From Roger’s notebook

Filipino / Dessert

Food history

Latest recorded visit2016-01-08
“Mango cheesecake! Expect to wait a bit. They have a very small area and have only 2 people working”
Roger, Google Maps review (2016-01-08)

Filipino · Dessert

Cafe Hielo

Kearny Mesa, San DiegoClosed

Roger rated this 3 stars, liking the mango cheesecake shaved ice but noting the small space and a bit of a wait, since only two people were working.

Closed

Cafe Hielo's Kearny Mesa shop is listed as closed. This page keeps Roger's dated review as a record, not as a place to visit.

Yelp — Cafe Hielo (8072 Clairemont Mesa Blvd) listed as closed (checked 2026-09-20) (2026-09-20) ↗

The call

This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.

What to order

  • Mango cheesecake shaved ice

Best for

  • Food history

Source-backed notes

Visit history

Checked in 2 times on Swarm, most recently Aug 1, 2019. See the check-in log

2016-01-08day precision · source explicit
★★★☆☆
“Mango cheesecake! Expect to wait a bit. They have a very small area and have only 2 people working”

Roger liked the mango cheesecake but warned of a wait in the small space, since only two people were working. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)

Source 1 ↗

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