Quinn’s Ice Cream & Sweets

CLOSED!
As of 08÷31÷12.
Sad. I’ve been going there every couple of weeks for years for coconut pineapple ice cream or gummies or sours. Never seemed like they had enough business… I guess they didn’t.

I must have gone on a bad day because the experience SUCKED!
I was craving some ice cream one day while I was at the Target up the street. I Unilocaled ice cream places and this place came up. I was so excited because of the reviews!
When I walked in, first thing I noticed were some teens at a chalk board playing hangman and then I heard one of them say «ugh…HI! How can I help you??» okay I’m going to pretend i didn’t hear the UGH.
I asked him if they had waffle BOWLS and he said «yeah…what kind of ice cream do you want?» so I ordered whatever flavor I ordered (I can’t even remember what flavor it was because it was so BLAH!) and he pulled out a plastic bowl and scooped the ice cream in there, then put an ice cream cone on top! What the???
Whatever…I paid and sat down outside. I was expecting something creamy and sweet… it lacked both! I really wish I would’ve saved my money and had just gone to Cold Stone like I originally wanted to.

HOW TO BLOW YOUR DIET IN ONE EASY STEP! Enough said?
Fosselman’s ice cream (puts every other brand to shame, including Benjamin’s and Gerald’s), several sizes of sin to choose from, a few bistro tables to sit at. .. perfect after a rough day or for a special treat for yourself (or others). I’ve been looking for a place that sells green tea ice cream, and this place does! As many free tastes as you want (okay, so I tasted almost every selection.) Really nice counter guy, too (tip him heavily; he even put my to-​go selections in a small box and placed it in the freezer until I finished my in-​store selection and was ready to leave). I suggest purchasing two of the baby-​sized flavors; one for in-​store, and one for taking home for further 1AM indulgment.
I refuse to even mention the assorted candy treats (including ‘ice cubes’, which I haven’t seen in many, many years), and cupcakes (which I can’t justify eating since I’m being so bad with the ice cream). So far, I highly suggest the cappachino flavor, since that is my favorite.
And, of course, it is located almost next to a Jenny Craig’s — irony?!

My gosh it’s sugar world all over the place! Bad part nothing is made especially by them everything is from a vendor coming in. Still, a neat place to bring a friend and indulge a bit.
All sorts of candies even some harder to find and some classics.
Ice Cream from Fosselman’s (some flavors are created/​mixed differently just for them) I’ve tried lots of them by far my favorite though is Dipped Strawberry Chocolate which feels like Strawberry Chocolate Chip to me. Do like their Waffle cones too, didn’t taste stale.
They bring two vendor cupcakes: the gourmet cupcake and frosted cupcake for around 3.75 each, I came in closer to closing so got to pick from only 3 flavors. I got the gourmet cupcake since I hadn’t tried that brand before. No go for me, bread is not moist, Too much blah frosting and I couldn’t figure out what flavor it was suppose to be but look very pretty though.
Not my go to sweet spot but if in the area and craving a sweet or some ice cream will sure keep this place in mind especially for a waffle cone.
Good Friendly Service this would be more of 3.5 for me but I’ll give it four since I really like the atmosphere when you walk in not your usual ice cream place, more customer service make you feel like a person than a number, next in line!

I went on Unilocal to look for the closest Baskin Robbins ice cream shop and stumbled upon a gem of a sweet shop. Quinn’s is loaded with sweets of every kind, from candy to ice cream to cupcakes and more!
Roy was really cool and offered me samples of Fosselman’s «Chocolate Covered Strawberry» ice cream and the best Vanilla you’ve ever had. He packed up some Hawaiian Taro ice cream and Heath Bar Crunch for me. I took two quarts of ice cream and the last five Frosted cupcakes in the case. The perfect dessert to end a perfect meal.
They can host special birthday parties for you with face painting and sweets to send your kids off the deep end.
Quinn’s is located in a strip mall next to Ganahl Lumber. It is in the same center as Sango Japanese Restaurant, Kumon Learning Center, Jenny Craig and a copy & print shop.
Have some sushi, make some copies and grab some wood all in the same trip. What a great date night!
I would have given them five stars if they had more cupcakes but I felt lucky to snag the last five of the day. Life is short, eat dessert FIRST!

As soon as you walk through the door to Quinn’s Ice Cream and Sweets, you immediately step into a scene from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The entire parlor is filled to the brim with all sorts of candies and pastries. The walls are covered in cute colorful murals of the world, and the staff is cheery and friendly. The entire ambiance is definitely superb.
Despite the wonderful atmosphere, the place was virtually empty. Maybe it was because it was three in the afternoon on a Wednesday, or because the place is snugly tucked into a small often-​overlooked plaza. Whatever the case was, I wasn’t complaining. I was immediately attended to by an employee.
I visited Quinn’s today to sample their cupcakes. I’m pretty critical about my cakes and cupcakes, since they always seem to be so different everywhere. I was pleased with how these looked. They varied from intricately decorated to simple and sweet. One thing I liked in particular was the size. They were very moderate and not monstrous like a lot of cupcakes I’ve seen. Seriously, do you need a cupcake the size of your head?
I decided to go with a simple white cake cupcake. It had a pleasant and thick looking frosting lined with white sprinkles. As I sat down to eat it, I took note of its appearance a bit more. It was soft and elegant looking, indeed. Out of habit I had to sample the frosting first, and was just slightly disappointed. While the frosting looks firm and thick on the outside, it is much less so on the inside. It was quite moist. Almost watery in fact. This didn’t stop me from continuing though, for it tasted divine. Very sweet as well. I might just have a cavity next week.
I nibbled the edge of the cupcake and was pleasantly surprised by how much of an affect the sprinkles had on the cupcake. It made it crunchy, soft, sweet, flavorful and moist at the same time. And the cake itself? Oh, almost to die for. I was happy to find it soft and moist and not deathly sugary. A lot of other places that serve cupcakes are dry and bland. This was on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Overall, I’d say their cupcakes were extremely fantastic (minus the gooey frosting) and I’m looking forward to visiting again. So divine!

WOW, ALERT, ALERT, ALERT!!! New Best Place.
OK, so it my husbands birthday and we decided to try a new place for dessert. This is our first time to this place and it’s so cute and amazing.
I love sweets and most of all cupcakes! They had some «Gourmet Cupcakes» that were out of this world. The cake was super most and the frosting was like heaven. Not to mention the service was great! They were very helpful on telling me about each flavor which helped me make a decision on what to get «The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup». Oh ya baby!!! YUM O.
They have candy bar cupcakes like I have never seen before… Now that’s a «GOURMET» cupcake! It’s not your normal cupcake that you see at every other place. Oh ya, The cupcakes are big so you can share them. Me, I ate it all myself. Lol
Now the «Ice Cream»…Smooth, smooth and smooth like velvet. My husband is an ice cream fanatic and he Loves it.
I highly recommend trying this place out… We are going back with our kids for sure!

New favorite place alert!
Tried Quinn’s for the first time last night! I’m in love!
The shop is so cute and girly and the chocolate dipped strawberry ice cream was amazing! I’m obsessed!
If you have trouble finding the place it’s literally right next to Jenny Craig… How messed up! Ha!

Ok so I don’t just go around giving 5 star reviews to everything but I’m guessing that this will be one of the only reviews of an ice cream parlor that i’ll ever do. Especially since I’ve already visted the fancy schmancy Moshti Malones in Hollywood and was not impressed, sorry but lavender ice cream?!? really?, not sure if i should eat it or wash my hair with it…
So yea, just got back from Quinn’s where i was at a b-​day party for my cousins 2-​year old girl. All i can say is, they were awsome. good ice cream, what looked like a good selection of sweets and other things (that my teeth would complain about if i indulged) and all at very reasonable prices. Also they had no problem with our invasion of 20 or so random relatives.
yep, check em out if your in the neighborhood.

Oh Quinn, you are a Godsend!
I couldn’t tell you how their ice cream is or how their milkshakes or smoothies or floats are, but I can tell you they carry Frosted Cupcakes!
When I say Frosted Cupcakes, I don’t mean that they have cupcakes with frosting. I’m talking about the ever fabulous cupcake bakery, Frosted Cupcakery in Hollywood.
Whenever we travel down south for a long weekend, we like to stay in Los Alamitos. I discovered Frosted Cupcakery by pure luck. Unilocal luck is what I like to call it. We were already in Hollywood having brunch with family when I had this urge to stop off at a cupcake bakery. As a personal tradition, I always bring home desserts or baked goods from the south. One major issue, it’s traffic heading north and my two favorite cupcake bakeries are not on our route. So goes the story we find Frosted. I quickly read a few reviews and was dead set on their Strawberry and Lemon. Whenever I try a new cupcake bakery, I must purchase their Red Velvet and Carrot for comparison. So those were the 4 flavors I choose and loved.
So, on one of our visits to the south I figured I’d get Unilocal Luck of the draw again if I searched for a nearby cupcake bakery. In my search, I found Quinn’s. I looked at the photos of their cupcakes from their Unilocal page and thought to myself… oh my god, they totally bit Frosted’s cupcakes. But after further research I realized that the frosted cupcakes reviewers were talking about had frosted with a capital F. Duh!
So, I couldn’t wait to go out there and purchase some cupcakes. I even placed an order for a dozen cupcakes to take back home that time. OMG, what a smart move because when we got home, I was still craving their cupcakes.
Muah! How I love you Quinn, thank you for selling great cupcakes from one of my favorite bakeries! It’s just more convenient for me to hit up Quinn’s instead of go to Hollywood for my fix.

This place is a great place to take your kids or a kid at heart for a sweet treat. I’ve come here twice now and I really like it. It’s on the expensive side so minus the one star, but the ice cream is to die for and they just don’t make shops like this anymore. You feel a bit of nostalgia when you come here. They have candies that are hard to find and cupcakes from Frosted Cupcakery. They even have a frozen hot chocolate here that is like heaven in a cup for chocolate lovers.
The main reason to come here though is the Fosselman’s ice cream from Alhambra. It’s sooooo good. The chocolate covered strawberry is one of my faves and I’ve had the pistachio, which was lovely too. You can tell it’s homemade and it has the perfect amount of sweetness and creaminess. I definitely want to go back to try other flavors. I’m just glad I don’t have to drive to Alhambra to get it.

It is really a charming little shop that smells so sweet… there I go again with the puns. I had the Strawberry Lemonade Float just because I Iove Strawberry Lemonade in general so I figure why not give this a try. Well, I wasn’t disappointed. It was great – really refreshing, but just rich enough to satisfy my sweet tooth. The kids enjoyed their waffle cone ice creams: flavors ordered by our group included Strawberry Yogurt, Chocolate Chip, Coconut Pineapple, & Vanilla. The Husband, who was the birthday celebrant for our sweet treats celebration, ordered a Banana Split Sundae. I could tell he really enjoyed it. He also got the old-​time Coca Cola in a bottle from Mexico (with real cane sugar instead of High Fructose Corn Syrup) which is really delicious & worth coming to this location for. At our next visit, we’re going to have the old time Root Beer in a bottle. I’m looking forward to that.
They also have a few assortments of cupcakes which looked very good, but I just didn’t have room to try. Next time though…& I was warned they’re very sweet. That’s okay, I can deal with that.
Finally, I just have to say that it clearly deserves 4 stars, but I’m awarding that extra coveted star because my first-​born son’s name is Quinn. That just puts me in a good mood. So, 5 stars it is!

I grew up in San Gabriel and remember going to Fosselman’s in Alhambra as a kid. Now before you think that this makes me some kind of ice cream connoisseur I also ate a lot of thrifty ice cream as a kid too.
So all of that being said, I have known of this place since they opened but just had not had a reason to go. That is until this week when I read a small write up of the shop in our local throw away paper and they mentioned that they got their ice cream from Fosselman’s. Then today my wife out of the blue says she is craving ice cream. Well, the Unilocal gods must have been at work because she never says she wants ice cream.
So off we go to visit Quinn’s .
It is located in what passes for a Los Alamitos Business hub that also houses Sango Sushi and Bonjuer Bagel.
As you walk into the shop it pretty cool or maybe more accurately cute. It feels like the shop is trying very hard to give you a sense of nostalgia as it is decorated with cool old looking toys and candies, They sell cupcakes, candies and the before mentioned ice cream and bottled sodas (old fashioned type).
Since my wife wanted Ice cream we went right back to the ice cream counter I sampled a few of the flavors and settled on the Real Peach
on a sugar cone. It was really really good. My wife got Vanilla on a waffle cone. She did not like hers as much. She said it wasn’t real vanilla like say Ben and Jerry’s. Whatever, she can be a real snob about food so I liked it and her not as much.
A solid four stars…

I never thought I’d see the day that I’d hear a man, let alone my boyfriend – describe something as something ‘cute’. That’s right… Quinn’s Ice Cream and Sweets pulled ‘cute’ out of my boyfriend’s mouth!
It was a little shop in a strip mall.
We almost missed it because the «Quinn’s» part of the sign was so tiny… thankfully we read on and saw «Ice Cream and Sweets»
Can I just say that this is one of the cutest shops I’ve ever been in! It reminds me of that original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory candy store! You know, the one where Charlie bought the chocolate bar with the golden ticket? Yeah! That one! Where the guy sang the «Candyman» song? Okay, okay! I’ll get on with it!
I specifically came here for the cupcakes. The place was empty when we got in but we were greeted by trays of cute little cupcakes and lots of candy.
I picked the double chocolate cupcake. Let me be honest and say that it was a bit too sweet for my taste. (Read my review for The Perfect Circle Cupcakery) BUT it was because of the frosting, the cake was moist and the presentation was great. The cupcake was $ 2.95 and they don’t charge extra if you pay with your card. The girl behind the counter gladly offered to give me a cup of water along with my cupcake which I thought was sweet of her given that most places would charge $.25 for a cup of water.
Even when we were sitting down, the girl didn’t crowd us or paced back and forth behind the counter like most shop owners do, she simply handed me my water and went to the back to finish off her work and when I got up to buy another cupcake (Toffee flavored one) she was there to help right away.
All in all even though the cupcake was just so-​so, what got Quinn’s the 4 stars was the atmosphere, the variety of candies and other sweets, and customer service.
I will go back here to try their ice cream and buy more chocolate bars. Also… did I see S’mores on the menu? I seriously thought I did.

Very disappointed that went to this shop on Sunday, when they were supposed to be open at noon according to their hours’ sign, and it was closed. We waited to nearly 12:30 p.m. with no opening of the store. Two other girls were also waiting for someone to open the store to no avail either and also left disappointed.

They have Frosted Cupcakes AND Fosselman’s Ice cream! (As other candies/​sweets). I am glad that I don’t have to drive all the way to Alhambra anymore to get the chocolate covered strawberry ice cream.
Went last on a weeknight, I didn’t see the chocolate covered strawberry ice cream out on display, but the server was nice and awesome enough to find some in the back for me. I was so happy. Thank you for reuniting me with my fave flavor.

Wanted a little dessert after dinner tonight so Unilocaled this place. I got all excited over the cupcake reviews. But when I walked in an hour before their closing there wasn’t a single cupcake in the place. All they had were a couple of brownies and dozens of empty cupcake plates.
Instead I had an ice cream sundae. They have about a dozen flavors to choose from. It was good but $ 4.50 for a single scoop of ice cream with a little fudge sauce on it? Not that good.
It’s a cute place that’s in a hidden strip mall. They also have imported candy bars. It’s probably a great place if they had any cupcakes. But based on my personal experience I am being very generous even giving 3 stars.
I have to mention that one of the employees was cleaning when I walked in. No other customers were there. She gave me that look — you know the one — the «I’m done cleaning so I can get out of here exactly at closing time so you better not mess anything up» look. LOL

I’m sorry. I wanted to like it, I really did. I was excited that there was a sweet shop open at 8p on a Sunday so close to where my parents lived, but in the end, the flavors were pretty ordinary and on the pricey side. The lemon was okay. Moist tangy lemon, similar flavor to a lemon bunt cake, topped with lemon buttercream. The strawberry cake was moist, considering it was probably sitting there all day, but the flavor was nothing spectacular, I would say comparable to ducan heinz strawberry cake mix.
They did have an interesting selection of candy and ice cream. A couple varieties of Kinder and some candy sticks… and taro ice cream. I haven’t seen that anywhere except in asian neighborhoods.
The strip mall it resides in has always been unwelcoming due to the ominous orange lighting. For any passerby, you’d think the whole area was closed. I suppose it doesnt help that the shop has slightly tinted windows.
In any case, I hope this shop flourishes. I like the idea and its offerings but I’m not sure I’d return unless I was craving some kinder chocolates.

Lookout Long Beach Cupcake Lovers and Alhambra Ice Cream Connoisseurs! This place has the best of both in once spot!
Cupcakes, Candy, and Ice Cream. all in one store!
If I was a kid, this would be the ideal store. It reminds me of the candy shop where Pipi Longstocking bought sweets for all the kids.
~Cupcakes
Cupcakes by «Frosted!» The shop owners pick up fresh cupcakes from Frosted, daily. They have a pretty good variety from Red Velvet to Lemon. They run close to 3 bucks. same as Frosted.
~Ice Cream
Yup, they also have a good variety of ice cream. My next stop will be for the Banana Split. So, do they have good ice cream? They serve Fosselman’s. And, what do Unilocalers think of Fosselman’s?

~Candy
This place has a pretty good selection of candy. What I noticed immediately was a German product that I have not seen in years. It is a chocolate banana treat that tastes great when you eat it frozen. I doubt many people in the area even know that this is in the store or what it even is. Do they have chocolate? They have drawers of it!
This would be a great place to take a child for a treat or pick up stuff for a party. I know if I was a kid again, I would love a trip to this shop.
I would not drive far out of my way to visit this place, but I will for sure stop by when I am in the area.
These ladies know their stuff and know it well. Just ask them!
I only wish there was a store like this in my neighborhood! I would give this place 4.5 stars. but shall round up!
Wait, isn’t Los Alamitos in Orange County? Why Yes It Is! Quinn’s Ice Cream and Sweets, another reason why Orange County is the Best Place to Live!

I knew about this place probably before most people did. I frequent this shopping center because of my realtor nearby and also Sango Sushi in the same plaza.
Getting a scoop of Fosselmans ice cream at $ 2.75 without the drive to Alhambra? I’m so there! They however, won’t have every single flavor Fosselman carry under their roof. I love this place and will be coming back pretty often.