Cloud City Ice Cream
| Address: | 4525 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97206, USA |
| Phone: | +1 971-222-7765 |
| Site: | cloudcityicecream.com |
| Rating: | 4.8 |
| Working: | 12–10PM 12–10PM 12–10PM 12–10PM 12–10PM 12–10PM 12–10PM |
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Pamela Parrish Wilken
No matter how sophisticated you believe your taste buds to be, I defy anyone to deny their attraction to Circus Friends ice cream at Cloud City. A vanilla purist for nearly 50 years, I have been hijacked and mesmerized by this alarmingly charming flavor, filled with frosted animal cookies and sprinkles! (WHAT?!?) Oh, it is true...completely true--too true. It is JOYFUL! I LOVE IT! I WONT TRY ANY OTHER FLAVORS! I acknowledge, embrace, and announce this one solid Truth: I absolutely ADORE Circus Friends ice cream at Cloud City!--There it is! IM OUT!!! :) WHOOOHOOOO! :) Thank you, Cloud City. Circus Friends ARE wayyyyyy better than therapy! :)
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Amanda Moore
Deliciousness of all kinds here! Their ice cream is at the top of my list of favorites for sure. They have unique flavors for every kind of craving you might have. The shop itself is fun and colorful. It is inviting and the two people that were working when we went in were super friendly. They dont get annoyed if you ask the sample a bunch of different flavors. There was a short line when we arrived but it moved quickly and the best part is you cant beat the prices! You get a huge serving of yummy home made ice cream for a little dollars. This surely is a great place to get your evening ice cream fix!!
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K Tempest Bradford
Theres nothing super impressive about this ice cream. Its good, dont get me wrong. The flavors I had were tasty. But they werent *interesting*. The way people go on about this place and the way there is sometimes a line outside the door, I expected it to be way more interesting. Perhaps other flavors will be? Ive tried 4 so far. The shop itself is pretty small and there are 4 or 5 tables for groups of up to 4. Since the heatwave is upon us there are often people just hanging out at these tables because air conditioning and ice cream. I feel that. Ill keep giving it a try.
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Graham Garner
This place is so good Im honestly tempted to give it a nasty review because I dont want it to develop a following like Salt-N-Weird. Honestly though, this place is fantastic. Not only is their product good, and local, and creative, but they have a fantastic selection of classically good flavors. Things you want in your mouth, not things youve never thought to combine and wonder if they might be good. Things like chocolate and peanut butter. Oh my god their chocolate and peanut butter... Im sorry, I just had a moment there, where was I?
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Byron Linck
Everyone knows about Salt and Straw and Ruby Jewel. Fewer people know about Fifty Licks on Division, and that place is better than S&S and RJ. Cloud City though . . . Cloud City blows all of those guys out of the water. Their flavors are creative and uncommon, but not so crazy that they dont work. And the textures are perfect. A bit out of the way, but well worth a visit if youre in the neighborhood. My recommended flavors: chocolate stout, honey or bourbon vanilla, sea salt cookie dough, butter pecan. To name a few.
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Elizabeth Ferdig
The owner makes all of these delicious ice creams by hand! Last night my daughter & I split a reasonably priced 2-scoop sundae ($6.25 & it was huge!), with house-made salted caramel sauce, house-made whipped cream & salted, chopped pecans. Really a masterpiece. If youre looking for great ice cream shop with old favorites AND creative foodie adventures (like berry/black pepper, or coconut lime sorbet), this is your place! And at a fraction of what Salt & Straw Charges. Worth a try, for sure!
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Nathan Kornelis
Terrific ice cream. Best salted caramel ice cream in town, but Im afraid I have to lower my review to 4 stars. They have changed their recipe. All of their ice cream now contains egg. This is great for some people, but my daughter has an egg allergy, so we will simply have to go somewhere else (like Salt & Straw, who just dropped egg from their ice cream). Dont get me wrong. Some people think egg is important to make good ice cream. If just wont work for my family.
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Benjamin B
Went on a late fall evening with pouring rain so it wasnt crowded and the server could take her time. Friendly service, nice variety of choices and tasty ice cream. Got a pumpkin spice shake (pumpkin spice ice cream made in the store) with whipped cream and it tasted like pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. $13 bucks for a small shake and a couple of scoops in a medium bowl. Clean, comfortable but not a lot of seating area. Overall a great Woodstock spot.
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Ben Gunn
Great ice cream and I would say it is on par with Salt & Straw for quality. The upside is you dont have to wait in those crazy long lines. The downside which really isnt too much of a downside is that the flavors they offer arent quite as off the wall. My go to at the moment is Sea Salt Cookie Dough split with Sasquatch Tracks. Those 2 in a pint split down the middle pretty much rules!
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Nick Brown
Up there as one of the best ice cream spots in Portland. The location isnt that appealing from outside but its a nice enough store on the inside. Wish the chairs were more comfortable. The ice cream is fantastic, although the waffle cones are a miss for me. Gluten free just doesnt work for waffle cones. Free ice cream on your birthday! Service is always good and prices are too.
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Parker Muir
Legitimately better than Salt & Straw. "Better than therapy" is the exact type of flavor that S&S overcomplicates - lemon curd with ginger snaps - but is simpler and better made here. Prefer the Strawberry mint here to the S&S strawberry balsamic. Next time will have to compare the salted caramels, but I think I already know the answer. And of course, shorter lines.
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Nicholas Egan
Now that Salt and Straw has been going downhill with the same crazy line, Ive been going back to Cloud City more and more. Ice cream is always satisfying, if pricy. Their standard flavors are always great and while their stranger ones are generally good, they sometimes miss the ballpark by a large margin. The sorbets make amazing mixers.
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Amran Shah
This is REAL REAL REAL ICE CREAM !! Real ingredients, real sugar , real cream. My favorite is flavor is Pistachio. Did I mention, real pistachios and cream? So good....If anyone wants to find out how amazing real ice cream without junk or fillers taste like, stop by. No regrets and all the delicious goodness of REAL ICE CREAM !!!!!!
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Victoria
Cloud City is a neighborhood dream with amazing small batch ice cream flavors. While some flavors are more traditional, there are some interesting flavors you must try! Theres even a whole case of about 8 vegan sorbets! Be sure to go on on your birthday for a birthday sundae! A family favorite spot!
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S Belden
As good or better quality ice cream, with a much better (in my opinion) flavor selection than Salt&Straw. The flavors are creative but not absurd - no gorgonzola w/ anchovy swirl here. Try the better than therapy (lemon ice cream with ginger snaps) or gold digger (chocolate with mini pb cups).
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C. A.
Interesting flavors without a "foodie" vibe. High milk fat, lower sugar = perfect combo. Generous toppings and nice service. The physical space causes me to deduct a star. You are waiting outside if you are only the fifth person or so in line. There is parking however. Would go again.
