CREAM

How can you go wrong with cookies and ice cream? Great fresh cookie (we got chocolate chip) and some awesome mint chip ice cream. Good service and friendly staff. Location was pretty busy in a warm Saturday afternoon but it’s to be expected at a place like this. Cannot complain, good stuff!

Freshest ingredients & the staff was friendly! Got quite an assortment of desserts to try and they all exceeded my expectations. The ice cream was perfect and cookies had an amazing taste. The environment is clean too!

Cream offers a great variety of cookies, ice creams, and toppings! Definitely hits the spot on a hot day! Their customer service was great and the staff was friendly. They have also worked with me on catering and keeping on budget. It’s pretty much a build your own ice cream sandwich bar!

Love this place. Green Tea ice cream is so bomb!
Its very refreshing. They have other great flavors but I tend to stick with this one. The staff was very friendly too!

I like the ice cream here, but it is pretty expensive unfortunately. I first had cream when they were doing the free ice cream cookie sandwich for their opening. The cookies plus the ice cream is super sweet and is hard to finish. I only come here for ice cream now, which is rich, creamy and delicious.

I wanted to love this place. I wanted to snapchat this place. To tell the snapchat world that Hey there’s a cute taco ice cream place. But the girl just sorta threw the ice cream in the Shell and went back to doing whatever. Ice cream was watery (I assume from rinsing the scoop) and dripping by the time I got it… View pictures. Lol. So sad.
Oh ice cream was actually Okay. Pretty expensive.

Wow, totally forgot to post this really old review when it first opened up.
Came here for their grand opening of this franchise location.
Since it was their grand opening, there was a huge line for a free ice cream sandwich.
They had a live music by a dj and a balloon artist.
To create hype, guests who posted a picture of the event to social media got a chance to spin a wheel for free stuff — t-​shirt, free item coupons.
Parking: free parking lot.
Service: given this was grand opening, lines took a long time. Hopefully, they can improve wait time.
Overall, i will need to visit again before i can provide any recommendation.

Nom Nom!!! Salted Carmel Ice Cream…
Lunch time came and I wanted ice cream so we hunted down this place not too far from our office.
The ice cream was rich and packed with all the right flavor.
Carmel was just the right amount where it was not too sweet or over powering the saltiness.
I had the girl packed the scoop between a Snicker-​doodle & Chocolate Chip cookies.
The cookies where really fresh and the chocolate chip melted nicely…
I liked it so much… also got some to go for my kids…
Green Tea ice cream with Red Velvet & Snicker-​doodle cookies: this ice cream was not as rich but fairly decent. Maybe better then some of those that are served at mediocre Japan restaurant. But it was lacking the tea taste. If they are able to infuse more of the tea taste, it would probably be better.
Cookies n’ Cream & Cookie-​Dough ice cream with Chocolate Chip cookies: this was a hit…
my son loves this especially the cookies…
The Girls was great with helping pack these for the long drive home… I got these to my kids and it was not melted at all… now that is GREAT Service!!!

This place is pretty good. 2 warm cookies sandwiching a scoop of primo ice scream. I’m going into a sugar coma. Not a 5 star but pretty close to it. Good job guys
Nvm. Places like this are the future of ice cream. 5 stars.

Yum! I don’t know why this is my first time but it definitely won’t be my last!
I got the carnival cookie with cookies & cream ice cream with chopped almonds! It was delicious! My daughter got the mini sandwich with mint chocolate chip & my husband got toasted almond ice cream sundae with chopped almonds on top!
The shop was super clean & Bill, Kyra & Tyler were all very helpful & so nice! Customer service goes a long way for me!
Paying was super easy & very hi-​tech! All on an iPad & you have the choice of even getting your receipt emailed to you!
We’ll be back for sure!

LOVE Cream and always glad to find one of their stores pop up when I am somewhere else.
Passing through the area, this was a perfect stop to refuel with a refreshing sugary treat.
Service was great, very patient and let me try a few samples of the ice cream before deciding.
They offer several types of cookies as well as an brownie sandwich option which we could not pass up on.
Portions are huge and prices fair, I went with rocky road ice cream and it was great.
Worth stopping in, so glad Cream is doing well and expanding all over, well deserved!

Rich ice cream sandwiched in between two warmed cookies. A gooey mess, for sure, but very indulgent. I tried the French Vanilla with Chocolate Chip cookies. Right now they also have Pumpkin and Rum Raisin ice cream. If you’re not sure of what to get, ask for a sample.
CREAM also features different toppings for scoops of ice cream, ice cream tacos, shakes, malts and floats. For those with gluten intolerance, they have gluten free cookies. There’s no seating inside, but there are a couple of tables to sit at outside of the shop. This is a nice treat.

This place is busy! And it was nonstop. Good for them. If u ck in on Unilocal u get a free cookie with a $ 5 purchase!
No one can really complain for a freshly baked cookies and turned into an ice cream sandwich, for $ 2.99.
The key to this place is simplicity, to really taste the cookies and ice cream; Unless ur inner 3 year old comes out of u and u want the glam of having sprinkles, gummy bears, Oreo toppings all over.
The service was a bit on the «ehhh» side, maybe Bec the place is new n busy and u could tell that they we’re just trying to get u out the door. So the feeling was just rushed.
The menu size of lettering was ok if ur standing right infront but with a line n ppl hustling to get u out the print should have been a lil larger to read so ppl could get ready to order (since we never even heard of what Cream was n allured by Unilocal to try this place, since we were in the area.)
I wish the young bucks working there could have told us we could have tried some of the ice cream and could make half and half of the ice cream combo.
Overall it was just ok.
I think i could have just enjoyed the white chocolate macadamia nut cookie by itself…

I’m familiar with CREAM, as they have them all over the SF Bay Area, so it was nice to know they were bringing it down here.
I love the concept of making your own cookie ice cream sandwich! Choose your favorite cookies, ice cream, and put them together.
The cookies and ice cream here never really wowed me. The cookies aren’t very unique neither is the ice cream. I have my favorite «make your own cookie ice cream sandwich» place, but it’s in San Diego :/​This place works for when I’m in the mood for it though!

Do you like Ice Cream? Do you Like a HOT Cookie? Do you like those two put together? This is the place for you!
Not many places offer a hot cookie ice cream sandwich even when the ice cream fusion sandwiches are on the rise. This place does it very well, and this place is expanding in Socal. I first tried this place in NorCal and now in Aliso Viejo and it is just as good.
All of their options are very good and the consistency of their ice cream matches it. When I went to the Aliso location, I got a hot chocolate cookie when caramel swirl ice cream. This thing was decadent and rich. The other ice creams I sampled were mint, soy mint, cup of joe, salted carmel, and soy vanilla. This was a tough decision to make.
They also have a VARIETY of cookies starting off with chocolate chip, double chocolate, macadamia, and much more. You can get one cookie on top and a different cookie on the bottom. Then you can put toppings like M&M’s, nuts, oreo bits, and the usual suspects.
What makes this place good is the combination of Fire and Ice, with a hot cookie and great ice cream. This is one of the best ice cream sandwich places I’ve ever gone to. You should try it!

I love Cream and I’m so happy that they opened one in the town center by my place!
I’ve been here twice so far and they did not disappoint! Who can not love two freshly baked cookies with yummy ice cream in the middle? I know I love them. This cookie and ice cream dessert is pretty big, so you can easily share it with another person, or eat the whole thing if you’re really hungry. You can pick two of the same cookies, or mix and match. They have about 10 or so different types of cookies that they make in house. They also have about 20 different types of ice cream that you can choose from. They also have toppings if your heart desires! Prices are on par with what you get, about $ 4 per cookie/​ice cream/​topping dessert.
Both times I’ve come here the service was great and there was not a line or wait time. The first time I came in was about 4pm on a Tuesday and I was helped right away. The second time I came in was right when they opened at 11am on a Saturday. When I came in on the Saturday I was ordering 4 cookies to take to a get together. The girl helping me was fast and efficient, even with my big (ish) order!
Cream is now my go-​to dessert place! Love them!
Cheers!

My daughter has been waiting for the local Cream to open since we visited the Palo Alto location during a UCLA vs Stanford game. It has lived up to its reputation.
The store is very inviting with bright lights and colorful prints. The lines have been long, but they move fast. It also gives you time to look at all the cookie and ice cream options. There are a lot of staff members who are all very friendly and helpful, especially since there are so many options.
The cookies are always fresh baked and sometimes still hot out of the oven. If they aren’t warm they will heat them up for you so you can have a chewy bite. The ice cream also tastes like they just made it that day. It’s very rich and flavorful and you can taste the premium ingredients.
The most surprising part of the treat is how inexpensive it is for such a great product. I would expect to pay a lot more and don’t mind dropping by as often as I do because it’s so affordable.

Grand opening free ice cream sandwiches all day and night! You know what that means crowds!
Brand-​new in Aliso Viejo, occupying the space that I’m told by locals has failed numerous times for different shops and based on taste etc., I’m not sure they will survive either.
Highlights: happily Cream did have enough staff working and they maintained a positive and energetic and smiling face all while dealing with the mass of humanity. The young lady working the freebie wheel for social media very kindly allowed me to use Unilocal as my form of social media and I won a free T-​shirt.
In the middle: I chose «chocoholic» ice cream and it was actually really good, with the caveat of inconsistency. See the pic: it looks like plenty of ice cream but it’s an illusion! It was front loaded and had I taken it out of its wrapper and taken a picture of the other side or end, you would have seen no ice cream!
Lowlights: the cookies were a disappointment all around. Not soft but hard, not particularly great or even good and they ran out of chocolate chip. Of course I wanted chocolate chip so that was a disappointment. The double chocolate cookies sandwiching the ice cream were hard (just like the other samples) and I ate 2 bites or so and three the rest away.
Yes it was free, yes staff was great, and that is why they are getting 2 stars instead of 1.
Disclaimer: nobody held a gun to my head or a knife to my throat to make me wait in the hour plus long line. I chose to do that of my own free will.
Tidbits: They have, or will have, catering and delivery. They are opening soon in Irvine Spectrum. Approximate 10+ cookie types and 15+ ice cream types, including some gluten free and vegan cookies. Toppings also exist if you are so inclined, coconut, m&m’s, almonds, peanuts, cherries and more.
It’s doubtful I’d return.

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Don’t you just love Prince? More than life itself.
I scream, you scream, we all scream … why the hell did I stand in line for over an hour for ice cream?!
After our wonderful experience at BurntZilla, the better half and I decided we wanted dessert. We remembered seeing the Cream grand opening on Unilocal’s Event page and figured we could wait in a line for some free ice cream. Before we made our way to Cream, we stopped at home to feed and pick up Kaya, who had been left out of our venture to BurntZilla.
When we arrived, I was kind of hoping the line might have died down, but if anything the wait time was longer than earlier in the day. The line (
) went to the left of the entrance, past Panda Express (
), around the corner and was basically into the parking lot. My initial thought: «Are we really going to wait in this mess?» The answer: «Yes we are and we are going to regret it!»
Kaya is always a conversation piece, so it was fairly easy to pass the time in line and Cream did have workers coming by with samples of the cookies they offer. This happened a few times during our hour plus wait, but every cookie the better half and I sampled was hard as if they had been sitting around all day. At this point, I heard that little voice inside my head screaming «Get out of line! No good can come of this!»
Rohlinism: When your little voice inside is screaming at you … you better listen!
I tried to reason with my little voice: «We have already been in line for a half an hour, it can’t be that much longer?! We drove all the way here, it would be a waste of time to leave!»
Probably around the 40 minute mark we finally turned the corner and it was easier to hear the music being played. I never saw a DJ (as others have stated), just a tent with a subwoofer and a cradle for an electronic device.
Fast forward another 20 plus minutes and the better half and I were actually inside the shop. The rules are pretty much the same as any «create your own» ice sandwich shop:
Choose your ice cream flavor:
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Choose your cookie:
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Choose your topping:
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The only knock I had regarding the selection of items was the fact they were out of regular chocolate chip cookies (my wife’s first choice). Wait a sec … the cookies are made fresh on site. How are they out of the most popular cookie flavor in the United States? I think the tipping point came that after my wife was informed her choice was not available and made a second choice (Double Chocolate Chip) to go with her choice of Chocoholic Ice Cream, it took almost five minutes to get her sandwich. I was hoping this meant they were waiting for fresh cookies to come out of the oven, but there was no such luck. While my lovely wife’s ice cream sandwich was taking a tour through the Twilight Zone, my choice of Double Chocolate Chip with Salted Caramel Ice Cream (
) was melting.
When we finally were able to sample our creations, the verdict was disappointment. Laina liked (not loved) the Chocoholic Ice Cream, but cookie was just as hard (if not harder) than the samples being handed out. She basically ate the ice cream with a spoon and threw out both cookies. My sandwich turning to mush made eating the hard cookie a little easier, but it still tasted stale. The salted caramel was decent, but it could have been more flavorful, it only had a hint of salt. It is nice the sandwiches come in a sleeve instead of just being wrapped up, it prevented the ice cream from ending up on my clothes.
There were two promotions being run during the grand opening: first was a drawing for a year’s worth of ice cream if you filled out a form and the second was a chance to win Cream swag or a free sandwich by spinning a wheel (
) if you posted a photo to Instagram or Twitter with the #Creamnation. My wife spun the wheel and won a free t-​shirt that I suspect she will never wear.
This was an utter waste of time and calories! There will be a location opening soon at my beloved Irvine Spectrum, but I will not be one of their customers.

Cream (Cookies Rule Everything Around Me) has opened its doors in Aliso Viejo. It’s located next door to the Panda Express and across from Which Wich sandwiches. Color me excited when I found out they were giving out free ice cream sandwiches all day Saturday. I worked out beforehand and went to stand in line at Cream. They had a DJ out front playing music for the growing crowd. They passed out free samples of cookies, offered face painting and balloons to the kids, and gave us menus.
For $ 2.99, you can get an ice cream cookie sandwich. You’re encouraged to mix or match cookies, ice cream, and toppings to your heart’s desire. There are thousands of possibilities. They have gluten free cookies here. All the cookies are baked in house. Some are softer than others. I opted for mint chocolate chip ice cream sandwiched between red velvet and white chocolate macadamia cookies rolled in almonds. But they had so MANY flavors to choose from. On a less busy day I would have asked to try some of the different ice cream flavors. For posting my photo on social media, they let me spin the wheel of prizes. I won a free ice cream cookie sandwich, good for my next visit.
My ice cream sandwich was good. The red velvet cookie was soft which I loved. The white chocolate macadamia cookie was too hard for my taste. The mint chocolate chip ice cream was refreshing and not too sweet. I liked it a lot. I’ll be back to try other flavors.