Loard’s Ice Cream

I love this place. I get the chocolate mint on which ever cone i want that day. It’s so good. It’s the perfect little corner ice cream shop.

I walked in today to get an ice cream cone and the girl behind the counter was already busy with another customer. I was the only other customer in there. She kept calling the other woman to come out and help. She was no where to be seen. More and more people started to walk in. Finally when the woman came out she just randomly chose who to help without even asking, «who’s next?» She started serving a family of three. I was just one person. On top of that, there is no sense of urgency. They take their time and there’s really no reason for it. I was waiting for about fifteen minutes. That’s how long it takes them to scoop ice cream, I finally just walked out. I’ll be taking my business elsewhere.

This review is from a 3÷5÷15 visit that was mistakenly posted for the MacArthur location:
I finally caught this spot open on one of my treat days. The location is perfect (right off MacArthur and close to a grassy seating area). It’s not much on décor, but they make up for it with an expansive menu with lots of interesting flavors. The prices are reasonable and the scoops are a nice size. I visited twice in 3 days (yeah, it was a BIG treat weekend). Both times I ordered pralines and cream on a sugar cone. To me, ice cream is of good quality when it starts to melt quickly and has a creamy, not icy, texture – Loard’s passed the Felicia test.
I’m looking forward to visiting more during the summer when I don’t feel like traveling to and waiting in line at Fenton’s.

local neighborhood ice cream shop thats been around for a very long time. The butter pecan is my favorite. The lil ones like the icees.

Ice cream: locally loved chain, always delicious. Available at other nearby locations which I will continue to frequent.
This location: The brunette behind the counter looked as she was hating life though there was no one in her stuffy store. No hello, no what can I get for you, no words at all. My little one chose strawberry and I chose burgundy cherry. Apparently, five seconds was too long to make our choices because my daughter reports that she rolled her eyes at us. It upsets me that she was chatty and smiling with the older white woman who entered after we left. Shame on her! It’s SL 2015, not the San Leandro of 1971. We will not darkening this doorstep ever again.

Ube ice cream?! Count me in! After a hot day at the zoo, bf and i needed to cool off. They have a pretty wide selection of flavors, but there’s an extra charge if you pay with debit. It’s super close to oakland so i guess you could say it’s near the borderline of oakland/​san lorenzo. Pretty ghetto area, but not many ice cream places have ube flavor. For those who don’t know, ube is a purple filipino dessert. Super delicious.

I’ve been craving the delicious flavor, Ube.
I was in the area of Loard’s ice cream, where they only have the flavor at, so I went in and they had some. Oh, yeah, yummy!

Tried the Mango ice cream– lacks mango flavor. Decided to go with Mocha chip– not enough flavor. The ice cream is creamy but it’s «sticky»

Yummy ice cream. I believe it was butter brickle. The butter pecan sample tasted a little past prime for homemade ice cream. The service was friendly so will definitely be back.

I use to come here a lot, they got good fresh ice cream! But why are the employees always hiding in the back? Lol

This is the worst ice cream shop i have ever been to. I ordered a milkshake with coffee ice cream. What i got was what seemed lime flavored milk. The consistency of the milkshake was a tad thicker than milk. If i would have tasted it (rather than trusting someone who works in an ice cream shop) before i left i would have never taken it or paid for it.
The shop itself had a funny odor. The lady
working wasn’t friendly at all and it seemed as if we were bothering her, even though it looked like there had been no customers all day.

BEST ICECREAM! like seriously, I am not a big sweets fan but ice cream from here can be eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The ice cream is authentic, by that I mean, you can really see the fruit in the fruity flavors of ice cream and nuts in the nutty ice cream. My favor is orange sorbet and mango. Orange sorbet is not too sweet nor sour, it has a lil tangy flavor, its super yummy! and the mango is BOMB​.COM! it has mango bits in it. Its creamy and flavorful, YUMM!!!

Small cozy ice cream shop. It’s right by my old home so I’m a little biased but I love this place. Fair prices, never that crowded, and good ice cream. Although I’ve never really had bad ice cream

Old school ice cream shop. Real OLD. hahaha The ice cream has a different texture. Kinda sticky and gooey.

Me: «Can my son use your bathroom?»
Lady: *ignore*
Me: «Excuse me. Can my son use your bathroom»
Lady: «No»
Rude service. I can think of better ways to spend my $

Consistency. That’s all I’m asking for. Ask for a single scoop at the Marina Blvd. location and they pile on a generous two scoops every time! This location gives you smaller scoops and charge more! Talk about a bunch of cheap skates! Plus, you know it’s a shady operation if you can clearly see a sign that reads, «No returns, no refunds, no exchange!» It’s the last time I ever go to this location!

If you don’t know Loard’s Ice Cream… you should

After a trip to the Oakland Zoo we wanted to treat the kids to Ice Cream. Looked up Unilocal for the best choice that was close by right on the Oakland San Leandro border and Loard’s came up.
Building is a cute brick 1940s era building with big windows. Shop is definitely dated with sun faded menu and ice cream names hand scrawled on display case and wall. Feels like a run down Baskin & Robbins, but because it is in a cute neighborhood setting you feel that you gotta support the local businesses.
Young happa gal at the counter was cheerful enough, but watch that you don’t get charged $ 3.95 for a DOUBLE, when all you got was a single that should have rung up for $ 2.50.
To make matters worse the next young couple that came in with the wife being very prego was charged a quarter for tap water served in a ice cream cup. Have a heart — the hubby said my wife isn’t feeling well and needs a cup of water. They tacked on the price to the ice cream order without telling them and tried hiding it by not giving a receipt. WTF? I know times are tough, but making customers feel cheated is no way to stay in biz. Have a heart for people in need and a brain for good business sense to treat customers better.

My daughter always wants ice cream from here when ever we go to the liquor store next door. She always gets something different every time. I think Ive had a banana split here once and it was good. The ice cream is always very creamy too.
Over all they have good ice cream and I will definitely be returning.

I will always love this place for several reasons.
I hope they don’t ever close since I’m not sure of any other Loard’s anywhere. If there is I will have to make a special trip.
This is the only place I can find BUTTER BRICKLE ice cream. I can always find butter pecan or something close but Loard’s is the only place that has this flavor.
The creaminess of the ice cream, the buttery flavor, and just overall goodness.
If you ever get the chance to go to Loard’s…try BUTTER BRICKLE and tell me what you think. …