Ice Cubed

Thanks to Uptown Update, I was able to hit up the actual pop up shop a few weekends ago. I found the owner, Erika, to be welcoming and friendly. She gave me plenty of time to decide on my flavor and offered many samples of her interesting concoctions. I ended up getting a pop of chai ice cream with bittersweet chocolate and chopped pecans. The ice cream was so flavorful and creamy and really tasted like chai tea.
The following day I went back to get a vegan pop made of almond milk which I was wary about but was really glad that I got it — it’s a nice alternative to calorie-​laden (but delicious) ice cream.
I look forward to the day when Ice Cubed will be open on a regular basis – a great addition to Uptown.

Something must be wrong with me… I think ice cubed’s ice creams are just «O-​K». I love ice cream and like to think I’ve seen and tried it all. Now that I’ve tried this, I think I have. Who comes up with these crazy concoctions?!? I sampled as many as were available to sample because some flavor combos were too much of a novelty to pass up. Super creative flavors and combinations and all were good in their own way.
The Sweet Georgia Brown was probably my favorite. It was rich and creamy but too almost too much for me alone to eat a little Chinese carton of… and I wasn’t headed home anytime soon, although they do provide dried ice AND a styrofoam cooler if needed.
I ended up going with an ice pop to avoid the sin of melted ice cream. I was caught by the «vegan“ism in the name, it was the vice vegan: almond milk, strawberry, banana and vegan chocolate drizzle. It was a little messy due to the chocolate but I liked that there was a slight creaminess to it from the almond milk base.
Decent but pricey! I wouldn’t go out of my way for it again but it’s worth a try at least once.

Housemate nagged me about checking out Ice Cubed and I always declined. I’m kicking myself for not trying this place out sooner. Sweet Georgia Brown (Passendale cheese ice cream with stewed, spiced peaches & rum sauce) is my favorite. We’re totally hooked on this place. Money well spent for sinfully good ice cream.

Ice Cubed might be pricey as hell, and I might be cheap as sh*t, but I swear to f*cking god that IC is totally worth the splurge.
Popsicles, Man. Those bitches are like, my most favorite food of all time. Those and fruity pebbles. And wouldn’t ya know it… They’ve got a breakfast popsicle encrusted in fruity f*cking pebbles. Be still my beating heart… Be advised of the imminent melting hazard.
They’ve got little Chinese food take-​out containers of their homemade ice cream, too, but I’m a paletas girl all the way. My partner got the banana monkey, chocolate something something and definitely licked the box clean.
I went with the ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape-​sickle’ because that movie is bomb and I love both white grape juice and Concord grapes (also my favorite smell). It had actual grape halves inside and was large enough that I actually kind of felt full afterward.
The worst thing about Ice Cubed is that you’ll always want to order one of everything because the flavors are do dynamic, but due to temperature constraints outside of Ice Cubed’s control, that really isn’t an option. F*cking global warming.

Simply said: Some of the best ice cream you will ever eat.
I was able to get some of the goods a few weeks ago at a Farmers Market/​Food Truck event in the Burbs. I chatted with one of the ice cream creators and she was simply a delight. Plan to be dazzled with her talk of pure ingredients and inventive flavor pairings. This is ice cream to be savored and I enjoyed every single bite.
I bought a few kinds to bring home since I don’t live in the city and my chances of running into the truck is kind of slim. It was a delight having those cute blue boxes in my freezer and I kind of warned my husband to stay away from them.
Corn Maze: Caramel Ice cream, salty popcorn crunch, penuche nougat and roasted almonds. This was perfect for my movie night. Salty, sweet, popcorn all in one box.
Strawberry: Strawberries, Crème Fraiche, Brown Sugar. The BEST Strawberry Ice cream I have ever had. Super creamy and full of fresh strawberry flavor.
And the Ice Pops should not be ignored either. The Sunday morning cartoon was good. To me, not as good as the ice cream flavors I mentioned above, but still cute and good. A milk base covered in Fruity Pebble cereal.
I still have the Mango yogurt and cardamom pop sitting in my freezer. Saving it for a good day like today (Monday) where work is annoying me. Because one taste of these delights will certainly make your day a bit brighter.
Cute blue boxes reminiscent of Tiffany’s. A cute Blue ice cream truck. A store front with pop up hours if you can’t get to their truck. 5 Stars Easily.

Fantastic gourmet popsicles and ice cream. About $ 3.50−4.50 for the popsicles and $ 5 for ice cream. Best popsicles I’ve ever had (haven’t tried the ice cream yet).

I was fortunate enough to try Ice Cubed at Oak Park’s Great Food Truck Rally last weekend — lucky me!
Ice Cubed is unlike any plain ol’ ice cream truck —- or food truck for that matter. Meat in ice cream — hurrah! Not just meat in ice cream, just in general they challenge your tastebuds to try ice cream in a completely new way. As soon as you dip your spoon into their ice cream and get a taste, it’s easy to see the creamy goodness is handcrafted with a lot of love.
I tried :
Corn Maze ice cream and loved it. It contains:
Caramel Ice Cream
Salty Popcorn Crunch
Penuche Nougat
Roasted Almonds
This Little Piggy was so creamy and yum! It contains:
Malted ice cream
Maple breakfast sausage
These little tubs of ice cream were perfectly packed and $ 5.
I am going to hunt the truck down because I now must try their ice pops! Plus they have so many more sweet & savory ice cream flavors to try, eek!

The intel directly from the proprietors is that this outfit is set to open their Lawrence Avenue storefront as a retail shop sometime in November. As a very close neighbor, I am looking forward to the promise of Guinness/​espresso floats and bourbon milkshakes.
In the meantime, if you can catch their truck somewhere, I highly recommend the tasty gunpowder ice cream, and the black velvet is one of the best frozen delights I’ve ever put in my mouth.

Tried a fall-​themed ice pop at the Check, Please! food truck fest 5 days ago. Still thinking about it. Unbelievably tasty, creative, refreshing. Please venture up to Evanston!

The truck is up and running and the treats are amazing!!! Their ice cream is wonderful but if you prefer low calorie /​no dairy their popsicles are delish! Very unique, you won’t find any super progressive ice cream like this in the city. This is a must try for everyone!

I just had a sample today and it was AMAZING! I can’t wait for the truck to be fully operational.