Quench

Only tried the mango papaya but it was very delicious. It took a while for the young man to make it, but he was by himself. Would visit again if I’m in the area.

I was really excited about trying this place out because I saw so many postings online. So when I got the chance to, I made sure to go out of my way. (I’m from Wisconsin). I only tried the shaved iced so I can’t speak for the other foods. Got an order of the taro shaved iced and it was nothing that blew my mind. I shared it with my three cousins and one even said that I had wasted my money because all it tasted like was ice with condensed milk and fruit. I’m not sure if I’ll ever try to go out of my way to try out again. I hope everyone else has a better experience.

What do you when it is 100 degrees out and you have 10 dollars left over from the St. Paul Food Truck Festival? You obviously head over to Maplewood Mall to get an order of the Vampire shave ice from Quench. If you are shocked that I am giving rave reviews for a food court establishment in a very suburban mall, join the club, cause so am I. This is probably the last place I thought I would find shave ice of this caliber in Minnesota. The only other places I’ve had good, authentic, shave ice are Chicago, Southern California, and Arizona (if I go to Hawaii that will be the first thing on my «to-​eat» list). I first heard about Quench through Unilocal (of course) so I was pumped to give this place a try.
The kids at the counter were really helpful in explaining the different shave ice options and they were very friendly and appeared to be putting a lot of effort into shaving the ice. I know that sounds ridiculous but as a shave ice connoisseur, there’s definitely a technique they need to use or else you end up with chunks #firstworldproblemsiknow. Anyway, my friends and I shared an order of the Vampire shave ice. This is mango flavored shave ice drizzled with chamoy (a sweet, salty, and spicy Mexican sauce) and surrounded by fresh kiwis, strawberries, lychee, and popping boba. The Vampire shave ice is crazy refreshing and the perfect way to stay cool on a really. really…hot day.

The shaved ice are bomb! I’ve had real shaved ice before in LA and FL. I’ve been craving for shaved ice so bad and finally found a spot in MN! Quench is the real deal! You gotta check it out when you go to Maplewood Mall. They’re located in the Food Court.

Food is ok and customer service is average. I wouldn’t go out of my way for this place.

Just had their spring rolls and it was very tasty and fresh. I also had their papaya salad, tri color and lychee drinks. Overall, good, but use less sugar on the drink I ordered (I only wanted ¼ of the sugar since the first time was too sweet.). Papaya salad is a little inconsistent. I’d recommend them to get the recipe down so it’d taste the same each time I go there. I know papaya salad is hard to get consistent, but there are places out there that have it down. Otherwise, I liked Quench and would go back. I went twice already.

I’m from the east coast and boy, what a GREAT concept!!! About time a place like this open! Serving great traditional desserts and tri color (Nab vam) that hit the spots… highly recommend the thai tea and shaved ice dessert!!!