Mustache Mike's Truck

Locally owned & operated

Family-owned & operated

Amazing desserts and fantastic services ! The baklawa,…read morepistachio ice cream, and kunafa were all delicious and full of flavor. On top of the great flavors, the service was just as sweet. Memo is friendly, welcoming, and made our experience even better. Highly recommend this place for anyone craving Middle Eastern sweets done right. I'll definitely be coming back

Walked in here today and saw that there wasn't anyone. Weird! Guess they went to the restroom or…read moresomething? Never mind! An employee walked in and gave me my order on two Laymounas. I love their lemonade so much! The employee told me that they're now going to bring their Booza Arabia to the Orange location and you don't have to drive to the Anaheim location to do so. Anyhow, I saw that they've upgraded their menus on their TVs. So I decided to take some pics of it.

Turkish coffee

Walnut baklava

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Bruster's Real Ice Cream

The ice cream is so fresh and the flavors are absolutely spot on. Service is attentive and…read morecourteous. For the quality of the ice cream and quantity per serving pricing is more than fair. Seating are 3 benches along the side of the building. But for quality ice cream definitely worth a visit.

This review is for Brewster's Ice Cream in Dana Point, CA…read more Just took the wife and kids to Brewsters in DP for an afternoon ice cream treat. Problem was, the lack of any adequate shade or awnings in front of the store to protect us from the blazing sun ruined our entire ice cream eating experience. Whoever own or operates this store could greatly improve the customer experiece by adding a simple awnings and/or some pop-up canopies and some decent cafe seating to shield their customers from the miserable experience of trying to enjoy their ice cream while it melts in their hands in the blazing heat. Note to the store management - get you act together by providing some comfortable shaded seating instead of the 3 park benches and concrete half wall that leave them totally exposed to the sun. That way, your customers can enjoy your great ice cream in comfort instead of frying in the sun.

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Coming soon......Fall

Rogers Homemade Ice Cream

4.7(156 reviews)

6.2 km

Friendly customer service. They provide as many samples of ice cream as you like. They have MANY…read moreflavor choices! I had Biscoff and Blue Monster and both were delicious! My husband and I both enjoyed the ice cream and will definitely be back to try other flavors next time we're in the area.

Great neighborhood Ice cream shop. So many flavor to choose from. And you can get samples to try…read more Staff super nice Got myself a chocolate cookies and cream. Wasn't too sweet. Scoops were very big. Really enjoyed it So many fun flavors like coconut pineapple. Cookie Monster. A Reese's peanut butter flavor. All the samples were so good Great place to get good ice cream and support a mom and pop shop

Strawberries and cream and salted caramel

Italian Ice and Banana Split

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Cauldron Ice Cream

4.1(3.1k reviews)

9.6 km

Cauldron is amazing!…read more Used to enjoy the San Diego location frequently but they went out of business a few years ago. Was in the area this evening after a kids event and grabbed some Cauldron. Still fantastic! Made fresh, super creamy and delicious! My wife got the Puffle with Milk & Cereal flavor, enjoyed it a ton. Kids and I all got mint chocolate chip, VERY creamy with big chunks of chocolate. Wish we had one closer to home! Highly recommend.

From the ads and pictures everything seemed cool. The way they make ice cream is unique and I'll…read moregive it that. So let's get to it. We ordered three things; mint chocolate chip, rose, and milk and cereal. All with a bubble waffle cone. The service was disappointing, the guy who worked there seemed like he didn't care and it was just another job. No life to him and was just rude about asking the code for the bathroom. The mint and chip is basic. Nothing too much about it. My kids like it, so I got it. Average 3/5. The rose ice cream tasted like a rose, it was pretty good and very floral. The disappointing part is I was hoping the ice cream would be shaped like a rose as depicted on the picture. Nope, just a scoop and left it as is. 5/5 for taste and 0/5 for presentation. The milk and cereal one was actually pretty good. Especially with Frosted Flakes in it. It literally taste like cereal. 5/5. I would give it a higher star if the service complimented it and th presentation of the rose ice cream did.

Will be right next door to Coastline Urgent Care.

Ritter's Steam Kettle cooking is the far left building and Cauldron's will be next door.

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Milk & cereal! Since it's made fresh to order with liquid nitrogen, it takes forever to melt!..unlike at that other place..

Friendly Donuts

4.5(2.1k reviews)

6.4 km

Friendly Donuts saved my life. Staff=Friendly (hence the…read morename) Store=Clean Donuts=alright, more flaky pastries would be nice

Great service and wonderful employees! They are so kind every time and the donuts are delicious…read more The shop is so cute and feels inviting. :))

Donut selection

Dubai chocolate donut, good!

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Dubai Chocolate Strawberries

Honeymee

4.0(767 reviews)

14.5 km

Yummy desserts!…read more Great service! Very cute and very bright inside! Will come back for any of the desserts! It's milky lightly sweet soft serve.

My absolute favorite place to get milk ice cream - the base is not too sweet and the creaminess is…read moreabsolutely perfect. I have struggled to find any other place around that can nail the milk ice cream base like they have. The menu has lots of combinations you can try - my favorites are fairly plan with the darling and the honeymee with the honeycomb on top. Ordering is pretty easy - you can order at the kiosk or with a cashier. There's ample parking though the lot generally stays pretty busy. There's limited seating inside - some bar seating and 2-3 small tables

Matcha Affogato

Matcha HoneyMee Ice Cream Vanilla HoneyMee Ice Cream

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Matcha soft serve

Don Churros Gomez

4.7(1.1k reviews)

4.3 km

Food: Wow the churros are so fresh! You can see one of the employees frying them! We ordered the…read morechurros with ice cream and chose vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup, and it was so fun to pile the vanilla ice cream on the end of the churro and enjoy! The cold ice cream was a great contrast to the warm, crispy churro! You get five churros with a generous portion of ice cream for a little over $10, so this was a good deal too! Service: The employees were nice, and the food came out really fast. Ambiance: There's a clean bathroom and many tables to sit at. Highly recommend parking at a nearby parking structure for a shopping complex and walking over! Please try this delicious place with your friends!

Loved everything about this spot! -Super friendly employees…read morethat even waved hello from the window as we walked in. - vibrant music and fairly busy at 10pm - and pipping hot, made to order churros! Loved the options for sauces, ice cream and drinks. But tonight, one simple churro was perfect for me Can't wait to come back!

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Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream - Irvine

4.4(516 reviews)

10.6 km

Be prepared for a long line, but it moves along pretty well and the service was good. The portion…read moresizes are HUGE! I ordered three scoops thinking it would be a normal serving, but it was enormous--I honestly wonder what their large size looks like! The shop itself is more like a small outdoor vendor, so there's no indoor seating. There are a few places to sit outside, which works well if the weather is nice. Definitely come hungry, and unless you have a serious appetite for ice cream, you may want to think twice before ordering three scoops!

Love this location, nestled within the Tustin marketplace, with a fountain, large area of…read moreAstroTurf, and alongside a black dot coffee, Mendocino farms, and a regal theater. When the weathers nice it gives the best summer night vibes!! They have 4 walk up windows to take your order so the line moves fairly quick. I also will never stop being obsessed with peeking inside to see all of the freezers lined up with ice cream!! Watching all the employees scooping orders always reminds me Charlie and the chocolate factory lol Check out my photos to see their current flavor offerings!

Strawberry

Cherry Magnolia and Smores

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Small Scoop in Sugar Cone-- Cherry Magnolia

Joes Italian Ice

4.5(3.8k reviews)

3.8 km

Locally owned & operated

Outdoor seating

Just tried the new limited time flavors Cookie Monster and pumpkin spice…read more The pumpkin spice tasted just like pumpkin pie and the Cookie Monster tasted like Cookie Monster ice cream with rich flavor. I really hope / want Cookie Monster to become a regular returning flavor or an all the time flavor since it's really good! Made the Joe latti super flavorful

I've ordered from Joe's countless times now and it always delivers. The portions are always solid,…read moreand the price is reasonable considering how much things are these days. I personally love the Joe-Latti with Mango or Cherry ice, and I usually get extra soft serve for good measure. I appreciate that they do a good job of mixing everything, so you get an even distribution of all the ingredients. Definitely check out any of Joe's locations because it's a great place for a sweet treat!

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Nobibi

4.6(209 reviews)

13.3 km

We stopped by on our way home from Knotts after finding them highly recommended on Yelp. Sage was…read morevery welcoming, super patient with us as it was our first time ordering and accommodated changes I requested. Just a really friendly and sweet human. There was a larger order ahead of us and he apologized for the wait, my kids played the crane machines in the back and my kiddo won 3 prizes with 5 coins. My husband occupied himself with the arcade table where you can play free games! Cherry on top was that everyone loved their drinks, boba was nice and chewy, great flavors. Everyone ordered a different drink so we all passed out cups around to share and I thoroughly enjoyed every one! Must visit, we highly recommended. There is so much to choose from drinks/flavors/boba, bubble waffles, cotton candy etc. check it out for yourselves, we were impressed!

The milk teas are delicious! The tea flavor is nice and strong! I got a roasted jasmine milk tea…read moreand it has a nice floral flavor and it wasn't too sweet either (50% was what I ordered.) The ice cream is also delicious so I'd totally come back here! It's also close to Knott's which is great! Plus if you sign up for their deals then you'll get notice of their half off deals or bogos!

Peach Jasmine Tea

Vanilla ice cream

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Biscoff Crumbl

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Travis C.

6 years ago

I am a former friend of the family and worked for Mike Elder of Mustache Mike's Italian Ice on and off for several years. He is by far THE most dishonest person I've ever met. He runs his business illegally and unethically. He refused to hire me as an employee and wouldn't agree to an independent contractor's arrangement so I could make a living and pay my taxes. He was then audited in 2015 and w/o my knowledge, submitted a 1099 (self-employed contractor) on my behalf. I am now in debt to the IRS for $5000. The family motto, verbatim..."do what we want, apologize later if necessary". The irony there is...he'll never apologize, he never admits when he's wrong and coincidentally...he's never done anything right. If he lied to me, then he'll lie to you. A great indicator of what someone will do in the future...is what they've done in their past. And Mike's past is full of lies. During the time that I worked for him, I've never felt so disrespected in my entire life. He once left on XMAS vacation w/o paying me, when I called him, he replied with, "there's $100 in 1 dollar bills at the shop". Mike has no shame, no humility. I was working for him when an employee almost lost his finger due to Mike's machinery, which was unsafe and not in compliance with OSHA machine guarding requirements. Many close to me warned me that he'd get audited for his poor business practices and when the IRS comes across my name, he's gonna say I don't know him, he's on his own and that's exactly what happened. I didn't listen because I trusted Mike. In reality, he commits tax fraud on a daily basis. Aside from lying about my employment status he would do things such as hiding a machine on an inspection in order to not have to pay the tax on that piece of equipment. Beware if he says "I'm just trying to help you out", because what that really means is he's try to help himself out. Mike's greatest power and perhaps his only power is to look people in the eye and lie convincingly. Please do not support Mustache Mike's Italian Ice. read more

Liz G.

115

14 years ago

Best Italian Ice I have ever tasted!!! All the flavors are delish & best off all there fat free!!! So I can have as much as I like & it's cheap too. I wasn't to sure on which flavors to choose but I got to try all of theme because they give free samples out, that way you truly get what you like. the staff is berry nice & friendly they sure make you want to follow there nice trucks =) The more you have it the more you crave it!!! Its a good treat for my kids I can actually give it to them without having to worry about the calories. My kids love them so much I ended up booking them for my daughters school event. which was a total susses & we got a % back for our school just for booking them how great is that! My favorite flavers are the Big Daddy, Sour Green Apple & Piña Colada & COCONUT!!! Yummy just remembering makes my mouth water!!! You have to try it! read more

Mike D.

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14 years ago

I was at the Route 66 International Festival in Victorville last Saturday, it was very hot. I had just eaten and was looking for something sweet. I saw the Mustache Mike's van and went over to take a look. After trying a sample I ordered the "Big Daddy" which is a Cherry, Orange, Pineapple Swirl. I stood under a nearby tree and enjoyed my Italian Ice, it was lite, flavorful, and refreshing. It was just what I needed on a hot summer day. read more

Gail R.

11 years ago

I love ice cream and here i got my favourite ice cream. During my visit i am not sure that which one i will decide but finnally i got the best one and taste of this one is awesome. Recommend. read more

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