A typical over priced business in a touristy area that lacks customer service. It was an oddly warm day so we needed something to drink. Smoothies? Boba tea? Sound awesome. But the man at the cashier was just rushing us to order, it's like "Next! Next!" with no greeting or smile, as if he just wanted to get it over with. The smoothie I ordered was "pina colada" which cost me $10 with tax. It was okay, but I didn't see much value in it. read more

Tried the macaroons at Snow Dragon and was pleasantly surprised. The flavors were a lot more intense than you usually find in store bought ones. Really liked the milk and cookies, cheesecake, and red velvet. Would have liked some suggestions from the staff, but they seemed nice and attentive. The store also looked nice and bright. It was a little pricy for what you get, but if you are looking for a good occasional macaroon fix this place hits the spot. read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Menu (July 2025) - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This is at the Navy Pier. There are so many options to choose from. They carry milkshakes, frozen yogurt, macarons, ice cream, etc. The staff is very nice. I got the espresso shake...it was amazing. I wish this place was closer to me! It is busy, but the line moves quickly. I definitely recommend them. read more

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I got the watermelon snow cone. The ice was prefaced and then super finely shaved. Topped with flavored boba and jellies. Overall really, really good but quite sweet. Only thing keeping it from 5 stars is price and location. It's in navy pier, so tourist central that try to avoid and it was $9 for a bit of a small serving. Will get again if I'm the area read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The boba was really weird and the milk tea was gross. I got the taro. We asked to have something else made thinking maybe it was just that one and got the brown sugar. The most common and simple drink. It was worse. What ever ingredients they are using, they should stop. It was graining and watery at the same time. I barely drank any and felt kind of sick. read more

If your coming here for boba save your money and walk over to te'amo instead. Probably worst boba I've ever had, sad to say.

It was super good! It was a difficult find but!!!!! When we ordered we got exactly what we wanted, the dragon cereal was so so good and was also super cool! The server was very kind and gave us our food quickly. It was all clean and was a fun experience! I definitely recommend!!!! read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This was a family favorite when it was in Evanston (so sad that it closed!), so we had to check it out when we were being tourists. Flavors are limited and toppings are minimal but it was still really fun to eat. The 3.5% convince charge for credit card use is not clearly noted anywhere, which was a bit of a turnoff. read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Snow Dragon Shavery is a fun spot. Especially now that we have hot summer days and warm summer nights. On our visit, we brought my friend's niece and she was so excited by the colors and all the goodies. She loved her ice cream and cotton candy. I loved the macaron cookies. I thought the store was kept really clean and organized. It's bright and colorful. And the staff was very friendly and helpful. They were very patient with our little one who had a tough time making decisions on which sweet treats she wanted. Overall, it was fun to try. I think tourists and locals will enjoy a little bit of shavery too! read more

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Great raspberry yogurt and coffee boba which they made to our liking "sweet or non sweet" and the best part I loved is they didn't add 50lbs of ice in each drink so you actually get a full drink. They don't skimp out. 10/10 just for that. Props to them! read more

I got a raspberry boba drink and it was absolutely disgusting. The boba had no flavor and the drink was powdered red flavoring that was way too sweet and left a disgusting aftertaste. Especially for $10 for one drink!!! I couldn't take more than a few sips. read more

Came to Navy Pier to ride the Ferris wheel. Since they shut it down for a while due to the strong winds, we decided to walk around the inside part. We saw couple of girls in the garden drinking these boba drinks. Asked where they got it and they told us to go to the food court on the bottom floor. We came over and there was a long line with a huge menu of goodies. I ordered Taro bubble tea and my husband got Coconut bubble tea. As the guy was making it, the lady that owns it, came to help him as the crowd got bigger. Unfortunately, she added more syrup in my drink after he had already put the syrup. When I told her that my drink had double the sweetness in it, she was very receptive and made me a new drink. Accidents happen but I'm glad that she didn't have any issues making me a new drink. Both our drinks were delicious! It was the perfect drink when sitting in the garden while it's too windy outside. There were many things on the menu that looked delicious! Unfortunately, I can't consume that much sugar. read more

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We stopped here while visiting the Navy Pier since I saw they had boba. I ordered the passionfruit tea with boba and my sister ordered the mango shaved ice. The shaved ice was pretty good. Tasty but not too sweet. The boba however, was disappointing. They prepare the items in front of you, so I saw them pour some type of kool-aid looking powder into the blender. I then realized all their teas are artificial flavoring and so they taste very sweet and not like the actual tea at all. I even tasted some of the powder as I drank it- it was a bit granulated. Overall, this place seems okay if you go with their other items. I definitely would not recommend the boba though. read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Passionfruit Tea with boba. Not real tea, more of an artificially flavored smoothie with boba. - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I got a mango bubble tea with tapioca and lychee jelly. Flavor is good but the boba was terrible. Boba is meant to melt in your mouth and this bobas was just meh. I gave it three stars because they are clean fast and did a great job amid the long line! read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Mango Boba Lychee Jelly - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Refreshing treat after a bike ride downtown. I ordered a macaron ice cream sandwich. I got mint chocolate chip ice cream but was not able to pick macaron colors/flavors I wanted (I'm not sure if those carry any flavor or if it's just the inside). Let's just say it wasn't that picturesque. I wish the ice cream was also smoothed out around the edges like in the pictures. It was huge, which was good. I ended up eating it separately as macaron and ice cream. My cousin ordered a taro boba. She seems to like it. We also ordered 3 macarons: fruity pebbles, American cheesecake, and cotton candy. She loves the macarons here because they're pretty and unique flavors that taste good. I had the fruity pebbles. It really tasted like fruity pebbles! I would go back. read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Great stop for shaved ice cream dishes or macaron ice cream sandwiches! (The boba/bubble teas authentic type so skip those) Two items were $14 but they were large enough that we should have gotten one and shared.. they're too big for just one person. The coconut shaved ice comes with mango popping boba, fruit jellies and condensed milk toppings. Macaron ice cream sandwiches are mix and match... we ordered Superman ice cream in between birthday cake macaroons. (Ask for a spoon because you can't get your mouth around it) It's a fun stop on the pier on a warm day....conveniently located near the water taxis read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Coconut shaved ice cream with mango popping bubbles, jellies and condensed milk toppings. (Big enough for two!) - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Desperate times calls for desperate measures. I was walking around Navy Pier thirsty but not hungry and obviously craving boba - hence I arrived at Snow Dragon. I asked them if their milk tea was made from powder and they said yes.... so if you've had powder milk tea you know where I'm going with this. Drink: $7 for a matcha smoothie with boba - average at best, boba was hard. Service was friendly and fast and smoothie was average. read more

This place is okay. The staff was nice, and the line was surprisingly short. My girlfriend ordered a passion fruit bubble tea and was happy enough with it. I ordered a Blueberry Cheesecake Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich ($7). The ice cream was really good, with big chunks of cheesecake. The macaron shell was perhaps a bit under or too chewy in my opinion-mostly chew with no initial crack. The problem is in the construction. If you look at all their social media photos, it's clearly a sliced/shaped slab of ice cream. That wasn't the case- it was a rounded scoop. A rounded scoop + two flat, fragile cookies= a mess. The cookies broke apart because the moment you bite into it, the cookie bends around the curve. Delicious? Yes. Happy-go-lucky food for walking around Navy Pier? Not at all. It's good for an instagram photo, and it even tastes pretty good. But if you expect to eat it without making a sticky, crumbled mess- well, maybe your experience will go better than mine did. read more

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i wanted to give a 0 star but i cant so im giving a 1 it was the worse boba ever i had in my life i got a coffee boba but coffee doesnt taste like coffee and its js a sugar and js all the powders and more worse thing abt this is they are not taste worth of my 10 dollars its so expensive for this taste too i would not eat even they give this boba for free read more

I came here on a Monday and got the mango shaved ice with mango & pomegranate popping boba. The worker who made the order was awesome! She was great at explaining the menu and gave a bunch of boba. For $8 this was not a bad value considering the amount of shaved ice you get. Especially since it's pretty much expensive everywhere and this is Navy Pier. I'd definitely come here again if I was in the area! read more

Wonderful service and unique and delicious treats! We had the nitrogen cereal and gelato, both wonderful! Highly recommend! read more

Don't go here they have an attitude and didn't allow for one sample of a popping ball. Which if fine I still made a purchase but the girl proceeded to skim on the serving. Don't charge full price if youre going to provide half decent service and product! read more

Eh, it was alright. It's tucked away in the Navy Pier food court, so it might be hard to find. Probably wouldn't have even seen it if we weren't already planning to come check it out. They serve shaved snow, macarons ice cream sandwiches, and bubble tea. I must say that they do have decent selection of macaron flavors though. Although I was quite tempted to order the macaron ice cream sandwich, I ended up ordering the mango shave ice. It came with mango jelly and colorful mochi pieces. The texture of the snow was light and creamy but the mango flavor tasted SUPER ARTIFICIAL. Since it was a hot day out, it cooled us down but I don't think it was worth the price. Would have been better if they added some fresh fruit. Or at least some more toppings. I've had shave ice/bingsoo plenty of times elsewhere, this place just didn't cut it for me. Seems like the location in Lincoln Park might be better. They also have self-serve froyo there too. It's unfortunate that this location doesn't offer it. read more

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Came here to try dragons breath cereal and some macaroons! Was a neat novelty experience. They give you quite a bit of the cereal which makes it easy to share and plenty of opportunities for smoke-breathing pictures. My family enjoyed their macaroons as well! read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Dragons breath - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Got the mango smoothie and it was terrible! The flavors were disgustingly artificial and the tapioca was the worst I've ever had.

Worst Boba tea I have ever tasted. Low quality ingredients and no taste. The strawberry shaved ice was flavorless. They use a powder in the prep. Service was poor as server got some of our order wrong because they could not be bothered to take their airpods out of their ear and stop listening to music for a minute. read more

The taro shaved snow is supposed to have Mochi. That's why I wanted to get it. When I paid for the shaved snow, the cashier didn't bother telling me they ran out of mochi. Waited for a super long time, then finally the worker remembered our order. She asked if we wanted mango or strawberry popping boba. We said both. Then she handed over the shaved snow in a cup (why?). Then we asked if there was supposed to be mochi. She said "no, we're out." Would've been nice to know before we paid for it. The photo Lois nothing like the real product read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Taro shaved snow - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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My friend recommended this place for me and told me that they had good ice cream. Unfortunately I was let down. I went here and ordered a scoop of cookie dough ice cream. Instead I received two scoops of actual cookie dough. No ice cream. I was shocked to say the least. I even tried to tell the man who took my order which I assume is the manager, that I did not know that they were gonna give me cookie dough and not cookie dough ice cream. I tried to see if he would substitute the cookie dough for actual ice cream, and he rudely replied no and suggested that I knew that I was ordering cookie dough. Who serves cookie dough in a waffle cone at an ice cream spot?! Literally wasted $8 on two scoops of cookie dough. The manager was rude and if I were you I would never give them my money. You're better off going to Ben and Jerry's. Which is exactly where I should have went. read more

Nitrogen ice cream, macaron ice cream sandwiches, boba and more! All of my favorite desserts all-in-one stand at the Navy Pier food court. Come and get it! You've probably had a bunch of macarons, but perhaps you haven't had a macaron ice cream sandwich. Yes, it's just as dreamy as it sounds. It was a full scoop of ice cream between 2 macaron pieces. I like to better than a regular ice cream sandwich and a macaron. I love ice cream and macaron cookies, so this was the perfect marriage of the two. My daughter ordered the nitrogen ice cream with mango jellies. That was another delicious treat. Navy Pier was super busy because of the holiday weekend, but this place managed the longer line very well. We did not have to wait long to order and for our order + they got the order correctly. We went out of our way for this place, but I am glad we did because I got to visit Navy Pier, too! Also, Snow Dragon shared the pic of my daughter & her macaron ice cream sandwich on their Instagram page! This place was wonderful! I hope to be back sometime soon. read more

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I ordered the Pina Colada Liquid Nitrogen Gelato. It's a fun treat to watch them make, but it had mandarin oranges in it.... which usually isn't in a pina colada anything. Very inefficient. One cash register and 4 workers waiting for an order. They could also have a better attitude. I paid $9 for 2 scoops. That's pretty ridiculous. I won't be a returning customer. read more

Not really sure what I ate, but it was cold, refreshing and delicious :) It was also strawberry flavored. Navy pier is a cluster f*%k but on a hot night this place is an expensive, refreshing treat. read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Strawberry shaved snow - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I don't know why they have only 3 stars. I looked up boba tea when were more centrally located in the loop and saw this as an option. Maybe because they don't serve true boba? Either way, they have cool, refreshing treats for those hot summer days. The line wasn't long and the people were nice. Many options to choose from and it satiated our thirst for sure. P.S. they also have macarons read more

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Disappointed. I got the green tea macaron and the macaron itself was good, but the green tea ice cream and the presentation was lacking. The green tea ice cream did not taste like green tea - it was bland and had no flavor. Also, the ice cream was scooped into a ball and set in between the macaron, which sounds normal, but it was so difficult to eat. The edges of the macron just hung over the ball of ice cream, so when you pick it up to take a bite, the macron just crumbled. Maybe this was just a singularly okay experience. Given the chance, I would try their shaved snow or donut ice cream instead. read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Green tea macaron ice cream - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place was underwhelming and overpriced. I was mostly disappointed and surprised that it wasn't real mango on the shaved snow - it was mango jelly! Mango does not equal mango jelly. That should have been made more clear. Furthermore, portions were pretty small for $7. The girl making the one my friend got seemed lazy to grab some more ice to shave so she just gave what was remaining to my friend, which wasn't much. I was also watching them make the drinks, which were all powder based... I am spoiled by California shaved snow and boba places so I can't say this was great. Though, the shaved snow actually tasted okay - it's just that everything else was lacking. read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - "Mango" shaved snow. This was before digging in - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The raspberry (non dairy) mocha was so good! I enjoyed the rainbow Jelly and popping boba. I would give 10/10!!! read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - a bowl of ice cream and gummy - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I wouldn't say that I HATED Snow Dragon, but I do wonder if this particular location is worse than the other in town. Simply because it's located on Navy Pier - a huge tourist destination, which often times correlates to and brings subpar food quality. Here, you have your typical bored teenaged employees who just play on their phones, and they're certainly not about to acknowledge you in a timely manner. In terms of shaved ice, Snow Dragon was definitely not my favorite, and I struggle to find any redeeming qualities about the whole experience. You get lackluster service with just-okay food, and what do you have left? I say skip this place, unless you want to try out their other location. Overall: 2/5 Food: 2/5 Service: 1/5 Atmosphere: 1/5 read more

I stood in a very long line with three kids, all of us carefully considering our choices, only to get to the front of the line and receive one "no" after another. Could I please have the raspberry shaved ice (the only non-dairy item on the menu)? No, I was told, because it is too soft. Could one of the kids have the cereal dragon balls? No, she was told, because they were out of cereal -- she could have cheese balls instead. Could another kid have the tiramisu shaved ice? No, they were out. The third kid was the only one who could order what she'd picked off their menu. (Of course, the third kid was handed her order five minutes later and it was not the item described on the menu, but no one behind the counter was willing to discuss that. FWIW, I think an item advertised as containing nutella should -- I dunno -- contain NUTELLA.) Then, I wanted to pay, but their credit card reader was broken, something they could have announced during the twenty minutes we'd been standing in line. I scrounged up enough cash and paid. As we waited, another customer came to the counter and said the dish he'd received was not what he'd ordered. The woman behind the counter said "well, that's what you get, though," and laughed at him. A manager reached over her and said "We'll make you a new one," and when the customer said "I think an apology would make more sense than her laughing at me," the manager said "we're making you a new one, all right?!" This was expensive stuff, and everything about the customer service experience was negative. I understand that it is a novelty at Navy Pier, and they were crowded, but I felt cheated and harassed at the end of it all. I hope they get their act together. read more

The kiosk is very inviting and the advertisement is nice. The prices are outrageous!!! I would not recommend their boba drink It was made poorly. The staff is rude, slow, sloppy. read more

This review is only on the macaroon ice cream sandwich and my personal dislike. The vanilla flavor macaroon paired with ice cream made for a very chewy, gooey, and sticky substance. It took away from what a macaroon as itself should be. I ordered the salted caramel cookies & cream ice cream to fill the sandwich and the ice cream itself was good. However, there was nothing "salted caramel," about it. I would have preferred to eat the ice cream separate from the macaroons. The sprinkles did nothing for it. The portion is big and it's visually appealing but not all that glitters is gold. Overall, not my cup of tea. read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Macaroon Ice Cream Sandwich - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

It was just meh, okay. I was super excited to see Snow Dragon Shavery at Navy Pier, so of course, we opted for their shaved ice. My bf is allergic to dairy, so I asked if they have any non-dairy options. The lady told me that they have only 2 kinds of non-dairy shaved ice: raspberry and mango. Kinda disappointing. We went for the raspberry, and the shaved ice itself was delicious! Sweet and tarty. However, the portion was very small comparing to their other locations. The only toppings they added was mochi and popping boba. We paid a little over $7, and I was expecting more toppings and a bigger portion. I also thought about getting macarons, but I was in shock when I saw the price. It was double the price of what they normally should be. A dozen macarons is $24. CRAZY. I get that the price here is a little high because it's located in a tourist attraction. And if they want to keep this price up, then I really suggest adding more toppings and increase portion. What's strange is that the price for the bubble tea was fine, and everything else seems like a rip-off. read more

Snow Dragon Shavery - Non-dairy raspberry shaved ice - Shaved Ice Near Me - Chicago, Illinois