Vampire Penguin

2671 Cropley Ave, San Jose
(408) 649-6049

Recent Reviews

Yoselin Z.

I went to go get some dragon breathe and turns out it's been a while since they sold that item so I decided to get shaven vanilla ice cream with banana and dulce de leche to my surprise it was very good I asked for a small and paid for a small and it was still pretty big I highly recommend this place! Has a good environment too

Ngan T.

my girlfriend and I always come for the Mexican candy shaved ice dessert. it's very smooth, melt-in-the-mouth, fruity treat. The staff are awesome and friendly. Will always come back for more when we are in the area!

Christina P.

This place is not good.. I came here with my boyfriend for dessert on a Saturday night and it was empty. We got the Pandan Egg Puff and Snow Thaiger. Did we come at a bad time because the two things we got were not good at all. First, the Snow Thaiger was tasteless - like seriously.. Thai tea.. more like "bye" tea. Let's not even talk about the Pandan Egg Puff. While waiting for my egg puff, I knew the worker had forgotten about it when she softly said "sh*t" under her breath as she was rushing to salvage it. Which customer wants to hear that?! It was dry, tasteless, and 100% over cooked.

Antlice Z.

Absolutely the most fluffiest and soft shaved ice we've ever had! What a great texture for shaved ice -- not too hard that it shatters everywhere but not too soft where it's like ice cream. We got The VP flavor of shaved ice, and although it was a little bland (couldn't really taste the green tea), the texture, and overall presentation made up for it. We paid $7 for a small, which was a little pricey considering the size of the shaved ice. Would recommend getting the upgraded large for an extra $2. Overall, would love to come back here again for delicious shaved ice!

Matt Nguyen

What a great place to hang out . So many sweet options. I usually have the egg puff which is so good. Once they make it , the entire smell so good. 👌. The drinks options are plentiful . The store is extremely clean and has lots of table and chairs . They offer free WiFi in case you are working. I would highly recommend this place .

Ramil Manalo

First timer. I will come back again.

Matt Rosen

Best shaved ice in town

Terri M.

A cute little place behind a gas station.When we walked in we were greeted by a cute sweet Filipina lady, maybe the owner. We ordered the strawberry cheesecake and the s'mores snow ice without graham crackers. When I got it I was shocked there was so many fresh strawberries on top and yummy cookie crumbs! Super tasty. I have had this type of shaved ice before. It isn't like a snow cone. I think that they have a huge block of frozen flavored whatever it is and use a tool to do the shaved ice. It is light and fluffy. They do not have a public restroom though.

Shannon C.

Came here randomly and decided to order an avocado smoothie with honey pearl. Sooooo good! Perfectly sweet, not too much, and the honey pearl added the perfect touch and had the perfect texture. The lady was super nice and the bathrooms were clean.

Tracy H.

The lady was very nice and helpful, I got the tiramisu and it did taste like tiramisu, I would recommend that for a person who has a sweet tooth. The place was pretty empty but the seating is very nice

Sammy T.

I came here with my siblings an hour before closing and it was pretty empty. I feel like this place isn't as hyped as other places. But the shaved snow here is way better than any other. We ordered the Mexican candy shaved snow because we were so indecisive and the cashier recommended us this. I was quite impressed because personally I don't like Mexican candy as much but this plate was delicious! It was very light, fluffy, creamy and SUPER SOFT. It's the SOFTEST snow I've ever tasted, once you take a spoon of the snow in your mouth. It just melts right in. This was also my first time here and I'd definitely would come back here for a soft dessert!! And plus they were playing throw back songs (theeee best music choice as well hahah)

Nancy V.

We ordered the Strawberry Cheesecake. I ordered it without any graham crackers, cheesecake bites and white chocolate sauce. I was craving something fruity & their only fruit options were strawberry & mango so that's the closest thing I could get which was a little disappointing. We also ordered the Peach Garden. It was not as sweet as expected considering I chose a 100% sweetness. Overall, will not be coming back, everything was decent but not worth the drive back.

Anne P.

COME HERE FOR THE MACARON SANDWICHES!! Atmosphere: This place is one of those chill quiet boba shops that you can chill with your friends at. It's right next to the Kickin Crab in San Jose so you should totally stop by after getting your fill of seafood. It seems like it doesn't get a lot of business though so it might just be you and your friends if you're cool with that lol Staff: There's not much interaction with the staff past ordering and receiving your food since it's run kind of like a fast food business, but they were really nice in that short period of time! Food: I only got their ice cream macaron sandwhich but they have a HUGE selection of them as well as serving up waffles and boba. It looked good in the pictures, but I can only attest to the ice cream, which was really good. Not too sweet and really cute is the only aesthetic I care about! Price: Perfectly decent for a dessert/boba shop. I spent less than $5 while I was in there which in these days, is pretty decent. Wait: NO WAIT!! As I've said, this place doesn't look like it gets a lot of business, so you'll probably be in and out in under 10 minutes max. Love that.

Eesha P.

This place is very average. The halo halo was very tasty but the s'mores was not good. The ice has compacted and the marshmallows were frozen so you couldn't get that great of an experience. I wish the marshmallows were toasted or something so it would have been a better experience. That being said the halo halo was great with fun toppings and a great flavor!

Jennifer V.

To satisfy a boba drink after lunch, we decided to stop by Vampire Penguin. Unfortunately, we were too full to try the shaved ice. Or egg puff with ice cream, We'll be coming back for those, for sure. I loved the Pandan egg puffs. The center has a mochi chewy bite to it. We devoured it in the car ride before getting home. The boba in my Thaiger Milk Tea were cooked perfectly. My reason for four out of five stars, is more of a service speed. As far as I saw, We only saw one worker. Between waiting for our order to be taken, then waiting for our egg puffs and drinks to be made, it did take a while.

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