Awesome spot! I'm dairy free & gluten free and hardly ever get to join in on dessert time with my family but this place had so many options! Everything is so well labeled and the 3 ladies working were so unbelievably kind and informative. They encouraged me to try almost all the DF options and were excited to hear my thoughts. The flavors were super unique too, chili mango, honey lavender, etc and I honestly didn't think I'd like them but I loved every single one!! My husband was pretty pumped about the carrot cake flavor. We will definitely be back when visiting town. Thanks for making your place feel so inclusive! read more

I ordered the mango Italian ice and it was great. Fresh mango flavor and very refreshing. I also tried the mint chip which was very good. Staff was very friendly and nice. Shop had good vibes. read more

Conveniently located on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk, this small ice cream shop offers homemade ice cream and Italian ice! Order: mango Italian ice, and strawberry Italian ice. Flavors were refreshing. Not overly sweet. read more

Good homemade ice cream with really unique and delicious flavors. Great service, the server was extremely helpful and welcoming! Would come back. read more

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This is a cute little Italian ice shop. They also have ice cream, although the two flavors I tried of the ice cream weren't my cup of tea. I opted for watermelon and mango Italian ice. My husband had the banana and strawberry Italian ice flavors. All of them were good, but I loved the mango the most. It had the best texture whereas the watermelon was a bit more icy (possibly due to the texture of the fruits/juices themselves). I like that they offer reusable containers which we can bring back the next time we come to the beach. The servers were very friendly and efficient. read more

Yummy flavors! The staff is friendly. The shop is small and there is no seating but they have a great selection of Italian ice, dairy free ice cream, smoothies and milk shakes. The pineapple coconut smoothie is great read more

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Charming ice cream shop that serves not only homemade ice cream, but Italian ice and ice cream specialties like milkshakes . also have options like dairy free . Prices were fair , and I love it was put your own topping on at the end free of charge! We will be back! read more

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Best Italian ice for flavor, price & service. Line may be for ice cream, but I hopped right in & out for my Italian ice cream enjoyed it so much got it several times. read more

This ice cream is so freaking good! The owner(I think) and her child are so so nice every time we have gone. It is such a cute little place at the end of the boardwalk and always has good low music playing. They have a ton of dairy free (and even sugar free) options! Not only that, some (maybe all I can't remember) are made with coconut cream and you cannot taste the coconut at all! Which is super important to me because I can ALWAYS taste the coconut in dairy free ice creams and it BUMS. ME. OUT. I am a coconut hater, but their dairy free sugar free chocolate is actually amazing. I am lactose intolerant so I was super happy that it tasted so good. The sugar free is made with stevia leaf and you also don't get that super nasty stevia aftertaste. It really just tastes like ice cream. Anywho, yap sesh, great people, great ice cream, great prices. Ollie, my partner and I will miss seeing you. You seem super cool. And Ollie's mom, thanks for being a sweetheart. read more

Super friendly person serving customers. She told me all about the flavors and offered me samples of anything i wanted. They had a honey lavender ice cream that i was curious about - turns out it wasn't really my thing, so it was nice to get a sample and not a full scoop. I ended up getting a scoop of birthday cake - not a strong cake flavor, more like plain ice cream with LOTS of sprinkles, but it was still good. The server told me they make everything in house, including the Italian ice and that she preferred the ice over the ice cream. She convinced me to sample the watermelon ice and I wished i had done that before i got the scoop of ice cream. Will definitely be back to try more of the Italian ices and maybe some fudge! read more

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Very, very reasonable prices and really nice staff! They have soft serve, hard ice cream, and Italian ice. I couldn't believe how reasonable it was and how nice everyone was. The kids said the ice cream was really good! read more

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Salted caramel is great. Range of cone offerings & they provide FREE sprinkle & sauce topping selection with several options! Delicious.

Wow their homemade ice cream is so tasty! Nana's pudding is yummy and cake batter. I say best tasting hands down.

Great milkshakes are few and far between. I told the young man behind the counter that I'm a shake freak and I am usually disappointed with any shake I get. He said, bring it back if I don't think it's any good. Very happy that I didn't need to take it back, I wouldn't have anyways I know I have a problem. It was one of the best I've ever had. Thank you IIF. read more

Our favorite ice cream/Italian ice on Carolina Beach. The first time we stepped in to the shop we loved it. There are cool old photos on the wall of what the boardwalk look like long ago. The staff was super friendly and helpful and since then we've returned several times during our stays. We bought the reusable cups that are now part of our regular beach gear bag. It's fun (and tasty) to mix and match flavors and share with each other. Their Italian ices are delicious and the ice cream creamy and so full of wonderful flavors. If you're at the beach I'd recommend you give it a try..... if you're into ice cream read more

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Absolutely disgusting. I can't speak to the water ice or soft serve, but the ice cream was horrible. Lemon tasted like a household cleaner, strawberry tasted like a frozen cup of Yoplait, banana tasted like an artificial laffy taffy, you get the picture. I highly do not recommend this place and encourage you to go literally anywhere else. read more

This is a vacation stop for us every year, but last night was a disappointment. The cookies and cream literally had no ice cream in it. The scoop sizes seem much smaller and tasted freezer burned. Unfortunately I don't think we'll be back. One postage note is that the staff were very friendly. read more

Wanted some Italian ice to smooth out the night and this place did just that! It was very refreshing and right by my hotel. I got the mango and piña colada. I was not a fan of the piña colada though. It had an odd flavor. Not really like a piña colada. They only had smalls available (which was 2 scoops), but they were kinda huge for 1 person, so it didn't bother any one of us. I would go back to this place again! read more

Trust me, you'll want the refillable cup. All of their Italian ice and ice cream is homemade and to die for! You can refill the large cup for a dollar per scoop and SO worth it. read more

Island Ice Factory - Mango Italian ice - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Solid choice for something to cool you down. I was on the fence between this place and the ice cream store directly across the street. While the photo of the nice older lady in the window of the competition made me interested, I decided to go here because the place looked classier. It's a solid mix of cool treats for a hot summer afternoon with house made ice cream, Italian ice, shakes and more. I opted for the chocolate m&m's ice cream and got some extra m&m's added on as a topping for a little extra crunch. The ice cream was nice and smooth and the toppings were generous. I got a medium but probably could have gone for a small instead. The staff inside the store were very helpful and friendly, exactly what I would expect for a tourist town. You do pay beach prices, but I suppose that comes with the territory. Overall, probably the gem of the Carolina Beach Boardwalk, I may pay another visit before I leave town! read more

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Wasn't the best ice cream I've ever had, but at 10pm you have to make do with what's open. The strawberry tasted just like the Scooby Doo fruit snacks I ate when I was younger; if you know you know. I have no other way to describe the flavor! Very sugary with no real fruit, but it was still good. The staff wasn't friendly, but it could've been cause it was late at night read more

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Friendly staff and good location. My son enjoyed his birthday cake ice cream with whipped cream. It's a small little place you can grab a ice cream or shake and walk around on the boardwalk. The kids like the shark statue. It's smart marketing as everyone takes pictures with it. read more

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Chocolate chip cookie dough - 2 stars The base ice cream was very average - it was creamy but didn't have much flavor and the chocolate chips tasted cheap. But the cookie dough was the worst part - it had a strange mint artificial flavour and the dough dissolved strangely in my mouth. Nana pudding - 2 stars Strange artificial banana extract flavour that was a bit overpowering. read more

I really hate to leave a bad review but the icecream i got from here was really awful. I got vanilla chip and it tasted like freezer burn. It had a very icy consistency, not creamy. I will say that i did also get the cherry ice and that was good! However the service was not great, the guy that served us wasn't very friendly and didn't seem to pay attention to anything we said. He told us they were out of almost every cup size except for one, so we all had to get the same size, which was annoying. There were also costumers inside that walked in not wearing masks and were standing very close to us. Just an uncomfortable experience overall. read more

Creamiest ice cream ever. We make sure we come here for ice cream when we come to the beach. Cookies and cream is my favorite. They have cake and waffle cones. They're not gonna have the fancy "artisanal" flavors made with flowers and bacon and whatever else is laying around. But that's a good thing. Sometimes you just want a good, simple ice cream cone and this is the place! read more

Great staff and wonderful ice cream and Italian Ice! One of the hidden gems along the boardwalk. I make sure to stop in for a sweet treat as often as possible. Def recommend! read more

While the kiddos get ice cream from Krazy Kones, we adults go to the Island Ice Factory for Gelato. This place is a real treat for Carolina Beach. The gelato is so rich and so good, a small cup always suffices. Prices are reasonable and they also have NY style Italian Ice. The flavors look really good, but I can never get past the gelato. read more

Very friendly staff! I got Italian ice, three scoops in their special coozie cup for 5.35 and I can go back with my cup and get scoop for a buck a piece. The flavor in my cup were peach, mango, and sour Apple. So freaking good! Go there, try it, and they have ppl walking out on the beach with carts! I cannot wait for more! I did end up getting some more ice on the beach at the carts the next day with mango and strawberry, these are great flavors together. read more

Go here. I am a gelato connoisseur and these guys check all the boxes. Good variety, well priced(Especially being on the boardwalk), good location, friendly service. Make time to get a couple of scoops and talk a walk. read more

Loved this place! My daughter and I both got gelatti which seemed expensive at $5.25 but they were huge and so yummy! My husband and two other kids got comes and loved them. They also have sorbet and root beer floats. read more

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Great location right on the boardwalk. Their kid size is great. Overall, seemed like the flavors didn't have a lot of flavor. Got the cookies and cream and it just tasted like vanilla. Not a bad flavor, but not what I wanted. read more

Great little shop, friendly staff & priced nicely. Ice cream was great! (Review stars given based on my experience of the place & not made to compare with another lodging/eatery establishment.) read more

Delicious ice cream! The pistachio was amazing! Great service. Even though it was melting so quickly from how hot it was outside, it was still delicious read more

Island Ice Factory - Delicious even though it was melting so quick from how hot it was outside. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Carolina Beach, North Carolina

The ice cream was creamy and definitely homemade but the only mix-ins in the ice cream was on top making the ice cream smooth instead of with cookies or with nuts, etc...i asked the same question as the customer ahead of me...Can you please scoop from the top... the girls working there kept saying the ice cream had the same mixed throughout but the must have been hallucinating because it was CLEAR the oce creams were smooth and without mix-ins. If you like ice cream with texture, go elsewhere. read more

Ice cream was good. The big problem was the waffle cones. They're made so incredibly thin here that upon first lick, your whole cone breaks. They also leak like crazy out the sides and bottom. So, if you get ice cream here, be prepared to get very messy, very fast. read more

We visited this ice cream place during a trip to the boardwalk. The ice cream was excellent. They have about ten flavors and each one that we tried was very good. A suggestion would be to stay away from the con as the ice cream is very creamy and will melt very quick on you. read more

This is still after about 2 dozen times going the best ice cream ever!!! Salted Caramel and chocolate is.... PERFECTION

The salted caramel that everyone was raving about was ALL GONE when I arrive around 6pm, but the Island Ice Factory redeemed itself with its awesome take on Almond Joy and Red Velvet ice creams. Seriously, Red Velvet ice cream?...I was skeptical, but after one taste I came around. This was the perfect place to grab some yummy ice cream and head out to enjoy it on a casual walk along the boardwalk. read more

The ice cream was delicious! I had the banana pudding. It was a little pricy for what I got but I'd get it again. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful. read more

Friendly service and the ice cream was fab! I had a scoop each of the salted caramel and chocolate in a cup. Reminiscent of gelato for its intense flavors. Highly recommend! read more