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Handels Ice Cream

4.6 (221 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Strawberry cheesecake chunk
Davana H.

This is a family favorite. So many delicious flavors and always nice service. They give big servings too! Definitely worth it!

Brownie Dough & Graham
Raquel W.

Cold night sweet craving satisfied, thanks to the associates recommendation for the graham flavor I like the crunch that came with it and the big bits of brownie dough. Great and friendly service!

Candace C.

Friend in town who used to live in CA absolutely had to have some Handels. I wish I could have captured her face when I said, "We have one up the street!" KC Lacaste is the sweetest! She was personable, knowledgeable, witty and helpful. Enjoyed all the flavors but Banana Cream Pie and Monkey Business were the stars. We both ordered the four scoop combo so we could enjoy Handels over a few days. Best deal ever, I'm never ordering any other way! Thank you again, KC!

Praline pecan
Victoria B.

Love the ice cream selection here! There are always so many great options plus they do a monthly special which I always enjoy taste testing. Recommend this place to everyone.

Samantha C.

I was looking for the best ice cream in Sacramento and this looked very promising. This location is in a plaza with a bunch of other small businesses and they operate from a window. I didn't understand until I encountered some seedy people on the way back to my car. My boyfriend and I picked up a 4 scoop sampler, which is a complete bang for your buck at $7.75. What we tried: banana cream pie (5/5) -- we both love banana pudding and that is basically this flavor. creamy, dreamy, banana party. one of the favorites in the sampler salted caramel (4/5) -- it is good, but not as salted as I would have liked. definitely on the sweet side which is normal for caramel flavors, but nothing about it stood out blueberry cobbler (7/5) -- my favorite flavor of them all. some might be put off by the amount of blueberry present but I thought it was perfect, especially with the crunchy cobbler pieces. the vanilla flavor is also present brownie cookie (5/5) -- not the biggest chocolate fan, so it didn't taste the best to me. what stood out was how well they maintained the texture of the brownie within the icecream. usually, brownies tend to be really hard/brittle in icecreams, but this was still chewy and fudgy which I appreciated I would definitely come back to try more of their flavors and collect pints of the blueberry cobbler and banana cream pie.

4 Scoop Sampler: mint cookies n cream, pumpkin cheesecake, peanut butter brownie and butter pecan
Nicole D.

This place has some of the best ice cream ever. You can sample before you buy anything and the staff is so kind and willing to help. Service was quick and there were lots of tables to sit and enjoy your ice cream at. This location is in a shopping center with a pizza place and Sprouts market. It had a huge parking lot with tons of space.

Salty Caramel Truffle and Banana Cream Pie
Courtney O.

Being as it was almost 70 degrees today, my family and I wanted some ice cream while in the Natomas area. We had never been to Handels and were pretty excited to check them out for the first time! They had 8 different windows that I'm sure are in full swing during the summer time and a few tables out front to sit and enjoy your ice cream and people watch. I ordered the 4 pack sampler with Coconut Cream Pie, Orange Dream Cream, Strawberry Cheesecake Chunk and Coffee Chocolate Chip. My daughter got a scoop of Blue Monster and a scoop of Cotton Candy and my husband got a scoop of Salty Caramel Truffle and a scoop of Banana Cream Pie. All of the flavors tasted exactly as expected and definitely satisfied our sugar craving - I was in a sugar coma and fell asleep in the car on the way home! Handels offers so many different creative flavors and they even offer Flavors of the Month! They also offer Ices, Hurricanes and vegan options! Handels will be the place to be once the temperatures start heating up! Staff were very friendly and patient while my family and I were choosing our ice cream flavors. We'll be back soon!

Try and milk almond fudge today
Lily D.

Who knew this was here? Not me and I have lived here for six years and go to Sprouts all the time right next to it. We came upon this on Valentines day to try it out. This is counter ordering only. There is NO "dining" except for a few outside tables. There are a TON of flavors so it was hard to choose except that they sell a cute 4 scoop sampler box for only $7.75. Prices are super reasonable. I love that ice cream is oh so creamy and I have just discovered the ices, yum. Overall my favorite is the purple ice cream Taro. They seasonally change out their flavors like it was all cherry for Valentines and now green for St Patricks so it is worth visiting at different times. Service can be very slow as they often only have one or two employees to scoop your ice cream. They are open for very long hours up to 930 pm in the winter! so if you get a late night craving, they will still be open. My husband is obsessed! and he has been going 1-2 times week since V-day and finally started buying it by the Pint for $14! It is our new go-to ice cream place. Come by and check it out. If not here, they are ALL over the Sacramento area!! I see the one on Madison has indoor dining.

KC C.

I was seriously craving a mint chocolate chip shake, so I made a stop at Handel's, and it did not disappoint! It was thick, creamy, and had the perfect balance of minty goodness with just the right amount of chocolate chips. Exactly what I needed! Even though there was a bit of a line, the service was fast and friendly, and it was totally worth the wait. Every time I come here, It's hard to pick a flavor because they have so many good ones. Just really hit the spot! So good!

4 scoop sampler $7.75
Liberty G.

I don't come here often because the single flavor servings are too big for me. But they always have great customer service, are happy to explain their flavors and provide samples. I read a review (thanks Marcel M) with a pic of their 4 scoop sampler in a box so we decided to go for it. They were the perfect size and my hubby and I were able to finish it all. We chose: Coconut Cream Pie, Banana Cream Pie, Vanilla Caramel Brownie, and Lemon Bar. Mom picked Black Cherry and Blueberry Cobbler. My faves were the lemon bar and blueberry. I didn't like the vanilla caramel brownie. Mom loved her black cherry and hubby gobbled up the coconut in record time. Kudos to the enthusiastic young lady who helped us. Parking lot was pretty much dead before 1030pm on a chilly Friday. I'm glad they don't have an indoor dining area because it keeps them safe from the riff raff that roam the parking lots late at night. Store front itself looks like it's going through a reno, hard to tell because it was late. Although it's a tad pricey, we'll be back now that we know they offer a smaller serving sampler.

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1 month ago

I order the Horchata ice cream from Daniel his service was amazing and i enjoyed the ice cream a lot!

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