Tampico is a great spot for a fresh raspa, shaved ice, fresh fruit, elote in a cup, and much more refreshing items lots of flavors and options. Very affordable snack for a hot summer day to keep you cool! They have a couple locations with outdoor seating and they all have the same menu so that is consistent. Great service, they speak English and Spanish & service very happy you can hear the music in the background, workers singing along, they are happy to serve you it's a lovely experience. What we ordered: - Rootbeer Raspa with condensed milk on top (surprisingly good combo) - Jicama with Tajin - Elote in a cup - chips with Valentina sauce read more

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My licuado tasted like soap and there was a worm in my corn. Disgusted with this place, never going back. To make matters worse the girl taking my order was really mad about working there. read more

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I made the mistake of not opening the container holding the cheese nachos and I asked for jalapeños. And I got dried nachos lol check your stuff before you leave. And the fruit cocktail is terrible read more

Tampico Refresqueria No 3 - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Houston, Texas

Grew up in the area and this place is still a favorite! The elotes, chili nachos, and sno-cones are just as delicious as I remember. Prices are super reasonable, and the vibe is all about fun, flavorful street food. Love coming back every time I'm in town! read more

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It's Tampico just a reg snack place. Been coming here since way back when. Not the best pic but I got an elote which it's just that elote nothing special to write home about. I asked for a raspa de limon natural and that was nothing but ice. It's like they say in Spanish "must be expensive" with what little juice they put in there. read more

Tampico Refresqueria No 3 - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Houston, Texas

If Peter Gabriel owned it, it'd be Tamp-biko. If Mr. Suave owned it, it'd be Tamp-Rico. And if I flashed all the customers, it'd be Tampeepshow. It's none of those things, and perhaps I'd like it even more if it was. Delicious snacks and treats of the icy kind, and all kinds of amazing Mexican desserts. Definitely one of the highlights of the north part of the city, and there's several locations of this place and all of them have been excellent to us. read more

Tampico Refresqueria No 3 - Don't mess with Texas. Don't Tampa with Florida. And don't Tampico without being spotted by all customers. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Houston, Texas

i ordered an elote with extra chile and paid for it then checked my elote and received attitude from the lady when I told we her it doesn't have extra chile read more

The corn in a cup had a spicy kick that I loved. It had the right amount of mayo, heat, and cheese. The Frito pie was also good. It had chili cheese and beans in it. Lastly, the churros were freshly made and delicious with a caramel filling. You can get a lot for your buck here. I highly recommend this place. read more

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Came here for a snack of some mangonada and elote. Friend had talked about this place a few times during our visit to Houston so we had to come here on our last day in Houston. This location specifically does not have indoor seating but has seating outside and a drive thru. We decided to park and walk up to the place so we ordered through the window. Mangonada is 16oz at $3.00. Mangonada was super frozen, topped off with the chamoy sauce. We had gotten the mangonada at about 01:45PM. Let's say it wasn't "drinkable" until like 05:00PM after being left in the car on a hot day. We tried digging into it with the plastic spoon and barely got some out to eat. The elote was $2.50 for a bowl of cut corn topped w/ mayo, hot sauce, and cheese. Typically, the elote i've tried in the past, uses cayenne pepper. This is the first place i've been to that uses hot sauce. Overall, not bad though. I liked it. and it was cheap. Could use a bit more cheese, which is an option for an additional $0.50. Weather was nice this day we came so sitting outside on the bench tables with shade was decent. Wished their mangonada was not so frozen though.... read more

Tampico Refresqueria No 3 - Elote - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Houston, Texas

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One of my friends love this place so he took us here when we were visiting. We got elote, or what they call elote. It's not a corn on the cob but in a bowl, which is even better right? Less of a mess. They have the usual toppings on the elote: mayo, cheese, etc. The only difference is that instead of using a chili powder, they use hot sauce. It made the taste a little weird because the hot sauce they used was a bit tangy. We also got a mangonada with all the toppings. Buuuuutttt the thing was frozen to the core. I think they just have these ready in the freezer to go whenever someone ordered it. It took four hours or so to fully melt and by then, I had a few sips and was done. Everything is pretty cheap. For the elote and magonada, it was less than $6 and that's including tax. There is no indoor seating, only outdoor seating. I think it's nice to get a cold treat here on a hot summer's day. If I do come back another time, I might try their drinks instead. read more

Tampico Refresqueria No 3 - Elote - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Love the fresh shaved ice, corn in a cup, drinks, etc. All the items are tasty and great.

My go to place for elote, hot Cheetos pie, aguas, and raspas. They have a drive through, which is a plus. If u order a lot, they shove them into makeshift boxes. Occasionally, the ladies taking my order doesn't understand questions I have, but they are really nice, so I just research the names of stuff on google. Area is kinda dirty though. I dislike sitting at their tables. Prices are really decent and the snacks are pretty much as expected. We drive out of our way to come here even though there are places closer. read more

I came to buy 2 ice cones and 2 corns but my ice cones had flies. I regret coming here for ice cones. read more

Tampico Refresqueria No 3 - a person holding a cup of ketchup - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Super delicious. Their house chamoy sauce is scrumptious! I ordered the tamarindo raspa with their famous chamoy sauce and I had to get a second one. It was absolutely orgasmic! read more

ladies curse at us because i told them they made a mistake on my order & she accepted many times but wouldn't give me the right order. so basically the ladie asked me if i wanted chili beans on my cheeto pie & i said no & she asked me for cheese & i said yes & so than for some reason she asked me again & i answered the same thing & gave me my cheeto pie with chili beans . i told them in a VERY nice & decent way & i told them "its fine i dont care anymore im just letting you know so that you wont make a mistake with another client" & she says "we NEVER make mistakes with clients" my husband eventually got mad & left & they said in spanish "vete a la verga pues" than & shut the window right on my face & they ALL started laughing. she admit her mistake but wouldn't make up for it . may god bless them tho ‍ . GHETTO read more

I went to get a smoothie and snow cone and I accidentally dropped my smoothie totally my fault but I wish they treated me like and said I see you dropped your smoothie let me replace it for free and made me feel valued but they didn't. I get it, it was my fault and it's cheap enough that I can just get another one but feeling not valued made me feel gross and unimportant and made me not want to go back again. Not going to be a repeated customer. read more

I'm really picky when it comes to food and living in Tomball and Spring you really don't have places like this. So when I have a craving I always have to hit the Arandas and Tampico on this side of town! Since I'm OCD about food it has to taste like the quality and look like the quality I was raised on. read more

I love the corn here. They put a lot of mayo so it's not healthy at all but if you're looking for delicious, here it is. The snow ones are nothing special but they are delicious. I prefer the natural flavors. The mangonada was good but I wish they added chamoy and chili half way in the cup before frozen bc it's only put on top when you order it. read more

I wouldn't recommend the place for service. Drinks are good. But let me tell you something that, felt it was needed to be left for review because it didn't sit right with me at all. So I had this lady take my order, she took my order and got my drinks and she forgot my frito pie that I asked for too, so she went to go make it and ask with jalapeños? I said no, no jalapeños she comes back with a hot Cheetos pie & I told her I order a frito pie & no jalapeño because I didn't want nothing spicy for my kid & she gets frustrated trying to say I said Cheeto pie & well so now she has an attitude because she has to do it again, & I totally get it they was busy.. but for her to tell me I said something else than what I said, piss me off because shes acting like it's my fault or I'm trying to make her do all this extra stuff when I just wanted my order right. And then when she gave me the total I gave her the amount and got my change but no receipt but I only ask for receipt because I was going to give it to my friend that paid. Like I don't know if she had a bad day or some but for them to say no you order this than what you actually did order, was rude. In other words if it was other people that don't take that slightly, I think they would've told her off. I did this review as soon as possible so she knows her attitude is ugly & she knows which customer it was specifically. read more

My fav's here are the raspas de limon natural, cheeto pie & the fruit cups. Great Prices. read more

This place right here is my go-to for a snack craving. The ladies are extremely nice. Corn in the cup is not the best but yet fulfilled my craving. I will continue to come here. I actually come 1 or 2x out of the month. Cash only establishment. read more

When my friend and I got here, there was a long line at 9pm on a Thursday. I was quite impressed with how many people were there. However, I was extremely disappointed with my mangonada and my elote. The corn tasted like the corn you would find in a school cafeteria. My friend had ordered a raspa and the ice was so hard that it had turned into one ball of ice. She had to throw most of the ice out. The mangonada was nothing to write home about either. I was disappointed also with the service. read more

Cheap, good, easy, only takes cash (bring small bills btw) and not open super late, but I love this place. Try the sandia agua fresca - it's amazing. Also helps if you know Spanish to order. Bonus tip: try the $1 taco truck next door in the auto mechanic lot. read more