Every time we travel through a city or town outside of New Orleans, we always use Yelp to check out…read morethe local sno-ball scene. On 06-24-2018, we were in Thibodaux, LA and had just finished visiting the Bayou Country Children's Museum. We yelped local sno-ball stands in the area and were actually directed to another stand. However, while driving to our destination, we came across Brooke's Sno World and found out that it was not on Yelp. We busted a quick u-turn and decided to try it out, as the facility looked very new. We noticed on Yelp that there was a Brooke's Sno World in Houma, LA, and the owners (Errol & Tammy Malbrough) confirmed that this was a new location.
The name was a little deceptive, as not only do they serve sno-balls and ice cream (to include sundaes, shakes, malts, blasts & dole whip, they also serve burgers, po-boys, sandwiches, nachos and hot dogs. However, we were here for a sno-balls and ice cream. The building was obviously new or newly renovated and the inside was impeccably clean; however, it's all about the product.
My wife and son opted for ice cream. It should be noted that Brooke's proudly serves Schwan's premium ice cream. To be honest, I had never heard of this brand before, but after tasting my wife's hot fudge sundae and my son's vanilla cone, I can attest that this ice cream is deserving of the premium name. It is a pleasantly rich ice cream that almost has the a gelato like texture that I truly love.
But I was here for a sno-ball, and I ALWAYS get a nectar or nectar cream. By always getting the same (my favorite) flavor, it's easy for me to compare to other offerings in the area. Kudos for Brooke's putting a LOT of syrup, as there's nothing worse that having a dry snow-ball once you reach the bottom of the cup. However, there was enough syrup for my son to take several sips and there was still lots of syrup once I reached the bottom. I cannot say that this nectar cream was my all-time favorite; however, I pretty much gave up sugar in January 2017, and occasional treats like this are overly sweet to me. So while I thought this nectar cream tasted a little artificial, it very well may have been my taste buds being shocked with a rare sugary treat.
Regardless, although not my all-time favorite sno-ball, Brooke's has a super friendly staff, the owners were on-site and very open to questions and comments, the business was impeccably clean, there's something for everyone and they use tons of syrup. That my friends, makes me a fan!
