Article: Real Ice Cream: Indian snack shack heats, cools mouths.

Byline: Sylvia Ulloa

May 17--The advertising on Real Ice Cream's windows calls out like a street barker. Block letters ask passersby: "Have you tried our mouthwatering vada pav and falooda? If not, it's time."

It is, indeed.

This mom-and-pop ice cream parlor and Indian snack shack is hidden off El Camino Real in a down-at-the heels strip mall in Santa Clara. Pay no mind to the decor; it's the lovely exotic ice creams and the tongue-tingling chaat that are the draw.

Chaat is traditional Indian street food that includes salty, sweet, crunchy and fried treats. Most snacks are in the $3.50 to $4 range.

Responding to the shop's ...

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