The Ice Cream House
“a really cool Ice Cream House if you are not lactose intolerant, and a MECCA of Ice Cream if you ARE Dairy sensitive!”
“They also have a awesome salad bar and delicious bagels, served all day long and a awesome two floor seating area which is pretty cool.”
“As this place is run by super orthodox Jews, they have modesty laws (posted on the building!).”
The Ice Cream House
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Talk about your variety. Rows of flavors, with a huge dairy-free selection! And oh boy can they make ice cream. I'm a chocolate fiend, and they absolutely deliver. Their milkshakes? Oh yes. Perfect to pick up while doing laundry next door! It's thick, it's creamy, it's flavorful. It's also only a little pricey, which is great in Brooklyn.
They also have a salad bar – which I didn't try, since I was definitely in an ice cream mood. It's a weird business dynamic, but I guess if you need to pacify the ice cream fan and the health nut, it works.
The space itself is bright, clean, colorful, and friendly. As to the dress code, I figure that when I walk into someone else's home, I play by their rules. Ditto for a private business. Not all of their customers did, but I didn't see or hear anything askance.
I read the reviews about this place and was a bit iffy about ordering anything from here…..I usually don't like ice cream because, blegh I'm not a big fan of overly sweet things. My friend ordered the vanilla soft serve. They have a lot of choices. I decided to go with the chocolate softee. Not bad but I wished it was bit more chocolatety…I now stick with the softee swirl.
I also came here while wearing a tank top….I was afraid they'd say something or kick me out but as we were about to walk in, a couple of girls, teenagers walked in before us, wearing tanks and shorts, showing more skin than me. I felt more comfortable and at ease. They didn't say anything anyways. I feel like I should cover up out of respect…I don't know….-__-
Dairy and non-dairy options and plenty of seating available.
Non dairy tend to be pretty melted so I always go to the dairy options. Chocolate dipped cones with different nuts or sprinkles and plain cone options, too.
They offer ice cream cakes, different sizes of cups, cones, and they'll even pack you a pint of their flavors!
Prices are reasonable but the flavor of the ice cream doesn't feel like it's from a mom-and-pop which breaks my heart a little/lot.
The employees are kind and I didn't feel like I was ever judged for my clothes, or my lack of Hasidic Jewish background.
They make fresh fruit smoothies and also a salad bar…I didn't partake in either of those options but they didn't look too shabby.
I found The Ice Cream House on Yelp, looking for late-night vegan ice cream. On the plus side, the place is open late and has a small parking lot out front. Unfortunately there's a huge minus: I really didn't like the non-dairy soy ice cream. I had a cup of chocolate chip, and my friend had mint chip. Mine was too sweet for my taste. We both felt that the texture of both flavors was gummy, and it became stickier and gummier as it melted. Not a good mouth feel at all. I won't be back to try any other flavors.
I come to Ice Cream House a lot because I work super close to it. The food is good! I've only gotten their ice cream once but I get coffee, bagels, tuna salad on bagels, and salads pretty often. The ingredients are fresh and there are plenty of toppings to choose from. Just don't get the cheese! It's not real and it's way too salty.
The popcorn machine is great!! Everyone at my office loves the popcorn from here. It's just the perfect amount of salty and cheap too.
The guys who work here are friendly and may seem to be working slowly at times, but I think it's hard to tell because they often only have two or three people working during rush hours. It can get pretty crazy when there are tons of moms, kids, and babies in here. Strollers are everywhere, kids are ordering ice cream, and the moms are impatient!
This place is huge and offers and astounding variety of vegan ice creams, including soft serve (2 or 3 varieties), regular vegan ice cream in a cup or cone (about 12 flavors), vegan ice cream cakes, and novelty desserts. I'm not sure if this is the same as Klein's kosher ice cream or if they just buy from Klein's (which is also the ice cream used at Food Swings and other veg restaurants).
I got a cone with 2 scoops, which was about $3.50, which is pretty cheap. Definitely more cheaper than upscale places like Lula's and Stogo. That said, Ice Cream Castle's ice cream is made with tons of water, sugar, and I think corn syrup. The upscale places make small batch coconut, hemp, and cashew-based ice creams so you get what you paid for. I don't recall what flavors I had but I've had tons of Klein's ice cream so it doesn't really matter. They're all good (minus pistachio and coffee, in my opinion, which I've never cared for).
When I was in, the service was friendly, but I feel compelled to share an experience of a female friend that went once. She was told that she wasn't allowed to enter because she was wearing shorts and a t-shirt. As this place is run by super orthodox Jews, they have modesty laws (posted on the building!). My friend said the people were very rude and wouldn't let any women enter, but let the guys in. I didn't have any issues when I went so it may depend who's working. Some non-Jewish employees told me that sometimes the rules are enforced and sometimes they aren't.
This place is a mazing! They have anything and everything that you could ever want or imagine of a Ice cream store. They have a huge selection of ice cream flavors, dairy and non-dairy with lots of interesting drinks, shakes and ice cream cakes.
They also have a awesome salad bar and delicious bagels, served all day long and a awesome two floor seating area which is pretty cool.
However the only con (hence -5th star) is that the service is a bit slow at times and the person serving could be a bit grumpy and annoyed at times.
Great spot to pick up ice cream on a hot day and go for a walk. They have a huge variety. I hope I didn't offend with my short shorts as the owner and most of the other customers were Hasidic Jews! It was great that they were open later than all the other places in the area. 🙂 I'm sure this won't be my last late night ice-cream run now that it's warming up!