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    The Bold Face Dairy Bar

    4.5 (43 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed
    Happy hour specials

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    Price Hill Dog, tarter toots and root beer!
    Isaiah F.

    Freshen up those taste buds because you about to get a flavor explosion. These guys at the Bold Face Dairy Bar really know what they are doing when it comes to hot dogs.... Yes I said hot dogs. My wife and two kids went here the other night and every one left happy. The Price Hill dog was a great homage to the area and also tasted DELICIOUS! The PBJ Dog was destroyed by my 3 year old son and my daughter couldn't get enough of the ice cream. Talk about a great addition to the neighborhood and a awesome place to bring your family for a snack or a sweet treat. Looking forward to many more days on the back patio enjoying my sweet treats and specialty hot dogs.

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    Shandra H.

    Genuinely good stuff!!! Loved the lady at the window - great service + personality. We stopped randomly one night, after grabbing some Turtles from Gomez. Was the perfect place for dessert and chill vibes.

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    Alexander P.

    Let me open with this: I got purple/lavender soft serve with rainbow sprinkles served from a building with turret... It was like a dairy delight from a fairy tale fit for a prince(ss)! *drops voice down an octave* Joking aside, Bold Face is easily my new favorite ice cream bar. They have vegan and gluten-free homemade popsicles (pomegranate, strawberry lemonade today) and a variety of soft serve mix-ins. Notable are cardamom, pistachio and lavender flavors. They have a specialty shake/malt with bourbon too! (it's flavoring and non-alcoholic). Not only do they have very reasonable prices ($1 kids servings) and hipster offerings, the location is really unique. It's in the same building as BLOC so you can also feed your coffee addiction in one trip. The building has some cool architectural character (it's the old Mason Lodge) and while you cannot go inside there's a patio with outdoor seating. Caveat: there's only one shaded area and the seating is covered in mirror-like metal which will remind you of burning your legs on playground equipment as a child. Urban exploration idea: come to Price Hill, check out Bold Face and BLOC and swing over for a panoramic view of Cincinnati from Olden View Park! Your Instagram followers will thank you...

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    Midori G.

    I was very impressed with all of the ice cream options at this fairly new ice cream joint! What I ordered: I got a small lavender cone which was pretty and the flavor was light and sweet. My boyfriend got a small chai cone. His was also good! They boast a lot of unique flavors and they have many seasonal ice creams. (We got a taste of the peach ice cream, which we also really enjoyed.) There is plenty of outdoor seating. I wish there was someplace to sit inside because our ice cream melted so quickly!

    Chocolate vanilla swirl with coconut and candied pecans
    Renee R.

    My husband and I were out riding we decided to try a new place to grab a tasty ice cream and this was 4 plus stars so we decided to try this place out. My husband ordered a chocolate ice cream with mint swirl topped in a waffle cone the flavor was pretty solid i ordered a chocolate vanilla swirl with coconut flakes and candied pecans was tasty with the pecans and coconut but the ice cream was pretty standard. i think the next time I'll get a swirl of flavor added to the ice cream hopefully it will be a little more flavorful after all the toppings are gone. I will say the staff was so friendly and nice really enjoyed our visit can't wait to go back and try something new!

    Lavender flavor mix-in with rainbow sprinkles
    Lauren R.

    Meant to edit, not update the last review Is there any way for Yelp to fix this? I don't want to delete the review but it's pretty silly to leave up the same review twice.

    Coffee flurry with oreos
    Megan S.

    My friends and I went and all got flurries. The ice cream itself is very thick and creamy, best in cincinnati by far. The only issue was the flurries were not fully mixed, the toppings and flavor were at the bottom. We had a large group so I understand. Maybe try a cup with toppings. Still, amazing ice cream and super unique flavors.

    Sarah M.

    Great ice cream shop! They have really unique flavors - my favorite in particular is the cardamom flavor mixed with vanilla. The ice cream is very creamy - they told us it's cause of the high percent of fat in the dairy which is why it tastes so much better than your normal soft serve ice cream. They give cups, cones and even can do dips with the cones! They have a really cute seating area right outdoor to the window that you place orders. It's really nice with lights and greenery - awesome place for some cute pictures too.

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    Tiffany D.

    I'm not a huge fan of soft serve but I must admit The Bold Face Dairy is delicious! I've now been twice and tried a few things. The first time I went I had vanilla soft serve with chocolate chip cookie dough on top. It was good. The dough pieces tasted a little fake but it was ok. The second time I went, I went with my kids and husband. We all had something different. I had The Bold Face Dairy Cone, my husband had the lavender soft serve and the kids had chocolate and vanilla. You can never go wrong with chocolate and vanilla. Surprisingly the lavender was amazing and just had a great flavor. It wasn't overpowering and it was well balanced with lavender and sweet flavor. Now the star of the show was the Bold Face Dairy Cone. It consisted of a waffle cone, ice cream, caramel and chocolate sauce, chocolate sprinkles, chocolate chips and 23 karat gold flakes! Talk about the diva of all ice cream cones! It was very good, like great! I enjoyed all the flavors and the toppings added for crunch! This was hands down my favorite! I would certainly come back for this gone again! It was certainly a treat! The staff is also nice. I have only dealt with the manager, Lisa, and she has always been nice and cool! Great customer service!

    The customer service is really good. The ice cream tasted good. We also enjoyed the hang-out spot!

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    Nice and small dairy bar and staff were super friendly definitely a place to grab a small treat

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    6 years ago

    This place is awesome. We had lavender ice cream AMAZING, And the customer service was awesome too

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    Great ice and great costumer service! Highly recommend! Love that they are a part of the price hill community!!

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    This ice cream is GOOD a little pricy but good , nice assortment of flavors and toppings.

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