Snow Monkey Shaved Ice

Fruit cup was mostly good, but a few pieces of fruit tasted like refrigerator. The mangonada was good. Cash only, you ring a doorbell and a lady comes from behind shaded sliding windows, speakeasy style. Nice to sit outside and watch traffic pass by and just soak up the inner city urban atmosphere.

I bought two raspas and was really disappointed. There was barely any syrup in them. I don't like heavy syrup or anything; there was none on the bottom for a little sip. I paid $8 for two cups of ice with a splash of syrup. Very disappointed.

Straight-forward but no 'big bang' to the offerings. I usually feel rushed when I come here too. And you can't get anymore of a feeling of not being welcome when you can't go inside to cool down from the heat. And if you can go inside, I couldn't get in. I watched someone push a button to get in. I wanna push that button.Basic flavors and the elotes en vaso needs a little bit of work. The flavors didn't seem to mesh well together - it was as if I had all the flavors but nothing felt cohesive. Prices are comprable to many other raspa places in town.

Nice pretty place.BUT they skimped out on my snowball. I ordered a strawberry with condensed milk. I asked for extra condensed milk and instead of putting some more, the girl went in some rant about "it's gonna get messy.. bla..bla bla..". I wasn't gonna beg either. When I was almost halfway done through my snowball, I noticed that the bottom half was white. They only put the syrup on top.I paid $4.65 plus $1 tip .... to tell you the truth... I feel ripped off!

I'm a huge fan of the piccadillies here. They put plenty of crushed pickle and don't use huge pieces like Big Daddy's and the shaved ice isn't melted either so you still get the balance of the pickle's sourness with the sweet and tartness of the snow cone syrup and the fine crushed snow. That's right, snow, not crushed or shaved ice. The machine actually cranks out snow that is much more coarse than the shaved ice you get at the competition and doesn't stick together. So if you want a good piccadilly then you gotta come on over to Snow Monkey. I crown them the Piccadilly Kings.I don't care much for the mangonadas though. Go to Snowcone Addiction or Gorilla's for those. Snow Monkey isn't generous with the chamoy either. The service, however, is good and there's no huge line.

Magonada was good definitely could've had more chamoy though.. corn in the cup was really terrible and I'm glad I only got a small.

This place is under new ownership so these reviews are definitely old and now they have improved a lot the menu and the service too...

They are not open when they say they are. Also this is the sketchiest store front ever. I'm annoyed I drove 20 mins out of my way to come here.

Shaved ice and corn in a cup. The perfect summer snack combo. What I love about Snow Monkey is they have what they call "natural" flavored shaved ice. So instead of the sugary, sticky syrup, they put real fruit and juice on the fluffiest ice ever. Mango, pina colada, strawberry, coffee, tamarindo, etc. You still have your choice of about 50 syrup flavors too, if that's your thing.The reason for only four stars is because I wish they had a better hang out spot to sit and enjoy the ice. Instead, there are two small tables that may or may not be available, and you are so close to Fredericksburg Rd that you hear and smell Via busses drive by every 5-7 minutes. Still doesn't keep me from going.

Hands down my favorite spot in town. We visited this location today & were heartbroken that the place has new owners. We LOVE the chamoy from Snow Monkey. My pregnant wife has been craving it. Please let me know if you are opening a new location