Meet Fresh

Ever since it landed stateside, this Taiwanese dessert chain has grown so popular that it now has over 38 outposts throughout the country, including several in LA. The shop continues to import high-quality ingredients from its native Taiwan—whipping up house-made taro balls, refreshing grass jelly, fragrant red bean, and tofu pudding to enhance its concoctions, which, like many East Asian desserts, are subtly sweet rather than overpoweringly so. Here, you’ll find creamy soft-serve, crushed-ice bowls swimming with the aforementioned treats, and shareable shaved ice towers drenched in condensed milk. Be sure to stop by July 15-31, when Meet Fresh launches a limited-edition QT Cup collaboration with chef Mei Lin of Daybird. Jam-packed with fruit, almond pudding, chewy taro balls, and basil seeds, her Mango Strawberry shaved ice dessert will be available at select locations—including Arcadia, Cerritos, Hacienda Heights, and Temple City—with 100% of sales donated to No Kid Hungry.