21 Best Ice Cream Shops near Excelsior

“nice little stop along the excelsior bay coastline. great place for some of MN favorite Sébastien Joe's Ice cream and a few other snacks and small food items. Awsome place to bring the kids or pets...great customer service with a smile and all around lovely atmosphere. e wn have a couple of chairs and benches to sit at while you eat your ice cream or stroll along the park path. we will be back many times.“

“best ice cream around, and friendly employees“

“Great service… Every friendly staffing… welcomes everyone…“

“Love the ice cream, and I normally have a very pleasant experience there, except for today. My presence was completely ignored, no greeting, no friendly eye contact, and one dirty look for nothing more than waiting to be served.“

“The icecream was very good and the service was quick. Definitely going back.“

“Scoop shops are the place to get a hand packed pint of vanilla & this is the best vanilla. I can get pint size of the sorbet which I've not seen in store. I had a lemonade & berry smoothie that was just perfect.

I highly recommend hitting up this spot. Parking was mess and I would probably go back much later to avoid crowds.

Expensive but a very nice treat.“

“I brag about my Crumbl location because it’s always 10/10! The manager is so nice and he always ensures each cookie is perfect. Never had a bad experience here. Truly the BEST location, would go out of my way to buy from here over the 3 other locations near me.“

“Beyond impressed with the phenomenal customer service at CTC! The staff is so kind & incredibly helpful. I love trying their sandwiches, wraps and of course coffee too. Everything has been so great.“

“I love that we have a place like this in Victoria and it's great for the kids. I just wish they had better non dairy options like oat or coconut ice cream so I could enjoy it too! the sorbet is fine but it just makes me wish it eas.oce cream.“

“I had tried posting this review 2/22/2023, but not sure what I did wrong for it to not be public.

Short review- The staff are always friendly. All 9 flavors I’ve had so far have been delicious and I can’t wait to keep bringing friends to try Snowbing for their first time!
FYI: If you get Snowbing and Cruncheese at the same time you’ll need to pay from two separate registers. They’re right next to each other, so it’s no hassle!

TLDR-
I was so excited for Minnesota’s one and only Korean bingsu place to open! For those who don’t know, bingsu (빙수) is a milk based shaved ice dessert. Many people might have ice shavers to make their own, but it hits different when it’s made with the milk base.
Even though I live about 30 minutes away I’ve been almost 10 times. Snowbing has 10 flavors: Traditional Red Bean, injeolmi, strawberry, green tea red bean, chocolate, oreo, mango, watermelon, yogurt berry, and strawberry cheesecake. Checkout the photos included!

Flavors: The last time I went I finally tried the chocolate one, which I had been holding out on because I was worried it’d be overpoweringly sweet. It wasn’t! I would order it again in a heartbeat. I’ve gone with friends who’ve been worried about trying the yogurt berry because they didn’t want more dairy with the yogurt, but the yogurt is (in my opinion) mainly just drizzled on top for looks. We didn’t think it was too yogurty and really loved this bingsu because of the 3 fruits in it. I have yet to try the strawberry cheesecake before I’ve had them all, but can’t wait to check it off my list.

Pro tip: Eat the bingsu first, theeen get your cruncheese. If you eat the cruncheese first, there won’t be enough space for you to enjoy the bingsu! When I went my first time I was with 3 other friends. We got our own cruncheese then shared 2 different bingsus. I can eat my own bingsu bowl by myself as long as I eat that before any other food.

Hope you enjoy as much as I have! :)“

“Kids and I had Freezix tonight for dessert and so yummy! Also Kelly (asked his name for this) gave us great service. When I left him a tip, the jar was so full - I must not be the only one impressed. He let me use both my coupons (which I wasn't expecting). Also we came about 1/2 hr before close, and he didn't make us feel rushed or anything (I know this is supposed to happen but doesn't at some places or with other people). Thanks Kelly!“

“Always a great place to grab some ice cream 🍦“

“This crumbl is phenomenal compared to any other I’ve visited! They excel at doing the most for their customers, and one of the employees stand out the most! I think her name was Sadie?? I’m not 100% I’m pretty sure though! She had a smile on her face and greeted me so nicely when I walked in. She is an angel! This store was so clean and welcoming I drive over an hour to go to this location just because of the staff! Thank you guys for being awesome!!“

“Very friendly staff and the ice cream is so creamy“

“Excellent everything! Ice cream, fries, hot dogs, & service!“

“Wonderful customer service and the best carmel corn you can get anywhere!“

“Our order was missing items and when I called, the manager(s) on duty went above and beyond to take care of the issue. They know customer service and they do it well! Thank you!“

“Had a peanut buster parfait. They've got more expensive, just like everything else in the US... almost 7 dollars for one now. But the taste is just like I expected. Delicious vanilla ice cream, warm fudge, and the contrast of the crunchy peanuts. Yum. These are a great treat for kids and adults alike. ??“

“It's a fast food restaurant, so atmosphere isn't really what you're there for. The food is always prepared fresh and the service is incredibly pleasant. Stores are usually very clean which makes a big difference when dining in. Great, juicy burgers, always hot, and crispy crinkle fries!“

“We purchased two dozen cookies online and had a gift card for a third dozen

For some reason their gift cards were not working online, so we went in the store to pick up and they were not working in store either.

We needed to pick up the cookies to deliver to our daughter for her birthday for her soccer team.

The manager on duty, let us take the cookies and trusted that I had the correct amount on the gift card.

FANTASTIC SERVICE!!

this was on October 2 Wednesday, So whoever the young lady was on duty gets the credit for going above and beyond.“