{"id":322926,"date":"2026-06-04T19:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/322926\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:20:12","slug":"why-tropical-icy-remains-a-favorite-treat-spot-in-lubbock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/322926\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Tropical Icy Remains A Favorite Treat Spot In Lubbock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Desserts and sweets are treats, but should they come with a hefty price tag? Sure, some things are worth shelling out for, but where are the summer staple treats we love, at a price that doesn&#8217;t put a sour taste in your mouth?<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/jazz-lubbock-40-years\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jazz Bar Celebrates 40 Years In Lubbock With Birthday Bash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lubbock Locals Know Where To Go<\/p>\n<p>Tropical Icy has been around for many years, with Google reviews from 10 years ago saying, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been going here for years!&#8221; Let&#8217;s assume Tropical Icy has always been there, because I can&#8217;t remember a time when it wasn&#8217;t located at\u00a01701 E Broadway (MLK and E. Broadway).<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/skooners-closes-lubbock\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why Skooners Dive Bar Will Be Missed In Lubbock Community<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A recent post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/LBKFoodies\/posts\/2469868050128237\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LBK Foodies<\/a> proves the flavors and price points are still amazing- she got a large size shaved ice for only $3.50! Tropical Icy offers many flavor options, and the ability to add cream, ice cream or pickles to your shaved ice.<\/p>\n<p>Good Vibes, Great Reviews<\/p>\n<p>Tropical Icy has an overall rating of 4.9 stars and over 100 reviews, which is really remarkable. Many of the reviews are like this recent one:<\/p>\n<p>Saw someone post a tik tok video on this place and had to try it!!! I&#8217;m so glad we stopped before leaving town. The women working here were so friendly! I ordered the Strawberry Cheesecake icy with a scoop of ice cream &amp; cream topping! It was delicious!<\/p>\n<p>FYI: Cash or Cash App<\/p>\n<p>Some of Lubbock&#8217;s longest-running favorites held on to a cash-only model for many, many years (like Bryan&#8217;s did for years ,etc). Tropical Icy was one of those places, although they now also accept Cash App payments.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being here for so long, Tropical Icy!<\/p>\n<p>Why Lubbock&#8217;s 34th Street Is A Culinary Trip Around the World<\/p>\n<p>Want to dine around the world without leaving Lubbock? Try 34th Street, which is full of delicious, high-quality options from across the globe. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Desserts and sweets are treats, but should they come with a hefty price tag? Sure, some things are&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322927,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-322926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}