Yay! I finally tried a Mangonada. For the longest time, I wondered WHAT the hell people kept eating and posting on IG! I had no idea what it was, until someone created a hashtag for it! But even then, you could only find it in the east bay. Soooooooo, I let that thought go. Then one day ... I saw people posting about it again! I knew I had to give it a try. Husband and I ran into a place at Great Mall, but the line was so long. I turned to my husband and said it must be just a hype. Finally, one HUNGRY AND TIRED afternoon, I decided to look on Yelp for something quick and sweet. I originally looked up ice cream, but came across Snacks! Looked through the photos and decided I could NOT not try it. Drove by right after work and could not believe my eyes. No lines, no wait, elote in a cup?!?!?! and Mangonadas that looked way too damn good. I bought two Mangonadas, and one elote in a cup. Best decision ever. The Mangonadas were soooooooooo deliciously fresh. The Mangoes were sweet and juicy. At first I couldn't understand what the stick was for?!? but later realized it was good if you licked it. LOL. The elote in the cup was freaking delicious. I thought that all the toppings would just stay on the top, but NOPE. It was alllll over. Every layer of that cup. It was elote heaven. SO GOOD. Now I'm here sitting in my office, thinking about Mangonadas and Elotes at 11am. I might just have to make a quick stop again after work. read more

Best mangonada that I've had so far on the peninsula.

This place is great. The mangoneada is so delicious. I've never had a bad piece of mango. The service is really nice too.

This place is some sort of magical Mexican Narnia dessert joint. I've never had ice cream so good and fresh tasting. The frescas con crema is something we on this Earth are legitimately not even worthy of. How have I never been here!? read more

Came here on a Sunday afternoon. NO LINE. I was shocked and a little hesitant to go in, I expected a long line. We ordered a scoop of chocolate ice cream, elote, and a mangoneada. We got our order a few minutes after ordering and EVERYTHING was SO GOOD!!!! That's when everyone started racing in, there was the long line I expected. I will totally be telling all my friends about this hidden gem! Not much to look at inside, but totally worth it. I'm happy to have finally tried this place! read more

Could be better ambiance but came here specifically for the mangonada which was excellent.

Everything on the menu looks delish! I had the Tostilocos which is corn chips, jicama, cucumber, peanuts, chamoy and Valentina. Only reason I'm giving two stars is because the two young girls had really bad customer service. They both had bad attitudes and worked really slow . The girl who was taking orders wouldn't wash her hands after dealing with money, she then would go make the the orders without gloves which means she had her filthy hands all over your food! read more

Loved the mangoneadas. The mangos are ripe which goes a long way for me! My husband got the homemade milk strawberry ice pop which was equally delicious. They have an awesome setup of chairs with butts painted on the back. Definitely had a good time with that. Will be coming back when we are in San Mateo! read more

Snacks - Mangoenada - Desserts Near Me - San Mateo, California

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Some unusual flavors to try out. Good place tucked away in the outer parts of downtown

Highly recommended this restaurant. Great food, freshly made drinks and tortas, and best service. Try the horchata it was the best!

I think that this is a hidden gem in San Mateo. They have the freshest fruit of any place I have been. There is not one thing on their menu that isn't delicious and fresh. They also have reasonable prices and are a LOCAL, FAMILY business so who doesn't want to support that. The owner is so inviting and kind as is all of the staff there. Their tortas are the best Torta I have ever had at any restaurant or taqueria. Their popsicles are also so good you will want to buy them by the dozen. So if you're looking for amazing food, amazing service and to support local San Mateo family businesses go to Snacks. I cannot say enough good things about this place. It's my go to place in San Mateo and when guests are in town. Thanks for the outstanding food. I have driven all the way from Redwood City just to grab some food from them and that says a lot with the Bay Area traffic. read more

Came back as they are now open. Brought some coworkers with me and we all enjoyed the items we bought. Each of us agreed that we wouldn't mind coming back again. I will say the pictures people have posted here on yelp really do give you a good representation of what you are going to get. read more

I had a strawberry cream Popsicle. AMAZING! I want to try other interesting things there. I happened to find it when we went to Fusion. My friend told me about a similar store in Redwood City, but had no idea we had one here in San Mateo! read more

I wanted some mangonadas while in downtown san mateo and came across this place. They were delicious and the lady at the counter was super friendly read more

Legit mangonedas! The best mangoneda hands down. Heaps of real mango with mango ice cream that they make there. Can't stop thinking of their mangonedas man. The elote in a cup was interesting though. I dont think i would get it again. I'll stick to the sweet stuff. read more

Mexican ice cream and Mexican "snacks" like you would get in the neighborhoods with the man pushing the little cart but here it's a store! Good quality and pretty consistent service. Must try the mangonadas and the bionicos! So good. This place gets pretty busy too. Parking outside is tough sometimes but worth the drive around the block a few times :) read more

Tortas were huge and everything was made fresh. Not only that, but service was really friendly. I would recommend stopping by if you're ever in the area read more

Love this place! First visit was last night. Delicious sweets and Mexican apps. We had sorbet, ice cream and chicharrones. Food was delicious and the staff was great. All smiles and helpfulness. Definitely going back! read more

Came in with my kids and ordered mangonada and tostilocos. The mangonada was perfect, by far the best one I've tasted and also tried the tostilocos (minus the pork/sub it for mangoes) and it was delicious. Definitely will come back again. read more

Fresh fruit overload! I didn't know about Mexican desserts (beyond churros) and I love fruit and sweets, so Snacks was a great find. Ordered the bionico -- and took heed of previous reviewers and requested less "sauce". Boy it was HUGE! Heaping scoops of different types of fruit, and _then_ they cut a whole banana and put all the slices on time. But the biggest surprise was: I ate the whole thing. read more

I was coincidentally parked right outside this place while getting Mexican food. This was exactly the type of place I've been looking for since moving from San Diego. I have been craving so many things they were serving, especially tostilocos. I decided to go with a mangoneda however because I had never seen it before. I will be back for the tostilocos and several other things that piqued my interest. I want to try the palettas and fruit salads and juices next. So happy there's a place like this in town! Side note, I went to the place that seerves similar desserts on the other side of the street further north, and it was definitely not as good as Snacks. read more

Everything is delicious! We had a bionicos, mangoneada, fresas con crema, mango ice cream, and horchata. Service was fast and everyone was really nice. read more

So yummy! I had never had Mexican desserts before and this was delicious! The wonderful man behind the counter gave us free samples when he found out it was our first time. The strawberries with cream (YUM) was fantastic and if I hadn't been in a more adventurous mood I surely would've gotten that. I got the mango drink and it was so yummy! It comes with a straw wrapped in chewy, sour/spicy stuff. And it's more a dessert and less a drink - I used a spoon to eat most of it. But it is fruity and delicious and totally one-of-a-kind. Check it out! read more

Stopped by here after dinner, since the get go, you could tell this place is very busy. Tthe lady at the register was really nice, I got the fresca creme, and my friend the mangonadas. It was about a 20 min wait for our orders, but it was fine sitting in those comfy booty-licious chairs. The fresca with the granola, raisins, coconut, strawberry, and creme was delicious. Mangonadas were on equal footing, i liked the sweetness of the mango and the icy gelato. I would love to come back and try their other items. Their ice creams and popsicles also looked really fresh and on point. read more

This was my first time trying Mexican fruity desserts but after reading all the reviews on Yelp, we decided to give it a try. The owner was very sweet and friendly. He walked us through the menu and explained his specialties. I'm not a fan of mango so I got the meloneadas with cantaloupe. Delicious!!! The mango ice was refreshing and mixed with the chamoy and chili was AMAZING. Not too spicy-just enough bite. My daughter had strawberry ice cream which was creamy and full of strawberry chunks. We also tried a sample of strawberries with cream (fresa con crema) which was yummy. The owner said he makes the cream himself with his own secret recipe. We will definitely be going back - the sooner the better! read more

Can't ever go wrong with their mangoneadas! The chili coated straw is a plus. They have fun chairs to play around in (look at some of the yelp pictures) and the owners are real sweet as well! Place is a hidden gem! read more

Snacks - Mangoes and cucumbers! - Desserts Near Me - San Mateo, California

come here with my kids and we had the fresas con crema and a smoothie strawberry banana and also a tostilocos they where all delicious friendly staff!! but was very packed it was saturday around 7:30pm hard to find parking. read more

More like 3.5. This place has very interesting traditional Mexican desserts and snacks. It took my friend and I a bit to figure out what we wanted because the menu is primarily in Spanish but thanks to a fellow customer who spoke Spanish, we were able to decide on a dessert. We tried the Mangoñada and Fresas Con Creme. The Fresas con Creme was very simple but tasty and the Mangoñada was interesting. I understand that this is a traditional dessert but for my taste, there was way too much paprika. The place itself is nice and clean and has very funny chairs that are definitely worth taking a picture with. read more

Brought my girlfriend here and she got fresas con crema and I got esquite and we both loved it. Very friendly staff and quick service. Definitely would recommend to friends! read more

I got the Fresas con Crema which i had been craving it was exactly like the ones from back home (LA). My boyfriend got an esquite, it was amazing tasted just like the ones eloteros sale in LA. Overall an amazing place! read more

Cool little shop. The seats are funny. The mangoniada is really good . I got cut up fruit for my daughter and it was fresh. Would go back again when I'm in San Mateo . Good fast service too. read more

Delicious little secret find hidden in san mateo! I always get the Fresas con Crema, so delicious and refreshing and such a generous serving. Staff is always pleasant and friendly! Can't wait to try some new stuff soon! It seems to be a fairly popular spot. read more

Awesomeness - no frills attitude at a no frills place. Visited it for the first time and was skeptical to say the least - but all's well that ends well! Tons of fruits and they seemed to be more than courteous to help out with their suggestions - needless to say which worked great. Had the 'Bionico', which is quite an assortment of fruits. Going there again to try their other offerings! read more

got some ice cream here after ramen dojo - friendly staff and decent ice cream.

This place is a hidden gem. Chicharron preparado is amazingly light and airy and delicious. Bionico makes a perfect healthy lunch. Popsicles are full of fresh fruit! Can't wait to go back again. Oh the lady works there is kind and have a wonderful smile! Love her! read more

Yummy fruits doused in delicious cream and condensed milk! What a treat!!! Can't wait to try more of what they have!

Cant get enough of this place! Owners are incredibly nice & You get reasonable prices for top quality treats.Currently addicted to the coconut popsicles and of course their mangoleadas! read more

I ordered a mangonada and it was delish. I will be returnign when i am in the area to satisfy my craving. I would also like to try to frozen paletas. read more

This place is ok and the reason I am giving this place 2 stars is because of the quantity they are serving per ice cream and their customer service.First of all they charged me 4$ for two vanilla ice creams, but they only served me one scoop per ice cream really!!!!! Just one scoop let me tell you that I've been to other ice cream places and they double or even triple my scoop for the same price. I'd rather drive to Redwood city or Hayward and visit United they don't served you one scoop per cone, but they will double it. I do have to acknowledge that their vanilla ice cream is awesome, it tastes like Starbucks vanilla bean frappuchino , but unfortunately their quantity and customer service is terrible. If you come here make sure to ask them how many scoops are you getting served, because their amounts are just ridiculous I should have taken a picture of my ice cream and posted here for you guys. Good luck Ps: I just realized there is another ice cream place down the street where this one is located. read more

That fruit salad is the bomb! I love it so much sometimes I drive 15mins out of my way to satisfy my craving. All thier snacks come with generous portion at very cheap price. I'd pick their fruit salad/mangoneada any day over boba milktea which basically it's just sugar with powder milk and tea(overrated). read more