CREAM

Great taste.
Love it!
we ordered a cone with three scoops.
It was 9 o’clock. Still quite some traffic at store.

OMG… was craving a lil something sweet for dessert. Found this place on Unilocal,figured you can’t screw up ice cream. This place kills it. Had an ice cream sandwich. You pick your cookies & ice cream flavor. These things are huge for only $ 4. I probably could’ve/should’ve gotten the half size, but no regrets. Satisfied my chocolate craving and then some. I’m only in SD for another day, but definitely hitting this place up again before I leave!

Bought a groupon for CREAM. The cookie sandwich is ok. I think the icecream should be a little softer for the cookies because it was frozen so solid that it’s kind of hard to enjoy it with the cookie. But overall, it’s an interesting concept. My kids thought it was cool so for that reason I was happy with this place. Parking could be a bit of a hassle so that’s something to keep in mind if you plan to visit. On a positive note, the customer service was excellent! The staff was very friendly in offering her suggestions about which cookies to pair with what ice cream to create the perfect cookie sandwich.
We will visit again for sure!

Yum to Vanilla Ice Cream Shakes from CREAM.
I know most people visit CREAM for their ice cream sandwiches which I’ve had. However, given that I like more basic flavors like vanilla and plain chocolate chip cookies the Vanilla Shake was calling my name.
I woke up New years day at about 5 pm after a 3 hour nap after a long night of drinking champagne and going go to bed at 2am. I was hungry but not for food– I was thinking what can I have that’s satisfying but not necessarily filling.
I was thinking and pondering when I decided to open my Snapchat app and there it was– a snap from a friend sipping on an ice cream shake! Yum and thanks friend for influencing my visit to CREAM.
A legitimate ice cream shake from CREAM is where it’s at :)

I SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM AT CREAM!
The best ice cream sandwiches in San Diego. FINALLY! Legitimate ice cream cookie sandwiches, and with a fun San Diego-​themed twist: ICE CREAM TACOS! Whoa. This is some next level shiz, ppl! Take that, DIDDY RESSE, BJs & BAKED BEAR! Haha.
Don’t get me wrong, I will never ever say anything against other ice cream sandwich shops, however, let’s be honest. They are totes NOT all the same! I’m sorry, but there is no equality for ice cream sandwiches. I don’t wanna get all political on you, but they are not all created equal.
The elements of the perfect ice cream sandwich is easy: creamy & richly flavored ice cream + freshly baked cookies which taste soft yet hard enough to be an ice cream bun.
Well, at CREAM, they hit that concept home! And what else is great that there aren’t lines out the door, around the block, like other places (cough, cough, CREAM in San Francisco location; cough Diddy Reese in Westwood, cough).
If this doesn’t break your New Year’s Resolutions, I don’t know what will. But don’t take my word for it, try it for yourself! Literally, pick your fave combo and go for it. You’ll probably like it.
The only thing is, parking is UBER hard to find (see what I did there? haha), so make your plans accordingly! PS this location is like a bridge away from SDSU campus which makes it that much harder for a non-​student to eat here!
I would also like to see this location have a public restroom, so that we have a place to wash our hands before inhaling the ice cream sandwiches!

Everything tastes great but doesn’t quite have the same atmosphere as the original in Berkeley.
I ordered the peanut butter ice cream, and it was fantastic. I also tried the almond flavor, and that was quite good as well.
The only thing missing was the crazy long line and constant fresh cookies coming out of the oven that the Berkeley location has every time I go. This location feels more like a chain; however, I’m just being picky. The ice cream was great as usual, and the service was awesome as well.

I can’t believe they open late on Saturday nights all the way to 1am.
Basically, you go in, choose your 2 cookies, choose your ice cream, maybe choose extra stuff with it, and that’s it. Whether you get ice cream sandwiches or shakes or whatever, it is what it is, not complicated at all.
They have a good selection of different cookies and different ice cream. I got the red velvet and carnival cookies, and they had blueberry cheesecake ice cream between them. That hit the spot. Man oh man.
In the additional optional tips below the actual text field into which I’m typing this very moment, they ask for the price range and to determine if it’s expensive of inexpensive. The obvious choice would be ‘inexpensive — one $’, but here’s the context I need to mention. It’s absolutely affordable, but for what you get, your money can absolutely go further. I suppose you pay extra for the quality and choices, but just know that it’s easy to overspend at a place like this.
Staff is cool.
Be ready for a line. If you can’t stand waiting in line for a few minutes, grow a pair of patience balls. It’s not Phil’s BBQ or Donut Bar, alright?
Typical PB parking. Mostly street or residential. Paid lots nearby if you want to buy your solution to the parking problem.
Ran out of things to say. Come here if the crave calls.

Cream is one of my favorite places to grab an ice cream sammie!
Not only are they cheaper than most places, but the selection and quality is fantastic!
I went with peanut butter cookies and blueberry cheesecake ice cream and it was great!
Very good quality ice cream, the cookies fresh and bakes perfectly, a huge and filling treat!
Service was excellent and the store is cute, all around perfect stop while in the area!

Cookies and ice cream !! I like that it’s pretty cheap for an ice cream sandwich! I love coffee ice cream and think it goes amazing with the cookies I chose. I chose sugar and double chocolate chip. I do kinda get over it at the end because it’s really sweet but Id still come back for it on any hot day
They should add a funfetti cookie !!!

We decided to try this place out since we were in the area and it was super hot out. This ice cream shop is located on a busy street in a busy area. We got lucky with finding a parking spot just steps from the door. The employee who was helping us was friendly and she recommended flavors for us to try and combinations that went well together.
This place has a variety of ice cream flavors that you can have as scoops in a cup, on a cone, as a taco, in an ice cream cookie sandwich, or made into shakes, malts, or sundaes. They also have a variety of cookies and brownies to choose from.
We both ordered a scoop of ice cream and a cookie. We did taste test their seasonal Blueberry Cheesecake ice cream which was pretty good. We ended up getting a scoop of Cookies & Cream (packed with lots of yummy cookie pieces) with a Snickerdoodle cookie and a scoop of Cup of Joe (tastes just like coffee and not too sweet) with a Turtle cookie (chocolate cookie with chocolate, caramel, and peanuts). We opted not to make our orders into ice cream sandwiches as we felt it would have been too much to eat at the time. The ice cream was nice and creamy and the cookies were served warm and soft.
Everything was good. We just didn’t feel that there was anything extra special about what we ordered and there was no «wow» factor for us to separate them from competitors. Cool place. Cool concept. But, we probably wouldn’t come back unless we happened to be in the area.

I was surprised when I heard that CREAM opened in Pacific Beach (PB), simply because I often associate PB with «The Baked Bear,» home of the famous ice cream sandwiches and delicious cookies. I’ve had several great experiences at The Baked Bear, and I heard great things about CREAM, so I was eager to try it out.
I went on a hot afternoon in June to see what the new ice creamery was all about. Since it was about 4 p.m., I was lucky to find street parking pretty close to the shop. There were a few tables outside, but seating’s pretty sparse at this location. Thus, if you have a big group, you’ll probably end up standing up to enjoy your ice cream.
There was no one in the store when I arrived, so I could take my sweet time deciding what to get. I was pretty indecisive, as usual, but thanks to the patient staff member, I settled on something that I really enjoyed. I’m not hard to please when it comes to ice cream, but I was happy with the flavor combo I got.
The location was clean and I really liked the wall décor. I think I still liked The Baked Bear slightly better, but CREAM’s unique flavors and cheaper prices definitely make it appealing.
Here’s what I got:
«Peanut Butter/​Double Chocolate Chip Cookies»: There were lots of cookies that I wanted to try, but I chose these two on my first CREAM trip. The peanut butter cookie didn’t disappoint, as it was moist and chewy … just how I like my peanut butter cookies. The double chocolate chip version was tender as well, and it definitely met my expectations with its rich, fudgy flavor.
«Peanut Butter Twist»: You can pretty much bet that I’m going to pick peanut butter ice cream if there’s no peanut butter/​chocolate combo available. Rich, smooth and creamy, this flavor delivered and I would order it again in a heartbeat. I love it when peanut butter flavors are so strong that it’s like you’re eating creamy peanut butter right out of the jar … in ice cream form, of course.
«Cinnamon Chill»: I asked the guy behind the counter about this flavor before I ordered it, but he reassured me that it was a big hit. It reminded me of a sweet cinnamon-​and-​caramel blend. I recently started developing a HUGE liking for cinnamon, so I was glad that I tried this flavor. It didn’t exactly taste like cinnamon rolls or anything, but it was a great choice because you got that subtle hint of caramel as well.
«The CREAM Taco»: I really want to get this taco someday … especially if it’s «Taco Tuesday.» The «CREAM Taco» comes with three ice cream flavors and two toppings. For the toppings, I would probably go with chocolate chips, chocolate sauce, sprinkles, OREO cookies, M&Ms or graham crackers.
«Red Velvet Waffle Cone»: I’ve seen some amazing pictures of the CREAM red velvet waffle cone, and let’s be honest, I’m curious to compare it to the Sprinkles Ice Cream red velvet waffle cone because that’s the only other place that I’ve seen red velvet cones. I normally opt to get my ice cream in a cup, but if I’m feeling brave/​adventurous, I’ll have to try this red velvet cone sometime.
«Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough»: I’m a huge fan of cookie dough ice cream, so naturally, I do want to try the CREAM version. Here’s to hoping that it’s chockfull of chocolate chips … even more than typical flavors have!
«Cookies and Cream»: Cookies and Cream is one of the staples when it comes to ice cream. It was my favorite flavor when I was a kid, so if I’m feeling nostalgic – or nothing else really jumps out at me from the menu – this is my go-​to flavor.
«Carnival»: I love cookies with M&Ms in it. For my first ice cream sandwich from here, I didn’t choose this cookie, but I compensated for it by getting M&Ms as my topping. Next time, I’ll probably getting this cookie as part of my ice cream sandwich and swapping out the topping with another one that I want to try.
«Turtle»: This cookie is on my must-​try list because it’s so unique. It features chocolate, caramel and peanuts, which presents a great variety of flavors and textures. I anticipate tasting the sweetness from the chocolate, the crunchiness from the peanuts and the slight savory flavor from the caramel. What an award-​winning blend!

Cookies Rule Everything Around Me.
Atmosphere:
Small place that does offer a few tables indoor for dine-​in as well as a small bench/​patio area to enjoy your ice cream sandwich. nice bright white décor. cookie choices on the right. ice cream choices in the middle.
Dessert:
Shared with my fiancée’ an ice cream sandwich
–chocolate chip cookie
–cookies and cream ice cream
–turtle cookie
was the perfect dessert to end the night in p.b. the cookies were not super sweet. just right. great crunchy chewy texture with a generous serving of cookies and cream ice cream for only $ 2.99! i could of eatin’ one by myself but glad i shared. i liked how you can add toppings for an additional amount but we opted out and will save it for next time.
Service:
no complaints. Came on a Sunday night around 8pm. no-​line; was immediately helped out.
Overall:
I must say the cookies are way better here than baked bears. great place to come for dessert or late night craving. will definitely come back and will use my Unilocal check-​in for a free cookie if you spend $ 5 or more and try different items.

Love the sandwich ice-​cream! I got a double chocolate and red velvet cookie with blueberry cheesecake ice cream and Graham crackers on top. You’d think that this is weird combo but when 3 – 4 sweet goodness comes together, it’s hard to go wrong. The deal breaker tho was definitely the blueberry cheesecake ice-​cream. The two flavor just go harmoniously together and there are cheesecake chucks in it! Score!
Everyone who loves ice-​cream sandwich will automatically compare this place to the baked bear. I can safely say that CREAM is so much better than the baked bear. First, the flavors of the ice-​cream are just more creative and second, it wasn’t too sweet for me. The baked bear’s sandwich was way too sweet for me that I couldn’t finish the whole thing, but here, I had no problem (despite I was tearing up inside for the calories I’m consuming).
All in all, I highly recommend this place and am definitely coming back to try out some other interesting ice-​cream flavors!

A short list of things NorCal has done right:
Dutch Crunch;
Twitter;
CREAM.
Started in Berkeley a few years ago, the company has invaded, er, expanded to SoCal, booming with the ice cream sandwich trend. I got to try it out for the first time recently, and have put it among the top ice cream brands down here.
I was heartily greeted by the staff the evening I came in, and after admitting I was a first timer, they were quick to offer gratitude and make recommendations. After trying suggested samples, my taste buds expressed a higher bliss for the Royal Caramel Swirl, so I excitedly asked for a scoop of that between two different cookies. Wanting to mix it up just like the swirl, I got the Carnival (M&Ms) and Double Chocolate cookies. Oh, it was nothing less of pure, creamy delight to bite into the soft, dual temperature treat.
The price of the sandwich was what surprised me – more affordable compared to the competition, however the portion is slightly smaller albeit more manageable. I’ve since been to the other San Diego shop (College Ave), but prefer this PB one because of the convenient location, more preferable space/​setup, and more enthusiastic, helpful staff. 4.5.
Count me in with the fans of CREAM Nation. And for those in my local area (Temecula/​Murrieta) wondering if there’s anything like this in town, the staff are confident a store of theirs will open up eventually within a year or two.

Good thing about this place is that it stays open until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. Perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth after a night of drinking, especially since its pretty close to all the bars.
I got an ice-​cream sandwich. Rocky road icecream sandwiched between a red velvet and turtle (double chocolate) cookie. It was pretty good, but nothing special. The cookies were not soft and chewy, but crunchy which I didn’t really like. Great if you like crunchy cookies though! Ice-​cream was also pretty decent.
I’d probably come back again, but if I had the choice between Cream and Baked Bear which is a couple blocks away, I’d probably choose the latter.

3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 for good customer service.
The ice-​cream here didn’t blow me away per se but I still like the idea of customizing my own ice cream sandwich. I tried the salted caramel and green tea flavored. I opted for the brownies, and it was disappointing because the brownies were not as soft and moist as I’d like. Im hoping it was just this batch. I do like how the people working here are enthusiastic and friendly. It was still a fun environment to be in, and so I’ll probably visit if I’m in the area.

I was SO EXCITED when I saw CREAM came to town as my past NorCal experiences were orgasmic. Just stopped by their Garnet Ave location and got a vegan banana chocolate chip cookie with soy vanilla ice cream. Separately, the cookie and ice cream were delicious especially for being completely vegan. Now, what I really loved about my past experiences and what set CREAM apart for me was how warm and fresh their cookies were which made the ice cream soft and the sandwich one melded bite.
This time around the place was pretty empty so the cookies were pre-​baked and sitting out. They heated the cookies up to try to recreate the fresh baked texture and temperature but it didn’t quite do the trick. Again, the cookie and ice cream were great but didn’t meld together like I remember. I think what made my past experiences what they were was that they were extremely busy so as soon as the cookie came out of the oven, they were made into a sandwich. Ok maybe I just have an over romanticized view of my past CREAM experiences… Bottom line this place is great way to treat a sweet tooth and they have a large variety of cookies /​ice cream to choose from.

I was very impressed with their ability to manage such a huge turnout for their grand opening — when you say free ice cream sandwiches, you can be sure to get a ton of people, and not only did they keep that line moving, they were all smiles when we got to the front of it, dancing and singing along to the music and helping every person almost immediately upon entry.
I went with double-​chocolate cookies (warm and delicious) and salted caramel ice cream (yum!) with rainbow sprinkles (obvi). My one sadness was that the scoop of ice cream was ever so slightly off-​center, which meant the proportion was too heavy on the ice cream at the start and too light at the end, so adjust your scoops accordingly!

Thank Jesus CREAM is finally here! The cookie Gods are upon us! CREAM is absolutely incredible. Their homemade cookies are warm and toasty. The ice cream is creamy and fresh. They even have gluten free and vegan options!
I’m so glad that CREAM came. It’s cheaper than Baked Bear and the quality is much much better. Everything is so delicious. YUM!

It’s finally here… CREAM!
I came here with one other on the grand opening, Friday ⁵⁄₂₉ around 9 pm. We waited only about 20 minutes before we finally entered the store! It’s so funny that people who walked by were constantly asking us what we were waiting for… and just scoffed when they heard it was free ice CREAM sandwiches.
Pros:
–Amazing selection! /​/​I love that they are keeping up with people’s different dietary situations, and provide soy milk mint chip ice cream, gluten free cookies, etcetera! That is awesome because I know people who are super restricted to what they can eat outside.
–Great customer service! /​/​AMAZING staff here! They were having so much fun during grand opening, they definitely got us excited!
–Nice ambiance! /​/​I love the clean, edgy design! The space itself is actually really small but they really know how to utilize he space so it looks spacious! You feel comfortable coming in because it just looks very modern.
–YUMMY ICE CREAM! I LOVE the ice cream! I believe they have their own brand, and it definitely doesn’t taste any different than name brand ice creams!
–Good portion size! /​/​They give you a big scoop of ice cream, and it goes well with each bite of cookie.
Cons:
–Somewhat confusing system. /​/​For first timers, the system of the place might be a bit intimidating. I feel like there should before menus placed visibly close to the entrance. They only have three monitors placed in the middle of the room, and you would have to cut the lines to see it on a normal business day. And where is the «start» line on a normal business day?
–Unnecessary long line (for grand opening) /​/​Since its grand opening, I understand they want to let people walk around the store and check it out. But in reality, the wait time would have been much shorter if they had explained to people in line that once you are ready to order, you just go up to the window and see if someone is free to help you.
–Windows were a bit too high for shorties like me. /​/​Since there was music blasting, and I’m short, I had to literally pull on the windows and shout to the server for what I wanted.
–Some cookies were too burnt. /​/​I know they were super busy, and they were doing the best they can, but the double chocolate chip was too stiff for my liking and a burnt on the edges. The white chocolate macadamia nut cookie was also a bit too stiff and didn’t have the butty and sweet taste.
–Decent pricing. /​/​Maybe because I went to Diddy Riese in LA, and their ice cream sandwiches were only $ 1.50 whereas CREAM is double the price. Diddy Riese, in my humble opinion, has better cookies. (Update: Diddy Riese… not so cheap anymore!) BUT DEFINITELY a worthy CHEAT TREAT!
Overall, I would come here again! No combo is every wrong, so create to your wildest imagination, my friends!