Salt & Straw

They’re back! And just as delicious. I really appreciate that they offer a dairy free/​gluten free option as well.

Seriously a little heartbroken about my precious Salt and Straw over here. In regards to the company as a whole, I give them 5 stars. In regards to this location, I’d say a 4 is more than fair.
Sure I should just be grateful that I can get a cone and a scoop without a huge line or a long drive, but this little port-​a-​cone only houses 4 flavors. I realize they are all good but the bummer is if you drive all this way and they don’t have a flavor you like then you will be forced to settle.
Now, the flavors we got upon our first visit were two we have sampled and slurped up frequently at the other two locations. I don’t know if it was just these batches that were bad (as opposed to it being a location issues) but we just did not enjoy our scoops like usual. The salted caramel was painfully salty. My husband couldn’t even finish his which happens never. My almond brittle ganache had almost no goodies in it. I found one good nugget of ganache and a few slivers of brittle but felt I was left high and dry compared to my normal experience. They are only here for another week or so, which means we will have to wait till spring to try again.

What is this? We’re reviewing carts at a farmers market now? Oh wait, apparently it’s open every day now from 11am-​10pm and not during the Lake Oswego Farmers Market! Never mind then, carry on…
Salt & Straw Ice Cream is delicious, but it’s not worth making the trip downtown and standing in those lines that stretch around the block. I’m glad this cart is here to provide a nearby suburban alternative with free parking and a great area to walk around in to enjoy your ice cream.
They only have a small selection of flavors, but I really enjoy a lot of the ones they’ve got. The Sea Salt & Caramel and Cinnamon Snickerdoodle are champions in my book.
While the line isn’t insanely long here, it moves slowly. I don’t know if they relocate the cart into the shade after the Farmer’s Market closes up, but today I noticed the hot sun also shining directly on all of the ice cream when they open the freezer, making my scoop soupy right from the start. I wish they would add a small canopy for the customers on sunny days that would also provide shade to the front of the cart as well to protect the ice cream.

Great! Glad I found this little cart, and thus far everything I’ve had there is outstanding.
Sometimes the line can get a little long, but service always seems to be friendly and as fast as it can be.
They accept card via iPad/​Square, so no worries!

Fewer flavors than the brick-​and-​mortar shops, as you’d expect, but a nicer location to stand in line. Surely, the nearby restaurants in the village hate that their customers are foregoing dessert to stroll over to stand in line lakeside for ice cream, but having an icon of Portland’s food scene set up shop here can only mean good things for LO.

With it’s quirky flavors and relatively recent explosion onto the Portland ice cream scene, Salt & Straw earned the description «ice cream for hipsters» from a friend of mine. Luckily, it’s much more than that.
The pushcart has a more limited selection of flavors than the brick and mortar stores, and flavors rotate. When we went, they had:
— CINNAMON SNICKERDOODLE. This is what I got, and it was awesomely delicious, with large chunks of snickerdoodle dough and tons of cinnamon. Felt like I was eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch ice cream.
— CHOCOLATE GOOEY BROWNIE. Sampled it, good but not exceptional, nothing to write home to mom about.
— SEA SALT WITH CARAMEL RIBBON. I’m not the right audience for this, as I don’t enjoy salty ice creams. However, several in our group got this and loved it.
— ARBEQUINA OLIVE OIL. Sampled it, thought it was really strangely textured and flavored, but only because it tasted too much like olive oil. So, kudos for living up to it’s oily potential.
— ALMOND BRITTLE WITH SALTED GANACHE. Wife had this and was gushing about it all night after, so must’ve been tasty.
We had about a 10 minute wait at 9:30PM on a Saturday, parking was easy and free, and it’s right next to the lake so nice walking around while you eat. Prices were reasonable — $ 3.75 for a single scoop.
I’ll definitely be going back to Salt & Straw! Don’t know if I will ever try the fabled «BONE MARROW» flavor — churns my stomach a bit just hearing that.

My favorite pdx creamery closeby! Can’t ask for much more. Great place for the kids to run around while they eat their ice cream. They only have a limited selection of flavors but usually the most popular ones. Only negative is that the ice cream is not as cold as in the B&M store so it melts much faster.

A pretty «cool» selection of ice cream flavors if you ask me. I had the vanilla and salted ganache, and also sampled the sea salt flavor as well. Not a bad start.
This location is in a great spot, right where it’s all happening in downtown Lake Oswego. I had heard so much about Salt & Straw that when I had finished dinner across the street, I couldn’t resist walking over and sampling some. It’s a popular location, so prepare to stand in line for a few minutes but rest assured that it’s well worth the 5 – 10 minute wait.
They have about 6 or 7 sweet n’ salty options to please your palette, but go ahead and ask to sample a few different flavors before you make your choice, some of the flavors might not meet your fancy. The cones weren’t too expensive and they did the trick to end my ice cream fixe. Also, this location is an outdoor stand that is only open during the summer months, but it’s worth stopping by if you’re in the area. The staff were friendly here, very nice and composed despite their very long line of customers. Well done, Salt & Straw!

This place has the most amazing ice cream. Sea Salt with Caramel Ribbon is to die for. Worth every dollar and calorie!

Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, this month Salt & Straw expanded their presence in Lake Oswego by operating the adorable pushcart daily. Located in the Wizer’s parking lot, you don’t have to wait for the LO Farmer’s Market on Saturday to get your fix.
Current hours: 11:00a — 10:00p daily