I've been loosely following this food truck for years, waiting patiently for it to be in a convenient place at a convenient time for me to try. Finally got my chance a few weeks ago when they attended a lunch time food truck rally at Parkway Scrubs.
I got done working in the heat and drove over to get a treat before continuing my day. It was atrociously hot so a sno-ball seemed perfect.
It took a minute for anyone to appear and take my order, but when someone did, he was friendly and polite.
Sno-Boss specializes in NOLA style sno-balls. NOLA style is supposed to have fluffier ice, syrup added throughout the process, and sometimes stuffed or drizzled with other goodies like ice cream, cakes, or sweetened condensed milk.
They have several specialty sno-balls, which are premade combinations that are loaded with goodies. If you want something simpler with just plain syrup, that's fine too. I wanted to go full Monty so I ordered the smallest size "Fan Luv," which is strawberry syrup, sweetened condensed milk, and cheesecake stuffing. It was plenty large enough for a treat, though the price to size ratio seemed maybe a little high (~$10).
On the whole, I liked it. I will admit that I'm not the biggest shaved ice connoisseur, but I did enjoy myself. It was so hot that the ice melted fast enough I can't comment too much on the consistency. I wish there'd been a bit more sweetened condensed milk; it mostly just tasted like strawberry, and extra creaminess would've countered that a bit. I did really like the addition of the cheesecake. It was pleasantly dense and creamy and went well with the strawberry ice.
I would definitely get another sno-ball from here if it was convenient and the mood struck. In the future, I will likely try one with more flavors incorporated just to keep it interesting. But strawberry cheesecake is a classic for a reason, so give it a try if you get the chance! read more