Nothing better than J's on a hot day. We got our favorite big daddy with icecream service is great and so are their prices read more

J's Ice Cream Parlor - Shaved Ice Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

I love Ma & Pop's shops. Sometimes you just want some good ol fashion soft serve ice cream for a decent price and this joint provides! Take a break from those overrated, hyped up and sometimes disappointment dessert shop where you pay $8 for an ice cream. (Think those stupid nitro or rolled up ice cream. What a waste) I stick to my usual watermelon flavor with a soft serve. Everybody else got their exotic flavors and they loved them all. Haven't really had one bad flavor. Thank you Ma & Pop shops! Support your local businesses! read more

Worst costumer service and terrible food. Live down the stree have been going my whole life please don't support them. Only good thing is the Italian ice. Scream. I used to get the oreo cyclone and now they give you rotten milk! I'm sad to say i used to come here when i was little satisfied and now it's gone to trash read more

So good! Prices are low for the amount you're getting imo so i'll definitely be coming back, we got italian ice with ice cream on the top and bottom it was so good! read more

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Didn't come for ice cream but had the burgers. It was good as well as the fries. I just wish the soda was cold. Can't beat the prices. I would come again. read more

I Love this spot.... Italian Ice you gotta try.... Da Bomb!!! I ate it so fast forgot to take a picture lol read more

It's amazing, small business with great service. They are a staple to the city. My fav is the J's latti

Got the Chocolate shake and my girlfriend got cookies and cream. my family got a cyclone and ice slush. All amazing and good portion.

Great tasting ice brand and root beer floats! Also great prices. Got it to go and it was so yummy!

Had a sweet tooth so decided to get some ice cream. I had a caramel sundae which was awesome! I can't wait to come back and try the Italian ice. Lee was very friendly and quick when serving up the sundaes. read more

I am not from this area but it was hot so what do you want on a hot day? ICE CREAM but of course. Location: Its located on a main street and its like an old Ice cream parlor, not decorated up to date but cute in its way. Wait Time: As soon as we got to the window the lady appeared. Ordered:Both Smalls - The small looks small but you can share with another person. J's Watermelon Latti SMALL- It was soft served Ice cream in the bottom of the cup with Italian Ice (Watermelon Flavor) and topped with more soft served. This tasted amazing! Prefect blend. Cotton Candy Italian Ice SMALL - This was just a cup of Italian Ice, my girlfriend thought it was to sweet which I agree but if you get this with the soft served it tones down the sweetness. Pricing: This place offers really great prices for the amount you get. I would say cheaper then a lot of places. Definitely would come back again. read more

honestly if you don't know about this place, get yourself acquainted. best ice cream in the city, fast and friendly service. been here serving our community fow years. fow approved. ‍ read more

Not only is the ice cream delicious, so many flavors and selection, but the owners are very kind! We got our shakes (straw/nana and Oreo) then our car wouldn't start, battery died - owner brought her car around from the back and gave us a jump start in the pouring rain! THANK YOU so much for your kindness! We will be back soon! read more

This is pretty much a Foster's Freeze, with some extra treats. The italian ice is great. I got the swirl cone, and what could be better? This is a nice little place with good service, worth checking out if you are in the neighborhood and want a sweet treat. read more

Italian ice was good. But the service was super slow. Went on a Sunday evening and there was only one girl working alone. She had to take orders, take the money, then go in the back and make the orders all by herself. We were the third customer in line and it took at least half an hour. Although I liked the Italian ice, I probably will not return or recommend to anyone. read more

This place was less than 10 min from my house great hidden gem with lots of menu options! Open till 10 great late night snack will definitely be back read more

I'm a long time local resident and I was so sad to see Fosters Freeze go away a while back. I was pretty happy with the new owners originally, but something happened. I'm not sure if they changed owners again or what but the place just isn't the same. This place was always clean inside and outside. The last few times we've been there the tables were dirty, they added this huge fridge in the dining area, the tv never is on, it's stuffy inside, and the outside was not well maintained. The service was ok but something has changed. Honorable Mention: I miss Fosters Freeze! read more

Signage very messy and no staff to assist and little seating while waiting. Not much selection other than icees

I stopped by here the other day to fulfill my 7 month banana split pregnancy craving. The banana split was only $5 it was a generous sized split and I split it with my bf. It was classic soft serve and I chose strawberry and chocolate toppings. We will return to try other dessert items but over all I was satisfied and you don't really come across a $5 banana split. read more

I used to love this place until my last visit. First of all, they were out of most menu items, which ok I understand. I settled for "rock road" ice cream which was vanilla ice cream mixed with marshmallows and chocolate syrup. It was disgusting. Marshmallows were old and stale. I told the lady I didn't like it and asked if I could get something else. She said no. Never eating here again. They don't care about customer service. There's better places to go in the area. read more

The ice cream was so good, and the service was outstanding! The guy had such a friendly and sweet smile on his face! Ice cream was really delicious and cheap...get the soft serve in the waffle cone dipped in chocolate. So so so good for only $2.75 or something like that. Bummed that it's not near my house, but I will definitely be back when I'm around the area! read more

J's Ice Cream Parlor - Shaved Ice Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

With so many trendy and upbeat dessert locations popping out like there was no tomorrow, my fiance and I decided to take the tone down a bit. Yeah, donuts with ice cream or ice cream turned into sticks sounds all great, but honestly, the local mom and pop shops can do the same things as well. My fiance and I drive this particular location a lot and always wanted to try it out. Just wasn't sure if people were missing out or just not enough people give small business this type of review. We head over to the local J's Ice Cream Parlor in Pico Rivera. Only 39 Reviews?! Well, I hope more reviews start coming in after this. Located on the west side of Rosemead Blvd and just a bit north of Telegraph, you will find J's Ice Cream Parlor. OK, you may notice the Tattoo Shop next door, but don't worry...Not a lot of trouble going on here...Until I mention it later in my review. Parking is very small. You can park on Rosemead Blvd., but the traffic because of construction can make it hard to get out. My Fiance told me that this used to be a former location of Foster's Freeze. It still does resemble a lot like it. Don't expect a fancy location with special boards. Most of their menu is on paper. Simple and keeps overhead very low. J's Ice Cream Parlor does serve hot food, but their name doesn't indicate that they do. So, let's just focus on the sweet treats. A lot of the focus is on the cold desserts. You can get the simple sundaes to ice cream. Little known to the area is that J's offers, Italian Ice. How about that?! The offer selection is not a lot, but it sure does have the basic flavors for a small price. You can have straight Italian Ice or their J's Latti selection with vanilla ice cream. With or without ice cream is +/- $.25 cents. You can order inside or outside, but I believe majority of the sweet treat items are outside. We both got a J's Latti ($3.75 each). The regular was actually a lot and I still have left overs today. My Fiance had a Regular J's Latti with Big Daddy (Cherry, Orange, and Pineapple Swirl). I, definitely, went the simple route and got myself a Watermelon. We went at the right time since there wasn't a lot of people at 8pm, but after we ordered, many guests just rolled on in. The wait was very short. Simple design of the Italian Ice with the Vanilla Ice Cream on top. Now, I believe that Mom and Pop shops can beat these new generation ice cream shops. The watermelon tastes like watermelon. The flavor was spread evenly across the ice. I made a mistake of eating below the Vanilla Ice Cream and leaving a thin layer of ice for the ice cream to roll over...Fortunately for me, I caught it...and glad I used the free hand sanitizer that is inside. It was very delicious and quite simple without the whole waiting and complicated ordering system. While we were taking photos for our J's Latti, I noticed a hole on the window. It took me a few seconds to think about it....OMG!! Its a bullet hole! But it came from inside. I wonder what kind of history J's Ice Cream Parlor has. I'd say start marketing that bullet hole. Make a menu item about the bullet hole. The Bullet Ice Cream or something. More people would want to stop by and start putting that on social media. Yelp...My passion is not to write my reviews, but to share my experiences with you. Take that journey and share your story. read more

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This is the place to go for some ice cream. They never fail. Their fries are good as well. Their Oreo cyclones are the best! I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking to grab an treat with family and friends. read more

I love this place!! Great ice cream, shakes, and slushees. They have a great selection of flavors and choices! All for an affordable price with little to no wait time ! One of the best places in Pico Rivera! read more

Bomb.com! Anything you order from here is just absolutely amazing! And the sweet customer service is a plus! This is our go to spot for our sweet tooth! read more

Really good ice cream. Will come here for a banana slit. I'm not too sure about their food it doesn't catch my attention.

Yumm! My favorite place for a bananna split. Theres no other place around like it! Best soft serve ice cream. I was sad to see this place no longer be a Fosters Freeze, but its practically the same! Same machines and everything. read more

J's Ice Cream Parlor - Shaved Ice Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

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super delicious im so glad i found this place .. you will definitely want to get more than one thing read more

J's Ice Cream Parlor - first time..and definitely coming back, super affordable and wxtremely delicious. - Shaved Ice Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

Love this place so much the prices are great and super good desserts, they never fail. Highly recommend and a great place to cool down on a hot summer evening! read more

Used to be Foster freeze. Now J's ! Very friendly employees and delicious Italian ice. Offered us samples since it was our first time. Omgoodness what a treat on a hot summer day. They have so many different flavors. You can also get the Italian ice with vanilla soft serve on top (known as a latti) a small is alot. I probably should have went with a Jr. We'll definitely be back. read more

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My "dropping in" to try a cyclone here has turned in to a weekly ice cream ritual as I've been determined to try all the flavors! Costs are very cheap which makes it easy to justify the visit every time! Everything here has been pretty great from cyclones, chili cheese fries, grilled cheese, etc. Great place to grab a snack! read more

J's Ice Cream Parlor - Chili cheese fries! super peppery, pretty thick, and the spice is just right. Under $4! - Shaved Ice Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

we LOVE J's !! We live in the neighborhood and probably walk here at least once a week! Their cyclones are the equivalent of a mcflurry or blizzard. they're good quality too! the italian ice is just as yummy. we love it all! read more

Awesome Italian ice, fries and burgers. They changed the business name but the ice cream tastes even better in my opinion. I liked burgers there, too. Since I don't like my burger with any dressing or extra salt, I ordered it without dressing. And the owner made mine perfectly with good amount of lettus and red onion. read more

J's Ice Cream Parlor - double and cheese burgers with French fries and onoin ring(ate half already) - Shaved Ice Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

First time here and was not disappointed. This little ice cream parlor brings you back to childhood memories. With soft served ice cream, delicious Italian ices and more. Everything at a reasonable price and super fast. Won't be my last time enjoying this little hidden gem. read more

J's Ice Cream Parlor - Og soft served ice cream filled with childhood memories with their Big Daddy Italian Iced. Don't hesitate to visit this hidden gem. - Shaved Ice Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

The ice cream donut was not a donut. It was ice cream between two slices of bread with some chocolate syrup on top. And by bread I mean sandwich bread. Not cool! read more

My girlfriend and I came here for the first time after viewing pictures on yelp. We ordered the latti's and what can I say, they were delicious! The best part was the ice cream on top. We will definitely be coming back to try their ice cream cones and their cheeseburgers. P.S. their prices were really affordable! read more

Our new go-to ice cream shop ! Just discovered this place about a week ago and me and my boyfriend have been back 3 times already ! Everything so far has been very good ( my favorite caramel Sundae) !! The prices are very reasonable, it beats paying over $7 dollars for ice cream somewhere else. Definitely check them out! read more

Best Italian ice cream ever. Great flavors and selection. I go to this place about 3 times a week!

Horrible customer service!!! I ordered a banana split with no cherries and strawberries only. When the guy working gave me the banana split it wasn't what i ordered. He handed me a chocolate, vanilla strawberry banana split. I told him it wasn't what I ordered and he said "oh well that's what I heard" and if I wanted another one- I have to pay for another one!!!! NEVER COMING HERE AGAIN! read more

Nice little neighborhood spot, usually come down here for a cone or a sundae. Never packed, never a line, always empty and quick enough. Not super cheap but cheap enough! Good stuff! read more

J's Ice Cream Parlor - Vanilla waffle cone, worth the trip I made on my kids pink scooter - Shaved Ice Near Me - Pico Rivera, California