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    Michele R.

    Sweeeet! The new, and third, location opened yesterday. The best ice cream and friendliest service is now available at this still evolving (as example, they are creating a party room here) location that is so much closer to my home that it is going to be much easier for me to enjoy Lovejoy's ice cream much more often. HOORAY FOR AMPLE PARKING AND SPACIOUS INTERIOR: If you've been to the Lovejoy's Mothership in Meridian (hand raised) or the second in Bown Crossing in Boise then you know how wonderful is the ice cream for ever changing options of fantastic flavors and texture and the always friendly service but you also know how challenging it is for parking at either of those locations. The strip mall location here has ample parking. And the interior space, while still a work in progress of just opening, is light and bright with lots of windows and tables with chairs to sit at unless you want to take your ice cream with you. FAB FLAVORS: They aren't quite fully stocked here, given the just opened status, but I was so happy to be able to go in for my birthday (calories do not apply to waistlines on birthdays) for Key Lime Pie ice cream and my hubby loved the Strawberry Chevre that was his choice. It has been my goal to work my way through every flavor offered by Lovejoy and with this store closer to home and easier to access, I think the pace of progress towards my goal will be increased. In this store, like the other two, the flavors are posted on the wall behind the counter in a sort of honeycomb design that is ordered from Fruity to Creamy to Nutty to Chocolaty across the top and as much as four cells deep from top, Young at Heart, to bottom, Mature Palate. They have a page on their site where that has the flavors at the Meridian location and Bown location each day, they are different at each one, and I think they will add this Fairview / Five Mile location to it too. https://www.lovejoysicecream.com/flavors OFFERINGS (AND A SECRET): Cups of various sizes and cones are available here now. Like the other two stores, there are pre-packed grab and go pints in a freezer right inside the door. (SECRET: If you promise to keep this just between us, I will admit that at home I sometimes wrap a towel around a pint, to keep my hand from getting to cold, grab a spoon and sit down to watch something on Netflix and eat the entire pint in one go.) They will also offer milkshakes and panini at this store, like the others, but aren't set up for those just yet. FRIENDLY SERVICE: Good descriptions of the flavors are provided on the display board but the super friendly counter staff will happily offer samples of any flavors you would like to try. ACCESSIBILITY: Two accessible parking spaces, one van accessible, are right outside at the side of the restaurant. All on one floor, standard height table seating, two accessible uni-loo too. TRULY THE BEST: I'm not given to absolutes, but Lovejoy's is absolutely the best I've ever had. Ice cream has been my favorite dessert, and maybe my fav food of all, since forever and as an adult I have eaten every premium ice cream within my reach in every place I have lived or traveled and I can't think of a single offering in Treasure Valley (and I've eaten them all) or elsewhere, including Salt & Straw in Portland, that is better. Well, S&S might be tied with Lovejoy's for first place for quality but in truth, some of S&S flavor combos as just strange. ;-) HONEY TOO: The owners have an apiary and their honey is sometimes available in jars to buy at the shops, including here. Don't miss the Honeycomb ice cream flavor when it is available.

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    Caitlyn S.

    You have not had good ice cream until you try Lovejoy's. Their flavors are so creative and taste so authentic. Plus, everyone knows they have a HEAVY scoop. Get a single 50/50 with two flavors and it rivals other places' double scoop. They use extra cream, which is why this family-owned spot is superior to the rest.

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    Love their ice cream! Just wish their scoops were more consistent. Also, the pint is less ice cream but more money than the double scoop.

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    Thanks for visiting and for the kind words! We're glad you enjoyed it.

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    Thanks Russell - we're happy to be in the neighborhood!

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    8 months ago

    Amazing. Great cream great crew good value. As an aficionado of ice cream I approve. 100%

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    Thanks Ian! We'll keep the great flavors coming.

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    8 months ago

    Amazing staff! I loved the grape nut! Such a cute space and ambiance! Ashley was super helpful!

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    Thanks for visiting and for shouting out one of our great employees!

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    9 months ago

    Amazing ice cream with a wide selection of flavors and generous scoops! Friendly staff!

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    Thank you Luann! 28 flavors and the biggest scoops around!

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    The STIL is a cute ice cream shop! The smell when you walk in is divine. They offer a large number…read moreof ice creams, sherbets, and sorbets. While some flavors are the standard flavors you'd expect, they also have lots of unique options. You're able to choose between cup and cone as well as adding in a cookie or brownie. Staff is very nice and you can sample flavors before you choose.

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    3.8
    (23 reviews)
    3.5 mi

    We came here early in the evening for ice cream dessert having heard good things about this place…read more There was one customer ahead of us who had ordered dinner and one person working behind the counter. The options for ice cream were carefully and thoroughly explained along with samples of the flavors of the ice cream flavors we were interested in. We each ordered a single serve ice cream and were promptly served. Both of us enjoyed the rich flavor of our ice cream. When I I asked for a glass of water, it was nice to receive a full size drink with lemon in it. We enjoyed the ice cream, was flavorful and creamy, a bit overpriced but good.

    I was in the area waiting for my neice. I decided to hit up Mo'Berries Ice Cream to kill some time…read more Walking into the joint, it was pretty chill. There was a family ahead of me ordering some goodies. So I peeped things out throughout the shop till I was ready to be helped. There's a little bit of everything here. Food, plushies, cards and snacks. When the family moved towards the register, it freed up the area by the ice cream case. The gentleman behind the counter told me it would be a second. I of course told him to take his time since I wasn't in a real rush. His response wasn't the most gentle or practical but I took it and waited till he was ready for me. He did list of the flavor options before he continued on with the customer's shake. After he finished with the family, he headed back my way. I asked for a scoop of the banana pudding ice cream. I have been on a banana pudding kick! So, let's continue this banana pudding kick and see what this ice cream joint has to offer. I'm not gonna lie, I was in awwww at how small this cup of ice cream is. I have been to several local joints in town and it's comparable to a kid's size. This is their single scoop. I paid my 6 bucks with tax. After a small conversation with the gentleman that helped me I made my way to outdoor seating in the front to enjoy my scoop in the warm sun. Broooooo, this is some of the best banana pudding ice cream in town. It's banana forward without the artificial taste to it. It's creamy! It had nice chunky pieces of Nilla wafers in it. I polished off that cup and probably could have had 2 more. It was a perfect treat for this hot summer's day. I enjoyed my ice cream very much. It was so good! But, I wish that this scoop would have been more cost friendly. I take my kids for ice cream dates every month and we focus on supporting local. There's at least 8 to 10 kids that I take out. I can't imagine paying 50 to 65 bucks for single scoops of ice cream. I know my teen boys could polish off larger cups so I don't even want to imagine the total cost of it all. I had some of the best banana pudding ice cream here. It was killer. But, my initial interaction with the gentleman behind the counter wasn't the best. Our conversation did end on a better tone when I checked out. The venue is a little confusing but fun with all the toys. I will probably enjoy another scoop by myself if I come back again. Unfortunately, I don't think I could afford to bring my kiddos here.

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    3.3
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    It's nearly 100 degrees today so it was only fitting to go get a scoop of ice cream. We were on the…read moreside of town where Delsa's is so it's only common sense to stop in to get a big helping of ice cream. It was busy today. As to be expected since it's so hot out. There were two girls working behind the counter today. They were getting a party of 5 taken care of. While they were busy my neice and I checked out the list of options. I like the variety of flavors besides your classics. They had a Superman, Rick and Mortey, banana, avocado and roasted sweet potato and marshmallow just to name a few. I grabbed a half scoop of the cherry and my neice got a single scoop of your classic strawberry. The scoop of strawberry was huge! I always get a kid's portion due to my fluid restriction but I was surprised at how big a single was. My neice enjoyed a good half of it and plans in finishing the rest after dinner tonight. My cherry ice cream was really good! I was hoping for a dairy free option but there wasn't any. My portion was perfect! I got enough to be happy but not too much. It was sweet, creamy and had little bits of cherry in it. I really enjoyed my flavor of choice today. I haven't had a bad experience at this joint. Every time we come the food and ice cream is always on point. And the staff is consistently nice! It's hard not to support a small local business like Delsa's.

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    I haven't been to LA Creme in ages. I used to take my daughter to the Meridian location to grab a…read moresweet treat when she got a good report card or an award. My daughter is a grown adult now so her treats are far more expensive than a small cup of fro yo. Getting a sweet treat with my daughter at LA Creme will always be a fond memory for me. My husband was heading to Game Stop to grab a collectable so it was only fair for me to get an afternoon goodie at La Creme. I appreciate how fun and bright this venue is. It makes eating fro yo tthat much more enjoyable at a fun joint. I went and took a look at the variety of fro yo options they had. Everything sounded so good! Chocolate, cookies and cream, cheesecake, peanut butter cookie, raspberry.... I love that you can swirl some of the options together! And the two flavors that you can swirl compliment each other. My usual cup consists of little bits of every flavor or flavor combos. I want to be able to try it all out! I got 5 differnt flavors. I was heading to the toppings to load up my cup and realized that I can't really have any. It's a communal system with people handling the serving spoons for the candy, cookies and fruit options. Amber, who was working today asked me if I needed any help. I told her about my sticky situation about my kidney and how I'm not supposed to use shared food/servering utensils. I asked her if I can just get a scoop of the mint Oreo cookies. This sweet girl got me the container of prepped cookie pieces and let me top off my fro yo. She asked me if there were any other toppings I wanted but what I got was great! Honestly, I would have liked to add a couple more toppings but I didn't want to have Amber take out more containers. She was already sweet doing this favor for me. Amber is truly one of a kind at her age. This young lady is 19. She held a full conversation with my husband and I. She was engaged. She was sweet and considerate. I appreciate the great customer service she gave us today! I adore her amazing attitude! I hate going into fun spots like this and have the customer service be awful. She made my experience great. On my end of town, we don't have any fun ice cream/fro yo shops. So it was great coming in today and grabbing some myself a cup of fro yo. Amber did a fantastic job taking care of me. She also gave me a bogo coupon for Valentines day. I will be in Meridian for dinner on Valentines so I'll have to stop by the Eagle Rd location for dessert. Coming here really made my day! And it's good to know they have free coffee for you! Next time I'm grabbing some for sure. Looking forward to my next cup.

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    Stopped in today to grab a treat for my husband and grandmas. The plan was to grab a couple things…read moreand go! The display cases had a great variety so I know sticking to my plan was going to be challenging. Grabbing a couple things and go sure was hard! They had some specialty donuts on display and man did they look killer! I didn't know what they were specifically but they looked delicious! All of them nicely decorated and garnished. But, with much restraint, I got a big apple fritter for my husband and some donut holes for the grandmas. My mom didn't let me grandma have any donut holes so I had to take one for the team and enjoy them for her. They were so good! They were soft and tasty. Every donut hole was nicely glazed. It's amazing you can polish off 7 donut holes and not realize that you had that many. They are so dainty that you don't realize how fast you're eating them. Each one was great! The gal that worked today was really sweet. I did take a bite of my husband's apple fritter and it was tasty as well! My husband also enjoyed it. My other grandma enjoyed her donut holes. She too didn't have a beard time eating 7 of them. I'm happy I stopped in today. Looking forward to coming back and grabbing more treats real soon.

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    Delicious treats!…read more I've been here several times now and the service and quality of ingredients are consistently great! I've tried several of their Italian ice flavors and all of them pair perfectly with the vanilla soft serve. Their dirty sodas are delicious as well! The restaurant is conveniently located right off State Street. Inside is clean with fun, bright decor. Lots of seating. There is even a quaint little back room away from the main counter with a few tables and chairs. Will definitely be back, and will definitely bring my kids here next time!

    I was out running errands in the area today. I needed a soda while I was out and about so I made my…read moreway in to grab one. I have checked their menu online before so I had a general idea of what kind of goodies they had. I was excited that I finally get to check out the place I drive by all week. I came in late afternoon so it was pretty chill. The gal behind the counter was helping someone in the drive thru window which gave me a minute to look over the menu. I also got to check out the venue while I was waiting. The little shop is so cute! I adore all the Valentines decor everywhere. After scoping out the joint, I headed back to check out the menu again. Everything on the menu looked tasty. Some of the soda combinations looked really good but I didn't know if some of the syrups they had were sugar free. So after the gal was done, I was able to get a couple questions answered. The only sugar free syrup they had was vanilla. Such a bummer since they have so many other flavors to accommodate their drink list. Doesn't give sugar free drinkers many drink options. So, I ordered a custom dirty soda of diet Dr. Pepper with sugar free vanilla and cream. I also ordered a kid's size of chocolate and vanilla swirl custard too. I am in awww at how much custard you get in a kid's size! You are truly getting your money's worth. My drink was wrapped up and I grabbed my goodies and made my way into the side room to enjoy my goodies. I had to sit in the side room to eat my treat. It was fun sitting next to the colorful wall. Whoever painted it did such a great job! My custard swirl was so good! It was creamy. Chocolate and vanilla will always be a winning combination. I ate about half and really wanted to take the rest home but I wasn't going home anytime soon. Sucked I was getting rid of it. I did take a sip of my dirty soda on my way out of the door. I didn't really taste any flavoring in it. I thought maybe the sweetness of the custard was still present on my taste buds so I waited to take another drink. My drink was disappointing. You can taste the cream in it. I don't know if the soda syrup was out but the Dr. Pepper taste was very light. I didn't really taste any of the sugar free vanilla. I did finish the soda cause I didn't want to waste it but I'll just stick to the frozen treats the next time I'm in. Happy I got to stop in today. The custard was so good! I can't wait till it gets hotter and can come here with my husband. Their shakes sound great and my husband is a sucker for a good milkshake. I have a feeling he's going to love this place. I am looking forward having the churro dessert with the custard on top time. That combination just sounds fantastic and it will be a must have the next time I'm in.

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