Kilwin’s Chocolate Shoppe

Kilwin’s isn’t bad. It’s a wonderfully adorable little shop, with lots of interesting flavors with cute names like «Ann Arbor Mud,» and I’ve always wanted to try one of the caramel apples that sit out towards the windows.
However, it’s so hard to beat Blank Slate, which is just down the road. The ice cream scooper only lets you try two flavors (whereas at BS you get as many as you want), the waffle cones are not nearly as fresh, and while the ice cream is creamy, I always find it a bit too bland for my taste. All of the chocolate varieties seem to blend together, tasting like the same milky coldness across the board.
Also, somebody please tell the woman running the shop to smile more. She always seemed to be distressed or upset whenever I came in, which is not exactly conducive to a happy ice cream eating environment.
With Blank Slate just a few skips and a hop down the road with much more interesting flavors and much more smiles, I’d recommend going there if you’re looking for your ice cream fix.

This place is hand’s down my favorite ice cream shop in Ann Arbor. I am a huge fan of their toasted coconut. The waffle cones are delicious and add to the experience. If I could eat their ice cream every day of the week, I definitely would.
This place definitely is a little on the expensive side with it being around 4 – 5 dollars per person, but I still think it is worth the money. DEFINITELY recommend anyone who is in Ann Arbor to come to this place.

Delicious ice cream, a little overpriced though. Caramel apples were pretty good. The fudge had really limited options and was very overpriced so we were disappointed.

Took me four years (I’m a senior now) to realize that this is the best place to go for ice cream in downtown Ann Arbor. Their salted caramel is absolutely perfect and the waffle cones are SO GOOD. They make it right there in the shop. One downside is that it’s quite pricey (almost $ 5 for one scoop in a waffle cone). But it’s worth it in my opinion, and the «one scoop» is certainly much larger than it actually sounds.

The best waffle cones ever. Peanut Fudge is to die for. It’s pretty special. Premium, homemade goodness. It’s one of those places you can’t pass up when walking by.

–taste wise, they get a 5.
–service wise, they get a 5.
BUT it’s pretty expensive for a cone ice cream which was a little annoying (almost $ 5). I’m pretty sure all the desserts in this location are about the same price anyways, so maybe I shouldn’t complain!
Also I couldn’t use my card if it wasn’t over $ 5, so perhaps they should add a big sign for everyone to see, so that way those who don’t have cash can be prepared on what they’ll do next when they’re under the $ 5 limit.
aside from that no complaints, it seems like a place I would go to again!

My husband and I love, love this place! He likes the candy side and always orders the chocolate covered toffee and I always go to the ice cream side for my favorite, Ann Arbor Mud! What prompted me to finally write this review however is the new Smores ice cream — marshmallow ice cream with chocolate covered graham crackers, WHAT??? So delicious. I’ve had one person tell me it taste like coconut and another said it tastes like cake batter ice cream. I say it doesn’t matter! Yum!

Liked the selection of off the beaten path stuff that I don’t find everywhere – especially the dark chocolate with habanero. Also, they have dark chocolate covered orange wedge and a raspberry jelly wrapped in dark chocolate – a number of fun items. Beats the hell out of South Bend Chocolate Co, that’s for sure!

The ice cream offerings are pretty classic and don’t get too crazy but are still delicious. There are lots of great choices so everyone is sure to find something they like. The line gets pretty crazy so it can be hectic especially at the counter but the workers are friendly and helpful.

Great selection of delicious chocolates. It was nice they were open so late on Valentine’s day. Didn’t get anything unusual: salted caramel, strawberry bonbons, vanilla cream, and chocolate pretzels. Chocolate covered pretzels are such a simple treat, but they were so so good.

First time at this Kilwins, the service and staff were very friendly. I am a coffee lover, I tried the «cappuccino chocolate chip» and my sister tried the «toasted coconut» flavor. My flavor was perfectly balanced! The chucks of chocolate chips mixed with the delicate cappuccino cream were not intensely sweet which I enjoyed very much! My sisters flavor was not a disappointment, for coconut lovers, a must try! The defined taste of toasted coconut mixed with the vanilla cream was perfection! I wish there was a Kilwins closer to where I live in Auburn Hills, MI.

Good ice cream with home made waffle cone. I wish they had more interesting flavor…

YUM!
Cherry Republic, we go to them for cherry cordials and since they didn’t carry any, we went down the block to Kilwin’s and we were not disappointed! Boyfriend got some yummy cordials, and I got some dark chocolate cherry bark, delicious! (especially if you like the 70% dark chocolate like I do myself)
Then we went next door to the ice cream place and it was so yummy! So many cool flavors! I got pumpkin pie (great pumpkin flavor, and pieces of pie and graham cracker crust included!) and banana fudge (such a good light banana taste, fudgy swirls, pieces of fudge, and crispy chocolate pieces.
My boyfriend got butter pecan and salted caramel ice cream (vanilla ice cream with salted caramel swirls and little caramel filled chocolate cups, highly recommended by him!)
Lady behind the counter was very nice and willing to let us sample to our hearts delight.
Here’s to amazing ice cream on cold days :)

For me And also my dessert partner Kilwins’s Ice Cream was quite grainy. Both my cone of Butter Pecan and Pecan Praline and my husbands Hot Fudge Sundae had that same consistency which is just not something I find desirable in frozen treats. The house made waffle cone was very good. We were disappointed since at an ice cream parlor we feel the «main event» is the ice cream. We were disappointed.

After years of walking by, I stopped in the ice cream shop last night.
A friendly worker behind the counter offered to let me try as many samples as I wanted, but I only tried the toasted coconut – very good, but I don’t think I could eat an entire scoop or two of that. I opted for a chocolate-​dipped cone with pistachio nut ice cream & New Orleans praline ice cream. The total came to $ 6.75, which isn’t too bad considering I split it with my boyfriend.
I thought the waffle cone was just okay… It was much lighter than I am accustomed to, but I can see why some people would like it. The pistachio ice cream was not too sweet, but I preferred the praline flavor.
Might come back here if it’s late enough in the day and Washtenaw Dairy is closed.

This review is for the ice cream shop…
I must say, the ice cream shop is an absolute inconvenience. If your purchased items are less than $ 5 (which includes about 3 things on their ice cream menu), you have to pay by cash.
Not many people have cash on them nowadays and I blew most of what I carried (~$ 10) at the Farmer’s Market earlier that day. I like paying by cards, anyways, so I can keep track of all of my expenses.
They are also a bit stingy with their ice cream, and didn’t fill it to the cup’s brim. They also don’t let you combine flavors for the single cup. I had a look at another customer’s waffle cone, and the scoop sunk into the near abyss of the cone, so I didn’t even catch a view of the ice cream at all.
The flavor of the ice cream was nothing special, and is comparable to nearby ice cream shops like Stucchi’s, Ben and Jerry’s, and Iorio’s.
Also, local ice cream shops take CARDS (debit and credit), AND their prices are significantly cheaper. The cheapest item on Kilwin’s ice cream menu was nearly $ 4!!! At Stucchi’s, you can check in on Unilocal and get a good deal on your ice cream. Stucchi’s and Ben and Jerry’s also have deals on CampusSpecial app, making their prices much, much cheaper than Kilwin’s.
The only good thing about Kilwin’s is the waft of their waffle cones, but honestly, I would not pay them a visit again because you can find similar ice cream flavors at other shops that won’t enforce the nonsense credit/​debit card rule, allow you to combine ice cream flavors even in a small cup, AND offer you better prices.
Adiós, Kilwin’s!

Damn you Kilwins and your toasted coconut ice cream! You alone are to blame for my weight problem. Oh, but I love you SO much.

This place smells amazing all the time. Get the ice cream! They also cut freshly made fudge in the window.
If they ever have blueberry ice cream, get that. Had it up north at one of the Kilwins there, and it was delicious.

They need a big sign that says:
«OUR ICE CREAM IS SUSPECT, SO ASK FOR A SAMPLE BEFORE ORDERING ANYTHING, AS YOU CAN’T RETURN OR EXCHANGE IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT.»
Kilwin’s has bad customer service. And when the butter pecan ice cream was frozen, and not tasting right (bad pecans) all they said was «we give samples, and if you don’t like it sorry.» That’s it. Nothing more.
Why would I sample my favorite ice cream flavor? I will not go back. Washtenaw Dairy is MUCH better.

Nice place for ice creams n they make their waffle cones in house!!! The ic creams selections were not very unique or different. The usual ones. I tried the cake batter and it was yum! They evn make their own caramel candies. I think i like Stucchis better. They have better flavors and different too. But Kilwins isnt that bad.
Njoy!!!