Bluebird

I love this ice cream. The only reason why I give them 3 stars is the service is ALWAYS slow and painful. They should up their staff on weekends. I went there today and the person working left the front and went into the back for a few minutes… but left the cash register open! They are lucky that I am not a thief.

I love this ice cream shop. The horchata vegan ice cream has always been my favorite! I like that they support local businesses.

Chaz is awesome! He was friendly and welcoming when we got here right at closing! Ice cream was delicious!

Thanks to Chaz today for scooping us an AWESOME pint of vanilla and CB’s peanut butter in vertical form (the only way to pack a pint with two flavors!). You rock, man. Absolutely delicious. Bluebird: still the best ice cream in Seattle.

Bluebird, you make my heart sing! Everytime I get a taste of your delicious ice cream, my outlook on life becomes brighter and my days become happier.
I am a self diagnosed lactose intolerant person. I know, I know! I sound so silly! But I honestly feel like everytime I get a taste of dairy, it’s like that scene from White Chicks where Marlon Wayans can’t hold it down in the bathroom!
With that being said, the fact that Bluebird serves Horchata, one of my favorite ice cream flavors, vegan style, they’ve already won my heart over.
Of course there are times where I just cave and I’m curious to know what other delicious flavors they serve. To their Snickerdoodle and their Pistachio, it is worth the stomach space AND the stomach pain!
The Snickerdoodle is just sooo creamy. I love getting this and a scoop of Horchata to intermix the two. Their cinnamon flavor profiles go together like holy matrimony.
The Pistachio is probably my favorite right now. The cream reminds me of cream cheese frosting and I just looooove how they have huge chunks of pistachio nuts distributed amongst the mixture. No food coloring in this bad boy! It tastes, looks and feels all naturale!
Can’t wait to try out what other concoctions Bluebird has in store for the future!

I had the pistachio ice cream. It was fantastic. The waffle cone was also delicious. The service was fast and friendly. I had a great experience here.

The portion sizes are huge and service is great. Awesome neighborhood ice cream shop. I really like the Theo Chocolate chunk flavor. It has tiny chocolate pieces that are really fun to eat.

Yes, this is the best ice cream in Seattle. Yes, I’m risking the ire of Husky Deli devotees by saying this. Yes, I have plenty of empirical evidence to back up this claim. It’s the best. If you get the chance while it’s still on offer, go try the Heart Beets seasonal ice cream… it’s as delicious as it is pretty.

O-​M-​Gosh! This ice cream is definitely worth the trip! If you are an ice cream connoisseur like me, you will not be disappointed by the quality and creativity of their product.

This will sound strange, but I like my icecream to be a little «chewy», (not so soft, not frothy), and Bluebird nails it!
Their Snickerdoodle icecream tastes like Christmas in a cup (or Christmas in a cone, if that’s how you roll).
all of the flavors I’ve tried are stupendous.

Make sure they don’t give you a tasting spoon from the DIRTY bin. Ick!
All cream and attitude. No flavour.

I had no idea this was a brewery too! Really liked the décor inside and the fact that a lot of the beers they make are incorporated into heir ice cream flavored. Not quite Molly Moon’s size scoops but probably a good thing for the waist belt!
Would definitely go again for ice cream. And next time I will try the beer!

Ok, so BlueBird Icecream makes a pretty darn good icecream, sourcing local ingredients that are premium (I refer here primarily to the THEO Chocolate, which is the main yummy in the Theo Chocolate Chunk icecream. The Theo folks understand both good chocolate and fairtrade, and in my book, that’s key. Oh, and the taste is fabulous! In icecream or not! The chocolate scoop paired well with the Marionberry Icecream — another page from my book? You can’t go wrong with chocolate and berries…
The line might be a bit awkward as it winds out the door, and then you have to squeeze by the eager fans to actually leave the shop. Not a big deal, especially if you can find a seat, and watch the Phinney Ridge sidewalk activity. On this visit, there was some sweet art on sale, dubbed «Minimum Wage» — the artist was asking for $ 13.00 per piece for some small, lovely photographs on wood.
Would I go back? Yep, make that a yes!

Great Ice cream and the fresh Waffle cones are the best.
I had the chocolate pudding ice cream, it was amazing.
Maybe I’ll go back and try some of their beers. I’ll definitely go back for their ice cream.

I take National Ice Cream Day very seriously, so of course we had to observe it by celebrating at a local ice creamery. Molly Moon’s is usually my go-​to but I wanted to try something new. Enter Bluebird! I enjoy the Greenwood/​phinney neighborhood so was excited to come here and try. They also have the interesting artisanal flavors — I was sad to find they were out of the peanut butter one tho :(so I got half marionberry and half caffe vita (coffee). It was good for sure, but I think I still prefer MM’s stumptown coffee ice cream (bigger bits of coffee beans in there). Texturally, MM’s is much creamier, whereas Bluebird is a little icier. I like both but some have a preference for one over the other. Note the cones here also smell just as delicious as MM’s but it’s smaller and thinner. Finally, there was no a/​c at Bluebird — felt bad for the dude working there. I hope he gets to eat free ice cream all day long…
I still favor MM’s over Bluebird BUT Bluebird is a solid alternative and delicious. Plus they do have alcoholic beverages for those who are looking for something a little more than just ice cream :).

I LOVE BLUEBIRD. This place is probably one of my favorite ice cream shops in Seattle! Came here with some friends after dinner because we were craving ice cream. I love that Bluebird’s ice cream is smooth and creamy, yet not too heavy. The lightness of it was very refreshing, opposed to how other ice creams make me feel a little sick and bloated. I got the Caffé Vita flavor, which is this amazing coffee flavor that was SO GOOD. My friend got the Caffé Vita as well, along with a peanut butter flavor. I don’t normally like peanut butter, but I decided to try some of his, and it was so authentic and peanut-​y! Like, it didn’t taste all artificial like other peanut butter flavored things; it tasted like peanuts were roasting in my mouth.
Bluebird also has beer floats on their menu! My other friend got one with the Caffé Vita flavor ice cream and Theo chocolate milk stout beer, and he pretty much had a foodgasm and was making out with the cup because of all its creamy beer-​and-​ice-​cream-​goodness. While placing all our orders, the line tripled in size out the door, and the menu even had sold-​out flavors! I wish I could have tried every flavor they offered, but I guess I just have to wait for the next time I’m back in Seattle!

Hmmmm. This place’s popularity baffles me. Sure, it’s decent ice cream. But what’s with all the rave reviews?
I ended up trying three flavors before settling on the honey crunch. Given the plethora of interesting options on the menu I was ultimately disappointed in the lack of strong flavors. The ice cream was very soft when served which only made it melt extra quickly. And although the woman working behind the counter was nice she seemed swamped! I’d give Bluebird another shot but as of yet I’m unimpressed.

This is the kind of place you want to root for. Perched on a corner in a sweet little neighborhood business district. On sunny days they are one of several shops that throw their garage-​style front door open for quasi/​outdoor seating. Their frozen treats are studded with local faves like vita coffee, theo chocolate, and cb peanuts. At the holidays, they partner with the pie shop up the street for frozen holiday pies. It’s everything I love about Seattle x¹⁰.
I hesitate a bit here because everyone who works here is really, really, nice. But these guys have absolutely failed to figure out how to efficiently run this shop. 93% of the time whoever is working behind the counter is dying in the weeds. Exhausted by the relentless crowds. There seems to be this weird culture where, at shift change, the relief scooper shows up and the person leaving abandons them with a gleeful, «good luck dude, you’re pretty much effed» followed by a flounce out the door.
On a recent visit the pot of hot fudge was empty. The cones were burning. The scooper tried to get the can of fudge open, only to find the only can opener wasn’t working. Meanwhile, the crowd stretched out the door and had started to turn the corner around the block. Several folks in line took pity on the poor scooper and tried to help open the can, to no avail. Normally you’d rightly be frustrated, as a customer, by the glacial speed of service… but, on this day, you’d have to be a psychopath not to simply feel bad for this poor girl who was clearly totally overwhelmed by scooping cones, making cones, ringing people up, etc.
I think they’d sell a lot more ice cream if they solved this problem. Also– I really wish they had a kid size cone. The portions are ginormous.

Many of my fellow Unilocalers seem to have left out one of the best parts of this particular Bluebird: the beer! Yes, of course, the ice cream is fantastic and entirely worth the wait (shorter lines in winter believe it or not), and if they have it, go for either the caffe vita or Elysian stout ice creams– both are amazing.
But the brewed-​on-​site beer is pretty tasty as well. They typically only have 2 – 3 available at a time, but with growler fills for only $ 12.00 and the option to taste all of them, it’s really hard to beat. We tried (and purchased) the oatmeal stout this winter and it was (dare I say) just as good if not better than Ninkasi’s Oatis.
So ice cream and beer in one stop? Say no more…

I heard that Bluebird served Horchata Ice Cream so I made it a point to come out here to try it out. I came in for the Horchata but I left with Snickerdoodle. Sounds like a romance story gone bad, but let me tell you why I ended up with Snickerdoodle.
I came in all excited with the thought of how creamy and delicious Horchata was going to taste, but it fell terribly short. It wasn’t creamy, it wasn’t smooth and rich. It was actually kind of tart and tasted nothing like Horchata. I. was. catfished! Perhaps it’s because it’s vegan and made with coconut milk instead. It just wasn’t the same. (nothing wrong with vegan) Then I tried the intriguing flavor of Snickerdoodle and this tasted more like how I envisioned Horchata to taste like. It was smooth, creamy, and packed with cinnamon flavor. Oh how my taste buds danced! It was a match that was destined to be. So in the end I left with Snickerdoodle and not Horchata. The End.
Prices are reasonable, the storefront is small, cozy, and very cute. It has a lot of vintage/​antique furnishings that give this place a unique vibe. The line was out the door and curving around the corner when I left. This place seems very popular and I am excited to come back and try more flavors!