Northampton Neighbor Article: Very Fresh Snacks

Very Fresh Snacks (aka Very Fresh Clamatos & Snacks) can be a challenge to find.  It’s tucked in between the 9 Round kickboxing studio and a hair salon on Kuykendahl near Princeton Place.  The whole place is about the size of a food truck.  But you’ll find an incredible variety of Mexican snacks and sweets when you get there.

Owner Enrique Soberanes and his wife currently operate the business on their own.  You can make a meal of what they serve, particularly the ceviches, but the focus is on something to tide you over until dinner, or a nice dessert after that big meal. 

Soberanes is originally from Tijuana and owns the El Vason bar franchise in Mexico.  He emigrated with his family to the United States and settled for a time in San Diego.  They came to The Woodlands to visit relatives and fell in love with our area.  They opened Very Fresh in October of 2017, and believe this is where their dreams of success as restauranteurs can come true.

Very Fresh departs from Tex-Mex staples to feature items unique to our area.  The ceviches make a great meal or a generous snack to share.  They feature several snacks based on corn—a big helping of white or yellow corn layered with cheese, Mexican cream, lime juice and salsa.  You can get it with nachos or Cheetos, or on its own.  I took some of this home and put it in a taco with Tex-Mex seasoned beef—it made for a wonderfully flavorful and satisfying meal.  They also feature a savory drink, the michelada, made with beer, Clamato juice, a plum-based salsa seasoning, and lots of crunchy items from their topping bar.  It’s a full-on snack by itself.

Soberanes has been working hard on developing their line of sweet snacks.  They offer a variety of fruit salads, including spicy ones.  A new addition is shaved ice cream, some flavors made in-store and others with Blue Bell Ice Cream.  You can go sweet, or be adventurous and go spicy with tajin, piquin, salsaguetti and other savory flavors. 

Six months ago I reviewed Soberanes’ other venture in the area, TJ Baja Taco Shop, in this space.  Sadly that business was forced to close, so for now they are devoting all their efforts to Very Fresh.  They brought over some of their favorite recipes that will work in the more limited space.  But Soberanes is always looking for new opportunities, and they expect to be expanding again soon.  If you are looking for an afternoon pick-me-up, sweet or savory, you owe it to yourself to give this place a try.

You’ll find Very Fresh Clamatos and Snacks at 24914 Kuykendahl Rd, Tomball, TX 77375