If you're going just on the ice cream alone, JP Licks always knocks it out of the park. I love their new tangy flavors and tonight tried the tangy coconut soft serve... SO good. (My favorite is their peanut butter soft serve, but they didn't offer that today.) My sister got a frappe with the new chocolate pretzel flavor. It was good, but the pretzels get sort of soggy toward the end. (Apparently they say that if you get a quart size to go, you should try to eat it pretty quickly or else the pretzels sort of change consistency.) The nice thing about JP Licks is their kiddie sizes, but they kind of gouge you at being over $3 each. We got 1 frappe, 3 kiddie sizes, and 1 small for a total of $20. Not horrible, but definitely a treat. The Davis Square location is pretty small and always crowded. I always feel like the setup is really bad b/c it's impossible to sit comfortably there even though they have tables/chairs. Overall, totally worth the price if you're just getting ice cream as a treat. (I still think that Christina's in Inman is the best.) read more

I love ice cream the old fashion, unhealthy way. For many years I felt that JP Licks was inferior to Toscanini's. This is no longer the case. Five visits in the last three weeks convinced me that JPL is AGAIG! read more

The best place to get ice cream on a sunny day. I love J P Licks in the summertime and wished it wasn't so cold in the winter for ice cream. My favorite ice to get is chocolate with sprinkles. I will occasionally get the ice cream in a cone that has chocolate coating around the top. It is a great place to come with your family or friends. read more

After hearing about this place since I move to MA in late January, I finally had it this weekend! The staff sort of has the "soup nazi" patience, but there is always a line (although not an painfully long line) so you can easily figure out what you want by the time you get to the front. Good ice cream and mixings (even on a frigid day) with a lot of options, big portions, decent prices. Good Stuff! read more

My father was visiting from Vermont and loves soft serve ice-cream. After dinner out in the Davis Square area, we walked over to J.P. Licks for a scoop of delectable deliciousness. Sadly, they were out of the pumpkin soft serve, but I was in luck...they had a pumpkin cheesecake flavor that was calling my name. It certainly tasted exactly like its name implied. The "small" cone is way bigger than necessary and I ended up giving up at a certain point and using a napkin pulled of a glob and throwing it away so I could finally get to my sugar cone. I know, I know...if that's my biggest issue, I should shut up. One other thing...they advertise a "chocolate dip" but when my Dad ask for it, the guy was confused and said, "we can't put hot fudge on a cone, it will be too messy." After unsuccessfully trying to explain to him that the chocolate dip was the same thing they use to dip their waffle cones in to create the yummy chocolate shell...my Dad said to just use sprinkles. I like J.P. Licks, but I'm a Vermont girl and I'll find a Ben & Jerry's to soothe the savage ice cream beast in my tummy next time! read more

Holy Yum Yum Batman! Too many flavors to pick or even list. I am a little sad they were out of avocado ice cream though. I was good and only had a small cone (sure it had two flavors on it, but the cone was small)!! God I feel like a little kid when you still can't stop at the right full level and still get a tummy ache... read more

Yeaaaa, this place was fantastic. Charlotte, NC is home of many things, and one of them is not good ice cream. There's one mom and pop creamery in the area, but it's not that popular. *This* is an idea I can get behind. I loved the concept of it (a chain craft ice cream shop that's open late!), and I loved the popularity of it at that time of night. It was the perfect nightcap! I got the blackberry and it was out of this world delicious, but so was everything else that everybody got. I wanted to return to this place every single night we were in Boston, but alas, just couldn't swing that. I think I might just contact the owner and ask about starting a franchise in Charlotte... read more

Why am I so in love with your hot fudge sundae, delectable ice cream flavors, and your friendly staff? Because clearly, you, JP Licks, are my one true ice cream lover. When it is late at night and you don't feel like yelling at your buddy over a couple of beers, have a sweet treat at JP Licks. I am so obsessed that I had to move upstairs from the Davis Square location. Please try the rum raisin, birthday cake, or coconut with chocolate covered almonds flavors. read more

Amazing. I hail from Cincinnati where we have many ice cream specialty stores (Graeter's (Oprah, George Clooney, and Sarah Jessica Parker have it shipped to them), Aglamesis Brothers, UDF)... while I love them all dearly, I am OBSESSED with JP Licks. DELICIOUS frozen yogurt... and everything else. a little pricey but cheaper than having my hometown creamery shipped to me. read more

Just two things: 1) Enormous servings (my friend and I got a medium and almost fainted when they gave the bowl to us)....is it just me? Do I have low ice cream serving size standards? 2) Lactose. free. ice. cream. I almost wept. Never has an ice cream store made me feel so welcome. No lactaid pills needed! read more

I've been here a few times (this location and the one in Harvard Square) and I think the ice cream is just OK. I've tried a bunch of different ice cream flavors but honestly none of them have really "wow"ed me. Perhaps next time I will try something else from the menu. I do love ice cream though and I'm not super picky about it so I'll probably be coming back. Either that or I'll grab a pint of haagen daz at CVS nearby. read more

I rarely find a place where they understate their portions. JP's does, and a medium cone of ice cream is a real whopper. Even a person with my appetite has trouble finishing that much ice cream. And on a hot day, it's a race against the melting process. I got the coconut and chocolate chip vanilla in a waffle cone with a layer of chocolate jimmies on top. They're generous with the jimmies, and the ice cream is loaded with the featured ingredients. Out front on Davis Square, there's good crowd watching and plenty of benches where you can quickly eat all that melting ice cream. read more

This place is bumpin in the summer time. Like the line really goes all the way out the door and into the square where the troubadours are. They have awesome vegan flavors - like wayyy better than any of that nonsense almond milk or rice milk vegan ice creams you get at Whole Foods. Recently they had a pistachio hemp flavor that was actually out of this world. My only gripe is that they don't have enough of the vegan flavors at any 1 time. I wanted to get a pint of the pistach to go and they were like "lolol sorry we don't have enough." read more

Long line at 6pm, small shop compared to JP or Brigham Circle. Overall the shop is in a prime location, staff is friendly, yet seating is minimal on busy days. There are roughly 6 seats along the front windows yet newspapers take up most of the counter space and there is ALWAYS some single customer sitting in the middle making it uncomfortable. Banquette/chair seating 2 at each table is available along the wall yet the line of customers makes it uncomfortable once things get crowded on a busy day. The staff is great, very friendly and makes great suggestions... I have never in my life asked for two flavors in one serving, BEST IDEA EVER I can have my coconut almond chip and black raspberry ice creme in one dish! read more

Not too sure why it took me so long to try J.P. Licks. I've been enjoying the mint chocolate chip frozen yogurt this summer. I got a medium in Davis Square on a hot summer night. It hit the spot! Good thing I hadn't had dinner yet because it was huge! Great place to grab an ice cream and sit out in the square while listening to live music. read more

It really doesn't get much better than JP Licks. I am still seething over the fact there isn't one closer to my house, though it might be a blessing in disguise. My husband tried their salty caramel ice cream, that I found myself having a serious case of ice cream envy over. It was amazing...not too sweet, not too salty. Simply perfection! read more

Pros: Great location, delicious flavors, nice atmosphere. Cons: Pricey, huge ass line out the door. Still, I love that this go to indulgence is right down the street from my apartment. read more

Wayyyyy too small to navigate in there! I have had a few orders screwed up here. Also, after registering for a discount card, they wouldn't take one of the rewards that I had earned as part of the program. I had already ordered, so I couldn't not pay for it. Not a fan! They have a few good flavors, but some strange ones for the sake of being strange. What I do like? The cowspots everywhere!!! read more

Pretty decent ice cream. Nothing to really rave about. Basic flavors along with some specialty for the season. Had the apple crisp and it had a lot of flavor. Workers were helpful with samples. Not too much indoor seating, but plenty of seating on the square. read more

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

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My go to spot for tasty ice cream. I've been coming here for years. Pros: delicious ice cream (coffee cookies and cream is my favorite) and they have a great location in Davis Sq. Cons: there is always a line and you'd think after waiting 10+ min people would know what they want when they get to the counter (but that's not the case), it's a little pricey, and serving size isn't generous (most places a small or medium is plenty of ice cream for me but here I can easily finish a large). I can easily overlook the cons a few times each year for this tasty treat. read more

Great ice cream. I typically get a reeses sundae or just vanilla ice cream with fudge and peanut butter, but if I'm in the mood for a cone I'll get one of their more creative flavors. I haven't had a bad one yet. The cakes are great and they usually have them all ready to go. They will even personalize it for you on the spot. My son wanted the cookies & cream one and it was soooo good. A bit $$ for what it is but at least the quality is there. I really wish they had soft serve... read more

OH JP's how many inches have you helped me put on my waist that I had to fight like hell to get off?! Still, I loved every second of our love affair. Sadly, I have to dock you points because you took mint oreo off the menu all those years ago and never brought it back. Bring back the mint oreo, and I'll add a star, because I know you care that much about *MY* review. read more

I'm sorry JP Licks - I went to BerryLine last night and you've been replaced. I appreciate that you are in my neighborhood, but I think I will take the longer walk to Harvard Sq. to BerryLine from now on. Here's why: back in the day you used to actually change out your soft serve fro yo flavors. One summer my friend and I came here almost nightly (if not every night) - on our fitness walks of course! HA! Hey we went with the fat-free fro yo that was healthy right? Anyway, that summer you changed out the flavors all the time. There were the vanilla and chocolate staples, but the other 2 were always something different. I tried every single one: raspberry, black raspberry, lemon, oreo, chocolate chip cookie, strawberry, peach, peanut butter and the list goes on... But now every single time I have gone in there in the last 3 years the choices are: chocolate, vanilla, and oreo. There's NEVER any variety at this location. I'm bored already!!! change it up!!!! And no I don't want hard packed yogurt (which I know you have more flavors in) - I want soft serve with variety!! I looked at the calendar of flavors online and the Davis location basically has the same flavors every day the whole month of June - Newton Center mixes it up! Why can't Davis get peppermint, cheesecake, baked apple, and caramel - those are the flavors that would keep me coming back!! Bring me some variety and I will come back. The pluses about JP Licks: staff is friendly there are lots of ice cream flavors they have watermelon sorbet and pineapple sherbet that are tasty read more

The ice cream here is amazingly delicious. They even have a decent amount of frozen yogurt options that taste just like regular ice cream- I got the oreo frozen yogurt the last time and it was sooo good! But the greatest part about it is that you can sample a few things before making your decision, so if you are trying to decide among a few flavors, just sample them all and see which one you like the best. The servers are always really friendly, even when there is a super long line. The lines move pretty quickly too, so dont let a long line deter you! read more

If you don't have a car - or a bike, or the ambition to walk a couple miles (and if you're eating ice cream, you could probably use the exercise) - then maybe, maybe I can understand why you'd go to JP Licks. I mean, it's smack in the middle of Davis Square, and a lot of people live around there, so it's easy and convenient. Of course, during the summer there's some amazing ice cream for sale in the movie theater across the street. You don't have to buy a ticket, just go in and ask for the ice cream. It's cheaper, and better. If, however, you do have a car, or a bike, or the ambition to walk a couple miles, then you're in luck. You are living in the middle of eastern Massachusetts, and nearly every little townie suburb of Boston has an amazing local ice cream shop that is as good as - or better than - JP Licks. There's one up in west Medford called C.B. Scoops. Go there! There are a few things I like about JP Licks. It's nice that they offer plain, sweet cream ice cream. And I enjoy some of their rotating savory flavors, although too often they seem to confuse "savory" with "bizarre," "unconventional" or "crazy." But their regular flavors are nothing special, their frappes are waaaaaaay too thin (even when ordered "extra thick"), and they're seriously overpriced. read more

The most amazing hot fudge. If for some reason you can't finish your sundae when the fudge cools off it becomes (get this)....fudge?!! The ice cream is good but the hot fudge...now that is amazing. read more

Quite possibly the best "plain" order of small cone, strawberry ice cream I've ever had, with the exception that I've had slightly better strawberry ice cream. I almost bit on the salty caramel flavor, which I did sample (delicious), but the craving for a sweet flavor won out. I don't think this place ever disappoints. Oh, and they had a stack of advertisements for the local flat-track roller derby bout, which I dig. Extra points for being awesome. read more

LOVE that they have a sundae for my dog (yes I am one of those people and I will NOT be shamed by it =P ) We have ordered cakes from here, had sundaes, ice cream cones, smoothies, and coffee. We have enjoyed everything. Parking is tough in this area. The service is normally friendlyish. There is a line during the nice weather typically, but worth the wait I think!!! read more

Earlier this week a late-night craving for ice cream was fulfilled by J.P. Licks. After trying a sample of their Cappuccino Crunch I was hooked. What differentiated it from other coffee and mocha ice cream was its cinnamon. It was creamy and uniquely flavorful. I particularly enjoyed eating it outside while doing some people watching and listening to the sounds of Davis Square. read more

This place makes good milk shakes. In the summer the lines go out the door into Davis square. But once you taste Toscanini's ice cream this place just no longer measures up. read more

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

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JP Licks, oh how I love you. This place is just amazing, its like my tongue died and went to heaven every time I have ice cream here. Love this place, one of the best homemade ice creams around. I am yet to have a bad flavor here, can't say the same for the other ice cream shops nearby. Can get a little crowded on a nice summer evening, but its so worth the wait, and the staff is usually friendly. I am ready to gain some serious fat from JP Licks this summer. read more

I love love love love love love love love love ice cream. Seriously, love it. Having a JP Licks this close to my house is bordering on dangerous. Because it definitely hits the spot for my ice cream cravings. The absolute best thing about JP Licks is that they will give you two flavors in one scoop! This is great for people like me who can't eat all of the ice cream presented with a double scooper, but still want the benefit of two flavors. GENIUS!! Additionally,awesome selection! Tons of really awesome flavors. I don't like chocolate, so I'm really excited when places have multiple non-chocolate options. They also have frozen yogurt in multiple exciting flavors. I keep telling myself that I'm gonna switch to the healthier stuff, but that has yet to happen. Ooops! The place is a bit small, but the line moves really fast and you can always head outside to the square to eat your treats. A bit pricey, but totally worth it for the occasional splurge. read more

I like going to JP Licks. My options are limited since I cannot have most of their frozen treats. I always end up getting sorbet, although once I had a smoothie and it was really good. My favorite sorbet flavors are Lemon Hibiscus, and Pink Grapefruit. Not bad for a local place that is just about everywhere in the Boston area now. Chalkboard updated with current flavors, Boston Red Sox Batting Helmets for sundae cups, and more toppings than you could ever imagine like Captain Crunch Cereal. On the weekends this place can be super busy with a line out the door, and the dining area is small so its hard to get a seat inside. Normally I prefer to have my frozen treat outside on a hot day, Unfortunately, there is an excess of shady characters homeless or not that linger at all the benches outside and often disrupt you begging for money. Its not JP Licks, fault, just wish they had a bigger location so I could enjoy in peace. read more

I'm sure JP Licks was mostly responsible for the weight I put on in grad school. I absolutely love this place. One of the best ice cream places ever. Love the themed monthly flavors. Definitely my favorite pistachio ice cream. All the flavors are pretty yummy. And they have free wifi so you could come here to do work (aka surf facebook). Their ice cream did help ease the pain of writing papers. read more

I can't, for the life of me, keep away from this place. Ever. After a dinner out in Davis Square, I feel like sprinting to this place and dragging my unfortunate companion with me, and thoughts of JP Licks' ice cream still remain in my head long after I've already began the walk back to Tufts. The ice cream is amazing. It really is as good as it gets. Every single flavor is so PERFECT that you can tell exactly what it is without actually having to read it. The beer flavored ice creams taste like beer. The cheesecake ice creams taste like cheesecake. And they are always, always, perfect. I've made it my personal mission, every month, to try every single one of their "Flavors of the Month," which, as you can probably tell, change monthly. They also have their standard flavors that are always there (let me tell you, any variation of their oreo ice cream is out of this world good; it's like the cookies n' cream you've always dreamed about). The lines can get long even in the wintertime, and I always use "waiting for the Joey" as an excuse to pop in here and get a kiddie-size or a small-sized cone (the small is a LOT of ice cream), but it really doesnt' get any better than this. read more

Let me start off by saying I love JP licks and they have great ice cream so if you have a sweet tooth don't hesitate from trying them out! With that being said.. I visited this location on a Wednesday night after dinner. The line was super long and there was only one girl on the floor- after she realized people kept coming in she finally called the girl from the back to come out. We had waited about fifteen minutes before being waited on. When the girl took my order I told her I wanted FOUR ice creams all to go with lids. She took three of my orders then told me to walk to the cashier and the other girl started ringing me in. I explained to her I wasn't done ordering. By this point the ice cream server girl was already on the next customer so I had to wait for her to get my ice cream. None of them had covers and then they told me they didn't have a cover for the sundae?? I explained I was driving to waltham so they made it work. I ordered an ice cream that the women told me was vanilla base- when we got home we realized it was chocolate? My boyfriend hates chocolate so I had to switch with him. I also order my dog a pup ice cream and when we opened the bag that was missing as well. It's really silly to write a bad review about a bad experience at an ice cream place but I just couldn't believe we waited 15 minutes; didn't get all our ice creams, was charged for ice creams we didn't get, and given the wrong flavor! I'll leave it to they were tired and had a long day. read more

Sooo gooood. J P Licks gets me giddy just thinking about it. I'm not often in Somerville these days, but when I am, I'm either getting something at JP Licks, or driving by sadly, envisioning myself inside ordering something delicious. They may not have thousands of flavors, but that's what makes it so good. They stick to what they know, and what they know is a selection of interesting homemade ice cream flavors that are irresistible. The oreo cookie is so loaded with oreo that it practically doesn't even feel cold when you eat it. I really like the coconut almond chocolate chip. Just like an Almond Joy in ice cream form. This is the homemade ice cream that 'snaps' when you pull it with your spoon. Rich, creamy and delicious, and the serving sizes won't give you a heart attack if you just want something kiddie sized. Perfect location for sitting outside and eating, too. Five stars all the way. read more

I admit it, I've been spoiled. I grew up in Buffalo, NY, where if you go down Elmwood Avenue to Allen Street, you will find yourself in milkshake heaven, otherwise known as Sweet Tooth. It's what I grew up on, and it's what I look forward to in the dead of winter when I go home for the holidays. I hate to be biased, but JP Licks pales in comparison to what I have grown accustomed to. Milkshakes (NOT frappes, I don't care what anyone says) are supposed to be thick and you're supposed to have supreme difficulty sucking them through the straw, almost to the point where you're pretty sure you're gonna give yourself a new version of brain freeze. Even when asking for extra thick here, it still tasted like a faintly thicker version of chocolate milk. Not how it's done people. I thank you for the effort, but if I go back, a milkshake will not be on my list of things to get. read more

I've been going to J.P. Licks for years, and at several different locations. I have found that on a hot day (the perfect time to have a frozen treat) it is not a perfect time to stand in line, in the heat, outside of J.P. Licks. But it is always worth it, and every flavor I have ever tried has been great. You can purchase containers of their ice cream, to-go, and they have many topping and cone options to try. My favorite flavor is the Black Raspberry, but can you really go wrong with ice cream? They also make cakes and other things, which you can find on their website, if there's an occasion for something shmancier. Happy Cone Maintenance! read more

ice cream was good but customer service was a nightmare! i finished my ice cream before paying for it! There was a woman at the register who would not ring me up. She pointed her finger up for me to hold... it was only me and two other people inside! Complete waste of time and not worth it! I would give them zero stars if that was an option! read more