I was excited to try rolled ice cream for the first time but even for not having it before, this rolled ice cream was subpar. Sure the fruit was good and thrown on top, but the icecream barely tasted like green tea and melted pretty fast and they place a full stale Oreo on top like an afterthought. Pretty pricey for what you get. Service was okay at best, you just say what you want, pay then leave. I'm not sure I'll be returning here since there are ton others nearby but I wanted to give this a try since I walked past it everyday. read more

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I haven't written a review in a long time. After what I experienced at this restaurant a few hours ago, I dug through my old passwords and revived this Yelp account because of how shocking my experience was. Food: The ice cream isn't that great. It's overly sweet and the flavors are fairly monotone. Service: Despite paying for my ice cream, I felt like the server taking my order was doing me a favor. The server glared at me when I walked in. After I got my ice cream, I asked for an extra spoon as I wanted to share it with a friend. The server refused to give me another spoon, despite having already paid $6.25 for a somewhat small cup of ice cream. I offered to pay for the extra spoon and was met with another glare and a strong "NO". Have you ever been to a ice cream shop that refused to give you an extra plastic spoon? read more

The green tea ice cream was not too bitter and. Instead fairly sweet - definitely worth trying!

Totally puzzled by the lower star reviews. And I am one that is tough when writing reviews.. great little place, friendly staff and fair value for the money. Something different.. and the banana ice cream actually starts with.. wait for it.. real banana. What a treat. Clean place and something different. Better ice cream than the overpriced places around here that are tourist traps. Try it out. read more

15 Below Ice Cream - a person holding a bowl of fruit - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Ithaca, New York

A small shop by the ithaca commons downtown area. Its a lovely shop to get some ice cream. You do have to waste $10 to use your credit card, so carry at least 6 dollars if you want to buy some ice cream. They have at least 5 to 6 different choices, and you can add and choose other toppings as well (the price may increase). The only reason that i am giving this place 4 stars was the toppings. In my ice cream, it included gummy bears. As i bit into the gummy bears they were so stale and dry that i could barely eat it. Overall i would this is place to check out. They place liquid ice cream onto a cooler and you can see the process of how your icecream is being made. read more

15 Below Ice Cream - a bowl of ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Ithaca, New York

For boba: I got the matcha milk tea and it was subpar. I've never had tapioca with such weird texture; it was definitely not cooked correctly. There was a lot of ice in the cup, too. read more

Went for bubble tea today. Would have rated lower, but perhaps their ice cream has more potential. I ordered the Original Milk Tea, but after repeating 3x, they still got my order wrong and I was given the strawberry one. At $3.50, I wasn't going to make a big deal, but then they informed me of the $10 min for card! It was my fault for not noticing, so be prepared and bring cash. I ordered another Original Milk Tea and the 4 pc buns. They would take 10 mins so I waited outside and tried the tea. Honestly couldn't get through half. Both were powder-based- mixed w/ hot water and ice....wasn't hot or cold...lukewarm with a strange thick consistency- not good. I guess you get what you pay for. The buns were cheap and pretty okay but don't order when in a rush. I would not come again or recommend. Hope they improve... read more

This is the only rolled Thai style ice cream you can find in Ithaca and probably the only one I know if in central New York. They don't have this in Syracuse. I'm from San Jose where they have tons of these places and I'm aware New York City has a ton but it isn't fair to review a place and compare it to places where people can't drive to get to it easily. That's why I'm giving this place a 4! I tried number 2 & 7 on their menu (strawberry fields and some green tea one). The strawberry fields was described as vanilla with strawberry but I didn't realize the strawberry would be chopped into the vanilla on the cold stone making the ice cream more of a strawberry than a vanilla. I thought both the green tea and strawberry tasted great. Mine had blackberry listed but I only got one blackberry. The rolls take up a lot of the cup so there is almost no room to add toppings. The toppings are scarce but I'm ok with that since I like ice cream more than I like toppings. The only way this place could improve would be to have seating indoors or outdoors. There is a wooden bench and two chairs indoors but no tables and no inviting space to sit. It is definitely a tiny shop but I think the front could fit a small table for some indoor dining (especially on nights where it's cold outside). The interior could also use some more decorative appeal. The photos of the ice cream options posted weren't very good quality photos and didn't sell the ice cream well. The ice cream looks better in real life than the photos in the windows present. read more

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As a visitor from NYC, it's very obvious that this ice cream shop's name is a copy of the 10 Below ice cream shop located in NYC Chinatown. Make no mistake, this shop is far from the same service, quality and flavors offered by the original 10 Below. The ice cream is not bad but rather a no frill experience compared to the NYC or Flushing, Queens locations. As for the naming the shop, if you're going to sell Thai inspired ice cream, at least be more creative in making up a name. read more

Ice cream is a welcome addition to the commons! 15 Below is Thai-style rolled ice cream. It's prepared right in front of you on a frozen pan: fruit of your choice mixed in to the cream, smoothed flat, frozen, then rolled up and served with fresh fruit and whipped cream toppings. Upsides: People were friendly, ice cream was tasty, fruit was fresh, and the process was fun to watch. Downsides: Only one size, one price, which was roughly equivalent to a large bowl of ice cream. Too much for one full-size person, let alone a child. No vegan ice cream available - they only use Byrne dairy ice cream base. Hopefully as they grow, they'll add options. Bottom line: Worth a visit. read more

15 Below Ice Cream - a kiwi and a strawberry - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Ithaca, New York

This ice cream parlous is right below my apartment here at commons west. I have tried 5 different I cream flavours here and not been dissaponted ever. Their Summer Lorin and raspberry delight are my favourite flavours. Overall a must visit place for ice creams read more

I asked if I could customize my rolled ice cream and pick the ingredients and they said yes. They then chopped up and rolled plain ice cream and put an Oreo on top (along with big banana chunks). Like wtf. Terrible service. Mediocre ice cream. Don't go. No but really how the hell do you give anyone a whole Oreo with ice cream and a plastic spoon. Should've chopped that shit read more

The previous reviews are really negative, but I really enjoyed this place. I went with a very large group, about 30 people, and we got served nice & fast. Everyone enjoyed our ice cream. If you want regular hard ice cream with a variety of flavors or a typical soft serve, this isn't the place to go. But if you like unique flavors & atmosphere, come here. It's also fun to watch the ice cream being made. I will definitely go back!! read more

15 Below Ice Cream - #5: YUM! It's actually a lot of ice cream and they added real fruit on top which is a plus. I think it's worth the price. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Ithaca, New York

Little place in The Commons. Choose from a pre-designed list of flavors/toppings. Watch them spread the ice cream and add the flavors, before rolling them up. Limited counter seating inside, but outdoor Commons patio seating available. About $6/serving. I enjoyed the strawberry ice cream with kiwi and mango toppings. My kids split a cookies and cream ice cream with gummy bears, M&Ms, and sprinkles. read more

The ice cream is good, unique but takes longer than advertised, so if you want to try make sure you are not in a hurry. Other than that the price is good and it's definitely entertaining. read more

15 Below Ice Cream - They do a show so it's interesting, unique. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Ithaca, New York

It's fun to watch them make the rolled ice cream in front of you, and it's creamy & delicious. Green tea ice cream is my favorite. The downside is there is only one size / only one price, and it's definitely pricey ($5.50 at the time of this writing). Worth trying once in my opinion, but not sure how often I'd come back. read more

It's what you'd expect. Tasty, but with the price, it's not something you would go for everyday. read more

15 Below Ice Cream - Matcha Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Ithaca, New York

The ice cream is good and the fruit toppings are fresh. My two girls are basically happy. However the Hong Kong Style Milk Tea is absolutely crap. I was given a cup of hot water and a tea bag with little creamer and lots of sugar. It ended up resting in the rubbish bin right outside the shop. read more

Terrific ice cream! Tastes great. Unique presentation. We will be back here when we are in Ithaca.

The ice cream was really good and creamy but the toppings were just thrown on randomly. My friend got the same matcha order as me but without peaches and we were in a group of 10. When the lady called for the matcha, we asked if that one had peaches and she said no BUT another one of my friends witnessed the people making the ice cream squish the peaches into the ice cream so it was blended. Then when my order came, it also had no peaches. I told her that I ordered it with some, and then she said something it Vietnamese with a really rude tone to the other two men working there and then dropped a peach into my ice cream. Now I don't speak viet, but I can tell that she gave me an attitude even though all I wanted was some damn peach in my ice cream. The pictures outside showed that it was a topping, not something you blend into the dessert and all I wanted was what was in the photo. read more

It's too pricey, bad service, extra fruits portion is way much smaller than the picture shown, no seat, chair, table for customer at all in the place. The staff yelling at me and not willing to sell. They look and act really scary. I also added 1.50 dollar for extra fruits but it too small for the price and in the picture shown, they make you think you will get big fruits pieces and berry, but in fact, I just got only 30 percent of each pieces instead. And I would asked for caramel, she said it will come with it, I will get it, but actually, I did not get it. So make me really disappointed. All 3 staffs, the cashier, the chef and the chef's helper are not tried to talked to customer during waiting for chef prepared the ice cream. They all are look like Vietnames/Chinese and they spoke a lot conversation of Vietnamese to each other during serving me, in front of me, without talking to me. And I am not feel comfortable with that. Actually, I am a core fans of Thai food and this kind of ice cream is not popular in Thailand and in Thailand they eat more creative and yummie than this ice cream. In Thailand they like a sweet and soft toasted bread with ice cream and topped with whipped and strawberry syrup. That's extreamely popular in Thailand. (this kind of serving is called - AFTER YOU (name of the restaurant that served) styled) Overall, really disappointed, not worth the money, and with a lot of choice of ice cream shop in town, I would say that I would go for PURITY, or Cornell Ice Cream the overall quality is way much better and more impressed, or simply grabbed a boxes of friendly ice cream, 2 for 7 still more impressed. And beside that, JASON (Collegetown) FRO YO IS STILL BE THE BEST EVER!!!! So I would skipped this restaurant next time. read more

Nice green tea flavor, very bad fruit topping though. Fruit not fresh at all! Bf commented that they could do much better with nicer menu and more offerings! Way to go! read more

I had started seeing these videos of creating these ice cream rolls popping up on my Facebook. I was intrigued. Then we visited Ithaca and there it was, right in their Commons. There is a menu of about 6 ice cream options, each with their own toppings, but from what I could tell, you could customize your toppings to your tastes as well. My husband and I shared a Matcha ice cream with lychee and other fruit. It was fun to watch the process of them pouring the liquid ice cream onto the freezing disc, spread it thin and peel it off the disc into rolls. The ice cream was flavorful, but not anything amazing. You are really paying the unique experience and presentation here, but I thought it was worth it. Not sure if this ice cream concept will last, but it is fun for now. read more

Decent pricing of $5.99 for a one size that is more than plenty, great flavors and choices and get to watch them make it in the process. A little disorganized with tickets but only have been open a week, but somewhat expected with any new business opening. Did not take long at all to receive our order. read more

The vanilla cream tastes absolutely amazing. They give you lots of toppings. It does take a around 4 mins for them to make your icecream. There are not a lot of choices either. There are only 6 choices. read more

Wonderful new discovery. Delicious ice cream made while you wait, with tasty toppings and generous (but not gluttonous) portions. We had a 3 and a 5, and both desserts changed our lives for the better. If there's a line, get in it and hang in there. The creamy rewards are worth the wait! read more

I was really excited to try this the one day I was in town. Their sign says they're open till 10:00p so I rushed and made it there at 9:45p, and they said they were closed already! If they don't actually want to be open till 10p they should change their sign. read more

The ice cream was good but the hygiene in the restaurant was questionable. Starting with the cashier who handed the ice cream maker our bowls with his money-dirty ( and who knows what else) fingers inside of our bowls. I replaced the bowl with ones that I held on the outside. I couldn't have enjoyed the ice cream otherwise. The price is high. The menu is unclear. I don't plan on going back read more