Balboa Ice Cream - San Francisc

Always busy so go there with plenty of time, take a number and wait between 10 and 25 minutes. Exotic and classic flavors. Absolutely delicious! If you are in a hurry you can take already packed ice cream and go for the express line.

?Huckleberry! Yes Please! or have an Affogato.Seasonable Unique Ice Cream flavors Fabulous service

Tried about 5 flavors of the ice cream (including lychee rose moose tracks that they suggested when I asked for popular flavors). I wasn't impressed by any of them: some flavors I didn't like and some tasted about the same quality as a random brand I'd get in the store, like dreyers. Price is good for an ice cream shop though, 4.50 for a sizeable single scoop!

San Francisco certainly doesn 't lack for good ice cream shops. There are some that are too indulgent for even my excessive tastes, and they apparently gain popularity from their Instagram presence. Others are way under the radar like this spot. I had never heard of it before I ran into it on Google Maps when I was walking through the Outer Mission.I hardly ever walk on San Jose Avenue, and it 's not in a heavily commercial area. The vintage looking signage made me think it 's been around for decades, but I can 't find any history on them online. I just see that the oldest Yelp review is just two years old, so I guess you can call it newish. It doesn 't show up on Best of SF ice cream lists, but I don 't see why it doesn 't get a mention.It was quite good with a pretty large selection of flavors. I was particularly intrigued by Denali Moose Tracks, which was vanilla streaked with chocolate fudge and crunchy nibs. It tasted nothing like elk droppings...or so I assume. I combined that with a slam dunk flavor for me, Coconut Pineapple, into the $5 Split Single Cup (review: bit.ly/402kOZZ). Generous serving, quite yummy, and kinda remote...at least for me.ICE CREAM 4 stars...loving the moose tracks, just a tad too frozen for meAMBIANCE 4 stars...clean, bright shop and a magnet for local toddlers SERVICE 4 stars...pretty friendly, good neighborhood vibeTOTAL 4 stars...methinks this semi hidden spot needs more local coverage on social mediaRELATED Exploring the Outer Mission? Here 's a collection of places I 've visited and reviewed: bit.ly/37B1acE

The ice cream here is very unique. They have so many great options (and dairy free options) to choose from as well as toppings and syrups. The service is great. The owner as well as employees are very friendly. The ambiance is wonderful, they're prices are more than fair, open pretty late if your looking for ice cream late night. Not only do they have ice cream they serve coffee, boba, affogatos, smoothies, milk shakes and açaí bowls the options are endless!You can also sign up for check-in reward points every time you go! Definitely recommend this place!