Chicago Creamery

They are closed. It’s no longer there.

Was really looking forward to a nice sundae tonight, sadly, I picked the wrong place.
We really liked the soup by the door, seemed cozy. Plus the restaurant was empty, we would be in and out — or so I thought. My bf ordered the banana split and I ordered a one scoop sundae. We were invited to sit down and chill for a bit. After waiting 30 minutes in a empty restaurant, I thought «Wow, this is going to be an amazing sundae!» But no… My sundae jumped in size from one scoop to three scoops with a few dollops of chocolate and no whip cream. My bf’s split was similarly plain. After my order was fixed, nothing improved. Plus, the ice cream I get at walgreens is way better. Call me a stickler but if ya screw up my sundae, my order, and it takes 30 minutes for uncooked food — ya kinda suck.
I’m going for Berrymoon down the street next time — wish me luck :)

From being an ice cream place to then adding soups and now chicken wings, my friend summed it up best: they sure know how to combine the best things in life.
I’m vegetarian so can’t speak to their wings, they did seem popular if number of orders are judge, but I enjoyed my watermelon smoothie with tapioca! I also would like to try their icecream which looked creamy (hopefully they stay true to their name)!

Avocado ice cream? Sign me up! Taro root? Seriously delicious.
I picked this spot due to the good reviews as a group of us walked through Lincoln Park. It’s a tiny store front attached to an Asian restaurant on Clark. I was a bit apprehensive upon entering, as I wasn’t sure about the flavors. However, I was pleasantly surprised. The taro root and avocado were both delicious (though, I had espresso — also tasty!).
The cost was reasonable.
I would visit again, however, I have some minor suggestions…
1 — I asked for ice water and received the most miniscule bit of ice water ever (like the size of a dental chair rinse cup). The ice cream isn’t dirt cheap, so I feel they can probably give me a slightly larger cup of tap water.
2 — there is really no seating. This would be ok, aside from the fact that it was really miserably humid and hot and we didn’t want to eat outside. We all smooshed in on a bench.
3 — The spot is clean, but the garbage was overflowing, which I find extremely gross. Please, clean that up!

Excellent creamy treat except for the Avacado ice cream. Avoid it at all costs!

As far as ice cream goes I think it’s just kind of eh. My friend wanted ice cream-​despite all the froyo places in the area and this just happened to be the one close by. I think it’s a little odd that a Thai place a sushi place and an ice cream place all just happen to connected together, it makes me think that they can’t really be good at all three. If the ice cream is any indication then I don’t think I would want to eat the Thai or sushi here. The ice cream is rather plain-​I had the green tea and it seemed more like vanilla ice cream with some green food dye and just a little bit of green tea flavor. For one scoop for each of us in a cone to come out to almost 7 dollars is the topper for this place. Next time I’ll hop back in my car and go find another place that serves ice cream.

Chicago Creamery, You would have received three stars, except your website is highly deceiving. «20 different flavors in store daily» I think not! Maybe in the storage room. The case in the front of the store, which is attached to Oodles of Noodles and Red Bamboo Sushi, has 8 count em 8 flavors. I would not consider the ice cream creamery style, rather, grocery store– deep freeze– gallon style. Good, but Jewel has better. Oh, I could add about half a star for sheer entertainment. My friend asked if the Avocado ice cream was any good. and the clerks’ response was «it’s good for your hair.» Ha ha, thanks for the beauty tip lady!
Unilocal, most disappointing review. 4 out of 5. no way.

ordered a mango banana smoothie. was upcharged a dollar for the flavor mixed even though its not stated on there menu. the bananas they used were borderline rotten and sitting in a water simple syrup. Dont go here, its not authentic

BEST ICE-​CREAM IN TOWN!
I love love love the flavors– Birthday cake may be my favorite– but lychee and mango are CLOSE winners!
The staff is always friendly and will allow endless samples until you find the perfect ice-​cream flavor!

I’d always walk by this charming shop on a busy stretch of Clark in Lincoln Park and wonder, ‘why is it always empty?’ In an attempt to show that I am all about power to the people, I ventured in one afternoon determined to stimulate the local economy and show people the importance of supporting local business. What I received was a shock.
Yes, the store is charming… cute, even. Yes, the flavors are authentic. Yes, the taro ice cream is delicious. But, $ 3.32 for a single scoop of ice cream in a sugar cone? No. No. No. I solved the mystery of why this place always appears to be empty. CC, your price point is way too high! Yes, you have some positives going for you but you’re not at all competitive. Help yourselves. I was dumbfounded at the price. I didn’t see a menu board so as to confirm that I was being charged the correct price so I asked for a receipt.
«No.»
“What?”
“No receipt. Sorry.“
Evidently, the clerk couldn’t rip off the receipt and give it to me. Suspect. So, I wrote down the price I paid (agog) and called a friend to kvetch. Hopefully, the prices are, indeed, that high and I didn’t receive ‘special service.’

Pretty good ice cream, but mediocre soup. I must have stopped in on a bad day, as I received rude and extremely slow service (almost 20 minutes to give me pre-​made soup and a smoothie!?). It is also pretty pricey, $ 5.99 for 3 scoops of icecream pre-​tax. Bobtail and Soupbox both offer far superior products for less money, so I’d recommend heading a bit north on Broadway for your soup and frozen desserts fix. :)

Ever since I stepped foot into this place, I meander through life craving the avocado ice cream. So thick, so creamy, so smooth and amazing… I must go back as soon as possible. Suggestion, get a scoop of the banana ice cream and a scoop of the avocado. The two of them on top of each other-​Fantastic.

As an ice cream fanatic, I’ve tested quite a few stores in my time. Chicago Creamery was good, but not the best ice cream I’ve ever had. I had a scoop of the chocolate chip cookie dough and one of the birthday cake and wasn’t overly impressed with either. The staff is very pleasant and the place is cute, but if you’re looking for thebesticecreamyou’veeverhad, keep moseying.

I bought 2 buck ducks groupons when i saw the website. I agree that the website is much more impressive than the store. We arrived almost at closing and we had
taro — YUM with real taro pieces
jackfruit — good with pieces
lychee — YUM with real lychee
coconut — gooooood
The ice cream is not too creamy (not quite super premium) but are authentic Asian flavors. The ice cream themselves have the actual fruit inside, and tasted SO good!
Loving it!

Interesting concept for this area. A lot of flavors (lychee, avocado, etc.) that you don’t normally see. They also have smoothies with the large tapioca pearls. We tried: scoop of espresso and scoop of lychee. Lychee is one of my favorites. I liked the flavor, but there were fairly large ice crystals in the ice cream. I’ll chalk that up to a bad freeze job as the flavors were quite good. I would try this place again (especially a smoothie) when I’m in the neighborhood.

The website is more impressive than the actual store, it seems. Don’t get me wrong — I love ice cream and everything that comes with it. This place is really cute, and the staff is super nice. I tried the avocado ice cream and it kind of reminded me of a muted green tea ice cream, so I went for mango instead. It was an interesting flavor I hadn’t tasted before. It was a creamy, milky version of mango. It was a tad too sweet, but I appreciated the pieces of mango in the ice cream itself. I tried my friend’s taro and it was pretty great, and the color was beautiful.
Unfortunately, I didn’t think this was the best ice cream I’ve ever had. This place is good, but not great. Maybe once they have more flavors, I’ll be able to say more about the place. But for now, it’s pretty okay and can satisfy any ice cream cravings.

Although the ice cream is good, I only gave this place a 4 instead of 5 because their lack of topping options and my general confusion with their menu. I had some trouble ordering exactly what I wanted. They do have very good ice cream, and some interesting flavors that I have yet to try, like avacado!

Crazy-​good homemade ice cream! The asian in me was immediately drawn to the exotic flavors (ube, avocado, macapuno, lychee, mango) and all are fantastic. I’m sure the other flavors are just as awesome. I was told that they use lowfat milk, which surprised me because the ice cream itself is rich and creamy. Nice.
The staff there is really nice too. When I got ice cream to bring home, they went as far as to put ice in a bag so that the ice cream wouldn’t melt as fast. Nice.
Well-​deserved five stars, give it up for Chicago Creamery.

What a delight! My boyfriend and I stopped by this new shop last night. They offer a wide variety of ice cream, sundaes, sorbet, smoothies, and shakes, which you can completely customize into any combination you want. But I couldn’t help myself when I saw a Goose Island Root Beer Float on the menu. It was delicious!
And the service was fantastic. The girls were friendly and attentive. They even let us choose which frilly umbrella went in our sundae! We will definitely be back, many more times!