Handel's Homemade Ice Cream

The best of all time.

That as a vegan, I appreciate the chocolate oat milk vegan ice cream. It’s in distinguishable from normal ice cream. It taste fantastic. Also, compared to prices at other locations, it is more value for the size. As I recall for a quart,, it’s $12.50. At the vegan ice cream at the Irvine spectrum, the same price get you half the size. So it’s worth the trip. There are two other locations in the vicinity of Irvine and Mission Viejo so this value and quality is truly exceptional.

Home made ice cream

One of the best ice cream shops around, especially if you want a banana split.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Banana Split

Omg! Yum yum plus ➕️ We decided on a movie last night with our kids visiting from Illinois but one thing was missing. Handel's ice cream. We ordered on Doordash and my son had the 4 scoop item, my wife had pistachio scoops, my daughter had the brownie dough scoops and I had the vanilla with M&M's.
Wow, the ice cream was delicious and th3 delivery service fantastic. Of course the ambiance was our living room. Spectacular! Highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This location has the best ice cream in Orange County hands down! Great selection and apparently it is made fresh daily. Do yourself a favor and stop by the next time you are craving a sweet treat!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Strawberry, Cookie Dough

Awesome ice-cream selection.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Taro was AMAZING!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you like really melted ice cream that resembles soup and poorly trained staff, this is definitely your place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1

Great house made ice cream is super fresh and made with real ingredients. Not much of a atmosphere, as there's only a few outdoor tables in the parking lot. There's often a line to wait in that is standing outside, but at least they have a counter inside to order from rather than just a walk up window like some other ice cream locations. I don't normally like chocolate ice cream, but their dark chocoholic ice cream is dark enough that I actually enjoy it. It goes nicely with the buckeye peanut butter ice cream for an extra chocolatey buckeye ice cream.

Here's a tip: if you get a have packed pint or quart you can get 2 different flavors packed into it. Much better deal if you're going to be taking it home anyway!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chocolate Ice Cream

Service was over the top

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My friends and I stopped by here to satisfy our post-dinner sweet tooth. It was a chilly Saturday winter evening, but there was still a line out the door. They offer a wide variety of flavors, and I love that you can sample them before committing.

We opted for the 4-scoop sampler, choosing Taro, Black Cherry, Mud Pie, and Cheesecake with Oreos. We also got a couple of cones and a frozen banana on the side. The ice cream was slightly on the sweet side, but still enjoyable. The Mud Pie flavor stood out—it was rich, with a bold coffee flavor.

The prices are reasonable, and the scoop sizes are generous. It's easy to see why there’s always a line here. This spot is definitely worth checking out!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mud Pie, 4 Scoop Sampler

You can taste the home made!

Parking: Open

Kid-friendliness: Yes, kids will love it

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Strawberry, Strawberry Cheesecake, Waffle

The best ice cream around, no question about it. You NEED to try Handel's ice cream, I highly recommend the banana cream pie or chocolate peanut butter brownie flavors. I don't know how any other ice cream place can possibly stay in business with competition like this.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Banana Split

Even though it was my first time at this place, but the hot fudge brownie sundae was absolutely delicious! Highly recommend this place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5