Kuma Snow Cream

I’m sorry to see you guys closed. The employees were very friendly and the product creative. I hope you guys reopen soon in Vegas! I still recommend this place to anyone But this location is NOT currently open.

They are CLOSED. I’ve not seen them open in over a week and the inside looks partially torn apart. It’s a shame as this was my favorite shaved snow in the area.

Something must have changed here at Kuma! We used to come all the time last year and the year before, but this last time, the girl that was working was so unprofessional! She was wearing a crop top and sweat pants to work?! She looked like she rolled out of bed. She forgot other customers order while we were deciding what to order, which made them wait, making us wait even longer. We started to order and she told us the ice we wanted was out. Oh. No problem, we’d like THIS ice please. Oh, that’s out too? Why don’t you just tell us what flavors you DO have so we don’t keep ordering things. The owners need to make sure their workers know what they’re doing!

The staff is unprofessional. She didn’t let us know that they were missing items from half the menu. She forgot another customer’s order while waiting around for us to order. The snow ice is really good here and that’s why we come! But I think if they had a better staff and cleaner establishment, it would be worth coming here.

I’m a big fan of shaved snow and always try to find it wherever I go. My family likes eat in Chinatown for at least one of the meals while we’re in town and I usually drag my family to a shaved snow place after to satisfy my craving.
I’ve been to Kuma a few times and have been disappointed with their offerings my last couple visits. I initially liked coming here because it was closer to the strip compared to the other shaved snow places on Unilocal and the polar bear mascot is cute. The shaved snow is decent but on my most recent visits, they’ve been out of all my favorite flavors and toppings. No bueno. I usually get matcha green tea with condensed milk, mochi, and strawberries whenever I go to shaved snow places and Kuma was out of both matcha green tea, regular snow/​milk flavor (which is my backup flavor), and strawberries. I ended up trying the Thai Tea snow with condensed milk, cherries, and mochi. The Thai Tea snow was decent and flavorful but the mochi was a little grainy/​dry. I’ve also noticed they usually pack the snow down to make room for the toppings. Great that I won’t lose any toppings but packing the snow down usually ruins the fluffy texture.
I ended up trying Snowflake Shavery down the street when Kuma ran out of my favorite combos and liked it so much better. When Kuma is on top of their game, they’re decent but I personally would rather drive a couple more minutes away from the strip for Snowflake Shavery and get better shaved snow.

We’ve been here multiple times but this review will be based on the most recent visit.
When you go in, they hand you a menu & you can choose a pre-​made combo or create your own. We always get the pre-​made combos & on this visit, we all happened to get the Shinobi Nut (the only difference was mine because I substituted the coconut for custard).
I don’t really have much to say about the dessert itself because it’s always good every time we go, it’s never changed. I would recommend it to anyone to try this place out.
As for their sizes, they have a Mini, Ninja, & Sumo. I feel that the mini is a perfect size for someone who wants to eat alone but would recommend the Ninja or Sumo for those who like to share.
Now for our most recent trip, something had happened that made me feel a bit bad for the worker. There was already a party there before we went in & I would say they had about 10 people. Then there was us with 4 people. Then another family came in with maybe 7 people. Then a couple came in last. What made me feel bad was the fact that the worker who took our orders was also the person making our orders. all by herself. that’s 20 orders that she had to do by herself because who knows where the other workers were.
Overview: great dessert (any flavor is great), good prices, good sizes, decent service.

Be sure to call and make sure they’re open before you go! The girl didn’t get in until 1:04pm to open the shop sign says they open at noon.

This WAS my favorite place to get dessert; however, my last experience left a bad taste in my mouth. They have a new flavor (pumpkin pie). I requested a taste and the girl informed me that they do not allow tasting. I asked why? She told me that it would be hard to clean the machine. I was shocked and I responded, «then how would we know if we liked it?» So I ordered my regular which is taro.
I have made three separate attempts to go back but they were always closed, when the sign says open.
Today I made my final attempt at 6pm, they were supposed to be open till 10pm. That’s it! I’m done. Customer service has gone down hill and now they are never open when they are supposed to be.

What a unique treat! Is it shave ice? Is it ice cream? Well, to be honest… it’s neither! It’s rather hard to describe this unique dessert… but the best way to describe it, I would say it’s like a gurl gurl (the same kinda stuff I got on Maui), but Kuma Snow Cream offers more flavors, & toppings.
After eating that puny lobster sandwich from Lobster Me, I was still pretty hungry so my friends mentioned that we go to this place called Kuma Snow Cream. I guess my friend’s daughter had turned him onto this treat, so my friend suggested we go here to try it.
Where is Kuma Snow Cream located? Just get on Spring Mountain Road, and head to the Chinatown area of Las Vegas. It’s pretty easy to find, as it’s not too far from the Las Vegas strip.
As we walked into the shop, I noticed a lot of bright colored toppings, as well as flavors.
Upon scanning the menu, I decided to order a dessert called — «Boo Boo’s Taro». What is in the Boo Boo’s Taro? Well, it is a snow cream Taro, topped with Lychee, Gummy Bears, Popping Pearls, & a Mango Sauce.
My two friends order the following —
Bruce Tea — which was snow cream Green Tea, topped with Mochi, Red Bean, Popping Pearls, & Condensed Milk.
Banana Bomb — which was snow cream Banana, topped with Strawberry Pearl, Almonds, Whipped Cream, & Chocolate Sauce.
What can I say about my dessert?
Loved it! The taro snow cream had the texture and consistency like the gurl gurl that I had on Maui. Only difference is the added toppings. I love Lychee! The Popping Pearls was unique too, as when you bit into it, it would «pop» out some liquid. Only thing I didn’t care for was the Gummy Bears on top of my dessert, as when the Gummy Bears got cold… it was rather hard to chew on my Gummy Bears.
Overall, a very cool treat! I would be back again to try more flavors. They have 3 available sizes of cups, and they are —
1. Mini (The smallest serving, which looked like a pretty big serving to me) $ 5.00
2. Ninja (The medium serving) $ 6.00
3. Sumo (The Biggest serving) $ 7.50
Check ‘em out gang! No can go wrong!

yummm! There’s soo many snow cream flavors to chose from: thai ice tea, horchata, banana, taro, and etc… Love how they have the asian-​influenced flavors. The consistency of the snow cream is good — creamy, but not too icy. I had the banana snow cream which wasnt too sweet along with strawberry, lychee, and coconut topping. Next time, i would pass on the coconut shaving because it’s too overpowering in flavor. i would defintely return!

Cute little shaved ice spot. Our friend recommended it when we weren’t able to get shaved ice at the Japan Festival.
Love their little polar bear mascot on their sign, first thing I liked when I saw the place. The cashier wasn’t very friendly or talkative. I’m big on customer service and she obviously needed a refresher course on it.
The shaved ice came out really quickly and had a great presentation. I got the snow flavored snow cream which wasn’t very flavorful, the coconut condensed milk sauce helped slightly. I also ordered mine with strawberries, which were fresh, lychee and strawberry popping balls. The popping balls are my favorite. I honestly prefer the Snowflake Shavery down the street to this place because not only is their shaved ice fluffier but the service is so much nicer there. This place is a little more modern looking and has the Twitter/​Instagram feed displayed on tv so some might enjoy that more but I’m all about good eats and good service.
On to the next place!

Adorable concept and marketing. I’ve never had shaved ice cream before… Which truly was the hybrid child between ice cream and shaved ice.
It’s like… DIET ice cream!!! The flavor profiles are definitely lightened, since the iciness dilutes lit the punch of flavor that you find in creamier frozen treats. But in exchange, you’ve got yourself an icier refresher, and I’m sure it eases up on those extra calories that most are trying to avoid in their dessert anyway!
In suit with the froyo, toppings as you desire trend, these treats can also be littered with a myriad of chunks and other flavorful glitter: cereal like captain crunch, rainbow mochi, almonds, and condensed milk drizzles, just to name a few.
Your combo creations are endless. You don’t get to top yourself, so you’ve got a bit of the mystery factor, and portion control that is OUT of your control. They dress your treat in a seemingly balanced way.
Here was my pic. I had the horchata flavor with rainbow mochi, condensed milk, almonds, and wafers. To my dismay, it wasn’t the waffle wafers, but vanilla wafer cookies, which were crispy and stale… Hard on my teeth. I didn’t realize the shaved ice cream would taste so light. Had I known, I would not have chosen the mochi, also light in profile.
In hindsight, I think the popping boba may add interest to many flavors just to keep your taste buds interested.
I still have to give it a 4 though, since this is a rare find in the dessert market. I’ll take blame in my poor choices. But on a return trip to Vegas, I’d love to have another go around.

Perfect for a quicker late night snack. They have a variety of flavors to choose from. No sampling, so it made it harder to decide.
I got the salted caramel shaved ice with mochi and captain crunch berries you can’t go wrong with mochi and captain crunch.
I like how they’re open late.
The price is a little high, but considering it’s Vegas I guess they can get away with it.
I would come back if I’m in the area but I wouldn’t go out of the way for it.

This is the perfect place to chill the Vegas heat.
I’m not an ice cream lover. I understand the need for a cool treat on a summer day, but ice cream always leaves me feeling a bit «blah.» Kuma provides healthy options (or not, if you choose) to chill down on a hot Vegas day. I love the texture, consistency, and flavor of their snow cream. It’s refreshing, light, and flavorful. I never leave feeling overly full and sluggish.
They always have plenty of specialty flavors, and a handful of vegan flavors as well. Their toppings are both traditional and fun: red beans, popping pearls, mocha, Cap’n Crunch, etc.
Ask for a punch card! 10 purchases and you get a sumo size snow cream for free. What a deal! I love it when businesses show customer loyalty. This is the reason I haven’t gone to Snowflake or Ice Monster multiple times!
Be Warned: Do not attempt to eat half frozen gummy bears if you don’t want a trip to the dentist. They really should take these off the menu.

It was alright, it was like a shave ice with an ice cream kinda feel. But my kuma snow was kinda dry. i would prefer to go to Yogurt Land instead.
the cream sauce that they put was very little and i had to wait until my ice melted for a better flavor. I also loved Mochi but the mochi I had was dry and had no flavor as well.

This is a glorified ice cream joint that sells overpriced snow. But my kids like it so damn much, I don’t have a choice.
The gals at the register were not too friendly, granted, they work at a snow cream shop. They looked so annoyed when serving me and my 3 kids, and we were the only ones ordering, no line at all.
I always order the same thing when going here, a plain snow cream with lychee, mochi balls and extra condensed milk. They always charge me the extra condensed milk, and each and every time, they barely give me any.
I spend around $ 25 every time I go here and every time I g et disappointed with sticky tables and less than great snow cream.

Love this place!
Their snow cream is delicious and their employees are super friendly.
Plus their rainbow sprinkles are always fresh! They let you sample the flavors, which I love because I am picky with ice cream flavors.
The inside is clean and adorably decorated.
My one complaint is their servings are somewhat modest in comparison to other shaved ice locations. I like a little more bang for my buck!

So so kawaii~
If ice cream and shaved ice had a baby it would be Kuma snow cream. The Mangozilla is my favorite. I usually replace the Cap’N Crunch with almonds, because I’m an adult like that. My second favorite is the Shinobi Nut– replace the coconut with cheesecake bites. Of course you can make your own creation for the same price :)
The portions are HUGE. The mini is almost too much for me and I’m a big eater. Don’t order the sumo size unless you’re planning on feeding all 19 kids and counting of the Duggar family.
Order 9 snow creams and get the 10^th free! (A SUMO size)
I’ve had snow cream at a couple of different places and the one at Kuma is not as creamy as its competitors– my only complaint. It’s a little too icy and more of a hard texture than soft.
Is it just me or does it always smell a little weird?

Definitely a must try! Kuma is a unique and amazing concept and I can’t wait to go back! The snow cream is unlike anything I’ve ever had its like a cross between shaved ice and ice cream. The texture is lighter and more fresh than typical ice cream or frozen yogurt so I feel less guilty when eating it. Definitely go with one if the clever chef created combos as the chefs seemed to have put a lot of thought into the cool flavor combinations. I liked the Shinobi nut which is topped with mochi, condensed milk and lyhees. Lots of cool toppings available to add to your order.
The décor of the place is awesome and the staff was friendly. Looking forward to trying more of the combos!

How do I describe this? The gal working the Kuma Snow Cream booth said it was a lighter texture than ice cream but a creamier texture than shaved ice.
This booth caught the BF’s eye at the Life is Beautiful festival and I reluctantly followed him thinking that there wouldn’t be anything for me. But such a good BF he is, he asks if they have vegan options and lo and behold, Vegan Watermelon with strawberry sauce!
The texture is unlike anything that I’ve ever had and I really don’t know how to describe it better than the gal mentioned in my first paragraph. But in my best effort, if ice cream and shaved ice had a fruity velvety baby, it would be this. I’m impressed and I’m a fan!