My family was visiting TX from Chicago. This was such a treat. My kids devoured several mango strawberry shaved ice in one visit! The fruit was fresh. The service was ok. There was a fairly long line and wait which was tolerable. Definitely indicative of happy patrons and popular place to get a sweet treat! read more

Stepped into the store and I was spoilt for choices. Plenty of options for each category of dessert; hot dessert, cold dessert, ice cream, shaved ice, snow flake ice, smoothies, teas, and coffee! It definitely took me quite some time to decide because the pics and colors bedazzled me. I settled on a bowl of hot sesame soup with rice ball. The sesame soup was not too sweet and slightly bitter like it should be. It was not as fragrant as I thought it would be. The rice balls (three big ones) had black sesame in them which tasted good. The dessert store was neatly decorated, and the colors were warm and welcoming. Service was great. I would go back to try other desserts. read more

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Of course I was influenced from TikTok, but upon entering the empty store they didn't greet, I was looking through the menu and still nothing, ordered a mango slush and a watermelon slush and they taste like watered drinks nothing slush about it. Definitely will not come back read more

omg this place is so so so freaking amazingggggg 100/10 delicious refreshing fruity dessert read more

pretty good the mango was nice and sweet and the ice cream was good too. i wanted more toppings but it got really expensive so i just did the basic. i didn't know that you had to spend over 10 dollars to use a card so they charged me an extra 50 cents. overall it wasn't bad but i didn't care for the shaved ice underneath all too much. i also thought the price was a bit step since i spent around 9.50 for it read more

Juicy Box - 1. Mango Shaved Ice - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I love this place. I had the mixed fruit with flan and ice cream the other day and then today I came back to try the mango and mochi on shaved ice. My husband and I were fighting for it. I knew I should have gotten him one instead of sharing. Will definitely be back again one day. read more

Employees were rude and had an attitude because their OWN Apple Pay wasn't working and shamed my friend for not having her card with her. One of the employees was sick and had a bad cough. She grabbed a napkin and spit phlegm and didn't even wash her hands. Disgusting and disappointing. Saw the rave on tik tok but not worth it. read more

I was recommended to come to Juice Box by several friends in the area. Juice Box is located in Chinatown in a plaza that contains many restaurants stores to visit. We decided to try the strawberry mango, shaved ice with strawberry ice cream in rice balls. After about 10 minutes of waiting, we got our order, and I was very impressed with the shaved ice! The fruits, refresh and sweet, and the shaved ice itself had a good flavor that was powered by the condensed milk. Normally, when I go to shaved ice places one issue that I will recognize is eating straight ice with no flavor. However, here at Juice Box I did not have that issue at all! We also decided to top our treat with strawberry ice cream. That also gave the ice a nice flavor once it began to melt down a bit. In addition, the rice balls that we ordered were nice, soft and chewy (very similar to mochi consistency). If you're looking for a dessert, that is great to share with your family and friends this is the place to go! With our one order we shared that with about 5 friends. Can't wait to come back here again. read more

Juicy Box - Strawberry, Mango Shaved Ice - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Juicebox located in one of the busiest plazas of Chinatown in Houston. I usually frequent this place with my friends and family after eating hotpot or dim sum nearby. We usually get the mango and strawberry shaved ice, which contains strawberry ice cream along with mangoes and strawberries drizzled with condensed milk on a bed of shaved ice. We also get ours with rice balls to add some texture. The dessert is very simple, but it is a great palette cleanser. It is also perfect for my Asian parents, as it is not too sweet and has fresh fruits.I have gotten the same order numerous times, and it has been consistent. Overall, I think Juicebox is a great place to eat a lighthearted dessert after dinner. read more

Juicy Box - Mango and strawberry - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Still indecisive about this place. The shaved ice with fruits and flan was really good. Both the grass jelly and tofu hot dessert were not bad but I prefer the ones from Meet Fresh read more

Juicy Box - Shaved ice with fruits and flan - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Yummy desserts- tasty and affordable One of our favorite desserts stores Taste delicious and look great read more

This place never disappoints! Went here a couple weeks back, but forgot to review! I honestly remember coming here when I was little and loving this dessert so much! I'm glad to see that the restaurant hasn't closed down and doesn't taste any different! My go to fruit/flavor combo is strawberry ice cream with mango and strawberries on shaved ice! I know there there are other restaurants with the same type of shaved ice idea, but to me, nothing compares to the taste you get from Juice box! Highly recommend going, you will not be disappointed! read more

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It is nice to have an alternative to Meet Fresh. My favorite for Asian desserts....until now. This place offers more options, especially the black sesame dessert. The tofu and grass jelly are as good as Meet Fresh. Not saying not going to Meet Fresh anymore, it's good to have options. read more

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Juice Box is one of the first places I visited in this plaza. There has been a ton of businesses that came and went but they managed to remain open. I always get the fruit tea, it's full of flavor and really refreshing. read more

Juicy Box - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Wow I had the hot mochi and it was the best mochi I've ever had. I will be back. I appreciated being able to watch the hard work happening & specifically the mochi being cooked I enjoyed read more

Unique desserts--Sesame soup was rich and not too sweet. Hot mochi tasted fresh and was filling. Friendly staff. read more

Juicy Box - Sesame soup with tofu - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Great juices, desserts, teas (including milk tea) and coffee. I got the watermelon juice + ice cream which was excellent, and also the freshly squeezed apple juice which was also very good. In a shopping plaza with many other Chinese/Taiwanese cafes as well. Definitely check this place out if you are in Houston's Bellaire Blvd / Chinatown neighborhood! read more

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Favorite Hong Kong dessert place! It deserves a Michelin star for their Hong Kong style desserts. Love how creamy their mango sago was. Love how the black sesame paste is not too sweet. I will be coming back often! read more

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We tried S3 bowl with watermelon, strawberry and mango shaved ice. Super tasty!!! Quick and tasty snack read more

Juicy Box - S3 bowl - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Some dang good shaved ice!! Comes with flan, strawberry ice cream, condense milk, and 4 frozen fruits (strawberries, watermelon, pineapple, and mangoes). So enjoyable read more

Juicy Box - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Usually my go to place for dessert in Houston . Something refreshing with fruits and icecream and I always get the fresh fruit shaved ice. Usually take people from out of town to try it . Different than your regular icecream or boba places read more

Juicy Box - Fresh fruit shaved ice cream - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Been here a couple times to do some work while waiting on someone in the square. The staff was always very friendly and quick. They have the BEST taro smoothie/slush I've tried. They blend it right in front of you and it tastes great with chunks of real taro, not artificial flavoring. The Thai tea is not bad either! Keep in mind that the credit card minimum here is $10. read more

Really nice place for have dessert. Taiwanese style. Owner and staff very friendly. You can ask her if you want less sugar for your order!Grass jelly added taro and red bean is my favorite! They closed on Wednesday. read more

Juicy Box - Grass jelly with Taro and red bean - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Pretty good, but can be pricey. I LOVED Din Tai Fung's shaved ice. Sadly, they got rid of it during COVID. While visiting Houston, my sister wanted to help me find a replacement for my love of Din Tai Fung's shaved ice. The consistency and flavor of the shaved ice here is pretty on par with DTF. Due to the topping we picked, the shaved ice came out to $17 which is on the pricier end in my opinion. We ordered a large taro ball brown sugar shaved ice, with tapioca, mochi, lychee jelly, and pudding. The pudding was an extra $2.77 and the mochi was an extra $1.75. I thought the pudding would be egg pudding, but it was a flan instead. $2.77 extra is a bit steep for a "premium" topping in my opinion. The mochi was chewy and largely shaped, so I didn't enjoy it too much either. Neither one was worth their extra price. The shaved ice was really bland. We had to go back and ask if they could put condensed milk on it which made it 20x better. Without the condensed milk, I would say it was 2.5/5 stars. While dining, a homeless person came in and basically harassed my family and I. The employees did nothing about it and didn't ask him to leave. He came, harassed us, left, and came back again to harass us. It was a very uncomfortable experience. All in all, I probably wouldn't pay $17 again for this. read more

Juicy Box - Brown Sugar Taro Ball Shaved Ice - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Juice box is an OG. They've been around for years now, proving their competitiveness in the fierce Chinatown restaurant arena. What makes them so good? Fresh fruit, served over high quality shaved ice, all at an acceptable price. Sure, you could cut your own fruit and shave your own ice for less, but Juice Box is going to be less than many of the other unnamed expensive dessert spots popping up around Chinatown these days. My order is shaved ice with mango and strawberry, no ice cream, and light or no condensed milk. If you let them do the normal amount of condensed milk, it becomes all too sweet, and for me, not to my taste. Older asian folks will also appreciate going low on the condensed milk and ice cream. Service is fast and friendly, it feels like a family-owned joint. The ambiance is very mid 2000's and feels like it hasn't changed since the store opened up--reminds me of a time long gone when shaved ice was like $6. If you are wanting old school shaved ice with fruit, look no further than Juice Box. read more

A one stop shop for all things sweet - including juices, ice cream, and desserts. I ordered the silken tofu dessert with grass jelly and sago. It was good but not stellar. The syrup for the grass jelly was thicker than I expected and don't mix very well. The tofu was very tasty but the sago felt and tasted lumpy. I wasn't the biggest fan. Better spots elsewhere. read more

Juicy Box - a woman standing in front of a menu - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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MY FAVORITE DESSERT IN CHINATOWN SO FARRRR!!! It's not like the other shaved ice desserts i've tasted because instead of a snow cone ice texture it's more like shaved sorbet/ice cream, but I think you could get either here! W service, took around 5-9 minutes to receive. W ambience, cute store, nice workers, lots of seating! Overall DUBS!!! read more

Juicy Box - Custom Shaved Ice with Toppings - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

kids loved it, i loved the mochi shaved ice bow!! it has a good sweet and savory flavor and the mochi were warm, yum! the owners were fast and sweet. always happy to support another small business! read more

Juice Box never fails to disappoint me. The dessert place is ALWAYS busy, and the fruit is always fresh. The owner is always there whenever I visit and really shows her dedication to the craft. I got the mango strawberry shaved ice with additional riceballs. The condensed milk paired with everything well and the ice cream was perfect. read more

Juicy Box - Mango Strawberry Shaved Ice with Riceball - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Delicious! Love getting dessert here when I am in the area. Recommend sticking with traditional toppings.

This place was on my list to try & since I am around the area, I might as well give it a go. I decided to get their Durian shaved ice; watermelon, mango, strawberry for my toppings & they top it off with some condensed milk. Alright, so I did get a little bit of the durian however they drenched a whole bunch of condensed milk which took the durian taste away; plus it tasted more like ice than the durian itself. The condensed milk was extremely too sweet but the fruits counterbalanced the sweetness of the milk. Let's just say if there were no fruits in my shaved ice I wouldn't have finished it. I did enjoy the fruits as they were fresh and ripe & ready to eat. Overall for the quality I didn't think it was worth $10, service was alright, good enough to get by. I'll probably come back & try something else next time. read more

Juicy Box - Durian shaved ice- 3/5 - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Haven't been back in a while. They've done some remodeling and their prices have gone way up. The mango shaved ice is now $10 (when it was $5.50 five or so years ago). WORTH IT. Husband and I also got a watermelon smoothie and a milk tapioca to go. The watermelon smoothie is kind of small but delicious. I was too lazy to walk over to Gong Cha for my milk tea but this was a mistake. The Juice Box's milk tea is bitter and it tastes like it's made from powder. Kind of chalky. Their tapioca are also the mini-size pearls. I would not get milk tea here. Their fruit desserts are excellent, as always. They must grow their own mangos or something because I have never had a bad mango here, summer or winter. read more

Juicy Box - 1. Mango Shaved Ice - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

We love juice box and their shaved ice ! We usually get the strawberry mango shaved ice but this time we changed it up & got the mango shaved ice with flan. The fruit is the star of the show here ! They pile on the mangos & add a good bit of condensed milk so its v creamy. The ice is fluffy & the flan added a nice caramel flavor. Its a refreshing dessert thats light on the stomach & not too sweet. A good dessert place if you're craving something creamy and fruity on a hot day! Service is fast & there's usually ample seating. read more

Juicy Box - Mango shaved ice - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Undecided if this should be a 3.5 or 4 out 5 stars. Came here after lunch with my 3 kids for shaved ice. Haven't been here awhile. I order a 1/2 strawberry & 1/2 mango shaved ice. It comes with a strawberry scooped iced and condensed milk over the 2 fruits. The strawberries & mangos are sliced up into pieces. This was a large sized so we all shared. The only thing was this shaved ice was $10. Alittle pricey but I am ok with that. I had better elsewhere. read more

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Sweetest couple that works here. Seen the since j was a teen. I always get fruit with ice. Mango and strawberry and it comes w a scoop of ice cream. My mom lost her wallet here and someone either nice enough to turn it in to them or they found it and kept it foe us. Nothing was missing. It was a blessing. Rare fo that to happen, thank you. They have Asian dessert options too. read more

After dinner, I was craving something sweet and icy, so of course we pulled into the Bellaire Chinatown Plaza and strolled right into Juice Box. The shop doesn't have a ton of seating, but there was plenty for us. They were closing soon but people were still coming in, ordering and eating in. I was coming to get the pudding shaved ice they were advertising in the window, but got distracted by the Taiwanese shaved ice menu. I got a few toppings - taro balls (芋圓), grass jelly and red bean. Just like a traditional Taiwanese ice shop, they drizzle the sugar syrup over the toppings and the shaved ice. You would think the ice would be tasteless but the sugar sauce really changes things! I ended up getting a pudding on the side, too, just because that's what I really came in here for. It was tasty, too and super cute! The Taiwanese couple behind the counter were SO cute and nice. They treated me well (maybe picking up my Taiwanese accent when speaking Mandarin). Definitely recommend this spot as an alternative to bubble tea for dessert! read more

Juicy Box - Pudding - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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We ordered peanut soup, sesame soup and mochis. Please note there isn't any fillings inside but coating on the exterior of the mochis. Both soups were sweeter than my preference; loved the peanut mochi but had a weird bitter after taste from the sesame. Good to get out to even pick out orders as I haven't gone out for a month already. Parking was ample when we went and no queue inside. Best to call for placing orders so it's in and out. read more

FOOD Every time I go to Juice Box I always leave happy! This time we got the hot grass jelly with red bean and peanut. The flavors were really delicate, slightly sweet and also savory. All in all, I came with a craving for Taiwanese desserts and I left with that craving satisfied. ATMOSPHERE I really like Juice Box because it's always got space no matter what size your group is. The staff is very polite and attentive as well, I never feel rushed or silly for not knowing a dessert. Furthermore there're usually families and groups of friends here so I never feel out of place. read more

Juicy Box - Hot grass jelly with peanut and red bean - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I was craving for red bean, kinako powder, sesami taste etc. so My girl suggested to go to near by ice cream place but picture of this place was more appealing to me and decided to try. I loved them all. We had another Mango shaved icecream with extra topping, it was 23 $. We skipped dinner because it was filling already. I would go back again. read more

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I like this combo- avocado durian is a must try :) gotta do it - and they don't skimp in the durian. Good job! read more

Juicy Box - Avocado durian shaved ice - Taiwanese Near Me - Houston, Texas