Confection

It is a very small ice cream place next to BC. Only 2 tables with simple decoration. The ice cream was creamy and delicious. Oreo cookie was ok with minimal amount of the cookie. However, Joe favor was rich with coffee flavor and expresso crumb. Their cone is not like regular sugar cone, it look like it made out of fruity cereal. Overall, ice cream was good, little more on the expensive side. Service was ok, he just do what he has to do, not very friendly.

I got the MAC Daddy, which, I assume, is White Chocolate Macadamia (?) but it was GUHREAT. I came near closing with a bunch of friends that wanted to check it out, and I normally really do not like sweet things, but after trying a couple samples… I was really tempted to buy a cup of ice cream, and bam a few seconds later, it was in my hands.
The interior is small, definitely not a study zone if you’re looking for someplace like that. It’s okay to come in and play a couple board games that they have laid out, but it’s a pretty cramped area if you’re trying to stay there for an extended period of time. I’d probably come back if my friends urge me to (sigh, struggles of being the only driver in your group of friends), but I’d definitely encourage anyone who likes sweets or ice cream to come check it out. The flavors are on point.

Amazing ice cream with the craziest of flavors! My favorite is the earl grey, but my girlfriend gets the Cereal and Milk every time. They have awesome cheesecake jars and great drinks! Give it a try, always super good after some Boiling Crab too ;)

Went here on a Monday night at around 7:30. It wasn’t crowded at all. I got to try several flavors of icecream. I tried the mac daddy, chocolate truffle butter, and joe. I liked Joe the best so I got it with the vanilla bean cheesecake jar w/​oreo topping.($ 6)
The service, music, and display were great! The combination of icecream and cheesecake worked out well. Especially the Joe (aka coffee) and the cheesecake is a good combination. Worth trying out!

Cute little ice cream shop. I got a cute little mason jar that had vanilla bean cheesecake with coffee ice cream on top. The worker also let me try ice cream. I also got macaroons with my ice cream. I would definitely recommend this place if you are looking on trying a new ice cream place.

Just okay.
Very basic ice cream. Way too expensive for what you’re getting. Service is good, he let me try the flavor before buying.
It was a good idea after leaving the Boiling Crab. Probably won’t be back.

Why is this place hyped up so much? The flavors here are all knock-​offs of everything I’ve seen around Afters, Zero Degrees, and even Kups… not even kidding. One of the only «different» flavors I tried was strawberry pocky but it was whatevers.
The real abomination is the cheesecake jar which they charge you $ 6 for. $ 3.50 for a scoop but if you want it inside a small jar with overly sweet cheesecake then you pay $ 6.
No thanks. You don’t need my business, and I don’t need your ice cream. There are endless of other ice cream places around OC to get your sweet fix. Don’t even bother with Confection.

Cute little ice cream shop next to the boiling crab on Euclid. I only tried the strawberry mint julep (strawberry, cucumber, mint and chia seeds) but it was really good! Super refreshing, not too minty and better than I expected it to be. It didn’t look all that impressive in pictures on Unilocal because it just looked like a cucumber and fruit infused drink but I was pleasantly surprised! Check in on Unilocal for 10% off! My drink ended up being 3.40 for a large/​less tiny.
The music was kind of loud so I couldn’t really hear the worker all too well but he was nice/​helpful anyways.
They also have these little (cheese)cakes in a jar? That you can add a scoop of ice cream to that looked really cute and are IG-​able. I think they were a little bit on the pricey side but it looked so cute!
Will be back to try the ice cream and to grab another julep!

We stopped by here one night when my husband was insisting on getting dessert. Sadly we ended up less than satisfied.
A few perks that we had on our experience here was that the guy working there was very friendly, and you get good sizes of scoops of ice cream. He gave us as many samples as we wanted. I settled on a double scoop, one with the «new new» flavor, and one with chocolate butter truffle. Unfortunately the strawberry balsamic was out, and the new new was a close resemblance per his recommendation. My husband went with the chocolate butter truffle and the grinch. He was taking a gamble on the grinch as he did not sample it. He should have.
After getting it, we realized that we should have probably went with single scoops. They were a good size and I wasn’t hungry. I did enjoy the creaminess of the flavors too. Mine was good but his grinch tasted weird. He said it reminded him of eating Christmas tree. (?) Not sure where that came from but I guess I could see his point when I tried it.
We also ordered drinks. I ordered the passion fruit spritzer and he ordered the wintermelon. Mine was fine but very bubbly. I put most of it in the fridge when I got home as it took me time to drink this. His drink, however was bad. He said it was bad and had me sample it. I almost gagged. I know I tasted this somewhere else but I can’t remember where. It left a bad after taste too. Needless to say, I wasted my money on his double scoop as he only ate the one, and the drink was a waste of money too.
The four items came to $ 17 something after a 10% checkin offer on Unilocal.
I don’t see us coming back, but you may want to check it out for yourself.

Review only for their ice cream. I liked the chocolate truffle butter and earl gray. The other flavors are just okay. I got two scoops on a cone, but I’d skip the cone. Their ice cream has a weird oily after taste though, which turns me off.

Move over Milk & Cereal Ice Cream, there’s a new player in town… and her name is STRAWBERRY POCKY!!! The Strawbery Pocky ice cream flavor is soo delicous! Yes, it tastes like Pocky, but it also kind of reminds me of the flavor strawberry wafer cookies or Yan Yan cookies with strawberry dip. Either way, its soo good!
They allow you to split a single scoop into 2 flavors, so I decided to mesh the strawberry pocky with CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE BUTTER. Now this Choco Truffle Butter is sooo deep and rich in choco flavor, I almost wanna say that in my opinion, it rivals Haagen Dazs’ Belgian Chocolate ice cream (minus the choc shavings in the HD version).
Pair the 2 flavors together and you cant go wrong!
So happy to see another ice cream option other than Rite Aid in Garden Grove. (Yes, there is Frozen Bar, but they have ‘gelato’…and sometimes you just want something a little denser.)

Cute dessert spot in Garden Grove.
I’ve tried their Vietnamese iced coffee and I really like it! It’s not diluted like the other shops in the area like 7 Leaves and Almond Haus that use weak French roast and too much condensed milk. Their strawberry mint julep is also delicious! A slight twist on the regular mint julep you can get in Disneyland, but you get way more for your money. Do not bother ordering the «tiny» size ($ 3) since it is too small. On a hot day, you can easily down a «tiny» in a few huge gulps. For $ 1 more you get way more value for your money with the «less tiny» size ($ 4). I don’t know why they choose to name the size for drinks like that, it makes it seem like you’re not getting a good value for your money with the word «tiny» in it.
Their salted caramel ice cream is also delicious! Not as good as Bi-​rite in SF, but better than most options in the area. Not as creamy as Cauldron’s since it isn’t liquid nitrogen ice cream. It is $ 3.50 for one scoop, $ 5 for two scoops. and $ 6 for three scoops. The scoops are decent size, but slightly smaller than the amount AFTERS gives you for the same number of scoops.
Service was good and friendly! They don’t take long to get your ice cream and drinks. This place is very small with only a short bar area and a couple tables with benches. Location is on Euclid in between Westminster and Hazard. It is in the same plaza as Boiling Crab.
I definitely will come back here especially for the drinks!

Located next to The Boiling Crab… parking is horrible so good luck with that! Came here with the cousins and we had the whole place to ourselves! They have drinks too, but only got the ice cream this time. Got to try and sample some of the flavors there like the Thai Tea, Milk & Cereal, Mango Chamoy, Honey Lavender, and Earl Grey.
What we got:
Milk & Cereal ($ 3.50): this has been my go to ice cream if they have it available. The person didn’t ask us which cereal we wanted on top so I’m assuming that it automatically comes with the frosted flakes unless you tell them beforehand? That’s fine with me though since I end up picking that anyway, but my BF wanted the cinnamon toast crunch. Cereal was crushed compared to other places that leave them like how they come out of the cereal box, delicious still anyway!
Mango Chamoy ($ 3.50): tell them if you don’t want too much chamoy or if you want a lot of it. I told them not too much because I didn’t want it to overpower the mango flavor. It came out perfectly. Mango was sweet, chamoy was sweet/​salty/​sour which I love!
Service:
The girl who helped us was friendly. Told us to try the different flavors before we decide which one we wanted. She was quick too! Seating wise… they have a couple tree stump chairs along the wall and bar seating against the front window. I’ll come back though to try the drinks!

Atmosphere: Casual.
Small ice cream shop, cute décor.
Favorite Item: White chocolate Macadamia
Ordered Items: Strawberry balsamic with fruity pebbles and Milk & cereal.
Such a decadent homemade ice cream shop. The flavors are amazing! I loved the strawberry balsamic it has a tangy sweet strawberry base with fresh strawberries inside, I opted for drenching my ice cream in fruity pebbles and ending it sitting in a waffle cone. I loved what I ordered. Scoops are HUGE so proceed with caution. We also order the Milk & Cereal which was good, but I personally felt the second there wasn’t any cereal topping it was just bland.
** Offered a Unilocal Check-​in of 10% off entire purchase**

It was a hot Summer day and I thought ice cream would be the perfect solution to cool down. I’ve had this place bookmarked, so I made plans to meet with some friends at Confection. The minute I walked through the door, I was already so disappointed!
First reason why I was disappointed was because it was extremely small inside! I like to sit and hang out with my friends while we eat/​drink but there were barely any seating or room inside. The dining area was just a bar table that only fits about 4 – 5 people and of course it was full. (No outside seating either) We had to leave and eat our ice cream somewhere else. That was definitely a turn off.
Second, I came there to eat ice cream to cool down from the Summer heat but oh my goodness, it was more hot inside of the ice cream shop than it was outside. This place is definitely made for people on the go and not for people who wants to hang out inside.
Third, the ice cream flavors were listed on the wall but the ice cream itself wasn’t displayed anywhere to see. The employee did give us samples to try but it isn’t the same if you can’t see the ice cream itself. Maybe it’s just me but i like to judge an ice cream by what it looks like it and not by what the name is. I mean, isn’t that why there’s pictures of the ice cream on cartons at the store too?! Onto the ice cream, the flavor was pretty good, but I thought it was too rich and milky for my liking and trust me, I love ice cream. I ordered their special, white chocolate macadamia nut and I didn’t even finish half before I tossed it :(Trust me, I think it’s a sin to throw away ice cream too!
Lastly, my two friends used their 10% off Unilocal check-​in promo discount and since I checked in prior to walking inside, I totally forgot when I was paying to show the cashier. I felt that he should have honored it or asked me if I was checked in because my two friends used it prior to me and I just forgot. (That’s how it usually is at other places, but then again I’m not mad at the 10% because it’s probably not even a dollar worth but it’s the customer service).
Anyway maybe I will give this place another chance but who knows.

After getting off from my internship, it was so hot so I wanted something refreshing for the drive home. I decided to check out this place, which is next to the Boiling Crab on Euclid. When I walked in, there was no one in the store so I waited a bit, and decide what I wanted to order. Still, after a couple of minutes, there was still no one, so I spoke up and a guy from the back came out to help me. I was a bit surprised that the worker would just leave the shop unattended but he was quick to assist me once he knew that he had a customer.
With a $ 1 difference between a small and a large ($ 3/​$ 4), and the 10% Unilocal check-​in discount brings it down to less than $ 3 for a refreshing drink on a hot summer day. I ordered the strawberry mint julep and it was very refreshing. It comes with strawberry bits, a few slices of cucumber, and basil seeds.
Be careful if you have to tilt the cup because the drink spilled a bit on me while I was getting into my car. Also, the strawberry bits kept getting stuck in my drink so maybe get the bigger straw to avoid the same problem.
Overall, this is a quaint little ice cream/​dessert place. I would definitely come back to try the other flavor of drinks and check out their ice cream flavors. There isn’t any seating in the store so it’s more of a grab and go place.

First thing I noticed upon entering was how incredibly warm it was inside an ice cream shop. When I walked up to look at the ice cream, I was surprised to see it empty but the worker quickly explained to me that they are having some issues but the ice cream is still available but in the back.
To the guy who helped us — thanks for being so incredibly patient with us! My friend and I basically sampled almost every flavor and we took awhile to decide on what we wanted. After much contemplating, I decided to go with 1 scoop of mango chamoy and their jasmine pearl milk tea. My friend got their coffee and ½ scoop of milk n cereal, and ½ scoop of thai tea. (So crazy they do half scoops but WHAT A BONUS!)
My mango chamoy was pretty standard. I liked the sweet/​sour/​salty mix I get in each bite and they drizzled alot of chamoy on top but no tamarind like Zero Degrees does – which is my favorite part! I kind of wished I had gone with maybe the chocolate truffle butter or their signature flavor instead. Next time!
The jasmine pearl milk tea is different from your regular jasmine tea. I liked how creamy it was and it wasn’t overbearingly sweet. $ 3 for regular, $ 4 for large.
Overall, Confection is a nice little dessert shop. The ice cream flavors were good, rich and creamy. None of the ones I tried today was like «omg so gooooood» but I definitely want to come back to try the rest! I recommend they fix the AC because no ice cream shop should be that warm. Also, if you look on their instagram, they post specials like BOGO ½ ice cream Mon-​Fri from 1pm-​4pm… we found this out AFTER we had paid :/​It would’ve been nice if they had mentioned it to us at the register… but oh well. We still got our 10% off with our checkin. My friend and I paid separately so our total for 1 drink & 1 scoop of ice cream together was about $ 6.35 total. They should also give out stamp cards to entice customers to come more often. :)

Went here after letting the bf decide where to go for dessert. As usual, we whipped out our Unilocal apps on our respective phones and he saw Confection as one of the «new and hot places» to try. We are both big on numerous Unilocal reviews with 4.5 star ratings but we’re also big on trying new things and giving new places opportunities to wow us. I love to give good reviews and provide great feedback and hopefully future business if they have great potential as well.
Confection has earned a solid 4 stars from me. They had very interesting and unique concepts such as the milk and cereal ice cream, Nutella cheesecake in a jar (the packaging was adorable and hard to resist), and the strawberry julep drink.
The verdict?
The milk and cereal ice cream was impressive! The creamy texture of the ice cream mixed with the psedo-​salty corn flake cereal on top made a flavor that parallels the sweet and savory goodness of a salted caramel flavor with a crunchy texture. A must have at Confection.
The Nutella cheesecake in the jar was also memorable. It had an oreo crust and a great Nutella taste mixed with the cream cheese. I was definitely a fan.
The bf ordered the strawberry julep drink and it tasted refreshing… like that of a mint mojito. The experience was like having summer in your mouth.
The customer service was prompt, amicable, and friendly. I’m glad the worker there insisted on us trying some of the ice cream samples or else I would have never ordered the milk and cereal!
I would definitely return! Don’t forget to check in on Unilocal to get the 10% discount :)

It terms of taste and customer service this place gets 5 stars no doubt about that. Immediately as my friend and I entered, we were greeted with friendly employees. They had a very chill vibe to them and informed us that the Strawberry Mint Julep was one of their most popular drinks. They even let us sample the various ice cream selections that they had.
I ordered 2 strawberry mint julep and proceeded to wait. They have these cool log chairs lol which I thought was different in the waiting area. We waited maybe a couple of minutes and the drinks came out. The taste was really good. It was one of the better strawberry mint julep I’ve had. I had it at another place before and it wasn’t as good as this place. The downside are the lids. The kept leaking and it was very annoying. Thats my only criticism. Everything else was on point with the place.
I love the location too. The store is very very small but the fact that it is located next to boiling crab is perfect. I can finish up at boiling crab and grab some tasty treats afterwards.
PS definitely wanna return to try their earl greay ice cream and their Vietnamese coffee!

New business and wanted to try it out with my buddy.
This is located close to Boiling Crabs on Euclid. We entered and it wasn’t busy at all. I liked the décor a lot although I feel like they could have stepped it up. Everything was hand written but I understand being a new business. But that’s not why the stars are marked down.
We ordered and the staff was super friendly. It was a guy and a girl during our visit.
We got the popular drink that they said was good which was the strawberry mint julep. I wasn’t impress with the drink because there was a lot going on.
The biggest thing that annoyed me the most was when I got the drink. It was leaking already. At first I thought it was just from the top from overflowing. I drink some and it was still leaking! Extremely annoyed after that for a drink I didn’t care for.
Maybe I would give this place another try but i highly doubt it.