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    D Lai Ice Cream

    4.8 (24 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:30 PM
    Updated a few days ago

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    Sara S.

    A cute little stand in Western Market open until 10pm- the perfect stop on these sweltering summer nights. Free samples, friendly service, and delicious flavors. The strawberry lemon swirl was divine. Will absolutely be back- this ice cream is SO GOOD!!

    Anna N.

    This is a nice little ice cream stand so be aware that this won't have as many flavors as a brick and mortar ice cream store. They were out of the strawberry cheesecake. I tried the salted caramel and chocolate hazelnut which were pretty good! I will have to consider this place again when they have other flavors back in stock. The cashier was friendly and there is seating right outside. You have to go indoors to a food court to find this place.

    Ailun H.

    D/Lai Ice Cream has been on my list since this summer, and I finally got a chance to try it last week while grabbing dinner with a college friend at Western Market. You can immediately tell the guy running the pop-up is incredibly passionate about ice cream. He let us sample a few flavors and was genuinely excited to talk through them. I usually gravitate toward berry-flavored ice cream, and I really enjoyed the creamy textures and richness of all the flavors we tried. I ended up ordering a mixed berry scoop. The dude mentioned he mixed some leftover strawberries and blueberries, then threw in some raspberries mixed with a bit of crumble? and went to town. I really liked how well the three berries worked together, but after a few spoonfuls, the richness really set in. My previously transparent spoon actually turned opaque from all the fat in the ice cream, and I started to notice a slightly filmy mouthfeel. That said, the flavors themselves were top-notch, and it's clear the guy truly cares about what he's making. D/Lai also sells pint-sized ice cream, which feels like the perfect guilty-pleasure treat to enjoy at home. Overall, very creamy, very rich, and thoughtfully made ice cream.

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    Adam D.

    Delicious and very creamy ice cream. It's basically a station type of place inside a food market. There's plenty of tables nearby to enjoy. Very limited in flavors. The staff were super nice and friendly. They just opened this past December and seemed to be in works of finalizing their stand.

    Janet D.

    Delicious creany ice cream! They're towards the end it the beginning of the end. it depends on what side you enter.

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    Lin Y.

    Artesian ice cream can be found at the Western Market! There's a small stand where smooth, velvety and luxurious ice cream can be had. The workers will give you a free taste. One scoop is in a 4 oz cup or you can get two scoops for $7, in a bigger cup! There's even a larger one for three scoops! The chocolate had some crunchies in it and the caramel sea salt had just the right amount of salt. If I had a freezer, the pint would have been very cost effective at $13. Flavors sell out fast but they do eventually replenish the pans! Evening hours, you can find more flavors where the pans are not empty! During lunch hours the ice cream pans can be almost empty!

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    Phoebe D.

    Perfect as a dessert spot after grabbing lunch in Western Market! The ice cream is very creamy and smooth and I love their flavor selection. I sampled the seasonal spice cake which was super good, but I ended up going with the lemon cookie which tastes like Girl Scout Lemonades but better. Also the scoop is actually gigantic - I got the single cup but I feel like the amount of ice cream was more than even a double at other ice cream places. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to support a local shop!

    Lemon, salted caramel, raspberry

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    $8 for a small scoop of chocolate ice cream. Nothing great about it. A simple stand inside Western Market by GWU.

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    Ice cream is delicious. Hats off to the guy serving on November 22 at night. Beat sales guy ever.

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    The ice cream was amazing! Flavors were great and had good variety! We really enjoyed it!

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    9 months ago

    Good quality ice cream, interesting flavors. It's a little wagon pop-up place, not a whole shop, but cute and great service.

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    Delicious ice cream & super friendly service. The sea salt caramel was amazing! Also liked the blueberry-apple.

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