Five places for snowcones

A sampling of places to cool off heading into the Fourth of July weekend: Big Top, Casey's, Jim-Jim's, Sno-Beach and Treat

By Mike Sutter
AMERICAN-STATESMAN RESTAURANT WRITER
Thursday, July 02, 2009

A sampling of places to cool off with chipped, shaved and snowballed ice heading into the Fourth of July weekend.

Big Top Candy Shop, a store at 1706 S. Congress Ave. (462-2220, www.myspace.com/bigtopcandyshop). Open at 11 a.m. Sundays through Fridays, 10 a.m. Saturdays.

Casey's New Orleans Snowballs, a shop at 808 E. 51st St. Open daily at noon.

Jim-Jim's Water Ice, a storefront at 615-A E. Sixth St. (708-8285, www.jimjimswaterice.com). Open daily at noon. Other locations include Deep Eddy Pool, the south entrance of Zilker Park at 2100 Robert E. Lee Road, Cafe Rema at 2418 RM 620 in Lakeway and the farmers' markets at the Triangle (46th Street and Lamar Boulevard) and downtown (Fourth and Guadalupe streets).

Sno-Beach, trailers at 801 Barton Springs Road, 34th and Guadalupe streets and outside the Fiesta Mart at 3909 N. Interstate 35. Open daily at noon.

Treat, a trailer sharing space with La Dee Dah at the South Austin Trailer Park & Eatery at 1311 S. First St. (www.austintreat.com). Open at noon Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays.