The Most Scrumptious Shaved Ice in Houston

Acapulco Tropical

"Cute, quaint, cultural, delicious! A great local spot to visit on a Sunday afternoon, especially when it's hot. We ordered elote all the way around and a variety of snow cones. We'll be back to try all of the fresh fruit combos! We had elote and snow cones on our minds. Can sit outside on the deck with music, ceiling fans, and a great cross breeze."

Gogo Ice

★★★★☆ 4 (187)

"Came for my red bean boba and mango boba on a weekday afternoon. There were a few patrons waiting for their drinks. Despite the wait, I got mine in less than 10 minutes. Each drink with boba was $5 and they use fresh fruits instead of powder. Friendly staffs and they got some Mexican candies by the register. Also there is a loyalty card for buy 8 get 1 free drink. Cash or zelle! Love those refreshing drinks!"

Locos Sabrosos y Picosos

★★★★☆ 4.2 (13) • $

"From the moment I enetered i already knew this place was going to be fire So much to choose from, my family and I ended up ordering the street tacos (3 fajita and 2 trompo) And the chilaquil torta. The tacos are generously stuffed and so was the torta (not like some taquerias that fill it half way) Staff were pleasant. Cleanliness 10/10A must try for everyone. I'll definitely be back, I love a drive from here but it's totally worth it!"

Treats of Mexico

★★★★★ 4.9 (131) • $

"Cute little shop in the East End that's been on my radar for far too long. I don't have much of a sweet tooth - as much as their frozen treats and candies of my childhood sound attractive... but what brought me in was their handmade facemasks imported from various parts of Mexico. I dropped in to show my support during Latinx Heritage Month, and also buy a gift for my mom (and myself).When I dropped in, they were under renovation with plans to expand to the adjacent suite. Best wishes on the expansion. I'll pop in the next time I'm craving a paleta, dulces, or ice cream concha!"

Snowcano

★★★★★ 4.8 (31) • $$

Hirschey's Snocones

★★★★★ 4.7 (36)

"This is a Stafford institution! There's always just enough syrup to ice ratio - trust me. Once you get to the middle of the snocone, you'll be in heaven. Cash only!"

Chill Out Snowballs

★★★★★ 4.7 (36) • $

Heavenly Cups

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)

"Very nice staff, cool ambiance, good ice cream flavors, nice place to come chill and cool off. They have nice seating inside so bring friends. Happy to find this place"

SnoDaze Shaved Ice

★★★★★ 4.8 (10) • $

"Really good shaved ice! I got one with two flavors which was a great combination. The only thing I have to say is the wait. It takes forever."

El Kiosko Tomball

★★★☆☆ 3.2 (22) • $

"We had not visited this spot in a while and decided to drop by with the kids. So glad we did! The staff was very nice and helped explain the menu. We were hungry, so we ordered tortas and the hubby had a mangonada. I was pleased to see that my daughter loved the torta! She normally likes turkey sandwiches and she said 'it was soooo good'. She even ate her leftovers at home. The tortas are a big size, so plenty to eat. They also have hot dogs, which was what we ordered for my youngest. He gobbled it up. The kids also enjoyed a fruit salad and they loved the crema which they said was the best 'yogurt. Very nice to have options that we can enjoy with the kids. They also have ice cream and snow cones. We'll be back."

Buzzles Shaved Ice

★★★★☆ 4.1 (26) • $

"Good cusromer service, cute place, yummy snow cones! We will definitely come back when we are in that area!"

Goodies

★★★★★ 4.5 (13)

"Loved this place. Everyone is friendly and when you order your food, it is placed in a bag. So pretty much all orders are to go."

Sweet Beez

★★★★☆ 4 (28) • $

"I want to like this place...I really want to like this place...but maybe my New Orleans blood is being too hard on this establishment. I normally steer clear from any establishment that sales "shaved ice," but the people in the new neighborhood I moved into kept raving about this place. If it doesn't state "snoballs," on the sign, generally the stuff is not worth trying. Normally the ice is hard, flavors lack potency or just is a bad product overall. This place just didn't sit right with me once I entered the building.First of all, this place is not designed to service many people at once. Their is a small hallway design for you to order, pay and recieve goods. I can not complain about variety because I saw Blue Bell ice cream, nachos and shaved ice machines in a quick perusal. The pricing point is a little high but is bearable. I will only speak on the shaved ice. Surprisingly, the ice is real soft. The maker of the frozen treat is a novice syrup pourer...there was plenty white( ice that lacked syrup) when the cup was given to me. I think my facial expressions told him that I was not feeling his pouring and immediately asked if I wanted more juice. With my affirmative response, it was onto the tasting phase. IAmNotFeelingThemAs aforementioned, the ice is soft, but the syrup lacks balance. It was overly sweet and I was left with more of a sense of sweetness more than a taste of different flavors. I ordered grape and tigers blood, and ordered 2 "Ninja Turtles" for 2 little tykes with me. None of us finished the snoball...sorry, shaved ice. Maybe in a desperate time of need, I will go back and give them a try. Ice cream, shakes and nachos could draw me in. I am a fan of their punch card system to get a free shaved ice, but I'm not certain it will ever happen for me."

Oasis Snowballs

★★★★★ 4.6 (33) • $

"I wanted a sweet, but refreshing treat, so I stopped at Oasis Snowballs. They do accept credit. I got the strawberry snowcone with condensed milk and fresh fruit. Today, I ventured out and got a wild strawberry with condensed milk...YUMMY"

Texas Sno

★★★★☆ 4.4 (82) • $

"Gonna have to knock this down a bit. WAY too much syrup and sweetened milk. Maybe the kids actually working right now are very new to it? Or maybe they are making them like would want one in the dreams? Or maybe the young guy was so busy chatting with his coworker that he didn't notice he was adding too much? No clue, but I threw it in the trash after having about a quarter of it because it was like I was drinking the syrup straight with occasional chunks of glue in my mouth. I know some people complain about not enough syrup, but too much isn't a good thing either. The positive was no chunks of ice. Not sure if that was because of the machine or because it all melted in the syrup, but I'll take what I can get at this point."

To Go Cafe

★★★★☆ 3.9 (38) • $

"If you want "To Go" and find some great Filipino food, look no further.Located inside one of the worst H-E-B locations you could ever visit, this is actually a pretty good Filipino food place, in fact it can be amazing, and one which I tend to stop by now and again, usually with my girlfriend.And while it's not some kind of gourmet Filipino restaurant, not that you'd want it to be as these little stands usually have the best food, it definitely has some treats and some interesting homemade snacks that are well worth the try. In fact, all things considered, I would say this is literally the only reason we will ever come inside such a bad grocery store again."

House of Mango

★★★★☆ 4.1 (99) • $

"Just what I needed to feel refreshed in this Houston heat!! I am glad I finally stopped by House of Mango to see what they had to offer. We tried the Rusa, it was good maybe a little too citrusy for my personal taste. But for me the winner was the CHAMORUSSA!! It has Mango, Strawberry, Chamoy, lucas, squrit, & Salsaqueti. My tastebuds were going crazy in the best possible way, in between the fresh taste of fruit and sparks of spice all mixed in the liquid. I was initially most excited to try their elote, but that was a bit of a let down. It did not have enough heat, which is surprising considering their menu."

El Kiosko

★★★★☆ 4 (14)

"The location is pretty crappy ‍ but when you step inside the atmosphere is oddly refreshing! All of the fruits , & juices are very fresh , customer service is actually good the people they usually have a the front are really sweet , no complaints!!! Only 1 is simply how sketchy the location is ‍"

Lucky's SnoBiz

★★★★☆ 4.4 (19) • $

"We were craving a yummy snack at a time that we were not sure what to get. We saw Lucky's, and said BINGO! The service was awesome, and we left feeling so taken care of. We will return. Thank you!"

Bahama Buck's

★★★★☆ 3.6 (47) • $

"We always order the baby size because they are gigantic. I have had the pink bubble gum, strawberry cheesecake and blue bubblegum. They are all yummy and come with lots of syrup. Another location would give my dog a cup of ice, not sure if this location does or not. I am shocked to find out they are closed on Sundays!! Bummer! It takes awhile to go through the drive-thru but they are worth it!"

Texas Shaved Ice Express

★★★★★ 4.7 (80) • $

"I don't know why I thought the place was in the small home boy was I angry after driving 25 minutes. I drove around the parking lot and found signs that looked familiar and lo and behold it was yall. I drove around the building and the nicest man look my order. The bubble gum and cotton candy is delicious. The man gave us a loyalty card and hole punched it a lot we certainly will be back."

Weekley's

★★★★★ 4.9 (33) • $

"We have been wanting to find a good shaved ice stand like the one we used to go to in NC. So glad I found Weekley's on Yelp! Our first visit to Weekley's was on our way back from Surfside Beach. It was the PERFECT cold treat to cool us off. Since I started this review, we have actually visited Weekley's three times! Prices are reasonable:Flake (8oz): $2Small (12oz): $2.50Medium (16oz): $3.50Large (20oz): $4.50Be sure to grab a punch card! Buy 6, get the 7th free! So many flavors to choose from! A good variety of sugar free/Keto flavors too! All the sugar free ones we've tried were great! No weird "fake sugar" taste!! My favorite is the Sugar Free Blue Raspberry (my favorite regular one is Margarita... hoping they have a sugar free margarita soon!) My husband's favorite is the Sugar Free Blue Bubblegum. Our kids have liked every flavor they've had. My husband and I got mediums the first time we came and actually thought they were "too big" for us. Yeah, we must be light weights. You HAVE TO TRY THIS PLACE! So good! Can't wait to come back again!"

Buzzles Shaved Ice

★★★★☆ 4.3 (146) • $

"Why 5 stars? Because shaved ice is almost always 5-stars from me. --- --- ---I really walked away from this experience wishing only one thing was different: Blue Bell ice cream would have been better. Everything else? Pretty perfect.To start off, we were happy to see a drive-thru. On the menu, my eye went right to the premium items and I was instantly sold by Coconut Cream Pie. I ordered mine with ice cream in it, which is how we came to understand that it was soft-serve and not Blue Bell. But aside from that, this really tasted like it was high-quality shaved ice. We don't live super close by, but when we are in the area, I would happily return many times in the future."

Kravin’ Boba Bar

★★★★★ 4.6 (30)

Armadillo Snow Cones

★★★★★ 4.7 (28) • $

"Authentic Mexican raspas!!!! Yes!! It's a small stand, but they make the most delicious snow cones. They are Mexican owned and have other items on the menu besides snow cones, like elote and aguas frescas. I got the medium size, half blue raspberry, half blue coconut, and it was only $2.50! Perfect for a hot day. Note: it is just a stand with only outside seating area. Plan to eat in your car or take it to go. Good prices and good snacks. 10/10 recommend"

El Mango Loko Refresqueria

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (54)

"Cute little Mexican snack place that we found driving around. We pulled on the door thinking it would open, but it's shut closed. We later found out that you order through the sliding window....you can also grab their attention by pressing on the door bell which is located above the window. Needless to say, there isn't a public restroom.They accept credit cards, which is convenient when you aren't one who carries cash around. There are also a couple of tables and chairs located outside of the business for you to sit and enjoy your treats.We purchased 3 different items. One of them was the nachos but they didn't taste all that great.... the cheese sauce didn't taste anything like cheese. Our mangonadas and the rusa were pretty good though. The only bad thing I can say about our experience here is that they would not honor the $5 off $25 coupon that automatically popped up on Yelp when I checked in. The cashier said it was "over a year old" and said they wouldn't honor it even though it was still active."

Seng Seng Cafe

★★★★★ 4.6 (52)

"I usually only Seng when I'm at Karaoke or one of my shows, but I can Seng, Seng, Seng all day about how good the Vietnamese treats are at Seng Seng.Lovely Vietnamese goodies, Banh Mi and drinks, and exactly the kind of little cafe that you hope for when you're up here in North Golden Sun Plaza close to Cypress, Spring, The Woodlands, Tomball and Jersey Village.It's along 1960, where they have a lot of good food and good cafes. This one is unheralded and not a lot of people know about it, but we like to stop in here whenever we can because Barbi thinks they have some of the better Viet sandwiches and snacks in the Northtowns, and Vietnamese coffees here (Cafe Sua Da) are excellent.She gets along well with the girl that usually serves her. I agree the food and drinks are awesome here. And I totally agree that the service is really nice too."

Tropical Express

★★★★★ 4.6 (25) • $

"Great place for a homemade burger! The price is right and the food is good! I have visited the place several times in the past! Will always coins back"

Lil Mama's New Orleans Style Snow-Balls

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)

"Best snowballs in Texas the owner great personality great customer service I love that she supports her family and her kids so definitely support her"

Tutti Treats

★★★★☆ 4.4 (34)

"I've been hoping to find a good snowcone spot near my home & I found this gem from #MySouthernBrand foodie IG page. I absolutely love snowcones and not everyone can make a good flavor lasting one. So I was excited when I saw this spot was a quick car ride away. I ordered the Georgia peach with cream and the servers were super welcoming and playful. My snowcone was made in no more than 3 minutes. The quickest snowcone I'd ever received. And OMG this snowcone was so juicy and sweet! The flavor lasted beyond the last scoop of ice. I'd highly recommend people visiting here for a perfect treat in this Houston heat!"

El Mango Loko Katy

★★★★☆ 4.4 (8)

"The mango loco was nice and ripe and it was delicious. The picadilly is so good with mangos added to it !"

Sul Bing Su - ChungChun

★★★★☆ 4.2 (285) • $$

"Bing Su, ChungChun, Mochinut are located here! A little confusing at first, but honestly, it's so nice to be able to order different items in one spot. We got lucky with parking, but we did see people walking from the bigger lot since it's located in a shopping center area. When we arrived, there were quite a few people eating and hanging out. There was not a line, so we ordered quickly. Got corn dogs and mochinuts! YUM!Our mochinuts were provided to us immediately, and we got 3 (chocolate, ube and coffee). Ube was the best. We waited for maybe 5 minutes for our corndog and grabbed condiments. They have honey mustard, some chili, ketchup, and cheddar cheese. YUM!My husband loved the cheddar cheese with this corn dog. Definitely a nice little snack in the afternoon :)"

Hawaiian Paradise

★★★★☆ 4.4 (27)

"How could you not love this place!!!??? I ordered an agua fresca (sandia or watermelon).. I also ordered the chupa cobra... we ordered my mom the piña colada shake and my dad ordered the banana shake... I of course had to try everything. And loved EVERYTHING. It hit the spot!!! Will definitely come back and back and spread the word."

Meet Fresh

★★★★☆ 3.6 (221) • $$

"Located in the much overrated plaza in Chinatown with terrible parking. It's a parked lot with some of the most terrible driving that you will see.It's also one of the better spots on that new strip. Taiwanese style dessert spot focusing on taro, kochi, grass jelly, and the sorts. Overpriced? Yes it is, but all date spots and dessert spots are so pick your poison. Instagram friendly? Depends on what you get.Interior is pretty clean and has seating for decently sized groups.We liked the red bean shaved ice; the ice cream was not needed but everything else was pretty good to eat as a shared dessert and hang out for a while."

Magnolia's Ice Cream & More

★★★★☆ 4.3 (111) • $

"Loved Magnolias! My husband brought me here and loved all the options! Wish I could have had time to try everything ! The space was very clean and at the time I went it was not very busy! I got a fresa raspa and it was really good ! Definitely will be going back!"