogman1233]

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.

[@craigdavis5407]

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

[@antonia6059]

Ooohh! I really want to try it!

[@ororomunroe8170]

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

[@sady1139]

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

[@rosemaryhenderson7389]

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]

Oh, that looks delicious and refreshing 😋

[@JeffRAX]

Your uncle Joey is a good man. 🙏🏻

[@TRUTHBETOLD.DB_313]

Congratulations 🎊 👏🏿 💐!

[@craigdavis5407]

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

[@elusion23one41]

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

[@dbm3154]

Keep it up my guy

[@eddejawatts1125]

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

[@graceandmarvellouswonders6249]

Thank you Uncle you ended up inspiring us all ✌🏾

[@inthemindofny1100]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@parisbrittany981]

BEAUTIFUL STORY

[@HDMFoundationNation]

i love this!!!

[@onlinealias6070]

inspiring people... period.

[@xiuminseyebrows6450]

It looks so smooth

[@jainedoe4929]

I always remember them as yum yums

[@buttahwrld17]

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

[@flight6934]

I wish I could but I live in San Diego.

[@buttahwrld17]

@@flight6934 come visit

[@flight6934]

@@buttahwrld17 definitely will one time.

[@Savi-digital]

💯💯💯💯

[@lumpylump3614]

That’s what’s up!!👍😁

[@jbjacobs9514]

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

[@Jroc412]

Water ice! What a name. Dudes a Genius.

[@princeair7782]

😢 so beautiful

[@karmamiller3149]

Respect

[@magnificent6668]

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

[@ultra3755]

i want to try it

[@jrhurtado9825]

The best bro

[@breezelb50]

BEAUTIFUL

[@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]

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

[@zanelliahenderson4986]

Hello son from back home keep it Philly style peace.

[@morganflaherty9552]

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

[@teri8991]

That’s definitely Italian Ice. It looks gooooood.

[@Nur-dh1ju]

Wish we had this in Australia

[@Sophia-sg3ld]

I’ve always called this polish water ice!

[@doeeyes2]

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

[@meagan1169]

I wanna try all the flavors 😁

[@sand593]

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.

[@jesuslover5968]

They need to come to dallas Texas

[@kanvasloopofficialpage]

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

[@cynthiaaiken2424]

God bless your uncle Joey

[@salandsstuart3873]

Bring happy ice to New Haven Connecticut bro

[@mimiwoodson3469]

That is so good

[@mosesdavies8302]

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

[@thedangerousbeauty]

So cool

[@candymeltproductions5392]

Yummy ❤️🧡💛💛💚💙💙

[@josephineawuni3371]

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

[@pinkfairydust7342]

Plssss bring this to London I beg you xxxxxxx

[@thefadingmoonlight]

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

[@freedomgunsandliberty]

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

[@dmajorx]

How do they get all the colors??

[@tayloralani3824]

we pronounce it as “wooder ice”😂😂

[@gonagetcha8102]

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

[@keithmartin7994]

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

[@itsgbi]

i need it

[@thelonelyghosts9004]

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]

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

[@michaelcaldwell4890]

🤔

[@michaelcaldwell4890]

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 KZbin 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]

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

[@k.anderson5039]

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

[@ThechilledIan2024]

I got try this one , seems like I can never find the right texture type since I was a kid playing at the joes water ice arcade store and water ice ahop

[@ThechilledIan2024]

So delicious for a hot day

[@ThechilledIan2024]

I wish I had that water ice right here next to me bc I ain’t sharing lol lol

[@natto84]

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!

[@mt4527]

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]

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

[@jaydenmcallister3929]

I wounder how he makes this

[@dionnegriffin2229]

#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. 💯

[@Sc4rfch0mp]

#first but also, this makes me miss philly

[@rogerl8488]

How can I sell Happy ice in WV?