Ice Cream Social

The ice cream here tasted exactly like when I make it on a Kitchenaid at home, interesting/​unique flavors but terrible texture and leaves that weird cream/​buttery film on your tounge (not in a good way).

Maybe I just came on an off day? Ice cream was just so «meh». The Dark Chocolate tasted funny… like it and a tang to it. And the strawberry cheesecake was also just meh and quite icy. That must have been the roasted strawberry? I wish they hadn’t run out of the salted caramel. That was the one I was looking forward to.
+ a star, because the guy is super nice

Pretty good artisanal ice cream – I had the apricot honey and tres leches flavors. It’s too bad this place is a little out of my way, but let’s face it, I can’t be eating too much ice cream these days. The ice cream is very creamy and not too sweet – the perfect summer solution to the heat.

You can never go wrong with salted caramel ice cream, right?
I mean, really, salted caramel is usually very delicious — except last night when I had it at Ice Cream Social.
First of all, the girl working last night was very nice and sweet. She offered to let us taste any flavors we wanted.
So, it’s partially my fault. I should have taken her up on her offer to taste the ice cream before ordering anything.
Instead, I recklessly ordered tres leches and salted caramel — taste unknown! Ballsy.
The tres leches ice cream was pretty good. The texture was creamy and smooth, and it was very milky and rich. Honestly though, I don’t think I could have eaten an entire serving of it.
The salted caramel, on the other hand, was a completely different story. The most glaring issue was the taste. The caramel tasted burnt, so it had a smokey and bitter flavor. The next offense was the texture. It was gritty and icy. The boy declared that it was, «Hands down, the worst ice cream ever.» Who knew ice cream could taste bad?
I am going to guess that it was a bad batch of ice cream. Based on the glowing reviews that this place has, they must be doing something well consistently. I just wish that they hadn’t chosen to sell a batch of ice cream that was obviously below par.

I ordered the salted caramel and mocha ice cream. The guy in the truck was friendly and there’s also a free espresso with check-​in. It’s a bit pricey for what you get but I think the reason I gave it 3 stars is cause the flavors were good, but not amazing.

Whoo hoo! Free expresso with a Unilocal check in.
I really liked that the guy working at the truck was totally ok that I was asking for samples. He didnt make me feel sheepish and was really patient about it.
I ended up getting the vegan ice cream, surprisingly delicious!!! I also got salted caramel, a bit strong but I enjoyed the flavor, all in a large waffle cone. It came out to be $ 4.25 which I think is a bit pricey and not really worth the scoops/​portion. I scarfed that down so quick. The waffle cone itself was pretty plain and hard. i wasn’t a huge fan and wish I stuck with the cup. Id choose other ice cream places over this one though thus giving it 3 stars.

Best ice cream, um, ever? YES. Trust me, I have had a lot of ice cream in my lifetime.
This place is seriously amazing, I had roasted strawberry cheesecake and something that had candied bacon (shoot, I don’t remember the actual name but I think candied bacon should be enough to sell you) and my sister had salted caramel and something current (gosh I’m really bad at this). We came at around 5 on a Sunday and he said they didn’t have anymore cones and tres leches and peanut butter mole were sold out from their busy night before. A bit disappointed but I’m not gonna hold it against him.
It’s located in some kind of parking space of an old house, pretty interesting neighborhood, I dig.
Come to San Francisco pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee

It’s yummy! I know I sound like a child when I say this but it really is. Not only are the flavors amazing but it feels so silky smooth in my mouth. It makes me hunger for MORE.
This place is similar to Lick yet has one big difference. When you eat the ice cream at Lick it leaves almost buttery film on your tongue. Don’t get me wrong I love their ice cream it’s just something I noticed. Ice Cream Social has exciting flavors as well but their ice cream does not leave that film on my tongue yet is equally delicious. I have a feeling it has something to do with the amount of fat but like I said I am really just guessing.
The owner is super sweet and her product is great. So if your in there area be sure to try it.

Update:
I received an sincere apology from one of the owners. I actually went back about a week ago. The staff were very friendly and the ice cream was what I was craving. I got the dark chocolate and the peanut butter mole in a cup. It was divine. Rich and creamy that nearly put me in a sugar coma. It truly is some of the best ice cream out there. Nothing like anything I have had before. I really enjoy lick but I think I might like Ice Cream Social a little better.
Why not 5 stars. I am rating based on my overall experience… and unfortunately they are located on the shit strip known as Rainey.

Oh Mama Mia this Brother-​Sister operation tucked away in back of the White House cranks out some of the best damn ice cream I’ve ever had! It’s so creamy and smooth, the flavors are so bold, it’s like an ice cream party in yo mouth! Aww yeah!
So I’m lactose intolerant (thanks Mom!) and that means some dairy items will upset my tummy. I’ve learned there are some items are tolerable (cheese) while some scenarios are a definite no-​go (like drinking milk on an empty stomach), and some items are borderline such as ice cream. When it comes to Ice Cream Social I throw all that out the window cuz their ice cream is so good it’s well worth the risk.
Here’s an overview of everything I love about this place:
— they make their own waffle cones fresh everyday and it rocks!
— awesome toppings made in-​house I love: fried sweet plantains, caramel sauce, and chocolate covered bacon — — YES!
— fascinating flavor selection, my faves include: Salted Caramel, Roasted Strawberry Cheesecake, Mocha (strong and smooth), Madagascar Vanilla Bean (so clean to the palate!), Tres Leches, and Peanut Butter Mole (has a spicy kick!).
— it’s the only place in the area (mile and miles and miles!) where you can get a nice, sweet, authentic and quality dessert.
The owners are so nice, polite, and eager to please. You can try anything and everything — — which I soon realized I couldn’t try just one. The finished product usually ends up being a sweet and aesthetic works of art. Seriously, if you’re in the area and on a date, or meet a nice gal at the bar and want to win her over, Ice Cream Social can take you to the promise land as it’s a guaranteed winner-​winner-​ice-​cream-​dinner!

Guy in bus was really nice and let me try a few before deciding. Took a cue from Mike T and got salted caramel and strawberry cheesecake in one cup. Couldn’t resist the chocolate dipped chips on top.
I don’t even like strawberry ice cream, but was convinced by the reviews to try… and I’m glad I did. It was super creamy and I loved the flavor, strong and rich without being fake. Very good to the last spoonful.
Salted caramel was icy and just not my favorite after a few bites. (Sorry, but Lick’s is way better). I think it needs another flavor to balance it, as on it’s own it’s not quite right. My boyfriend’s ice cream was icy as well which was a bummer.
The chocolate dipped chips were pretty good but I wanted them to be better. I suppose I had really high expectations. Maybe a thicker chip? A saltier chip? I was impressed that the guy literally dipped them seconds before serving, makes me want to get on that bacon.
They have a lot of tempting flavors and toppings so I will try something different next time. They change out their flavors so if you weren’t already going to come back to try a new combination, you have another excuse.

Salted caramel and roasted strawberry cheesecake in one cup. The secondary reason i ordered wasn’t due to the heat of the day but the smell of fresh crispy bacon tossed in chocolate. I ordered that before my ice cream, it was well worth $ 1.50. And gone in less than 18 seconds. This were the best 18 seconds you can legally have… in your mouth. Then i chased the salty sweet bacon with a ROASTED Strawberry cheesecake concoction of pure genius. The second flavor was salted caramel. But that wasn’t quite what i expected after the bacon goodness. The caramel tasted pretty bitter, and then the salt overpowered my other senses. So i had to alternate flavors to finish the dessert. Hope the tv taping went well. Thanks for the invite to join in the libations but i was still comatose from the bacon and an eitht hour graveyard shift. I will be returning.
Ps the bus looked spiffy clean.

Good flavors (Madagascar Vanilla & Strawberry Shortcake). A creamier ice cream. than Lick, but not the creamiest Ice Cream I’ve ever had. Otherwise, I would have given it 4 stars.
Location: super cute & very Austin. It’s located in the Jessie St Food Trailer Park, which is kind of tucked away and quaint. We went on a Thursday night and they were attempting to show Anchorman on a big screen. And it looked like it was BYOB, so definitely a place to come and hang out. My friend and I had just planned on grabbing some ice cream, but ended up hanging around for awhile and chatting.

Unfortunately for Ice Cream Social I tried Lick last night, and I’ll admit Lick is better. But, this place has character and the people are very friendly. I managed to taste almost every flavor (yes, I’m a sample whore) and they continued to hand me one spoon after another with a smile.
Ice Cream Social isn’t totally for me, I guess because I like my ice cream really REALLY REALLY sweet. I’m not able to appreciate the robust dark chocolate types, because frankly, I just don’t like them. And that’s my problem, not theirs.
The flavors peanut butter mole, salted caramel, mocha, and dark chocolate just aren’t for me, not sweet enough. However, madagascar vanilla bean was right up my alley. I had that with the chocolate covered bacon. Unfortunately a lot of the bacon was burned :-/​but it was still a cool idea.
My friend got the salted caramel and chocolate ice cream, with the chocolate dipped chips. She loved it!
I’m giving this place 4 instead of 3 stars because I feel like most people would actually enjoy this place much more than me. They’re wonderful people with awesome ideas. They’ve even got a cute website! I certainly wouldn’t mind coming back here again. :)

Awesome ice cream bus in the new section of Jessie Street food trucks. I had a fantastic experience coming here on 4^th of July, they had Oldies music blaring and it felt like I was in the 60s and celebrating the holiday in my backyard.
I was really impressed by the homemade popsicles: I got the sweet tea with mint and it was perfectly refreshing, not too sweet, and even came with a lemon slice frozen inside. My friend got the mixed fruit and it was really fruity, it reminded me of lipgloss from middle school… I’m pretty sure that’s a good thing.
As far as ice cream, I liked all the cool toppings they offered, I really want to try the chocolate dipped bacon next time. My friend ordered the pizzelle ice cream sandwich and it was both beautiful and delicious.

I really want to like this place, and would give it another try. But I visited it today. Servers were a teensy bit grumpy (but I’ll chalk that up to sitting in an Airstream when it’s 103 out). More important — my cone was stale. The ice cream was also kind of pasty.
Again, given all the tremendous reviews, I will give this another shot. But so far, I’m not going out of my way for this.
p. s. When will ice cream vendors get the rhythm — this is one occasion when I actually want to pay you first, and then get the product later. Once you give me that ice cream cone, I don’t want to have to mess with my wallet.

I only had popsicles here, as it was blazing hot outside and I didn’t want any dairy. SO. GOOD. I had a strawberry limeade and it was so perfect and slightly melty that I ate it in record time. They must use fresh strawberry purée in them, but it doesn’t adversely affect the texture of the popsicle. One of my friends let me have a bite of her mojito pop and it was just as good: ahhhh, the lime! The mojito had a slightly bubbly texture, so I suspect there is actual soda water in them. Is there perhaps also… RUM? Wishful thinking, probably.
As I was waiting for my friends to finish their pops I decided I HAD to have another. (At $ 2 it’s hard to say no to a bit of overindulging.) For my second one I picked the mixed fruit, because KIWI. I wasn’t quite as crazy about this one, as the texture was a little icier than the others. Still, any popsicle involving fresh kiwi gets a thumbs up from me.

Delectably moist, homemade pound cake topped with homemade almond coconut whipped cream and homemade vanilla bean ice cream and giant, sweet sliced local strawberries and a fresh mint leaf. weekends only. screw «diabesity» trends and low carb living for a few moments, this is a brilliant take on a classic dessert and the best version my lady and I have ever had anywhere… bravo
check the photo…

Oh, be still, my beating, ice-​cream-​social-​loving heart!
Flavors that can’t be beat (plus, extra extra creamy, since they are made with coconut milk), toppings that are to die for (cardamom toasted coconut and chocolate covered kettle chips!) and light, handmade cones, I cannot say enough good things about this adorable little ice cream bus by Barton Springs.
My favorites are definitely the Mocha (which would suit any coffee lover nicely and actually gives a little caffeine buzz) and the Roasted Strawberry Cheesecake (so creamy, and a perfect balance of the strawberry + cheesecake). AND you can get any flavor as a homemade pizzelle ice cream sandwich. Who even does that? These guys!
Now, the only problem I have is having to resist the urge to stop by any time I’m in the Barton Springs area. Actually, who am I kidding… I don’t think I’ve ever been able to resist the urge. I can’t wait until its Barton Springs weather to walk over to the bus and beat the heat with ice creamy treats! Say that 5 times fast.

I discovered this place on my Foodspotting app. As soon as I read about chocolate-​covered bacon as a topping, I immediately embarked on a quest to try it. Finally got the opportunity last night.
I had no idea the Jessie Street trailer park even existed — it’s adorable! A little ring of desert-​oriented trailers. The lady working Ice Cream Social was perky and happily dealt out as many samples as wanted. I finally settled on a scoop of salted caramel in a regular cone, topped with — you guessed it! — chocolate-​covered bacon.
Pros:
— um, chocolate covered bacon… what else do you need?
Cons:
— I wish the bacon had been diced up instead of three (yes, THREE) whole strips just slapped on there, but I could still bite through it without a problem
— a little more expensive than I would of liked ($ 5 and change for the scoop, topping, and cone)
I’ll definitely go back! I’m going for one of their crazy popsicles next time.