A Taipei shaved ice shop is set to open tomorrow on the site of a famous predecessor that closed in January over an ownership dispute.
The previous shop — named Ice Monster (冰館) — was known for its mango shaved ice dessert for 15 years and was included in the New York Times list of 13 things to do in the city if you have 36 hours.
The new shop, under completely new ownership, will be called Yong Kang 15 (永康15) — named after the shop’s address on the well-known shopping street.
According to Lee Ching-long (李慶隆), director-general of Yong Kang Commercial and Cultural Promotion Association, during the past five months, sales in other stores near the ice shop had dropped more than 20 percent.
“We hope the new shop will bring back visitors to Yong Kang Street in the first month, and increase the community’s business by 20 percent in the next month,” Lee said at a press conference.
To attract customers, Lee said the new shop would provide the same products as Ice Monster — shaved ice desserts.
Lo Chun-hua (羅駿樺), the former owner of Ice Monster, serves as the store’s technical adviser, Lee said.
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