Conchita’s Raspados

The lady was eating outside and didn’t wash her hands when she came in to serve us our raspados. Not the worst place but definitely not coming back.

Coco with nuez raspado is perfect! Also had tostilocos. Variety of flavors to choose from on raspados. Come check out why the long lines!

Raspados are of natural fruits, Downfall they are overpowered by the high sugar or sweetener that is added.

Best raspados in the whole valley.
She’s friendly, efficient, and joyous in everything she does!

This place isn’t just good for being vegan ice cream. It’s good for being ice cream, period. Everything is cashew-​based, so it’s creamier than some «real» ice creams, and even my vegan-​skeptical boyfriend approved. There are nut-​free options as well — 100% worth the slightly steeper prices.

I have been here a few times as it is walking distance from my job. I love the raspado de guayaba. Delicioso! I have also tasted the yummy raspado de tamarindo. This hole in the wall gem instantly transports me to Mexico. :) The raspados are absolutely perfect for the summer heat but their food is good too!
The staff… Conchita and her daughter are so sweet.
Love love love this place.

Plain and simple-​horrible place to eat. It’s order at the counter serve yourself and for $ 12 for 4 eggs and dried chopped meat which tastes horrible. I would not recommend this place at all. The hand made tortillas are by far the worst I have had in the valley. Also, the girl who is the cashier is more interested in talking to the other cashier than taking your order right.

Conchita Raspados is ur communities best!!! My wife and I go treat ourselves for some refreshing treat, coco and almond milk is our favorite. I recommend this place if your looking for quality natural flavor.

I love that she makes her shave ice flavours everyday, as well as the ceviche, ideal treat for when the summer comes, but I go there for my lemon craving, its sweet, and tastes just like lemonade
They also have a nut with shaved coconut, tamarindo, watermelon, mango, and others, and what’s nice is that she stocks up on lemons and chili powder, sweet Mexican chile «chamoy» so that you can flavor your treats to your liking if you wish.
In the winter I take advantage of her delicious tacos, she makes the meat every night, and the special spicy sauce she makes on the side is amazing!
Staff is super friendly, and making and preparing everything daily. The second location is a mile or two from this one, and they have food on that one.
I’m in love with her tostadas de Jaiva and her tacos de barbacoa, and the spicy sauce that goes on top, is the very best!

I didn’t have such a great experience @ this place. I encountered really bad customer service my lunch order was all wrong not to mention it took them like 20 minutes. The raspados where very fruity & authentic but just a tad bit to sweet.

I am use to getting my raspados from those men that come around in their cart so when my daughter suggested Conchita’s, I said sure why not. After all this is what Unilocaling is all about.
This place is a little hole in the wall, there were 2 ladies behind the counter, thank god I can speak spanish because I dont think they spoke english.
So this is what we ordered raspado de fresa (strawberries) for my little man. This was way to sweet, even sweeter than the stuff you get in the streets. So unfortunately this one went in the trash.
We also ordered Raspado Mixto, this one was a mix of all the raspados they feature but put into one. This one was delicious.
We also ordered Mangos, which is just cut up Mangos with Lime & Chili. It was good, & last but not least Bionico, which was pretty good. Im sure I will go to this place some time in the near future but its not one of those spots that I am dying to go to again.

In a search for good raspado place in the San Fernando Valley, and after reading all the previous reviews on Conchita’s Raspados, me and my family’s visit to find this good refreshing treat on a sunny after noon… was such a disappointment. Here’s why.
To begin with, I ordered a Watermelon raspado. The fact that this place had natural flavors and fresh fruit topping was what triggered our interest. Unfortunately, The watermelon had tiny watermelon pieces, and the lady hardly put any on mine. About two spoonfuls into it, I noticed the juice from the fruit did not saturate any of the ice in my raspado, which left me with quite a bit of white unflavored ice. This was NOTHING like a snow cone. The texture was the biggest failure; It was small chips of ice that in a few minutes would turn into small hard mounded chunks of ice at the bottom of my cup if I didn’t eat it fast enough. As if the ice had been sitting there and not «shaved» fresh. Most likely they scooped up from a batch of ice that has been sitting there for quite some time. As for the fruit flavors; The advertisements say «fruitas naturales», but the flavors that me and my family had (Tamarin, guava, watermelon) all tasted very sugary to be so called natural… Also, it was a little over priced for the quality of it all ($ 2 for a small, $ 2.50 for a medium etc.) This place was such a disappointment, it was definitely my first and last visit…
Suggestion: If you are looking for a good snow cone (known as raspado in Spanish) place in the San Fernando Valley, Try the «Get Shaved» stand located on 9255 Reseda Blvd in Northridge, CA. They serve amazing, ~finely~ shaved ice with numerous amounts of flavor variations, including sugar free flavors, toppings, as well as ice cream sandwiches.

Too good to be called a latin snow cone, not just shaved ice with flavored water on it. Conchita prepares several different fruit toppings for these warm weather treats and leaves nice chunks of fruit in to prove that it’s real! The nicest woman. always serves you with a smile. I’d go more often if she could make some of the toppings with Splenda :)

These raspados are delicious. I tried the watermelon and lemon combination. Its perfect for hot days. These are probably the best raspados I’ve ever had, and trust me I’ve eaten many before.

Oh I love coco con nuez and tamarindo con limon y mango add sum chamoy y chili omg good shit

This Mexican inspired treat shop is located in old San Fernando on San Fernando Road. It is not visible from the street and must be accessed through an outdoor hallway lined by other businesses including a wedding shop and travel agency. Nearly all of the signs in the shop are in Spanish and the only English I heard during the visit was my own. The shop was busy, and while this was partly because it was a hot day, it was still a peculiar time on a week day (4 PM) for so many people to be ordering raspados. The service was very friendly and the prices were reasonable from $ 2 for a small to $ 4.50 for a pint sized.
A Raspado is an ice based frozen dessert similar to a snow cone except the «syrup» in this case is some sort of fruit or nut or other more interesting (and fresh) mixture. I had the everything raspado which included strawberry, mango, lemon, coconut, pecan and more.
The raspado was good, cold, sweet and icy but with a lot of interesting textures added by the nuts and coconut as well as small pieces of fresh fruit. Initially the raspado was carefully layered allowing me to taste each portion somewhat individually but as the ice melted, the flavors mixed considerably. It was good both ways.
Other reviewers have noted that the ice was finely shaved. This was not true during my visit, it was too coarse and even when I first got my raspado, there were several places where the shaved ice had coalesced into small ice cubes. They definitely did not shave the ice freshly, instead it was scooped from a large container as people ordered; I may have had the misfortune of getting a raspado made from ice that had been sitting too long after being shaved.
The toppings that were used were both fresh tasting and incorporated spices and preparation that were unusual and Mexican in origin. This was a nice surprise but the preparations were quite sweet and likely had excessive sugar. I would have preferred a higher portion of fruit.
If I were craving a frozen dessert, I would choose a good ice cream more than 9 times out of 10 over this dessert, however, it certainly was an interesting thing to try. The raspado would have been better with less syrup and more actual fruit and should have used more freshly shaved ice.

I have to say, I will take one of these raspados over «Italian style yogurt» any day. As much as I love Ce Fiore or Red Mango, they have nothing on Conchita’s Raspados. Their fresh fruit toppings are amazing, and I usually get a half and half of the lime and pineapple. Those two together make my mouth water just thinking about it! Just go and try it! Oh, and the ice is finely granulated, so that is always a plus!

I am guilty — for having cravings that MUST be filled.
This weekend I filled my «raspado» craving my visiting a «hole in the wall» local that reminds me so much of Mexico. If you are familiar with «El Parque Morelos» in Guadalajara, Mexico, then you KNOW, that it’s the hot bed for the best raspados in Mexico. Tourists from as far off as China and London travel for Mexican shaved ice that is topped with a thick and delicious fruit-​based syrup. From coconut, to tamarind, guava, strawberry, vanilla, and various other flavors.
Well, you don’t have to travel to Guadalajara because Conchita’s Raspados is the best option we have in Los Angeles.
Located in a small 70’s office building that is now a Quinceanera shop, Travel Agency and Weight Loss Center, Conchitas seems to be the main attraction.
From Syncronizadas –quesadillas made with ham, tomatoes, and green chiles– to tostadas –de queritos or pig skin– you can easily walk away filling all your cravings for less than $ 10 — and have change.
The restaurant or café, also serves fresh made juices, Mexican sodas and various fruit salads.
Of course, what they are well known for, and the reason I traveled 15 miles north, is their raspados. Mexican-​style shaved ice with a thick fruit based syrup heavily poured to slowly melt a sweet a tangy tamarind flavor — with real tamarind pulp! Or a heartier and vanilla-​e nut and coconut syrup, this is no carnival shaved ice!
The flavors dance on your tongue and slowly melt on their way down, down, down — you almost have to close your eyes to flavor every smooth bite…
And that, my friends, is how my craving was filled — with a large raspado of coconut and nuts :)
Hope you fill your craving too!