Helados Juli's Frozen Dessert
8 Brooks St, Boston, MA
Crema's Take
“Helados Juli's is a vibrant spot for Latin American frozen desserts where the real magic happens with their minutas—shaved ice treated as an art form with fresh fruit and house-made syrups that transport you straight to a summer market in Mexico or Central America. Their ice cream flavors (pistachio gets particular love) and indulgent sundaes pair perfectly with those refreshing fruit bowls, making it the kind of place that draws in devoted regulars of all backgrounds seeking that genuine, homemade quality. Fair warning: some visits are more consistent than others, but when they nail it, it's absolutely worth the occasional brain freeze.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
We got minutas and they were okay. The fruit was fresh and the tamarindo jelly was pretty good. The ice just wasn’t crushed properly so it made all of the fruit juice fall to the bottom and we were just chewing on chunks of ice. The flavors were great but shaving the ice right is what makes a good minuta.
First of all, it’s super expensive and it lacks quality. The reason I’m giving it one star it’s because I ordered a minuta which I know it’s called shaved ice for a reason, however the syrups don’t go through and it literally has only a small layer of it, the whole center and down at the bottom was just ice with no flavor. $10 for literally just ice. Syrups should be going through it all the way down.
Love coming here and getting some ice cream & minutas which have been a while since I’ve eaten one. They have fresh fruit bowls & plenty of different flavors for the minutas. Everything looks great and they are located inside a convenient store with plenty of snacks which makes it even more convenient. The minutas come out lookin go phenomenal & taste great as well, the mangonadas are also great. They have plenty of different flavors of regular ice cream as well. Definitely recommend it specially for the summer time.
This place is BOMB! In full disclosure, yes I am Mexican, but my husband is as white as it gets and he is hooked! Their shaved ice? Oh man, worth the brain freeze! My husband tried the pistachio ice cream and he was drooling! You won’t regret stopping here. Way better than any other ice cream place around.
They have the most delicious brownie sundae! It has a brownie of course, your choice of flavored icecream, whipped cream and caramel, fudge drizzled on top with a cherry. I recommend it for sure! Very delicious 👌
Crema Reviews
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