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    Bruster's Real Ice Cream

    4.4 (55 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Cindy G.

    Great place for a refreshing ice cream! Creamy and loaded with toppings! Outdoor seating available too.

    Brilynn C.

    Surprising ice cream flavor combinations. It is so exciting to see some unique flavors of ice cream. The usual offerings of waffle cone, sugar cone or cup is offered. I saw ice cream cakes in the cooler. Bruster's offered a school spirit night donating 20% of sales back to our school.

    Our sitafal (custard apple) and rajbhog (vanilla with saffron, pistachio, cashew and almonds).
    Surelyne L.

    Have been here several times. Always clean and pretty well run. Stopped by because I saw that they carried Indian ice cream flavors. I've tried the paan (betel leaf & rose with fennel seeds & tutti-frutti ) one before & it was delicious so this time we tried the sitafal (custard apple) and the rajbhog (vanilla with saffron, pistachios, almonds & cashews). Also got the chocolate peanut butter pretzel. These all definitely did not disappoint! We all got regular sizes in waffle cones & they were super generous!! The rajbhog is a new favorite for me! It was delicately flavored and very generous with whole pistachios, cashew & almond pieces. Highly recommend since Brusters is always consistently high quality and I love that they added flavors that cater to the community and are deliciously unique!

    Ann H.

    Could there be a more perfect food than ice cream? Well ... heck yes! But at the time you're eating it, it's perfect. So that counts. Brusters has a good selection, they let you sample before you buy, and in general have everything expected in a traditional ice cream shop. There's about two dozen flavors that include sorbet, sugar free, yogurt, Italian ice and sherbet. Get a plain cone, waffle cone, cake cone, or get a cup, add some mix-ins even. It'll taste good. If you've been to the Brusters in north Raleigh, then you already know what to expect. If you've never been there, then this will be a treat. I think its overpriced ice cream, but it's far less tempting than having a freezer full of ice cream for those midnight cravings. Here you have to work to get it -- get dressed, grab the keys, drive, get out, see the world, interact with real people... You know what I mean. It's a small price to pay overall. Still tempted to eat too much of it? Not to worry ... Brusters is conveniently located next door to a weight loss clinic. That might be the impetus to keep you from over-indulging.

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    Kathy G.

    First visit to this location. It's hidden in a shopping center, since the grocery store closed its quite an empty shopping center, if you blink you will miss this shop. The staff were welcoming. Clean store, great staff and obviously tasty ice cream. So glad they have seating inside.

    Ciara H.

    Stopped in for a Oreo milk shake! Environment was very clean and the customer service was good!

    Chris K.

    So glad to see this chain is finally expanding in the Triangle. Now mind you, I'm not much on chains, but I'll make an exception for Bruster's. The ice cream is delicious. Very smooth and creamy and tons of flavors and not all your run of the mill either. They always have two fat free, no sugar added flavors too. You'll only see them listed on the menu, not in the case with the regular flavors, but they'll still let you taste test them along with any of the others. On Thursday's if you bring your own banana a banana split is half price! Deal! I appreciate the indoor seating as well as outdoor tables with umbrellas too. The employees are super nice, cheerful, happy and helpful.

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    4 months ago

    I ordered my ice cream right after my friend. his took like 1 minute and I didn't get mine for like 30 minute. 1 star!!!!!!

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    Ice cream was great as always. Staff was friendly and the overall experience was great

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    Not as good as everyone says! It's a chain and it's expensive. It's mediocre ice cream.

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    9 years ago

    Great ice-cream! Friendly service and way better than Baskin-Robbins. Ice-cream is creamy and fresh tasting!

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    The best ice cream around. Great service from a family owned store. Love all these flavors.

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    Just found my new favorite ice cream store. Welcome to the neighborhood! Very friendly and helpful staff.

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    Staff is always so friendly. Great ice cream flavors. My favorite thing is the brownie sundae with coffee chocolate chip ice cream.

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    Me and my wife stopped for an early breakfast after our chiropractor appointment…read more Stopped by La Farm for a coffee and breakfast. Service is always too notch. The Coffee and food is always so delicious. This time was no exception. We love the atmosphere at this location. It's nice and cozy.

    I was here last last Sunday and had a great experience...fast, polite service, beautifully…read morepresented food and nice ambiance. Today, not so much. Ironically, I went here because I rarely get out to eat and the service has always been consistent. 1. There was no one at the cash register and an employee who was just about to go on break took my order. He was polite enough but I found out later that he put in the wrong order. 2. There were no tables that I saw that were wiped off. Some had the dishes removed but I needed to wipe off a table. 3. A cockroach scrambled across the floor near my table to the left of the coffee station. I wish I was joking, or seeing things but I wasn't the only person who saw it. One of the female employees went toward it and stepped on it but since it was headed toward my table, I moved. 4. It was really hot in there. Maybe not AC completely broken hot, but AC on the struggle bus hot. There was a large fan in the back dining room that wasn't doing much of anything except redistributing humidity. 5. I ordered an avocado toast with bacon and got delivered a grilled cheese sandwich. The server took it back but then I needed to ask for the bacon. I'm sorry I didn't take a picture because the same dish on Sunday was so elaborate and beautifully presented and the same order today was just meh. Not a good value for the price. I will say the server correcting someone else's mistake was clearly overwhelmed but doing her best. She was also the cockroach killer. I ate my lunch and read my book. My intention had been to linger a while and read but I decided to leave. The place was about 1/4 full when I left but all the tables still had crumbs, food debris and water on them made it too unpleasant to stick around. Very disappointing. I don't see myself going back any time soon. I do love their bread but I'm sure I can find someplace more pleasant or go to the downtown location instead.

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    My son is in the Army and due to a number of circumstances, we couldn't arrange to have him pick…read moreup a cake for his birthday. Then, I had this idea... I don't know... I really just wanted to a little something special for him.... even though he is on the other side of the country. I had ordered him a present, but it got back ordered and was going to arrive a few days late... so, I looked around on Yelp for someplace that could deliver him a birthday treat... like today. When I called and explained the situation, she was so nice!!! She assured me, she was familiar with delivering to the base and helped calm my nerves. She said, considering I needed something that day, she have me the options that she knew that she could do. She was efficient and professional, but I also felt that she cared. I made my payment and hung up, feeling a lot better that I could actually do at least a little something for my son. :) She had told me she would make the delivery around 7:30 pm and I told my son and his wife to expect the drop off. The order was delivered on time :) I asked my son to take a picture, but they forgot. They said that there was a candle with his cake, and they got caught by things looking so good that they only sent me a picture of the finished project... oh well. The Carmel cup was fabulous... or so I am told. I had ordered a strawberry one too, for my son's wife. She said hers was really good too. It was like two custard cupcakes. They said they were tasty and interesting, and they would definitely order again. All in all, I am overjoyed with my entire experience. I will definitely be ordering from afar again! Oh! And delivery was more than reasonable.

    We had Amber and her staff produce a dessert table for our company's 15th Anniversary celebration…read more Everything looked amazing and tasted delicious! We'll have her staff do this and more again for our wedding!

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