"Every day with you is like ice cream Every night you're giving me nice dreams I know what you mean, you know what I need Ice cream" (Maroon 5) The grandkids wanted ice cream for dessert, so we walked across the street after our dinner at Alta Strada and walked into J.P. Licks. Living in Connecticut, I was unfamiliar with J.P. Licks. I found out it's a Massachusetts ice cream chain with locations in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Newton, Wellesley, Andover, Lynnfield, and Dedham. When you walk into their colorful store, you'll see the big menu board highlighting their frozen treats - Ice Cream & Hard Yogurt Flavors, Soft & Tart Yogurt Flavors, Frappes, Smoothies, Dairy Free Drinks, Toppings, Sundaes, Splits, and more. We saw ice cream cakes and pies, ice cream sandwiches, cupcakes and so much more. They even have a coffee bar with hot breakfast & snacks like oatmeal, waffles, croissant and egg sandwiches, etc. I went into their Feature Flavors menu and was delighted to find a personal favorite - Orange Chocolate Chip "Creamy orange ice cream with soft, dark chocolate chips". It was outstanding. My wife went with a dish of Coconut Almond Chip - "Ultra coconut creamy ice cream with sweet, shredded coconut, roasted salted almonds, and semisweet chocolate chips in this chewy-crunchy textural delight". I sampled it and enjoyed it more than mine! Small cups ran over $5 apiece, so be forewarned. The young crew working at J.P. Licks was friendly and fun to chat with. We took one of their tables at the front of the store and the six of us enjoyed our excellent ice cream. read more

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Very clean inside, quick service. A fair amount of ice cream for the price, pretty standard for most ice cream places now! I enjoyed the black raspberry flavor, fruity and not too sweet. The one scoop was perfect for a treat after dinner. read more

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JP Licks always serves good and consistent ice cream in the Greater Boston area. This location in Wellesley Square was great! The service was amazing, the ice cream was tasty, and the store was very clean. I highly recommend the coffee oreo flavor -- sooo delicious! They also have a lot of dairy free options, as well as sherbet, soft serve, and Fro-yo. My mom's dairy free chocolate ice cream was so tasty and rich, she loved it! We also got a classic vanilla which was great. read more

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Our favorite location. Great staff. Variety can't be beat. Fun atmosphere. Five stars.

Ice cream is superb, tables are always gross and sticky and covered w ice cream which could be rectified by a quick wipe down every hour or so ; nice staff read more

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It has been at least 10 years since I have been to J.P. Licks, but I was nearby having dinner with a friend and he suggested stopping in. I had a dish of the mint chip, it was really good with no weird mint aftertaste and wasn't a neon-green color either. I'm not sure what he had because I was too busy eating my ice cream, but on a weeknight at 8pm it wasn't busy at all and we were happy (unlike the reviewer below who actually WEIGHS his quarts of ice cream to make sure he is getting enough???). read more

Ice cream was good service was not. Went at 9:50 and they had shut the sprinkles. The people behind were told that they might not be served even tho they had 10 mins till close. Overall do not need to go back. Also so overpriced. 4 smalls was $30. read more

j.p. licks never disappoints. my boyfriend and i ordered the medium mint cookies and cream, and they even let us split it into 1 scoop in a cone and 1 scoop in a cup - so we paid for a medium instead of 2 smalls. small is $5.80, medium is $7.15 and large is $7.85. you can choose to put the ice cream in a cup, waffle cone, chocolate dipped cone, dipped and rolled sprinkle cone or a slider sundae (red sox plastic cap). we loved the mint flavor - it didn't taste too artificial. it was just right! service is great. the line can get long at times, but it moves quickly. when we were there, 3 servers were serving at the same time. overall rating: 10/10 read more

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I have been to this location many times before and service has been usually friendly. But on my recent visit, I was treated rudely and demeaningly by the server who asked me to go back in line when I had been waiting in line patiently all along and hadn't jumped the queue. I found her assumption that I had jumped the line to be prejudiced. I hope such a thing does not happen in the future. read more

I was looking forward to visiting JP Licks with my out of town family but we were served by a woman named Aliyah. She was colder than the ice cream she served us. She was unpleasant and condescending. She slammed ice cream lids on the table so loudly, it startled my 4 year old. She was snickering and rolling her eyes the entire time. She ruined our experience and I am embarrassed to introduce this establishment to my family. read more

Wow! Love this place! Great selection! Delish icecream and stuff. Have been stopping by every time I am in the neighbourhood. read more

Beautiful small ice team shop, very clean and cozy. Awesome ice cream. We did not stay long but it looks like even now (2020 times), the place is well known by locals and there people coming in for a scoop or two. Very clean and cozy. read more

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The employees there are friendly and quick. Stopped by an hour before they closed the other day, and the line wasn't bad. They have a lot of great flavors to offer, and the employees there not only encouraged me to try different flavors but also didn't seem to mind if I wanted multiple samples. I tried two of the monthly flavors, London Fog and Kowlua, and would definitely recommend both as the unique flavors of their beverage counterparts really came through and worked well with the creamy ice cream base. The small is actually a couple scoops, so you can mix and match, which is what I did. Though J.P. Licks is a bit pricey, it's definitely worth it every once in a while. read more

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We came here on date night for a quick dessert and splurged on a banana split, which was MUCH bigger than I expected. The ice cream flavors we tried were strawberry, coconut almond chip, and black raspberry. The coconut almond chip was amazing. We added cherries, whipped cream, hot fudge, and waffle bits, topped with MORE whipped cream. We were so full. I've never NOT finished an ice cream until this night. It was worth all the calories. read more

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Extraordinary good luck for all of us in Wellesley: we've got our own JP Licks now! And it is tasty. It was sad to lose the Body Shop, but it was great to get a local business in its place. Especially a local business that is so creamy and delicious. We were both feeling really cruddy, and we got some tea and Cookies 'N Cream ice cream. Both were just what the doctor ordered. The ice cream is as rich, decadent, and amazing as I've ever had it in Jamaica Plain itself. The cool thing that they're doing is actively mentioning to customers that if you register a new Cow Card, you get a free ice cream and a free coffee/tea/drink. This is their customer loyalty program, and although we already have a cow card (and have reaped so many of the benefits of it in our time in Boston), it was great to hear them talking it up. I got a free ice cream on my birthday, and you get a reward coupon for making a certain amount of purchases. One of the best cards I carry. I'm looking forward to seeing how things continue to shape up at our newest ice cream parlor! read more

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For some reason J.P. Licks has always been an ice-cream shop that everyone raves about. This has always confused me, as the ice-cream is good, but there is nothing overly special about it. I visited this JP Licks location last week with my younger sister as we were shopping in Wellesley center. My sister ordered the cookie sandwich, and I had a black coffee. My sisters two cents on the cookie sandwich- "The cookies were not great, but the actual ice-cream was amazing. Sadly, there was not enough between the two cookies, so the cookie to ice-cream ratio suffered." My coffee was good, but once again, just average. I would say overall, JP Licks is a good ice-cream / coffee shop, but it is nothing special. read more

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Have had issues with under-filled containers. A packed quart weighs about 900gms and recently I purchased two quarts which weighed in the low 700's. Sadly, the staff working there are mainly high school kids who sometimes don't have the best work ethic and get lazy with the packing, especially on busy days or at the end of a shift. At $15 quart this is unacceptable. Management needs to get involved with this issue. To be fair, the ice cream is very good and the management did refund my money. read more

Best place to go if you want to disappoint your kids after dinner. If it's on the menu of flavors, you've got a 50% chance that they actually have it. You've got a 100% chance that you'll get a shoulder shrug and a "sorry" from the person scooping the ice cream. If you want vanilla, be ready to tell your kids they're getting chocolate instead. read more

I am disgusted. Flabbergasted is the word I'm actually looking for. After sitting for less than 10 minutes with my teammates and closest pals, we were told to leave so that "other people could sit down". An employee if we're being more specific. How about you buy a few more tables, and maybe a better attitude while you're at it. Ridiculous, we sat there first and paid for our ice cream simply trying to enjoy it. I will never be back. And I MEAN NEVER. I do not recommend this place. #Iwantmymoneyback read more

Very tasty ice cream! They have dairy free and gluten free options as well. Definitely would recommend! read more

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Completely baffled the entire staff! Went in for two Sundaes $13.50 for the " small" version Place was busy I moved down the line to the cashier to pay and not hold up the line. Handed her a $50 she said My boss says I can't take that! It's not a $100 it not the firsrt transaction of the day and change was easily available as I'd guess they collected about $100 in small bills in the time I was there in line waiting to order. I said no this is all I have and it legal tender American currency and this 1. Embarrassing and 2. Possibly illegal despite posting very inconspicuously that they don't take bills over $20 Go to staples buy a counterfeit pen and teach your employees that not everyone coming in sees your sign about large bills. Read the currency bill if 1965 and use common sense the change was $36 That a $20 a $10 a $5 and $1. ( not going to clean your bank out) Smh Was going to order a frappe to go when done with the sundaes Went to Baskin and Robbins up the street they accepted the $50 and made correct change! Thanks for the free sundaes ( cold hot fudge) and for alerting me that there is an alternative right up the street. read more

Five-star ice cream, five-star cakes, five-star customer service. Under new management, the employees are always fast, happy, kind, and accommodating. There's something for your vegans, your gluten-frees, and your alcoholics. Nut allergies are treated very seriously here and the employees always try to get you what you want. I highly recommend the coconut almond chip, cookies and cake batter, and any of the dairy-free flavors. It can be crowded at night since it's the only place in Wellesley open late (11pm on weekdays and midnight Fridays and Saturdays!), but service is usually fast. People watching can be fun here as there is a huge window looking out into the street, not to mention the gaggles of high school and college students coming in for their frappes. Prices are on the higher side (if only for the high-quality ingredients), but you can start a cow card here and receive $5 free for every $50 spent and a free birthday and registration anniversary sundae to save a little bit of money too. All in all, a town staple for ice cream. read more

JP Licks ice cream is creamy, delicious and most importantly to me consistent is product quality and taste. Dont get me wrong I've experienced a less the desirable batch but that was a rare occurance. Well back to this past saturday's visit. I came in trying snag the last of gingerbread molasses as it was a seasonal flavor, there wasnt any left in the case Dave was nice enough to go check the freezers in the basement. All gone :-/ Anyways I picked a ping and two flavors Oreo and Cake batter Oreo my two faves. He packed them side by side which was great! JP licks ice cream is about the best in Boston, super indulgent CREAMY ice cream! The pint now cost $6.50 since the prices seemed to have increased. Check out there seasonal flavors which change monthly, Wild Turkey Bourbon from November was amazing paired with Gingersnap molasses or on its own! read more

Now that they delivery it makes the experience of this delicious ice cream way better and it still very cold when they get to you

After extensive testing, I've decided that J.P. Licks has the best coffee ice cream in the Boston area -- even better than my old standby Brigham's or any of the local farms that I've tried. It's a fair bit more expensive than either White Mountain or Truly's down the street, but it's worth it (especially if you have their Cow Card, which effectively makes it 10% off if you go there often). They've also gotten a lot of my business by default simply by being the only thing open after 10 PM in Wellesley. read more

J.P. Licks is premium ice cream with unique flavors.Sure, it's pricy, but the flavor is worth the price. I really only get medium cups of single flavors, because I find the flavors so delicious on their own that I don't need toppings. It's not because I'm cheap - ok, maybe a little bit. This is a smaller location and chairs are scarce [go during downtimes in fall/winter if you want to snag a seat] and the music is kind of awkward, but I really do love them. I still maintain that their Oreo ice cream is the best I've ever had, but now I'm falling in love with the chocolate brownie batter ice cream. read more

Avoid this ice cream shop if you have allergies. Servers said all dairy free flavors are contaminated by regular flavors because the scoopers are not separate. We left disappointed with a sad kiddo who could not get an ice cream after camp. Too bad! read more

I love JP licks. I think the ice cream is top notch. I did have an unfortunate experience today that quite frankly, I can't get over! I walked into the store in Wellesley this evening, toward 5pm, no one in the store. I ordered a pint of frozen yogurt and side of sprinkles. I paid, and it cost $10. I was surprised at the price, as it was only a pint, but when I asked, the girl told me she charged me $3.25 for the sprinkles. I have NEVER been charged for sprinkles... seriously, NEVER. Anytime I have gone in to the other stores, they have graciously given me the sprinkles along with the ice cream... not this time. Is it just Wellesley?? For that, I could have gotten some pb cups or better yet, gone elsewhere and paid less for more. Again, the ice cream is good, but I was surprised at being charged for something that really is worth so much less.... $3.25? Disappointed, to say the least. Next time, I'll go to Truly Yogurt down the street. I bet they will give me sprinkles! read more

Love that they have gluten free flavors such as GF banana. Very rich, creamy and delicious. Coffee ice cream is excellent as is their coffee. read more

Daughter and I were traveling through Wellesley on a college road trip and were hit by a craving for ice cream. Found J.P. Kicks on Yelp and were not disappointed! Don't know if kiddo will end up going to school in the vicinity but if she does I have no doubt this will become a favorite hangout! read more

Another great JP Licks, although it's on a posh street in Wellesley (is there any other kind there?) and the other customers are rude. The staff is really nice, and the assortment of flavors is great. Yum yum yum. Wish the prices were better!! read more

My boyfriend and I stumbled into JP Licks by chance (closest ice cream place to where we were standing). We ordered a Black Raspberry Ice Cream and Orange Irish Sorbet. The black raspberry was thick and rich and creamy. It satisfied my sweet tooth, but it wasn't too sweet or overbearing. The sorbet also contained alcohol, which won me over. It didn't get us tipsy or buzzed though, oh well. The prices range on the higher side, and I was a bit surprised. But since I'm from out of state, it was worth my craving for some thick and milky ice cream. I also loved the design and the atmosphere, with the walls covered in grass to give an outdoorsy feel. I'm going to need to try the Kahlua ice cream and the raspberry white hot chocolate next time! read more

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Can American style ice cream get any better? I have been to this and other JP locations and have always left with a smile on my face. High quality ice cream, coffee and toppings. Especially like the somewhat dark chocolate hot fudge they use for the sundaes. friendly, well trained, helpful young staff. if you deserve a reward, treat yourself to JPLicks! read more

I've been to the Wellesley store twice. Although it's closer to where I live, I prefer the assembly row location. This is a smaller more modest Jp licks. I'm sure it's been around for a long time. They don't have a parking lot but if you come after 6pm all the street meters are free. The store is on the small side and like I mentioned, it's nowhere near as nice as the assembly row store. There are about 4 tables for seating and a bench. They do not have wifi which was annoying and I had to connect to Starbucks' wifi. My last visit was on a Friday night and it wasn't too busy. The line only took a few minutes. What took longer was getting a table. Portion sizes are pretty small for the price you pay (I'm very spoiled by richardsons) but the quality of the ice cream is top notch. I recommend getting at least a medium and you can't go wrong with any flavor that's made with Oreos. read more

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I tried the avocado ice cream and it was really really good! Very creamy, delicate taste, not too sweet...awesome! The place is very pretty, plenty of choices on the menu. They also have hard and soft yogurt with interesting flavors that I'm curious to try. Sundaes and smoothies looked absolutely delicious.... Only negative negative thing: kinda pricy, the small come is about $4,50 read more

Great ice cream and they're always nice. I came by here with the idea to get a quart sized sundae for the week for my pregnant wife. They played along and gave me great side cups for all her favorite peanut butter sauce and reeses. read more

The atmosphere at the Central Street Wellesley Massachusetts location is homey. The ice cream is delicious. However, the muffins are so very delicious. read more

J.P Licks is so good. I love their ice cream and frappes. It is near my brothers and I's dentist so whenever we have an appointment we always go to J.P Licks afterwards. We don't eat here very often but when we do it is such a treat. read more

I went to jp licks to get ice cream. NOT MY LIFE RUINED. the dude who had the audacity to get my order wrong TWICE is just insane. I asked for cookies n cream. I was given sweet cream. I said the order was wrong and asked for cookies n cream again. I was then given cookie dough. I did not realize this until I was in the car. My friend got ice cream and asked for chocolate chips. M and Ms were put on instead. When she asked for them to fix it, they COVERED UP the m and Ms. There were also chunks of ICE in the ice cream. Usually JP licks is amazing but today my life was ruined. Oh and btw my name is NOT KAREN. read more

I really don't understand why this place is so popular. One scoop with hot fudge cost more than $6---and the ice cream is simply not very good. No flavor, too rich. Bleh. Oh, and the store is filthy, too. read more