37 Best Ice Cream Shops near Thousand Palms

“Bomb!!! Good family owned spot. They've got Menudo, Pazole, and more. Everything we had was bomb. I had the Menudo and asada nachos, also they've got all the homemade Paletes, Nieves/Icecreams, strawberries and cream. Highly Recommend. Friendy staff make you feel like family. If your in the area hit this spot up.“

“The ice cream here is simply outstanding. They offer an impressive variety of flavors, from classic vanilla and chocolate to unique creations like tiramisu paletas and cookie sandwiches. Each scoop was creamy, rich, and bursting with flavor. I particular loved the churro sundae, which was the perfect sweet.“

“So fun to do your own frozen yogurt, invention and so very yummy!!“

“I loved this place. My wife and I enjoyed a date day today, and this was one of the stops that helped make it a great experience.

The quality of the gelato is on point, the service is on point, and considering the location, quality, and what other places charge, I’d say this place is a hidden gem.

We had a freshly made waffle cone topped with strawberry and peach gelato, and it was excellent. The Mrs. had an affogato that she thoroughly enjoyed as well.

Too bad we didn’t take pictures—everything looked as good as it tasted. We’ll definitely be back!

— Rene & Amanda“

“Great Place a PD Must 5 ⭐️xxx“

“You know how there are places you wish were close to where you live and at the same time, wish they were further away?! This is one of them. Although I expect that if there was one near where I live, I hope I'd be able to exercise a little self control.
The ice cream here is so fresh and delicious, it's hard to describe. For instance, their coffee ice cream tastes like pure coffee as opposed to coffee flavoring. The same goes for all of their flavors.
It appears that there are only 6 locations on the West Coast and 3 of them are in Palm Springs/Palm Desert. Nothing on the East Coast.
There are locations in Hawaii as that is where this ice cream eminated from. That's also where I first had this amazing delicacy.
If you have the good fortune of coming across one of the stores, I obviously highly recommend it.“

“First off, the doughnuts are delicious! It was my first visit and they were so friendly. The recognize that it was my first time there and welcomed me. The young woman behind the counter explained that most of their customers are regulars and she gets to know all of them“

“Perfect Pint is a terrific custard shop! Unique flavors made fresh daily. Truly everything from the taste to the serving size is... well... perfect. I tried the Southern Banana Pudding and it was out of this world. The wafers on top were such an added bonus. I highly recommend them!“

“Grand scoop size, delicious taste!
Mint Chocolate chip & coffee chocolate chip in a waffle bowl is pure heaven. The pistachio has big full pistachios inside!
The service is impeccable…..
Our female scooper was quick & efficient with a wonderful & helpful personality!
Be ready for a line- but it’s worth it!“

“The best cookies in the entire world! ?

Vegetarian options: Not sure about the vegetarian options ?‍♀️

Parking: Plenty of space for parking

Kid-friendliness: The employees are nice

Wheelchair accessibility: Easy to get into the store“

“Awesome ice cream very light ice cream with the air taken out of it“

“I just tried this place last week as I am staying in Palm Springs for a month. I loved the sandwiches! I might go back today to explore more of their food, and buying some of their awesome Vegan shirts and merch!“

“Absolutely the best ice cream ANYWHERE! Always love getting ice cream here. Things have gotten so expensive these days and Handles value cannot be beat! One final note….we went through the drive thru and were helped by the nicest most incredible young lady EVER! I believe her name is Sammy. If she is an example of the type of people Handles employs, then they are as good at hiring employees as they are at making ice cream.“

“My first time at crumbl and it was very pleasant experience thanks to Adrian in palm desert my kids have been really excited to try it and as soon as we walked in he greeted us with a smile he was very helpful and had excellent customer service definitely will be coming back cookies were really good 😊 👍“

“Just took my son in to celebrate his first day of school and we had the absolute pleasure of dealing with a Miss AnneMarie Campbell. This woman is customer service personified. Everyone knows the ice cream is great, but it is stellar people like this who keep customers coming back.“

“Not overly sweet. Plenty of dairy free options. What I appreciated was the rainbow sorbet..it wasn't the typical food coloring artificial kind. They blended their raspberry, coconut, and mango sorbet for the rainbow sorbet which was delightfully pretty and tasty.

Plenty of seating inside!“

“I grew up on E pels, they would come to my middle and high schools, the firework shows, swap meets, you name it! E pel was and is a huge part of my childhood. I left the desert 10 years ago and find myself still regularly thinking about these today. I’ve never found anything that comes close to my beloved drinks, and they will be the first thing I search out when I come back for a visit. Give them a try, you don’t forget it, in my opinion they are a desert staple not to be missed.“

“Amazing ice cream and delicious sorbet! So happy to have this in our neighborhood. Julie had mango and watermelon sorbet. I had blueberry cheesecake. The flavors were incredible. Update: We visited again a week later. This place is amazing. Great staff! Excellent music. The place is clean and has bright lit interiors and it’s fun for the entire family. We rode our bikes over one night around 8 PM. The ice cream was even better than we remembered. This is likely to become a weekly stop for us. So glad to have this business in our neighborhood. We are so lucky! I visited again for a third time. Outstanding! Don’t miss this place. Go! Go! Go!“

“This place has a lot of ice cream flavors and even some dairy free sorbet flavors. They serve beer and snacks both hot and cold. You can get waffle cone, you can get chocolate covered bananas here as well as some other novelty treats. The ice cream flavors were the classic ones and tasted fresh and delicious. There’s room for seating inside.“

“Delicious! Great environment and friendly staff. Not too expensive either. Clean and lots of options. Very good!“

“Very good ! Many choices and helpful staff 😊“

“Fun place, the employee was great, as we went right before closing time. He didn’t rush us at all and was very nice! The yogurt was great and they had a lot of toppings.“

“The service here is very good. I stopped by one time because I was craving some chips and when I walked in I was serviced and the prices here were better than the sellers in the street. I am definitely coming back in here to buy chips and ice cream for a birthday party!!!“

“My favorite ice cream is praline 🍦💓“

“I went here for my birthday and it was amazing! I got to pick anything I wanted to put in my ice cream and it was free because I was a member. There ingredients are excellent and they have many options to choose from. I will definitely come back often. I brought my grandmother here and she thought there ice cream was excellent and it is her favorite now.“

“They are the #1 for me . I had a problem with my order to come to me cross country it was all apart the topping right off the Toffee. I sent an email and finally after a month Claudia replied called me on phone plus email . I spoke with Claudia and she made things right by me and was very apologetic. She sent me my whole order and a gift of their chocolate almond toffee popcorn . With that said I want to say the toffee was amazing everything was put together with nothing coming off . I want to say thank you so much . I’m one happy customer ❤️ They back up their product which is a plus . Once again Thankyou so much Claudia .“

“Stopped at Shields today. We had breakfast, followed by a walk around the gardens. So many trees had fruit on them, just going to waste. Signs all over saying "don't pick the fruit." Instead of letting the fruit rot on the trees, why not pick the fruit to sell or even donate to a food pantry? I was saddened seeing all the fruit going to waste.“

“Very good ! Many choices and helpful staff 😊“

“Went with a large group during the Hotair Balloon Festival. The icecream, and shakes were delicious and the staff was friendly even thoughthey were busy. 10/10 recommend! their shakes are as amazing as they look.“

“Super !! The best place ! 100 % recomended“

“I love this place thank you for your service!!“

“food is always fresh and employees are very nice. this has been my go-to in the area.“

“Used to go there alot as a kid, recently went again ,Just wish the place was more updated kinda outdated now, the orange sign is hard to read and my Spanish isn't 100 wish there were more English labelsPostives>Ice cream was delicious ,service was great“

“Yum, yum, yum. Very nice place with great flavors. I can really recommend mango, chocolate and salted caramel pretzel. Large menu with toppings and good stuff.Place is extremely clean and neat. No background music (but tv was on in the kids corner) so it feels a bit "empty".But over all a great place and we are definitely coming back.“

“My husband and I tried shake shack for the first time ever, and it was amazing!! The food was so good and fresh. John was amazing as well. He helped us order, answered all our questions, and he made us feel so welcomed. John brought our food to our table, asked us if we needed anything, and in between customers he would walk the floor and check on everyone. He was very sweet.“

“It has been a minute since I've been to the Renaissance Esmeralda here in Indian Wells. I'm not a big fan of the colossal golf/spa/resort complex of which this is a good example, but Goldenvoice puts people here for Coachella and Stage Coach so I've stayed here a couple times. This lobby espresso bar is new from last time, a welcome addition because I also got a room service breakfast from here (50) and it was capital P pathetic, so just send someone down here and get a coffee and whatever from this place and save yourself 40 dollars.Also this is one of those locations where leaving to go to Starbucks is a major production so having something serviceable in the lobby is great.“

“Came here after a steak dinner for dessert and there was one kid working alone with a line.

Ice cream was delightful and the brownies in founder's favorite was yummy and not stale.

Place was somewhat clean but in betweem serving and creating different ice creams could of used better scraping on the stone. Aside from getting some straggler sprinkles that i did not krder in my ice cream service was great. He was fast and friendly but probably could use some help. Take a hint management.

Probably was there for like 15-20 minutes total due to waiting just under $10 for an ice cream that's not a pint is wild but that's the economy.“