This Ice Cream joint definitely lived up to its name! I ordered two scoops - one mint chip and one cookie butter. The employee gave me a medium which turned out to be 3-4 scoops. If you're not looking for a ice cream feast the small is really the way to go. No complaints though, the ice cream was delicious! The cookie butter is one of the best flavors. The mint chip was also quite good and the chips were high quality thin chocolate pieces, much better than chips. Holy Cow Creamery is worth a visit or two during your trip to OBX. read more

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I was very excited after reading the rave reviews and reading that the shop makes their own ice cream with unique flavors. I am always on the hunt for outstanding local foods. We ordered a scoop of bourbon fig and a waffle cone with a scoop of West 3rd ( coffee, espresso, hazelnut) the waffle cone was stale, small, and store bought- the West 3rd ice cream tasted like store bought coffee ice cream with instant ground coffee beans mixed in. The texture was grainy was from the coffee beans, and I couldn't taste even a hint of hazelnut . Off/putting texture, Meh taste, bad cone and very over priced. The fig / bourbon ice cream was also strange. It was dark like chocolate ice cream base , you could taste the alcohol but not the fig. It tasted like cheap chocolate grocery store ice cream that had a speck of dried fig and some kind of alcohol stirred in. Not good and grossly over priced . I am very disappointed in this product. The service was excellent though. read more

We stopped in on a Monday evening during peak summer. The line went through the creamery and out the door onto the sidewalk. This -- is a good sign! The walls were decorated with all sorts of cow memorabilia. Each and every piece was fun and adorable! All of the employees working behind the counter worked quickly and had a smile on their faces. They had a lot of flavor options to choose from including: death by chocolate, chocolate cherry, strawberry cactus (!!!) and berry lavender. I ordered one scoop of Cookie Monster (vanilla tinted blue with Oreos, chips ahoy and cookie dough) and one scoop of Holy Cow (vanilla with pretzels, salted caramel and Oreos). Both flavors were delicious, chocked FULL of mix ins. The waffle cone I ordered was fresh and crunchy and paired perfectly with my ice cream choices! There was plenty of outdoor seating (the restaurant next door is closed on Mondays) but the parking lot was a bit snug! High recommend this spot for friendly service, adorable motif and delicious ice cream treats. read more

Holy Cow Creamery - Waffle cone with scoops of Holy Cow and Cookie Monster - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Small homemade ice cream shop with some amazingly wonderful flavor combinations. Locally owned, these guys are hands on and know something about making a quality product. All the servers are super friendly, The ice creams and sorbets are delicious. Kid friendly. Parking available. A must stop for an afternoon treat of after dinner dessert. Damn Good! read more

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Amazing ice cream! This will be on our *must visit* list when we go to the Outer Banks. Many unique flavors and everything we tried was flavorful and delicious. We especially loved the Holy Cow flavor, which was vanilla ice cream with pretzels, Oreos, and caramel. read more

Poor choices of ice cream and too expensive. There are much better options in the area.

Very cute, family owned and run ice cream joint. A little bit more expensive but the ice cream was great!

We made the right choice with this one! I am a picky ice cream person. I would rather eat no ice cream than bad ice cream. This was delicious! We ordered a flight of ice cream.... a six scoop sampler that comes in a cupcake holder to share and a couple waffle cones. All were delicious, but a couple really stood out. Both the traditional flavors and their signatures were very well made. Super friendly and efficient. The line went fast. This will be a regular stop for us! read more

Holy Cow Creamery is the newest locally owned and operated ice cream shop in the Outerbanks. They serve a warm donut panini with your choice of ice cream. The flavors rotate and aren't your usual vanilla and strawberry. They do have vanilla and strawberry as well :) but I'll suggest to skip the standard flavors and try their special flavors. I went in July and they had a Christmas in July theme going with flavors like Peppermint mocha, caramel eggnog, orange gingerbread and ofcourse pumpkin pie. We got the donut panini with the holy cow (oreo,sea salt, pretzel and caramel) ice cream. The donut was warm and the flavor we picked went well with it. Next, we tried the pistachio and strawberry rosewater flavors. Both flavors were great but I LOVED the strawberry rosewater flavor so much that I went back the next day and bought two pints of it. If you are in the Outerbanks, definitely go try Holy Cow Creamery!! read more

So many custom fun flavors! Super fresh ingredients! A return to ICE CREAM at its best; a nice departure from the frozen yogurt trend. And the owners are so nice at this ice cream shop. Willing to give samples until you find the one for you! The Banana Pudding has real vanilla wafers. read more

Holy Cow Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Place was clean gets three stars cause was loaded with toppings which was good, but ice cream itself had no flavor. Tasted like it was made with 1% milk. Maybe there's other great flavors but the Cookie Monster, holy cow, and west third coffee all pretty average. read more

Holy Cow Creamery - Menu - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Cool little ice cream joint a couple blocks off the highway. You would have to know it was there or get a recommendation from a local, which we did. They had a crack team of Eastern European employees that assembly-line style knock out your order. There are over 20 flavors including "Holy Cow" which is cookies and cream with a caramel swirl. Wow. Their big draw is the donut panini - a donut, split in two, filled with your choice of ice cream... grilled and covered with powdered sugar. Happy to have had the opportunity to try this out while down in OBX. Must try. The employees are real nice and the ice cream is very good. read more

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Delicious and you could tell how much love/work is put into this ice cream! Our group tried the Holy Cow, Holy Cannoli, and the mint chocolate chip and everyone loved theirs. The ice cream was rich and creamy. We look forward to coming back! read more

Huge Line... but we were in and out in 10min as there were 10 workers behind the counter with Great Friendly Service and Awesome Ice Cream!! read more

Holy Cow Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Tried Holy Cow Creamy for the first time this week and boy was it good! The owners were super friendly, knowledgeable, and best of all - use locally sourced ingredients! Good variety of flavors! Will definitely be back! read more

Holy Cow Creamery is your place to go for homemade ice cream for everyone. They have vegan and gluten free options. In addition to the regular flavors, they will do seasonal flavors like peach or chocolate bourbon fig. One of my favorites is their lemon risotto! The staff is friendly, and very knowledgeable of the different flavors. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There is a nice place to seat outside.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Once you go to Holy Cow, you will keep going back. read more

I mean, the ice cream was "okay" but I personally enjoy a creamier homemade ice cream and this was pretty solid until it started melting. The flavors were unique but honestly had a hard time picking, just wasn't my cup a tea. Excellent customer service though and clean environment. read more

Great ice cream and great, friendly service. Unique, rotating, tasty ice cream with a bright, colorful store!

Very friendly staff, tasted a half dozen flavors without a single pushback. Decided on the strawberry cactus and it has such a unique and interesting flavor. My wife had the death by chocolate and bourbon fig and loved them both. We will be stopping in at least once more while we are here. Love it. read more

Busy and be prepared for line but it is worth. We tried tons of flavors on that day and every face five stars. I tried lemon and strawberry cheese and both were out of this world. Wanted to try several others. Stop in if you are in town! read more

Was very excited to give this place a try given all the fabulous reviews, but was wildly disappointed. I got the cookie monster and it had no flavor (tasted like an Oreo and old chips ahoy put in bad vanilla ice cream with blue dye). Our group also tried the pistachio (best one out of the group, but lacked a "pistachio" flavor, mostly tasted like milk), and vanilla with chocolate syrup was also just too unflavorful to be charged $5+. Gave two stars bc staff was nice. read more

Excellent homemade ice cream, with a lot of variety. And the owner-operators are sooo nice. Best ice cream we have had in OBX!

This ice cream shop was incredible! We went two nights in a row and got the ice cream donut panini with cookie butter. Literally best dessert my daughter and I have ever had. Go get one!!! read more

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Good ice cream - the tiramisu tasted amazing to me and my daughter LOVED the chocolate but both my toddler and I spent a lot of time with grumpy belly starting about an hour after our "ice cream before lunch" date. I'm thinking that we learned today that slight lactose intolerance is a thing in our family since we usually go and get "kiddie" sizes from our local ice cream shop but this place has no kid sizes, especially when it comes to cones read more

Holy Cow Creamery - 1/2 of what was left of the smallest cone they had and if you want two flavors you need to get two whole scoops. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Absolutely great. Fast service, great ice cream, and great ambiance in the outdoor seating as well.

Ice cream was just wonderful. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It was so cute inside especially with the Christmas in July theme[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] and every employee was so friendly!! We will definitely be back. read more

The staff was very helpful to me. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They were cleaning when I came in. So, I found everything in order.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] My family loved the ice cream, but I'm not sure it was fully worth the price. I chalk that up partly to being in a vacation spot. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It's a no frills facility lacking seating, so get your ice cream to go.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

First Flight!!! A flight of 6 ice cream scoops!! Awesome! It may be too much for 2 people. Suggestion-make the scoops smaller and bring the price under $10. We had the Key Lime, Coconut Lotus, blueberry cheesecake, holy cow, mint CC, and death by chocolate. All were great but Key Line Pie stood out. Actual chunks of Graham cracker crust!!! We will be back! read more

Holy Cow Creamery - 6 scoops aka....First Flight - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Wow what delicious homemade ice cream!!! My friend and I both got the cookie biscoff in a waffle cone.... Next level!! Our other friend got this warm donut with caramel ice cream stuffed inside! (you can pick the flavor). So delicious and creative. I will absolutely be bringing my kiddos here the next time we're in OBX !!! You donut want to miss this place!!! ( you're welcome for the pun you didn't ask for) read more

Friendly staff. The Cookie monster was okay. Kind of bland. The Death by Chocolate was very Chocolatey, rich and delightful!

I love this homemade ice cream! The flavors are so unique and refreshing! The West 3rd coffee flavor and the Salted Caramel are my favorites right now. Though with this heat wave the sorbets are perfect! I loved the Pineapple-raspberry and Mango! The staff was super friendly and helpful. I highly recommend Holy Cow Creamery next time you're in the OBX! You won't be disappointed read more

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Ice cream is really good, and owner is super nice. Got the cookie monster, and it has a lot of Oreo and chips ahoy pieces in there... yet it was not super sweet. Will definitely come back when I am in the area. read more

Delicious Ice cream! We took cotton candy, chocolate cherry and lemon. Will be back to try other flavors.

Found this place on a recommendation from the pizza place. Homemade ice cream was outstanding. We all loved it and never would've found it had it not been pointed out to us. read more

We really enjoyed our milkshakes, but the price is where I need to take one star off. It cost almost $30 for two milkshakes and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. We got the Cookie Monster as a shake and the Holy Cow. They were delicious, but still a little pricey. The staff was nice, but seemed distracted by others in the back room. read more

I got cotton candy when I went which now looking back sounds gross but I really enjoyed it! My cousin got this amazing Cookie Monster flavour! It WAS BLUE!!!! 100% recommend!! read more

My wife and I met Lucas one night at dinner, and he told us his testimony and story leading up to where he is now. He invited us to visit Holy Cow to try his homemade and locally sourced ice cream. Our 6 year old is a connoisseur of the local ice cream scene and he loved it. My wife got the Vegan Watermelon Mint, and I got the Peach ice cream, made with Currituck peaches. The staff was very relaxed and friendly. I would highly recommend this business, and I wish all the best to our good friend Lucas! read more

Holy Cow Creamery - a cow with a halo on its head - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

If you are in the Outer Banks and are looking for some really great ice cream, check out Holy Cow Creamery. So many good fresh flavors to choose from. My family and I chose the holy cow flavor which had Oreos, caramel and pretzels. We also tried the Irish cream, pumpkin and the west 3rd which had espresso, hazelnut, etc. We all had them on waffle cones. We will be stopping by again before our vacation ends. read more

Holy Cow Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

It was... fine? Didn't blow us away by any means. Very warm inside, slow service. Ice cream was just okay. I had the Irish Coffee Cream and it was crystalized/icy, which is never a good sign. We were shocked by the long line when we left- We wouldn't have waited in it, had there been one when we arrived. With that said, the two adults working there (we assumed they were the owners) were very nice and welcoming to the patrons in line. read more

Really cool spot for ice cream on vacation. Location is easy to walk to (parking was limited). Seating is patio style. Flavors are pretty unique, with a few classics included. Would come back again! read more