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    Stella's Ice Cream

    4.1 (88 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Peter E.

    Was wandering around downtown during our recent long weekend in Boise and ran across Stella's. Excellent selection of vegan ice cream -- my wife and I were blown away with the variety. Not crowded -- fast friendly service. We loved our choices -- SUPER tasty. Please open a Stella's in San Diego!

    Connor K.

    Came in for a late night bite! Was happy overall, but there was room for improvement. May be back to try other flavors in the future. Vegan chocolate peanut butter 4/5 (very coconut-y Regular chocolate peanut butter 4/5

    Kati K.

    Stopped here driving through Boise. The ice cream was very good. Their Single scoop is giant! The place was packed and we saw it had great reviews online and knew we had to try it! Service was great and atmosphere was good.

    Cora M.

    Cute little ice cream parlor in downtown Boise Idaho. It is really homemade rich ice cream so one scoop would be more than enough. You can buy dipped cone sprinkle cones waffle cones or in the cup. There are dozens and dozens of choices plus baked goods like brownies and cookies. The servers are very friendly and helpful and the weight is generally not too long.

    Double Scoop on a waffle cone

    I really wanted to love Stella's. Their ice cream is handmade in small batches, and they have more vegan flavors than I've seen at any other ice cream shop in the world. In fact, they have more flavors than Baskin Robbin's. While this level of variety is impressive, I feel it may be contributing to an overall low quality product. On a Saturday night, there was a line out the door, but it moved quickly. I love ice cream, and did not hesitate to get a double scoop on a cone. I do not remember the flavors I chose, because they did not have much flavor. The scoops were icy and bland. At this price point, I expected full fat, creamy ice cream (I got non-vegan flavors). It tasted watered down, like Breyers-level quality. The waffle cone was passable.

    Vegan mint chip icecream in a gluten free dairy free waffle bowl. Delish!
    Kate O.

    I'm visiting Boise and decided to do a little ice cream tour while I'm here. I am allergic to gluten and dairy so I was excited to see all the options they had available. There was a bit of a line out the door when I arrived but the two ladies working the counter were super fast and offered great customer service. I taste tested the vegan Bluemoon which was a little tart and sweet and very creamy. In the end I got a gluten free dairy free waffle bowl with the vegan mint chip. Sometimes vegan ice cream can be sort of icy but this was extremely creamy. My only small complaint is that the base is coconut and toward the end that flavor overpowered the mint a bit more than u would have liked. Overall though the cone was amazing and I would definitely return again in the future to try all the other flavors. Huge shout out to the two counter employees who got many customers moved through quickly and easily. I was impressed!

    Charles F.

    Ice Cream at 9:00 pm on a Friday night with the outside temperature at 30 degrees? Yes, please but only at Stella's. I've been to the Eagle location multiple times but this was my first time at the very crowded and busy downtown location. There's not a lot of space and with a line deep with about ten to twelve customers, it can get claustrophobic. I was expecting that there were only be a couple of vegan flavors like the Eagle location but the downtown location has about fifteen vegan flavors including Rocky Road. Geesh. I haven't had Rocky Road since the 1980s at the Payless Drug Store. Stella's Rocky Road vegan version is absolute heaven. Creamy - Check Crunchy - Check Marshmallows - Check Chocolatey - Check 10 out of 10 The staff moves the line along very quickly and if you're fortunate to grab a seat by the window, you get a ringside seat to the craziness that walks along the street. I totally recommend Stella's Ice Cream. Grab a scoop or two and enjoy.

    Kelsy P.

    The ONLY ice cream that matters. Creamy, rich, quality you can taste! They have classics, vegan options, cookies, shakes, and fun toppings. I'm a sucker for a waffle cone and their cookie dough was stellar. Cake batter was also phenomenal, better than cold stone's Our scooper was so kind and I loved the homegrown local feel.

    The manager is under the Stella sign. Her Employee is the other person.
    Kelli V.

    The ice cream is amazing. The people behind the counter work extremely nice. But was very busy. There was only four places to sit because there was a manager, giving her employee who I think was the store manager her review. Let me be clear, these were absolutely Stella's ice cream employees. The manager was loudly telling the employee everything she was doing wrong, like not replacing the battery in the open sign. She also was complaining about ownership, going over in detail why that location has a retention problem, making the employee go over why every single employee quit and then the manager went on to explain why the last manager was fired. This went on for a full hour. Again the place was busy and they were taking up seating that should've been available for the customers. I felt so bad for the employee. The manager just kept talking, louder and louder and louder because the place just kept getting busier and busier and busier. When she was done, the Employee went back behind the counter and started scooping ice cream.

    Garett Y.

    Incredible ice cream. Great staff. Too many flavors. It's a must go more than once. If you're in downtown Boise have a scoop or two.

    Super cute mural
    Alexandra C.

    Food: 5/5 stars easily I tried the highly recommended all nighter espresso and chocolate and something else it was amazing I got it from the reviews! I also got the coconut omg coconut is my jam and I loved the ice cream! Thank you for curing my sweet tooth! I appreciate you.!! Service: amazing the people working give samples, we're efficient, super polite, patient but also getting the line moving, the line was very long both night we went but totally worth the hype/wait! ENJOY! Cheers Ambiance: super cute Idaho vibes, cute mural, super nice employees, love the positive vibes

    Awesome ice cream.
    Jason S.

    We love going to Stella's anytime we are downtown...very convenient location right at the end of restaurant row. Inside this place is very modern with a few tables and chairs to enjoy your ice cream, but for us we usually grab our ice cream and walk around downtown. The service is always great and the ice cream is fantastic. Lots of selection with unique and traditional flavors. This for sure is one of our favorite ice cream spots in Boise or any of their other locations.

    Isaiah G.

    We passed by and decided to stop by. The line was out the door. This is a grab and go place you can't sit there. I was pleasantly surprised they had a lot of flavors. Also they had vegan options. I got a Rocky road, my husband an horchata, and my husband a strawberry. We all liked our ice cream and the price was ok. Overall good experience.

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    The ice cream is the best in Downtown Boise for sure! The shop is really clean and cute too!

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    Good ice cream and service. I would recommend the apple streusel and fruity pebbles ice cream

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    Omg! Best ice cream ever! The brownie is so good and the ice cream oh my gosh, amazing!

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