Love Hartzell's. It's my go-to whenever I crave for an icecream. They have so many amazing…read moreflavours. I personally love Dusty bean and Chocolate lovers. The seasonal flavours are delicious too. They have the best service and ambiance too. Sweetest people.

I saw they had ube ice cream and had to try it! The ube was delicious and the waffle cone is still…read morefantastic!

Was very glad I tried it but not sure it's worth the hype. Few thoughts:…read more-the butter pecan homemade ice cream was pretty good but not the best I've had. (Kilwins may be #1) -the wait was very long. About 20-25 minutes. Woof. -they have items posted on the top near the ceiling but don't tell you what they are to know how much it is. -you can't see the menu from the line area.

Horrible service on Wednesday, April 29th at 10:30pm. Came in and waited for 10 minutes before…read moreanyone came to the register. Full conversations happening in the back. Eventually, put in order for two. People behind us put in an order and got their order immediately. Ours took another 10 minutes and they forgot one order. Twenty minutes later I walked out and tasted the ice cream. Wrong order!!!! Do better.

I love unique ice cream flavours, and there are plenty at Ale's. They carry dozens of Mexican ice…read morecream and sorbet flavours, some of which will be familiar if you're used to the typical American flavours (vanilla, caramel, cotton candy, peanut butter), some which are adventurous (queso fresco, elote, various tropical fruits, just to name a few), and plenty in between. They also have paletas (Mexican popsicles), aguas frescas, flavoured cappuccino, crepes, tortas and more sweet and savoury Mexican snacks. I've had tons of gourmet ice cream, and this was up there with the best of them. I wanted to try one of the less common Mexican flavours but lots sounded good, and they let me sample a few. I sampled the ron con pasas/eggnog with raisins and queso fresco, and both were really good but I decided to get a scoop of queso fresco. I expected it to be like a cheesecake flavour but it was a little different in a way that's hard to put my finger on, so I can only advise you give it a try if you're curious. Besides the flavour being very interesting, the ice cream itself was fantastically creamy. Their homemade waffle cone was also very good. I also got esquites and horchata while I was there. The esquites cup was pretty good but didn't particularly stand out to me. I would advise mixing it a little before eating so you're not getting spoonfuls of mayo off the top with the first few bites. The horchata was great - smooth flavour with lots of cinnamon. The shop is very nicely decorated. There are a few tables and even a swing inside and outside. It looked clean inside. The people were very nice! I would love to come back even though it's across town! I would be interested in trying out their other desserts but it'll be hard to pass up on that ice cream.

The crepes are my FAVORITE item on the menu! The ice cream flavors are interesting - I haven't…read morefound one that I love yet though. The store is quite small but this isn't unusual for an ice cream shop.

I experienced Sweet Valley Ice Cream for the first time at the Statehouse Market, a weekly farmer's…read moremarket experience that takes place on Thursday's at the Indiana Government Center that only recently returned after a year's hiatus due to the pandemic. The Market goes from Spring to Fall and always includes several of the most popular food trucks in Central Indiana but also a few relative newbies. I believe that Sweet Valley is relatively new to this particular market. However, they've been bringing their homemade ice cream to Central Indiana markets for a while. If I were to give just an outright review, I have to confess that it would likely be a star lower. However, I'm curving this one a bit because Thursday's Statehouse Market was a really horrible weather day, at least initially, and everyone was just struggling to maintain their trucks in a fairly significant rain storm. So, Sweet Valley gets an extra star for hanging in there. If you haven't guessed, Sweet Valley is an ice cream "food truck." They serve up homemade ice cream, sorbet, floats, and drinks They typically have a handful of ice cream flavors, a couple sorbet flavors, and some float options with them. They serve everything, typically in 4-4.5 ounce dishes and it looks like the floats are in a more traditional cup. On this first visit, I ordered the Oreo Sorbet. It came in a dish with a lid and they included a plastic spoon. The sorbet had a chocolate type appearance. It was just a little too iced over for my liking - a result, of course, of being transported. I have to be honest and say I didn't particularly care for it and the plastic spoon struggled a bit with it. Again, it was just a bit too frozen. I probably needed to let it sit for a bit and maybe enjoy it back at my desk. I actually wondered if I hadn't gotten actual chocolate ice cream because I didn't really taste much in the way of Oreo. As I'm hoping Sweet Valley will return, I plan to try the traditional ice cream next time and may even go for a float. Prices are reasonable. I paid 4 bucks. The folks in the truck were friendly - they had to be frustrated on the weird weather day. It had been really a hard, windy rain. It didn't last a long time, but it super impacted attendance. Overall, I'm rating more on potential than actual experience here. I'll adjust as needed, or if needed, in the future after a couple more visits. For now, their brightly colored truck is a welcome vision at Statehouse Market and I look forward to trying different flavors in the future. The company is Bloomington, Indiana-based and made at One World Commissary. The truck was started by the Brown-Hill family and is a locally owned, family owned operation.

I was surprised to see a Bloomington food truck at the Thursday statehouse market, but that's just…read morethe Covid world we live in I guess. Hopefully this truck continues to come back because their ice cream is really good. I got the Scoop Scoop Scoop which is their pre-packaged cup of 3 ice creams (chocolate, sweet cream, vanilla) separated by layers of crushed Oreos. Delicious. Also a great deal ($6) compared to their hand-dipped stuff ($4 or $5 a scoop).

Love Rita's in Carmel so had to check it out while we were in Bloomington. The staff were in it…read moredespite being slammed. Store was clean, outdoor window was tended, and our ice cream was fabulous. Really happy with our visit.

The chocolate and peanut butter dessert is fantastic. It's VERY pricy and a small portion so if…read moremoney is no object, go for it!

This is a nice classic ice cream shop. Nothing adventurous to be found here, but they have the…read morewhole array of classic ice cream "treets" that can be customized to your liking. The hard ice cream is all homemade. I've mostly gotten the cyclones and sundaes with soft serve, but the scoops in my banana split were good. In addition to regular soft serve, they also have Dream DeLite, which is a low glycemic index (diabetic-friendly) yogurt/whey-based soft serve. I like to get this since even the small sizes are pretty big, and the DD feels like a lighter option. By itself, I find the flavor is slightly off from regular vanilla ice cream, but the texture is good, and when it's mixed with different flavors and toppings, I can't really tell the difference. Almost all of the specialty sundaes and cyclones I've tried have hit the spot. My favourites have been the classic banana split sundae, and the mud pie and German chocolate cyclones. The only thing I did not like was the mint Oreo cyclone - the mint flavor was too concentrated and kind of tasted like mint toothpaste (I usually like mint ice cream). The cyclones sometimes aren't blended all the way to the bottom of the cup, but this isn't a big deal. The employees seem to be high school/university students. They're usually friendly and have their operations organized. There are a few other Jiffy Treets locally that I haven't visited, but based on what the other ones put online, this one doesn't have some of the seasonal ice cream flavors or vegan soft serve that some of the other locations advertise.

Well aren't these workers the G.O.A.T. I mean look at this banana split sundae!! Took my dreams and…read moreturned them into reality

Stopped in for something sweet and boy oh boy was I surprised. I wont lie its a bit pricey, but…read moreeverything I tryed was amazing. They had samples out and im happy they did. I ended up getting some truffles and a chocolate bar which were both amazing. The truffles didnt make it to the car.

A once great local institution, but something has gone awry these days -- two weeks before…read moreChristmas, their website accepted an online holiday order. But as the holidays arrived, there was no sign of life, no answer to phone calls or online messages. It's bad enough for the place to be defunct, but to be defunct with a zombie website borders on fraudulent, unfortunately.

Ok, 1st off I have to tell you that I grew up in the South. Peach Cobbler and Banana Pudding were…read morestaples. When I found The Peach Cobbler Factory I found a piece of home. In Bloomington right on the square. It's a great location. Small shop but clean and has a fun mural (see pic). You can really create a customized treat. Choose from the long lists of flavors for Cobblers, Pudding, Cheesecake, Cookies, Brownies or Churro Stix. Of course I chose Peach Cobbler which comes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The Cobbler is hot and oh so tasty. Melts the ice cream in just the right way. Yes, I also had a Banana Pudding. It was piled high. Nilla Wafer bits, and whipped topping too of course. Order at the counter. Magic happens in the back behind the curtain. Just breathe and wait for it. Then indulge!! Hope you try these!

It's fine. Didn't knock my socks off but is a cute place and the service was quick and friendly. I…read moregot the small Nutella banana pudding. I think there was one banana slice in it. No wow factor here but good, simple banana pudding.

Wow! The Chocolate Moose Moved!…read more Who knew? Not me that's for sure! What can I say is that I was desperate for Ice Cream. And not just 'any' Ice Cream' either. But I wanted the ice cream only 'the moose' has. It was one of those moments after 10 pm at night, and I was without wheels, wondering how I was gonna get a little satisfaction for this craving I seem only to have late at night while having no transportation. Ironic, ( kinda like my nose itching every time I get my hands in dishwater). Perhaps you can relate... maybe not. Anyway I am a 'local' here in Bloomington, which is to say I've lived here almost all my life, ( except for those 'lost years' in Indy.... wherever they went.), Where DID they go? Anyway, I sure can remember the Chocolate Moose, as I'm sure many can, where it once stood in its original location at 401 S Walnut Street, in a tiny little A-frame building, which was actually located in a rather inconvenient spot if you think about it, although I doubt that ever affected it's business negatively. To be honest I had thought the Chocolate Moose just went out of business and closed down. This was just what I gathered when I pulled up with my Granddaughter to get Ice Cream as we had done many times before and the place was just... gone... like it never even existed. Was I in the wrong place? I felt lost, betrayed even. , Why didn't anyone tell me? Am I the only one that didn't know they didn't shut down, but simply relocated? And why did no one find this information newsworthy or important enough to mention? this was a part of our lives, for Chrissakes! My kids and I, trips with their gramma when she was still with us, rest her soul... More than that, it's a pice of history, a place of nostalgia, of good memories... how could this have happened ? Well, my friends, as it turns out, 'The Moose' is very much still in business, yeah, it just relocated to a bigger, trendier, commercial space, one of the new things here in Bloomington, new apartments buildings with retail space below , and they are EVERYWHERE! New buildings that is. It bears mentioning I'm not exactly happy about that, but change happens, and they tell me 'change is good', but I've not found any personal evidence of that as yet, I'm not exactly comfortable with 'change', but whatever. I had to do this thing, so I contacted the 'delivery app' people and placed my order, I had to spend $20 to get it delivered so I made sure it was worth it and started it off with one of my personal favorites, the lemon custard, it's quite 'yellow'! And although yellow is not one of my favorite colors, LEMON is one of my favorite flavors, at least as far as Desserts are concerned. It tasted the same as I remember, and I couldn't help wonder why they didn't just keep the old location and 'expand'? But I'm like that, very curious and always wanting answers to random questions no one else concerns themselves with. This could explain the passion I have for writing, for me it's like a 'feeling validator', works better than Therapy in my opinion, but in my opinion, Ice Cream IS THERAPY! And it saves money and is yummy, what is there not to feel good about? But I didn't stop at the Lemon Custard, I decided to also try their 'Latte'. Save your money for Starbucks overpriced, selection, just as good but... well.. overpriced at $6 for a large. So feeling pretty confident I would probably want more ice cream from the moose before I would be getting sufficient transportation, I also added an ever popular 'Banana Split' to my order, struggling with the options of both 'home made' and 'soft serve' but keep in mind you are limited on the 'soft serve' somewhat. There are three (3) choices; chocolate, vanilla, and 'twist'. I opted for a custom concoction which consisted of strawberry, chocolate, and Grasshopper, ( think mint Oreo). For toppings I chose black raspberry, hot fudge, and marshmallow, I think the whip cream and nuts were extra, jus sayin. Keep in mind they also offer 'vegan' ice cream. I'm not sure what this is but I'm guessing it's for those of us that are lactose intolerant, like me. However, this only affects me sometimes so I admit I totally ignore it. I risk it much more than I should, Good thing on this particular occasion my system found my choices agreeable.

Holy Moly Moose! A true Bloomington tradition is now…read moreavailable to students in the Indiana Memorial Union. Opened Aug 9! Semester hours start Aug 20. Homemade ice cream, including vegan options. Soft serve. Yogurt. Oce cream sandwhicjes with cookies from Sugar & Spice. Grab and go case and this week, lots of samples walking around the IMU and campus! The Chocolate Moose has been a part of Bloomington since 1933. They habe 12 flavors thay are homemade! I highly recommend the grasshopper!