Snow Station

Going to Snow Station is an experience. I initially walked in because of their presence on food network. The snow is delicious and really unique tasting. I recommend it to anyone who wants to try something new. Be prepared to wait a little while. each snow is individually shaved. the coconut is heaven.

The staff are very accommodating here! My wife and I came about an hour before close. It was our first time and no one else was behind us in line. The workers invited us to sample several different flavors before we finally settled on almond snow w/​strawberry & condensed milk for me and lychee snow with pineapple & condensed milk for the misses. I like that the flavors are infused into the «snow» whereas with most other places, the flavor is drizzled onto plain snow/​ice via syrup.
As we enjoyed our shaved snow, my wife realized that they had inadvertently given me passion fruit and not the almond I ordered. They apologized and correct my order right away, allowing me to keep the other one. Three for two! Honestly it’s hard for me not to like anything with condensed milk. As our former «Governator» put it, I’ll be back!

Friendly staff and awesome treats make this place a winner!
I stopped by after having a nice dinner at this nearby location, so craving some sweet was a must.
The helpful, friendliness and knowledge of the staff helped make my decision of drink choice.
I’ll need to plan on returning and using the Unilocal!offer and dabble in the awesome snow dessert they offer!

You can the girl out of Boston but you can’t take Boston out of the girl. The east coast girl in me was craving something icy in 45 degree weather so I headed over to Snow Station for a treat. First off I love that they have 3 different sizes unlike some places that only have size large and size behemoth. Being lactose intolerant is not the business when u love ice cream. I got the mini and it was PERFECT. They also have a ton of different flavors. I got horchata with condensed milk and strawberries and it was delicious! The shaved ice was perfectly fluffy and light. The service was on point, very friendly ppl working and fair prices. Definitely my go-​to spot from this point forward! Can’t wait to try their other flavors and toppings!

definitely a great place to get some cold treats! it was my first time and the workers were kind and patient enough to let me try almost every flavor on the menu. each one tasted flavorful rather than artificial and the flavors were refreshing. i decided on honeydew and passionfruit. i made sure to check-​in so i got an extra topping for free: D i really enjoyed the lychee jelly and boba on the snow. once i ate all the toppings, i asked them to put some condensed milk in the middle which kicked it up a notch!

Move over FroYo, there’s a new game in town. While it may not be as visually appealing as ice cream or gelato, I somehow feel healthier eating shaved ice. There were many flavors to choose from along with the standard FroYo toppings, though not self serve.
The service was very friendly and the prices fair for the size. They offer a small option and then sizes from big to ginormous. Looking forward to getting one of these in Charlotte soon!

The wait was pretty long after we ordered to finally get our dessert, and they didn’t have any Mochi balls! After seeing all the photos with the mochi balls, we were pretty disappointed that we couldn’t get any. Other than that, the shaved ice itself was very delicious and refreshing. The perfect summer treat. We got almond ice with strawberries, mangoes, and kiwi with a condensed milk drizzle.

My first experience here was great! I love that this treat is similar to ice cream or frozen yogurt but much lighter.
Tip: if you get one of the specialty concoctions, be ready to share with at least 1 person maybe more. They are huge! My friend and I got the choc-​o-​love and while watching them make it we were astonished at how much they filled up the huge plate with a mound of chocolate snow — plus there is a full piece of cheesecake on the plate. You definitely don’t get gipped on this dessert.
My friend and I also made our own concoction, which I (surprisingly, as I am a chocolate lover) preferred. — If you love tropical fruit, try this mixture: Waffle bowl with mango ice, strawberries, pineapple, Captain Crunch cereal and condensed milk drizzle. So good!
This place is great for families! I don’t have children, but there were many there and they all seemed very excited to try their sweet treats.
My real rating of this place would be a 4.5, only because the cheesecake wasn’t great (although, let’s be honest, this isn’t a cheesecake shop) and my taste buds weren’t blown away. I did however love my experience here, the customer service was excellent — very helpful as a first timer and the shaved snow felt like a light alternative to ice cream. Although I would love to know how many calories are in it because it’s still so flavorful!
I would definitely recommend giving this place a try, especially if you have kids.

I think I like shaved ice more than frozen yogurt because of this place.
The ice is so fine, that you don’t have that «crunch» when you normally eat shaved ice. And it also doesn’t taste like high fructose corn syrup crap you would normally find with shaved ice. Having the option of adding toppings just makes this place more amazing and probably even better than fro-​yo.
If you’re looking for an alternative to frozen yogurt or ice cream or are just looking for frozen yogurt and ice cream, but don’t want to go to the same place, GO HERE.
THE BEST

Walked close to half a mile on a hot day to earn my snow station! It was sweltering outside, and due to the crowds, it was not much better inside! They had the a/​c on, but with all the hot bodies inside, it didn’t really help. The place was packed! Waited in the line that went by fairly quickly. They wont let you choose two flavors unless you do the large plate. Ordered it with taro and green tea (all time faves) with regular mochi, red beans, and taro custard (one free topping with Unilocal check in yay!). Waited a while for the order as expected. Not much seating for the number of people inside, but people eat and leave in a timely manner.
Got our order and had them drizzle the condensed milk AND give me a side of it, too! :D Apparently, the ingredients are gluten and dairy free (I think)… the snow tasted like that artificial dairy stuff! The taro did not even taste like taro (and I have had a lot of taro in my life!) and the green tea was only slightly better than that… The mochi was the best– chewy and soft, the red beans were too sweet, and the taro custard was too sweet. I get it’s dessert and it should be sweet, but not to this extent. I felt sick after eating this mass of sugar. At least the customer service was great! They manged the oodles of people efficiently and I appreciated that esp coming from the heat outside. This was a new experience, just not one I would relive. But thanks~!

Argh! How to review this? Just waited 25 minutes at 8 pm with two 6 year olds for our ice cream. Poor adorable girl behind the counter was working as fast as humanly possible but management apparently did not want to have extra staff so she couldn’t keep up. As I was beginning to panic at the 20 minute mark they brought in 2 more servers and then things got moving at a clip. But that was late in the game on a busy Thursday night.
Taste? Delicious. Kids love it. Happy as can be. It’s light and fluffy with a strong flavor and good toppings. But a mom cannot wait for close to a half hour for two kids’ servings at 8. Evening schedule now thrown off and mom feeling blue.

I’ve never had snow until I came to this place. I’ve been wanting to come here and I was not disappointed at all.
I am obsessed with Thai tea and trying Thai tea snow was next level for me. I got the Thai tea snow with mochi and condensed milk drizzle… WOW, it tasted phenomenal. The texture of the snow itself is something to be experienced. Some people say they don’t like snow, but I enjoy the light, fluffy feel of it in your mouth. You can really taste the Thai tea flavor in the snow and the mochi topping and condensed milk drizzle really enhanced the flavor too.
I got the medium plate of this and shared it with my boyfriend. It looks huge, so we thought we might not even finish; but I ended up eating most of it and I still wanted more… Yes, snow is easy to consume a lot of.
I will definitely for sure come here again next time I’m in LA. It was just so good and it is WORTH THE PRICE.

Went here for the first time on a Friday night to satisfy my sweet tooth! I was super excited because I have been wanting to try the shaved snow here for quite some time.
We walked in and took a look at their menu. You can get the premade options or create your own shaved snow with whatever flavors and toppings you would like. Unfortunately, all of the flavors I really wanted were sold out, so I had to reselect.
We ended up getting a waffle bowl with green tea snow, oreos, mochi, and condensed milk. After sitting down for a few minutes, one of the workers called my boyfriend’s name and said they were out of waffle bowls. just my luck I suppose. He ended up asking if we wanted something else instead. I forgot what he called it but we just went with whatever he suggested!
Once they called us again, they handed us a huge mountain of shaved snow on a plate! It was huge! I was very happy at how generous they were! We definitely had plenty to munch on between the two of us! :)

Snow Station is a great choice if you’re craving something sweet but don’t want anything too heavy. The interior of this place is mainly white – giving it a very chill and snow-​y vibe. My friend and I got the regular fluff ice with topping but if you come here with a couple more friends (I’d say at least 3) then definitely get the snow mountain options – it’s basically a giant heap of fluff ice with crazy toppings like cheese cake, brownies, cookies, etc – it looked SO GOOD I’m definitely coming back next time with a group of friends to get this!
Snow Station has so many options available (even vegan!) making it really difficult for me to decide which one I want. Thankfully, Snow Station gives out samples for the flavors you want to try. Props to snow station for doing this because it’s such a hassle to change the ice blocks and shave just a little bit, so I’m glad the servers here are willing to take the extra step for their customers.
There are 3 size options, and my friend and I both got the smallest one with just one topping. We got lychee flavor and caramel flavor fluff ice as per our server’s recommendation. Out of the two flavors, my favorite was definitely lychee – it’s not a typical flavor but it’s a must get in my book! The toppings that they have are pretty standard, nothing too special.
There is no parking lot for this place so you’ll have to find street parking. We came around 8pm and we were able to find street parking about two blocks away.

9:30 pm closing time on week nights– that’s what brought me in! Many other ice cream/​froyo places in the neighborhood close at 9pm, so YAY for Snow a Station! After dinner down the street (at Eagle Rock Public House), I was craving something cold & sweet. Yes, it was raining, but that’s seldom stopped me from obtaining a cold treat.
This is a hybrid of shave ice & ice cream. Very fluffy and light with less calories (or so I’m told). I chose the «mini» size of Salted Butterscotch with mochi and condensed milk. Perfect. Not too big, not too small and with a light, not overwhelming, sweetness.
Soundtrack playing was MGMT’s «Electric Feel», great taste in music. I’ll have to come back and try more flavors…

Giant cylinders of frozen flavored ice put in a machine that spins ‘em around and shaves off very fine bits, then swiftly poops those into a cup (which also results in the outside of the cup being drippy/​sticky ’cause it’s hard to aim into the cups). I like the concept. It’s fun to watch, although the employees having to switch the big ice cylinders out for every flavor looks sort of tedious. Anyway, this isn’t like shave ice (god I hate how it’s not shaveD ice), you don’t have to put flavored syrup on top ’cause it’s in the ice itself, like ice cream.
You can order one of the suggestions up on the board (including a banana split and various sundaes that include pound cake or cheesecake), which are meant for at least two people and come on large plates, or get a single serving (three sizes available) in a cup. Each serving size includes 1+ toppings (candy, cookies, cereals, fruits, popping boba, mochi) and syrups (the usual sundae flavors, plus honey and condensed milk). Personally, I found it overwhelming, and I’m a Yogurtland pro; maybe the problem is that you can’t really stand around debating because you order at the counter, and due to the employees having to individually set up each flavor, you can’t have samples, meaning you might also end up with a cup full of what turns out to be a mediocre flavor.
Susanica T. described snow to me as «frozen cotton candy.» It’s not that light, but there is a fluffiness to it, because you’re eating what sort of seems like ice cream shavings. It’s refreshing. The first time I went I had chocolate, which was nothing special, and the waffle cone bits on it had no flavor. The second time, I got the horchata flavor snow, which was really good; I topped it with animal crackers and honey, which was a nice combo, and not something I felt I could get at any ice cream place.
I’d probably give Snow Station four stars, but I’m knocking one for the cleanliness, both visits; every table had visible sticky spots on it, and the plastic furniture looked dirty. If we’re being handed cups that are already a little drippy, it definitely makes for messy tables, even among neat eaters, but yeah, the second time I went we actually stood, because everything was so gross that we didn’t want to sit anywhere. Related but not the shop’s fault: hey, caregivers of toddlers? Please don’t stand your kid ON THE TABLE so their feet are where people intend to put food. That’s really inconsiderate of other customers. Furthermore, your kid’s feet probably got sticky. We all lose. Feet=floor.

The origin story of Snow begins like this: One young, unruly raspado met and fell for a sweet and rich slow-​churned ice cream cone. They nurtured their hybrid child, who resented her icy roots, rebelled and ran away to the circus. There she met an alluring batch of cotton candy, and. voila, so was born this mystical ‘Snow’.
The problem with Snow is that I’m not sure I actually like it. It’s a cool concept — shaved frozen ice cream with toppings and different flavored drizzles. But because it’s shaved, it melts really quickly in your mouth, sometimes before the flavor of the snow itself can be savored. That may make toppings and drizzles more important, but they charge you by topping ($ 0.50), so it can quickly add up to some expensive snow. This can be hard to swallow if you’re used to self-​serve froyo stations with unlimited toppings charged by weight. I appreciated that they let me sample a few flavors, and employees were friendly and helpful when they found out I was a first-​timer.
The mango flavor is strong enough for the Snow to stand on its own, without the need for additional toppings to enjoy it. The horchata, however, tasted very diluted, even with chocolate drizzle and fresh strawberry.
It’s a good location — the interior is clean, brightly light, with plenty of indoor seating and limited outdoor seating. And you can take it to go if you want to browse some of Colorado Blvd’s cute unique shops.
Snow is worth trying at least once, although even two trips have left me on the fence about it. It may just be that I need a little more time to warm up to Snow, or find the right flavor combination for me!

My older sister recommended this place while we were hanging out on a Saturday. We were all craving desert and I wanted Italian ice or something of that sort and she instantly brought us here.
The place sort of looks like a little froyo place except they serve shaved ice. It was a little confusing at first when I looked at the menu but ended up buying a baby bear almond ice with mango mochi and fruity pebbles. Also put a layer of condensed milk on the top as well. My sisters got lychee shaved ice and I think my other sister got mango shaved ice. While we were seated and waiting for our orders, I was watching them make the shaved ice. Basically they take out a pitcher from the fridge and depending what the flavor is as well and within that pitched is this big block of dry ice, then they put it in there fancy shaved ice maker thingy and then it starts shaving into this really thin fine shaved ice.
When we got our orders and started eating, I noticed the shaved ice was really soft, it felt like I was poking into a big blob of cotton. And when I tried a bite it felt like cotton candy but shaved ice. The almost flavor shaved ice was really good. It tasted exactly how almond jello tastes like at chinese restaurants. I tried my sisters lychee flavor shaved ice and it was really really sweet.
Regardless the desert was really sweet to the point where I needed water to balance it out. They didn’t have any complimentary water just chillen around like how yogurt land does it but you can ask for a water cup from the workers though.
Overall, this place has good desert and it’s different. But for the price, I’d rather get froyo or something else because shaved ice didn’t really satisfy my desert cravings after, it literally felt like I drank a teeny tiny cup of sweetness because of how shaved ice is.

YUM! definitely worth a visit if you’re in the eagle rock/​glendale area!
I suggest just getting the shaved ice without the macaron cookies. The cookies are so hard that it’s like biting into rock. Not worth the extra bucks! However, the shaved ice were amazing. My favorite flavors were the horchata and the thai ice tea. The thai ice tea tasted exactly like thai ice tea! The horchata was surprising creamy and yummy. The flavored mochi toppings were also a nice touch. I enjoyed my dessert here very much!
Street parking appears to be the only option!

I SWEAR on all that is frozen and delicious I thought I had already reviewed Snow Station! I love this place. I’ve been at least a dozen times. I’ve seen people with huge plates of this stuff but I always get the mini bear (small) size, and it’s the perfect amount. My favorite flavors are, honeydew, and lychee, but I’ll eat ANY flavor they have. They’re all delicious. My usual topping is popping boba (I like lychee best), or fresh berries, but it all depends on my mood.
This is not your usual shaved ice, at least not the Hawaiian version I’m accustomed to. The flavor is already in the ice, so every bite is flavorful. It’s low calorie compared to most desserts, especially if you stick to the mini bear, and the dairy free flavors. It’s light, and doesn’t leave you feeling sick from overeating. They will add syrups or condensed milk as well but I’ve never tried it. I’m a bit of a purist, I want to taste the flavor of the ice, rather than a bunch of syrup. And so far, it tastes divine!