Best Water and Ice in Phoenix in my opinion! Fast friendly service and they have a reverse osmosis filter in the back that makes the best tasting water. (Tried the water and ice water elsewhere and it didn't taste the same and quite hard) They sell Thrifty Ice Cream, Mihoacan ice cream and other treats so it's a great place to hit up if you're looking for something sweet or savory as well! read more

Water And Ice - Good Vibes Only - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I've been coming here for my water for about 3 years. I usually come in twice a week to fill up 6 gallons. Water prices with the water card went up to $0.25 a gallon in October 2025 which is fair and they gave a notice a month in advance. Now out of nowhere they are now $0.45 per gallon in April 2026 with water card, and without any notice. Pricing is ridiculous and I'm irritated I have money left on this water card. If I could get a refund I would. Once this money is spent I will not be back. read more

Water And Ice - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

They have thirfty ice cream here and if you've ever had that brand you know it's the best. Always fresh and creamy. Also paired with any of their tasty snacks. The service is always fast and friendly. It's cute and pink inside and the staff is always so polite read more

This place is awesome. They have all kinds of ice cream which I've been craving as a super pregnant chic. The owner and helper were great. Hours are super extended and that helps a lot. read more

Water And Ice - Pedro the owner, super nice - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Mangonada and Frutiloka (I think I spelled them right, maybe), are on fire! Best I've ever had! Service was amazing as well. When I walked in I was the only customer and as I was waiting on my order multiple people were coming in and getting water and wanting to order things and there was only one guy behind the counter and he just seemed to do everything flawlessly! Multitasking making my order while helping customers check out. Just great service! I live in North Peoria but I will definitely be making a drive back out here just because of how awesome this place is! read more

Water And Ice - Mangonada and Fruitloka (I think it's spelled right ) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Terrible service. Owner prioritized talking rather than tending to customers, not to mention has terrible prioritization. The kid who helped us first obviously had little training and when the owner did try to make an attempt, he rung out + made two peoples orders who got there 10 minutes after us. For an empty store it took too long for a simple order but the place is cute I guess. read more

When I go by here I stop and get an ice cream cone. They have Thrifty ice cream which is the best! At this location I have only gotten ice cream but they have some smoothies and fruit cups that look good too but I'll stick with the ice cream. The staff has always been pleasant and fast. read more

I'm so mad at myself for not taking photos of what we actually ordered! Sorry! The guy who worked here immediately greeted us and was so attentive! He kept asking if we had any questions, was helping us decide what to get, and was really sweet. He said his family owns the location and it's been opened since 2008/2009. Items purchased: * Elote in a cup - your typical elote, Mayo, lime and chili. My bestfriend said it was very tasty! *Tostilote - Mexican Tostito chips, elote, Mayo, lime and chili. It was very good and the way it was packaged to go was not messy at all. I got the small and was super full when I was done! Overall, the place had amazing customer service and lots of delicious options. Please check them out and support! read more

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Always great service. Everyone is helpful. Water service is great. Has carts that help take your jugs to the car which is great when you have more than 1 read more

Love this place! Ice cream and great Mexican snacks and candies until 9pm!! Oh and if you need to fill your water gallons or need extra ice that's something they also carry. The ice cream is fresh, delicious and they have tons of flavors (my and my husband's faves are butter pecan, rocky road, cappuccino, pistachio and my sons fave cotton candy). You can even buy in bulk if you're having a party or event. Pedro is the bomb and the girls that work there too and super friendly. read more

I go to water and ice religiously and really liked it until today when the new cashier deliberately shorted me my change! she kept practically half and from how she acted after she gave me my change (like she got away with it, and her sly grin that she gave the other cashier), I turned around, Counted my change and I was right! The cashier shorted me $4.00, that's a lot at the end of the day if she does this to each person then she would have a little gig going if let's rip off the customer! LIKE WE WOULDNT NOTICE??!!! NNO ONE NEEDS A CASHIER LIKE THAT, NO ONE! Her quick response after I said she shorted me, she know exactly what I was talking about and it was no mistake of accidental miscounting change. It was quite obvious shes was up to something shady, not a good poker face, so to speak. im upset I can't trust them anymore, and I really liked that place until now, sadly! So sad! FIRE HER BEFORE SHE RUINS YOUR GOOD REPUTATION! read more

It was a little after 9p and my husband was craving ice cream. Our typical go-to is DQ but he was in the mood for THE REAL DEAL. We have driven past this Water & Ice store after his hockey games many times and he always commented on how he loved Thrifty ice cream. Well, last night was the night. We officially went and it was amazing! The two gentlemen working could not have been more friendly and surprisingly, there were quite a few people coming in and out, even at the late hour. My original intention was to just have a taste of his and not get anything of my own, BUT their real fruit smoothies had me SOLD! I got a peach, mango, banana, and strawberry smoothie and it was delicious! Naturally, I didn't finish all of it so I put it in the fridge and plan to blend it up with ice and make it come alive again! The prices are SO right - for two scoops in a cone it was just $3 and some change. SAME with my smoothie! Finding ice cream and/or a smoothie under $6 these days is super rare. We also got a 20 lb bag of ice for a little over 2 bucks. Yes, please! Why go to DQ when we can support a fab local business?! We will 100% be back. read more

LOVE THIS WATER & ICE!!! The owner is sooooooo friendly & helpful! He is super nice!!! They offer authentic mexican treats such as tosti elotes, elote en vaso and many more items!! Thrifty's ice cream & lots of water & snacks! Even though this is 10 mins or so from my house, I always make the drive!! Everyone should swing by here no matter what you're craving, they will provide :)) read more

I love this place. This is mainly where I get my water. If you get a water card and preload money onto it you get a little discount! Everyone that works there is always really nice too read more

Popular place for ice cream and purified water, the works are always friendly and helpful.

Great place with a very friendly owner who is always here to help fill my water bottles. I highly recommend Water and Ice on Thomas and Scottsdale road. read more

I've been going here for a few years and its always decently busy but the customers seem to know how it all works and the staff is USUALLY super friendly but today, I went in and there were 3 people in line ahead of me and eventually2 people behind me. There was only 1 person working, and I get that she was busy so I threw down cash and said that it was getting uncomfortably full in there. There was a customer who ordered 5 or 6 different things on the menu so we all just stood in line waiting to pay. She should have told the guy to hold on to ring up a few people because 8 people in line plus 3 people eating ice cream inside is definitely overcrowded. There should never be a scenario where 1 person is left there by herself. She was like 16 and threw me attitude for putting down money and leaving. read more

We come here to fill our 5 gallon water bottles. The delicious Thrifty Ice Cream takes me back and the customer service here is outstanding! A good variety of desserts including raspados & much more. The bonus- Familiar friendly faces every time. read more

It's water. Ice. And a few flavors of Thrifty ice cream. How can you possibly mess it up? These guys managed: with rudeness. I went in with my kids to grab some drinks and a cone or two, we weren't greeted with a hello (no biggie, I feel that's the norm today). We stood and picked everything out, drinks, debated flavors. And the , there was a crack in the earth: I asked if my daughter could sample an ice cream. My request was met with a tirade about "how we don't have small spoons" and "I won't give you a regular sized spoon." Maybe the request was some sort of act of privilege on my part but I thought it was pretty standard (like not greeting customers or just fellow humans is now standard). Like I said, it's just water, ice, and a few flavors of ice cream. We can be better humans, people. read more

We've been there three times after reading the reviews and it's true. The best, friendliest staff and delicious Thrifty Ice Cream. Good prices and lots of Mexican treats that remind me of my childhood while visiting Grandparents in Mexico . I love to support local businesses and this place just rocks. read more

In the chaos of the Walmart/Home Depot power strip, there is a source of peace, a source of balance, a source of Thrifty ice cream. At $1.85 for a generous single scoop on a plain cone, the ice cream is thrifty. It is also Thrifty, in the sense of being the last lingering reminder of the award-winning drug-store ice-cream brand. Thrifty ice cream is a straightforward ice cream, from the days before add-ins and ripples and limited editions. If you are looking for a mid-century modern ice cream to soothe your hipster sensibilities, Thrifty is that ice cream. It does not come in flavors like lobster or "moose tracks" or anything involving puns. The most exotic flavor is strawberry cheesecake. But it is truly fine ice cream. The butter pecan -- a fine MCM flavor that I ordinarily find insipid -- is deliciously buttery and convincingly pecan. I strongly recommend arming oneself with a cone before braving the screaming chaos of any of the stores in that strip. The clerk when I visited was very nice and possibly the only ice-cream scooper who has ever grasped how to exchange cone for money without making the cone-buyer feel klutzy and awkward. read more

I've been to this location several times and it is always clean, fast, and cheap. There are always people here, which to me is a sign that the other people have the same experience as I do. The service is ALWAYS great, no matter who is working. The employees are well trained. Their menu is great, prices are cheap. The mangonada was great! Hands down on of the best on this side of town. We will be back... weekly! read more

Water And Ice - Mangonada (shaved ice, mango syrup, fresh mangoes, chamoy, tamarind candy, fresh lime) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Reverse osmosis water center. I buy their water jugs because the cheap ones from Walmart smell like poop. This place has yummy THRIFTY ice cream. And if I can say they have delicious water, well, they have delicious water. It's miraculous how they can make Phoenix water palatable. read more

I recently discovered this Water and Ice, mainly because it stays open until 10 pm. For the past year I had been getting water for my dispenser from the Water n Ice at Scottsdale Road and Thomas. The owner there creeps me out, especially after asking me if he could please touch my "beautiful" breasts. WTH? Plus he charges .45 per gallon and closes at 6 pm. The owner at this Water and Ice has always been kind and respectful. He only charges .25/gallon; a much more reasonable price for water. He offers a punch card, but you have to put a minimum of $25 on it. At .25/gallon, that card would last me a year so I haven't purchased the card. I pay cash per gallon each trip. I haven't tried the ice cream here, but will soon. I'm going to have to remember to check in when I go next because I have been here at least 10 times in the last year. read more

A bunch of kids working here it's 10 after 9m on June 14th .... still nobody here to open the door

I started going to this location to fill carboys for work. I keep going back for the tostilocos! The staff here is always friendly and efficient, and the tostiverduras (without pork rinds) is always generous, fresh and delicious. read more

3 stars for the quality of the ice cream... No star for the actual place, ambiance, or service. They had all 8 different Flavors of ice creams. I must give them some credit as their Flavors are not boring vanilla, plain chocolate, etc. they're all mixed like crunchy chocolate, chocolate brownie, coconut something something.... This place is a bit of everything with ice cream so if you're looking to fill your water tank & eat ice cones and lick at ice cream, this is the place for you. Not a very friendly service either. The guys seems old school and doesn't want to be there. I honestly didn't want to be there either. I won't be back. I hope Scottsdale has a better ice cream place than this. read more

Two stars only because the customer service is good . Other than that I hated the fact that they use canned corn to make the tosti elotes , it just take so much away from the Mexican experience it's supposed to be ... the ice cream is good read more

We love this place! The fruit cocktail is our favorite. My grandsons love the ice cream and shakes. The best employee there is Pedro. He's awesome and great with the kids. read more

This water and ice / thrifty ice cream is wonderful friendly staff very nice and always greats you when you inter and when you leave it is with a smile I grew up on thrifty's ice cream when it was in the thrifty pharmacy's miss them but to have this place so close it is great brings back nice happy childhood and high school memory's highly recommend go in for a tasty scoop of wonderful creamy very reasonable priced ice cream read more

Bought over 20 gallons of what was supposedly reverse osmosis water. They either have never changed the filters or it is merely tap water. We actually did a taste test of both tap on the paid for water and there is only minimal difference. Disgusting!!!!! read more

Have been coming here for the past 5 years the staff is always nice and courteous and the prices especially for water with there card you can't beat it. Thank you for making little mundane tasks like getting water pleasant. read more

First, it is not open until 10p...I go to water and ice every week to get 10 gallons of water for my aquarium. Today it took me 10 minutes to find a remote parking spot...arrived at the door at 8:03 p.m. - the door was locked and the guy at the register made the motion that the store was closed...you just lost a customer buddy... read more

Always a great experience here and the water is a great deal! The ice cream is also delish!

The gentleman there took care of all my needs to getting set up with a water gal. System. Prices are somewhat reasonable but I suppose it's worth it for the summer time . read more

After repeatedly purchasing bottled water from the grocery stores and then running low a week later, I decide to purchase a water dispenser. I'm lucky to have this particular location nearby. Every single employee I've encountered here is super helpful and friendly. I come in every 3 weeks to fill up three 5 gallon jugs and the employees never fail to assist me to the car. It doesn't matter if they're slow or busy at the time. These guys take care of their customers! I rarely pass on the chance to take a fruit parfait with me as well. I like the convenience and they dress up that fruit just right! Yum! read more

Been thinking about saving some money and filling up your own water tanks? This is the place for you. The skinny Been coming here for about a year now looks to be family owned which always makes me feel better. I usually come in afternoon time and on weekends I have never had to wait to fill up my tanks as they have plenty of space and or will try to work it out that everyone has a short wait. The gentleman in the front is always nice and has helped me with my water outside or comes to hold door which he doesn't have to (thanks my friend) he always lets me know what to try as far as ice cream or traditional Mexican snacks (tostilokos, escamochas etc) I finally gave in an tried the Sonoran dog which was excellent all fresh toppings as I saw him cut most of it in front of me as I was filling up water. The bad While this place deserves 5 stars I do find the music playing to be of a certain taste now I like hoe slapping drug dealing rap just as much as the next guy but I'm sure not everyone was amused by lil Wayne and his rapping about bitches loving him. I don't mind that music but I'm sure the older lady with her kid did, lol. Even with that little hiccup this place rocks staff is always friendly an helpful and it saves you sweet mula on water. read more

This place is great. Try the escamocha. Fresh fruits with great toppings. The family that runs the store are incredibly friendly too!

Great customer service! I have been here a couple of times and the gentlemen working here are always friendly! They really make you feel welcome I will keep coming here with the great service they provide, prices are cheap and the stuff they sell it's great! I have had the fresas con crema, shaved ice, and for my kids the cotton candy ice cream! I love this place! Recommend it read more

I'm so glad this is in my neighborhood! Although, I did overhear a gentleman tell the guys he drives from Carefree to fill his water bottles, (he had 7 bottles) because they have the best price! I wouldn't know how much it costs to fill the jugs because I usually get a ice cream too! Whatever it cost it's worth it. The guys are so awesome! They've carried the bottles out for me when I've been too lazy to do it myself and they always remember my family whenever we've come in for ice cream. read more