Mam's Snoballs, Houston

Don't call it a snow cone. The New Orleans-style treat served at Mam's Snoballs starts with a finer, fluffier ice, topped in syrup flavors such as almond, banana, and cola. There are more than three dozen flavor choices in all, including sugar-fee options, but that's just the beginning of the possibilities. Mam's tops snoballs in condensed milk, ice cream, whipped cream, and other choices for a treat that tastes more like ice cream than a—ahem—snow cone.