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New restaurant with desserts made from snow opens first location on the Treasure Coast

New restaurant with desserts made from snow opens first location on the Treasure Coast
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What is the name of the new restaurant in Fort Pierce?

Vampire Penguin

Where is the vampire penguin? What was there before?

  • 2405 SUS 1, Fort Pierce; at Sabal Palm Plaza

  • between Thais Tatted Mermaid and the former Jugos Mama, north of Publix

  • The site was previously a self-service laundry

Who owns Vampire Penguin?

Brothers Leo and Paolo Angelo San Luis founded the company in California and opened the first Vampire Penguin location in Sacramento on Halloween 2013, according to the company’s website. They grew up in the Philippines and their favorite cone was ice candy, or their version of Otter Pops. In 2000, they moved to the United States and were introduced to snow cones, Hawaiian ice cream and Taiwanese ice cream. They developed their own creation of snow, combining the fine texture of Hawaiian ice cream with the creaminess of Taiwanese ice cream, all with the feel of an American snow cone.

Since opening its first location, the company has expanded operations throughout California, as well as Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Dakota, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington. Florida locations include Apopka, Bradenton, Ellenton, Sarasota, Sebring, Seminole and St. Petersburg, as well as recently opened Fort Pierce and Brandon locations. All stores are independently owned.

Brothers-in-law Jigar and Harshit Patel opened the Fort Pierce branch of Vampire Penguin, the first on the Treasure Coast after the latter opened a branch in Richmond, Virginia. After Jigar Patel moved from Pennsylvania to Port St. Lucie two years ago, the two brothers-in-law decided to open their own branch. They worked for six months to build out the 900-foot space, which is now decorated with Jigar Patel’s artwork and his hand-painted murals on the walls.

Vampire Penguin in Fort Pierce serves shaved snow, created by combining the fine texture of Hawaiian ice cream with the creaminess of Taiwanese ice cream – all with the feel of an American snow cone.Vampire Penguin in Fort Pierce serves shaved snow, created by combining the fine texture of Hawaiian ice cream with the creaminess of Taiwanese ice cream – all with the feel of an American snow cone.

Vampire Penguin in Fort Pierce serves shaved snow, created by combining the fine texture of Hawaiian ice cream with the creaminess of Taiwanese ice cream – all with the feel of an American snow cone.

What is a vampire penguin?

The San Luis brothers chose to have a penguin in the name because the animal is associated with ice. Combining a penguin with a vampire reflects that their shorn snow is out of this world and is something that shouldn’t really exist or be possible. They were also inspired by their love of horror films, vampire movies, dark cartoons, Batman and penguins.

According to his website: “The Vampire Penguin is a penguin who lives at the North Pole. And although there are no other penguins at the North Pole, the Vampire Penguin lives there because he is a vampire. His big and loyal best friend is a walrus who also thinks he’s a vampire, but he’s not. He’s just a walrus. The Vampire Penguin is also in love with a strong and beautiful polar bear named Paula Bear. With his stylish, sinister manner, the Vampire Penguin rules the polar skies. But behind his casual eyes, the Vampire Penguin really misses his penguin family and longs to be with them. So he conjures up delicious snow magic to bring friends and families together.”

Vampire Penguin in Fort Pierce serves shaved snow, created by combining the fine texture of Hawaiian ice cream with the creaminess of Taiwanese ice cream – all with the feel of an American snow cone.Vampire Penguin in Fort Pierce serves shaved snow, created by combining the fine texture of Hawaiian ice cream with the creaminess of Taiwanese ice cream – all with the feel of an American snow cone.

Vampire Penguin in Fort Pierce serves shaved snow, created by combining the fine texture of Hawaiian ice cream with the creaminess of Taiwanese ice cream – all with the feel of an American snow cone.

What kind of food does Vampire Penguin serve?

Shaved snow is light and fluffy, yet delicious. It contains less sugar, fat and calories than ice cream or frozen yogurt. With a few exceptions, it is gluten-free and there are vegan and sugar-free options.

It is a mix of traditional and modern desserts. For example, “Halo Halo” is a modern version of the traditional Filipino dessert with taro snow (root vegetable), sweet beans, jackfruit, ube paste (yam), flan and condensed milk.

What is on the vampire penguin’s menu?

The classic menu includes a regular shaved ice for $8 and a large shaved ice for $10. Create your own regular shaved ice with one topping for $7 or a large shaved ice with one topping for $9. Additional toppings are 75 cents each and deluxe toppings are $1 each.

  • Strawberry cheesecake: Strawberry vanilla snow, graham crackers, strawberries, condensed milk, strawberry sauce, white chocolate

  • Sweet tooth: Cotton candy snow, graham crackers, marshmallows, garnished with whipped cream sprinkles

  • Snowthaiger: Thai tea snow, crushed Oreos, condensed milk

  • Dulce de Leche: Vanilla snow, bananas, whipped cream, flan, caramel syrup

  • Polar Affogatto: Coffee-vanilla snow, brownie bites, whipped cream, chocolate sauce and dusted with cocoa powder

  • Smoreos: Cookies and Cream Snow, Graham Crackers, Marshmallow, Chocolate Sauce

  • Tuxedo: Chocolate snow, slivered almonds, strawberries, chocolate sauce

  • Orange dreamscape: Orange snow, vanilla cream filling, whipped cream

  • Mexican sweets: Mango snow, watermelon, chamoy, caramel syrup, tajin

  • Halo, halo: Taro snow, sweet beans, jackfruit, ube paste, flan, condensed milk

  • Peanut Butter Cups: Peanut butter chocolate snow, garnished with crushed Reese’s chips and chocolate sauce

Vampire Penguin in Fort Pierce serves shaved snow, created by combining the fine texture of Hawaiian ice cream with the creaminess of Taiwanese ice cream – all with the feel of an American snow cone.Vampire Penguin in Fort Pierce serves shaved snow, created by combining the fine texture of Hawaiian ice cream with the creaminess of Taiwanese ice cream – all with the feel of an American snow cone.

Vampire Penguin in Fort Pierce serves shaved snow, created by combining the fine texture of Hawaiian ice cream with the creaminess of Taiwanese ice cream – all with the feel of an American snow cone.

When did Vampire Penguin open?

May 12, 2024

What are the opening hours of Vampire Penguin?

Sunday-Thursday 12pm-8pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-9pm

What are Vampire Penguin’s phone number, website and social media?

772-919-9810, Website, Facebook, Instagram

Laurie K. Blandford is TCPalm’s entertainment reporter dedicated to finding the best things to do on the Treasure Coast. You can email her at [email protected]. Sign up for her weekly newsletter, “What To Do in 772,” at profile.tcpalm.com/newsletters/manage.

This article originally appeared in Treasure Coast Newspapers: New Vampire Penguin Fort Pierce restaurant serves shaved snow desserts

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