Lick It Bite It Or Both

This place is «alright.» My husband and I were craving dessert, but not dressed to go to a nice restaurant and eat it. We decided to try this place, and were not especially thrilled by it. A few notes:
— The young female behind the counter had on shorts that were so tight I honestly believe that they cut off circulation to her brain. My husband ordered vanilla ice cream, and she proceeded to serve him a large scoop of chocolate. Then, when running his card, she asked him «debit or credit?» He replied «debit.» She then said «I forgot… Did you say credit?»
— The Bavarian Crème cupcake was dry.
— The vanilla frosted cookie was good, however the icing wasn’t anything to write home about.
Overall, a mediocre experience.

This is my long overdue follow up– Apparently the «owner» saw this post and called my restaurant after I had left for the day. He got a bartender of the same name on the phone and was a total jerk to her. Then he yelled at the floor manager for the better part of 30 minutes.
He didn’t call to make things right, he called to tell my coworkers that I am immature and wrong about how rude the girl was on the phone. He also claimed that he records his phone calls and his employee wasn’t rude to me. This told me 3 things about the person running this place. 1) he would rather spend his time at work picking fights to defend his public image than actually serving his customers. 2) IF he actually does record his phone calls and the way she spoke to me is acceptable, then the name should be– «we are as cold and heartless as our crappy ice cream and we could care less if you spend your money here». And 3) Really??? Recording phone conversations??? He MUST be losing money because that is a terrible way to spend business capital on a shitty little bakery.
Anyways, my sweet little bartender had no idea what he was talking about and couldn’t imagine why someone would call to be so unreasonably snotty to her. I usually wouldn’t wish anything bad on my worst enemy. But don’t spend your money here. I am confident this place won’t last long, unless it is some sort of cover business.

I was so sad to find this place closed! I used to frequent it often when I lived in the area and loved the half n half special of cupcake+scoop of ice cream. I came to pay homage and satisfy my craving only to find it is no more. I read in another review the owner was in a bad accident and that was the reason for the closure. I hope he has quick recovery.
R.I.P. LIBIOB, you will be greatly missed!

This place will always live in my heart as the best effing cupcakes EVER… period. Sadly, the owner was in a terrible accident and they’ve had to sell everything. Pray that he recovers fully and quickly. Selfishly, I hope that when he does recover, he is able to reopen this amazing business (preferably near this original location). I’m such a cupcake snob, nothing I’ve tried even comes close to LIBIOB… and probably never will. We miss you! Speedy recovery and come back soon… my original review still stands. ~an Adoring Fan

The first time I went there, the girl behind the counter just stared at me until I asked for help. Goodness, learn customer service 101! If you’ve never been to a place how do you know what to order?
The whole experience was redeemed by the delicious cupcake that I had. I choose a chocolate raspberry cupcake. It was excellent. Delicious white chocolate ganache and raspberry filling. It came with a fresh raspberry on top. I also tried the birthday cake ice cream which was nice but the cupcake by itself would have been just fine. It’s a little far away from me but I can’t wait to go back. Next time, I’m getting one to go!

The cupshake earns this place 5 stars. They make a normal milkshake, but put a cupcake in as well and then blend it up. It sounds weird, but the red-​velvet (cupcake) chocolate (ice cream) cupshake that I had was amazing. Even my skeptical wife liked it.
Also, the normal cupcakes are absolutely delicious. The ice cream is good, but not quite as good as someplace like Amy’s that makes just ice cream.
Order the cupshake! You know you want to.

Ok, so most of NW Austin has already visited this place, and left a review… and I’m feeling all «conformist-​y» tonight, so I’ll do the same.
Granted, it’s been a little while since I’ve been here, but I remember my previous experiences well. I moved to Austin 2 years ago, and while I was on my wild dating spree, I would suggest going here if I kind of liked the guy.
I’m not sure if he’s still working there, but Jace/​Jase, (not sure of the spelling), was always such a mega sweetheart and helpful to me and whoever my flavor-​of-​the-​week was.
I usually get their cupcake/​ice cream combo. My favorite cupcakes were the red velvet, the peanut butter, and the coconut. I love the coconut ice cream there, too. The cupcakes were moist and flavorful, and the ice cream was seriously some of the best coconut ice cream I’ve ever had.
It’s a tiny place, but there’s plenty of parking outside, a few tables inside, and plenty of shaded area out front if you want to stand and talk with some friends while eating your cupcakes.
One time, I was there with a friend near closing time. After they closed the door, they came outside with a box of cupcakes, and asked if we’d like to take them home with us, (for free!), because they were leftovers and couldn’t be sold the next day. (Or at least that’s what they said… maybe it’s because Jace was being a sweetheart to me and my friend.) Regardless, that was awesome.
Nice, clean facility, great service, and lots of choices. Love you, LIBIOB!

I’ve tried this place 2x now, and both times the cupcakes were a little dry. Flavors were ok, but definitely have some sort of after-​taste that i still can’t quite place. The only flavor I would get if I went back is the Peanut Butter.

I had a friend of mine that had a Living Social coupon that was $ 10 to spend here. It was going to expire soon. We didn’t want to waste it so we decided to come here as we don’t normally come up to this area often.
I ordered the red velvet w/​vanilla ice cream. My friend bought just two cupcakes — the red velvet and italian cream. It was good. It wasn’t mind blowing. I like the concept of cupcakes and ice cream together. I presume that’s my inner kid speaking to me. I decided to knock it down a star because I didn’t have good experience with the lady behind the counter. I felt weird when she was trying to explain to me about the coupon. As I was placing in order, she kept on getting it wrong and was very rude and impatient with me. It was kind of bad when another employee seemed to overlook what was going on.
I’ll just buy my cupcakes somewhere else or make my own along with buying ice cream. I can save some money in the process.

This place was just okay. The cupcake I ordered was really tiny and just too rich for me. After the 2^nd bite I needed a glass of milk LOL. Prob won’t return to this place.

Really! I started with the Red Velvet because they use the traditional vinegar based versus cream cheese based frosting. Then loved it so much I decided to order a box of mini’s for an upcoming date.
Was able to try a bunch of flavors and ALL of them were delicious.
(I’m comparing these to the Oprah’s loved, Sprinkles back in California.)
Had a cup of coffee and took a sample of the ice cream… both very good too.

I’ve never been in the place. A co-​worker picked up a box of cupcakes for a few friends. I had the red velvet. Holy cow! The little sucker was so moist and delicious. The only regret I have is that I shared it with my husband. Never again!
Cupcakes are roughly $ 2.55 each. I’d like to take my visiting neice and nephew here sometime.

Both times I’ve been here, the service has been great. The people are SUPER friendly and helpful. I have been underwhelmed with the cupcakes though. I tried two, the Boston Crème and the something Monkey. I didn’t even like the Boston Crème enough to finish it and the Money one was ok (the cupcake part was pretty good but the frosting was just too sweet and overpowering). I ordered the cake batter ice cream and it was ok, not great. I didn’t like it enough to finish the whole scoop. I thought maybe it was just me, but we ordered a dozen with about 7 different flavors and my boyfriend and his kids didn’t like any of the cupcakes we got either. We didn’t even like them enough to go back and get the other dozen I had prepaid for and would have essentially been free.
Overall, the place is cute and the service is great but I didn’t think the cupcakes were worth the calories, much less the price.

I first tried their cupcakes at a friend’s birthday lunch and it was moist and tasty. I like the cupcake to icing ratio and the little details on each cupcake.
I finally visited the store on my way home from work. It was a small store with very cute details like the cupcakes in bell jars. My absolute favorite part was discovering the ICE CREAM! The employees were really nice and knowledgeable of the cupcakes. I ended up getting the red velvet, italian cream and some coffee ice cream. The ice cream was super creamy and flavorful. You can also get 1 cupcake + 1 scoop of ice cream!
I’ve tried the Hey Cupcake trailer on Congress and in Houston I’ve had Crave and Sprinkles. But, Lick It, Bite It or Both is still my favorite!

I tried this place back in late January as i had a coupon and needed cupcakes for a party. The cupcakes and site look nice and the staff were friendly and helpful.
However, the cupcakes were very disappointing. I am not sure how you can make a cupcake that bad. They were dry, and the texture and flavor was not nice. I would not even know where to begin to give constructive feedback, other than saying get a totally new recipe.
I tried their vanilla ice cream (very soft and different, which I loved) and thought the flavor was so good that I asked what brand of vanilla they used. The guy said they had changed brands several times before they came up with the nice vanilla they are using now.

I am still a huge fan and today I went in and they have sugar cookies with the same icings that are offered on the cupcakes. Cookies, cupcakes, and ice cream… doesn’t get any better than that!!!
I still love the Peanut Butter cupcake and cookie.

Well I think it is time for ice cream and maybe a cupcake or cookie or to, so I was in the neighborhood of Lick it…, lick it good, so I thought I would go in and lick it. I did both actually. I entered around 4pm and was the only one in line so I ordered the carrot cake cupcake and the dreamcicle ice cream. (Note: a dozen people just walked in, my timing was great.)
It is a small place with several tall tables and tall chairs on one side and the counter on the other. The service was good, as was the ice cream; the carrot cupcake seemed to be fresh so I had no complaints. My cost was $ 5.41. Overall I liked it. Since there are already over 70 reviews, Unilocalers must like it or at least want to try it.
The was also a lot of empty cupcake things that people write things on and put on the wall, I did not inquire as to why.
Would I go back? Yes I think I will.

After a long day at school, my bf takes me to Lick It Bite It or Both after dinner. (Great guy I tell you, knows the way to my heart is through my stomach… NOMtalkbout?)
I licked it all right and I bit it alright and I did both at the same time.
I had the red velvet and my bf had the turtle. They are such beautiful cupcakes I wish I could give them more stars. The cakes were just too bland… like a hot girl with no personality. I’d just lick it and flick it. Bit it and quit it.
No second date for me!

We moved our son into his San Marcos apartment last week since he will be attending Texas State. I decided to redeem my last Living Social voucher for a dozen red velvet cupcakes to leave with him to share with his roommates. That is how I think. Find them food. Make them food. Give them food. Feed them. And he so loves these cupcakes! I forgot that I was dealing with college students.
I got a phone call later than night:
The Kid: Hi, Mom. My Dallas roommate is so cool.
Me: Oh, great!
The Kid: I opened the refrigerator to put my water in and there was a case of beer.
Me: Oh… wow…
The Kid: Yeah. And I have a dozen cupcakes…(laughing).
Me: Well, but they are very good cupcakes. The finest Austin has to offer!
The Kid: Maybe I can trade a cupcake for a beer. Not sure how that is going to work though.

I suck at euphemisms — I wanted this to be the best red velvet cake experience ever, but in the end, I felt like I was kissing my sister. I should mention that I don’t actually have a sister, but I’m pretty sure the feeling would have been the same.
In retrospect, it’s probably more my fault because I broke the holy grail of cake love — I rushed it. I had read Dej M’s preceding update earlier, but didn’t follow her advice and warm the refrigerated cupcakes from here before eating them. I had them plop my r/​v/​c immediately on some strawberry lick-​it, and then proceeded to bite-​it, pretty much at the speed of light-​it, which probably affected any hope of taste-​it.
So I’ll take the subjective Unilocal leap of faith and round this up to four-​stars and proclaim myself a fan because:
A) I’ll be back.
B) I’ll employ safe and appropriate cupcake practice from this point on.
C) I find this particular complex more interesting each time I visit (with Ryu, Detour, etc.).
D) The two guys working here were enthusiastic and friendly.
If they could somehow make my wish list come true with outdoor seating and steaming cups of pour-​over pressed Ethiopian appear, I’d bring balloons and all the WooHoo this place could handle.