Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams

Amazing! So rich and delicious. Truly the best ice cream I’ve ever had. I had the dark, dark chocolate and the peanut butter/​salted caramel. I wish my waistline could handle eating this every single day, because I would skip lunch and eat Jeni’s ice cream instead. I love that their tasting spoons are metal and re-​usable. The small waffle cookie on the side was crispy and tasty. Go there! Staff was friendly and helpful.

Honest to goodness some of THE BEST ice cream I have ever had. Location was clean and airy with very nice staff. A bunch of delicious flavors to choose from including seasonal ones.
Despite being very busy the staff was polite and helpful. I also really appreciated the fact that when you sample the flavors, reusable metal spoons are used. They also do their best to use local ingredients as well!
Can’t wait to come back and have it again.

I don’t know what I like more, their ice cream or their waffle cone! We tried salted peanut butter, chocolate and dark chocolate! All delicious!

Oh. My. God. Jeni’s ice cream is the real deal. I love this place.
I ended up trying many items (brown butter almond brittle — my fave!, salty caramel, reising poached pear — so good, brambleberry crisp — yum!). I ended up getting the brown butter almond brittle and salty caramel together. So good! They also give you a waffle chip if you decide to not get a waffle cone.
Protip: always get the waffle cone piece.

This is not your typical ice cream joint! Jenny’s is super unique! I went to Jeni’s for the first time over the weekend and really enjoyed it. Anyone who knows my eating habits knows that I only eat chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream when I am at ice cream parlors. However, I was restricted of that luxury at Jeni’s. Have no fear! The flavors were awesome! They let me try a ton of samples (probably because I was pathetically intimidated by the flavor selection haha), and I totally recommend the Brambleberry Crisp flavor. I also really liked the Pistachio Honey flavor. I tried a couple more, but the two I just listed were the two that stood out the most and ended up winning me over.

I have been wanting to try this place out for months now. We finally went last night. PHENOMENAL!
We got there at around 9pm and there was a bit of a line, but it went fast. And an employee was outside giving people menus so you can choose ahead of time. When we were leaving around 9:45p the line had almost doubled!
When you get inside you can instantly smell the sweet and delicious ice cream! Luckily, they let you sample before you commit to anything. The décor and lighting is warm and inviting. Very clean too!
You can choose two flavor a for $ 5 or 3 favors for $ 6. I had the bramberry crisp and the brown butter almond brittle on a waffle cone. There are so many delicious flavors. I can’t wait to go back!
It’s super close to the brown line Southport stop. But there is metered parking nearby too.

Very knowledgeable staff and an impressive selection of unique flavors. I had no idea that one could say so much about ice creams and describe the different flavors so accurately.
This place was awesome, and you can’t go wrong with the flavors here.

Had tried Jeni’s from Whole Foods and loved it so decided to visit their shop in Chicago.
Bramble berry Crisp: I have no idea what a bramble berry is, but I like it! The crisp is a little misleading since it’s more like a chunk of something chewy, as in those baked berry «crumbles» or «crisps», which makes sense now but didn’t when I ordered it.
Honey pistachio: Delicious. Honey flavor is prominent along with the nutty pistachios. Only wished there were pistachio pieces too.
Milk chocolate salted almond: Dense, rich, very hard, and flavorful!
Blueberry lemon buttermilk yogurt: loved the tangy, light texture but was a bit too soft for my preferences. Still tasted great though
Overall, a great experience but would have liked all the flavored more frozen /​hard, like the chocolate.

Jeni’s is the best ice cream in America, period. I used to date a girl from Ohio State that introduced me to Jeni’s back in Columbus and I was so glad that I didn’t have to give it up after we broke up! This was their second location immediately after all their Ohio location and I think it’s a million times better than Graeter’s (another Ohio Ice cream shop)
My suggestion is to try as many different flavors as you can as they are all so different and fresh. My personal favorites are the Black Cat Expresso (made with Intelligentsia!!!) paired with something sweeter like the Pistachios with Honey or Salted Caramel (my ex’s favorite).

I’ve been here a couple of times and I absolutely love this place. Starting with the place itself which is very convient to get to if you’re driving there’s either meter parking or if you look hard enough there might be free parking or just take the brown line that drops you off basically in front. The place to eat is kinda small to say about 4 small tables sitting between 2 – 4 people and a long table in back.
The service is amazing. The servers will give what ever samples are necessary before you make your decision and they are nice about it as well. They will also give you suggestions as well as tell you the flavors.
The ice cream they serve aren’t always constant because the flavors change out ever so often, but they are always good and like I said earlier you can always try it first. My favorite are usually pistachio&honey, and also the pear sorbet… YUM!

I was in search of their sorbets, but they weren’t out yet (for the season I’m guessing). However, I sampled the bourbon salted pecan, salted peanut butter with chocolate flecks, and sweet corn spoon bread. This place is simply amazing. I’m consistently impressed by their inventive flavors, quality ingredients, and overall delicious products. Thanks for letting us sample, Jeni! It makes all the difference in the world when you want to try something out of your normal comfort zone.
From past experience, the Riesling poached pear is fantastic. Light but not watery like other sorbets. The bourbon salted pecan was almost like a cookie dough, where the pecans gave you something to bite into. It was very good.
Note: if you happen to find yourself in the Cincinnati area, check Jungle Jim’s for pints of your favorite flavors. I’ve been able to get them as low as $ 8 on sale (instead of the normal $ 12). Enjoy!

You know those days when all you desperately crave is to be hugged and cry into someone’s shoulder? And when someone finally do it’s a cathartic experience and it feels like five tons of bricks have been removed from your shoulders?
That’s the feeling you’ll have when you have a scoop at Jeni’s.

Jeni’s is so, so excellent. It’s the best creative ice cream place in Chicago/​probably my favorite one in the whole world. I love coming here for the friendly employees, the beautiful space, and of course, the amazing ice cream.
The absolute best combo you can get is one scoop of brambleberry crisp and one scoop of wildberry lavender. They really do an amazing job with making creamy, fruity flavors. The goat cheese with cherries is also really good, and they make a unique vanilla (with their own special type of vanilla bean!) if you like to keep it simple. They’ve also got awesome ice cream/​macaron sandwiches.

I finally went to this place last night while walking home and seeing a gigantic line sticking out the door. I pass by this place every day, but I figure if it’s this popular, what the hell.
I waited in line for a good 20 minutes before finally getting to place my order. I was a little disappointed that there wasn’t a single cookie dough flavor. Instead, I tasted the bourbon salted pecan and knew right away that’s the one I wanted to go with.
I got 2 scoops in a waffle cone and that was plenty of ice cream for me. I can’t imagine getting the largest size. The ice cream was delicious and the waffle cone was even better. The cone was sweet and crispy with a little bit of softness to it.
I will definitely be coming back to try again, and I really hope they have a cookie dough one next time.

If I had to cheat, this was the place. Trying to stay away from dairy but had my first outing with a new friend in Chicago. Didn’t want to be a killjoy so I went to check it out.
Frickin’ Wild Lavendar? Yeah, gotta try that. Almond brittle, you say? Yep, had to try that too. But I was conservative and ordered a small cup with 2 dainty scoops. It came with a waffle chip which was perfect. I had to have it since that waffle smell permeated throughout the whole store. But, on my next designated cheat day, I’d probably ask them to put a little more effort in their wrist motion to get an ample scoop in my cup. And I’d definitely get it in a waffle cone. Will be aching to go back in a month.

Amazing flavors, waffle cones, and staff!
Cannot rave about this place enough and I’ve only been here once! Having heard many many many good things about this place, I had very high hopes. My visit and experience here did not disappoint at all!
The staff member helping me out was great about letting me sample the ice cream, because it was really hard to pick just three flavors when all of them sound and tasted delicious! She really knew her stuff about each flavor as well! After much deliberation, I decided to go with the Brambleberry Crisp, Brown Butter Almond Brittle, and the Lemon flavors! The Brambleberry Crisp was my favorite, it was sweet, creamy, has a great texture from the crisps, and smooth Berry flavor. The Brown Butter Almond Brittle had crunchy bits from the in store made brittle and the ice cream itself was very sweet and delicious! The Lemon one tasted like a creamy Italian ice and was very refreshing against my other two flavors. Also, the cone itself is seriously so delicious! Something about it is different from other places, but hands down amazing.
I will for sure be back to try out the other flavors!

Imagine walking down the sidewalk in downtown Lakeview on a boiling summer’s day. Sweating yet? Needless to say, when Jeni’s Ice Creams appeared out of the haze of heat, my BF and I immediately stumbled inside.
Thankfully, we arrived before a big rush of people and had time to sample some of the delicious flavors that were available. The servers were very friendly and there were no sampling limits; awesome!
In this day and age, it’s common to find ice cream/​sorbet with a taste that only sort of resembles it’s advertised fruit flavor. The large chain ice cream stores nail about 60% of the taste, and smaller ice cream places can get up to 85%. But Jeni’s? Jeni’s accomplishes 100% flawlessly. Every single flavor explodes off the tongue and is the exact fruit it’s named for, whether it was mango, black currant, passionfruit, or raspberry.
When it came time to enjoy our scoops with some complementary waffle cone pieces, we found a small, nice table against the wall, which even came complete with a vase of flowers.
In short, a great place with most delicious ice cream. Splendid indeed!

Going to this place felt like I got sucker punched because Jeni’s only has atypical flavors. I usually get the cookies and cream or some variant of candy/​cookie mix but Jeni’s had nothing close to it. I had a tough time choosing because I’m so picky and this was all new to me, so I sampled like ¼ of the flavors. At the end, I got one scoop of «brown butter almond brittle» and another of «salted peanut butter with chocolate flecks». They were delicious.
Overall, this place is great but it wouldn’t be my first choice because I like the typical flavors and don’t really like change up. Jeni’s is unique with its flavors, and if you’re into trying new things then Jeni’s is for you!
Note: they do have some seating in the front and back. The high table in the back can seat a group of 10. Meter parking is easy. This location is steps from the brown line southport stop and a 15 min walk to wrigleyville!

I recently stumbled across Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams during the Lakeview Taco Festival.
Jeni’s gives off a hip ice parlor type of vibe. Overall Jeni’s is pretty spacious but has only a few tables, I imagine on a slower day you will definitely get a table but on a busy day, such as the Lakeview Taco Festival, you will have to take your ice cream to go.
I will admit I didn’t have any high expectations from Jeni’s because my friend and I were just looking for a place to grab some ice cream. After trying a few samples of their ice cream I was completely blown away. The ice cream was flavorful and you could taste the quality of the ingredients they use. I got a combination of the Milkiest Chocolate, Vanilla Bean, and Brown Butter Almond Brittle. All three flavors truly complimented each other wonderfully.
From the very moment I tried those few samples I became an instant fan and knew that Jeni’s would become my go to place. I highly recommend checking out Jeni’s at least once.

It really, really sucks that I’m lactose intolerant, but pffffttt that’s not stopping me from coming here!!! I mean after all, it’s Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, so let’s be real here.
I absolutely love the décor. It’s bright, clean and charming. The small tables have flowers on top to make it a great date spot. Based off of the couple times that I’ve been here, it has never been super packed to the point of no seats available.
It’s great that you get to sample as many flavors as you like, but I usually do 3 – 4 samples before I know what I want. As for the flavors, most of them are unique and a few can sometimes change. For this particular visit, I chose the Wildberry Lavender and Raspberry Sorbet. Both were really good. Refreshing and not too sweet. The two-​scoop cup comes with a waffle cone crisp, which is my favorite part.
Location is great because it’s right next to the CTA brown line. However, we didn’t have an issue with street parking when we went on a weekday evening after 9pm.
I know Jeni’s originated from Columbus, OH, so it would be nice to see how the original locations compare to this Chicago location. One day!