Taste the Tropics
“Taste the Tropics has many of the same flavors — grape nut, rum raisin, sour sop, egg nog, banana — and the quality was very high.”
“and that alone to this west coaster who almost never is able to find certain flavors (until I discovered Mitchell's ice cream in San Francisco – BEST RUM RAISIN EVER!)”
“There are the standard flavors, but I decided to get three in a cup for $4.75; little did I know that the cup was almost literally pint-sized!”
Taste the Tropics
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
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$ Price range Inexpensive
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The rum raisin was really good, with interesting flavor and actual, large raisins. The coconut was enjoyable at first but perhaps a tiny bit too greasy. In both cases the texture seemed more "real" than usual ice cream but this worked better on the rum raisin one.
I love the ice cream my only problem is how fast it melts. In the summer I buy tubs and bring them home..a ten minute drive and the ice cream is melted..looking like milk to drink. I bought a cone once for the kids..never again..they had to rush to eat it before the whole thing melted. The service is pretty slow, so expect to wait…forever.
I grew up in Flatbush and used to come here every weekend. When we moved out to Queens, I would drive here just for the ice cream. The best flavor is Grape Nut. I caught myself buying vanilla ice cream and Grape Nut cereal to recreate the flavor. Not sure what I was thinking. Next time I'm in the area, I will get some.
I agree with one of the other Yelpers. The serving size is very generous. This is not the place you come to and order something corny like vanilla. If that is your intention, don't waste your time. Live a little…try rum raisin, grape nut, mango or one of the other tropical flavored.
Super huge servings for a very very cheap price. ($2.50 for two huge scoops) I'm surprised such a place exists. It's a godsend!! 😀
The ice cream is great; they have a large variety of different flavors to try.
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Taste of Tropics has been one of my favorite spots in Brooklyn for years. Nothing beats the taste of their ice cream and cakes. A few years ago, I ordered a rum raisin cake for my mom and she loved every bite of it. More recently, I returned to purchase a small cake for my boyfriend's birthday and was met with excellent service and a yummy great nut cake. The cake was the smallest size, about 6" and cost $20.95 (cheaper and tastier than Baskin Robbins!). The staff was able to make the cake for me in less than 2 days which I appreciate. When I went to pick it up, the staff member expressed to me that customer service is vital to the business and he tries to accommodate everyone as much as possible. At the moment, he had just agreed to make a cake at very short notice for a customer. Now that's service! My only wish is that they had more than one location. After they closed their shop on Utica, it's become a bit of a travel to get to them. If you don't have to buy their ice cream in the supermarket, go directly to the shop, you won't regret it!