Confetti Italian Ice & Custard

I’ve never had this before. All the different options was quite confusing. Instead of creating my own Confetti Parfaits, I choose their already made Parfait Combo Flavors. They also have ConfetTeas, which is tea with two scoops of Italian Ice and a waffle cookie sandwich filled with custard called Pizzelle.
:Flavors:
We got the Banana Foster (banana, horchata, caramel sauce, vanilla custard) and Tropical Snowball (lychee, passion fruit, vanilla custard). I liked the Banana Foster. They serve many interesting flavors, such as, Snickers, Tokyo Tea, ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ Bar, Capuccino Blast, Caramel Mocha Frap, and Cinnamon Roll, etc. I didn’t know Italian Ice and Custard would be a good combination.
:Customer Service:
I wasn’t sure how and where to start but the staff was there to help. They explained how to order and even made some suggestions.
:Tip:
Ask to sample the flavors!
:M’s Notes:
~Indoor and Outdoor Seating
~Parking Lot

The Italian ice and Italian custards are really good individually (I think, based mainly on the few samples we tried), but this place really shines with all the cool combinations you can make!
We got the Orange Bang and Tokyo Tea. The Orange Bang tastes just like the orange creamsicle it’s supposed to, and the Tokyo Tea was a very refreshing melon combo. There’s a pretty large selection of individual ices, custards, and soft-​serves, and they can be combined in whatever way you choose.
Service was friendly and quick. Can’t wait to try more combinations!

My favorite place to get an Italian ice and custard combo!
CUSTARD.
My favorites are the taro and cookie butter. Vanilla is always a safe one if I want multiple ice flavors. They’re always super rich and creamy.
ICE.
Horchata is an all time favorite and it goes with just about any custard they serve. My favorite with it is the cookie butter.
Lychee/​mango/​passion fruit. If I want something fruity, I get these together topped with the vanilla custard. Definitely my favorite place to get Italian ice!
SERVICE.
I’ve been going here for quite awhile now, and the staff has always been really helpful and willing to give samples. It irked me a bit during my last visit when my boyfriend and I were the only ones in the shop. We were in the store for awhile (maybe 10 – 15 minutes) eating our cup when the cashier suddenly came around to tell us that our order didn’t go through. So he went back to pay. I came expecting to pay, so that wasn’t the issue. But after we were eating for awhile already, I mean… I guess?

I had the pleasue of watching the second half of Superbowl 50 here today! Best place ever! I got to watch on a big screen HD TV and I had the place all to myself! It was just me the owner and her awesome staff! You guys are awesome! I had a good time today. I don’t cheat on my check-​ins. I actually buy something each time I check in. I’m calling shenanigans on the guy who Unilocal says is the «Duke» as of today.
Way to go Denver!

Walking into Confetti can be a little overwhelming – especially if you’re a bit indecisive like I am. There are so many flavors and types of gelato and custard variations that first timers may have a hard time wrapping their head around it! Fortunately the server behind the counter was incredibly friendly and helpful, and walked us through the different dessert options we could choose from!
I have to say the service was one of the main reasons I had such a wonderful experience. We came in as a large group of six, all of us confused first-​timers! Our server handed out various samples like a pro, and gave us many recommendations! A few of us ordered straight of the pre-​made flavor menu, that already has tasty gelato and custard soft-​serve combinations. The rest of us tried different custards and gelatos on our own, and then had the option to add a flavor of soft-​serve on top.
I absolutely loved their frozen custards because they were creamier and richer, and closer to ice cream. I chose the taro flavor and the milkshake flavor which were incredible! But the best thing I had at Confetti had to be the cookie butter soft-​serve topping! It was perfect, and a crowd favorite!
They servers are kind and patient, and the shop is very cute to hang out with friends, or just to stop in for a quick treat. I’d definitely come back again! The options are limitless!

I’m a huge fan of this place because I think it’s so good! I always get the Caramel Apple one which is sour apple Italian ice topped with vanilla custard and caramel. It’s the perfect amount of sweetness and it always hits the spot when I’m craving it. I love how it literally tastes like a caramel apple.
There’s so many options here and you can try out as many as you want and they’re all equally delicious! The service is also very sweet and I love it here although it’s a little far so I don’t get it as often as I would like. Would recommend!

Italian ice! Any diary free ppl screamers? Perfect place for you. Free packed parking lot shared with ramen place. $ 3.75 for a small.
Super friendly staff. Great simple snack after din. They have frequent customer stamp cards.

I came back to Confetti on ¹⁰⁄₁₀ around 6:45 PM while we were waiting for our table for 7 at Yamadaya.
This time, I brought my younger sister and my older brother, who’ve never had Confetti’s custard or Italian ice.
Much to my surprise, they both really liked it. My sister even made a comment, «is this the same type of ici that we tried at Rita’s?» And I told her that it was. Her reply, «Dude! Why would you take me to that awful place when this place is hella better?» Well, now she knows what it’s like to have the bad version and the good version.
Custard is still as good as I remembered from my last trip and service is great…
Need I say more?

I really wanted to like this place, especially with its super cute décor! BUT… this place just didn’t live up to what I think Italian Ice should be.
I gotta give it to them for their yummy soft serve. I actually enjoyed this part more than the ice! I got the Air Head flavor. but it just tasted like some random candy flavor. barely resembling an air head :(This place is nothing compared to Frost Bites. where every flavor you ask tastes almost exactly like what it’s supposed to be. Sorry but this place is only A-​OK in my book.

This place is awesome! We came here after dinner one day since we were in the area and the service here was pretty great. They happily provided multiple samples of their flavors — even the more complicated ones! I think my boyfriend got the snickers and I got the black sesame. So good! Will definitely be back to try their other flavors. Only thing I would change is the confusing menu — they need something easier to understand. I had a hard time figuring out how to go about ordering.
Also, we didn’t see this until after we ordered, but you get 5% off if you check in on Unilocal

Shower me in some Confetti (Italian Ice & Custard) why don’t ya?! I love love love Confetti!
This was the first place I ever tried Italian ice and with its close proximity to UCI, since its opening way back when. My time as an Anteater equated to many trips to Confetti! Rain or shine, my tastebuds would always be down for some of their Italian Ice and Custard!
Confetti’s staff have always been super friendly, attentive, and patient with me and my friends during any of our visits. Note: I’m super indecisive when it comes to deciding what flavor I want for anything and with dessert it’s no different! They’ve always helped me out with suggestions and provided me with various sample combinations as per my request. Never making me feel guilty for trying a bunch of different combos, custards, or ices. I personally find their lychee Italian ice to be wonderfully delicious and refreshing.
The ambiance and décor is truly adorable as well. There’s seating inside and outside of the establishment. Also, what I really found thoughtful is that if you opt to take it to go, they provide you with a cover and ice so your sweet noms won’t melt too fast! :)

I always heard of this place and wanted to try it so I gave it a go. I got a mint chip with oreo milkshake, so good! I think it’s my favorite out of all the flavors. I recommend you guys try this for your first time if you’re unfamiliar with italian ice in general.
The second time I came here, I got a tropical snowball and it was delicious! This one had a mix of lychee and passionfruit with vanilla on top. Very light in flavor and perfect with the vanilla.
The decorations are adorable! I love the ice cream store vibe from the paint on the walls to the checkered floors. The place is so vibrant with colors and the restroom is ADORABLE! I love coming here and I will definitely be trying out more flavors. The color changing spoons are so cool!
The staff is very friendly and they let you sample the flavors! Don’t be shy to ask. I think it’s really cool watching them do the swirl at the top haha. Very friendly environment and cool store with such creative flavors.

It was so HOT today, to break away from the heat, we stopped by after dinner. We ordered the following:
01. Mangonada — Mango Ice, Lemon Custard and a little bit of sour and spicy goodness. Very refreshing if you like that «Sour/​Sweet/​Spicy» thang! I wish it was a bit more spicy, too mild IMO.
02. Passion Fruit Ice — The taste wasn’t bold or strong, a very light passion fruit flavor. It could definitely use a tad more flavor… still very refreshing on a HOT day.
03. Mint Chocolate Chip & Oreo Custard — This is my lil man’s standard cup. He loves it and I can see why. It’s just good! Classic if you ask me.
04. Black Sesame Custard — I really liked this one. I dunno how they can really get that Black Sesame flavor to the TEE! It was like eating a Black Sesame bun but in the custard form, it’s way better! I think this is one of my FAVE flavors to date! A «MUST TRY» if you are a Black Sesame fan. I know it’s an acquired taste but sure got the flavor down Confetti. I’m really impressed.
VERDICT: Staff is still friendly and they’ve improved on the cleanliness of the shop so it’s clean now. The air works much better than my last review. I was able to sit inside and not have our desserts melt away in seconds. Thumbs up Confetti for fixing those issues.
I’ll see you again soon…

The staffmember there was very accommodating and informative for people like me, who was going for the first time and was intimidated by the selections imaginable.
I asked to try coffee, which she gave me a sample of but advised that they carried another coffee flavor that was more popular. When we headed to that section of the store to try it, I saw thai tea and ended up trying that as well, which I ultimately chose. The coffee, in case you are wondering, was indeed better and is the coffee that is closer to the bathroom than the store entrance.
I asked her what went well with the thai tea and she said horchata flavor ice-​which I sampled and ended up ordering.
Had it not been for her, I’d probably still be standing there today, deciding.
However, though I enjoyed the combination very much, I was not a huge fan of the concept. I didn’t think the texture went well together and I would have very much preferred just eating ice cream with that flavor. It may be unfair since I’m a cookie and ice cream person and other desserts, such as frozen yogurt and Italian ice, don’t cut the cake. I’m amenable to coming back and trying a preselected combination.
The vanilla soft serve was decent too, which I sampled from my friend’s selection, but I can’t say it beats McDonald’s soft serve.
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I do like frozen custard and I do like Italian ice but for some reason just thought this place to be just okay. Confetti is similar to Rita’s didn’t care for this place too much. The only difference is that Confetti has more flavors and concoctions to choose from. I had the German chocolate with caramel drizzle on top. Wasn’t bad but didn’t wow me.
Not sure if I’d come back. They do provide ample samples and are pretty friendly. Confetti is frequented by teens so it does get loud and annoying in here.

My first time having Italian ice was here!
It’s very nice and refreshing on a hot summer day! Since it was my first time, the girl that served us helped me and gave me lots of samples to try.
The ice was nice and smooth and not chalky. I loved it! I also love that there are tons of flavors

This place is pretty darn cute located in a very busy plaza
The worker was so nice but the sample as many flavors as we wanted! She was helpful and knowledgeable of the different combinations and recommended yummy flavors.
We ordered the tropical snow ball but instead of vanilla ice cream softserve we got pineapple Dole whip, Best decision ever! The litchi and passionfruit eyes were very tropical and refreshing not too sweet!
We also try the black sesame custard it was very very rich and heavy, I would probably get that next time with a green Tea self-​serve, but today it was so hot I wanted something fruity and refreshing
Checked in on Unilocal and got the 5% discount, very very cute place :) definitely come back

After having Joes Italian ice ‘s custard, I can never enjoy custard elsewhere including IKEA or McDonald.(ok those two are cheap so not complaining).
This place just served the most horrible custard yesterday.
See my pictures comparing two different visits. yesterday’s custard was not dense, not even able to hold its shape. And overall I think their custard is too sweet that does not compliment ice which is ready sweet well.
Had cactus cooler, wasn’t my idea to eat dessert so after trying green tea sample, way too sweet and little green tea flavor and chocolate custard, horribly sweet. I really not feel anything I like so I just went w their popular item, cactus cooler.
Small for $ 4.5.
Pineapple ice is better than orange. But all overly sweet. I did not like it much but since it was my friend’s treat I had to finish it. Ugggghhh
Remind myself, never come back to this place.
My fav rank still Joe’s than Frostbite than Rita… and this place… not even on my craving list.
Service was friendly and helpful.

I love italian ice. To be really honest I prefer it more so than ice cream. Just the way the texture is makes it so enjoyable to me. I had seen Confetti for a long time now. Its neighbors with my favorite place (Tastea). They had been flooding my IG account for a good minute so I decided to give them a try finally.
I arrived pretty late that night with some friends after KBBQ and the place was quite busy (which is a good sign that this place is a hot commodity). I just picked up a regular strawberry italian ice for my friend’s 4 year old daughter since she had been wanting ice cream and I was already sippin on that Tastea blueberry breeze. I did ask for a bite and she finally agreed lol. I thought the italian ice was really good. The flavor was perfect and tasted like what I expect out of italian ice (delicious).
The service was pretty good. Like I said there was a long line but it flowed by very quickly. They were really working as a team. Despite being all the way at the end of the line I only waited about 2 minutes before I got my treat. I’m quite impressed actually. I definitely have to come back again if I’m in the area.
PS downside was the place was definitely a bit warm for an ice cream place.
PPS decent seating inside but they seem to share seating with Tastea next door

The customer service at Confetti is AMAZING. Everyone behind the counter was super friendly and accommodating in my experience.
They offer 3 cup sizes. The medium is pretty massive and damn near overwhelming. Next time I’d probably go with small. If you can finish a large, you better be celebrating a very special occasion (completing a marathon would be a good example).
Your treat is totally customizable, but let me save you some time by telling you my configuration (aka the best thing ever, aka you’re welcome):
— Cookie dough custard (frozen yogurt.?)
— Peanut butter ice
— Condensed milk sauce
So why not 5 stars for such amazing service and taste? The menu is totally confusing. Like, unreasonably confusing for the first timer in my opinion. There are so many options it’s overwhelming. This would normally be a positive, but it took me a while to figure it out. On a positive note, once you do eventually figure it out (pick 1 of each custard/​ice/​sauce), the awesome servers will give you a mini taste of your full-​on configuration before you commit!
I’ll be back. Soon.