Frio Rico

I love this place, I go every day during summer time. Definitely try their minutas, they are amazing!

What a lovely place. It is family owned and the ice cream and shaved ice is awesome. They also have alfajores, killer flan and tres leches. Sometimes it’s closed at odd times but it’s usually open late on weekends.

Peruvian specialty store/​ice cream shop! I’ve been looking around for lucuma ice cream, and they have it! Although when I got here I ended up getting a lucuma minuta con leche. I’ve only tried this, but I would come back on its account! They also have other tropical fruit ice creams/​minutas (I believe guanabana and maracuya) and other toppings. They also sell preprepared stuff for making traditional Peruvian foods such as chicha morada and limo saltado, but the lines out the door were for the ice cream/​minutas :)

Originally from Detroit and wanted something sweet. The photos of frozen dessert heaped in fresh fruit drew me in. Ordered a piña colada minuta and a banana minuta. Amazing. Frozen shaved ice, sweet fruit topping. You start with a spoon and finish with a straw. Will be back for more!

The name his changed, so it wasn’t that easy to find initially. It’ a bare bones spot, but very clean. The owner was nice and helpful. I went for the minutas, and they were good. Everyone in town was out of lucuma due to vendor issues, so we got the coconut one. It was good, but I bet the other flavors with the fresh fruit are way better. I didn’t realize you could mix stuff because I would’ve put other fruits. The batidos were not good at all. My husband didn’t finish his, and that never happens. The ice cream was Hershey ice cream, which is not my favorite, although the owner said they do normally have a lucuma ice cream, which I certainly would’ve tried. There was tons of fresh, tasty-​looking tropical fruit for the minutas.
Please note, this place is cash only.

Definitely try their minutas (shaved ice). It is a quick tasty healthy (well healthier than ice cream) summer treat!
They use freshly made syrups and top each shaved ice with a piece or two of fresh fruit.
I basically inhaled my mango minuta and also enjoyed the diablito minuta which has lime, salt and a lil hot sauce.

It’s a cute little shop in the middle of a residential street in east boston. After reading all the good reviews about this shop in here, I decided to pay them a visit. The shaving ice was ok. I ordered the mango one with the condensed milk on top. It abit too sweet for me and the ice melts really fast on a hot day. The staffs was pretty friendly and the services was very fast. They speaks little english and accepts only cash.

Looking for a new and delicious way to cool down during the summer heat? Try Frio Rico’s Minutas. Basically, its a shaved ice in a cup topped with your favorite tropical fruit. Mango, Coconut, Pineaple, Banana (or all three mixed YUM), Lucuma, Soursop (guanabana), Tamarind (my fav), Maracuya (passion fruit), Guayaba (guava) and I think strawberry too.
Its home made syrups, not that chemical crap we are so used to, so this is a thick and creamy ice dessert, top it with condensed milk and voila. A couple dollars later, you have a delicious dessert.
Their budin is lovely as well as their tres leches cake. If you are in search of Peruvian or other south american groceries, check them out, they pack a lot in such a small space!

We had just had lunch at a local restaurant and were in the mood for some dessert so we decided to stop in at this shop. When we walked in I was excited to see all the amazing Latin food items they sold, but I was speechless when I turned to see their counter of fresh fruit. They had a ton of amazing fruit that looked incredibly fresh.
We ended up trying their well know minutas and have to say that we were not disappointed. I bought a lemon flavored one while my partner bought their watermelon flavored one. Both were delicious and inexpensive. The shaved ice was made fresh and the fruit was obviously fresh as well.
The staff here was great and it was nice to sit out front of their store under their umbrellas as we enjoyed our dessert. In the end this place is a hidden gem and needs a ton of recognition!

The shaved ice is phenomenal! Ask for tamarind and condensed milk on top for extra yumminess. They only take cards for over $ 10 so have cash on you if you only want one cup. The cups were a bit sweet for me, so I recommend not mixing the bottom syrup into the rest of the ice for a less sweet taste or asking for less syrup. Even though I asked for a smaller amount in my cup, I still couldn’t finish the entire thing.

After dinner in the area, you have to come to a family own ice cream parlor for Peruvian shaved ice! Must try cocunut and mango combination! It is a little sweet for my taste but it hits the spot. And the portion is huge, so remember to share!

fantastico… yummy Latino versions of the fruity sno-​cone ‘minutas’ and ice creams in all your fav tropical flavors. Peruvian snacks and groceries also.

They have this Peruvian fruit I have never heard of thar taste like maple and apple and mango. So good. They were extra patient with folk who are new.

My boyfriend and I finally made it out to East Boston after a long search to find something similar to Hawaiin Shave Ice in Boston, after a craving for it after a trip to Hawaii. Frio Rico was the only place we could find with something similiar. There version is called a minutas but as equally delicious. Make sure to asked for extra condensed milk on top, it makes it so good. I got the Coco and my boyfriend got the Lucuma after reading another Unilocalers recommendation. I was not a fan of Lucuma, it tasted like maple syrup to me, but I loved the Coco flavor. We can’t wait to go back to Frio Rico!

Frio rico is so fresh and delicious! On a 90 degree day I ventrured to East Boston in search of something cool and refreshing. There was a line out the door (its a little store) and everyone wanted a minuta, or shaved ice. The flavors were really unique like lucuma (native to peru) kinda tastes like a mango i guess. You can mix and match flavors, pretty sure they only take cash. The market is cute, but not hugely impressive, wish they were a tad bigger.
Note — brush up on your Spanish before you go, because they had no idea what I wanted until my friend stepped in to explain.

Thanks Unilocal for leading me to this treasure!
Masquerading as a tiny ethnic food shop lies a source of tasty frozen treats called minutas — basically shaved ice packed generously into a styrofoam cup in a heaping mound, holes are poked into the hill of ice, then generous amounts of fruit nectars are poured over it, with patience to allow the juice to slowly soak in… condensed milk? Sure! Topped with a chunk or two of fresh fruit, with a straw and a spoon stuck in, we were ready to go to town for $ 3.75.
Barely a bit of unflavored ice, this was an intensely fruity treat that took two to consume before it melted. Yum!
I spoke with the shopkeeper of the similarities between this and the Taiwanese shaved ice dessert. Which came first? Her best guess was that it was adopted by her country from their Chinese immigrants.
It is a short walk from the Wood Island T stop on the Blue line.
Tip — if the store says it is open, yet the door is locked, hang around for a bit if you have the time, and they’ll probably be back shortly.

This place is really fantastic. We were looking for a tasty dessert after a great meal in East Boston, and this place really eat the spot. The minutas (shaved ice) and ice cream portions are quite large, and can be shared between two, if you’re not too hungry.

This place has the best crushed ice i’ve tried in most cities and the ice cream is amazing. very recommended for you daily peruvian groceries as well.

your one-​stop Peruvian shop! Particularly grateful for it during Christmas, as it has legit panetones and turrones. jajaja :)

Okay, so this place has the most amazing, freezing cold treats! It’s like a snow cone made with finely shaved ice and exotic tropical fruits. I guess they call it a «minuta», and you can get stuff you’ve heard of like mango or passion fruit (that’s one of my faves) but they also have fruits you never heard of. Lucuma is delicious! You have an option to have them put a little sweetened condensed milk on the top– just do it! Also, the portions are huge. (At a Boston ice cream place this would be considered a size extra large.)
I am introducing all my friends to it. Although there is always a line, it seems mainly unknown outside of locals and Peruvians.
Also, its a great place to get my ají amarillo (Peruvian yellow pepper sauce) now that the Hi Lo in JP is closed.