Quick, cheap, ice cold sweet treat that isn't as heavy as ice cream. It's $1.50 for the smallest snowball cup size. Free parking in the gravel lot right at the front of the storefront. The lady working was really nice and answered all my questions about the funky named flavors. She even let me sample a couple. I got the pink squirrel- one of their cream flavors which is a mix of nectar and strawberry(?). It was a perfectly cold sweet treat. I'm still not too sure what nectar is but I agree, this cream flavor was good. read more

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It's pretty simple: New Orleans can be warm and muggy for about half of the year, so a nice refreshing treat is always appropriate. When you mix in that it is a timeless destination in Metairie, then it makes it all the more special. Sal's is quick, has a taste for just about any palate, and is super affordable. While the lines might look long, they go quickly and everybody's happy. So don't let the crowd be daunting to you and saunter up to the order window. Sizes from the very smallest to the very largest never run you more than a few bucks and the flavor combinations are endless. Service friendly and the atmosphere is joyful, so find a stump to have a seat and just enjoy. This is a place that is very special to my wife, who grew up just down the street, and who has spent many, many summer nights here. I was lucky enough to have her share Sal's with me and one sno-ball later, I was very happy. P.S. I still call them snow cones. Fight me. read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - A Metairie legacy! - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

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A classic snowball stand in old Metairie. Been around forever. Good service, but ice could be a little more powdery. read more

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A New Orleans classic. Been coming here since I was a kid and def one of the best snowballs around.

It was a hot day in New Orleans. We were in the area and decided to get some sno cones. It's cash only, and the prices are very reasonable. The staff was very welcoming and fried friendly. We ordered Cotton Candy, Pina Colada and their Kings Cake. We added condensed milk to the pina colada and kings cake. These were really sweet and very tasty. They remind me of Raspados served with lechera. Wouldn't mind coming back here. read more

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We found this classic stand to be the perfect spot for Sno-Balls during a sweltering July afternoon! With low prices and a wide variety of flavors, it was the perfect place to satisfy our entire group. I tried the chocolate mint, which was amazing, but the wedding cake was also a big hit. Note: they only accept cash, so be prepared! read more

I just realized I've been coming to Sal's since I was ten years old, which means... I'm old! Well,that's true, but it also means that Sal's is someplace special. For 36 years this has been THE ONLY place I get snowballs from. The ice is so smooth and no one skimps on the syrup! They also offer soft serve ice cream here, but I am a snowball girl through and through. It's the perfect summer treat and always perfectly delicious. There are plenty of tree stumps to sit on while you enjoy your sweet snack and the staff are always friendly and helpful. Sal's is a neighborhood gem, and when I come home to visit family I make time to pop by for my fix. This is also a hot spot for kids of all ages and they love to gather here. Encourage them to sit down to eat so the mess stays at Sal's and not on the seat of your car. PS Get the chocolate! It's an additional .50 but WORRH EVERY PENNY! read more

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Friendly staff and delicious snoballs! Good prices and they put a lot of syrup! I got the pink squirrel which is nectar and almond and it's sooo goood. Next time will try it stuffed! read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Pink squirrel - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Editing to say we went back again the next day and already planning to return before our trip ends!! The kings cake with sweetened condensed milk was awesome! read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Kings cake with sweetened condensed milk - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Chocolate soft serve- hit the spot. Open late, good parking, Prompt and friendly service read more

Cheap and delicious. The best sno ball in New Orleans. You order by the price (not size) and there's so many flavors. You can get their sno balls stuffed, which means there's soft serve in the middle. Plenty of parking and tree stumps to sit on. read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Stuffed pink squirrel - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand in Metairie is a quintessential New Orleans spot with a cherished place in many people's hearts. Sal's is our #1 favorite place for snowballs. It's a very affordable daily treat, with an unpretentious community/family feel. Lines aren't that long (unlike Hansen's Snobliz, which is great but wait is pretty long and prices are 2x or more). Sno-ball ice at Sal's has the right smooth texture, service is friendly, and there's a ton a flavors. Worth mentioning is the vanilla soft-serve is pretty darn good. I would get it many more times - it has a firm, high quality texture and tastes great. Way better than McDonald's, Chick fil-A, and most any other place I can recall. Back to the sno-balls, we got Robin (nectar and ice cream); Wedding Cake (vanilla and almond); Smores; and White Chocolate Chip. All the flavors were perfectly on point and delicious. I grew up on Wedding Cake flavor, just like I remember. We asked for less syrup for most of the snoballs and they still tasted pretty good. Plenty of tree stumps to sit on, lots of parking, and always a nice crowd with probably 1 in 10 folks wearing local sports apparel (LSU, Saints). We got the smallest size (only $1.40 plus tax) but even the medium size is just around $2. One of best things about visiting New Orleans is that the best stuff is so accessible - there's several top snoball places; Cafe du Monde or Morning Call beignets for $3 and coffee; gumbo; king cake (early in the year); pralines at Southern Candymakers or Loretta's. read more

Sal's ice is a little bit crunchy, not as flaky and soft as other snow ball places. The strawberry and peach flavors were sweet and fruity but not strong flavors. The two fruits were indistinguishable from one another. The condensed milk was tasty but I wish there was more and that it could spread throughout. The soft serve was a nice addition that not all snow ball places offer. It tasted like a vanilla frozen custard. read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Strawberry and peach snow ball with condensed milk, stuffed with vanilla soft serve - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Don't drive to fast, nestled in a beautiful community Sal's is a great and amazing priced snowball stand. Children at play you find tons of families and people walking up to the stand to be greated by fun and smiling faces. With ice and flavors that just melt in your mouth you cant help but come back everyday lol. The separate line for placing orders and checking out. A few favorites (polar punch mixed with kiwi, strawberry and pink lemonade with ice cream ) read more

Good stuff here! Fun outdoor seating, great place to eat and hang out. Tons of folks. read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - They be selling a lot of snowballs!! - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Fun flavors. Great service and loved sitting in the sun to enjoy the sweet treat. I tried the yellow cake with chocolate soft serve. It was good. Can't wait to pass by again and try another flavor. read more

Apparently this place is a Metairie institution. My friend has been coming here and eating on the same stumps out front since he was a kid in the 80s. I, however, didn't make it there till the other night. I first tried the diet wedding cake flavor and it was bomb--strong taste of almond. Second time I got a half and half wedding cake/ strawberry, and their strawberry flavor is worth a try too. It reminds me of Welch's soda. They're open later than most snowball stands, which I appreciate, and the prices are good. My only critique would be the height of the snowballs. They're not quite as stacked as I'm used to, but the snow is an unusually fine texture which I enjoyed. read more

Easily one of my favorite Snoball stands! The ice is always soft. My favorite flavor of all time is joker Snoball stuffed with vanilla ice cream + condensed on top. Line goes by fairly quickly and the tree stumps to sit are nice when you want to enjoy your treat there. Side note -- probably the only snoball stand that adds tax to the prices! read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Joker - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Yum! I was randomly craving a sno-ball and this was the only place open late near me on a Sunday night. I got a small cotton candy (smallest size they had) and my husband got a small cherry and lime. Their smallest size is actually a true small (like kiddie small). I like that because some places have smalls that are too big and I never end up finishing them. With that said, they have larger sizes to choose from if you like bigger sno-balls. The ice was smooth and didn't have a pellet-like texture like some other places I've tried have. And the cotton candy actually tasted like cotton candy. I also thought it was really cute that this is an actual stand where you order outside. They have tree stumps to sit on and eat outside, too. If it wasn't chilly out, I definitely would've sat outside and enjoyed my sno-ball. Out of all the sno-balls I've tried in the Nola area, I'd say Sal's and Hansen's are my top two. So happy I discovered this place tonight (and that it's so close to my apartment)! read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Cotton candy sno-ball - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Easy to find and convenient - parking and atm. Be forewarned it is cash only $20 or less. Pretty reasonably priced. We have been to a few snoball spots during our visits and this was ok. Not the most flavorful syrups but good sno texture/softness. Overall, worth a stop in! I didn't try the condensed milk topping but they say it's good on chocolate syrups. read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Stuffed snoball with coconut and strawberry side by side - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

4.5 stars Sal's is definitely a top 5 pick for snowballs in the metro New Orleans area. Located on Metairie Rd near Bonnabel Blvd, this stand has been a snowball mainstay for years. I have never passed this place and seen less than a half dozen people either standing in line or sitting on one of the two "telephone pole sized" pine logs eating their snowballs. Last night's visit was no different. There were two lines working to keep up with the demand but each line only had 3-4 people in it so service still remains very quick. There were also at least 15-20 people, mostly children, enjoying their snowballs on the premises and the parking lot was reminiscent of a social gathering. Since I have been on somewhat of a snowball quest lately, I opted to get three dollar sized snowballs so that I could Yelp about multiple flavors. (Yeah, you heard me right, I got three snowballs). I did have my wife & son with me, so it's not like I ate all three (not that I don't have the skills). The1st flavor was "pink squirrel", which is a blend of nectar, almond and cream. This is a popular flavor here and it did not disappoint. It wasn't the greatest nectar stlye snowball I've ever had, but it was solid. The 2nd flavor was called "Robin", and Robin's got it going on. This ice cream and nectar blend is also another Sal's favorite and one bite will confirm why. Super sweet and creamy smooth, this snowball will make you a Sal's customer for life. The last flavor we tried was called "Joker" and it was the surprise I was not expecting. Normally, I tend to stay with the nectar, nectar cream or ice cream flavors. But this concoction of grape, blackberry and raspberry is the perfect thirst quencher on a hot summer day or night. It was totally refreshing with no syrup aftertaste either. But beware, this stuff stains skin like I couln't believe. I had to throw (not literally) my son in the tub as soon as we got home because the napkins and baby wipes were completely ineffective. The ice was definitely on the smooth side but there were a few chunks on the bottome, which is not the norm here. However, all in all, this plasce is a top pick. read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - 3 samplers: Robin, pink Squirrel & Joker! - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

I get the nostalgia of this outdoor only Sno Cone Hut since it's been around since 1960. And a small (styrofoam coffee cup size) is $1.00. But it is a sugar gutbomb and I only could eat half of that portion before I was overcome with sugar nausea. Or something like that. It is a fun summer place to take the kids, who never seem to get enough sugar or to mind. At least 3 adults had the gut bomb thing, so there you go. read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Flavors - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

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Being a New Orleans resident, I grew up coming to Sals for over 20 years and have never had a complaint yet. Last week I noticed the ice has not been the same consistency and this week have dealt with the same issue. I am not sure if it is the workers there or what but the issue needs to be addressed. Multiple other family and friends have said the same. The flavors are still the best in town but the ice needs to get back to how it used to be! read more

We have been going to Sals for years. We went tonight (6/9/24) and it unfortunately will be our last time. Several problems: Last time and this time, the snowballs had no flavor. Last time we noticed that and thought it was just the employee not giving enough syrup. Twice with no flavor, must have changed policy on the amount of syrup. It was like eating ice. The other problem is the staff is mostly high school age kids. Not one adult to be seen. There was a fairly long line and 4 girls were in the back talking to each other. When it was our turn, one employee was helping us and another girl came to talk (distract) her. The conversation went something like this: "I can't believe she only paid me $20 for working a double shift on Sunday, it's so busy". "Yes, it is crazy today. $20 is terrible". I have no idea if $20 is good for a double shift at a snowball stand, but as a customer I probably shouldn't have been privy to this conservation, I would have preferred the attention on fulfilling my order instead in complaining about salary. To the owner: consider adding an adult to watch the staff behavior and the quality of their work. read more

Apparently sno-balls are a New Orleans thing. Pretty much it is shaved ice. Or you can get a stuffed sno-ball. Which means they somehow add vanilla soft serve into the middle. I got the $1.10 stuffed sno-ball with coffee syrup. It was super sweet. And there was no discernible coffee flavor. And I personally thought the combination of shaved ice and ice cream did NOT work. It was just a real clash Reminded me of ice cream that had melted and refrozen and had gotten all crystallized As I said, maybe it's just me and my Boston taste buds. On the plus side, prices are really cheap. read more

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Excellent Sno-Balls! Great prices (see pictures) and we had a great time talking and sitting on the stumps outside. Easy parking right in front of the building. Friendly and courteous employees! I had the Robin and it was delicious. In our group we also had the dreamsicle, raspberry, pink squirrel and cherry/lime. All the flavors were very good! Highly recommend giving it a try! read more

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They are noticeably skimpy on the syrup lately. Not sure if I will go back. This is truly a gyp now.

Oh, how I have missed real sno-balls. Seriously. You just can't get a real one outside of Louisiana. We were heading to meet friends at one of the other well-known establishments when our friend suggested this location instead. She said it was up there in the top three so I was game. So good and I LOVE how cheap sno-balls can be. The list is long with flavors that include Tiger's Blood and Spearmint. They aren't a legit Louisiana Sno-ball stand if they don't have those two and a cream option. The sitting area outside with the stumps is perfect, too. I'll be back on every trip! read more

every city in the area seems to have their snoball stand an Metairie's is Sal's. (snola is a close second). Sal's has the thinnest ice but not only that, they give you extra syrup and (if you want) extra condensed milk. So every spoonful is juicy and awesome. They are a year round joint but with shorter hours in the "cold" months. I highly recommend. read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

One of two of the best Snow Ball stands in the New Orleans area. My favorite is half ice cream and half cherry flavors. My wife's favorite is half chocolate and half cherry. With that said, you can't go wrong with any choice of flavors when you are at Sal's. I've been going to Sal's for over forty-eight years and have never been disappointed. BTW, for all of you non locals please don't call them Snow Cones. read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

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Soooooo good. A friend recommended "nectar cream" and it was delicious. Not sure what flavor "nectar" is - probably a mystery like "liger". Sal's is busy but the line moves really quickly. And you're bound to meet someone intersting. read more

Great place to bring your family for a sweet treat. Love the logs and stumps they have for you to sit on. They have some really great flavors like Orchid Vanilla that aren't ones that you can just find anywhere, as well as some of the classic flavors like strawberry and such. When we came today there were family's and dogs so it was a nice little evening treat for us. Definitely will be back and highly recommend for a good family atmosphere for a snowball read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

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Fast service and I love how you can get chocolate or vanilla ice cream inside your snow ball ! I get the banana stuffed with chocolate

Very nice, friendly, immaculate, neighborhood type snowball stand conveniently located at the intersection of Bonnabel & Metairie Rd (next to Majoria Drugs). They have a good selection of flavors plus ice cream treats. I recommend mixing Dreamsicle with Tangerine but there's plenty to choose from and lots of sizes from tiny to huge. Ordering is by price point (not XS-XL) and it is CASH ONLY. There's plenty of outside seating available on smooth cut tree stumps arranged under shade. read more

Friendly neighborhood snoball stand that's been here for years. Love that they have high school kids working this stand. Cash only, enjoy their late hours, and I feel safe in this neighborhood too! Sal's has normal flavors you would get at any Sno-Ball stand, but the secret is getting your Sno-Ball stuffed! My go to is usually chocolate/vanilla ice cream. So good and definitely a life changer! read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Get your Sno-Ball stuffed! - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Along with Casey's, these two are the best in Metairie if you are dying for a snoball. Great flavors at Sal's like wedding cake, chocolate, dreamsicle, cafe au lait, and nectar soda (my fave flavor). Open late till 10:30pm every day till late October! read more

This is an Old Metairie classic that was pretty packed on the night I was here, but thankfully the line moved fast. This seems to be the "teenage hangout" and I think I was the oldest person here (who wasn't a parent) on the night that I stopped in. I decided to get the rainbow flavor, because I've been on a rainbow kick lately and rainbow is different at every stand. At this particular stand, the rainbow flavor was really good and tasted like melted ice cream. Their prices are a little more steep than Westbank stands, but by "steep" I mean 50 cents more...so not horrible. The ice isn't as fine as some other places, but I found it smooth and the syrup pour was generous. Along with snowballs, they have an assortment of ice cream cones. The people in front of me got some swirl cones that looked delicious! I will be back if I find myself in the area. read more

Sal's Sno-Ball Stand - Rainbow - Desserts Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Love old Metairie, entire setting is perfect for a little outing, but, I had to give this place a second try before writing this review, even asking to pay for extra juice and condensed milk, the snoball is still dry.. my first experience, it wasn't tasteful like other places, came back a second time asked for extra everything, was willing to pay whatever, but it's still very boring and just dry.. nonetheless, nice place. read more

If you're willing to get out of the French Quarter for some good ol Sno-Ball, Sal's is a great getaway from the craziness. Located within a neighborhood, this sno-ball stand has an array of flavors of the popular New Orleans style soft shaved ice. Did I mention there are tons of options for flavors, in addition to them, you can also add extras like condensed milk, ice cream, fruit, whipped cream and nuts for an extra price. Ranging from the $1 small to the large $8 sno ball sizes, and then their cups & cones of ice cream sizes, this place definitely gives you the bang for your buck. I've had my share of Hawaiian shaved ice, Filipino shaved ice, and Italian ice, and I must say, the sno-ball might be inching away to the top of my list. The customer service I encountered, and as well with the other patrons, was very nice and friendly. Being a visitor I felt the warm and fuzzy feeling at this place. This stand is causal and chill. The tree stumps for the seating area is a nice touch, which also makes it easier for big crowds. I can only imagine when the weather is really warm out, business is poppin. I went a little after dinner and there was a continuous flow of people driving in to the parking lot. This place is kid and pet friendly and open til 11 PM. I wish I had this around the corner of my neighborhood. read more

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A classic snowball stand in the suburbs that has been serving up sugary shaved ice since before I can remember. I recently went along with a few friends who claim they would rather drive a little farther than wait in a long line in our neighborhood. The place was packed, but the line moved along quickly. The had a few sugar-free options, but not many. My friends all loved their flavor selections and I was pleased with my sugar-free strawberry. The prices were very cheap and the syrup was overflowing. Good stuff! read more