Sno-Crave

I come to this place way too often. Absolutely love their shaved ice, especially the honeydew flavored one. I always have that with lychee jelly b/​c that’s the way to go. I also ordered the tiramisu one time which was alright but a bit dry in my opinion. I am waiting for an opportunity to try their brick toast though. However, if you want some good shaved ice, I can guarantee that this is the place to go to!
I am a little confused of the setting and the decorations of the so-​called lounge chairs though. Music is also a bit too loud and clashes with the ambiance a bit. Service can also get slow at times during the busy hours at night. Overall, this place is definitely great for desserts for any time of the day.

Recommendations– mixed fruit tea. matcha shaved snow. matcha brick toast.
Having been to the Sno-​craves in Sacramento, Union City, and Fremont, I was super excited upon hearing that a Sno-​crave was coming to Davis. However, it might be because the place and the workers are new, but I feel like this Sno-​crave pales in comparison to the others.
Upon entering, the interior looks almost exactly like the Snow-​crave in Fremont, with the purple cushioned chairs and sparkly interiors. Usually the place isn’t full, even during the weekends, so you don’t need to wait for a seat. The staff are extremely friendly, as they will welcome and seat you immediately. But there has been a time where the staff forgot to input my order, and I waited for 30 minutes (because I ordered the brick toast) and found out that they never entered my order. Another time, the staff didn’t notice my friend and me, and never gave us our check. One thing I wish the staff did that I’ve seen in the other Sno-​craves is show you how to cut the brick toast if it is your first time ordering it.
This place sells desserts and milk tea, so don’t expect anything savory apart from the waffle that has ham. The thing that sets Sno-​crave apart from other tea houses are the brick toasts and the shaved snow. The brick toast is a sugar-​filled monster filled with honey-​soaked cubes and ice cream, so bring a couple friends when you order. The toast also takes around 20 minutes to prepare. The trick is to cut one side of the toast to reveal the cubes inside. I don’t recommend getting the jenga toasts, as they are not as fun to eat. The shaved snow consists of thin sheets of creamy condensed milk and flavoring that melt in your mouth. Their drinks do not especially stand out to me – especially since they’re a bit more expensive compared to other places – but I like getting the mixed fruit tea.

Ordered a plain butter toast, and also add fresh strawberry, raspberry macaroon, green tea ice cream and marshmallow from their menu’s topping selection. Really satisfied for a person who can’t finish a big honey toast alone. Love it!

I seriously cannot express my love of this place eloquently in one review XD.
To begin, the ambience is so cool! The lights, the furniture, the music, and the vibes here definitely make it a place to remember. The service here has always been very friendly and willing to help every time i’ve been here. While they can get crazy busy on weekends, we never had to wait more than 10 minutes for our drinks.
Now for the piece de resistance! The pearls here are possibly the best i’ve had anywhere before. Not exaggerating. They also offer popping boba, jelly, and several other options for toppings if you want to get adventurous. And if you order two toppings, each is 50 cents, then your drink gets automatically upgraded to a large! It’s awesome!
My only complaint is that if you order the slushie drink, then there’s a lot of ice chunks that can crush your popping boba/​make your boba harden pretty quick. But other than that, the milk teas, floral teas, and even healthy teas are wonderful! And if you are up for it, try their brick toast or crepes. They are amazing and worth every penny (and are pretty cheap to boot!). I have yet to try their monstrous brick toast/​ice cream/​dessert concoctions, but from what i’ve heard and seen they are unlike anything ever experienced before.
Love this place for it’s quality drinks/​food, awesome location, and wicked vibes! :)

As a highly experienced bubble tea connoisseur, I thought the quality of the cassava pearls at Sno-​Crave was exquisite. The bubbles were warm, soft and flavorful.
As for the décor, it was colorful, chic and comfy. The presentation of the dishes was exceptional. I ordered the hot taro milk tea, and it came on a tray in a personal tea pot (think like Beauty and the Beast), tea cup, and saucer of bubbles, all ripe for the mixing. It was perfect.
I also had the macarons party brick toast plate. It was huge, decadent, delicious, artistically decorated, and neapolitan! Definitely big enough for 2 to share and well worth the $ 12.
The service wasn’t the quickest I’ve ever experienced, but given the quality and freshness of the food and drink, definitely understandable.
This place is perfect for a date, gathering of friends, or a craving for something sweet.
I give this place 5 out of 5 bubbles!

I was so happy that they finally opened it before I graduated from Davis. They have multiple locations back where I’m from and this location isn’t better than the rest.
Usually past 8pm, there’s always a wait sometimes up to 2 hrs and there’s no way I would wait that long. Plus even when you make it in, service takes a while to get to you, and ordering itself is more waiting. I’m honestly just an impatient person but that would mean I would have to spend at least 2 – 3 hrs of waiting. Sorry not not sorry, I wouldn’t.
I honestly only go for the coconut pudding and tea drinks made by Thinh! Ask for the yogurt white peach green tea, it’s absolutely amazing. The shaved snow is meh to me, it could be better and the brick toast takes forever to make. I understand that it does take like 35 mins but holy cow you would think after all these years, they would have found a more efficient way to make it. Meh. Only 3 stars Bc Thinh is awesome.

I stopped by for a quick pre-​dinner bite. Got one of the toasts. It’s humungous. Enough for at least a group of 3 – 4 to share. The ambiance is a different for a dessert place. The seats makes it feel lounge-​y and the music makes it feel club-​y. Other than that, it’s alright. I would probably come back to try to the shaved ice.

Came here with 2 other friends (3 people total) and the whole place was filled but didn’t have to wait long for a table. The overall environment felt a little hectic. Ordered a macaron party brick toast which came with three scoops of ice cream. This is by far the worst ice cream I have ever tasted in my life. The mango (Not even sure if it was mango…) tasted as fake as it could get, the vanilla was just odd, and the strawberry was just plain disappointing. The macarons were subpar and most likely were bought or made off site. The brick toast itself was edible but I have definitely had better elsewhere.
If you want a place to hangout and eat brick toast or snow in Davis, then this is the place. But if you have the time and a car, I would definitely recommend going to Sacramento instead (it will be definitely worth the the trip)
My two friends each ordered a drink as well and commented that it was just alright.
I definitely won’t be returning here again. At least not for their brick toast.

Passing by Davis! Thought might as well go shop at forever 21! Found sno crave and they just opened!
The service is great! Spoke to the manager, friendly young guy! He referred that he had waited awhile for it to open and is in the process of improving! Which I love to hear! I see some of the reviews about understaff and bad service! I think it’s all about our own attitude to our servers and can’t expect everything to be perfect!
Well I had great experience! Server a young beautiful lady Cara was serving us and she gave us so many recommendations.
I love their golden brick and mango sno! Taste just as good as the joints in the Bay Area

I have tried Sno-​Crave here in the bay and I loved their green milk tea with pearls. I decided to order that here and it tasted pretty much the same! My friends and I also ordered 2 toasts (I believe the sweet milk and sweet sugar one?) and the green tea shaved ice with red bean and condensed milk. Four drinks and the food items mentioned previously came out to about $ 35, which is pretty decently priced. The toasts were pretty good. These are definitely shareable so order one for 2 – 3 servings! The shaved ice tasted pretty standard. Nothing really wow-​ed me about this place.
It is conveniently located in U-​Mall where Sugar Plum used to be. I haven’t been back to Davis since I graduated, but I can say it’s a better addition to the plaza than Sugar Plum was!

I LOVE Sno-​Crave back in the Bay Area, but this place, although it is very similar to the Bay Area locations, it is not the same.
The service was very slow. We had to flag down the servers every time we needed something. It took forever to get someones attention.
My friend and I shared a macaron party honey toast. I’ve had this before in the Bay Area Sno-​Crave locations but this one tasted different. The honey toast tasted weird and the macarons weren’t good. One of the macarons was soggy from the ice cream.
The desserts here are okay but not up to par with its the original Sno-​Crave locations.

I’ve been to Sno-​Crave in the Bay Area and I didn’t know they plan to expand to Davis, which is a great move since Davis does need some diversity! Although I no longer live here, I think it’s great to bring up some dessert competition here, right?
I was totally full when I walked into Sno-​Crave, my friends desired for desserts. I resisted for a bit and couldn’t keep my eyes away from Crème Brûlée Thick Toast. It was so GOOD. Thick toast cut in 4 even pieces, we each got the small bites, with glazed sugared on the top, creamy flan on top of the toasty-​toast, it was really delicious.
Friends also ordered teas & a shaved ice but I have no memories on those because I only hyped about the one and only Crème Brûlée Thick Toast. I’m not sure if I will come back but if I do, I will go for the toast again!

Great location, great prices, and delicious goodies! When I came here with some friends we were salavating looking at all the fancy desserts coming out, they were simply gorgeous! We decided to share one between the three of us, best idea ever.
The ice cream toast buckets (for lack of a better word), are made to order and thus will take a couple minutes. The toast was honestly my favorite part. It was so sweet and toasted perfectly. Filled to the brim with various types of ice cream and cookies and wafers made just make this dessert notches above anything I’ve ever had.
In addition to the desserts, they also have great bubble teas in tons of flavors and boba options.
All in all, I’m very happy we stumbled upon this place. Makes you really feel like you’re getting the most bang for your buck. And remember to not let your eyes get too big and when in doubt, sharing is caring.

I couldn’t put my finger on what was missing from all the other boba shops in Davis but after sno-​crave came in I realized it’s the café feel where you sit down and get a nice booklet menu and a server. The interior is small but comfortable. and the service is fine enough. They weren’t super attentive but they did their jobs.
One of the biggest pluses to sno-​crave is that they actually have options for their desserts, ranging from brick toast to shaved snow, to tang yuan, etc. I got their lavender milk tea, my friend got a passion fruit milk tea, and we split the green tea shaved snow. Shaved snow was great. They don’t go far and beyond to make it anything special but they got that perfect snow texture down and the green tea taste was strong enough. Main issue I had with this place was their boba. I absolutely will never buy boba here again. The boba itself was on the hard side and had no flavor at all. The tea taste was really watered down and the flavors of the tea were disgusting. Honestly one of the worst boba places in Davis. I’d stick with the desserts in the future.

I swear you would think another boba/​snow place in Davis wouldn’t flourish, but the line was out the door when I went, and we even waited 25 mins to get seated!
The venue is super cute, with bright lighting and pink everywhere! The staff is nice, and they have free wifi. I got the taro snow with condensed milk for about $ 6, and it wee perfect! I shared with about 4 people, and it was plenty enough for us all to satisfy our fix.
Next time I’ll try the boba and another snow flavor!

Maybe they haven’t achieved good food consistency yet because I keep seeing mixed reviews, but from my experience the brick toast was good! We ordered the Macaron Party brick toast & it was pretty pricey (about $ 13 I think) so we were expecting a legit dessert. And we were right, my fiancé and I had pretty wide eyes when this came out because it was towering with ice cream (3 scoops), macarons (3), chocolate shavings, marshmallows, and chocolate baton cookies. We took one look & thought CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
It was hard to eat at first, but once we got in our groove we were destroying this thing. Inside of the huge brick toast were smaller, softer, butterier cubes of brick toast, it was adorable! And the small cubes were way better than the big toast shell. The bigger brick toast part was actually kind of tough, but tasted good soaked in ice cream. Ar one point I looked at the table next to us & 4 people had shared the same dessert & they didn’t even finish it. We were only 2 & left with an empty plate. I have a mega sweet tooth, what can I say?!
The eatery is in the University Mall plaza so there’s plenty of parking. We visited this place on a Friday night around 9pm and it wasn’t too busy, but as we were leaving many large groups were coming in & it was getting a little rowdier. But if you snag a good table, the friendly waiters will take care of you. Definitely worth a trip when you’re craving something sweet!

I was super excited when I heard this chain from the Bay Area was making it over to Davis! I’m from Fremont, where Sno-​Crave originated, so I was stoked!
Pros: I’m just happy to have this option here. Back at home, I would go to Sno-​Crave for the shaved snow because it was the closest thing I could get to Class 302 in SoCal! I also have tried their brick toasts such as the crème brûlée toast, the black humor, and the golden brick, and all of them have been great. My family and I also LOVE the coconut pudding! It’s definitely pricey so I don’t usually get it unless my parents are paying but seriously it’s delicious.
Cons: It definitely is kinda expensive. I think the brick toast or the shaved snow are most worth it because you can split it with people and so the cost per person shouldn’t be too bad. However, I went yesterday for the boba and it was pretty disappointing. I got the Oolong Milk Tea and it just didn’t taste very good and the boba was just OK. I’ll probably just stick with the desserts for now.
Overall: Super excited about this location and will be stopping by frequently through the school year!

It looks like Sno-​Crave just recently opened so they might still be working out some of the kinks. We ordered strawberry snow with strawberries as a topping, but never got the topping. We asked the waitress to remove the cost of the topping from our bill and she gladly did so. The strawberry snow was still yummy though.
They also have boba drinks there so my husband ordered a passionfruit milk tea that the waitress recommended and he said that he liked it. I stuck with a traditional jasmine hot tea and sweet butter toast. Both were excellent. The tea was nice and hot and brewed perfectly. The sweet butter toast took a while to come out but was well worth the wait. Edges were crisp, center was soft and chewy. The toast was also lightly sweetened and had the perfect amount of buttery goodness.
I can’t wait to come back and try their brick toast, crepes and other menu items.

New shaved snow place near Old Tea House in the plaza closest to school! This place is really clean and reminds me a lot of the shaved snow in Sacramento. They are very fluffy, yet still maintains the shape. It is in a very convenient location where people can grab a bite or two from the surrounding restaurants and grab dessert after. In addition, there are lots of parking available as they share their lot with other stores.
I would recommend this place if you don’t want to go through the hassle of traveling through downtown for shaved snow!

+ THE FOOD
Even for a soft opening, I was surprised by the food. I’ve been to multiple SnoCrave locations in the Bay Area and didn’t expect the quality of the Davis location to be any better. I ordered the honeydew shaved snow and the oolong milk tea and really liked it! The shaved snow tasted exactly like a real honeydew and had the perfect amount of sweetness. The milk tea was also good because it had the right consistency of milk and tea. Portion sizes are huge here so you definitely have to share the desserts with 2 – 3 people.
+/​-​THE ENVIRONMENT
Very very clean place. You can tell they’re not completely done remodeling because they still haven’t installed the TV’s, but the place is nicely decorated. The only issue I had was that there weren’t enough big tables. Since SnoCrave serves such large portions, you would expect that many people come here in groups. My group (5 people) had to wait a while until other people at 2 seaters left so we could combine to a bigger table. There’s only 2 large tables, but there’s at least 10 small tables.