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Bruster's Real Ice Cream

3.9 (518 reviews)
Open • 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
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Senia O.

I've been here a few times .and the lines are pretty decent not too long. However they do need more than one cashier. I do recommend getting the coffee ice cream I need to stick to 1scoop of ice cream as 2 is too much for me

1 double scoop and 2 single scoops
Alexis T.

First timer! Lots of parking. This is an outdoor ice cream shop with outdoor seating (which were clean). Quick service. The young lady who assisted us was very friendly and helpful. She offered some samples and gave great recs. We really enjoyed the strawberry cheesecake, pineapple upside down cake, southern banana puddin', and graham central station.

Sok E.

Oh, how I love ice cream. I stop quite often at Bruster's Real Ice Cream. The shop is located at a corner of the street next to the school. The shop is pretty small and there are some seats outside if you want to enjoy your ice cream there. I usually came late at night and the line is long some time. The staff was very friendly and the service was great. I got coffee oreo and strawberry cheesecake. The ice cream was smooth, creamy and not too sweet. The rich flavor of coffee with chucks of oreo was a gooc combination. The strawberry cheesecake was light and delicious. The strawberries gave the ice cream a bit of brightness and that contracted well with the bit denser part of the cheesecake chunks. I really love how they balance so well. I will be definitely coming back.

Strawberry Matcha waffle cone
Corinne M.

I love going to the Bruster's in Artesia because they have specials advertised on their Instagram and they have friendly service. I like to try their seasonal flavors and my favorite is the Strawberry Matcha ice cream, it's so good! They have an app as well, but I'm afraid if I download it that I'll be there everyday. Lol! We usually can find a place to sit as most people order to go.

Coffee and strawberry scoop in a sugar cone
Jeannie N.

Went back to Bruster's the other day and got coffee and vanilla in a waffle cone. It was honestly some of the fluffiest ice cream I've had in a while -- super smooth and light. Both flavors were delicious on their own and even better together. The waffle cone was fresh and crisp, which made it the perfect treat. Simple, classic, and done really well. Definitely a spot I'll keep coming back to when I'm craving ice cream.

Victoria C.

I always drive past this place, and I decided to stop by today! The line was quite long, but I guess everyone was also thinking the same thing as me... that it was the perfect time for some ice cream. The total time it took for me to get my ice cream was about 20 minutes. I'd say that was pretty good considering there were only about 3 people working and the line was about 10 people long. The staff was super nice and had a super friendly attitude. I ordered the small waffle cone (and asked for a cup since I was driving). I got the mocha almond fudge and the coffee with Oreos. The ice cream was super creamy and not too overwhelmingly sweet. The waffle cone was super thin and light, and it was also really crispy. Definitely have and will come back again!

Jiliza N.

Why did I sleep on this place for so long?! Such a fun little local spot that gives old-school, drive-thru vibes. You just walk up, order at the counter, & enjoy your ice cream right outside! I got the small cup which comes with 2 scoops. I chose cookies & cream w/ Oreo + Graham Central Station which was soooo good. As you can tell I love the cookie vibes. Sweet, creamy, & just the right amount of graham crunch. My doggy was living her best life too! Perfect spot for a warm day, can't wait to come back & try more flavors! It does get busy at night or the weekends, esp during the summer time!

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Jacqueline F.

The ice cream is really soft! It was really good. Only think my fiance complained about was these were hardly and marshmallows in the rocky road . The server was nice! The outside seatting is whatever sitting in your car is probably better to sit. But it was good ice-cream!

Southern banana pudding and strawberry
Audrey E.

I'm a sucker for ice cream so when I have a craving for it, this is our local go to spot to satisfy my sweet tooth. So many flavors and I like the ice cream consistency, reminds me of gelato. Creamy, sweet, and delicious. I ordered a small so it comes with two scoops. I went with the southern banana pudding and strawberry, both flavors were amazing. Service was great the girl who helped us was sweet, helpful, and efficient. She gave us a generous amount. Ambiance is nice, order at the window, pay for it, pick it up and enjoy your treat at the outside tables. Will be hitting this place during the summer months!

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I've been here a couple of times. Good Ice Cream. The only minus is that they need to add more delicious flavors.

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What can I say? It's an ice cream place that serves really good ice cream. The service was good and fast.

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This joint is still fantastic. The employees are nice and we're always discovering different flavors.

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Cravings Ice Cream

Cravings Ice Cream

4.4(479 reviews)
3.7 mi
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If you are looking for a unique experience stop by Cravings Ice Cream! The menu is fun and I have…read morenot seen anything like their options before. The ice cream was a 5/5 for me, the toppings, and waffles combined well giving a crunch to the soft ice cream. Free parking is available but limited, and they have outdoor seating with a v for entertainment. I was joyed to see the international snacks available for purchase! I had to buy some oreos. Another perk was the eatery nextdoor!

Update: They're no longer affiliated with Fivestars!…read more I've since gone two additional times to try their waffle bites. My last trip was kind of spontaneous because I suddenly got a Fivestars reward that day for these waffle bites. However, when I arrived, I was looking for the Fivestars tablet only to be met by a Clover tablet instead. It felt like I went through a time warp because the employee working behind the register didn't seem to have any idea what I was trying to say regarding Fivestars, though he did notice a little trifold card on the front counter mentioning Fivestars. I asked if he could get his manager so I could explain, and even show, him my Fivestars reward. The reward said "already accepted", which he almost thought meant I had redeemed it already, but if that were the case, then it would have said "already redeemed". Given that they've now done away with Fivestars, I'm not too surprised he may have gotten the words "accepted" confused with "redeemed", but luckily, he was happy enough to honor it for me. The employee who assisted me was very helpful, though he did ask me to repeat the topping and the drizzle that I wanted. I chose the Strawberry Cheesecake flavor ice cream with Fruity Pebbles toppings and a Strawberry drizzle on top. Since I had already tried the cookie flavors before, I figured I'd try the fruity flavors this time around. He said he needed about 5 minutes to prepare my waffle bites, which were presented a little different than last time. Last time, I got the Cookie Butter flavor with *Cookie* Crisp and Peanut *Butter* (see what I did there?), and it came in a small plastic takeout container. This one came in a large plastic cup, and I'm thinking the logistics may have changed a ton between my last two visits. I did appreciate how the employee asked if I wanted the waffles on top of or beneath the ice cream before making the waffle bites; I chose on top. He also asked if I'd like powdered sugar on top, to which I agreed. Unfortunately, neither of the waffle bites I got from my last two visits impressed me that much. As a matter of fact, the only thing that impressed me was the strawberry drizzle. Everything else fell kind of flat. While generous in size for the $8 price tag, the Cookie Butter and the Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream didn't really taste like these flavors at all! For whatever reason, the peanut butter didn't add much flavor, but the strawberry drizzle added a lot! How even?! In short, the waffle bites weren't that much of an upgrade from the ice cream scoop that I had on my first visit. I'm willing to say "too much good was no good" here. The waffles themselves were good, but they can only do so much when a flavored ice cream doesn't even taste like that flavor. It's worth noting that on my penultimate visit, when I got the Cookie Butter Waffle Bites, I saw two employees behind the front counter who were ready to take my order. I asked them to explain what the waffle bites were, but it took them a couple of tries to actually understand what I was asking. From what I gathered, the waffle bites were similar to the ice cream scoop I had on my first visit, but with the addition of a warm waffle to supplement the ice cream. However, the step-by-step process remains the same. I was initially told it would take 6 minutes to prepare the Cookie Butter Waffle Bites, but it actually took 15! It seemed like one was training the other or they were trying to gather the ingredients and/or the steps needed to create the waffle bites. After about 10 minutes, I was told by one of the employees they had to make a new batch of waffles because the first batch had burnt. The music was getting pretty loud, so it was hard to hear him after that, but I didn't want to hold up the kitchen prep process any longer. I just said "Alright, sure" so he could continue preparing my order. I do appreciate how he let me know of this so that I'd know the reason for the extended wait, but I wish they weren't so ill-prepared during my visit. So overall, still 3 stars overall. I appreciate the prior partnership with Fivestars, but these missed opportunities have led me to believe that Cravings is just not for me. I doubt I'll try anything else on their ice cream menu, and considering that there are only a few parking spots in their lot, it will take a lot to get me to try their hot chicken. And speaking of lack of parking, I also want to mention that on my second visit, I saw two open parking stalls right in front of Cravings, one on either side of a car. That car had its driver's side wide open so that I couldn't park there. I had to park on the passenger side of that car, which he left much less room for. Perhaps a microcosm of the clientele in this part of town? Everybody deserves a second chance, right? Unfortunately, not everybody can make the most of them, and this is just one example of such. Thanks for the sweet treats Cravings, but I'll get my next one somewhere else.

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Afters Ice Cream

3.7(596 reviews)
1.3 mi
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Stumbled upon this ice cream shop by happenstance and couldn't have been happier. The staff were so…read morefriendly and happily gave us extra cups so we could share the ice cream across our kids. The flavors are some of the most unique I've seen in a while. Our favorites were the Cookie Monster and the Ube Brownie. We'll be back! Cutest thing: my daughter asked if we could have our date here next week because in her own words, she "love it!"

This used to be my go to ice cream spot before Sorry Not Sorry Creamery opened. I still have select…read moreflavors that I like here, such as the jasmine milk tea and cookie monster! My mom's go to is either the saigon coffee (as pictured) or the jasmine milk tea. Along with our double scoop today, we took a pint home of the jasmine milk tea as we love the subtle flavor of the jasmine and the creaminess of the ice cream itself. Service was great-- we went around 2 pm today and there was no one given it was a weekday. They tend to get busy during nights since they're open late. But keep in mind, they do open later towards the afternoon (12-2pm depending on weekday vs. weekend). It is quite small in the shop, but all the times that I've been, the line has been managed well.

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Afters Ice Cream - Double scoop waffle bowl (killer brownie and Cookie Monster), & the Madagascar vanilla root beer float.

Double scoop waffle bowl (killer brownie and Cookie Monster), & the Madagascar vanilla root beer float.

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Handel's Homemade Ice Cream - Long Beach - Graham Central Station

Handel's Homemade Ice Cream - Long Beach

4.4(587 reviews)
5.1 mi
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One of the best ice cream spots, love how they rotate some flavors and still have an insane…read morecollection to choose from Parking: huge parking lot, there's always a line to order but it goes faster than it looks Ambience: summer nights! Everyone comes for a good time. Only outdoors Service: workers are always nice Food: 10/10 the best flavors and textures when it comes to ice cream Price: price is reasonable considering how generous they are with their scoops Some of the best ice creams I've ever had, I will be back!

I love this place with a passion…read more This location has been here for years. Prior to that, I was having to drive to South Bay to get my hands on it This location has private parking. It does get very very very crowded at times. But the line goes fast, thanks to the help of Ike. If you can't decide what to get here, go for their banana cream pie ice cream. It's definitely what they are known for! And if you still can't decide? Go for their ice cream sampler (4scoops) Again, Ike was doing a great job at getting the line going and answering questions What I'm really excited for is their fall menu! And during Christmas, their holiday flavors They have a bunch of things here. They even had two vegan sorbet flavors on the day I came. They also have a sugar free / no sugar added. The flavor for that was strawberry I usually don't look at the menu or pay much attention. I know what I like? I stick to a few flavors and then run to my car to eat it. But they do have malts, floats, chocolate covered bananas and etc -the fall menu Pumpkin cheesecake Pumpkin pie Cinnamon graham cracker Coconut caramel delight Come try these limited time flavors before they are gone!! Bonus points for them staying open pretty late. Most nights they don't close until 10 and 11 pm I will always continue to come back Great value Great taste Great staff - thank you Ike I wish it had seating / indoor area. But overall 5 stars from me Ps they do have a military discount

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Saffron Spot

Saffron Spot

3.8(377 reviews)
1.0 mi
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I had actually been here once before, a jillion years ago, but clearly hadn't reviewed it then. But…read morewe *remembered* it, anyway, so when, about a month ago, we made the journey out to Artesia to satisfy our desire for a quality Indian buffet (something Long Beach has been lacking in for quite some time), we made sure to save a bit of room for ice cream here - we're pretty spoiled with easy access to Long Beach Creamery, quite possibly the best ice cream on the planet, but while they always have fun and interesting flavors, they aren't *these* flavors. Sadly, I definitely did *not* save sufficient room for the item I most specifically remembered having gotten last time, their falooda, which I *certainly* can't get anywhere in Long Beach, my favorite sort of dessert, being ice cream with a kitchen sink's worth of fun toppings. A decade later I still remember how good that falooda was. Presumably they still are. But we did have room for ice cream, at least a bit. They were happy to let us try as many flavors as we wanted, and there were a few I literally had no idea what they were - though some were just names for already-mixed variants, I learned, for instance, that "gulkand" is their rose ice cream with extra rose-petal candy (extremely tasty!), and that "chikoo" is actually the name of a fruit I'd never heard of (it tastes a lot like rich brown sugar, and goes particularly well with gulkand.) They were also happy to let us mix two flavors as half-scoops for a single scoop cup, and their single scoop cups are *quite* substantial. Long Beach Creamery is still my gold standard in craft ice cream, but everything about the ice cream here also tasted extremely real, made with actual fruits/candies/etc rather than mixes or "flavoring", and it's *almost* as close to the perfect creamy (not too airy or too dense) consistency that LB Creamery nails (Saffron Spot's is just *slightly* denser. Still extremely good. And way cheaper.) Also of note, they have an actual, dedicated parking lot, and at least when we were there, Saturday afternoon about a month ago, there were plenty of parking spaces in it, which felt like a downright rarity for the immediate surrounding area.

This is a great little grab and go spot for traditional Indian style ice cream. There's a couple of…read moreseats if you want to hang but nothing picturesque. We ordered three of the fan favorites and those were the Pistachio, Tutti Fruity and Kulfi Kreme. I sampled both the Pistachio and the Tutti Fruity and they were both good so I knew mine was going to be legit. Since it was my first time having this I can't really describe the flavor but I know it was so dense and creamy and worth every single lick and slurp! And I write that cause I'm lactose! But so worth the price I had to pay later that day! LOL! Boom! The service was mid but what can you expect from teens! L to the O to the L! And that's my take on it, Peace out...

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Cafe 86 - Upside down Halo Halo & Mais con Yelo.

Cafe 86

4.3(1.3k reviews)
1.4 mi
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I've been going to Cafe 86 for a while now, and it's definitely the place to go for all your ube…read morecravings! They have so many ube and other Filipino-inspired treats to choose from, including Ube milkshake, Ube Pop-Tart, Milo cupcake, Turon Pop-Tart, Ube crinkles, halo-halo, Ube flan cupcake, Ube cheesecake, Ube tres leches, and more. They also have a variety of teas, lattes, milkshakes, slushies, and even sandwiches if you're looking for something savory. The upside-down halo-halo is absolutely one of my favorite things to order here. The regular size is actually very large -- definitely big enough to share with a few people. Everything else I've tried here has been really good, too. Most of the desserts are on the sweeter side, so prepare yourself for some seriously sweet goodness! The service is always excellent. I love that they have indoor seating where you can relax, socialize, or study in the welcoming atmosphere. Whether you're completely new to ube or grew up eating it, I definitely recommend checking this place out. As a fellow Filipino and longtime ube lover, I can confidently say that Cafe 86 always satisfies the craving!

Quick and delicious! Small cafe in the back of the plaza - minimal seating if you wanted to…read morehangout. Halo halo or upside down halo halo is the best here!!! The ube bar and crinkle cookies are so good, wish I got more. The jasmine calamansi was alright but I probably would just get the calamansi cooler next time

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Cafe 86 - Upside down halo halo and one monster

Upside down halo halo and one monster

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Upside down halo halo

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