Sweet Shoppe

I am crazy about icecream and as icecream places all over USA seems to be shutting down for frozen yogurt or gelato, when i see a icecream shop I have to eat icecream.
So the place is really appealing, nice décor and tasty looking iecream.
They have huge portion with a lot of variety and they looked so amazing but when a 2 year old also rejects the icecream after 2 – 3 tries that means something is really wrong. I mean i dont remember the last time i had to throw an icecream, may be first time in my life i could not even eat half of icecream, and i have notorious capacity i can eat the big one at cold stone.
This place was plain disappointing — all looks no substance.

i’ve always seen a long line waiting out the door for some ice cream. i finally had the opportunity to check it out and it was not what i had expected. after eating their ice cream, i’m hoping everyone who has waited in line was waiting to get some homemade fudge.
if you’re here for a date night, perfect. otherwise, don’t expect to be served a single scoop. the smallest size they have is a double scoop, and it’s honestly more like a quadruple scoop. oversized portions that are good for sharing. i even asked for a kids size or single scoop and they didn’t allow it. i found a hair in my ice cream after leaving the shop and went back. thankfully, i was offered to have my ice cream replaced, no charge. but even then, i felt defeated after eating all the ice cream that i could. i tossed about 80% because it was so much. the quality is… okay. it’s not creamy. tasty, but a little too sweet. it’s not homemade, but is imported from sweden? i think is what i was told. i definitely would not come here again for any ice cream. i’m much more satisfied buying dryers. maybe i’ll give the fudge a chance if there is a next time.

Huge servings and good ice cream. Workers are young and you can tell they don’t want to be there but I’m not paying for the service. I’m paying for the waffle cone with two giant servings on it!

If you remember the scenes in scooby doo where they get giant mountains of ice cream scoops, this is where they came from. Love this place!

So many great ideas, such lack luster execution. The store itself is adorable, but not the cleanest. We went in to get an ice cream bowl and a few pounds of fudge to give to family (we are not from San Diego).
We walked in and the staff were not very polite. I wanted half a pound of fudge in one pack and two other packs of one pound each, thereby resulting in 2 ½ lbs, seems simple right? Apparently it wasn’t and it took two people to understand what I was saying, while they tried to make me sound like an idiot and explain the math behind how many pieces of fudge come in a pound over and over and over again. As a senior engineering student I think I can understand basic quantities.
Anyway, the first girl started serving me then handed it over to another girl working there which is fine since she was at the register, the second girl was unfriendly too and kept trying to explain to me how many pieces are in a pound (4 pieces per 1lb and you get two extra pieces =6 pieces). When I said I wanted one pack with just half a pound of fudge, she goes, «you just want two pieces!?» in an incredulous tone. The half pound was for my fiancé and I to eat that evening.
Midway through helping she decides that it was too much of a hassle and rudely walked off, and not to help another customer but just walked off, leaving us standing there while the first girl came back and finished our order.
Unacceptable and extremely rude. The first girl came back and finished the order and asked if the fudge was for me. Yes I intend on eating two and a half pounds of fudge myself. I didn’t mind her asking, it was the tone she used, very unfriendly and judgmental.
We got a bowl of pecan praline cream ice cream, which tasted like a drugstore brand of ice cream. If I closed my eyes it could have been vanilla ice cream with pecans. I don’t know how you can make caramel taste bland.
The fudge however was tasty, I highly recommend the tiger butter (chocolate, vanilla and peanut butter). We also got the cookies and cream fudge, caramel peanut, chewy praline and Heath toffee fudge.
Great concept but please train the staff to smile and be polite. Customer service goes a long way, based on this experience I would not come back.

Sweet shoppe is probably one of my favorite ice cream shops. Whenever we go to mission beach, we always stop by to get sweets and delicious ice creams. Their birthday cake flavor is just one of a kind. Staff is ok but they need to take of their place where they make cones. Too messy. There’s always a line. Overall, good place to visit.

Holey schnikies, those are some big portions. Only reviewing the location, service and portion size, because, you see, I came here with a 7 year old and an 8 year old whose last thought was to share with me so I can’t say how good it was. I was only there to pay. Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing? I say yes. When the cup is handed over and it’s already overflowing, there might be more ice cream than there is cup to hold it. Looked great tho and the kids loved it. They have a bunch of candy and some cold drinks, but one comes here for the ice cream, and I wouldn’t mind coming back, but next time I’ll be getting my own cup too.

The ice cream treats coming out of this place look good, but the shop itself is unsanitary and nasty. I saw flies all over the cones and fudge display. I saw hair around the ice cream bins. The ice cream here is expensive (like the same you’d pay at a Haagen-​Dazs shop) So I asked the girl behind the counter, who the dispenser was– and she told me it was a drugstore brand. I was turned off, and walked out the door. If you value your health-​you will walk across the street from Belmont Park– and go to the Dryers instead. It’s like a two minute walk and might save you from getting food poisoning from the flies.

Can’t resist the waffle cone. They make every cone fresh. You even see a worker assigned to an area where they only focus on making waffle cones. I love stopping by here whenever I’m at Belmont because these worker give a great amount of ice cream. Satisfied my sweet tooth today

Huge portions and excellent ice cream! They have a window where you can just stand and watch them make the waffle cones by hand. Very talented and happy employees. Declan our server took great care of us!
Be prepared to wait — there’s almost always a line. But it’s worth it.

Best freaken waffle cone hands down & I’ve had my fair share of those in my lifetime lol.
I’ve never had such a tasty waffle cone, usually they all taste the same.
The cone had a cinnamon taste to it & the chocolate on my cone tasted really good.
Finally a waffle cone that tastes different & their not greedy with their portions either!
Long lines, expect to wait on a hot sunny day!

Buying a treat in popular tourist areas, such as Belmont Park, normally comes with a high price tag.
This ice cream costs around $ 6 but we had enough ice cream — a double waffle scoop — to feed our family of 4. We had the chocolate and birthday cake flavors and enjoyed it all.
The waffle cone it came in was still warm because it’s made in-​house!
5 stars!

First of all… the scent of this place is irresistible. I don’t know how you can walk past and not get anything! The waffle cones are handmade and so great with two LARGE scoops to go with. Totally worth the wait for this treat

Candy+cotton candy+ice cream+waffle cones+HUGE portions= sweet shoppe.
The ice cream flavors here are your run of the mill flavors which is ok with me since I tend to be boring and always get mint chocolate chip. Toppings come at an additional charge. I got a bowl since I’m gluten free and can’t eat the waffle cones :/​I was told that all serving sizes come with 2 scoops… more like 5 scoops! I was with a couple of friends and was first to order. When we saw the size of my bowl we decided that 2 of us would share each one. The bowl of «2 scoops» cost $ 5…pretty good deal. Nice place to fulfill your sweet tooth after a day at the beach or hanging around Belmont park.

Scoops on scoops on scoops! I am in love with ice cream and this place totally topped off my experience at the beach and I have a hate-​love relationship with the beach. Now I want to go to the beach every week just to come here for their massive ice cream cones!
I wanted the chocolate dipped cone with sprinkles but sadly they ran out, so I got the regular chocolate dipped one. I thought I was going to end up with just a single scoop like most places but I was so wrong. I felt like I got 4 orders of ice cream! It was as big as my face and I couldn’t be happier. If I am correct you can also get 2 different flavors as well! I stuck to just the mint chocolate chip. It was perfect for the weather and I couldn’t have asked for anything else to make my day better. It did get messy after awhile because I couldn’t keep up and it melted but that’s alright with me.
Where else can you walk around with a big ice cream cone and an even bigger smile?

Okay, I’m used to getting overcharged for good ice cream… but this place is a steal. They give VERY generous portions and the ice cream is absolutely delicious. The waffle cones also have a ton of options as well. Either a plain waffle cone, or chocolate dipped, chocolate dipped sprinkles, or chocolate dipped with nuts. The ice cream flavors are more of the classic flavors, but the quality of the ice cream compliments these traditional flavors really well.
The line was a little long, but it was quick. If you’re in the area, it’s definitely worth stopping by.

This place is amazing, nice cool little place to stop by during sunny day or whenever you’re up for ice cream. which is all the time for me, visiting San Diego got the chance to try there monster waffle, for the amount of ice cream its a pretty good deal.
One thing is the line is so long but its what you have to expect for the location, and they don’t accept amex which was the only card i got at the time but cash did the job. I would recommend this for any ice cream lover or anyone who want to get some sweet treat during hot day.
Next time I’m here i will make sure to get the bowl because my waffle cone was dripping ice cream everywhere.
Neat little place.

Generous portions of good quality ice cream. Great spot for a. stop with kids at the beach or on the rides. Wouldn’t go out of the way for this ice cream though.

Actually had the liberty of coming here during a warm rain storm that was passing through San Diego at the time. There was quite a bit of people inside, place seemed to get really busy. For $ 4.95 we shared a «one scoop» in a cup of pecans and pralines (
). As you can see they aren’t skimpy when it comes to giving you lots and lots of ice cream. Unfortunately as I noted in my tip, this place seems to be quantity over quality. The ice cream its self wasn’t very spectacular, very run of the mil flavor that you get from store brand ice creams. The pralines inside were far and few which made for a disappointment. The texture wasn’t very creamy and it was more sugary than anything rather than actual flavor. Its almost as the base was the same exact base they used for their butter pecan ice cream rather than a vanilla base.
While you get lots of ice cream here, in my opinion it isn’t top notch quality ice cream. You could definitely do better by visiting a Thrifty or Baskin Robbins.

The smell was just too much for me to handle… And I couldn’t bear to see another kid walking past me with those oversized cones. So I finally broke down and stopped by the Sweet Shoppe… basically this place is legit. If you have a certified sweet tooth you have to stop here and indulge. The waffle cones are made in house and the ice cream is oh so smooth. They have all kinds of snacks to accompany your ice cream habits as well.