Cold Plate

Great experience. :) the Thai milk tea was delicious, and the bonfire rolled ice-cream was so fun to watch get made. The quality of the cups was very good and overall, it was a great experience.

Delicious well-made rolled ice cream. They have lots of unique flavors! My partner and I are from Minnesota and we loved this place so much we visited twice while we were in the Seattle area. My favorite ice cream was the "Lychee Lover." Soooo delicious!

Ok I’m torn bc I think it’s so fun to customize your order! I can’t say the mint ice cream really tasted that minty? Or maybe I just have different levels of sweetness. Overall a cute spot if you want something different but I don’t think it was my favorite place to get ice cream in general

Tasty flavored ice cream but the toppings are a complete ripoff. I paid $1.30 for extra strawberries and bananas and got a total of 4 slices (2 slices of banana and 2 slices of strawberries). It started with only one slice of each fruit. -_- I checked other customer photos and it seems this is just how they operate which is quite ruthless.

Got the house milk tea and was pleasantly surprised to learn they brew tea fresh for it instead of just using some powder mix. It takes a couple minutes but you can really taste the difference and it's delicious

This is definitely my favorite dessert place in Seattle. I always get the banana split and it is so so good. Highly recommended.

Rolled Icecream is back baby! My favorite shop closed in NYC during the pandemic and the closest place I could recall was down in LA. But, NOW WE HAVE IT IN SEATTLE! They make beautiful rolls. It's a fun experience 😉

I ate here with friends in July 2022. It was my first experience eating rolled ice cream, and I absolutely loved it! I ordered the mint option, but their entire menu looked delicious. The staff was kind and attentive, and the shop was the perfect place to cool off after a hot day!

We spent the day at the zoo and were craving ice cream. I looked up a few places and came across Cold Plate and thought we would give it a try. SO GLAD WE DID!! The young worker was so patient and kind to my grandson, showing him how it was all made. He was fascinated! The ice cream was delicious! We will definitely be back to try all the flavors! Just wish it was a little closer to home!!

This is my new favorite dessert spot in Seattle and I'm dying to go back!! This was my first time trying Cold Plate and I am in love with their Bonfire rolled ice cream. The place is small but can seat small groups of people if a table is open. You put in your order on a screen at the front when you walk in. I can't recommend their rolled ice cream enough!

I'm a huge tea drinker and bubble tea lover. This is the first place I've come across that offers "floateas" - tea and ice cream. It's a delicious combination, and perfect for summer.

We came at a slow time so our service was speedy. The ice cream was very delicious and creamy-- very different than what you get at stores. That said, I think it's a bit expensive for such a small size.

i was very pleased with the food here, i've never tried rolled ice cream before and it was delicious. the service was pretty quick and they took my order after closing time! The store was also very quant and cute.

Ordered: Floatea and one of the ice creams. Order came up to around $17 To be frank, what I got was not worth the value. It may be more worth it to come here for the rolled ice cream instead. If I had the option, I would have chosen other dessert places nearby. What we got was basically just soft-serve (plain vanilla, nothing special) in a cup both times, and mostly paid for presentation. The presentation of the food is really good, props on that. With the floatea, it was displayed as a black peach flavored thing on the order screen, but didn't have any options for selecting the black, so we thought that it was just a default. We shouldnt have to ask for something not to deviate from the original image on the menu. Along with that, the floatea was filled with an absurd amount of ice. And our cup was broken. Service seemed alright, I don't really care about family values myself, and wouldn't really expect it from a place on the ave, but it struck me as kinda weird that there was a family with young children there and the place was playing hardcore rap with swearing and stuff. Overall inside the shop is pretty nice, and there is plenty of seating. A caveat is that if this place is ever full, and there is only one worker making your dessert, you'll probably be waiting for a while. Also it's far enough up on the ave to start hitting the sketchy part so probably best not to go at night.

Super yummy! It was $15 for my Ice cream but it was amazing. The shop is a good size inside but the restrooms were out of order. It wasn't busy when I went (Thursday evening) and there was one person working.

Great dessert spot to check out in UW! Got their Coffee Monster and it was super delicious! With a base of coffee ice cream, it is topped with whipped cream, caramel drizzle, chopped almonds, and a Biscoff cookie. Rolled ice cream is a bit different from your typical ice cream, as it has less air in it, making it a lot more dense. And this place makes it really well in my opinion! Service was amazing too! The staff was really friendly and welcoming. The interior is not too big, but if you're able to snag a seat, it's a perfect spot to cool down on a hot day.

Great banasplit, so tasty! Tastes just like a banana split. Great service. Great amnbiance.

We came here on a Thursday evening and it was dead the whole time but that made it great for having a conversation. * CLOUDS & RAINBOWS Your choice of soft serve topped with fruity pebbles, marshmallows, and strawberry pocky sticks. I got mine with vanilla soft serve and I didn't find it particularly special. The marshmallows weren't soft and fluffy and instead were kind of stale. However I liked how they added the fruity pebbles throughout the soft serve so it wasn't just on the top. Also the sundae came with a cute mini shovel to eat with. Overall I found this to place to be pricey for what it is, but maybe it's because I got the soft serve instead of the rolled ice cream.

One of our favorite last minute desserts! Quick and easy to order on a kiosk and plenty of seating inside to sit and hangout while you enjoy your desert!

We were celebrating a wonderful dinner in the city and saw the amazing reviews here for dessert . We walked in and used the tablet to order which took seconds . Atmosphere: clean , comfy and cozy, seating facing the street and a few tables inside Order: fruity pebbles ice cream , this was beautiful ! It wasn't just "topped " with fruity pebbles the ice cream was rolled with the sugary treat and then topped . The first bite was heaven. The ice cream was so flavorful , and cold ! I loved each bite! My husband had the strawberry milkshake which was the best thing I have ever tasted ! Very smooth not liquidity, the taste was on point and real. Bubble waffle : crunchy fluffy and smelled wonderful . The taste was fresh and sweet . We enjoyed our time here ! Thank you for the dessert ! We will be back .

Cold Plate is a dessert shop on the Ave. They are popular for the rolled ice cream, which once-upon-a-time was a novelty available only during street fairs. For the most recent visit, we opted for their soft serve, which was a bit too-soft, barely hanging onto its shape. Hubby ordered a swirl of Dole pineapple whip with vanilla. The spoon is a cute shovel shape. I ordered the "Pineapple Pen" with the same Dole pineapple and vanilla swirl, sitting on mango green tea with strawberry Pocky for accent. I knew I risk the tea being too sweet since I normally order only 25% sweetness, and it was indeed quite sweet. Hubby drank most of the tea for me. That's ok. For the novelty of it, it's still fun. The ladies working there were rather doe-eyed and seemingly helpless. I had to stop asking questions. The interior is basic with cartoon wall decorations, a few bar seating tables, and a long bench by the window.

I found this place while driving around one night looking for a sweet treat. Located in the U District it was right next to the vas selection of shops and restaurants making it a popular place in terms of foot traffic. Parking on the other hand can be a struggle but honestly that is a issue anywhere in this city. The ordering process was fairly easy, as you use their iPad to order your section. In terms of selection, this place hits this check mark for me as it offered a variety of favors/ combos. Their portions are pretty big so be sure to leave room after dinner for this place! The only issue for me was the indoor space, which can be kinda cramp and given how popular this place can be. Otherwise a great choice if your looking for your next sugar high!

My children have really gotten into rolled ice cream lately, and this is the best place we've been so far. The flavor combos are so good. I got the cereal bowl soft serve and it is the most delicious sundae I've ever had. It was also perfectly constructed with crunchy cereal layers all the way through. I love the little shovel you get to eat it with. It's a splurge, but so is going out anywhere these days. This will definitely be our go-to Ave ice cream place.

If you're looking for a new ice cream place to try, this is your spot! You get to watch your ice cream be made from scratch! Banana lovers I highly recommend the banana split! And for coffee lovers the affogato is a must! But regardless of the flavor you choose, it's going to be good! They use the same base for all of them and it is SO creamy! They also have a wide variety drink menu for you boba lovers.

Very pretty desserts! I got their lychee boba, which was actually sour to me but I still liked it, and the cup has a cute lid. Twilight Sparkle was sweeter so I like that more.

It was pretty good i loved the popping pearls in my drink. The mango flavor is the best. The service was great too!

Ice cream rolls are very yummy! And the staff is super friendly. I would highly recommend!

Delicious ice cream and floats! Clean and cute spot. Friendly and fast service. No restroom.

First time trying rolled ice cream and it was pretty much like eating ice cream in any form lol but slightly pricier. We ordered the lychee flavored rolled ice cream (forgot what the name was) and it had popping boba, lychee pieces, and drizzled with condensed milk. I found that the lychee flavor wasn't super strong, but I kind of liked that it wasn't overpowering.

Ice cream is not too sweet & creamy, nice amount, great staff that worked hard to make our desserts delicious & artistic. All of us loved this place! Thank you, will come here again

This place was awesome. An ice cream unlike anything I'd ever had, and the service was amazing. It wasn't as fast as a scoop, but that's by design. Each bowl was hand crafted and made right in front of you the way a professional cocktail is made. Specific ingredients and methods are mixed together in a way that took me, my wife and kids from wondering what he was making, to wondering if it was going to be good, to wondering if it was even going to look good, to being mesmorized as it shaped into a beautiful serving. It was delicious and the kids are obsessed. Will return for sure.

The rolled ice cream is unique but the flavor tasted just like normal ice cream to me..doesn't justify the $8 price in my opinion. The blended drinks were average at best...the lychee slush w lychee jelly had a really strange floral taste to it. Probably won't be back as there's so many other places that I have yet to try.

The product was great and presentation immaculate. I drank it so fast I got a brain freeze!

Wonderful ice cream shop that makes everything by hand. This is where ice cream is smeared on a cold plate and scraped off into tasty thin rolls, before getting packed with addons on top.

Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yummy yum yum yummy yum. Great stop on a hot day

Tea 1/5. Ice cream 4/5. The inside of Cold Plate is pretty hot surprisingly. They do have a tablet you can order from. Tea is pretty watery and the variety is lacking too. Toppings feel pretty limited and they don't actually have regular boba yet offer crystal boba. The grass jelly is definitely not grass jelly, it's a firmer cube cut of jelly much like coffee jelly texture. It's also tasteless. Friends got the matcha and a yakult drink and I got the Japanese roasted milk tea. I'm an avid boba drinker and couldn't bring myself to finish it, the cubed grass jelly didn't help. I also felt cheated from the cups that they advertise and display. Not a big deal but the cups could've improved the experience as anything that looks good psychologically leans towards being better and this is true in all design (+ people are likely to be more lenient when something looks better). They have some nice Cold Plate labelled cups with a bear cap that could've made me feel like the drink is better. Ice cream was very creamy though and amazing. Rolled ice cream isn't that much different than scooped ice cream, usually a tad creamier. Presentation was nice, which also improved the experience (I promise it's part psychological). I can't complain here, they have solid flavors albeit not super unique, the mix-ins help enhance the basic flavor.

Amazingly good! Love this place. I got mango flavor ice cream and it was incredible. Highly recommend checking this place out.

Insta dessert= looks cool in photo (assuming this is the draw here???), waaaay overpriced and utterly lackluster in flavor (had 2 flavors).

I came to Cold Plate for the U District Food Walk, in which they participated by offering a $3 soft serve ice cream with a topping. Although probably not as amazing as their actual rolled ice cream or drinks, I had a charcoal lychee soft serve with Cookie Crisp and it was GREAT. It was a pretty sizeable serving and the topping went well with it. I think the only qualm I had was that the wait was 10-15 mins for this cup of ice cream, but they did only have one (?) employee working at the time and a long line. Anyways, I'd definitely come back and sample their other flavors.

Ever wanted rolled ice cream that you see online??? This is the place! They also have drinks and bubble waffles. Waffles are amazing! We have great experience with the staff and will be back again when we visit Seattle!

Food (ice creams , fruit teas) are good | Services is ok can be better| Ambiance is good but the AC doesn't work at all every spring and summer it's the same, and the restroom is always closed.

We were walking by here when we saw that they sold puffles (egg bubble waffles) and decided to get one (my husband is obsessed with egg bubble waffles). We had our pup with us, so my husband waited outside with her while I went in to get one. There was only one lady working, and she was super nice. I ordered the puffle sandwich with peanut butter and condensed milk. She did tell me it would take a little while for the egg waffle maker to heat up. She let me know my husband could come in and sit down/wait. I told her we had our pup with us, and she told us that was totally fine! So our pup got to come in and wait patiently while getting pets from other customers. The egg waffle took a little while to get to us. She was busy with other customers, and the only one working at the time, so it wasn't really her fault. The egg waffle was good, not the best I ever had. But still tasty. I wouldn't go out of my way for it, but if I was passing by, I'd probably get one. I do want to try their rolled ice creams, what they're known for. They had some awesome flavors (lychee, black sesame). It also seems you can call ahead for take out, as the customer before me had done.

Perfect little date spot that is different than your typical ice cream stop. The rolled ice cream options are great with some very tasty topping and flavors (Lychee and Fruity Pebbles be the winners for us) and lots of options as far as milkshakes, sundaes, slushies, etc. might be a bit pricier than grabbing a pint form the store, but their rolled ice cream and sundaes are definitely way more than the typical pints in the freezer section. If I got a few extra minutes on my walk home I'm gonna always be stopping here for a sweet pick-me-up!

I was with a group of dessert hungry people and they had settled for Snowy Village. Unfortunately for me, Snowy Village is made out of 100% cow's milk and I can't have dairy... so I went a couple stores down and found a big-o-sign outside that caught my eye: VEGAN!!! Yes, Cold Plate serves vegan ice cream with vegan toppings! Whoo hoo for me! Cold Plate serves rolled up, fresh ice cream in a cup. It's "fresh" because you get to see the ice cream maker pour, mix the mixture and roll the ice cream onto the round table. The whole process is like watching a masterpiece in the works. The end result is an Instagram-able rolled up ice cream in a cup. It's really pretty looking. See everyone else's picture on Yelp. I got the Vegan Mango Rico and it comes with vanilla ice cream in soy base, mochi, mango pieces and I asked for grass jelly to be added. It was delicious. Once the ice cream started melting, it just taste like unrolled ice cream. IMO nothing different. I'll definitely come here again if I was in the area and was looking for vegan ice cream option. They use a stamp card system.

Came for the cherry blossom festival - super yummy Sakura crystal boba drink although a little pricey. Remote ordering which was convenient with good sand good ambiance!

Rolled ice cream in a cup! The experience and the dessert are all up to par. The ice cream has a lot of flavor and there is no trace of 'freezer burn' in the ice cream. Everything is fresh and made right in front of you. Takes a slightly longer time to make but they're literally curating a personalized dessert experience so chillllll Things to Order: Bonfire Combo, Fruity Pebble Combo.

It was all soooooooo good! The service was pretty fast for having only one person behind the counter and my party all had some delish ice cream treats! I would've taken a pic of the strawberry iced tea with creama but I drank it so fast, it was so tasty!

Sadly, they didn't put any seaweed in my pork floss and seaweed bubble waffle. The waffle itself was good. Nice and crunchy on the outside, with a hint of butteriness, and salt from the pork floss. But I was really disappointed about not getting to try the seaweed. The taro Oreo slush just tasted like milk. There wasn't any flavor other than that, not even chocolate. I don't recommend it.

overpriced for sure. for about 6oz of ice cream, you'll pay about $12 plus tax and tip. tho i'm not sure why a tip is expected because you self order on an ipad... ice cream isn't bad tho! but you can probably get the same quality at any other ice cream store

Would recommend matcha flavor is top tier! Cute table tops too and relaxing vibe. Parking is easy too!

The ice cream is pretty great! It's not too sweet which I like and the fruit is fresh. But the customer service really sucks!! Extremely hostile and unfriendly. I don't find this a welcoming place at all. Too bad.

Been here several times now and I will say that it's pretty good! Rolled ice cream certainly is a trend nowadays. I've tried the matcha, black sesame, and lychee watermelon so far: Matcha - I really liked how deep the matcha flavor was. It's really rich to the point where you can actually taste matcha and not just a hint of matcha. Black sesame - like the matcha, the flavoring in this was also rich. This one is by far my favorite. The toppings that were added made really good pairings with the black sesame flavor. Lychee watermelon - this one was a little lighter so the lychee flavor isn't as apparent as the other two flavors that I described. Lychee is pretty hard to do so I don't blame the fact that it was lighter than I would like it to be. This one was more refreshing than rich because of the watermelon bits. The place is a little small but there are enough spots to sit. Overall, the pricing is like ~$7 so not too bad since the amount is pretty generous and they just have awesome flavors! Will have to try all of them one day.

We have ordered Mango Rico, Matcha Madness and Bonfire!! All of them are suuuuper yummy loved ittt!! My search for rolled ice cream has come to end now!! This will be my GO TO store for ice cream from now!! The staff were accommodating to customizations too!!

I had been meaning to come here for a while but there weren't many Yelp reviews specifically. Cold Plate does more frequently hold promotions via Instagram, so there are a good amount of photos on that platform. The majority of people stopping here are kids and is generally less packed than next door's Snowy Village, which attracts the majority of UW students around this area. There are some premade combos, but I find that with getting the raw puffle sandwhich and adding your own toppings, you tend to get more than if they make a full puffle taco. ~ Double Stuff Puffle Taco (8/10). I expected the ice cream to be rolled within a bubble waffle, which is a classic combo it seems in Asian dessert places. However, when I received this item, it wasn't rolled, just folded over ice cream, which was slightly disappointing. I added a Nutella drizzle, which I felt helped a lot in the combination of ice cream and bubble waffle, since the folded ice cream wasn't exactly dippable. I think that to make this item more enjoyable, there's definitely a need to add more toppings which are more "wet." The waffle itself was light and airy, with a solid crunch at the end as well -- just what I like from a waffle. It's a shame that the ice cream wasn't prepared as well as I would expect, otherwise it'd easily rate higher. ~ Peanut Butter & Banana (+ Ice Cream) (+ Nutella) (9/10). If you compare the amount of toppings to the puffle taco, the amount in the sandwhich is more than the premade taco, and ended up around the same price. I put my vote in for regular ice cream being surperior to rolled ice cream in the taco. The taco isn't really foldable, so for scoopable value, the ice cream when not rolled up is more dippable. While I would opt for other places in general, if I wanted egg waffle ice cream from anywhere on the Ave, the only option is Cold Plate. I would take a pass at it if I were looking for something sweet in general though.

I had a Mango Rico rolled ice cream with extra . Very fruity and refreshing and had plenty of toppings. Interesting variety on the menu (they have soft serve and teas too), and it's pretty reasonably priced (at least, the specialty rolled ice cream and the soft serve). The atmosphere is simple yet chic - ideal for hanging out with friends.

This place is amazing! I ordered a mint milkshake, and it was one of the best I've ever had. The only slight con with this place is it can be a little pricy. But everything comes in large quantities so you get what you pay for (:

Very tasty ice cream shop that serves all kinds of whacky,cool-looking treats. Very reasonable price and a very clean and neat establishment.

It's super cute here!! I loved the vibes of this place! They had great music playing as well! I got a Tai Tea slush and it was yummy!