Kurb Side Ice

Came across Kurb Side Ice Co. at a food truck festival in Uptown. I got really excited and had to try some of their ice. Tried the tiger’s blood and Hawaiian flavors, which were very tasty! I am from Hawaii, where you can find the best «snow cones.» (In Hawaii it’s called shaved ice/​ice shave.) Honestly, Kurb Side is one of the best ices I’ve ever tried.
Now, I can’t wait for Summer so I can have more Kurb Side and Tin Fish!

When I saw Kurb Side’s adorable old fashioned/​retro truck parked near Tin Fish, I had to restrain myself from screaming and jumping for joy. You’re telling me that I can get a Sno Ball, like I’m used to getting only in the South, at Lake Calhoun?!
Remember on Saved By the Bell when Jessie took speed and was in an aerobic video and said manically over and over, «I’m so excited!» That was me minus the drugs and the spandex.
Okay, giddiness aside if I must, here’s what you need to know:
*two sizes, served in take-​out containers. Small (think a side of rice) — $ 3, large (think what your last order of Kung Pao chicken came in) — $ 5
*a TON of flavors including Georgia peach, wedding cake, tiger’s blood (yes, you read that correctly), blue bubble gum, dreamsicle
*additional flavors or sweet cream will run you an additional $.50 each
*they have sugarfree options, which I forgot to explore since I was just too excited, a la Jessie Spano
I ordered the small king cake as this is a New Orleans-​style sno ball truck, after all. It was a perfect purple sno ball with unidentifiable sweetness. I don’t know what king cake is supposed to taste like, but I do know that there wasn’t a tiny baby in my sno ball like there are in traditional king cakes. That would have been super creepy.
It’s finally (maybe, hopefully, finger-​crossed) summer in Minneapolis and this should be at the tip-​top of everyone’s bucket list for the foreseeable future.