Sloan’s

Get your cavity and gayness here. So much random toys and stuff animals around. Back left corner you will find the unicorn mask to play with if youre into that kinda stuff. Jelly beans selection is pretty good and their ice cream is really good. You find a mixture of kids, hipsters, privileged teens, closeted gay men, and parents who are scared of LGBT folks in here which adds to the fun if you gay it up more.

You can smell the sweet aroma from a few doors down its like they have a automatic air freshener spraying around the mall so you can follow your nose all the way to the front door.
This place looked like a fairy princess on pepto bismol with a over the top feminine and kid in the candy store style appeal. My husband was skeptical with all the pink but my son went crazy for all the toys and stuffed animals they had for sale.
It reminded me of a Farrell’s, Disneyland, and Victoria’s Secret with the striped walls and colorful chandeliers. As you order, there’s a moving train behind the counter if you look up. There’s little surprises everywhere you look. The flavors of the luxury ice-​cream were nothing special or unique just the basics. The chocolates tasted amazing.
The outdoor hot pink chairs and tables are super cute and it really draws attention and looks inviting. I like how it’s located right near all the children apparel and toy stores.
I can see how kids love it and don’t want to leave but adults have a hard time getting them out of there. It’s a little pricey but it comes with the experience.

Cute place but was disappointed that the flavors weren’t unique. I’ve had more gourmet/​unique ice cream than this in San Francisco. The place is cute and fun to look at, especially for little kids. They have fudge too… mmm.

I LOVED Sloans! We stumbled across it in the mall and it was a fun experience from the moment we set foot inside. The store is beautifully and colorfully decorated and really inspires a fun ambiance. The young ladies that were working were SO friendly and wore huge genuine smiles. It was in heaven lol. The girl that helped us was patient and allowed us to try many samples before deciding. We ordered a waffle cone and saw a bunch that were already made, but the girl who helped us made us a fresh one! It was warm when we got it and SOOOO delicious. I’ve never had a FRESH FRESH cone like that. There is an extremely cool clear wall that allows you to see right inside the restroom but when someone goes to occupy it, the glass gets fogged to obstruct your view. It’s just so fun inside this store, I can’t wait for more locations. I was literally a kid in a candy store!

The inside of Sloan’s can best be described as if Victoria’s Secret and Sweet Factory got married and then hired a really bad interior designer to decorate their first home. Anyway, it must be all the sugar in the building, but the crew seems really upbeat and friendly. They also offer free samples, which is always lovely and appreciated.
On my most recent visit I had the delicious «Mom’s Apple Pie.» It contained just the right amount of apple, cinnamon, and brown sugar/​graham cracker crumbs. At slightly over $ 5 with tax for a small cup, this is indeed luxury ice cream.
As a frequent visitor to UTC mall, I won’t hesitate to satisfy my sweet tooth on my way to or from Macy’s.

Such a cute ice cream shop! I came in here only to look. Ha! Not! Just kidding. I soon as I walked in I knew I had to buy some ice cream! The colors! It’s a lot for the eyes, but it definitely attracts.
There was so many options of ice cream. I didn’t know which one to pick. The girl working offered some samples. Definitely really helpful. I got one of the most popular favors. Don’t remember what it was called but it had Sloan’s name in it. It was delicious!
Not only is it an ice cream shop, it’s also a toy shop and a candy shop. It was super neat. My guy even enjoyed shopping for a Star Wars toy.
Only reason it gets one less star then perfect is because it’s kind of expensive. Definitely only a once in a while type of place for me.

OMG. What doesn’t this wonderland have? Candy, fudge, ambience. You feel light and excited and happy in here. Ice creams, chocolates. Walls of candy, bins full of treats. I think they have every candy known to man in here so if you are looking for something specific, try here!

The best way to describe Sloan’s — take gourmet ice cream, gourmet cookies and treats made in house, Farrell’s inventory of classic candies, a good chunk of Geppeto’s toy store from across the mall, and mix in a lot of pink. Oh, and throw in a rather interesting bathroom window for good measure!
I came here this past Sunday in the mood for some good ice cream, and Sloan’s doesn’t disappoint. Well, except for the sticker shock — $ 4.99 for a small (two-​scoop) serving, and .75 per topping. I understand it’s gourmet ice cream, but yowza! At least my choices (Cookie Monster — chocolate mixed with Oreo and chocolate chip cookie pieces — and Vincenzo’s Nutella Vanilla) didn’t disappoint, and the crushed almond topping did help a bit.
The toys, plush animals, and other goodies assorted around the store are certainly eye-​catching, but the biggest gimmick has to be the picture window looking into the bathroom. Make sure to lock the door behind you for privacy (the lock activates the smart glass), otherwise you may unintentionally give visitors quite the show! While this is the first Sloan’s in Southern California, I wonder if this feature is included in the other locations in Florida.
The in-​house gourmet chocolate chip cookies are huge — maybe on my next visit, I’ll get them as an ice cream sandwich.

Expensive ice cream but interesting flavors. The scoops are small, which is a bummer. It’s definitely a UTC-​priced place so it’s fancy and neat to look at, but at a cost!
Love their bathroom — when you lock the door, the windows become opaque, which is fun to play with!

If I were a parent I would hate to bring my kids here. The place is all pink and packed full of ice cream, candy, and toys. It’s a perfect setup for a child to have a meltdown and demand everything in sight.
But fortunately for me, I have no kids and have enough self control to stop my own tempter tantrum demands for ALL THE ICE CREAM! Which is also good because a (not so very small) small cup is $ 5. Eep!
But the flavors are good. Some of them seem gimmicky, but the carrot cake actually tastes like carrot cake, the apple pie actually tastes like apple pie, and the rum raisin has a good rum flavor. My favorite (so far) is the raspberry chocolate chunk. It’s full of raspberry flavor, and actual raspberry pieces, satisfying without being cloyingly sweet.
Fortunately for my health and my wallet, I’m not a big fan of the mall. Otherwise I might be here on a daily basis.

Sloan’s is at a very convenient location in Westfield UTC of La Jolla. It has lovely interiors befitting an icecream shop and they also sell a few plush toys. The ceiling has some interesting paintings of cherubs with cookies and cherries that made me chuckle. The place is really small but the décor gives it a really spacious and open look. Well designed!
What you can’t have: Enough time to taste and choose your iceream. The staff are just too busy to cater to your ill awareness in icecream flavors. You need to know what you want, get it and get out (some seating outside but none inside). Icecream is not remarkable in flavor or texture. Just your regular serve.
We took the waffle cone and it was just super stale and very very bad to taste (I wanted to spit it out). For the extra little price Sloan’s costs over other icecream places, and the food being weird, I would definitely never go back here.
I shall however, peek inside and appreciate what it looks like whenever I shop at UTC.
Try the gelato place, bottega italiana, in the same mall. Lot better serves there, and good worth.

Being a bit of a cookie monster I sniffed out this purveyor of «luxury?!?» ice creams and baked sweets while having lunch at UTC.
The Ingredients
— Sloan’s reminds me a lot of Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab up in Arroyo Grande.
— A small has two small scoops of your choice of flavors. I really enjoyed the Ginger Snappy, but it was not snappy at all. Still tasted good. Milk Chocolate flavor was creamy.
— Ice cream ordering can be a pain when ordering multiple items. Training /​experience issues with the ladies behind the counter.
— Just because this is located in «poor man’s La Jolla» don’t expect poor man’s prices.
The Gratuity —
Make sure you get extra napkins at the time of your order. I needed extras but it was very difficult to get/​find them.
I think if you’re with your kids, or on a date, that this place is unique and worth a trip.

Sloan’s ice cream has an icy texture, and is
full of air. I prefer richer, smoother, creamier ice cream. But my little granddaughter was delighted with the pink fantasy that is Sloan’s in UTC, and in her eyes, it deserves 11 stars!
Sloan’s has ice cream, toys, and other sweets. My granddaughter picked out a stuffed animal, and chose strawberry ice cream. She ate the entire cup of ice cream.
Sloan’s dark chocolate was the best flavor that I tasted. It cost me $ 4.99 for a small ice cream plus 99 cents extra for a waffle cone. So I paid $ 6 for my ice cream. The waffle cone was just ok… I’ve had better waffle cones elsewhere. The waffle cone was a little too soft in texture. I prefer them fresh and crunchy.
This is a really cute ice cream shop, all pink and full of candy apples, toys and ice cream. It’s especially fun if you bring a child. However, I prefer Bottega Italiana, which has gelato. Both shops are in the UTC mall.

Came here on a Thursday night around 8 PM!
This place is crazy pink! You can’t help but notice it when you walk by! It is located right next to Tea-​vana, across from Victoria Secret. I’m not sure when it opened, but I know that their pink décor definitely attracts families with little ones!
We ordered:
Brownie Hot Fudge
Ice cream of choice:
Rum Raisin (just turned 21… gotta maximize while I can!), Vanilla Nutella (or something with nutella in it) and something else. (oops! Forgot what the flavor was…)
Literally composed of: one decent size piece of brownie, 3 scoops of ice cream of your choice, heath bar toppings (or you could pick an alternative), whipped cream, fudge (or caramel). Oh! And three cherries.
Pros:
–Great customer service! Always smiles and laughs when we talk. They definitely encourage samples… so don’t be shy!
–Nice ambience! Brings me back to my fantasy childhood. Which I could just look at the candies and ice cream forever!
–Brownie was yummy! Though some parts of it were hard as rock (maybe left out too long?) but it had chocolate chunks!
Cons:
–Ice cream scoops are pretty tiny. By the time she was done scooping the third scoop of ice cream, the first scoop was already melting.
–Pricing is pretty high, around $ 8.50 for this melting mess? But it was worth trying. Would be giving this place a lower rating if it wasn’t for the good service and I was in a good mood, being 21 and all.
Fun «observation»:
Their restroom is so intriguing! When you stand facing the candy section, you can actually look INSIDE the restroom and see everything! (With no one there, of course.) When someone goes in, locks the door, the window has some cool shading to it so no one can peep in and you can’t see out anymore! I’m sure many people will play there for a while. (I know I did!)
Overall:
Not exactly sure if I would come here and spend so much money. Maybe I’ll try a waffle cone next time? Or the cookiewich, which I heard is pretty decent.

The shop has pink panache written all over it. Chocolate chip cookies are TO LIVE FOR! I would definitely write home about the ice cream too. Teamed up, they complete this horrifyinglyummy cookie ice cream sandwich = Cookiewich.
They also have fudge, chocolate dippedelights, an area for DIY candy bags, stuffed animals, smoothies, milkshakes, coffee and tea.
Prices may agree with or deter you. You might think $ 6.99 is unwarranted for an ice cream sandwich, but it’s 10 times better than that Nestle Tollhouse one you see in stores or from an ice cream truck. And I used to think that one rocked. If you don’t find something pleasant here, stick to Yogurtlands, Pinkberrys, Coldstone’s, Farrell’s, or Rita’s Italian Ice.
Many people passing by seemed to adore the storefront, that’s one reason why we went in too.

(Un)Fortunately, there were no awkward bathroom incidents.
There’s a large picture window from the gift shop to the bathroom. It’s seems mostly a novelty thing, but has a practical purpose. Through smart glass (or smart window) technology, the glass is transparent and you can see into the bathroom. When the door is closed, the switchable glass turns from transparent to translucent and the opaque frosted glass obscures vision through the window. Science!
Exhibitionists can leave the door ajar and provide a bathroom show, making for an interesting hidden camera show. No need to hover by the bathroom door. You can continue to browse the store or enjoy your sweet treats at a leisurely pace from afar. When you notice the glass change from frosted to clear, then the bathroom is available. If you’re still too far from the food court potty and passing by, check for the clear window and you can go here.
The ice cream is good. Pricey, but good.

Bright pink lights in night
little children scream ice cream
brain freezing over.
The bright lights and colors bring me back to when I was a kid and Farrell’s was the ultimate birthday party spot. :-) The ore cart… So much delicious ice cream. Shopping for candy to take home after the party is over. Draped in nostalgia now along with the days of my youth.
The expectant look from the cute ice cream scooper brings me back to the present. I order 2 scoops in a waffle cone. Cookie dough rich creamy with cookie dough flavor. Not quite as good as Ben and Jerrys. Amazing chocolate chunk, excellent vanilla flavor but a bit of chocolate overload for me from the big chocolate chunks…
On my second visit I tried the apple pie flavor which was pretty good. Kinda of like Dreyer’s limited edition apple pie. I also tried the white chocolate with white chocolate chips. It was also pretty good.
The waffle cone had that fresh baked aroma and excellent flavor. This place has good ice cream and a great selection of candy and other goodies but I miss the old Ben and Jerry’s they had in the mall. Quality is comparable to Baskin Robins but not as good as Neiderfrank’s.

A newcomer to the UTC mall. Talked to one of the employees and this is the first Sloan’s making it out West as the majority of their stores are in Florida.
It’s got a «Farrell’s» type of feel to it (for all the old school San Diegans that remember we used to have a Farrell’s) mixed with a classic ice cream and candy making shop. The ice cream is good. It has a very rich quality to it with many unique flavors (i.e. coffee and donuts). Pricing is a tad bit on the expensive side maybe because it’s in the mall…
When you get the craving for sweets and ice cream while in the UTC mall… this should satisfy it.

Alice in Wonderland designed this place for Willy Wonka. Looking at the shop from outside will require a waiver from your dentist. This place explodes sugar. Candy, fudge, ice cream, and toys.
The ice cream is actually supermarket quality. However, the visual and package products make it an experience. There’s a kitchen sink you may order that is actually served in a sink. It’s a calling for Man v Food episode.
The coffee ice cream was ok. Kids love getting a smoothie and touching every toy in sight. Outdoor seating and people watching is a great break from shopping.

I just came by the places soft opening yesterday — but there were huge mountains of people. Stopped by today afternoon — it was cold — and decided to not get ice cream. Got two fudge squares and a white chocolate almond bar instead. The latter, which I just tasted, is delicious — maybe better than Sugar Factory’s but almost the same as See’s. They made caramel covered apples, brownies and cookie too.
The décor reminds me of the Sugar Factory in Vegas or the Disneyland. Pinky dreamy place with intensive colors, the sweet smell, and pretty produces on the shelves.
Definitely will be back when people get less passionate (is that possible?) I want to try their Apple Pie, Coffee and Donuts, and Vanilla Nutella flavor. Though I am always a loyal fan of Bogetta gelato, maybe I could change my mind for once!