Ice Monster
- Japan
- (beer • cold desserts • Ice Monster • shaved ice)
Taiwan’s Ice Monster brings monster shaved ice, monster lines, and monster brain freeze to Tokyo
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Jessica
Jun 5, 2015
Popular Taiwanese kakigori (shaved ice) chain Ice Monster opened on Omotesando, the main boulevard of Tokyo’s trendy Harajuku neighborhood, at the end of April to five-hour waits. Even now, waits regularly extend over an hour, but the scuttlebutt was that it was worth it for the mountains of delicious, delicious shaved ice.
We braved the lines and the brain freeze to find out the truth for you, dear readers.
- Japan, Taiwan
- (cafes • food • Ice Monster • kakigori • mango • restaurants • shaved ice • taste test)
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