Agnes I.
Yelp
QUICK REVIEW (if you don't want to read the long review below): Quaint Ohio City neighbourhood ice-cream shop owned by husband and wife couple, Jesse Mason and Helen Qin. Serving up unique flavoured ice-creams from cardamon to ube along with Korean-style corn dogs all year round plus ramen in the winter months. Owners moved from Los Angeles, CA to Cleveland, Ohio in 2013 and local Clevelanders like myself are happy they did.
LONG REVIEW:
** 5/5 stars for their tasty ice-cream** (I'll update it once I try their ramen and winter menu)
I've been to Mason's Creamery approximately 8 times or more. I visited recently in August 2024 for a friend's going-away gathering before she moved back home to Houston, Texas.
ORDERING -- outside at the booth or inside. It's a very small ice-shop but if you're new, I suggest ordering inside where you can see the full menu and ask questions. Their limited ice-cream menu is also posted outside.
SEATING -- Patio-style. They have chairs all outside the ice-cream shop including a section at the back with about 3-4 tables. For my friend's going-away social, we (about 6 of us) sat at one of the tables/chairs at the back. There is no inside seating.
ICE-CREAMS -- I got the small Cardamon flavour in a cup ($6). It was such a light and airy ice-cream yet filled with flavour. They sell ube, strawberry, chocolate, and much more flavours. They also have some seasonal or temporary flavours that appear once in a while.
You can get ice-cream in a cup, cone, waffle, or in a cookie as an ice-cream sandwich.
Since they produce small-batch ice-cream, they may run out of certain flavours during the day although that's never happened to me when I've visited.
KOREAN CORN DOGS ($6 - $7) -- Choose from beef, cheese, vegan, or half and half (half cheese and half beef). As someone who prefers to eat healthy 95% of the time, I surprised myself by ordering a beef corn dog topped with potato during my August 2024 visit. Yea, it isn't the healthiest food in the world but it was so delicious. I got the yum-yum sauce on
If you know me, I almost never eat corn dogs or beef hamburgers but my friend Naila persuaded me to get one as everyone was leaving. I remember eating hot dogs all the time when I was younger but little did I know that years later, Korean Corn Dogs would be a popular development (haha).
I ate my potato topped beef corn dog in pure happiness in-between helping my friend move and pack up her apartment, along with the cardamom ice-cream that I got. Writing down my thoughts now 3 months later makes me want to order the corn dog and cardomon ice-cream again.
Support local and visit Mason's Creamery today. They are closed on Monday's and Tuesday's.
P.S. Now that it's winter, I'd love to return to try their winter offerings (ramen, pork dumplings, and Tonkotsu). I heard it's not the best ramen but maybe it's worth a try.
****
GOAL of 150 reviews in 2024
- 130/150 total reviews in 2024
- 779 total overall Yelp reviews
- Reviewed on 11 December 2024