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
Food history
“Mango cheesecake! Expect to wait a bit. They have a very small area and have only 2 people working”
Filipino · Dessert
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.
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) ↗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.
From Roger’s camera roll


Source-backed notes
Checked in 2 times on Swarm, most recently Aug 1, 2019. See the check-in log
“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 (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
Stay in the neighborhood

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A Kearny Mesa Vietnamese spot Roger praised for freshly made, generous portions — nothing mass-ordered frozen — plus made-to-order coffee and wings he ranks among the only two worth ordering at an Asian restaurant in town.

A low-key Convoy-area grocery Roger called a one-stop shop for a Chinese household: herbal remedies, dried seafood, nostalgic HK/China/Taiwan sodas and whole-leaf teas, tucked in a warehouse half a block west of Convoy.