Been here a few times in the past few months and had a good experience each time. It gets packed during the warmer months but there's plenty of outdoor seating if there are none available inside. Parking is also readily available (and free for the first few hours) at the multiple garages in the area or you can attempt to park on the street. There's tons of different flavors here but I tend to get Pistachio and really enjoy it. It's green, so there's definitely artificial coloring, but they give a generous scoop with plenty of pistachio bits in each bite. Convenient location for a quick dessert before or after a movie or dinner at Assembly. Would continue coming back for more. read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Pistachio - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Great ice cream. Very clean store. All the employees were super helpful and nice and the servings were plentiful! read more

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Such a great ice cream spot! It is expensive though. $8 for a small with one topping! But the ice cream is always delicious and they have excellent seasonal flavors. read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Peanut butter banana ice cream with hot fudge - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

What better way to end a day of shopping than treating yourself with some JP licks ?! This time my fiancé and I decided to split the cookie sundae and it was so yummy -- vanilla ice cream with a warm chocolate chip cookie at the bottom and topped with whipped cream, chocolate chips, & chocolate drizzle. The service was fast despite the long line of hungry shoppers. JP Licks is always a great family- friendly spot for a sweet treat and the one at assembly row didn't disappoint! read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Cookie Sundae - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

They say I'm a J.P. Licks fan but I know I'm not the only one. It's been said that there are better ice cream shops out there, especially in the greater Boston area. But honestly I haven't found any. As far as I've experienced, this is the pinnacle of bombass ice cream shops in the country. Every time I try a new flavor and every time I try a new location, it just works for me. It's like a comforting blanket of sweetened cream and sundry mix-ins and chunky tidbits to lay on. How could ever I want to cheat on that with about ice cream shop? That's sacrilege. More than that, it's disrespectful to my first love of ice cream. I think once you find your ice cream joint, you shouldn't go looking for another. In fact, you should shout about your love to everyone you come across. Tell them how great you have it and invite them to join in the love. In that regard I hope someday you join us and the lovers of ice cream will live as one. read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - I'm waiting for that final moment You say the words I can't say Medium Caramel Apple (Featured Flavor) from #JPLicks - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

We stopped by J.P. Licks on a busy Saturday evening, and as expected, it was pretty crowded , a clear sign of its popularity! My son tried their vanilla low-fat frozen yogurt, and he loved it. Creamy, flavorful, and just the right amount of sweetness. Despite the crowd, the service was quick and friendly. A great treat spot for families ,we'll definitely be back! read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Entrance - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

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Ice cream is good, they've mastered that. However, the soft serve ice-cream is not good. They need to go to NYC and learn how to make it in the authentic way. Would not recommend. read more

It was a pleasure experiencing this Boston based ice cream shop. They have a sweet story told in a humorous manner on their website that I enjoyed reading. This lovely ice cream shop had a good layout that made ordering quick and efficient on a hot summer day. The line was almost to the door, but the staff seemed to have it down to a science. Flavor samples were offered, which is always appreciated. This day, we decided upon the four scoop plate ($9) with the mint chip, black raspberry, cookies n cake batter, and the maple butter walnut. It was some of the best tasting ice cream we've had. The place was clean, the staff was friendly, and the atmosphere was laid back. Outdoor dog friendly patio seating is available, which we gladly took advantage of. Very good visit with very good ice cream. Thanks, J.P. Licks! read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - 4 Scoop Plate ($9). Mint chip, black raspberry, cookies n cake batter, and maple butter walnut. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

JP Licks is a nice place for ice cream, and the salted caramel and the PB one are pretty good. read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

There's something so special about places that care about food allergies. They take it serious, scoop with a different scoop, from a different container, without getting upset. It gives you such peace of mind and I'm thankful. Chocolate chip never fails. My favorite behind their seasonal chocolate chip cheesecake (please bring it back) This location has a great outdoor seating and perfect for people watching or relaxing. 10/10 service, ice cream, location read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Food: I LOVE ice cream in general, so no doubt, JP licks seasonal Thai flavors really hit the spot on a 95 degree day in Boston. Also, look how cute this kiddie scoop is! Service: The worker was sooo nice! She was smiley, friendly, and let me taste like 3 flavors lol. Everyone there seemed so happy! read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Grill 23 Coconut Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

I need to finally say, Licks is probably the worst ice cream I have ever had in an ice cream shop. I have been to several, and the experience is always the same. First, the ice cream is soft (not soft serve), ice cream needs to be firm...hard. If you go to Richardson's, it is always firm and cold. When I get Lick's ice cream, it's soft and almost pudding like. Flavor: it's not creamy, more like ice milk. It is truly a waste of time and money to go there. Staff was great, since they do not have to do much work to scoop the soft ice cream. Go to Richardson's or Mad Maggie's, and you see those kids work out as they scoop your ice cream. The place looks so nice, but stop wasting your money on decor, and go back to making a quality product. You also have baked goods, you are like the Starbucks of ice cream. read more

A small little JP licks in Somerville. Friendly staff with some seating inside. Honestly, we stopped by on a cold November night and it slapped? And it was really busy? Amazing. We thought we might be crazy for wanting ice cream on a cold November night, but it was actually always getting a continuous flow of people coming in and out as we sat and ate our ice cream there! Maybe ice cream is the move on cold days? Beats me but hey, ice cream is ice cream. It's the best. So that explains it. My one cup had 1 scoop of brownie batter + 1 scoop of Oreo with sprinkles, and it was $9 and something cents. I can't help but think I could buy an entire pint of ice cream from the supermarket for that much? Idk man. The prices are getting a tad high but it sure is good. Anywho, a great location, a popular location, and I'm not sure the parking situation, only because we walked from my friend's apartment so that's trouble as is. read more

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The service was quick on a Friday night and they had a range of flavors. I was especially excited to see a seasonal special of Thai iced tea ice cream! While the flavor was there, the ice cream didn't seem to be well frozen and was already half melted when I received it before paying. read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Menu - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

We love J.P. Licks in our hometown, but the one at Assembly Row was disappointing. The place is dirty and not sure what the workers are doing when it's slow but they are not cleaning the tables. Filthy! My son ordered a small brownie brownie batter that looked just like batter. I think it would have been nice of the worker to let us know it was going to be a cup of soup before serving it. What a shame!!! read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Hard served ice cream that was close to soup. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

The ice cream is good, but the line was long & it was already melting out of our cup before we had a chance to check out. We shared a small (2 scoop) so we could try different flavors and it was plenty to hit the post-dinner dessert craving. The nice thing about this location is there is plenty of outdoor seating to relax and enjoy. read more

Highly recommend the black raspberry cookie and cream flavor for those who don't like their ice cream to be too sweet! read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Black raspberry with cream, rum raisin - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Awful wait! I am not talking about waiting in line but even with our turn, it took 15 minutes to get 3 hot chocolate & 2 kids ice cream. Too long to the point she didn't even remember I didn't pay yet until I said I still needed to pay as she told me I was all set to go. As I sat down, the hot chocolate was no longer hot!! read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Ordered a small hot chocolate tasted watered down and like it was those ones you can get in the grocery store instant Swiss mix. I've been to other jobs licks for Their ice cream I would not recommend coming here for hot chocolate even though they have multiple signs posting they have the best hot chocolate in Boston. The staff was okay not the best customer service. The interior design is nice in the center of assembly row next to loft. read more

Many of the servers are often rude- especially one named Andy. The store is often filthy, our feet stick to the floor and they give me dairy ice cream half of the time- despite my repeating myself and asking for non-dairy. This store used to have a decent staff, it's gone way downhill. read more

This establishment which stands at the end of Assembly row. Good selection of ice creams including gluten-free products. Ice creams & sorbets are rich in taste. There are some creative flavors and fun tastes for everyone to enjoy. Lots of seating outside during the better weather and they are open all through out the year. read more

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Pretty good ice cream spot we found while on vacation in Boston. Their scoops are decent sized and their ice cream was yummy! Their mint chip is fabulous and their strawberry is very good- not artificial tasting which is what I love. read more

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I placed an order to Uber eats for two brownie hot fudge sundaes with whipped cream and walnuts I was very shocked to find that it was $12.98 for one husband so I ordered two one for me and my son as I was eating it and I'm like wow this doesn't have much ice cream in it not even a scoop it was all hot fudge the brownie and the walnuts and a little bit of whipped cream the order came to almost $33 for too hot fudge sundaes I reached out to Uber eats today they said it's past the cutoff day because I ordered on May 28th I didn't think of taking a picture of it I didn't get to speak to my son till yesterday and I said what you think of that ice cream sunday he wasn't much ice cream and it wasn't he said no Mom not at all but would not do anything for me it was past the cutoff date he suggested I contact the restaurant this is my first time even here even though the price was expensive I didn't care if I wanted ice cream but very disappointed in the portion I was dying for ice cream I didn't even get any. Unfortunately I did not take a picture of it by the time I was halfway through it I realized it was no ice cream definitely not worth almost $13. And I really don't have money to reach on food that doesn't come as it is stated in the menu. It was fast and employee did call me and tell me they were out of one of the flavors I'm more mad at Uber because they provide the service thank you for listening nothing against your company at all I was just disappointed thank you read more

My boyfriend and I came on a Saturday afternoon for a quick pick-me-up. There was a lot of people in line when we arrived. I ordered a small with half mint cookies and cream and half black raspberry. I don't think one can ever go wrong with JP Licks - I loved my order and easily downed the entire cup! My boyfriend ordered the cookies and cream cake batter ice cream in a kiddie cup which I liked way more than my order. It was so rich and delicious! Overall, we had a great experience! I'll definitely be back for a cup of cookies and cream cake batter! read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Mint Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, Black Raspberry Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

JP licks is easily the best Boston ice cream in my opinion. It tools me years to conclude this, but each time I go, it's consistently large portions, and always just so delicious and fresh (never frozen chunks, never 'bottom of the barrel' ice cream. The Assembly location has quickly become my favorite. A great setting to sit outdoors in a bit more of a quiet atmosphere, spacious interior (can't wait to sit inside again someday!), super friendly service, and like I said before- just delicious. Ordered a Valentine's Day ice cream cake from here which was fantastic too. Go-to order: - waffle cone with cookies and cake batter and brownie batter - or hard yogurt cookies and cream and peanut butter chip yogurt (much healthier, with nutrition info online too!) If you're debating stopping in, this is your sign to go! read more

Kept seeing this ice cream shop all over Boston so had to check it out! As expected, there was a line but it went by quickly. I always have room for ice cream despite how full I am. They also have boozie flavors!! Ordered: strawberry ice cream w/chocolate dipped cone, cape codder sorbet read more

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Showed up at 10:20 after the Yelp listing said it was open, it's closed. Please take some time to update your listing.

If they say they this is homemade ice cream I hope they are lying for their own sake because I would be embarrassed to say I made this ice cream. It's that BAD. So many stabilizers that the texture is spongy and the two scoops we tried lacked flavor. Better off running into any other store and buying an entire pint for less than the price of one of JP licks overpriced scoops. Never going back. read more

I ordered a nitro and got a cold brew after waiting in line for 20 minutes. Paid $6.00 for an incorrect order. read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - I ordered a nitro and got a cold brew. Paid $6 for an incorrect order after waiting for 20 minutes in the line for no reason. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Dirty place !! So gross I wanted to puke the moment I stepped into the bathroom... Not a clean place that is serving food .. just gross read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - This bathroom is disgusting!!! Disgusting disturbing !!!! How can I recommend this place when it's so dirty !!!! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

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Horrible service,Hispanic girl on the front really rude,the ice cream not fresh.i used the restroom with my daughter it was a mess inside.dirty everywhere. read more

We've always enjoyed JP Licks in Boston (Newbury St) but this Somerville location is a rip-off. The ice cream didn't taste as good as at other locations, and the hot fudge tasted old/burnt. But that's not the worst of it. NO! No, my friends, listen to my tale.... My wife likes to get 1 scoop of ice cream + a dollop of hot fudge. But it's hard to get the staff to figure out how to charge for that for some reason, so she just orders what on the JP Licks menu is listed as a regular sundae (1 scoop) with hot fudge and nuts, but no whipped cream. To be clear, she did not order a sundae, but she ordered the *exact ingredients listed as a sundae*, sans whipped cream. But apparently if you don't say "gimme a sundae without whipped cream," then "it's not a sundae." So, instead of being charged for a 1-scoop sundae ($7.90, a crime in itself for 1 scoop), we were charged for 1 scoop + 2 toppings, which is a dollar MORE, but with FEWER toppings. WTF? And when we acted a little befuddled (befuddled, not dickish - I saved up the dickishness for this review lol), we got attitude from the staff. The store was empty btw so this wasn't about noise levels or "busyness." I know, it's a dollar. Big whoop. But when you walk in thinking "1 ice cream scoop + a spoonful of hot fudge on top -- how much could it be?" and wind up spending $9 while a staffer is serving up a shitty attitude along with the overpriced ice cream, I guess it literally leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Avoid. read more

I've always been a fan of JP Licks, I used to go to the one on Mass Ave. and Newbury Street all the time as a college student. So seeing it here brought back memories and of course, we had to stop in for some ice cream. We came here after dinner and drinks so the lines weren't long. The place actually looked closed but we saw the hours and decided to go in. There were still so many options to choose from, but I had to go with the salted caramel in a cone. However, it came dripping already. Considering the place was blasting AC, you would think that the ice cream would hold up a bit better. I wasn't too bothered with me dripping all over the place, because it was still delicious and it forced me to rush through the ice cream quicker. read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Really good ice cream, albeit pricey. They have many interesting flavors - this month included pandan, ube, and thai peanut. The pandan one was amazing and tasted exactly like the pandan jelly I used to eat when I was younger. Super good!! read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Pandan and Peanut Butter Cookie n' Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Save your money and time by going somewhere worth it. Went 30 minutes prior to close this evening and was met by a line of about ten people deep. 5-6 employees working with four employees cleaning and prepping for the next day. one or two workers actually assisting customers and attempting to move the line. Ordered a small Yogurt X which was weighed on the scale three times and I was handed a half cup of Frozen yogurt. Rather than focusing on closing and getting out early, why not focus on customer service and providing a good product. I don't mind spending $7.50 on an ice cream in these times but at least make it worth it. Im good on watching an ice cream getting weighed like a science experiment and handed a half cup while watching four employees pretend to wipe cooler doors. read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

The ice cream is very good and you can order affogattos (which I did), but the star attraction here is the large amount of seating both indoors and on the large outdoor patio. This was a great place to relax after visiting the Lego Discovery Center. This large outdoor mall type area has seen huge improvements in the past few years, and these i e cream shop additions are a large plus. The outdoor eating areas and playground just behind JP Licks and near the river are also very well done and a favorite of our kids. read more

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Limited selection of ice cream flavors that I personally enjoy but still a nice hang out spot. My husband enjoyed it so that counts :) read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

I am never tired of ice creams and especially on a nice summer afternoon, it was a great treat. This particular location at the Assembly Row outlets, was packed; but the crowd kept moving along. They have a good selection of ice cream flavored, frozen soft/hard yogurt, smoothies, hot/cold beverages and of course sundaes. I ordered for the ginger coconut dairy free yogurt. The flavor was great, but a lil on the sweeter side for me. It was lite and creamy and the fresh taste of ginger came thru very good. My sister ordered to a mango raspberry sundae and that was delicious too. They also have sufficient outdoor seatings too and this is a nice place to relax and enjoy your ice cream. read more

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough (monthly flavor) This stuff takes just like chocolate fudge! The peanut butter comes through in the dough, not the ice cream--don't be confused (as I was) and think it's chocolate PB ice cream with regular cookie dough inside (which would be even better!). It's definitely only *very* small pieces of PB cookie dough. They could amp up this flavor by making the pieces bigger--there's literally barely any in there and it's almost false advertising. However, I am sold on the possibly unintentionally chocolate fudge tasting ice cream! Hoping this becomes a standard flavor! read more

J.P. Licks - Assembly Row - Chocolate peanut butter cookie dough (kiddie, $3.53 January 2016) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

This is the third JP Licks I've been to, and it's definitely got a different vibe than the others to match the surrounding Assembly Row location. Beautiful, gleaming store, but less homey and quirky than the others. The ice cream is really good. When I came here pre-pandemic, I had some kind of salted caramel cashew flavor (I honestly can't remember), and it was one of the best ice cream flavors I had had in years. I like that they try to be creative with their flavors while still offering quality ice cream. The only thing that kills me is the prices. It's definitely more expensive than other local ice cream places. I would come here more often if they would just lower their prices, because spending $5 for a small cup of ice cream is extreme. read more