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    Beal's Ice Cream

    3.8 (159 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Super busy... Everyone tip well please
    Jae L.

    This is probably one of the most flavorful ice cream places I have had in a long while. Many options too choose from but they do have unique ones that I have not seen/tried in any other places. First off... Shout out to the 2 lovely young ladies running the place on a busy Saturday night. I really hope everyone tipped them well cause they were hustling and bustling in there non stop. The first unique flavor: almond butter flavor. I love the subtle taste with occasional burst of flavor of caramel and almonds as you keep eating it. I love flavors like this where it isn't in your face. Second unique flavor: coffee Oreo. Do you like coffee? How about Oreo? Then why not combine the two?! This one is a bit more intense but also balanced. Small shop located in Portland City; it'll be a good spot to just get ice cream to go.

    an ice cream cone hanging from a building
    My-Linh D.

    Upon entering, the place smelled amazing! It smelled of waffles and syrup. There was a long line but it went by quickly. We got one scoop for $5 and it was a pretty good size. I thought it was very cool that they made their own cones right at the shop as well. There was also a good selection of flavors and a section for sorbet and non dairy items.

    Strawberry&raspberry, coffee&watermelon; French vanilla&coconut
    Claire L.

    Watermelon is so fresh and different! My daughter is so happy with her strawberry &raspberry flavor.

    Robert C.

    Fantastic ice cream that's worth the wait! I had the banana split with Maine blueberry, strawberry, and chocolate. Hands down the best I've ever had. The girls working the counter were all very friendly and genuinely happy. Definitely stop in on your visit. This is the best shop in Portland!

    Oreo dough
    Lina H.

    This is kinda your average ice cream shop. The staff were really nice to allow us to try ice cream. I got Oreo dough in kiddie size which i was looking forward to because I'm a cookie dough fan but sadly there were only 2-3 cookie dough pieces in there. It essentially was chocolate cake pieces mixed into vanilla ice cream so kind of disappointing. My partner got the blueberry ice cream which was actually true to taste! A creamy wild blueberry flavor that isn't overbearing. I'm not sure I would return as there were other ice cream places in the area to try.

    Sign out front :)

    Not the best ice cream I've ever had, but friendly service and the ice cream was still yummy. My girlfriend got coffee Oreo (or something like that?) and I got maple walnut. The inside is very spacious which I liked (lots of places in Portland feel pretty cramped and packed but not this place) and we didn't have to wait in line for too long.

    Flavors of goodness
    Lynn W.

    Great service and flavors of ice cream. Blueberry was absolutely delicious! The line moves quick and they are well organized

    Artificial strawberry, cookies & cream Mint chocolate chip in the back
    Victoria C.

    This was such a disappointing ice cream shop. I'm always so excited to try out new ice cream places and it looked liked plenty of people were coming from here (maybe there was a better ice cream shop elsewhere tho), so we decided to try it out when walking by. I got 2 scoops, strawberry and cookies & cream. The strawberry was extremely artificial and had no taste with huge chunks of actual strawberry in them. The cookies & cream I got was probably not even real ice cream and it was contaminated with orange sherbet because they didn't wash their scoopers in between orders. I would not recommend this place and would rather have kept walking to another ice cream place within the area.

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    Great ice cream! Definitely a place to pop into if you're walking around the city and looking for a quick treat.

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    Amazing! I get my birthday cake here every year and it never fails to amaze me how good it is! The staff has always been so kind!

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    Creamy creamy ice cream. Chocolate chip had huge chocolate pieces in it. Very good prices.

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    Creamy awesome treat. Soft serve and/or hard equally delicious. Good portion sizes. Friendly service and outdoor street-side seating.

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    Ask the Community - Beal's Ice Cream

    Does the ice cream base contain egg?

    Hello, thank you for your question. Most of our ice cream flavor are egg free, however we have a hand full that do contain egg, like French Vanilla and Whoopie Pie. We have an allergy list available to double check and help you choose a flavor… Read more

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    Nice little ice cream shop. They have very interesting flavors. I liked the blueberry and basil…read moresorbet since it was light and refreshing. The service is terribly slow though. There are a few seats by the window bar, but I think people usually take it to go.

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    4.0(14 reviews)
    1.9 miBack Cove

    Excellent ice cream!... Friendly service. Lots of unique…read moreflavors... Reasonably priced... Ready to let you taste any samples. Support your local hidden treasure.

    Does it get more local than a scoop shop in a neighborhood untouched by tourism? I just don't think…read moreit does; if you've ever used Ocean Ave to get from Forest to Washington, chances are you've seen the small white building with colorful, albeit limited signage offering up ice cream. Lived in Portland for years and never had a reason to come here when there's so many other (glamorous) options, but now living so close I just think this spot is super, duper charming. Yes, the prices are higher than at other places and I'm not entirely sure why, but this doesn't really bother me because the portions have always been enormous here, it's super convenient to where I live, there's never a wait, the staff is accommodating about wacky requests, they take credit cards, and the customer service is sometimes above and beyond what's becoming the norm downtown (I showed up once a few minutes after they had closed for the night, but they still let us order giant sundaes anyway!). They serve stuff from The Ice Cream Machine (out of Rhode Island, and distributed by Sysco) so it's not homemade or local even - I don't think it's the most delicious ice cream in the world, but it gets the job done and sometimes that's all you need (side note: their sundaes are awesome here; they know how to pour. on. the. hot. fudge!). Do I think this is a destination spot? Absolutely not. Is it ever going to make it on some national "Best of..." list that will drive hoards of people to it? Nope. Will I seek it out when I move away from the neighborhood? Can't say that I will. But is it a perfect spot for those Back Cove/The Pocket folks within walking distance? Yep. It's nice that in the state's biggest, busiest, trendiest city there are still places you can safely, quietly walk to get some ice cream with your family and enjoy it in a pristine park across the street only locals really know about.

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    I just returned home from having ice cream at Veranda St…read more After years of patronage at all Beals locations, I can now say with certainty.. I will never go back. I just paid $9.13 for the smallest, medium ice cream I have ever been served AND by the most SMUG young ladies. I understand you can't give the house away, but the cost of the ice cream, the outrageous up-charge for sprinkles, the $.20 for the extra dish came to $9.13. It was my choice to leave the extra change as tip.... In total..... $10.00. I've seen child size ice creams larger than what I was served. Going forward, I will be taking my business to other local shops, like Sammy's Scoops or Twisted Swirls. Local businesses that truly appreciate my patronage. Thank you for being part of our community, but I'm done with Beals.

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    It is a bar, but with the highest quality dessert. They do not serve non- dessert food…read more This was my 2nd time there. Loved it again. Great service, cozy atmosphere, open later (we went after 9pm), great selection of desserts.

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