Powder

Powder is such a gem. I always forget about it and then go back and wonder why I'm not here all the time. The shaved snow is so light and melty, almost better than ice cream honestly. I've had the black sesame which I'm super picky about and they do it so well. Ube is also a fave. Get toppings. They totally make it. The combos are thoughtful, the flavors are clean, and it never feels too sweet or heavy. One of my favorite dessert spots in SF, hands down.

Flaky flavored shave ice. By "flavored" I mean the flavors are actually frozen into the ice blocks, not added as toppings later. As far as dessert goes, pricing is on the cheaper side.

It was alright. I'm ambivalent about shaved ice as a texture and more focused on flavor. I got a kids size ube ice cream with mochi topping. The ube ice cream was just ok. Note that if you want a lot of a certain topping, just get one; the more toppings you ask for, the less of each you'll get because there's not much space to fit it around the ice cream. I got a lot more mochi than my friend did because she ordered mochi AND strawberry toppings. Also it was pretty expensive to add toppings! And

Me and my husband have been to this place before and we had a wonderful experience the first time despite them almost closing they were very nice. I went today at around 7pm not even near the closing time. We came in and she didn't even welcome us. When we were still looking at the flavors near the register she immediately just asks us if we are ready. After she took our order she stated making it and when she was finished she didn't even call out our order or what it was. She just threw our foo

Power is a shaved ice shop with waffles. I tried the Thai Tea and it was very finely shaved and the flavor was good. Not as strong as I usually prefer, but I like strong tea. The intensity is great for the average Joe. Great little shop that I would recommend!