Likkity’s Frozen Custard

5 stars great custard and really friendly people. Would give it more than 5 stars if I could.

This is a follow up of a review I did years ago. Ever since they moved to the new location, service has gone straight downhill. I drive by often in my daily routine. It is almost never open. When it is open, some sketchy employees have to be called over from who knows where to help you at the trailer. If it’s open and if you can get someone over to the trailer be prepared to be told they are out of most toppings and even flavor of the week. It’s such a shame that this awesome place has changed so much for the worse. Did they sell to new owners or something?

Two stars because the custard is good, but it stops there. It’s really disappointing how this place has devolved. The hours are too irregular to predict if they’ll be open. The service is good if you can ever get anyone to the trailer. Sometimes the lady who owns it is across the park and the other patrons have to wave her over. That’s happened to me more than once. There’s a younger guy working there now who really isn’t made for customer service. Bummer.

I’ve been a big Likkity’s fan since they opened a few years ago, so I was really disappointed by our visit last week. The high point — the custard is still delicious! The downsides — no menu on the window, no flavor of the week (not a biggie), no cone dips, and them I asked about the dirt & worms sundae and the worker replied «I have no idea what that is.» He was able to make it (with gummy bears instead of worms) but just the overall attitude and feel of the place is not at all what it once was! Such a bummer.

Great Service
Perhaps some of the best customer service I’ve ever experienced from a mobile vendor. Kind, enthusiastic, and happy to see people.
Great Product
The frozen custard is second to none. The selections of add-​ins is a welcome treat, and I’ve never been disappointed.
Note
If you’re a geocacher, then there is a special surprise for you there. Just keep your eyes out.

Glad I can update my last review to say that the owner reached out to me and apologized for my last experience and even hand delivered a refund to my home. We all have off days, but it just reaffirms my belief that these guys really do care about their customers that they responded so appropriately to my complaint.

Perfect for those who don’t enjoy the overly sweet and heavy parts of ice cream! I also LOVE that you can get your custard dipped in a chocolate shell! So delicious!

My husband and I were at the old location a couple of years ago and LOVED it. We had a great visit with the owner and knew we would be back if we were ever in Austin again. We were just there early this evening and this conversation happened. I will add the picture of the sign mentioned in the conversation.
Friendly young attendant: Hi! what would you like?
Me: I’ll have a dish of chocolate mint with the Andes mint topping.
Guy: Excuse me?
Me: a dish of chocolate mint…
Guy: Yeah
Me: .with the Andes mint topping
Guy: What’s that?
Me: A candy, its your flavor of the week.
Guy: Excuse me, What is it?
Me: It’s a chocolate candy with a green minty stripe in it.
Guy: Hmm, I never heard of that, I’m sorry, I don’t think we have them. I just got called in.
Me: Ok… but. It’s…your flavor of the week.
Guy: I’m sorry, What’s that?
Geneva: (Blink, blink)
Ralph: Flavor of the week. It says Right here on this sign…(points) Flavor of the week.
Guy: (Leans out the trailer window and looks at the sign, looks around in trailer) I just got called in so. he didn’t tell me about this. I don’t see any. I just got called in…(awkward silence)
Me: Ok, Just a dish of chocolate custard is fine.
Guy: (Gets custard) Here you go Mam.
Me: Thanks!
Guy: Ok, and what for you sir.
Ralph: Do you have any cherries?
Guy: What?
Ralph: Cherries, like for on top of a Sunday
Guy: Oh, the closest thing to that is butterscotch
Ralph: blank stare
Me: Did you mean to say that butterscotch is the closest thing to cherries?
Him: Yes, I’m sorry, butterscotch is the closest we have to cherries.
Ralph: Okay, a dish of vanilla with butterscotch.
It tasted great and was very smooth!

Best custard I’ve had in Austin.
My only requests would be that they be more generous with the toppings and offer a blended option.

Really great tasting custard, can’t wait to have some more…

The only reason I workout and bike ride is so I can stop at Likkity’s almost every night., yummmmmmmmmmmm

I’d driven by this place several times, each time thinking, «Someday I ought to stop by.» However, it’s just enough out of the way that I kept forgetting about it. That is until I overheard two friends raving about it. At that moment I resolved not another day would pass without me going to Likkitys.
And it was incredible. The icecream/​custard base is smooth, dense, sweet, and the perfect temperature (not too hard, not too melty). The chocloate could use just a punch more chocolate, yet that slight missing umph probably provides the perfect canvas for hot fudge sauce and crushed grasshopper cookies. (Admittedly, I don’t know if they even have crushed cookies of any variety. I didn’t read that section of the menu.)
The outdoor seating is perfect. The recycling is much appreciated.

Wow, really great frozen custard.
I wasn’t expecting this place to be so far out of the way, but it was worth the travel. Their custard was smooth, rich and creamy. I had their chocolate custard and it was fantastic… mine had homemade chocolate fudge sauce and brownies added to make it an awesome dessert and I really enjoyed it.
The customer service was friendly and I would recommend this to anyone who loves ice cream, frozen custard or any sweet treats.

Mango Custard: Great
Service: With a smile
Prices: fair
Atmosphere: Fun
Kids enjoyment: THROUGH THE ROOF!!!
Coming back: Often.

I loves me some Likkity’s. I just didn’t know it until now.
During the holidays, I took my kids and their baby sitter to get a treat and this place is only a few miles from the house.
The favor of the week was peppermint (THE perrrffect flavor for around XMas) and the kids got chocolate/​vanilla swirls with a topping.
We all had a ‘Kids size’ in a cup, which was plenty — considering it was cool out. I was also diggin the set-​up. Plenty of parking, plenty of covered seating (the ceiling fans will come in handy in the summer), and the custard was rich and creamy — which hit the spot.
I think the MOST FUN the kids had may have had writing on The Big RED Bus (my daughter probably remembers this more than the custard). You can express your inner artist too — just ask them for the chaulk. ;-)
I can imagine making it over here once per week in the Summer — so get some custard ON ORDER NOW Mr. Likkity!!!

Likkity split, this stuff’s legit!
Friends, Unilocalers, countrymen, lend me your spoons. I come to eat custard, and to praise it.
RANDOM CONVERSATION TIDBITS FROM YOLANDA’S ROTDC TODAY:
ERROL: I can’t check in here. FourSquare won’t let me.
ME: Stinks to be you. I’ll be able to keep you from yet another mayorship.
YOLANDA: This custard tastes like childhood!
ME: Errol, you remember meeting Yolanda before, right?
ME: [To Errol] Whatever happened to that «My first online date» picture of you, with your daughter lying in the trunk of your car? That picture was hilarious.
ERROL: Her mother said it was inappropriate, so I removed it.
ME: How about you take another picture here with me, Darla and Yolanda lying in your trunk? You can call it, «My second online date… I’m getting better at this.»
ERROL: Yolanda looks good with custard streaks on her face.
I heard something about copping a feel, but luckily for Darla and Ardie, I didn’t hear all of it.
As far as the custard is concerned, what can you really say about custard? «It was… custard-​y.» Well, okay, it was great, except for all the sugar granules I encountered in the hot fudge sauce. Sweet doesn’t need even more sweet, guys. You’re putting me in a diabetic coma here. And Likkity’s owner was also sweet… and hott. Likkity’s *custard* was creamier, thicker and tastier than Sandy’s and Culver’s. (Huh-​huh, that’s what SHE said!)
By the way, Errol and Ardie each ordered a huge honking parfait [see pic] to compensate for something. I’m kidding, I’m kidding… keep your hate mail to yourselves.
Dare I break into song? I dare. [Follow along here:
OW! Uh! Get up! OW! OW! Choc me out, dig?
OW! Chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry,
Easy to get anything.
On your parfait or sundae overload
Just add on the fudge,
That wonderful sludge.
(This is a destination)
That’s too far.
I could not have walked.
I am glad I brought my car. OW!
(Licking in America!) OW!
Hand to spoon, spoon to custard.
(Licking in America!)
Custard to tongue, makes you feel flustered.
(Licking in America!)
Got to have a celebration!
Chocolate soul! Heh! OW! Huh!
Sundae, parfait.
Three flavors to make you stay.
Choose a flavor from what you’re shown.
Get yourself a cup, or get yourself a cone.
Perfect bliss, now, inside your mouth.
I’m tellin’ ya, your mind will blow. OW!
You might have to walk a mile, now (Say it!)
To erase damage from the chow.
But you will still enjoy it anyhow.
(Licking in America!)
Hand to spoon, spoon to custard.
(Licking in America!)
Custard to tongue, makes you feel flustered.
(Licking in America!)
Got to have a celebration!
OW! *I* (lick in America!)
Now, *I* (lick in America!)
Wait a minute…
You may well be looking for the promised land,
But you won’t find it, no way…
…under one of these old familar names,
Like Snakes Frozen (Snakes Frozen!)
Freddy’s Frozen (Freddy’s Frozen!)
Sandy’s (Sandy’s!)
Culver’s up north (Culver’s up north!)
Austin Rita’s (Austin Rita’s!)
Culver’s down south (Culver’s down south!)
Just Likkity’s, OW! (Likkity’s!) is the one and only!
Licking in America!
Licking in America!
Licking in America!
*I* (lick in America!)
I’m such a swine, but it’s divine.
*I* (lick in America!)
Hey, I know what it means.
Ah!
(Licking in America!)
Freddy’s Frozen, eat your heart out!
(Licking in America!)
Hit me! I said, now, hand to spoon, spoon to custard.
(Licking in America!)
So nice on your bare tongue.
(Licking in America!)
I FEEL GOOD!
[Original song credit: «Living In America» by James Brown]

The problem I have with frozen custard is I really can’t distinguish it from any decent froyo or Amy’s ice cream; and the kid we discovered afterward eavesdropping on our conversation had probably never heard the word «penis» before and may now require therapy.
Don’t get me wrong, the frozen custard was good here — my $ 4.25 strawberry parfait with Oreos, M&M’s, and hot fudge sauce was pretty in pink and pretty tasty as well. The one guy working here was efficient and on the ball, and this South Austin trailer eatery with shaded tables was comfortable, colorful, and fun.
If I was alone, I’d probably give it four stars, but once again, it’s the people I’m with that make it great: Ardie’s measured wit and wisdom was no match for Darla’s determination to cleanse Yolanda of her sweet, creamy chocolate swirls dripping slowly from her lips to chin, and Marc, of course, has the uncanny ability to see right through me. It’s interesting how Unilocalers can be different in real life.
And just to cap this interesting and languid moment of space and time, I took a slow detour on William Cannon on my way back up MoPac, to see all those new places I’ve read about — Wholy Bagel, Kerbey Lane, Five Guys, P. Terry’s; I also stopped at that Costco and found a perfect light jacket, in a perfect size, and a Costco check-​out line that no one was using. On this particular late and lazy Sunday afternoon, South Austin was amazingly like a Magic Kingdom.

It’s big. It’s Chill. It’s warm in just the right places. It’s. .. Likkity! Crazy good!
Awesome frozen custard, delicious homemade hot fudge and homemade whip cream. I went for the medium strawberry hot fudge sundae, really more than I can handle, but I did my best. Perfect on a warm Austin fall day. Really, go for the sundae, go wild with the mix ins, don’t let that little voice in the back of your head hold you back. That voice isn’t really your friend.
The setting is is really put together. Covered seating (with fans) and colorful little picnic tables. This is truck eat’n done right. The owner was super nice and super friendly. It’s definitely nicer than the psych ward at Bellevue.
The only way this would be better if it was somewhere else other than deep south austin. Probably all for the best because this would be awfully tempting to stop by if it was anywhere near convenient.

Likkity’s Frozen is Custard’s last stand. On Manchaca Road, that is.
When you see the big red double-​decker bus – don’t think that’s where the action is. The good stuff is served out of a spic-​and-​span white trailer a few parking spaces over. I think the cleanliness of the venue sets a new high bar for trailer establishments in Austin – most of which have a helluva lot to learn about basic sanitation from Likkity.
The owner has built out an impressive airy, covered patio area with easy-​to-​clean picnic table style seating. He’s even put a remote napkin dispenser conveniently near the tables. It’s a very friendly and welcoming environment for groups and families alike.
But you came here for the custard, and Likkity’s lives up to its namesake. I had a parfait with today’s flavor of the day – Strawberry – topped with chocolate topping and mile-​high whipped cream and infused with M&M’s and peanuts. Dee-​lish-​us and satisfying. I called it lunch.
The service is as friendly as the place is clean and the custard is excellent. I don’t think I’ve met a friendlier owner. He was patient while I perused the menu, and amiable when I went to pick up my order. As an added touch, he dispenses wet towelette packets – because he knows if you really enjoy it, well, it’s going to get messy.
While Likkity’s may be the last frozen custard stand on Manchaca Road, it certainly won’t be my last visit. The only temptation to avoid with this place will be coming by here daily on my way home from work.

I’ve passed Likkity’s Frozen Custard over 150 times. I was definitely curious about it but when Jennie C. put it down on a Talk thread as one of her favorite summertime treats — I had to try it. Jennie C., in case you’ve been living with your head in a box, has fabulous taste when it comes to food.
The good thing about having diabetes (what?!?) is that when you do finally get to splurge and have that kids chocolate frozen custard it becomes not just another cone but a moment of transcendental bliss. The custard at Likkity’s is smooth and mellow and not too sweet. It’s delicious perfection.