Baltimore Snowball

Loved this place ! Ice cream and delicious shaved ice together — so many delicious combinations I got the coconut ice cream with pineapple shaved ice and whipped cream
Fabulous and so refreshing !
I will try the sandwiches next time

This place is the best. Good beautiful people. Great balls and snacks. The biggest balls I have ever seen. Great stuff at the right price. Leave the key for me on Sunday, I will leave cash on counter and lock up after. Thanks, Ling Wu To

Wow. what a fun place, snow cones that will blow your mind, sandwiches that are amazing and games to play while u wait… all in a fun nostalgic 50s setting… Go!!! And support a killer place

Definitely time for an update! I admit that usually, we head to the Baltimore Snowball shack in Escondido because it’s closer, but the ante just got upped in San Marcos. They now not only serve the revered Snowballs, but now they have AMAZING sandwiches! No, really, these sandwiches are fantastic. So, we’ve dropped by two weeks in a row and completely planning more visits because I have a menu full of sandwiches I gotta try.
We have so far had the following sandwiches: The B.A.L.T, a take on a classic BLT with the sourdough bread PERFECTLY lightly toasted so as to not scratch up your mouth while eating. OH SO GOOD. The Tiger Club which my husband says was super tasty. I was even a little surprised because he isn’t a horseradish fan and the Delicious Baltimore Snowball Tiger Sauce is a Horseradish Mayo sauce. Again, the white bread was perfectly toasted. Today I had the Barn Burner that is a hot roast beef, bacon, muenster and tiger sauce on squaw bread, NOT toasted, which was perfect perfect. It also comes with red onions, but I skipped those. I am hear to tell you that these sandwiches were created, practiced, tasted, tweaked, and perfected with love and attention. You must try them. They have an awesome selection (
) that even includes dessert sandwiches like the fluffer nutter or the Elvis on good old Wonder Bread.
Did I mention that during this sandwich roll out, if you head over in November and December, you get free chips, drink and a little snowball with your sandwich purchase. This is an awesome deal that won’t last… when you read this review in January, you will be sooooo bummed. SORRY!
As usual, if you haven’t been to Baltimore Snowball I’m completely confused as to why not. This place is awesome. Great food, great treats, and excellent friendly service. GET TO BALTIMORE SNOWBALL AND THANK ME LATER!

B’more?! Someone else in SD is from B’more?! Come at me dawg! Where my homies at?!
Ok, now that I got that out of my system… This place is amazing! The owners and staff are all super friendly, and the vibe of the store is super chill and fun. You can browse their selection of candy and toys, grab snowballs of course, but you can also order one of their amazing sandwiches. Yes! You can have lunch first so you do’t feel so guilty. Speaking of guilty, I think these things are like ¹⁄₃ of the calories of ice cream. ;) So, come for the snowball, but you will most definitely come back for the friendly service. (and sandwiches)

I came here for the Unilocal event a few days ago to «break in» their new sandwich menu. I didn’t get to try one of the sandwiches because I was too busy with the snowballs. I came back to try it out, since they were offering a open house even where you got a free drink, chips, and a small snowball with any sandwich purchase. I had the New Yorker sandwich, which is a hot pastrami, roast beef, provolone sandwich, topped with thousand island and coleslaw on rye bread. It was pretty tasty and filling too. I could have used a touch more of the thousand island dressing, but it was still good.
The snowball I had was the Irish Creamer, a scoop of vanilla topped with coffee and irish cream snow, and whipped cream on top. I liked the flavor of irish cream and coffee, so getting it in dessert seemed like a simple choice. It was good, but the coffee was a bit sweeter than I like. I hear the Pom-​a-​berry punch is a popular one, and that might be my next one to try.
They have games on each table for you to play while you wait, or you can go around and peruse the candy or other stuff they have for sale. The staff is accommodating, they didn’t carry the ice cream one of the customers wanted, so they tried to make something close to it for them.

First time here & it was awesome. Lived in Baltimore for 5 years & husband grew up there so he knows what a Baltimore Snowball should be & was extremely satisfied. Of course we got the classic, egg custard & vanilla ice cream. And our 3 yr old got the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. Great customer service, great little place & loved the games on the tables. We’ll be going back to try the sandwiches.

Absolutely delicious I usually get a monster which is a giant snow cone without the ice cream coconut piña colada Tigers blood and little sour spray on the bubble gum. Very cool environment always have old school music playing the jellybean collection is pretty cool too

Bottom Line: Legit dessert, super friendly staff and a cool atmosphere.
Despite living in the suburbs of Baltimore for 24 years I did not know what a «Baltimore snowball» was so I ventured to Baltimore Snowball in San Marcos to find out. Apparently, a Baltimore snowball is what we simply called, as kids growing up, a snowball. Growing up, a snowball was finely crushed iced that was then doused with flavored syrup and occasionally topped with marshmallow fluff. At Baltimore Snowball, the creations are more sophisticated and more gourmet. For example, the snowballs are more like sundaes in that they often combine the icey classic snowball with ice cream and decadent toppings. On my inaugural visit I had the salted caramel mocha snowball and it was amazingly good. I honestly thought the concept of combing crushed ice with ice cream was odd but now I am a believer and I look forward to a return trip to try the Elvis peanut butter and chcolate concoction.

My new favorite dessert place! There are a ton of flavors to choose from which includes mixing up to three. Lots of fruity flavors to choose from which I myself like. Blueberry and Raspberry tasted really good. The San Marcos location also offers games on each table such as paper football, chess/​checkers, dominos, and connect4 which is a really good idea. If you have the Entertainment Book there is a BOGO coupon in it that also works at this location. My only gripe is they are closed on Sunday which would be nice to eat on a hot sunny day.

This spot always knows how to cool me off on a hot summer day. Great stuff. Friendly service!

Now, I’ve never managed a snowball stand and I don’t know the difference between a snowball and a sno-​cone. Heck, I’ve never even been to Baltimore. In fact, my knowledge of Baltimore starts and stops with what I learned watching HBO’s The Wire.
But I think this place is great. Reasonably priced. Huge selection. I can’t wait to go back.

Five easy stars.
Is it a snowcone? Is it ice cream? I think it’s both. But mostly, the creations are beautiful and delicious. We tried the Carnival and the Salted Caramel Mocha.
The Carnival was too sweet for this big kid but it’s a home run for young ‘uns. The Salted Caramel Mocha was the perfect combo of sweet and salty.
The interior itself almost steals the show. It’s like you stepped into a 50s time warp done right. The old school games, candy and merch for sale add to the fun along with the 50s music, of course. Plus, there are many games open on the tables for people to play.
Not cheap but you get a great product in a super fun environment. We’ll happily return.

Shaved ice with ice cream — I didn’t think it would work, but it absolutely does!
I tried the Elvis, which seemed an appropriate compliment to the shop’s 50’s diner theme. The peanut butter and chocolate were a great mix. Rich and satisfying. The small was the perfect size for me. There are a few board games there — treat yourself to a match of connect four.

I love this place! I wish it wasn’t so far from where I live.
I happen to be out in that area and my friends and I were craving some shaved ice — it was pretty warm outside. I looked up shaved ice places on Unilocal and came across this place. 5 stars across the board… we had to give it a shot. I’m most certainly glad we did too! There are plenty of reviews and pics for you to read/​review so I’ll just highlight some features:
— Choose from one of their MANY offered choices (and trust me… there are a LOT) or you can create your own creation (choose a size, a flavor, and ice cream if you want). They also have pictures with descriptions of each of their offered choices — simply amazing if you ask me.
— They offer many sizes (little, small, regular, large… I think there was one more)
— They also offer shakes and floats
— They sell board games
The only things that intrigued me were 1) they had one person working and it got pretty busy. I don’t mind waiting at all but I felt bad for the guy, and 2) no public restroom. They have one but it’s mainly for employees. If you’re nice enough they just might let you use it.
I definitely need to go back and try some more though!
Note on 22 JUL 2015: I was recently messaged by another member who informed me that this isn’t «shaved iced»; it’s a baltimore treat called a snowball! Thanks to that fellow Unilocaler for help with the vernacular.

I was first introduced to this place from the Escondido Unilocal event, and later visited their new San Marcos Location. This place is amazing!
Great atmosphere, friendly staff, and awesome desserts. I have been here plenty of times and it never disappoints. The place is never crowded (good thing for me?) so I get my order quite fast, and the employees always greet me and are very friendly. The place also has an awesome old school ice cream shop feel to it, with the old time music playing and the candy shop products on the side. They even have a couple of nostalgic boardgames to play with your buddies while you wait/​eat.
The snowballs themselves are quite awesome! They have a TON of flavor combinations with the premium ones consisting of a bottom layer ice cream, a mound of flavored snow, and topped with either whip cream, honey, or marshmallow cream (the latter two being surprisingly delicious). I have tried 4 – 5 of the non-​fruity, non-​chocolate flavor and have been impressed each time. My girlfriend got a fruit one and while delicious, it was a little to sweet for me. The ice cream at the bottom is a nice ending to the dessert, and the consistency of the ice is quite nice. Not as fine as the shaved snow places, but not too icy or chunky like the mediocre snow cone places.
This place warrants repeat visits!

How fun is Baltimore Snowball?!! Love treat and dessert places that are something different than the same old ice cream/​frozen yogurt you can get everywhere else.
I’m just gonna get this fact out of the way first — this is not the best shave ice I’ve had (you have to go to Kauai for that!), but I have had a lot of shave ice and Baltimore Snowball is pretty dang good (and as good, if not better, as some places I have had in Hawaii.
That aside — Baltimore Snowball is great and provides a product that you can’t find many places in North County. And they do it in a super fun environment.
The whole place is 1960s retro, with candy for sale, vintage games, throw back music, etc. They have games at the tables for you to play while you eat your treat, which I think is super fun!
The employees are friendly and patient while you mull over your decision.
The options are endless — ice cream flavors below, syrups for the ice, toppings (sweetened condensed milk, chocolate, whipped cream, etc.). And they have a HUGE board with SO many fun ideas and concoctions that sound super yum.
I came in with my sons and one of their friends, we all got the littlest size (little) and it was perfect. Not too big for them, and just the right amount of treat for me. The kids got cherry and strawberry, I got pineapple, coconut, and strawberry with sweetened condensed milk. The total? 8.50! A steal! I walked in prepared to spend close to $ 15 for 4 treats.
We will be back to Baltimore Snowball often this summer!

Ok. You need to check this place out. Seriously. The service is always spot on. I’ve only ever had nothing but the absolute best service here. The guys behind the counter will walk you through the snowball flavors just to make sure you get the perfect one, and if it’s anything less than perfect, they want to know. The shop is adorable. My favorite snowball to get is one with tigers blood and cotton candy… It’s seriously addicting. I think I have a problem now. Really. I walk in and they already know what I want. Great product, great people, awesome experience. Go now.

Stopped by after work yesterday and picked myself up some shaved ice. I got a small shaved ice with 2 flavors, vanilla ice cream on the bottom, and condensed milk on top. Came out to around $ 4.00. It was delish!
The staff was very friendly. Décor is still pretty bare, but it’s cute with the old school, rock and roll them they have going. Would definitely come back!

This is a fantastic fun new place in San Marcos! I’m thrilled to have a new dessert shop here.
We went tonight, around 6pm for dessert with our two kiddos. Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect since I’d never heard of them. Friendly service, tons of options, cute place with themed music (1950’s/1960’s), and delicious shaved ice with ice cream at the bottom!
There’s one table outside, 6 or 7 tables inside (all have games on them), and honestly… just a really cool place.
We’ll be back!