Pretty Kitty Ice Cream

Correction!
They are not open regularly. Went by there yesterday and had the chain locked on the front door.
Pretty Kitty please just announce when you WILL be open for business. Foreal-​foreal. And then I’ll edit my review.

I first went to the shop on Labor Day and they were sadly closed but I peeked in the window and saw a bunch of flavors I wanted to try, Ube and Lemon Sage to name a few. Was feeling like ice cream on Saturday so off to Pretty Kitty I went. It was about 6:30pm on a Saturday evening and there were no lines which was nice. Unfortunately neither of the two flavors I wanted to try were there so I guess they change up the flavors frequently. The Horchata Chip that everyone seems to talk about was also not available. Oh well… gives me a reason to come back again.
I had the salted caramel and the fruit loops and both rocked!
The ice cream here is so cheap! It’s only $ 2, or $ 3 for a single scoop with a waffle cone or $ 4 for a double scoop waffle cone. Back to the ice cream… the fruit loops was blue, did not have any ‘fruit loop’ pieces, but it sure did taste like fruit loops. I also liked it because it wasn’t very sweet. The salted caramel was very good. It’s a lot less salty than Molly’s which I think it just way overdone on the salt. Super rich and creamy and a tad sweeter than I like. Hopefully the next time I swing by there will be more of the unusual flavors.
If you are looking for new ice cream place, give this one a try, it’s quite good.

****************UPDATE*********************
Last time I went by during PK hours, it was sadly closed… there was no reason listed on the shop, but I just found this on their facebook page:
«To our friends and customers: We love all the support that you have given to Pretty Kitty Ice Cream but we have decided we need to re-​evaluate the business plan. We are very sorry for the inconvenience because during this time we will be closing our doors while we develop our new plan. If you have any questions you may… contact us at
. Thank you again for all your support and we hope to be open and serving you soon. Check back soon for more information.»
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I like this place way better than Molly Moon’s. But, I really don’t get the hype of MM’s. The ice cream was delicious, creamy and excellently flavoured (I had the salted caramel which I preferred to MM’s version. MM’s version reminds me of a salt lick). My companions had chocolate peanut butter which they RAVED about.
At $ 3 for a scoop in a waffle cone, I’d say this a delicious deal.
It’s hard to find given that the address is on Brooklyn, but the store actually faces 50^th St (it’s located between Chaco Canyon and Walgreens. There isn’t a lot of seating inside, but sometimes it’s nice to take your ice cream and walk. They also serve coffee drinks (although I didn’t try any).

Here’s What I Love: unique flavors, good prices, great service, and so delicious
Here’s What I Hate: the menu changes so they might not always have your fave flav
Quick – be the first of your friends to discover this place and recommend it as the cooler alternative to MM’s. Plus it is open late for when the cravings hit!
My husband hates the taste of anything «healthy» or «alternative» but he raved about the vegan mint chocolate flavor, so don’t be afraid to try the stuff on that side of the frozen case. They’ve been tweaking all the recipes, so if you have not been lately, give it another try.
The indie vibe makes the shop enough of a destination to bring visitors to show them some Seattle culture, but is friendly and approachable enough to take parents. The folks that work there are super nice, knowledgeable, honest, accommodating, and don’t mind giving out tasters to newbies.
I’m unsure why other reviewers complained about the prices – for a locally made, hand-​crafted, gourmet treat, with flavors you cannot get anywhere else, it is a steal. We stop by for $ 5 pints to take home whenever we’re nearby. This would be a great option to have in the freezer for dinner parties where a vegan might show up.

As I was driving by and saw the name Pretty Kitty I was thinking it was some sort of sex shop or perhaps a waxing studio. Hmmmm, why the hell would I think that? So imagine my surprise to discover it was an ice cream shop – organic and vegan to boot? Not that it matters to me either way, but my interest was certainly piqued.
I didn’t think I had enough room after having gorged myself at Village Sushi, but my son was buying so I said ok. They had some very interesting flavors: salted caramel, Maker’s Mark caramel, ube (which amused me because there was a question mark after the name, but the girl at the counter wasn’t sure why that was so because everyone knows what ube is – and if you don’t you better go try some), horchata chip, almond joy, etc.
I went for the almond joy which was deliciously creamy and full of coconut and almonds. My son had the horchata chip which was tasty, but not quite «rice-​y» enough to be called horchata in my opinion. Still, very decent prices for such unique flavors. And the waffle cones were outstanding – not too sweet or too vanilla flavored, and not too hard like they can sometimes be. Just light and crisp enough to truly complement the ice cream.
Just be sure you have your Lactaid handy. Damn my lactose intolerance!

Pretty Kitty ice cream just isn’t the place for me. So, I will be up front, I am only in there for the Vegan flavors.
Now, I just need to get two things off my chest. 1) Even with a $ 14 total, we were charged extra for using a credit card. Technically, the practice is not supposed to happen at all, but I would be fine if it were the case with a $ 5 or $ 10 minimum. No minimum for the charge is a little excessive. 2) First time in there they only had vegan vanilla. However, this was made up for by the second time, when there were three choices (more than enough to make me giddy!!)
There are definitely some things to love about Pretty Kitty. Everyone in there is always so sweet and helpful. Service is amazing. They let us know about ingredients and were very patient with us. The prices are a bit of a mix. Two milkshakes came to nearly $ 14, but then the next time, a very generous scoop was $ 2.24 with tax.
So, I tend to flock to vegan ice cream, which means I have had a good amount of coconut milk ice cream in my life, heck, I finished a pint from my freezer last night. Pretty Kitty’s cocnut milk ice cream is just off, it’s not very creamy and has an icy quality, almost like they are using too much water or coconut milk with not enough fat.
Quick coconut milk tutorial: Coconut milk is traditionally, coconut meat pureed into coconut water. Commercially, it is usually just water. The less water, and more meat, the creamier it is. The ratio of water to meat gives us different products like coconut cream, coconut milk, lite coconut milk and ‘drinking’ coconut milk (like so delicious in a carton.)
Also, I had strawberry and it was bright pink, but really lacking in berry flavor. Maybe the berries weren’t at a good point to be used yet? With making fresh ice cream, I would think that the northwest is the place to find delicious, ripe fresh in season ingredients.
I appreciate what you do pretty kitty and I know a lot of people love you. I will keep you on my radar and maybe check back in as you grow.

I took a vegan friend here last night after reading that in addition to the variety of organic dairy ice cream they also had a variety of vegan flavors. Indeed they did… among them were strawberry chocolate chip and mint chocolate chip, vanilla, and some others I forgot.
I’m not vegan but decided to try the mint chocolate chip anyway. I was worried after one of the reviewers commented that it had an odd filmy covering. I detected no odd film. I thought it was quite tasty. I also enjoyed the waffle cone but that is not vegan.
They had a variety of weird, creative flavors involving maker’s mark, guinness, spicy things, etc. as well as the «normal» ice cream flavors.
I liked the vibe of the place… neat décor, and the employees were really friendly and sweet.

Pretty Kitties indeed!
Having not sampled the bevy of other small dessert shops that have opened lately I may not be able to make a fair comparison. Details.
The ice cream is beautiful in taste and texture. At least as creamy as any I’ve ever had. And, as noted by many others, the staff could not possibly be happier to help you find your muse, regardless of how many tastes you may need. In this category I proudly overachieved. Had the Ube and Fruit Loops after many tastes. I’ll be back.

Cute little place. Very nice people.
I tried salted caramel. didnt like it. i tried birthday cake. medium on that.
I know I shall like the standbys. vanilla and blueberry.
Go eat at Chaco canyon and save room for organic ice cream here.

Alright alright, you win Pretty Kitty.
I give you 5 starry stars.
/​/​Cause you’re open regularly now.
/​/​You play the best music. I was there for no more than half an hour and seriously every song that was played was a total jammy gem from the 50s. So good.
/​/​Your flavors are off the chains. Ube, Guiness Bread Pudding, Maker’s Mark Caramel. I like.
/​/​Salted Caramel battle: Molly Moon’s vs. Pretty Kitty. It’s kind of a draw. PK’s is less salty. Molly’s takes what you think you know about saltyness and punches you in the face with it. So if you’re in the mood for savory salty ice cream, go with Molly’s. If you want just low-​key salt that just shyly hides under smoky sweet caramel flavor, go with Kitty’s.
It would be my fantasy to have a Pretty Moon Molly Kitty Salted Caramel.
/​/​Crowd: I KNOW that going to Molly Moons is an experience cause you get to wait in line, chat it up with fellow queue-​ers. Hmm, that’s cutting it pretty close to spelling another word with a completely different meaning. Anywayz, but sometimes you can’t spend half your day just waiting in line for ice cream. Sometimes you don’t have the patience. Sometimes you just want a quickie. Pretty Kitty provides you that quick release for your ice cream jonesin’. And they do it with a smile. Which brings me to my next point.
/​/​Service: Pretty awesome. Hah, I just used the word Pretty there. Kitty awesome. Everyone there is super sweet and friendly. Owners and all. They let you sample all you want. I know when they’re busy Molly’s people only let you sample 2. Nothing wrong with that at all. We appreciate that cause you dont want some freeloader to just be samplin all day and hold up the line. It’s kinda nice even when you want a quickie fixie to still not feel rushed to sample and take a minute or two to decide. It’s all about enjoying the leading build-​up before you decide to go for it. Some call this foreplay.

This place is ADORABLE and it smells amazing! The salted caramel iced cream cone was literally the best iced cream i have ever had in my life! Also, they have a vegan selection which is great if you are allergic to eggs like my fiancé!
The girls were so cute and nice. It cost a about 8 dollars for two cones. Kinda pricey but worth it!

All these decadent dessert places popping up in Seattle: Molly Moon’s, Trophy, Yellow Leaf, Fainting Goat, Pretty Kitty — you will be the death of me. But what a sweet, sweet sugar-​induced death that will be.
Their ice-​cream is specially made for them by the owner’s friend and ONLY for them. But for those who go there looking for traditional flavors, you’re outta luck. The most «normal» flavor I saw was vegan vanilla and Oreo, everything else has about 4 names attached. I went with the Horchata Chip, a milky sweet flavor but was a little too put off to try anything curry flavored.
It was a pleasant surprise to get their waffle cones (doesn’t cost extra!) that are crunchy on top and become lovely, soft and cakey near the bottom as a proper waffle cone should be. There’s practically nowhere to sit but I thought it was quaint that I could write flavor suggestions on the black chalkboard — (Vanilla Black Pepper Choco Chip anyone??).
And yes I agree with Jennifer L, these ice-​cream shop employees are way too adorable not to come back again and again and smile dreamily as they try to explain their flavors to you.

The spicy mango is less spicy now than I remember it originally. Still quite spicy, but not painfully so.
Also note: additional 50 cent charge for use of a credit/​debit card.
Their hours are *supposed* to be 11 am — 11pm, but they were closed a lot earlier on because they started running out of ice cream, and then they were closed for little while more recently because of remodeling or construction or some such. They’ve been open more consistently lately, though.

It’s… a’ight*… seriously…
Pretty Kitty is sometimes open– sometimes not… On one of the first days it was open, I wandered in on the way to work and was greeted with cuteness, kindness, and choices. They were giving away free sample of the kiddie cone so I took them up on their offer. I usually don’t eat cone, but the Pretty Kitty homemade waffle cone was delicious. My birthday cake ice cream was tasty, but did remind me of the Dryer’s thick underdeveloped but good flavor. I wish I would have taste tested more flavors to aid developing a better opinion of their ice cream.
FYI’s~
* They don’t have consistent hours
* They use organic and better for you ingredients
* They have some special flavors that are very tempting for branching out if you are an ice cream lover

We decided to head over to Pretty Kitty last night since we had some time to kill before we embarked on Bruno.
I’d heard great things and had seen the cute shop a few weeks ago. Even though I can’t have dairy, I thought I might as well accompany the boy while he got his sweet fix.
The space is cute, and hoppin’. Lots of folks gettin’ their ice cream on in this itty bitty joint. And while there are just a few stools and a counter, they have ample seating out front.
The gal behind the counter was friendly and helpful… as I realized that they had vegan ice cream! Vegan coconut ice cream, vegan thai peanut ice cream… vegan vanilla! Oh happy day, I thought… I can partake in the good stuff along with the bf.
They have interesting flavors along the lines of Full Tilt. Birthday cake, Guiness Chip. I was going to go with the coconut, but decided to sample the Thai Peanut first… and I’m glad I did.
I didn’t like it. It lacked flavor, and the flavor that it did have was really bizarre. Yes, it’s Thai Peanut, but it was just really strange. The consistency was fine, but there’s this sort of weird film that was left in my mouth afterward. Since I had decided on coconut, I asked for a sample before I purchased. Again, not a lot of flavor, weird thing filmy thing, and it left an odd aftertaste.
The bf tried the Guiness Chip and wasn’t too impressed either.
I’m all for small local businesses and I’m glad that these folks are doing well. Organic and innovative flavors, they had no shortage of customers when we were in last night… and clearly they’ve got lots of fans already. Their ice cream just isn’t for me.

HORCHATA ICE CREAM.
I’m too busy eating, why are you still reading?
Go get yourself some ice cream!

When I first saw this store front going in after a failed attempt at a head shop, I was thinking ice cream store fronting for lingerie/​ice cream joint. I was so happily wrong.
Yum. Matcha tea ice cream? One scoop in a bowl is two bucks. Horchata and chocolate orange. Oh yeah. Way way cheaper than Molly Moon without the huge lines.
Wish they had not set up the speakers outside of the store. It was enough to make the TH go back to the car and wait for her cone. Oh yeh, it would get five stars if they served the average sugar cone. I am not a waffle cone fan. I would even go for the standard styrofoam cone over the waffle cone option.
Looking forward to my next visit, say in about six hours.

This is a great addition to the scene around the north end of «the Ave» in the university district. The owner has always been very kind offering me and my friends to try all the flavors which range from the typical vanilla, to coffee, fruit loops, spicy mango, and even an antique rose flavor.
I have to say it… since opening two weeks ago i have eaten there 9 times. I don’t feel bad about it because all the ice cream is organic and some are even vegan which are made with coconut milk.
Like most places it offers actual coffee and espresso but the best part about the place is the super fresh waffle cones they make right behind the counter. They are soft yet crispy and sweet too. There are two sizes with small at $ 3 and a larger version for $ 4. For those with kids there is sometimes a kid size which they give away for free.
If you are ever near the U-​dist i say you should check this out because the music brings you back to the days when shops were all owned by locals instead of those big companies. The other nice thing they do is come out with new flavors almost daily.
I love this place.

I’ve been eyeballing this place for a while as I’ve been driving by, wondering when it would open. Today as I was running into the Walgreen’s nearby I saw the door open and some people standing around. I walked in and asked if they were open and they said not officially until tomorrow but they’d be happy to serve me some ice cream today (!).
The delicious-​looking young women (I can say that, right?) behind the counter were still so new that they didn’t know all of the flavors yet and there was a little guessing going on, but the ones they listed sounded amazing and I got to sample a few, including Horchata (yum!) and Birthday Cake (yum! yum! It has chunks of cake!).
I finally settled on Salted Caramel and I was pleased that I could get a kids cone for only a buck-​fifty and I was even more thrilled to get a smaller version of a real, fresh waffle cone, not the usual sugar cone, or worse yet, the «cake» cone (that tastes like communion wafers… or is that just me?). The person who scooped it for me also told me that it was the first time she got to scoop ice cream. (Hmmm…I do enjoy giving someone his or her first time…)
Oh, and the Salted Carmel? Salaciously salty and sweet and I’m still licking the last little drips off my arm. I can’t wait to go back and try the Mexican Chocolate and Margarita Lime.

I got to try out Pretty Kitty today… after seeing an announcement that they were opening tomorrow, but then clicking and seeing Moneek’s review, we moseyed over to Brooklyn and 50^th and partook. And it was good.
I tried a sample of the Mexican Chocolate, Horchata and a kid’s scoop [which was huge!] of the Butter Pecan. My scoop of the Butter Pecan tasted really banana-​y, which was unexpected but amazing. I was super happy with it. The Mexican Chocolate wasn’t very strong on the «Mexican,» and really tasted just like a chocolate ice cream, which was good but not amazing. The Horchata was really good too.
My only notable qualm is that the cone itself was a bit mushy — I’m a big fan of crisp waffle cones.
I’ll be back to try Salted Caramel soon: D