Popular NYC Shaved Ice Cream Chain Is Coming To Bayside

BAYSIDE, QUEENS -- A popular New York City chain serving up "shaved ice cream" has been expanding from Manhattan out into the boroughs, and its next stop appears to be Bayside.

Snowdays NYC, best known for putting a creamy twist on Korean and Taiwanese shaved ice, announced a new storefront "coming soon" in the neighborhood on their website.

The ice cream shop will open its doors at 42-28 Bell Blvd., formerly home to an AT&T Wireless storefront, by mid- to late-June, AssetCRG broker Michelle Abramov told QNS.com, who first reported the story.

The NYC chain's owner and founder Tony Quach launched first Snowdays in Manhattan's East Village after discovering the frozen treat - a combination of ice cream and shaved ice - while living in Los Angeles, according to the company's website.

"What was first a cool new place to take friends for dessert, quickly turned into an obsession," Quach wrote on the website. "Shaved ice cream was something that I had to bring back to New York City."

Quach and other personnel at Snowdays NYC could not immediately be reached for comment.

The ice cream shop has since expanded to Manhattan's West Village, Brooklyn's Prospect Heights and most recently added its first Queens storefront in Forest Hills. A Los Angeles location is also listed as "Coming Soon" on Snowdays' website.

Snowdays has also garnered the attention of national media outlets from NBC, to ABC, to Insider for its nontraditional ice cream, flavors and toppings.

The company got its latest wave of attention this winter for its "ultimate hot chocolates" featured on ABC7 in January. Cups are served overflowing with chocolate syrup, marshmallows and other goodies.

(Lead image: Snowdays NYC opened its first Queens ice cream shop in Forest Hills. Photo via Google Maps)