Hansen's Sno-Bliz
4801 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA
Uptown 3: Napoleon To Audubon
Anecdotes & Analysis
The city's--and perhaps the world's--greatest sno-ball stand, Hansen's is at this writing in limbo, a victim of the May 8 flood and hampered by the advanced ages of Ernest and Mary Hansen, who opened the place in 1938 and did everything--and I mean everything--ever since. The standards of quality here would shame most chefs: they hand-select the ice, triple-wash it, superchill it, then grind it in a machine of Ernest's own manufacture into the finest powder this side of Aspen. All the syrups are made from scratch every day, and the sno-blizzes are assembled with almost ridiculous care. Here's hoping that we'll be able to stand in one of the Hansen's interminable lines for a Super Duper once again.
Backstory
The city's--and perhaps the world's--greatest sno-ball stand, Hansen's is at this writing in limbo, a victim of the May 8 flood and hampered by the advanced ages of Ernest and Mary Hansen, who opened the place in 1938 and did everything--and I mean everything--ever since. The standards of quality here would shame most chefs: they hand-select the ice, triple-wash it, superchill it, then grind it in a machine of Ernest's own manufacture into the finest powder this side of Aspen. All the syrups are made from scratch every day, and the sno-blizzes are assembled with almost ridiculous care. Here's hoping that we'll be able to stand in one of the Hansen's interminable lines for a Super Duper once again.
Bonus Ratings
2
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