Hansen's Sno-Bliz

If you want the best sno-balls in New Orleans you go to Hansen's Sno -Bliz on Tchoupitoulos street in uptown New Orleans.  Sno-balls are a specific New Orleans confection made with finely shaved ice and flavored cane sugar syrup.  Ernest Hanson invented the first ice-shaving machine in 1934 and his wife Mary made the Flavored Syrups.  The shop opened in 1939 and is now run by Ernest and Mary's granddaughter Ashley and they use the same ice shaving machine and secret recipes for the sno-ball syrup.  Their motto is "There are no Shortcuts to Quality and it takes time to make each sno-ball but it's always worth the wait.

We lived a block away from Hansen's when my son was very young.   On a hot day we would often walk over there and get a sno-ball and enjoy it on our front porch.  My son and daughter are in the painting in front of the entrance enjoying the best sno-ball in the city.