50 Best Ice Cream Shops near South El Monte

“I’ve been coming here for over 23 years, and this place has consistently been one of the best donut shops in El Monte. The donuts are always fresh and delicious, and the service is exceptional every single time. The staff is friendly, welcoming, and truly makes you feel appreciated as a customer. It’s rare to find a place that maintains such great quality and consistency for so many years. Highly recommend!“

“Muy ricas las paletas de todos los sabores“

“So yummy 🤤😋👍👌🇺🇸🤪 and delicious“

“Delicious ice cream, with top quality ingredients! Sizes are bigger than other nearby shops and it even includes toppings!“

“Great service and so so so delicious! First time customers and our girl who checked us out gave us samples of each flavor and described them in depth, and let us take our time (we did try to hurry because they were so busy!) picking toppings. Wonderful experience overall“

“Staff are awesome!! Yogurt is very yummy!“

“Handel's is an excellent place to get great tasting ice cream. I prefer, however, their Hollywood location over this one in Pasadena. At least in Hollywood, you can taste test. The size of the ice cream scoops were smaller here and merrier than at the Hollywood one we frequent. Overall, still a positive, yummy experience. ✨“

“Best handmade ice cream ever!!!! Love the Taro and Ferrero Roche ice cream“

“Love the coconut flavor!“

“My little kid love this....😋“

“I'm in love with the chocolate chip cookies here they are so delicious I can't explain the level. lol the ice cream is amazing! especially the cookie monster! heavenly delight!“

“I don't crave ice cream often but when I do, I expect nothing but the best. My girlfriend recommended we go to this spot because it's been a staple in the area over the years.

I ordered their banana split and it was THEBOMB.COM. I 100% recommend this spot but keep in mind that this place is CASH ONLY.“

“OMG, I just visited this place La Garrafa MX? nieces de garrafa reminded me so much of my mother's home town Cocula Jalisco Mx. I tried several flavors, coffee, passion fruit, dragon fruit, nuez, mama, and last but not least pistachio. wow the flavors were amazing I am definitely going back and tried all the other flavors of nieve de garrafa.“

“My first time there wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Upon going in they had a nice little crowd, the staff was nice and helpful. So my box of 4 cookies $19 was brownie batter, not bad, could use some nuts walnuts, or pecans, . My favorite cookie chocolate chip also could use some nuts walnuts or pecans and cooked a little longer. Next was funnel cake. Kind of like that one crunchy, not sure if it really tasted like funnel cake, but I liked it. Then cake batter thins not too bad either.“

“I had a banana split with 3 different flavors of ice cream it was so yummy fresh ice cream I live in west Covina I'd drive to fosselmans just to have an ice cream“

“This is my favorite place to get cookies from! Every visit is a great experience, the cookies are always fresh, delicious, and consistently hit the spot. On top of that, the customer service is always amazing. The staff is friendly, welcoming, and makes you feel valued every time you walk in. It’s definitely my go-to spot whenever I’m craving something sweet!“

“👍 have heard they are pricey but worth it. Can’t wait to try one“

“I give crumbl cookies a 5 star rating because once u go in it’s really clean! Also the workers are really nice and if you get stuck trying to order they will help you! I find that Crumbl cookies is a great place to have a quick treat because it has so many different options each week! I enjoy eating Crumbl cookies“

“I love that it's never super crowded when I go in, a helper/cashier always comes to greet me within a few seconds, the vibe is always nice and chill. I love the large varieties of cookies there and they're large! Every cookie and small pie has been absolutely delish! I just had a small key lime pie this past weekend that SO good!“

“This place is a must stop if you are within an hour’s drive. Fire Bunny is sweet milk drink with creme brûlée topping. And Thai iced tea soft serve served with fresh hot boba?! Yes please!“

“My peanut butter frozen yogurt, especially with the cheesecake bites. This was well worth quitting my semi vegan practices. was delightful, and I haven’t seen color changing spoons anywhere else, they also have some pretty cool attractions to visit while waiting for ice cream like a trinket box and a claw machine. Thank you so much.“

“I went in on Tuesday, the new owners were in back of me. I was telling the cashier how disappointed my daughter was, we came in on monday and it was closed. Well the new owners, gave me a couple cookies for free. That was so awesome of them. My daughter was so happy and she said" Thank you so much!"“

“I'm not sure what the employees name is but he showed me a true act of kindness! It was 108 degrees outside and I was dangerously close to having a heat stroke! I was about to black out when I got to the window and the Young man working blessed me with a cup and a bottle of cold water! He showed a total stranger (a homeless stranger at that) that there is still kindness and kind people in the world! So please whoever should read this, go and support this business! We need more people like that young man in our community“

“Went here after going to Descano to see the tulips. Ice cream is different. Everything is Original. You won’t fine their flavors anywhere else. Nightly recommend going if your in the Pasadena area.“

“If you offered me this ice cream 1 million times I would accept it 1 million times… It is so delicious. I got the pure milk flavor with black sugar drizzle, PERFECTION. I taste tested the dole whip, and it was also delicious. The texture of the soft serve is exactly what I was looking for. 100% will be back. The staff was so nice and they even have a free topping bar… Really cute little shop!!“

“Always good treats on warm days. You can never go wrong.“

“The bolo bao ice cream sandwich was the bomb! I had it with ube ice cream. The garlic fries - lots of fresh garlic with a side of bomb lemon aoili and house sauce! The best! Passionfruit green tea was perfect for the hot weather! So cute inside too! It's a smaller space and a one man show. Everything is made fresh so please be patient - it's worth the wait! Great service! It's a hidden gem to the right of BofA in the plaza. — at CrispyandFluffed.“

“Leaving original review for posterity.
Went today & showed the reply to the employee helping me, no questions asked they acknowledge the mistake & replaced the mistaken bowl from last time

Tl;dr: ice cream taste 5/5 service 5/5

While the ice cream was delicious we had a major service issue during our visit. We asked for 2 small cones different flavors but were given 2 cones with the 2 flavors mixed in the each cone. When we were given the first cone with tried to clarify that the flavors were supposed to be separate but the second cone came out the same as the first. Our next issue was that we asked for a large bowl but were given a small cone for the 3rd ice cream; we weren't given a receipt to see if we were charged for a large bowl or a small cone. Last issue was we ordered ice cream sandwiches to take home & instead of being told we could select what flavor we wanted we were given a random assortment of flavors. As a side note the ice cream sandwiches are smaller than you would think.“

“Delicious. Love the variety every week.“

“Love their sandwiches! Delicious!!“

“SUER DELICIOSOS POSTRES , ATENCION EXCELENTE Y EL LUGAR ES INCREIBLE. LA DECORACION ES MAGICA.“

“El mejor lugar sin dura alguna.. me siento como en familia cuando voy.. los precios son excelentes y muy buen sabor. Los mejores en la área“

“Great place for ice cream.“

“Home made Tacos home made ice cream. What else can a growing boy ask for? Lol“

“Been here twice now, first time got two small ones, one matcha and one injeolmi. I love injeolmi so it was really delicious. The matcha too, very rich flavor. The ice itself is so soft and fluffy and tastes delicious. Definitely need the red bean on the side.

The second time we got the bigger melon one ($19.99) with red bean on the side as well. Heard multiple people both times complain about not getting red bean (it doesn’t come with most of them), so remember to order it on the side. The melon one was good, but the smaller ones were better.

Overall one of the best bingsoo places I’ve been to, Korea included. Def best in the US. The texture just hits different.“

“I’ve been going here for more than 6 years now. It’s an amazing place to enjoy some icy desserts alone or with kids for a good price. The environment is really clean and the staffs are always friendly. I love the variety of flavors(new ones are constantly added) and how they always provide sample cups to ru before buying. Most of the time, parking is easy to find too. 10/10 recommend“

“My fave frozen yogurt spot in Pasadena. Try the new butter pecan light ice cream!!“

“I think this is my first ice cream shop I’ve ever reviewed. What I loved about it was the durian ice cream. The flavor is strong enough that it’s distinctly durian, without being over powering, or too sweet. And the coconut waffle cone was fresh. The server was cool too :). Would recommend 👍👍“

“Wonderful place for everyone to gather“

“Everything is súper good!!!! 😋“

“Fosters Freeze’s, Large soft serve,Vanilla ice cream cones, dipped in chocolate syrup, are good and messy. They made me a triple cheeseburger back in the early 70’s way before Burger King or In-n- out ever had them.“

“Delicious homemade pies! I've tried the key lime, berry chess, and the carrot cake, and all were so good. They also have a lot of unique candy (including several Swedish candy options) and other gifty things for anyone who loves sweets or cute stuff. Great shop!“

“It was much better today, was busy too, but service was spot on, and the gelato selection was fantastic and the espresso was executed well enough, unlike the first visit. Just it was a bit packed and for whatever reason, folks in line will sometimes be like really up on you, I'm like bro, stay with your wife I'm not with you. But other than that, great execution today, bravo. Community has to do better tho.“

“I love yogurt. and they offer variety of flavors and toppings“

“Amazing flavor choices and delicious cookies!“

“Came over because I saw that they offered a lot of the Asian store ice creams, but there weren’t that many and it was per piece. They do have a good selection for wholesale ice cream. So if you want to buy in bulk this is a good place. Otherwise the prices are the same as if you go to an Asian market like 99 ranch, Fukuya or duo duo. They do have snacks and candies too.“

“I recently came into the shop and was surprised by how fast they attended me! I would assume cutting fruit to the order would take longer, but they made it look easy. The crepes were delicious! Forsures will be having them when I go back to El Monte! 8.1.23“

“This is one of my favorite places for gelato! I prefer gelato over soft serve ice cream anytime, and the selection here is amazing. They have an extremely large selection which make it a challenge every time my family and I love all the flavors. The pistachio is excellent, the lemon is perfect, the pumpkin pie which i tried last was delicious and tasted exactly like pumpkin pie. This place is our go-to for gelato. The prices are reasonable too. A must try for everyone.“

“While recently visiting the area, I was craving donuts and was pleasantly surprised to discover this donut shop offering a variety of vegan sweet treats. When hubby and I entered the donut shop, we were warmly greeted by an employee, and I was delighted to see signange clearly labeling their vegan donut options which consisted of vegan glazed donuts, cake donuts, filled dounts, and vegan donuts holes. After looking at the variety of vegan donuts and donuts holes, hubby asked the employee if any of thevegan donuts contained nuts. She replied that only the donut topped with pistachios did. The atmosphere in the donut shop was relaxing, and I appreciated how attentive the employee was in answring our questions, quickly gathering the items we wanted: four vegan donuts, an order of vegan donut holes, and a jalapeno cheese danish for hubby. She then quicly rang up our purchases. With not only a large selection of classiv and glazed vegan donuts, but also veganmilkshakes, and ice cream, I definitely plan to return the next time I'm in the area craving a sweet vegan treat.“