Excellent Excellent EXCELLENT! Yours truly Nasty Nathanial here. I am sure all of my fellow Yelpers…read morecan already tell how this review is going to go. I mean I didn't even kick it off with my traditional "howdy folks." But seriously, this is the best ice cream that I've ever had in my whole life and I'm going to tell you all why. So strap on your safety belts and let's drive right into it. I recently tried Nite Creamery's ice cream for the first time the other night. But this isn't the first time I've ever been here. I visited this location a few months back when myself, and fellow activist Matthew The King, came here to conduct a First Amendment Audit. But ever since then I've been curious about this place. There was something about Nite Creamery that set it apart from the other businesses in the area. Could it be that mysterious fog like substance that creeps over the counter? Well, there's a reason for that and I will explain that in a bit. But regardless of the reason, I just had to return and try their ice cream. Boy oh boy am I glad I did. So I ended up coming to Nite Creamery on a Wednesday evening and I am glad that I chose a week night for my first visit because this place can get pretty packed on the weekend. But I was able to walk right up to the counter where I was greeted by two friendly employees, a dark haired girl and a chubby Filipino guy. Both of them had smiles on their faces and seemed happy to be. For all I know maybe they hate their job. But if they do, they're doing a pretty good job hiding it. Now the next step was to place an order. I bet you didn't see that coming. But their ordering system is a little bit different than most places. One of the employees explained to me that how it works is you place your order on a touch screen pad and then pay with whatever payment method you're using. This was kind of nice as I felt less pressured without having someone standing over me while I try to decide what I want. But I still kind of miss the good ol' days of a real human being taking your order. But hey. This is 2026, not 1996. Anyways, I ended up going with this ice cream called the Salted Carmel Crumb. One of the things that first caught my attention was the fact that they place a pretzel on top of the scoop of ice cream. Yes I'm serious. A pretzel on ice cream. I bet you never heard of that before. Well, that is unless you have been to Nite Creamery before. Enough about how the ice cream looks. Let's talk about how it tasted. This ice cream is PHONOMENAL! It truly is better than s**. They don't make ice cream in the traditional way like they do at most ice cream parlors. At Nite Creamery they mix the ingredients and then freeze it right on the spot. That's where the mysterious fog comes from. But yeah that's what they do at Nite Creamery and I'm glad they do it that way. The reason being is you get a richer creamier ice cream that is full of flavor and tastes oh soooooooo good. I liked it so much that when I was finished, I walked back in and ordered another one. Only this time I went with the All Niter. That was phenomenal as well. If you've made it through this entire review I will assume that you get it that I love Nite Creamery. I really do love this place and I hope they'll continue to remain in the community for year's to come. So with that being said, I think I will go ahead and sign off for now. If you live on the Central Coast and want to try some ice cream that is better than s**, I highly encourage you to head over to Nite Creamery. You won't be disappointed. If you are, well, there's a Baskin Robbins in this town. Rock and roll doggies! Alrrrrrrrriiiiiiiight! NASTY NATHANIAL

The ice cream is amazing! I tried the Flintstones flavor which is vanilla blended with fruity…read morepebbles. They literally make the ice cream right in the front, and the mixers mixed with the nitrogen creates a cool fog! The only thing they can improve is the seating area. It is really only set up for to go orders, but I'd still highly recommend this place, if you're visiting Santa Maria.

The ice cream was the best! Never had anything like it! Such a great experience. The workers were…read moreso nice and gave many good recommendations and let us try so many things! Super good service. The building was so clean and so many options to pick from. Highly recommend!

This place was amazing! The ice cream was so good. I'm coming back when I'm in Santa Maria!read more

An average cold stone creamery…read more The ice cream is good like it always is. The employees seem to get along well, so well that they don't really listen when your talking to them to make your order. I requested a love-it size but got the like-it instead. I didn't bother to correct the order since I probably don't need the additional sugar/calories but if you routinely don't listen I'm sure it adds up on opportunities to cash bigger items. The glass on the ice cream display was super smudged with handprints. It was hard to ignore when trying to decide what to order.

I came in for a quart of ice cream with extra black cherries, The customer service was very…read moreconcerning, very rushed and unattentive, I was the only customer in the store for the entire time. When I had asked her for extra cherries she smirked at her coworker with a weird look making me feel anxious. I drove two hours to visit Orcutt, this was a very horrible representation of this cold stone how sad just get your ice cream and get out because these this lady was so rude. Why not give the customers what they ask for?

Best ice cream in town! I go for the ice cream but usually get the eloté instead. Occasionally…read moreboth.

What can improve? *First, they need to teach the new…read moreemployees how to have good customer service and good attitude clearly needed on the new girls. *Second the pictures are not what they prepare and give out (why would you over price something you can't deliver) NOTE: The store closes at 10 and they start cleaning at 7 PM. There is no need to be mopping at 7 PM when the store closes at 10 PM and they lift up all the chairs at 7 PM already. (Yes! I know you all want to go home but come on you're still on the clock) A young girl with black hair caught my attention. She is clearly just for the money and not to make the place better. She took a break while I was eating there, she went ahead and sat in one of the chairs in the back and hang her feet up upside down . How unprofessional is that The aguas frescas need major improvements The only good one is the limonada no wonder they don't have that many options probably because they don't sell

Super solid. The Oreo Blizzard I got was really good. Creamy and milky. Oreos were crunchy. The…read moreworker was patient with all of my questions, and I enjoyed the little flip they do with the cup. A small is pretty big, man, I took a few bites and thought that there'd be no way I'd finish it. Solid spot.

This was my first time at Dairy Queen and I only ordered a blizzard but it was legit the best ice…read morecream ever! It had Reese's peanut butter cups and was oh so delicious!

Ice cream: 3.5. Came by after dinner at The Swiss Restaurant. Place was busy just after 7 when we…read morearrived. I ordered their Twix Caramel Crunch. Never had it before but decided to try it. I had it on a cone but probably better in a cup since it was soft with the caramel. Flavor was good. Service was friendly and efficient.

you suck! let me just tell you when I go in for an ice…read morecream. I don't expect you to slap it in a cup like you do in your own home at the projects. Sunday night prior to closing Almost slipped on the floor Bad service no topping in my Sunday Screw all of you. I hope your manager reads this and the owner as well. Over eight dollars for a Sunday Sunday slop just like you And no, I won't be nice about this I hope both of you get fired

What an amazing treat to have O Town Swirls in town!!…read more Real, lactose-free soft serve ice cream! Absolutely delicious! Check them out at the local events that you're parked at. Call them up and book O Town for your next event!!! Can't go wrong here.

A magical place in Santa Maria! My family enjoyed a fruit popsicle (lots of vegan flavor flavors!),…read morean Oreo popsicle, and a delicious chocolate banana. We love this place and wish we could try all the things they had to offer. You have to come here!

I ordered a banana split like the one posted on the menu. What I received was not it. And for $12,…read morevery disappointed.

Quality ice cream and paletas made with real fruit. Favorites are mango, coffee, and cookies and…read morecream.

This new icecream shop on East Main serving up some seriously good treats. The services was…read moreexcellent and the scoop was generous. I was surprised at the cost which I thought was high but rest assured the quality is worth it. Heads up..all signage is in Spanish. So ask a lot of questions or bring an interpreter.