I'm usually not one to make reviews but this has always been my favorite snow cone place to go to as long as I can remember! So yummy and I always love to get the piccadilly!! They usually are pretty fast and nice as well! I always look forward to my trips to get a treat there because it's always top tier! read more

Kids don't know how to work the card reader charged me said didn't go threw even gave em a tip ain't get what I ordered do better

I got a large banana snow-cone and half had no syrup flavor. I thought maybe it is at the bottom. No it was like they put enough just to cover the top. read more

Arctic Chill - I got a banana snow-cone and half of it had no syrup flavor. I thought maybe it is at the bottom. No, it did not. - Shaved Ice Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Customer service was great and they had a great variety! The ice was soft and the flavors were good. We will be back! read more

Arctic Chill - Menu - Shaved Ice Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Lemonade sucked. Buy something else, they have a variety of other things to eat. I don't have 85 character limits for what read more

Arctic Chill - Shaved Ice Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Quick service, great prices, and a lot of options when it's hot outside. Their items are yummy. I go here repeatedly. It's better to bring cash since they have a card minimum! read more

Moved here and wanted a snow one. First the price was either 3.50 for a small. Since when do you pay for a cup of flavored ice cost that much for a SMALL. Didn't have cash so she said it was a $5 limit, fine got a water. Which made it $5 then she asked if I wanted to tip for an overpriced snow cone. I declined. Got in my car and literally had no flavor but ice until you go to the bottom which I threw the top out of the window cause who wants unflavored ice. Bottom line, if you charge that price it should be favorable. Will not be returning. read more

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My first visit to Arctic Chill was amazing & the service was excellent! There were so many flavors to choose from so I decided on Blue Hawaiian/Watermelon. My friend ordered the Piccadilly. I'm definitely going back soon! read more

Obviously I get the picadilly. I'd you love sweet and savory. You will need to try this! Can't wait for summer to come back around.

I come for the Piccadillys! Don't make the mistake I did (on a hot day while waiting in line) and forget to borrow the Arctic chill umbrellas for shade from the bucket by the truck. You might be waiting for a bit but the Piccadilly is always delicious. Great prices. read more

Arctic Chill - Arctic chill umbrellas - Shaved Ice Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

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The people are friendly and there shaved ice passion fruit is my favorite with cream The best place in town I wish I would have found it sooner read more

The best shaved ice in city. Grape picking my favorite, service is good working hard and nice people around

FIREEEEE!!! 10/10 recommend , left is cherry piccadilly w gummy bears and right is rainbow Italian ice

Nice open space for parking, busy, favored.. Wedding cake, soda flavors, pickles, mangonada! Fair price, good location, delicious!!!! read more

Arctic Chill - a sandwich and ice cream on a table - Shaved Ice Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Affordable prices for legit shave ice! It melts as soon as it hits your mouth and they do not slack on the syrups! I got a rainbow with cherry, blue Hawaiian, and coconut. I loved the cherry flavor! It also didn't take very long for our order to come out, but while we waited in the sun we grabbed an umbrella that was provided by them. Great idea! Just wish we had somewhere to sit. But this truck sits in a parking lot so that limits any seating options I suppose. So we gladly sat in our truck to eat our shave ice! I'm very happy we stopped by while we were in town! It was perfect after a long day in the sun! read more

Arctic Chill - Cherry, coconut, blue Hawaiian - Shaved Ice Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

Not that great! White spots throughout my snow cone with no flavor. Did not live up to the 4 star rating today:(

This little food truck is the perfect stop to any scorching sunny Texas day! It's located in a very random area of San Marcos, right behind Dairy Queen off of the intersection of Highway 123 and I-35. Their "Frequent Chill'er" stamp card lists 400 Hines Street, but they are actually parked in front of an abandoned building's huge parking lot off of Patton Street. Sure, it seems sketchy, and possibly a little dangerous, but there's a lot of traffic in that area because of the food truck, so it feels safe enough. Their shaved ice is pretty soft, and not too icy, which I like. I ordered the picadilly for the very first time. "What's a picadilly?" you might ask. It's basically your choice of flavor of shaved ice, topped with chopped dill pickles, sprinkled with a topping of your choice of flavor of Kool-Aid powder and chili powder. BAM! It was so freakin' good! I was very very very very VERY hesitant about ordering it at first because it just sounded...well, GROSS?? But because I love pickles so much, I ordered it after all. I had mine with the Tiger's Blood as my shaved ice flavor, topped with lemon-lime Kool-Aid powder. That lemon-lime gave my picadilly an extra kick of sourness which I thoroughly enjoyed! It made standing in the 100 degree weather much more bearable. It cooled us off and was so surprisingly delicious! So much so, that both my friend and I, the gluttons who we are, decided to buy another picadilly. In our defense, we both ordered small 12 ounce cups the first and second time around. This time, I got the tamarind flavored shaved ice with lemon-lime Kool-Aid. That sourness...! Mmm-mm-mmm! If you love sour stuff like I do, you'll love their picadilly, especially with the lemon-lime Kool-Aid powder. It was exceptional. As I mentioned earlier, they have a Frequent Chill'er card, which gives you one large shaved ice if you get ten stamps. Also, they take Visa and MasterCard, as long as it's more than $2. I will definitely be back for more picadilly sourness! read more

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Arctic Chill is the BEST place to get snow cones in San Marcos! They seem to be the only place that knows what EXTRA cream means! They use plenty of flavor and don't leave "ice gaps" I'm so glad I found out about this place! read more

Their snow cones are amazing, and so fluffy. I got the leche flavor, and it was so good ! Definitely will be coming back whenever i'm in the area read more

Very good place. Flavors are great and so is the staff. I just wish they wore gloves. I see their red stained hands and wonder how much of my snow cone was touched by their naked hand. That is all. read more

A great place to get a cold refreshing snow cone. They have a variety of delicious and colorful flavors. Plus the staff are super friendly.

Rude. I get the mask thing I do..if they want people to wear a mask it's their business got it. But the day before I went there and there was a huge line and no one had a mask on (FYI we are outside and there is plastic glass between us ) she slammed that window open and with a nasty growl on her face told me "no mask no service"She was made she was gonna have to make a snow cone. Next time maybe say" good afternoon. We ask you please wear a mask to order. We appreciate your business!" So I will be driving to Wimberley or the beach it let's next time I want a snow cone. They seem happy to have business. read more

Would go anywhere but here. The girl who took my order was nice at first but when they did my order wrong, she proceeded to tell me I ordered wrong and would not fix it. I was very clear with my order and had even tipped them. She should be fired!! read more

Always love this place! So many different flavors and you can mix and match. Mangonadas and Pickadillies are amazing as well. The best shaved ice in town for sure!! read more

ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND they are super generous with the syrups and I also give the tigers blood pica dilly on their menu five stars as well it was super tasty ! read more

Arctic Chill - Tigers blood pica-dilly with gummy bears with watermelon kool-aid powder - Shaved Ice Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

This place is awesome! I walked up on a whim, as we wrapped up a day on the river and was really happy I did. The people running the stand were beyond good at customer service. They were really understanding as my wife and I had to grab our CC from the tubing company safe. Ultimately it was their new take on a Dreamsicle that was best. The mix of flavors and inclusion of ice cream took it well beyond the typical shaved ice I am used to. I'd recommend this place to anyone. read more

This is my favorite shaved ice spot in San Marcos. I've been coming here for several years and I'm never disappointed. Great Picadillys and the rest of the flavors are great too! read more

Awesome flavors, the ice is grounded perfectly, and the workers are nice. Def the best spot in San mo for shaved ice

This place is awesome! Everything is at a great price. I love the mangonadas and their freshly squeezed lemonade. Only thing I wish they had was a place to sit down. read more

wasn't feeling the mangonadas, and they were a little pricey. but the snowcones were okay.

The best shaved ice I have ever had. My family and I go here every time we are in San Marcos. There is always a long line when I go but worth he wait. read more