The Baked Bear

My sweet tooth heaven! (And my glutenous guilty pleasure) I love this location. It’s perfect for dessert after the movies or a late night craving. There are lots of seats available inside and even though the line can look long, it goes by really quickly. I love all the possible combinations that you can create here at The Baked Bear.
On my most recent visit, I ordered a cookie sandwich with white chocolate macadamia nut and red velvet cookies with strawberry cheesecake ice cream in the middle. It was so good! A little difficult to eat but I got by haha. My husband got a cookie sandwich too but with the lemon cake and peanut butter cookies with the bear batter ice cream and some almonds to top it off. I personally thought the bear batter ice cream was too sweet but that’s because I’m not really a fan of sweet frostings. My husband loved it though. I love that the cookies are so soft and chewy. The ice cream is really creamy too. Next time, we want to try the doughnut sandwich! Can’t wait to come back!

Got the bear bowl. Chocolate chip cookie was warm and gooey. Cookie was good.
Ice cream is nothing special (taste like rite-​aid ice cream). Flavors was very limited (even rite-​aid has more flavors to choose from).
+2 stars: for the yummy chocolate chip cookie. There’s a perfect sweetness to the cookie, it doesn’t taste like I’m eating sugar.
–1 star: server wasn’t friendly nor helpful.
–1 star: limited selection of flavors
–1 star: ehh ice cream.

This is my second time to a Baked Bear location and my first time at this location. Anyone who’s anyone with or without a sweet tooth had been here to devour the tasty sugary goodness. The cookies are great and the ice cream is crafted by Baked Bear but I would have to say the Doughnut Sandwich is by far the best item they have. It is topped with frosting which makes it taste like a toaster strudel and is much easier to eat in my opinion. With all the surface cording through my veins and the excess of sugar it is nice that they offer free water to wash your dessert down. The staff at this location were very friendly and welcomed us as soon as we walked in the door.
So if you are in the mood for something sweet, and addicting, I highly recommend that you bring your friends and family to this sweet junkies paradise.

I got the strawberry cheese case in a caked cone and I enjoyed the fact this didn’t taste like a sugar bomb. Flavored decently well and they were decent with the scoop size even though I think it could be slightly bigger. My friend got the baked bear with the blue frosting kind of flavor. If you like frosting you would definitely like this. My friend enjoyed it cause again it didn’t taste like a sugar bomb.
The place has a decent amount of seating to hang out on a Saturday afternoon. It can get loud inside because of the metallic furniture and some screaming children. If it’s nice outside they have patio seating for hanging out.

I’m addicted!!! If you go in KNOWING it’s going to be a sugar overload, you’ll be prepared.
Here’s my trick: deconstructed ice cream sandwich. Get the scoop of ice cream with the cookies on the side. The sandwich is nearly impossible to eat, and the cookies get hard from the cold ice cream. My other favorite thing to do is just do a single scoop, with a brownie. The brownie doesn’t get hard like the cookies, and is so good!
My favorite ice cream flavors are the bear batter (it’s blue!), strawberry cheesecake, cookies and cream, and butter pecan. The best cookie flavors (in my opinion) include the cookies and cream, and funfetti! Can’t go wrong with any of their combinations though.
They’ve got plenty of self-​serve water available, and lots of seating. Fun, casual ice cream date!

Good… super good! Soft gooey cookies, even at 9:30pm. A big variety of both cookies and ice cream to select from. I didn’t pay a lot of attention but I believe the group in front of us were able to get a taster sample of the ice cream before deciding.

This location is better than most baked bear locations. Get the macadamia nut cookie sandwich! Make sure to get the cookie warmed up as well.

Great service and yummy ice cream sammies!
I went with the peanut butter cookie as well as a chocolate chop one and rocky road ice cream and it was tasty.
Excellent quality ice cream, fresh and soft cookies make for a perfect afternoon treat.
Portions and prices are fair, location cute, bright and very clean, plenty of seating and not too busy.
Worth checking out, we all really enjoyed what we got here and can’t wait to come back for more!

Needed a mid-​week pick me up. I was warned beforehand to get one thing and share, as it could be overwhelmingly sweet.
I got the brownie, coffee ice cream, with a peanut butter cookie. I must’ve made the perfect combo because I definitely didn’t want to share mines with my husband.
My husband got the cookies n cream with the waffle cone and ate the entire thing. I got to sneak a lick in and it was good but I liked mine way better.

I’m so glad that they opened a baked bear closer to my house! The concept of it, is similar to chipotle. You first pick two cookies of your choice, and an ice cream filling to go inside of it. I usually get a birthday cake cookie and a snicker doodle one, with cookies n cream ice cream inside of it.
From my experience, I could never finish one myself, so I usually split it with my BF when we go.
The price is pretty reasonable for the amount that you pay for.
The menu ranges from a single cookie to ice cream sundaes. Definitely one of my favorite dessert shops in town!

This place is pretty cool. You get to pick your cookies or brownie then pick your ice cream and toppings. It’s like a custom made ice cream sandwich which is awesome. I was super full when we went so I just got the kids size ice cream sandwich.
If you get a kids size you don’t have a choice in what cookie you get, which is why I gave them 4 stars instead of 5. I mean the funfetti cookie was good but I wouldn’t have chosen it if I was given a choice. Neither would my 4 year old, so it’s not just cause I’m an adult, it’s just not our flavor of choice.
Anyway, we got the funfetti cookie with strawberry ice cream, and no toppings. The ice cream was super good. I would go there just for that. The cookie was chewy and soft in the middle just how we like it. We will definitely be back to try more flavors!

I’ve visited the Baked Bear location in PB, but can you believe I didn’t know it was also in Carmel Mountain? Like right down the street from me?! I found out when a coupon booklet came in the mail. Said coupon booklet had a coupon for 50% off any cookie sandwich. Plus another one for Buy 6 cookies and get 6 free. I’ll be using that once I’ve recovered from my diabetic coma.
This place is simply amazing. It was crowded on a random Thursday night, which tells you a lot about them. We ordered a brownie/​cookie sandwich combo as well as a scoop of Rocky Road. The cookie/​brownie (with cookies & cream ice cream) was hot pressed. This did nothing but confirm that this is my favorite dessert place ever. Their brownies, while thin, taste home baked, just the way they should be. The scoop of Rocky Road had marshmallows not thrown into the chocolate ice cream but marbled into it; I’d never seen anything like it before.
I’ll be back again. And again and again…

Pretty awesome and interesting place with a unique take on desserts!
There is plenty of parking, although it is pretty packed. Staff was friendly and nice. I got a cookie sandwich with ice cream, and I chose a snicker doodle cookie, along with a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie stuffed with butter pecan ice cream. It tasted okay, but it was a little overly sweet (maybe my cookie choice?). I also wish the cookies where a little more crunchy, as they seems a little too mushy adding no variety to the ice texture.
They do have other items I can sandwich my ice cream with such as brownies, rice crispy treats, and even donuts. Maybe I’ll try one of those next time!

I was pretty excited that a Baked Bear was opening closer to where I live.
This location was really clean! And I really liked how bright it was inside (I went at night). The lighting is nothing fancy but I appreciate the fact that it’s not dim inside. And the lighting is good for photos! I didn’t eat my sandwich at the store, but there did seem to be plenty of seating inside and outside.
The employee who made my ice cream sandwich was SO NICE! Being my first time I had no idea which cookies to choose. But when I finally decided he reassured me that both cookies I chose were good. Plus he made my sandwich really well!
There are a few options of what to make. I chose to make the cookie sandwich. The two cookies I chose were the cookies and cream cookie and the mint chip cookie. I’m aware these two cookies seem like a weird combo… they are, but it was good together! I was also considering the red velvet cookie or the funfetti cookie. I’ll have to get them next time!
Next is choosing an ice cream flavor. I chose cookies and cream. I was expecting a small scoop but I was pleasantly surprised at how big the scoop of ice cream was. I’ll have to see of its a consistent thing or not.
You can choose toppings if you want. Just be aware that you have to pay 50 cents for every topping. They have a pretty good variety to choose from as well. I chose oreos and caramel. I really appreciated that the employee who was making my sandwich rolled my cookie to get all the ice cream covered in oreos.
Taste wise I was happy! I really liked the combination I chose. It did get really sweet by the time I finished ¾ of the sandwich. But that could just be because I can’t handle anything too sweet. Not Baked Bear’s fault by anymeans!
My total was around $ 6 which, in my opinion, is a bit pricey for an ice cream sandwich. So I may not come here all the time, but I’ll definitely be back!
Overall I really liked this location and the ice cream sandwich. I already know what I want to get the next time I go back!

Oh Baked Bear… Thank you for opening a location near me :) I hate driving to PB! Hhahah This location has plenty of parking so you don’t hate to fight for one. I love their selections of both cookies and ice creams. My fav is cookies and cream cookies and strawberry cheesecake ice cream OMGGG so good!
Go and try it! Price is right too…

My husband and I used to frequent the Baked Bear at the Pacific Beach location and so when we moved up to the area I was more than pleased to have a Carmel Mountain Baked Bear location as well!
Probably the best thing about this location is that it is not as crowded and there is ample parking! None of this having to search for street parking and walking 5 blocks although any walk or standing in line was worth it for me just to have a bite of that baked bear! I have been to several similar style ice cream sandwich shops (all with their own little flare) in LA and Orange County so it is nice to finally have one in San Diego.
I love love love their cookies here. They’re freshly made in-​house (along with the ice cream) with a wide variety of flavors from snicker doodle to funfetti to so much more and for me I love a good soft chewy cookie! There’s just an endless combination of ice cream cookie sandwich topping combos with an option of getting a donut, brownie or rice crispy treat etc etc etc. I mean whatever your sweet tooth desires they’ll make it for you. Definitely a must try shop if you’re craving a sweet satisfying treat!

Before the Baked Bear I didn’t know that brownie ice cream sandwiches were a thing. Now I know I need them in my life forever. I know that it’s beyond cliché to describe an establishment using terminology such as «it’s a Chipotle for pizza» but this really is «a Chipotle for ice cream» (I know I know). After standing in line you decide what type of ‘sandwich’ you want to build. Donuts, cookies, and brownies are all options for your exterior shell and you can even have a different top and bottom. I was worried that the brownies were going to have nuts and be off limits to me, but that was not the case! You can have your sandwich warmed up for you, but I didn’t want the ice cream to melt since it was already oozing out of the sides. I ate my creation with a spoon and was quite happy with it.
I thought it was nice of them to have a free water dispenser available. They stay open late (even on Sundays). Makes it a great choice when you get a late-​night ice cream craving. We went during Halloween weekend and they were playing music from the Haunted Mansion. Brownie ice cream sandwiches and Grim Grinning Ghosts. You can’t get much better than that.

Great dessert even when it’s cold outside.
Tons of options to choose from and a very clean dining area.
Great service and decent prices. This location isn’t hard to get to.
Best time to visit is on a weekday.
I’ll be back for sure.

This location is always busy at night times! This is the third baked bear I’ve been too and like the rest, I loved it!
They prices are always kept reasonable.
Cookie sandwich with two cookies of your choice and a scoop of ice cream of your choice is $ 3.50. And you can also do brownie sandwich, donut sandwich or customize it with part cookie, part brownie for at most $ 4.50 a sandwich.
They also offer sundaes, cookie bowls, root beer floats or just scoops of ice cream at very reasonable prices!
A single scoop of ice cream runs at $ 1.95!

I am so glad that they opened one near my house! Not only is it convenient but there’s sooo much more parking compared to the other locations since it’s located in a plaza. There’s also plenty of seating here.
First, you choose what you want for the top and the bottom of the sandwich. You can choose between the different types of cookies, waffles, brownies, or donuts. You can even mix and match them! Then, you choose the ice cream that you want in the middle. You can then add toppings to your sandwich for extra.
The ice cream sandwich is something that is so simple, yet they make it so good. Their cookies are baked from scratch and they come out so fresh. I got the cookie sandwich with white chocolate macadamia nut cookies and butter pecan ice cream. I love it, and it’s not overly sweet like other flavors. They give you a nice big scoop of ice cream to put between the cookies so there’s not more of one thing left over. You can also choose to just get the cookies or brownies, or just the ice cream in a cone or a cup. They also have hot fudge sundaes and the bear bowl, which is a chocolate chip cookie bowl with a scoop of ice cream inside.
The servers behind the counter are really nice and welcoming. They are full of energy despite the line going out the door. My server made sure that I got everything that I needed and didn’t really try to rush me as I was thinking of my order.
I would also like to say that I appreciate that they put water out there for everyone because the summer heat is ruthless.