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Sam's Fried Ice Cream

4.6(416 reviews)
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Sunday3:00 – 9:00 PM

Amenities

Takeout
Accessible

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Dessa R

Dessa R

a month ago

"needed something sweet to balance out the cheesy salty fluffy pizza slices from Scarr’s Nextdoor. The Fried Ice cream was a great portion, great crunch and really fried! I got the Cookie Monster ice cream + Fruity Pebbles Crust + Chocolate Syrup & Whipped Cream toppings and it was sooooo good, just what I wanted! My BF got the Vanilla ice cream + Oreo crust + condensed milk topping and it was just right for him, not too sweet like mine was. Nothing became soggy bc of the mix of ice cream and fried mess. Everything mostly intact and loved every bite. Would definitely be back!"

Mirettefben

Mirettefben

2 months ago

"We drove 26 minutes to try their fried ice cream and it wasn’t disappointing. I personally don’t like too much sweetness so I opted for vanilla and kept it simple . We tried blueberry cake and banana pudding flavors and i personally think they tasted very sweet and a bit artificial but the fried ice cream was good ."

Janiqua Morris

Janiqua Morris

3 months ago

"3/22/25 Came here after dinner with friends for a sweet treat. I’d been craving this for months and was so excited to finally have it. I got the Cookie Monster flavor with chocolate syrup and powdered sugar, and it was just as good as I hoped. My friend got one topped with Fruity Pebbles, which looked fun and colorful. When we got there it wasn’t crowded but after we ordered they soon had a line out the door, so clearly this place is popular for a reason. It hit the spot for dessert and lived up to the craving. I’d go back in a heartbeat."

The Traveling Foodie

The Traveling Foodie

a year ago

"Quite expensive for a little cup of fried ice cream and for how simple it is. They said they were out of chocolate but didn’t mark it on the board. An extra $1 for toppings is a little expensive in my opinion, but it is NYC so that’s expected. I ordered the cookies and cream with fruity pebbles and condensed milk. Seeing the drizzle of condensed milk they gave me I just had to laugh at how little they put on. But the breading is delicious and adds a nice flavor and texture with the ice cream. The ice cream stays cold even though it’s fried. The other people I went with were anticipating chocolate, so they were disappointed. They stuck with salted caramel and condensed milk which was simple. Then cookies and cream with powdered sugar. The powdered sugar was a late addition while he was putting it in the computer. When we received the ice cream they forgot the powdered sugar. Overall yummy and a nice sweet treat when walked around Chinatown. But I think there are better dessert places. Inside is small with seating. Their cooking area and everything is entirely behind the front counter. It’s cool to see them make it. Employees were friendly and nice."

Alan Varghese

Alan Varghese

3 years ago

"Delicious and wonderful different take on ice cream, but the shop is only open on Fri, Sat and Sun. The basic fried ice cream is a really big scoop of fried ice cream with a drizzle for $7 where you have 9 flavors (including 2 vegan, $1 extra), 4 crust and drizzle options. They also have 6 different toppings options for an extra 50 cents. They also sell just ice cream by scoop. We had the blueberry cheesecake ice cream and strawberry ice cream with regular bread crust and both of them were really good. The ice cream scoop is first dipped in a thick sweet batter and then crusted and fried in oil. The heat from the frying makes a nice temperature variation as you cut into it which is quite enjoyable and unique. The crust is thick enough that no oil enters the ice cream, keeping it delightfully great."