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    Bartleby's Homemade Ice Cream

    4.7 (78 reviews)
    Closed 1:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Brown Butter Bourbon Pecan + S'more
    Eda X.

    A new ice cream parlor opened in town! Go check it out. Great to take the toddlers for an evening dessert. A couple of Bartleby's ice cream flavors are collaborations with local businesses such as Koval, Katherine Ann Confections--making it more near and dear to heart. Make sure you sample the ice cream as some may be more icy shards than you may expect.

    Joani O.

    Bartleby's is a cute ice cream shop in the city that's independently owned and was a great choice for my friend's annual ice cream social. Street parking was easy and we were able to try samples. They have limited flavors but several were tempting. It wasn't the best ice cream I've had, but it was decent. With so many ice cream choices I wouldn't seek this place out but would come again if we're in the neighborhood.

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    Olivia B.

    Stopped by here recently and have to admit, while the ambiance is cute, and the location is nice... the ice cream really was not good. I got a cone of the birthday cake flavor. It had hardly any flavor and left such a waxy feel in my mouth, which was gross. I only ate about half and then threw out the rest. My boyfriend got a scoop of key lime pie and couldn't even taste the key lime flavor, it was just super bland. Just a disappointing experience overall. I *love* ice cream, and 100% would've preferred a tub of Tillamook over this.

    Arash R.

    A lovely neighbourhood spot to enjoy delicious ice cream including the vegan ice cream. My favourite was honey crunch ice cream and chocolate orange sorbet. Everything we tasted and tried was wonderful! Amazing and welcoming staff!! If you are in the area, this place is highly recommended. If you are at Basant enjoying delicious Indian food, stop here next door for some ice cream!!

    Kyle P.

    Good ice cream at very reasonable prices with inspired flavors highlighting other local, small businesses. Bartleby's is a brand new ice cream spot next to Basant Modern Indian in Lincoln Square, a welcome addition to an exciting part of town. We were very pleased to see such exciting, unique flavors, along with many vegan options and tons of different toppings (though they can get a little pricey here). The scoops themselves are very reasonable, which is lovely to see. Samples are offered like most spots, and there are plenty of flavors to try. The ice cream is good, not great, somewhere just below Jeni's, but not at the level of Black Dog, Paolo, or even Scooter's or the Sundae Stop of ole. The ice cream serves a little more like a vehicle for the incredible chunks of goodies in it, like the Honeycomb Crunch. You end up just wanting the crunch. The vanilla, in particular, and similar to Jeni's, is a little too milky. This was also the case with the cookies and cream, just not much flavor to the ice cream at all, more milk than vanilla, and you end up searching for the cookies. Other flavors we tried were interesting, but not quite at that wow level of layers of flavor and a memorable bite. But, they have a really nice concept going, it's very early, and it's a much needed option with incredible hours for ice cream lovers. The young staff is very pleasant and polite; however, as time goes on, I do hope management figures out a slightly better system of ordering. When you walk in, the line immediately snakes to the right around a metal railing. Certainly not ideal, but they are kind of limited by the logistics. Not a bad first visit, but not a particularly memorable one either. I'll be curious to see where they are in a few months as operations get smoother and some new things are tried out. There's a great idea here that I think can only improve over time.

    Rach H.

    Super cute interior, unique ice cream flavors, good location! They also have ice cream for pups

    Cookie dough + cookies and cream
    Susan W.

    It's more ice cream, than cake, but very very tasty! Located in an incubator type space, it's a little hard to figure out where to go, but if you enter the parking lot there are signs near the building that allow for drive up pickup. You can also walk around to the front of the building and the desk folks will call them to bring your order. We tried a variety of things and all was well packaged and definitely frozen solid. It helps to set it out about 10-15 minutes before digging in. A fun treat and alternative to the big chain.

    Coffee ice cream cake.
    Cinthya Q.

    Amazing, delicious ice cream cakes. I am not a fan of ice cream cakes. They are hard, too sweet, and just meh. But my husband wanted and ice cream cake for his birthday so I had to find a good fit. I found Bartleby's cakes by their Google reviews. The hype is real. Order was easy, all the options are online. Pick up was also easy, cake was brought out to my car. I would highly recommend the coffee cake with a layer of vanilla. We also had a layer of cookies and the ice cream decorations. Everyone loved it. It's a great business and I am glad I found a local bakery where I can get delicious ice cream cake.

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    Fantastic ice cream, great variety of flavors and a super cute and colorful environment!

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    Amazing, well crafted cake. Was a huge hit for my wife's birthday! Excellent quality and flavor combinations.

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    Thank you so much, Chloe! We hope you had a great birthday :)

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