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It's a small booth at the Food Hall on the second floor located inside the Tangram Mall. Often crowded with people on the weekdays and weekends as well. Many seats are spread out in the seating area around the venue. Soft Swerve has an overhead light blue LED sign as the logo. I don't think you will be able to miss it. Soft Swerve is well known for their Asian-influenced hard ice cream and soft serve flavors. They offer both dairy-based and vegan ice cream options. I believe the vegan varieties are made and substituted with oat milk. The top 3 most popular flavors are matcha + ube (purple yam) + black sesame. A scoop is pricey for $8. I usually get the hard ice cream instead of soft serve to make the most out of it and to avoid the possibility of hollowness from the center of soft serve. Some popular toppings are tiny mochi pieces, fruity pebble cereal, Oreo dust, and different drizzles like strawberry + chocolate + caramel sauces. You can ask for tiny spoonful samples from staff first before choosing your favorite flavors in a regular cake cone, waffle cone or in a cup. I usually skip all the toppings and any type of waffle cones. Each flavored cone ($1.50 extra) or topping that you end up adding will cost $1.75-$2.25 separately. This place accepts both cash and card. Fast service from friendly and patient staff. There's usually no line of people waiting around for Soft Swerve. Their ice cream flavors whether the frozen hard solid ones or soft serves are delicious, smooth, creamy, and flavorful. A wonderful treat once in a while despite how pricey it seems to be nowadays from inflation!
Didn't realize this was inside the mall when looking up icecream spots on Yelp. I've passed this place before but first time getting something. Guy at the counter was really helpful. I tried a few flavors before going with strawberry lychee with condensed milk. $7.40 was the cost. A little pricey for ice cream but everything is expensive now a days
The ice cream options are very unique and delicious. This time I had the pleasure of enjoying the guava cheese ice cream the last time I enjoyed the Ube Black sesame soft serve, which is incredible. The service is also very good and it's refreshingly less crowded like the rest of the mall.
Soft Swerve, I'm still head over heels over your ice cream! So creamy and delicious...mmmm. Located in the food court on the second floor of Tangram Mall, they've got stiff competition from Matcha Cafe Maiko that also serves matcha and black sesame soft serve, however Soft Swerve has always carried more flavors as a true ice cream shop. On an evening weekend the short line took about 5-6 minutes. They switch up their options periodically and as of second week July 2025, available flavors for soft serve were ube, black sesame, vanilla and frozen hot chocolate, the first two and last two having the option of being swirled together. I've had their black sesame and matcha soft serve before and loved it, I tried my friend's black sesame again and it's still as good as I remembered! A strong toasted black sesame taste, super creamy. The frozen hot chocolate is amazing too, very rich and velvety. Regular ice cream flavors included HongKong milk tea, Thai iced tea, strawberry lychee, almond cookie, cookies and cream. The following were vegan: mango coconut sorbet, lychee dragonfruit sorbet, ube vegan ice cream. I tried the ube and it had a strong flavor of ube, well-recommended for ube lovers. The mango coconut sorbet honestly tasted more like ice cream that sorbet, the heightened level of creaminess from the coconut paired sensationally with the tarter sweetness of mango. Sooo goooood! As of July 2025 a single scoop includes one flavor, and will set you back $7.00, $3.50 for an additional scoop, all toppings +$0.50 except mochi +$1.25. This is more than my last visit though not entirely surprising considering inflation and rent hikes. Cash or card accepted, staff is friendly and able to provide a couple tastings if you're not sure what you want. Seating is shared with the rest of the food court, at benches and tables. Bathrooms are located nearby on the second floor of the mall.
I stopped by Soft Swerve for dessert after being influenced by an Instagram video, and it did not disappoint! They have such a fun selection of unique flavors that you don't usually see at ice cream shops. My son ordered the Dragonfruit Lychee sorbet -- it was so refreshing, mostly dragonfruit-forward with just the right hint of lychee. I tried the Thai Milk Tea and Hong Kong Milk Tea ice cream, topped with a drizzle of condensed milk. Both were delicious, but the Thai Milk Tea was hands-down my favorite -- rich, creamy, and perfectly balanced. Soft Swerve is located inside the Tangram Mall food court, which makes it a perfect spot to grab a sweet treat after shopping or dining. I'll definitely be back to try more flavors!
A cute ice-cream shop with lots of Asian flavors located inside the Tangram Food Court. Previously, I've had their Thai iced tea and ube which both I really liked. They offer a variety of hard Ice-Cream flavors and some soft Ice-Cream flavors. If you do not want a cup, you have several options for the cone - regular sugar cone, waffle cone, and flavored/colored waffle cones. I always love sampling Ice-Cream before getting a whole scoop of one and I'm glad I got to try two seasonal flavors - the almond cookie and the lychee sorbet. The almond cookie flavor was very feint and not as good as that of the Chinatown Ice-Cream Factory, but the lychee sorbet was good! My niece wanted the cookies and cream and much to my surprise, was one of the better ones I've had. She also wanted a sugar cone and rainbow marshmallow toppings which both cost extra. The service was great here and they also sell pints in the fridge behind the cash register. Will definitely be back!
I've had Soft Swerve in Manhattan before, but this was my first time trying it in their Flushing location. It's inside Tangram's food hall so seating can be a hit or miss depending on how busy it is. I had their Ube soft serve and their strawberry lychee. It's been a while since I tried them, but this time around, it felt sweeter than I remembered!
Okay me lovelies! I don't give out very many 5 stars this vendor deserved the 5 stars for FLAVOR! I'm not much of an Ube flavor fan only because most places the flavor is so mild it's just not sending my taste buds any wow feelings. The Ube soft serve ice cream here is PHENOMENAL! My twin got a combo of Ube and Red Bean, I got Vanilla, my brother got Ube all soft serve. The Ube and Vanilla were both vibrant flavors. I will note the Red Bean was more mild than expected, but that could have been because I tried that flavor last so the Red Bean soft serve was a bit lackluster after Ube. This location is in a mall food court. Their line can get long but moves pretty fast. Seating is very limited in the food court. There are plenty of parking garages nearby. They have hand scooped ice cream, soft serve, sundaes, floats, shakes, cones or cups. Regrettably, I forgot to check for vegan options my apologies.
Thank you, Soft Swerve! The Vegan Ube is my ultimate favorite - so, so, so delicious every single time. Even my sisters are obsessed. Also tried their Strawberry Lychee flavor and it was good. Just not as good as Ube though!
Located inside the Tangram food hall, Soft Swerve is scooping up Asian flavors of ice cream that should pique your curiosity like Hong Kong Milk Tea, Ube, Vietnamese Coffee, & Thai Tea. I went with 2 scoops and chose strawberry lychee and Hong Kong milk tea for my flavors. Out of the two flavors, the Hong Kong milk tea was my favorite. It was creamy and tasted exactly like a Hong Kong milk tea drink but the tea flavor wasn't too strong. The strawberry lychee flavor was okay for me and unfortunately I found it was a little icy when I was eating it and didn't have the best texture but the flavor was good. Service was fast and the person helping me at the counter was friendly and helpful with any questions I had. This is a good spot to stop by after eating at one of the other stalls in the food hall and I would recommend coming by. I'll be back in the future to try out the rest of the flavors and see what else they come up with.
1 star service: the people have been nice for each time we went since grand opening but the recent time they were extremely rude. They didn't communicate and had a negative attitude at the POS. 5 star sesame swirl - I would recommend trying this flavor when at soft swerve because the other places don't offer this flavor and it's tasty. 4.5 star ube swirl - I don't recall if this one is worse or better than the matcha place (they also have an ube) - will test next time to compare. Very crowded food court so it's tough to find a spot to sit. To be honest, I much prefer the matcha place at the entrance overall for quality and flavor.
I taste tested almost all of the flavors and they were true to their description. Each tasted great but my favorites were Thai Tea, Almond Cookie, and HK Milk Tea. Service was very friendly, and it's located in the Tangram food court! I would definitely come by for some ice cream again if I'm in the area.
We were looking for dessert, and my cousin's boyfreind was specifically looking for black sesame ice-cream. He did a search, and found this place. This place is located in side a mall at the food court area. Even though it was around 10pm, the food court was still pretty busy. They have quite a few exotic selections. Between the three of us, we got black sesame, Vietnamese coffee and lychee strawberry. The price was a bit steep (~$25 including tax and tip). The ice-cream was good though. If you are looking for exotic ice-cream flavors, then this is your place.
Yum! Their soft serve is really good. The waffle cones there looked super tiny compared to other waffle cones I have seen. Idk why I feel like the $7 for a cone was a tad expensive when I know I have paid way more for ice cream. read more
It's my go to ice cream place in NYC! I love their creamy ube purple yam flavor. It's a very unique Asian ice cream shop -- matcha, yakult, ube and black sesame are all rare gem to find in an ice cream shop, but look no longer because it's now in Flushing, NY! It's located inside the Tangram Mall, so there are a lot of places to explore like Miniso and restaurants. It's fun bringing kids because they love it as much as I do! read more
Omgg yessss, yummy soft swerve at a convenient location!! Inside the Tangram mall. They have 4 flavors: Ube, yakult, matcha or black sesame. You can even choose to get twists of ube and yakult OR matcha and black sesame. They also have other flavors of ice cream: Frozen hot chocolate Hojicha (roasted green tea) Thai tea Vegan Ube Hong kong milk tea Vietnamese coffee Almond cookie Cookies & cream Love that they have so many Asian flavors Unfortunately, I forgot about the toppings, but they have: Fruity pebbles Toasted coconut Rainbow sprinkles Chocolate sprinkles Toffee Golden Oreos Marshmallows Oreos Toasted almond Mochi Syrups: Condensed milk Strawberry Dark chocolate Caramel Milk chocolate The lady serving us was extremely nice. They even offer samples of their flavors read more
2 years ago
Their ice cream is so fresh and unique especially for asian flavors . I got hong kong milk tea with oreo crumbs read more
4 years ago
So excited for this new Soft Swerve location in Tangram! They have soft serve and regular scoop flavors, and a bunch of topping options. If this is your first time here, the ube soft serve is a must - extremely rich!! They also have pre packed pints available for take-out. read more
They have a good amount of the asian flavors (matcha, ube , black sesame etc). For cones they have cinnamon, chocolate and plain. Only one person working the stall so expect a wait if someone is in front of you. Flavors are good but there are a lot of other places to get some cheaper and for the same quality around flushing! Good for some quick ice cream in the mall! read more
You can try the flavors, and it's so unique. There's strawberry lychee and vegan ube. For soft serve, there are more limited flavors like vanilla, ube, and black sesame. It's so good, though. i highly recommend it. I got the black sesame read more
4 years ago
I just roaming around in Tangram's food court and saw that there is an ice cream shop so naturally had to order something :). I got the hojicha ice cream and it was so tasty. It was well balanced where you can taste the tea, but personally I think it could a little less sweet? I wish I asked for some sample of the other flavors but I just too fixated on hojicha since it is usually my fav! Looking at the other reviews, I want to try the ube as well as hk milk tea as both of them sound amaazinggg!! read more
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I have such a soft spot for soft-serve icecream growing up in NYC. When Taiyaki came to Flushing with a pop up I was thrilled. After it closed I was really disappointed! Enter Soft Swerve. It's the best matcha soft serve I've ever had, the texture is perfectly creamy and doesn't melt immediately like some lighter soft serve can. My friends got the ube/yakult swirl, and vegan ube, both also rated excellent. I personally don't care for toppings but they did have them available. This will be my new favorite ice cream spot! The only thing to be aware of is there may not be seating during peak times in the food hall, it was packed on both a Friday and Saturday night! read more
3 years ago
Great ice cream option in Chinatown with unique flavors. The ice cream is creamy and they add a great twist with the special flavors. Service is typically pretty fast and the space is pretty spacious. read more
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Hong Kong milk tea ice cream on the left. We ordered one scoop and I thought it would be small but it was a pretty big scoop and it tasted just like milk tea. Vanilla and Ube swirl on the right was my absolute favorite, it had the perfect amount of Ube flavor. read more
3 years ago
My cousin unluckily found a short hair while eating her thai ice tea icecream. I usually really like their flavors, their thai ice tea and ube is pretty good. This soft swerve location though sucks, the workers ignore you and talk to each other. The ube is a hit or miss, once it had no hint of ube flavor. I would rather go to the one in manhattan. read more
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