Ice Up Shaved Ice

11÷20÷12: We got there at 8:30pm and the place was completely empty. It seems like the 2 staffers were hiding behind a fridge and they didn’t come out until we called.
They had no chocolate ice cream and no coffee ice cream, the only 2 flavors I like of the 5 they offer. From the looks of the sign, it seems like they’d been out of those flavors for a while.
They also had no cookies to make the «ice wiches», which was why I’d come.
I was so annoyed by all of this and the flippant attitude of the staff that we didn’t bother trying anything. We won’t be back!

This place looks sure amazing, but it wasn’t really all that great. Don’t let the pictures fool you. Maybe the shaved ice items are much better then the valencia which was what I opted for. Had half of the blueberry and half of the green tea as my cookie and vanilla ice cream with fruits as my toppings. The top isn’t really a cookie it was basically colored/​flavored bread. They also serve macarons here which I thought didn’t have much taste. Location is right off of vermont and 7^th in a plaza.

Every time I’ve passed by this place, it’s empty, while Boba Time next door has a line out the door. Bf and I decided to find out the real deal on Ice Up for ourselves.
Staff is friendly, it’s bright, shiny, and musical ;), but the taste of the syrups is OFF.
Ice has the right consistency and they have lots of flavor combinations and toppings, but the syrups taste like medicine.
Pass.

delicious. clean, friendly service, desserts come out fast.
LOVE the ice cream sandwich macaroons!

Apparently there aren’t any korean girls working there, but whatever race, ethnicity, nationality whatever the fuck… she’s hot.
The shaved ice, not so much. :(

Since its still pretty much summer here in LA even though its September I stopped by here after seeing pics of these ice cream cookies.
I ordered the Valenica combo with blueberry cookies (huge macaron type cookie) with green tea ice cream, red bean and mangoes.
I thought the portion was huge and was a different take on a ice cream cookie/​sandwich!

came here today because we were in the area and it was what, 98 degrees today?
they say it’s all natural but the syrups are definitely artificial. and that ice cream/​yogurt
at the bottom is reeeally bad tasting.
we had the california (strawberry/​banana) because the guy said it was the most popular and really delicious even though we wanted something else. artificial banana? no thanks. :/

Went here after dinner in K-​town, looking for something sweet consume.
Driving back, we spotted this on the corner of 8^th street and Vermont in the same plaza as Boba Time. We got a Valencia, which is supposed to be a cookie ice cream of some type. I’ll be honest, I don’t know what a Valencia is supposed to taste like, buy damn, I liked it.
There are some reviews about how the cookie holding the ice cream was too soft and not cookie like. Truth be told, it’s more of a mix between bread and a cookie and I liked it a lot. It made it easy to eat the ice cream sandwich. We got the green tea valencia with vanilla ice cream and it was delicious. It was only $ 2.50 which is not bad at all! I definitely plan on hitting this place up after dinner in Ktown… Probably not after AYCE BBQ though!

I went to ‘Ice Up’ because the line for Boba Time was long. I ordered two shaved ice. First off, I ordered the #1 that has strawberry, banana, and condensed milk on the shaved ice. When I ordered it I was expecting to get something like the shaved ice from Guppy’s but it was far from it. Too syrupy and no good. The second one I ordered was the shaved ice with strawberry and coffee ice cream. You’d think you can’t go wrong with that combo, but they proved me wrong. I don’t know what that gelatany syrup was on the shaved ice but it definitely threw everything off.
Maybe I’ll give them another chance and try other things on the menu besides their shaved ice. Lesson learned next time, I’ll just wait in the long Boba time line.

I’ve been here twice now; the first time I was under impressed by the shaved ice creation. It was colorful sure but, other than the banana, all I tasted was sugar and ice. The fruit was very fresh though. Now the second time I stopped in and had the Harmony Ice concoction with blueberry cookie and strawberry ice cream. Amazing. The blueberry cookies were the perfect density and tasted incredibly like blueberry! The strawberry ice cream tasted like ones that used actual fruit, so that’s a win.
I’d stick to the cookie sandwich creations over the shaved ice.

$ 3 for 4 macarons? Yes please!
Unfortunately, you do get what you pay for. They didn’t have any of the flavors I wanted. I tried one of each flavor, and none of them were particularly extraordinary. The cookie was too hard and crumbly, and the filling was way too sweet, and not pleasantly sweet either. The color of the cookies are even brighter than they are in the picture, probably due to too much food coloring. The lady at the counter gave me one extra though because she thought they were too small.
I tried a little of my friend’s Valencia. While I liked the ice cream, and it was only $ 2.50, the cookies they used had a softer texture but similar flavor to Asian almond cookies. Not the best cookies to go with ice cream. It was definitely cheap, especially since they give you three toppings, but the ingredients didn’t seem that fresh. Didn’t taste that great at all…
Low prices and friendly cashier, but the stuff here is lacking in quality and everything is way too sweet. I don’t think I’ll be back.

Located in a small shopping center in Korea Town. Parking comes at a premium in this area. There is a valet that only costs $ 1.50 but we got lucky and found a spot right away.
You can pick one of their creations or make one of your own. I had the Hawaii. Refreshing but had a little too much coconut flakes. Condensed milk might seem strange but I enjoyed it. Overall it’s a nice treat. Limited seating both in and out doors. I wish there was a sink available since this tends to get sticky. Finally the parking can be a nightmare.
If for nothing else you can drive around the block and see the location that served as Jerry’s apartment for the entire Seinfeld run. That’s right, 757 New Hampshire Boulevard, Los Angeles.

I ordered the Valencia and my parents both ordered different shaved ices.
I did not enjoy the Valencia at all. It’s supposed to be an ice cream sandwich and it looks good in the photos but the «cookie» was soft and tasted kind of stale and was overly sweet! I ordered the green tea and you can tell that they use way too much food coloring too. I ended up just finishing the ice cream and toppings in the middle and leaving the cookies. Even for $ 2.50 it’s not worth it.
The shaved ice was okay but it was pretty much like a sno-​cone except with more toppings and ice cream at the bottom (only for some I think). We ordered larges for $ 4.50 each.
I do like the set-​up and concept of the shop but I’m definitely not impressed…

3.5 stars
This place still needs some bugs to fix. Yes they use THRIFTY’S ice cream. So what? That stuff is amazing, I don’t see how that is a problem.
I had the valencia, a weird combo since they only have strawberry and blueberry cookies left. Anyway– Strawberry valencia with Coffee ice cream (WHICH WAS AMAZING FAVORITE PART), and they somehow fit toppings inside too; strawberries, banana, and cheesecake. It wasn’t the most practical thing but it was good enough for $ 2.50.
Moishe got the Seoul shaved ice and it was enjoyable enough for him. Not as much fruit inside as other places offer.
The staf was nice and helpful.
I’m still rooting for this place!

I got the harmony ice ($ 3) and it was delicious! I got the strawberry cookie with strawberry ice cream and three toppings. I LOVED IT. It was just as the cashier that took my order explained it as «a macaron» like texture for the cookie with ice cream in the middle! At first I was like «well…that thing is T-​I-​N-​Y» but it adds up to be quite a bit. They give you the harmony ice on a bed of the three fruit (or any kind of toppings) you choose.
We also got the Seoul #12! ($ 3.50) and it was okay… not the best. Sorry Ice Up but boba time next door does it better (for $ 3.95)…not to mention the big big mess that it made in the car because the lid wasn’t securely on but that wasn’t anybody’s fault! there was just a lot of product which is a WIN for me: D
I can see why that there’s almost little to no customers here. Firstly because it’s a new establishment and people aren’t as familiar with the place as boba time. Second because the stuff here is reminiscent to Raspados (Mexican shaved ice) that you can get for like $ 1.50 from you neighborhood raspado cart.
So DO get the harmony ice (or the valenica that looks good too) with fruit toppings!
& DON’T get the shaved ice.
and apparently they’re going to be carrying macarons soon!
I WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK TO TRY THEM.

Maybe I had high expectation that shaved ice from Ice Up would be somehow similar to the ones I had before (Blockheads and Get Shaved truck)
Shaved Ice from Ice up resembles me of the one that those Latinos sell in the street after school. Their syrup tasted like artificial fruit syrup and I did not enjoy what I ordered at all.
The condensed milk wasn’t present at all. Although the menu says what I ordered has condensed milk in it, the only thing I could see and taste was thick transparent sugar syrup. not rich creamy sweet condensed milk.
Their ice cream is even worse, I saw they use THRIFTY ice cream brand including strawberry and greentea flavor… I am a green tea ice cream fan and I know which operations use good quality ice cream or not. The one they use definitely not the good one.
I am not going back. Boba time’s shaved ice with fruits and toppings is much much much better.

I just got back from this place and I LOVE this place. I had valencia $ 2.50. It’s like coolhaus type of summies except it’s not cookie, it’s more like spongy macaron.
You choose flavor for the Valencia, then you choose ice cream, then you get to choose up to 3 toppings. I got blueberry valencia with green tea ice cream, mochi, red bean, and cheesecake. Good portion, good price, and yummy. I think I found new favorite place in the area.
Just one thing, I wish they had more tables.

Ick! Definitely new but not a fan. I’ve been keeping an eye on this new place opening up for months now, everyday to and from work. Yesterday I noticed it had finally opened, so when my bf and I were originally going to go get boba/​shaved ice at boba time, he wisely chose to stick with boba time and I went to Ice up.
I was confused by the menu, there are two, the left more prominent one in all spanish, and then the english one on the right. I am no stranger to ordering shaved ice, desserts, etc. At this place however, even after reading the menu I was still unclear about what the hell I was going to exactly get.
(un)Fortunately, an overly enthusiastic staff member was all up in my face and told me that the Seoul is the regular korean shaved ice, and the Tokyo has the green tea if I’d like. I ordered the Tokyo as I like green tea and wanted to try something different here.
So…what it comes down to is LITERALLY shaved ice, with sugar syrup. It’s essentially a sno cone with the toppings, at the bottom of the cup. My «Tokyo» shaved ice had a scoop of low quality green tea icecream, frozen (cuz it’s next to the icecream and under the shaved ice) inedible mochi and azuki beans. Also, the ice at the bottom is just white, normal ICE, and the top shaved ice was pumped with yucky green lime flavored syrup. Lime syrup and green tea ice cream=failure/disgusting. I ended up throwing away over half because it was too disgusting and I couldn’t believe I wasted my little sugar allotment of the day on that crap. I also never waste icecream, I could count the times I’ve thrown away icecream in my lifetime on one hand, now I have one more instance of this rare, unpleasant occurrence.
You know those things that are better left alone because they’re pretty much perfect? This is the opposite of that, and they mess with something and try to put a failure of a twist on an already near perfect item, shaved ice with toppings. The toppings are on top for a reason, but this place is obviously more concerned with «what can we do differently» without actually thinking it through… things like… if it’s edible or if the customer would enjoy it.
Also an idiot staffer (btw, overhead must be ridiculous in this place, they had like 5 people working and zero customers) handed a SUPER STICKY cup with syrup all over it to me, and it wasn’t just the cup that was sticky it was the spoon too. I was like uh wtf, you couldn’t do this shit without getting syrup everywhere? What are we two years old and mentally challenged? Come on now. Unless, their other «different» items like the cookie sandwich or tarts are realllly good, I give this place 3 months tops.
Unless the thing you are going for EXACTLY is shaved ice with sugar syrup on it, then try boba time’s shaved ice done right, or miss coffee’s patbingso done best,.
Also their cookies remind me of the EXACT same ones at 12 cm, the original.

Staff was very approachable (actually they approached me first and were handing out samples like it was fun) and extremely courteous (the samples they were giving out had something I was allergic to and they went back and got me a completely different one)! They were patient with me as I made my order — and trust me, I’m super picky/​slow — and were happy to answer the various and random questions I had.
I really liked the fact that you could clearly see them making your order and they actually took quite some care.
I would definitely go again just to try out the many edible options they offer and the variety of different flavors!
But I do have to knock down a star for the lack of seating; to be fair they don’t have much space to work with and they put some benches in.
Overall, a delicious experience!

This isn’t your typical Korean shaved ice. This is a hybrid, of sorts. Somewhat Hawaiian-​style, and Korean desserts.
They offer the typical shaved ice, but with a bit of flair. The syrup, is actually made in house (so I was told, and it tasted like it) out of real fruit. They also offer a macaron-​type-​cookie, and make it into an ice cream sandwich. Also available are fruit tarts, which I didn’t get to try. There are some other cookies, with are fluffy, and not to my liking. These are bigger than the macaron ones, and are round. The macaron ones have an odd, rectangular shape.
The service is ridiculous. Everyone is in your face, and offering free samples. The ice cream cookie is delicious! The music was at a rave-​level. You can’t even hear yourself think.
Minus one star for lack of seating. You need a place to sit, and eat a frozen dessert. There is a bench, and that’s about it. No outdoor seating, and no tables inside. Prepare yourself for that.
They’re open until midnight, every nite. That is a huge plus!