Cheese & Crack Snack Shop

"A favorite spot for soft serve sundaes, enjoyed by Liz Serrone as a sweet treat." - Thom Hilton

"Ten years ago, Salt & Straw was likely the most commonly spotted Portland ice cream on Instagram, but now, as Salt & Straw shops open all over the country, Portlanders are far more inclined to share shots of this cheese shop’s lanky towers of soft serve, dusted in various flavor powders and topped with a picture-perfect chocolate cowboy hat. They’re not just pretty, either: The ice cream itself is supremely rich and silky, and the dollop of chocolate ganache at the bottom of the cone is a thoughtful touch." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden

"Along the restaurant row of Southeast 28th Avenue, Cheese and Crack serves snack-y trays of bruleed brie and charcuterie with house-made crackers. But visitors also frequent the shop for creamy swirls of vanilla soft serve, which are sprinkled with “dusts” in flavors like matcha or beet and come in cones filled with chocolate ganache at the bottom to prevent leakage. The shop’s vanilla soft serve is also the foundation in its sundaes — featured specials like the caramel cornflake sundae and raspberry birthday cake sundae rotate on a monthly basis, but the always excellent banana pudding sundae is worth an order, complete with luscious house-made banana pudding and Nilla wafers." - Michelle Lopez, Janey Wong

"Those with a predilection for everything bagels might similarly enjoy Cheese and Crack’s ingredient-packed everything cookie. The sweet-savory confection is brimming with olive oil, chocolate chips, oats, coconut, dried cranberries, black sesame seeds, sprinkles, and sea salt, but they happen to be nut- and dairy-free. The menu lists a box of four cookies for $6, but single cookies are also available." - Kara Stokes, Janey Wong

"I'd head to Cheese & Crack for a sundae if I were looking for a taste of something sweet just after 8 p.m." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden