Delicious. Love the frozen custard and ice cream sandwiches that are like a really good its its.
Jeanna May V.
Review from 4/11/24: My cousin and I took my one year old son and he loved the orange cream and sour watermelon Italian ice. The guy working was nice and let my son try the banana Italian ice, but he did not like it. My cousin ordered mango and passion fruit Italian ice. The passion fruit wasn't very tasty, but the mango was delicious.
Karl S.
Flavor Brigade is the real deal for Italian water ice and gelati in Oakland. Located in an unassuming storefront on Diamond. Wide array of water ice flavors. Intense flavors and cream like consistency. The ice cream is organic from Strauss dairy. Try the gelati. Water ice and soft serve. A winning combination. You want good water ice? Fo to Flavor Brigade.
Maureen K.
The best ice cream I've had in the Bay Area. It's organic and made with Strauss milk and cream. They have a good selection of flavors and toppings.
Suria S.
it was raining, it was windy, it was a cloudy day but when we found an ice cream spot near the coffee shop we went to study out we made sure it was our "pat on the back" for studying on a saturday and it did not disappoint. The area is nice, the spot matches the Oakland vibe specifically Dimond area where it's located and it looks like a mom n pop shop. David greeted us and was really helpful in giving us suggestions, he also let us sample even after the strawberry lemonade he recommended was truly the best. All of it was good, but we went with the strawberry lemonade and vanilla frozen custard and unlike Rita's, they put custard in the middle so you don't just get a cup of ice (even if it's good) after eating the yummy frozen custard swirl on top. We couldn't resist, we ate the first half inside because it was freezing outside and raining but so worth it! We asked David if it was really busy in the summer and he confirmed. Can't wait to be back, we hurried back to our car to finish the rest as a 'congrats you made it to your car through that rain and wind. Thanks David!
Scott A.
My favorite place for all things frozen and delicious. The frozen custard is always good start in vanilla or chocolate. You can always choose the swirl if you're feeling dangerous. If you want to take it up a notch then you need to order the "Second Street"! The combination of the frozen custard and Italian ice is a match made in heaven. The hard part is choosing from all the flavor combos. Sure, picking vanilla custard is a no brainer given it's easy to match with everything, but then what? You get to pick two flavors of Italian ice and you could add the chocolate custard which means.... 2.5 billion flavor combinations. Pro tip: Grab a card and get it punched with each purchase. If you save up 4 cards fully punched you can turn it in for a free tie dyed t-shirt. How great is that? I love Oakland and this place is one of the rea
Rob T.
A true gem in Oakland's Fruitvale district! First time here and had no idea what to order. Went with the old school root beer float and it was the best I've ever had...they churn their own ice cream. Can't wait to go back to try the Italian Ice and other items on their menu!
Jenna T.
Small and busy store. Unique in that they offer a variety of ice creams like Italian ice, soft serve, and hard ice cream (although, not too many flavors). They also do mixes of soft serve and Italian ice which was delicious! It's a great place if you're craving or want more options than just hard ice cream. Definitely a treat and found a new liking to Italian ice with soft serve.
Tatiyana L.
My family and I come here all the time and it's never consistent. We'll switch between getting a large 2nd Street (not blended) or a large Mummers Mix (blended) and the way it's made is different every time. For the 2nd Street some workers say we can only choose 5 flavors and others say 7. Sometimes the Mummers Mix will be well blended or barely blended other times. Today I had an issue with our large 2nd Streets. Usually it's filled to the top but today there are a lot of gaps! The person who ordered after us got a medium 2nd Street and it was filled up and honestly looked bigger than the large size. All in all I just want my orders to be consistent every time!
Sharon C.
An unassuming place. But due to the high ratings, we still came on a rainy day. Every flavor of ice cream, custard, and icee was delicious. I decided to go for more of a citrus flavor profile while my husband went for the creamy, coconuty flavor. I like how it wasn't super sweet and didn't leave that aftertaste in my mouth. It's not fancy or modern, but it focuses on the right thing of making yummy flavors.
Second Street is my favorite-swirl of custard and different flavors of Italian ice layers. I love mango, cherry, salted caramel and pina colada! Get the 2nd Street, Italian ice and or the custard alone....you will not be disappointed! Enjoy!
M M.
My neighbor and I stopped by Flavor Brigade on this Sunday afternoon. We both got 2nd Streets (frozen custard and Italian ice). I asked for an extra small cup so I could give some of my frozen custard to my pup. The incredibly nice guy working offered her a cup of whip cream instead. Needless to say, she was in heaven and so were we. This has been hands down my favorite neighborhood discovery of the summer!!!
Margaret C.
Flavor Brigade is my absolute favorite. Never had a bad flavor. I discovered custard there. It's incredible
Nais R.
Flavor Brigade sells absolutely delicious frozen custard! I passed the modest looking storefront on Fruitvale many times before I realized how excellent the ice cream and frozen custard are. Their products beat the offerings of much fancier high end ice cream spots in my opinion. The service is friendly but no nonsense.
Molly L.
There are a lot of flavors here but they seem to run out on hot days. This place also seems to be a favorite neighborhood spot. There were also only two workers and a line of like 12 people on a weekend - so it also seems understaffed on hot days.
Delicious. Love the frozen custard and ice cream sandwiches that are like a really good its its.
Review from 4/11/24: My cousin and I took my one year old son and he loved the orange cream and sour watermelon Italian ice. The guy working was nice and let my son try the banana Italian ice, but he did not like it. My cousin ordered mango and passion fruit Italian ice. The passion fruit wasn't very tasty, but the mango was delicious.
Flavor Brigade is the real deal for Italian water ice and gelati in Oakland. Located in an unassuming storefront on Diamond. Wide array of water ice flavors. Intense flavors and cream like consistency. The ice cream is organic from Strauss dairy. Try the gelati. Water ice and soft serve. A winning combination. You want good water ice? Fo to Flavor Brigade.
The best ice cream I've had in the Bay Area. It's organic and made with Strauss milk and cream. They have a good selection of flavors and toppings.
it was raining, it was windy, it was a cloudy day but when we found an ice cream spot near the coffee shop we went to study out we made sure it was our "pat on the back" for studying on a saturday and it did not disappoint. The area is nice, the spot matches the Oakland vibe specifically Dimond area where it's located and it looks like a mom n pop shop. David greeted us and was really helpful in giving us suggestions, he also let us sample even after the strawberry lemonade he recommended was truly the best. All of it was good, but we went with the strawberry lemonade and vanilla frozen custard and unlike Rita's, they put custard in the middle so you don't just get a cup of ice (even if it's good) after eating the yummy frozen custard swirl on top. We couldn't resist, we ate the first half inside because it was freezing outside and raining but so worth it! We asked David if it was really busy in the summer and he confirmed. Can't wait to be back, we hurried back to our car to finish the rest as a 'congrats you made it to your car through that rain and wind. Thanks David!
My favorite place for all things frozen and delicious. The frozen custard is always good start in vanilla or chocolate. You can always choose the swirl if you're feeling dangerous. If you want to take it up a notch then you need to order the "Second Street"! The combination of the frozen custard and Italian ice is a match made in heaven. The hard part is choosing from all the flavor combos. Sure, picking vanilla custard is a no brainer given it's easy to match with everything, but then what? You get to pick two flavors of Italian ice and you could add the chocolate custard which means.... 2.5 billion flavor combinations. Pro tip: Grab a card and get it punched with each purchase. If you save up 4 cards fully punched you can turn it in for a free tie dyed t-shirt. How great is that? I love Oakland and this place is one of the rea
A true gem in Oakland's Fruitvale district! First time here and had no idea what to order. Went with the old school root beer float and it was the best I've ever had...they churn their own ice cream. Can't wait to go back to try the Italian Ice and other items on their menu!
Small and busy store. Unique in that they offer a variety of ice creams like Italian ice, soft serve, and hard ice cream (although, not too many flavors). They also do mixes of soft serve and Italian ice which was delicious! It's a great place if you're craving or want more options than just hard ice cream. Definitely a treat and found a new liking to Italian ice with soft serve.
My family and I come here all the time and it's never consistent. We'll switch between getting a large 2nd Street (not blended) or a large Mummers Mix (blended) and the way it's made is different every time. For the 2nd Street some workers say we can only choose 5 flavors and others say 7. Sometimes the Mummers Mix will be well blended or barely blended other times. Today I had an issue with our large 2nd Streets. Usually it's filled to the top but today there are a lot of gaps! The person who ordered after us got a medium 2nd Street and it was filled up and honestly looked bigger than the large size. All in all I just want my orders to be consistent every time!
An unassuming place. But due to the high ratings, we still came on a rainy day. Every flavor of ice cream, custard, and icee was delicious. I decided to go for more of a citrus flavor profile while my husband went for the creamy, coconuty flavor. I like how it wasn't super sweet and didn't leave that aftertaste in my mouth. It's not fancy or modern, but it focuses on the right thing of making yummy flavors.
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Second Street is my favorite-swirl of custard and different flavors of Italian ice layers. I love mango, cherry, salted caramel and pina colada! Get the 2nd Street, Italian ice and or the custard alone....you will not be disappointed! Enjoy!
My neighbor and I stopped by Flavor Brigade on this Sunday afternoon. We both got 2nd Streets (frozen custard and Italian ice). I asked for an extra small cup so I could give some of my frozen custard to my pup. The incredibly nice guy working offered her a cup of whip cream instead. Needless to say, she was in heaven and so were we. This has been hands down my favorite neighborhood discovery of the summer!!!
Flavor Brigade is my absolute favorite. Never had a bad flavor. I discovered custard there. It's incredible
Flavor Brigade sells absolutely delicious frozen custard! I passed the modest looking storefront on Fruitvale many times before I realized how excellent the ice cream and frozen custard are. Their products beat the offerings of much fancier high end ice cream spots in my opinion. The service is friendly but no nonsense.
There are a lot of flavors here but they seem to run out on hot days. This place also seems to be a favorite neighborhood spot. There were also only two workers and a line of like 12 people on a weekend - so it also seems understaffed on hot days.