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Penelope's Sno Balls at the Beach

4.9 (15 reviews)
Closed 5:30 am - 5:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Rudy H.

Great location on Carpinteria Beach at the end of Linden Avenue. Penelope is so nice. I had the tropical shave ice flavored with Piña colada and blood orange. Yummy. Perfect on warm days. There's several benches to sit and people watch. $3 for a shave ice- great deal. Large portion you might want to share. For another $1 you can get vanilla ice cream at the bottom. Enjoy.

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Vanessa D.

Love this place to grab a shaved iced! They have a ton of flavors and extra goodies such as hot dogs, chips, and root beer floats. My husband and I paid an extra $1 to have vanilla ice cream put on the bottom of our shaved ice and would highly recommend it! They also have options for a snow cap and sour spray to go on top! My one complaint is that the line moves slowly and there's no shade while waiting.

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Valerie C.

Delicious and affordable! We paid about $8 for two shaved ices with vanilla ice cream on the bottom. They were a really good size with a generous amount of flavoring. This place also sells hot dogs and soda/water

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1 year ago

The snow cones are really good and the service was fantastic and served us really quickly

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4 years ago

Such a cute little place! The snow cones are a decent size for a great price! The owner, Penelope, is also great

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3 years ago

Amazing root beer floats on the beach! Life is soooooo good! Thank you Penelope ;) We will be back our next visit to the beach!

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5 years ago

Penelope's makes our family beach trips that much better. We look forward to the shave ice with ice cream and the hotdogs.

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Solid spot with great asian fusion food. The baos are really quite tasty, but not as tasty as some…read moreof the even more unique dishes. The Scallops on a half shell are probably the best dish, the dumplings are fantastic, the fried rice is very good, and the crab hand rolls are absolutely amazing! Service was kind and efficient, drinks were good, but would love some more options, and the vibes were on point for this spot. Glad it's there, and hope to see it continue to thrive.

Food: 4.5 We got…read more Kung pao cauliflower: 4 Flavor was really good and love the crunch of the peanuts but just a bit too salty. Chili crunch dumplings: 5 I love my dumplings and this is up there!! This was probably our favorite item. Would've gotten 2 orders looking back. Curry noodles w/ crab: 5 Amazing flavor. Loved the noodle texture. More soupy. Crab was a nice addition, a decent portion. Not shredded or small chunks but also not the most supple crab pieces either. But was happy that we added! Service: 10/5!!! Kathleen was amazing. So so nice. We originally had a different order but we kept going back and forth on items. Kathleen was not only helpful in helping us decide but came back to our table right before they started cooking and asked if we wanted to change our order only because the curry might give more contrast to our other items. I thought that was just so incredibly kind and really showed how she was invested in our experience. This is why I really wanted to write this review! Ambiance 5/5: Open kitchen is really nice and like that they had outdoor area. Garage parking next door too that wasn't too pricy. Overalls cute decor and clean space.

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I was introduced to cafe sapientia by a coworker. It's a pretty popular place. We were there from…read more10a-11:30a on a Friday and there was a constant stream of customers. We both ordered a soy cappuccino and it was delicious. I am guessing it was a light roast because I didn't have to add any sugar! Really cute place. Lots of comfortable places to sit inside and outside. Clean bathroom for customers. Only thing worth mentioning is it got a little warm and stuffy inside while we were there, but I survived. :) I will definitely go back again. Really interested to try their ice desserts, pictures look yummy!

Parking lot seemed very worn out/buildings in the area looked closed down so we were a little…read moreworried maybe this place was shut too, but thankfully it wasn't! It's just a lil hidden in the corner. I'm glad bc it's def gonna become one of my go-to's now. Ive been here twice and it def gets busy around lunch time, not many seats were available when we went here around 12pm. But I'm glad business seems to be doing well bc it's a cute place. Cozy little spot with great food and bingsu! They absolutely nail the fluffy snow-like texture of Korean shaved ice. Portions are pretty big so I'd say stick to either getting food or shaved ice bc I have a pretty big appetite but couldn't finish either! And it's a lil hard to store bingsu in the freezer since it's prone to becoming completely frozen if you leave it in there too long. It won't have the fluffy melt in your mouth texture anymore. So eat as soon as your can even if you take it to-go (they pack them in drink cups with lids if you order to-go). I've had the matcha, Oreo, mango, and original flavors. They're all good but I'd rank original last bc I was expecting a lore more injeolmi powder like ive seen in pics + the flavors were too subtle for me (I did order with oat milk however so that can be where I went wrong). I'd say Oreo was my fave of all that ive tried. Only the ones with a white base are available with dairy-free options btw, so matcha and Oreo can't be made dairy-free. They appear to have seasonal flavors as well. The panini was very good. My partner called it prob the best smelling sandwich he's had LOL. I'm excited to try their drinks and other sandwiches next time!

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