Snojoy Cafe

The owners had excuses for each and every complaint negative feedback posted. If they had at least tried to improve base on those feedbacks, perhaps they’d still be in business today. Lesson learned?

When New Haven was unbearably hot and humid in August, my friends recommended this venue to cool down with some shaved snow. I had never partaken in this delightful concoction before and was intrigued by the concept. Three friends and I came here late one night in August to sample some shaved snow. We each ordered a combination of flavours; I recall being surprisingly unimpressed with the green tea flavour, but I really enjoyed the strawberry. It was quite late, so the place was dead, except for our party. We ordered from two lovely ladies who offered good customer service. The shaved snow definitely worked to cool us down!
Verdict: Good service and good shaved snow. Definitely a fun way to beat the heat, come summertime!

I wish I can say this place is fantastic but I can’t really say that. That’s because when I visited no employee (s) were anywhere to be found. Nowhere. Nada. None. Zip.
It was a really really weird experience. It was awkward too because there were other customers seated and talking among themselves. While glancing at me, I felt like I was partaking in some type of secret joke or social experiment.
I looked around and didn’t see any «Be back in 10 minutes» sign or «Help yourself» sign. Drats.
So I gave them a chance and waited for about 5 minutes. No luck. No one came out of the rear door or popped out of a cake.
So I walked out.
The place looks kinda weird too. It very austere looking with a page apparently taken from a Puritan design handbook. Weird. Weird. Weird.

Brought some girls here for desert on a Friday night. We had the mango, green tea and taro shave iced. All were good, but we all like the green tea flavor best. Will
Come back to try more yummy Asian treats. Anyone know when basil popcorn chicken will make it out to CT?!

The honey toast box is amazing! Not only does it taste great, but it is a great conversation piece! It is photo-​worthy for sure.
It is a toast box filled with toast pieces, ice cream, icing, and whipped cream. Surrounded by more ice cream and toast, fresh fruit-​mango, kiwi, and strawberries-​topped with raspberries and pirouettes, and drizzled with chocolate… this is a great treat for two or more people!
Within close walking distance to Yale and free Sunday street parking!

Been to many places like this and I have to day the flavors for the shaved snow is quite limited here. The girl that helped us has zero personality, as if she doesn’t even wanted to be there. For many people who never had shaved snow, they will like this place as it is unique for the area, but for someone who’s has, it doesn’t stand out.
It lacks flavors and textures. Most likely will not be back.

The tarro shaved ice was delicious. Not too sweet and perfectly milky & creamy. The green tea shaved ice is good but too sweet in my opinion. Also tried the Hong Kong waffle which was nice and golden brown and delicious, especially paired with the vanilla ice cream scoop on top. The brick toast is huge. It’s filled with toasted bread chunks and a scoop of ice cream with chocolate syrup and whipped cream on top. The taste and texture of the bread is like part bread part cake – basically it’s bread but sweeter. It’s actually quite delicious especially soaked in the ice cream and whipped cream, but I preferred the hong Kong waffle. Overall it was a pretty unique experience.

This place was an interesting and delicious find. I came in from Boston to visit my parents and my mom and I decided to treat ourselves (desert for dinner!) I found this place on Unilocal and we decided to just go and try it out, which is a little risky to do with my mom since she has a lot of dietary restrictions which many places don’t accommodate for. Our server was very patient when we asked a bunch of questions about the menu and ingredients. Their shaved snow doesn’t contain egg, so my mom got a regular size (which was more than a fair amount, considering they pile a mountain of snow into their small-​looking bowls) and I got their nutella crêpe, which came with strawberries and ice cream. Everything was really tasty, beautifully presented, and the service was friendly and helpful.
The only issues were that the crêpe took a little too long for a dish so easy to make, the room décor is insanely bright, and I — along with a few other reviewers, it seems — wasn’t made aware of a student discount, which I could’ve gotten.
In responses below, the owners say they can’t assume people are students, which is true, but that doesn’t mean they can’t ask. It’s common for cashiers/​servers to ask things like «Do you have a student or senior ID with you today?» before the customer pays. If the customer said, «Yeah, I have a student ID» then the server could say «That gets you a 10% discount! Tell your friends!» That’s probably easier and more beneficial than repeating the same argument on Unilocal reviews.
Anyways, my family and I will definitely be back to try their other confections!

I was walking down the street and saw patbingsoo (shaved ice) in the window and was so ridiculously excited to get it in New Haven. I went in with three friends and we decided to split a shaved ice with all the toppings.
+ Everything there was fairly expensive.
After we ordered, the girl at the front was pretty talkative with us and gave us a sample of shaved snow to eat. The shaved snow had a really strange texture. It was light and fluffy, but it also had a strange gelatinous, gooey texture in my mouth and tasted extremely artificial. The strawberry reminded me of pepto-​bismol or something.
+ It took us forever to get our order.
I watched as the person making our shaved ice walked in and out of the kitchen door five or more times, seemingly not really adding much to our shaved ice each time. She literally could have just made one trip: go back and shave the ice, come up front and get the toppings. What a mess. It took probably 10 minutes or so for us to get our shaved ice. There were no other customers at the time taking up their time or attention.
+ The shaved ice was the worst I’ve had.
The ice was in large chunks (seriously you spend forever making this shaved ice and it still manages to not get shaved properly?). When we tried breaking the chunks with our spoons, we just ended up knocking the ice out of the tiny-​for-​what-​we-​paid bowl. I took the bowl back up to the counter and asked her to remake it. She went back to re-​grind the ice with the toppings already inside, and then told us she would add more toppings for us. What we ended up with was a puddle of melted ice/​ice cream/​toppings with still relatively large ice chunks, with more fresh toppings on it. We begrudgingly finished the rest of our shaved ice.
Then I saw in the window that I could have gotten 10% off for showing my ID. Of course the cashier didn’t mention this as I was checking out even though we were clearly students. I asked her about it and she said she’ll give us an extra 10% on our next visit. Yeah okay, there won’t be a next visit.

Went once with a living social deal. Staff were not friendly or helpful when asking about different desserts. Remember when u were a kid you had a snow cone machine and you put an ice cube through it and ate the «snow» well this is sorta the same thing. They have big hard blocks of flavored ice that they pull from a freezer and put through a fancy snow cone machine and make you expensive snow. I found it to be flavorless. Won’t be back.

Had first tried Bing Soo in Chicago and was looking on Unilocal for Bing Soo and SnoJoy Café came up. Gave it a try tonight, Patbingsoo & Mochilicious. It was so tasty, cool and refreshing. Definitely worth the drive. Will introduce this place to my friends!

Unlike the competitor down the street the lady at the counter knew exactly what i wanted when i ordered «milk tea, bubble tea».
It was delicious, but –1 star for the $ 4.50 price tag that was hard to stomach for a 16oz size.

I applaud Snojoy Café for taking the time and responding to my last review. I went back and tried the banh mi, both the tofu and chicken versions, as well as 2 more desserts. Everything was delicious. The banh mi came served with toasty, crusty bread, which is a must for banh mi. The tofu sandwich could have used a firmer tofu than the soft tofu it had, but it was still tasty. Watch out for the green peppers they sneak inside! I was caught by surprised and had to down my mango sago (tapioca) to cool my mouth down. The chicken banh mi was also yummy, although the chicken did not taste super fresh and the mayo used was a little much.
The mango sago was also great, although the mango chunks were a bit hard and tart. The taro snow was not too sweet.
Plus they have a fun photo booth and board games to keep you entertained! Thanks for having me back, Snojoy!

Have only tried the shaved snow, but it was quite nice, with a much fluffier texture than I expected. Satisfying on a hot day.
To be honest I was first interested when I saw the little writing in the window that said «not fro-​yo!» I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who is a little sad when yet another froyo place with the exact same products crops up.

Visiting my cousin in New Haven and she told me they had the best bubble tea. So decided to stop by and end up getting cappuccino bubble tea and shaved snow since you can only get it here. I have to try it. They were right the bubbles were just right and chewy. Will def be back next time I’m
In town.

Just stopped by the café and the desserts are awesome. The sno (aka Shaved ice) is really light and fluffy, perfect on a really hot summer day. Each flavor was sweet, but not TOO sweet that it made me feel bloated and full, which I appreciated so I could eat more. My friends and I tried several flavors of the Sno, the Hong Kong waffle, Crepes, Patbingsoo, and the Brick Toast.
The Brick Toast was by far my favorite. its topped with ice cream, whipped cream, fruit, and drizzled with chocolate syrup. Inside there are small cubes of toast that are crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside which I like A LOT. The toast is warm and it complimented very well with the cold from the ice cream and fruit.
In the very back of the café there is a small photoboth area with props that you can use to take pictures with your friends and send to yourself or facebook.
Overall, SnoJoy has yummy desserts that will satisfy your sweet tooth and is a great place to hangout with friends. Also, the people who work there are really nice and chill.

Connecticut’s very first Asian themed dessert place!!! I triedtheir shaved sno and it’s definitely the new it summer dessert. Different from the current hypes, shaved sno is the perfect medium between ice cream and shaved ice, a refreshing summer treat. I can’t wait to go back and try all of their warm desserts. The honey brick toast honestly look droolzworthy. Next time I go, I’ll make sure my tummy’s ready for some nomnoms.

Awesome little shop. I tried the mango shaved snow — it was great! A cross between ice cream and shaved ice. Their bubble tea was also really great, too.

Desserts are AMAZING as it looks! I can’t get enough. I definitely found my new dessert spot in New Haven. Shaved snow is so light and refreshing! More variety than your average froyo place. I love the option of having hot or cold sweets. They also have BUBBLE TEA & SMOOTHIE BUBBLE TEA! BEST bubble tea in New Haven. This place is super cute and is a great place to bring your friends.

HiGHLY recommended!!! Amazing!!! I seriously love love their desserts!!! I ordered so much everytime I’m there because you really can’t get these dessert anywhere else! I’m from Cali so there’s plenty but none here ! I’m so happy snoJoy has it and other desserts! The brick toast is simply amazing !! You really have to try it! My friend and I enjoyed our little gathering here and she’s thinking to bring her bf back for perfect date! Also the service was very friendly! I wasn’t sure what I wanted and they patiently explained the entire menu for me and always smiliing. I gave them a tip bc they were so cute.