As it nears summertime, Bruster's almost always has a line wrapped around the building. It's usually quicker to go up to the walk up windows if the line is too long. I'm always greeted with a smile and eagerness to fulfill my ice cream needs. I like variety, so I usually opt for a banana split or some type of mixed flavor sundae. It hits the spot! read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Banana split - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Great ice cream, bad service. Shook the tip jar at us. We ordered one double scoop of chocolate ice cream and when we didn't drop our (less than .50¢) change in she shook it as us as we were leaving. read more

Absolutely the best ice cream in Knoxville. The service is always impeccable at both locations. Their waffle cones are so yummy. We love this place. read more

Eating ice cream during the winter = no lines! I am not sure if we went here at the right time or we're the only crazy ones wanting ice cream during the winter, but the parking lot was basically empty and no lines! My husband ordered a Blast and they finally had Butterfinger in stock to make his fave Blast. I wanted to try their seasonal ice creams ( Eggnog & Gingerbread Man) and they were delicious. I keep forgetting to bring our dogs with us for a free Doggie Sundae, but they would both probably freeze while trying to eat them. read more

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Yummy and fair prices. If your little one is under a certain height, they get a free ice cream which is great. The staff was friendly and inviting. We went late in the evening around 9:30pm and it seemed to be a hot spot. Limited outdoor seating is available also. read more

Awesome ice cream !! I'm from New Jersey and every time I visit Knoxville my first stop is Brusters.... Ask for Mia , she's the best server , always smiling , and she makes the best banana splits ! I'll be back... read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Fresh and delicious Peanut butter ice cream. However on Yelp they advertise they have frozen yogurt but they do not. They also advertise they have a drive thru but they do not. 5 stars for the delicious ice cream. read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Peanut butter ice cream yum! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Typical old fashion ice cream place. You drive up and stand in one of several lines to get your fix. I would say almost ever flavor you can think of is available for cup or cone servings. Milk shakes, Malts, banana splits are all available. They have a larger sitting area outside on one side and a couple of picnic tables on the other. On a hot day expect crowds but the line moves fast as they have plenty of help inside. This place is very dog friendly too. Last visit I counted 10 mutts of various sizes in the crowd. So get your fix and bring your friend along. read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Really - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

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The staff is always friendly and fast. The outside tables are relaxing and the ice cream is delicious.

This ice cream has an old fashion taste to it. There are so many different options and flavors! You will not be disappointed! The window attendant is both the cashier and the ice cream maker, so there is always a bit of a wait. This ice cream is well worth the wait. read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Turtle Sundae - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

This location is consistently "out of blasts" if you arrive an hour or less before closing. This isn't because they are out of ingredients but because they have already cleaned the machine so the employees can be out the door at closing time. I recently arrived at 9PM (closes at 10) and there was a line of customers yet there were more employees working on cleaning than serving customers. The ice cream is delicious but the service is definitely lacking. read more

High priced for very little. Sundae is supposed to be according to them two scoops of ice cream. You can get more ice cream at Wendy's in their mini frosty. Ordered a turtle sundae and was given a carmel sundae with pecans. No hot fudge to be found in it anywhere. If you decide to go use cash as if you use a credit card like I did it gets inserted into an iPad and there is a big space wanting you to tip 15, 20, or 25% and then the person at the window checks to see how big of tip you gave them. This place is just not worth it and it is really nothing special. read more

As someone who use to work at the Brusters in Jacksonville fl as a manager for 5 years every time I come to this location I'm disappointed. They always mess up my order and they always have poor attitudes. I order a pint and they say I can't do 2 flavors which I know at the location I worked at having 2 flavors was never an issue. I have asked to have the flavors side by side and they have said that's impossible which again I know is not impossible. I ordered today 2 pints today they gave us only the 1 pint and we had to get back in line and ask for the 2nd pint after they had helped 2 other customers. I used to be so proud to have worked with Brusters however moving to Tennessee it's just a major disappointment each time we visit. read more

Ice Cream at its best! Took the granddaughters last night for a treat and i was delighted to find a very friendly atmosphere! Although the place had two long waiting lines, Bruster's had 4 service windows, all with the friendliest staff I've seen for a while! Their choice of ice cream flavors are more than I could imagine and you really get for what you pay for in terms of quality and quantity! And to top it all of, if you take your dog there, they will give it a sample cup of ice cream for it to enjoy. All in all, a great and fun place to get an after dinner treat! read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - My brother-in-law enjoying a "regular" size cookie dough in a waffle cone. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

AMAZING PORTION SIZES! Not too bad pricing either. The pic I have attached is only a small and it is huge! I got the cotton candy ice cream and it had these delicious sort of pop rocks in them! Definitely recommend this place! read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Cotton Candy Ice Cream Cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Bruster's Real Ice Cream has the best waffle cones on the planet. My youngest son loves, when Bruster's comes to his school every other month and offer ice cream treats for only $2.00. I love eating the cotton candy explosion ice cream cones and I also like their slush drinks. They also have the best rewards app, for great deals on all my favorite ice cream treats each week. read more

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they staff is slow, they are usually out of a ton of toppings (such as popular ones, like reeces) and they overcharged us for extra scoops that we did not get. Go to the Northshore one instead! read more

This ice cream changed my life. Tasted fresher than any other ice cream I have had. I was amazed at how good it was. No other ice cream compares. No cap read more

I get to brusters tonight at 8:16 i pull in the drive through it's wrapped around the building as usual. We get to the microphone and it says when your ready to order pull forward the car in front of us pulls forward and gets her ice cream as we pull to the window Emily Corum proceeded to tell me they are closed. Last i recall when i worked here the manger Allison specifically made sure we all knew that you do not refuse service to someone when you are closed and especially not when they were sitting in your drive through from 8:16 when they were open to 9:09 when they told us they were closed. I told Emily that if they were closed they should have turned the lights off and started to clean and getting that scrap and rimming done GOSH DONT MISS THOSE DAYS. She proceeded to tell me the light are off with the lights completely on?? I do know that you guys have gotten a new night shift manager so yeah it's probably not allison but i would confuse who you guys hire with care.. As knowing she's a "Crew Leader" It really don't show as much.. The workers tonight showed nothing but disrespect and gave nothing but attitude. Hope y'all work on this issue and get better sift leads. And yk here's a tip if your closed and going to break your jobs rules go out and personally tell everyone ur closed AND DONT BE LAZY and not take headset orders and put a sign out. read more

When looking for a late night ice cream spot, considering it was a fellow elite's birthday, we stopped here. And in all honesty, it was not that amazing, but I mean it fulfills the ice cream craving? Maybe? I ordered an ice cream sandwich, and sadly it didn't do well for me. However, the apple dumpling was pretty good (I got to try it). The ice cream sandwich was just underwhelming, the sandwich itself was pretty much an oversize oreo cookie. I really love ice cream sandwiches because it's nice and gooey and upon hearing that they have it, I was excited. Sadly, it didn't meet expectations and was mostly met with disappointment. Would I recommend this place? There are only reasons why you want Brusters and it follows: 1. Every other ice cream parlor is closed. 2. You want their apple dumpling sundae/split. 3. You really have an ice cream craving and it has to be a "ice cream parlor". 4. It's closer than your own fridge if it had any ice cream in it. And there you go. If your answers are all yes to that then, go for it and have the most of it. However, I can only abide by the apple dumpling. read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Apple Cinnamon Dumpling - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

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I never leave reviews. I just got a blast. It was disgusting. All Reese's barely any ice cream. Wtf. Last time I go to Bruster's. Thank god they added a moonshine mountain ice cream near me. read more

THIS IS THE BEST ICECREAM EVER!! I love how they have so many options. Also they have cakes you can order to make, we ordered one for my daughters birthday and it was amazing! read more

I have an ice cream addiction and had to get ice cream on my birthday. I convinced a fellow yelper to get ice cream with me to fulfill a craving and eh it didn't really satisfy my craving. I had the Pumpkin patch that was overwhelming sweet. The apple dumpling was so good! The warm mixed with the cold ice cream was their strongest soldier. The Strawberry and chocolate ice cream oreo sandwich sucked. I'm not sure what we were expecting out of this sandwich but it was wasn't even the same oreo crackers they use in regular oreos! read more

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The ice cream here is good, but the guy working here is RUDE every time we go. My sweet mom went to get a little gift card for a 4 year old child we know as an extra topper for his Christmas gift, and wanted a $5 gift card so he could buy his own ice cream. The guy working scoffed at her and said to her "Are you serious?!? A $5 gift card?!?!" I wish I had been there to address his rudeness. This place is right by my house, and we had been going here 4-5 times a week during the warm months because my daughter loves it, but they've lost our family as customers. Apparently, they're doing well enough to treat frequent customers this way. Really disappointed, and won't be back. read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

The overall area of the place is small with little booths. The service was slow for how many people were working there and I got my desserts very spread apart. Finally, I told the workers there that I had a dairy allergy. However, they still ended up serving me a dairy version of vanilla ice cream. For anyone who wants to be treated for ice cream, you are better off buying some from the stores. read more

Best ice cream in town!!! Nice out side area to eat. Was reasonably priced. We will be returning.

Ice cream tasted good but not cold enough to hold its own. I wasn't satisfied with the staff's help providers whey the cone fell over m hand as she handed it to me. read more

Friendly staff and tasty Ice cream. It's a real throw back experience, with fair prices. They always have a great flavor selection and service is quick. Treat the fam or just yourself. read more

Very rich and flavorful real ice cream . I'm not a extreme flavor kind of guy . I like vanilla so I judge vanilla ice cream pretty hard. It's impressive, but they have a huge selection. Great place for desert or spend time with family on a warm day. Only issue is seating is limited during summer or busy days. read more

If you love ice cream, you will have to go to BRUSTER'S!!!! Aways great selections and they have flavor of the month!!! Never disappoints here!!!!! read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Chocolate and Strawberry Banana - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Brusters has the best ice cream ever 10/10 I highly recommend going there for any and all ice cream cravings!!! read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Strawberry Shortcakes are to die for!!! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

This is easily the best location now that the one in Powell tanked. Generous portions served as quickly as possible with the minimum of fuss. Easy in and out and plenty of parking. Smart attentive people who care (Unlike Powell). Well worth the visit. read more

Not only the best ice cream, but excellent staff! Today, August 27, 2022, only four employees were working. I'm not sure why, but it seemed to be an unexpected situation for these young ladies. I can't say enough praise for how well they handled the busiest night of the week with a line extending into the parking lot. Patrons were respectful of the employees by patiently maintaining a polite and orderly line while the ladies continued to serve each customer with smiles and amazing customer service. Others in the service industry could learn a lot about customer experience and work ethic from this young crew. read more

I got a milkshake and it didn't taste the same as it usually did about 20 minutes after i finished the milkshake i started to feel sick i think the stuff they used was out of date read more

Really good creamy ice cream. They have so many seasonable and classic flavors to choose from! I tried their orange sherbet and chocolate raspberry truffle which were both really tasty. I was craving a tangy orangy flavor and the sherbet hit all the right spots. Yum! Also got a scoop of turtle to go, which will no doubt will be delicious and creamy. They've got options for sundaes and banana splits as well. There are some seats in the back of where you can sit and enjoy your ice cream on a sunny day read more

One of my FAV places! I love the atmosphere of this ice cream place, cute and vintage. Their ice cream is so good and such large portions. I usually get a small and it comes with two scoops. Their Cookie Monster is so good, triple chocolate - honestly I get seasonal things as they come. Definitely an active customer here! read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

No way is this the best ice cream in town. My biggest gripe is the melty runny goop they serve. This cannot be ice cream because it's already melting into liquid when you serve it to me. I mean I literally have soup right now and I just picked up my spoon to eat it. Ice cream should be firm on the spoon then creamy and smooth as it melts in your mouth. The texture of frozen yogurt and custard holds better than this. Humph. And the charge for toppings is a joke. It's like a tablespoon of crumbs for a premium candy topping. For $5 this ice cream is not worth it. I can deal with long lines here but I cannot deal with the product. After giving this place two honest tries with epic fails I will not be coming back. read more

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All except one flavor I've tasted is great. They changed their Cotton Candy Explosion from a pink, amazing flavor with chunks of high quality, heavenly goodness to a blue, blah flavor with tiny spots of what tastes like pop rocks. It's definitely a drop in quality and flavor. So sad. It was my favorite. Please bring back the previous Cotton Candy Explosion! I rarely complain but the kid in me is greatly disappointed. read more

I had the best experience here! It was delicious and Mia helped us and she was amazing!!! I will definitely be back! Definitely worth stopping in when I'm in town. read more

I kept driving this place and just knew I had to stop! And boy am I glad I did! I LOVE the ice cream here. It is creamery, fresh and very tasty! Every time I come here I get the same thing lol! I need to expand my horizons and try other stuff on the menu but I'm addicted to that darn Turtle Sundae. When I'm feeling fancy, I have them add a warm brownie under the ice cream. The brownie literally just melts in your mouth. The hot caramel and fudge are heavenly! The pecans are fresh and crunchy!! You must give this place a try! read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Turtle sundae, no whip cream no cherry - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee