Milkbomb Ice Cream

Milkbomb is my favorite ice cream place at Berkeley by far! I always go for the sandwiches. They are famous for the ube flavor, but I’ve had a good experience with various options. You can also choose how sweet you want the sandwich to be as there are 5 sugar levels. Highly recommended if you have sweet tooth!

I had higher hopes for this spot! I understand places are busy but this is simultaneously giving a lot of uppercase NO on things, and not giving the information needed to order. The choices of ice cream are listed but aren't visible. There aren't ingredients or descriptions included. The donuts weren't listed or visible, but I did ask the staff and they were friendly. Signage is a lot uppercase and underlined no's: No cash accepted No restroom available No using some code on in store items No staying in the shop after payment No samples of ice creams I got a cinnamon donut with Vietnamese Coffee ice cream. It was nice, but definitely needed to come with a spoon for how it pans out taking a bite. If I had realised before walking out I would have asked for sure. It was alright overall, but I don't think I'd go twice personally. Would love to see clean signage on the items available, and less of a focus on all the things that aren't going to happen. It never hurts to think of accessibility in these instances either. 👍

Had ube and horchata ice cream combo sandwich. I’d say it’s ok for $10 price. Personally I don’t really appreciate the cinnamon flavored ice cream and the ube is just a-ok (equal or less good than Trader Joe’s ube ice cream).

Well, the concept is interesting and unique. It's though a bit heavy (Ice Cream + Donut) for light hearted people 😉. It's for sure delicious but again too much! It's worth try at least once! IceCreams are though very rich and delicious. I'd recommend toasted almonds and double chocolate and mango. It's just a grab and good place with no indoor BTW, it's coming with whole donut and split in two so 1 order should serve enough for two! Service is annoyingly slow and you'll see always a line there, perhaps that's part of the marketing anyways I don't appreciate it.

I'm not into sweet desserts much except for donuts and ice cream. When I heard about this place that served one stuffed into the other, I had to try it out. Once I did, I was not disappointed at all. The ice cream sandwich takes you to another plain of existence and then sets you down gently. I can't even imagine what would have happened if I added toppings to it. If you're like me and like ice cream stuffed in a donut, stop here. The guys are really nice, too.

No samples?!? No problem as the mint and chocolate flavors were all tasty. Ice cream is nice and creamy without being too buttery.

Heck yes. This ice cream shop just blew my mind! I just ate a “milkbomb” which is two scoops in a piece of cookie. The special on the day I went was a Ube Donut. This thing was amazing. I got the aqua something which was a blue vanilla ice cream with cookies and the pistachio ice cream. This thing was incredible. I would love to go back.

I liked the selection of uniue asian style flavors and the sando option. The sando was a bit pricy but the portion size was more than enough for 1-2 people. Definitely bring a buddy to share this treat with :)

Super good, especially if you get the non-popular flavors. The main items here are cake flavored and then the main sando (which you should 100% get) is covered in sugar. I went with the Pandan and Lychee with the Ube sando and it had a great balance of not being too sweet and having a super unique texture on the sando and good flavors on the ice cream. It's pricey but can be split two ways with your date

On a whim, my friend and I decided to try Milkbomb when we noticed the line wasn't too long on a weekday evening. My friend warned me that Milkbomb often runs out due to popularity, but to our delight, there were still plenty of flavors left to choose from. On the day of our visit, two flavors caught my eye - adzuki bean and matchacado. Since this was my first visit, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to try the sando. (The only available "bun" was pan dulce.) Since the store was manned by a single employee who took orders and served ice cream, the overall ordering process seemed highly inefficient. This minor setback was quickly forgotten when I received my ice cream - the flavors were next-level. I could have done without the bun, but I'm glad I tried it. I'd definitely return for their ice cream!

Lowkey overhyped... Milkbomb has been on my list for a while and was a bit underwhelming. There's normally a line. Luckily, we did not run into it. Also, it's a smaller space where you order at the door. I ordered the THAI and UBE ice cream in a ube sandwich. I liked the Ube flavor more than the Thai. I tried my friend's MANGO ice cream. Honestly, the one bite of my friend's mango ice cream made my experience a lot better. I'd recommend to order the Mango over Ube and Thai. Overall, the ice cream tasted good but nothing outstanding. The sandwich was kinda mid. It was very dry. I noticed that a lot of people have marshmallow fluff on their ice cream. They ran out but I wonder if that would've made my experience better. I probably won't be back in the future. If there's no line, I'd recommend you check it out and make your own opinion. If there's a line, I'd lowkey say it's not worth the wait.

She is mid The storefront is just that. A storefront. Only one accessible table to sit at outside with 2 high chairs. Not recommended for large groups unless you want to stand! Which is not bad but just a heads up. Employee taking orders was friendly, funny, and helpful with recommending and explaining flavors. Mango ice cream: yummy. Tastes like Magnolia ice cream (iykyk). Red bean ice cream: not great. Tastes like vanilla with red beans in it. Skip. Ube "donut": it's pan de sal. yummy pan de sal, but definitely not a donut!

Our son had been asking for donuts all day, and also loves ube and ice cream, so upon a quick dessert search on Yelp, Milkbomb was the obvious answer. It's strictly walk-up orders only and the menu is pretty straightforward. We went with the milkbomb sando, and you can pick one or two flavors of ice cream and then choose between an ube bread or a pan dulce. Obviously had to go with the ube bread, with ube ice cream and also fudge brownie to mix it up. Everything tasted delicious! We ate it with spoons to avoid the mess but would've been easier to bite the bread if you ate with your hands. It's definitely shareable but also not too ridiculously big to finish by yourself!

Milkbomb is FUN! I came here recently with a few friends and we thoroughly enjoyed their ice cream sandwiches. It was $7 for a scoop of ice cream (!) and $10 for an ice cream sandwich, so they're definitely trying to push customers toward buying the sandwich. Nevertheless, if you're hungry for a sweet treat, their ice cream sandwich hits the spot! I was impressed with the quality of the ice cream. The birthday cake flavor was festive and I adored the butter brickle flavor! Everyone in my group was happy with their ice cream. The staff were friendly, helpful, and efficient! No samples offered :( so come ready to make a decision! Overall, Milkbomb is a bit gimmicky, but a unique ice cream experience! You can't go wrong sharing one of their ice cream sandwiches. :)

This is really good! When I came they only had 3 flavors left, and they didn't sound too great, however, upon seeing the line and the reviews I decided to give it a shot. The Pandan and Corn flavors were surprisingly good! I would love to try the other flavors next time I'm in Berkeley! Unfortunately they do not offer samples so it was a shot in the dark for me. I'm sure I would like other flavors more! I can see the potential for my 5 star review here.

I saw my friend had it so I came here to get it too. First of all, the guy working that day is absolutely helpful and cute!!!!! We ordered the ube bun. The ice cream itself is definitely good quality. It's so milky and sweet. The ube flavor is authentic and thick. We also got the banana rocky road as well. Again. It was milky and tasty. I personally didn't like the bun. The bun is rather lame. It's not tender enough nor crispy enough. And I could taste the plastic for some reason. I definitely recommend the ice cream here, maybe not the buns. I would recommend that they can toast it for 15 seconds. I will be back to try more things.

Had the azuki bean and it was creamy, quite sweet, but it didn't feel special. It was a bit pricey for the scoop. It's nice that there is a creamery in the area with asian flavors but I'm not sure I'd go out of my way unless I really want some specific flavor ice cream.

The ice cream experience was good- but nothing exciting enough for me to return to. Had banana rocky road- and it was more like banana chocolate chip. Not at all what I would consider rocky road which is always loaded with things like chocolate, caramel and the like. Flavor profiles seemed weak in the ice creams- definitely not the loaded type flavor overload like Ben and Jerry' style flavors. But I liked the lemon my son had which was more like a sherbert. Would hope that a small boutique ice cream place made their own cones, but they do not. Overall not impressed for spending $25 on three cones for the fam.

The aesthetics of these ice cream sandos are certainly present and salient. The ice cream quality and choices are top notch! I got the peach and mango with the ube bread while my SO got the mint with strawberry swirl. The peach and mango ice creams are worth it and the taste was immaculate. The strawberry swirl and mint tasted as expected while the ube bread was a miss for us. It did not add anything entirely different to the taste that my SO ended up peeling it off of his ice cream. Verdict is to come for the fruit flavored ice cream, skip on the bread part.

After some delicious hot pot, we needed something sweet and good to continue on out food adventure. Milkbomb did not disappoint. Like was not long, but we still waited about 15 so we could order. I let my husband order for me. The banana rocky road... yum!!! It came in a brioche bread.... Which was just that. My kids split a ube/ matchacado, which was also really delicious. We both topped it with toasted marshmallow fluff.. best idea ever!!!

Fast. Simple. Delicious. Choose- ice cream flavor donut sprinkles ENJOY! Customer service was fast and friendly! Street side parking, UGH!.... How bad do you want it? Lol Will I return? Yes.

I've been curious about this place for a while now. The pictures always looked bomb, so today we made the trek out after meeting up with some friends. I felt like l had to get the milkbomb sando since that is one of the most popular items. It was made up of bread with a sugar coating. They had a good menu of ice cream flavors. After taking a few bites, I felt like the bread was a little much for me. It made it feel heavy. The ice cream tasted good though. I tried the banana rocky road and pumpkin spice. It was really good. I would come back again to try some more ice cream.

Super cute bun and the cashier was super helpful in helping us pick flavors too. I'm glad we could split the flavors because we wanted to try more but couldn't decide but the birthday cake was sooo yum

I highly recommend doing the milkbomb sandwich. I had the concha with lemon custard and hojicha ice creams. My dad had the glazed donut with lemon custard and lychee ice creams. Both were delicious!

Parking in West Berkeley along Shattuck is always tough even on weekday nights. The shop is super small with no indoor seating and 2 tables for outdoor. There was about a 5-10min line when we arrived (5people in front but only 2-3 staff members working), but service was still really quick for us. Milk Bomb Sando $9 - We got (9.5/10) ube pandesal which was ube bread that was not too sweet and had a very nice chew to it. I liked that it was thin, so that each bite was a perfect ratio of bread to ice cream! Got it with half half ube and brazilian sweet corn ice cream. Single Scoop $6.5 - half half pumpkin spice and mocha almond fudge. Ice Cream Flavors: 9/10 Ube - Ube flavor was medium strong, but taste was a bit artificial. Still creamy and really good. 8.5/10 Brazilian Sweet Corn - Unique flavor that turned out to be solid. Corn taste was noticeable and not too sweet. 9/10 Mocha Almond Fudge - Coffee flavor was STRONG! I think it could've used more fudge for the sweetness to counter the bitterness of the coffee but maybe was just that scoop. 8.5/10 Pumpkin Spice - Flavor was a bit light on the pumpkin spice. Still pretty good though.

Flavors are listed on an opaque board so you can't actually see any of the ice creams. Also, no samples. Not a dealbreaker for me since I usually know what flavor I want and tasting a sample doesn't change that for me. Their recommended is the sandwich (and that's what all the photos are of). It looks good but I normally just crave ice cream itself. I ended up getting a waffle cone with banana rocky road. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. It's probably one of the few times that the banana tastes like real banana and not flavored. Will come back to try some other flavors, the ube was calling out to me. Store is a little small but coming in during off hours we didn't have to wait very long to be served (and service was friendly!).

Let me start by saying this place is frikn the bomb. I had an itinerary list of things I wanted to do while tripping around Berkeley with the fam. It's a really small little spot right next to McDonald's as we arrive it was quite hard to find parking I must of drove around three times before find a parking place lol it was meant to visit. As we walked up there was a small line waited about ten minutes or so but definitely well worth the wait. I had a milkbomb sandwich with ube and strawberry ice cream in a concha omg it was so amazing the flavors blended so well together and it tastes so good wish the conchas were a little bigger. The kids got a single scoop and a mint Oreo with vanilla milkbomb concha. The guy who helped us out was very sweet and nice very helpful with the menu I will definitely be coming back to try more.

Read reviews and saw pictures posted on Yelp before trying and was very skeptical but gave it try. I was pleasantly surprised at how good the ice cream tasted ! I like that the flavors rotate and look forward to trying more especially Toasted Almond which is my all time favorite. For this visit i had a split scoop of the butter brittle and the raspberry Oreo flavors. Both were excellent with chunks of Oreo cookie and brittle. This is my second best ice cream spot and I look forward to visiting again very soon !!

Mike and Marion are freaking amazing! Service is always top tier with them and their team. Very knowledgeable about all their flavors in details! Always give great open honest opinions! Ambiance is basic small ice cream shop vibes but definitely my daughters and I favorite ice cream shop to stop by!

Worth trying but probably would not pay $9 for ice cream between bread again. Points for lots of flavor options. Quick service, minimal outside seating.

Five stars for the ice cream and milk bomb (ie donut filled with ice cream, 4 stars for service--they are quite slow but are very nice, 1 star for the ambiance as it's right on university with homeless folks milling about and shouting right near the shop. The ice cream was so good. Both kids had mango sorbet and lemon sorbet--both were cool, refreshing and light. I had the Milkbomb which oddly even though it's their specialty, it's not even listed on their menu! It's a yeast raised donut that's been cut in half and filled with 2 scoops of ice cream, and then it's cut in half again so you can eat it like two sandwich halves. I had the cinnamon sugar donut with butter brickle and their version of cookies and cream, topped with some toasted fluff. It was so so so good. The donut was soft and fluffy and the ice cream was the right amount of meaty softness that you could easily bite through the donut and ice cream together. Granted some of the ice cream did squeeze out but it was so good regardless. No samples allowed but you can split scoops even the kid size! Will def be back if I'm in the area...

This is a gem if an ice cream shop! Every flavor is Homemade and delicious!! They have a few staples and rotating seasonal flavors. None of them are overly sweet. Staff is also very friendly and helpful. I felt well taken care of during my ice cream experience. Look no further for and yummy sweet treat especially after a nice meal!

I found the recommendation for this spot on Yelp and really glad I stopped in. They have an extensive menu of different ice cream flavors and toppings so my first thought is, what flavor of ice cream would go well with what topping I might choose. I was intrigued by the torched fluff option when I heard it was burnt marshmallow so I ended up getting the salted caramel thinking it would go well with marshmallow. My companion got chocolate - which I think would make it even more like s'mores. I thought the servers were very nice. They were patient with us going through the list of choices and even came by to check on us later. They have a few seats outside, very nice on a hot summer day!

Love this place!! I first discovered them a few years back. Unfortunately, the hours don't always work with my schedule but I was happy to see them on doordash. Yay! I do hope that their employee (maybe owner?) who is a single father battling cancer is doing well. I wish him well wishes every time I drive past. If you haven't been here, I highly recommend you try it. It's a great treat.

Well, the concept is interesting and unique. It's though a bit heavy (Ice Cream + Donut) for light hearted people . It's for sure delicious but again too much! It's worth try at least once! IceCreams are though very rich and delicious. I'd recommend toasted almonds and double chocolate and mango. It's just a grab and good place with no indoor BTW, it's coming with whole donut and split in two so 1 order should serve enough for two! Service is annoyingly slow and you'll see always a line there, perhaps that's part of the marketing anyways I don't appreciate it.

I was so excited to try a flavorful and colorful ice cream-donut sandwich based on the Yelp pics and descriptions. Each half had a donut-sized scoop of ice cream, though it looks like it's spread on from the top view. One half of mine was blue (Aqua Dreams) and the other half was light purple (Black Raspberry with Oreo). Also got the torched marshmallow "fluff" on one half just to try (they prorated the full "fluff" cost). I was a big fan of the look and more importantly taste of the entire concoction, but next time I'll probably pass on the rich glazed donut. Not normally a fan of blue ice cream, but the Aqua Dreams was excellent with a simple vanilla base (blue dye) with cookies and cream, chocolate chips cookies and brownie bits. The black raspberry Oreo was self-explanatory,

Got an ube donut with 2 types of ice cream: butter brickle and gooey brownie. We also had it topped with caramel sauce. It was decadent and tasty, the ice cream was well packed into the donut too. However, the donut itself was dry and neither my partner nor I could taste the ube. Kind service, tiny, tiny interior. I'd go again in the area if I could justify the $11 price.

One of my go to dessert spots in berkeley. The milkbomb sando never fails my sweet tooth. Their hours fluctuate a lot but you just have to check yelp for their hours. The place is very small so you have to take it to go or just eat it outside the little their outlet.

Food - 5 Service - 5 Value - 4 Great place to get some unique flavors. I tried the milkbomb with mint cookie and ube ice cream in the ube pandesal. The ice cream was full of flavor and it was a good ratio of ice cream to pandesal. The pandesal was great to hold the ice cream and it was relatively easy to eat the milkbomb without ice cream gushing out and making a huge mess! Staff was friendly and patient in explaining to me the choices.

Great for a late night snack! We ordered the peanut butter cup and coffee milkbomb with glazed bun and it was so yummy. There are so many flavor options, so I will definitely be trying a different combo next time.

I had the sandwhich with the sugar bread and birthday cake ice cream. Loved it all. I even had her add the marshmallow fluff which made it even better

Thanks Milkbomb for a tasty birthday treat! I wanted an ube dessert for my birthday so my mom and I came here after dinner. Unfortunately, they were out of ube. Even though I was a little bummed my beloved ube wasn't available, the day's menu had some great flavors that I wanted to try. As a fan of both peppermint and any ice cream with cookies (pieces or dough), I figured I couldn't go wrong with peppermint and aqua dreams. Blue is also my favorite color and rarely do I see blue ice cream. I got both those flavors in a cinnamon donut and OMG, it was the bomb.com! I've also never seen or had a donut ice cream sandwich before. My mom got a donut as she thought tonight was a cold night for ice cream. As for me, it's NEVER too cold for ice cream, LOL! They are card and takeout only. Hours are limited but they keep them up to date on Yelp. The woman who helped us was very patient with our questions. I didn't want to take a star off for not having ube because it could be a popular flavor, expensive, or difficult to find. Fortunately, the flavors I got were excellent and I look forward to trying some of their other ones in the future. Milkbomb powers that be, please have ube!!

This place is great for a nice dessert to share after dinner! The picture definitely does not do it justice but this was so good. Service was nice and quick as well. There's not a lot of room inside so definitely be prepared to stand outside & eat! We got 1/2 strawberry & 1/2 Vietnamese coffee ice cream in a cinnamon sugar donut. Both flavors were so good and the donut was chewy and fresh. 10/10 recommend

This is one of my favorite ice cream establishments, hands-down. Nothing beats cold ice cream sandwiched between a warm donut!! I'll stop by Milkbomb ever chance I get when I'm around the area. Service can be a little slow, but totally worth the wait!!

Love the rotating ice cream flavors, interesting flavor choices and all were tasty. We tried the ginger, marzipan, red bean, and pumpkin. The marzipan and ginger were especially flavorful. We got the ice cream sandwiches, the bread is very similar to a doughnut. The ratio of ice cream to bread is perfect, although it tastes best when eaten right away and the bread is still a little warm. Not a negative but just something to note - the sandwiches are pretty messy to eat, so grab napkins!

I've made it my personal goal to bring all of my friends to try milkbomb at least once. I brought two first-timers in the past week. Person 1: "Damn. Okay this is good." Person 2: "it can't be THAT good can it?" ...He left buying an entire pint after finishing his scoop. Milkbomb is continuing to hold up as my favorite ice cream place. Nothing beats it.

Overall this place was not bad and is an okay replacement for famous Ici ice cream shop that used to be there. The ice cream is on the much sweeter side but the flavors are unique and some have an Asian twist to it. They have a number of customization options including making your ice cream into an ice cream sando or adding a torched marshmallow fluff as a topping. Another thing to be aware of is Milkbomb does not do samples unlike all the other ice cream places. The day I went, service was really, really slow, so be prepared for a very long wait.

My husband and I were having dinner at Imm Thai when we saw the long line at Milkbomb across the street. We *had* to see what the hype was about so stopped by after for dessert, and it did NOT disappoint! The wait was about 15 minutes at 9PM on a Saturday night. We shared the Aqua Freeze, which is a (blue-dyed) vanilla ice cream with brownies, oreos, and chocolate chip cookies mixed in -- it was incredible and hit the spot! I couldn't have asked for a better flavor. The only drawback is the price: a single scoop on a cake cone cost $7.60. Note that Milkbomb does NOT take cash, so have your card ready! The storefront is tiny, so I wouldn't rely on securing seating. There are, however, two tall tables outside with a couple of chairs. I will mention that while we were enjoying our treat, three homeless men walked by, two of which approached another young family - they were clearly uncomfortable.

Saturday night on a Berkeley football game and decently busy. The employees are pretty friendly and keep the line moving. So many delicious flavors to choose from, and ways to have your ice cream. There isn't much to be said that hasn't been said already. 10/10 will return.

Milkbomb is my favorite ice cream shop in Berkeley and it must be for many others because there's usually a sizable line. I love that it's also a local family owned business that is steadily increasing their hours of operation! Their donut filled ice creams are super fun and picture-worthy but the star of the show is the ice cream for sure. I always split one scoop into two flavors and choose a chocolatey one and a sorbet to balance out the sweetness. Their fruit flavors and asian inspired flavors are on point and the sorbets are smooth and never icy. I've tried about half of their flavors now and here are some of my favs: - mocha almond fudge - mango sorbet - raspberry sorbet - matchacado (strong matcha flavor, bit bitter to balance out the sweetness, creamier from the avocado but you can't really taste it i think it just makes it less milky - milk cookie (stereotypical, good but nothing special) - birthday cake (sweet, good considering i'm not a huge fan of bday cake flavor) - vietnamese coffee (super strong coffee flavor) - peach (the only flavor I've disliked so far i just don't think peach works as an ice cream flavor perhaps that's why it tasted a bit synthetic) Love and appreciate you milkbomb :)

After walking pass this business multiple times, I finally got to try it yesterday and it did not disappoint!! Clearly there were lots of other people who were happy it was open as there was a small line waiting outside. My friend and I decided to split milkbomb ice cream sando. For the sandwich we chose the ube pandesal with the ice cream flavours, banana rocky road and toasted almond finished with waffle crisps on top! This came out to $11.14 in total. We really enjoyed the ice cream flavours, as they were nothing like what we've had before. The banana flavour was really coming through and the flavour of toasted almond paired well with the waffle crisps. I am only giving this review a 4 star rating because I wish it had been a little bigger for the price we paid! Nevertheless, a lovely treat for a Friday night. Definitely check them out.

Friendly staff who are more than happy to help you create a delicious experience. Pictured below is my order!!

Recommended to those who have a sweet tooth/are craving ice cream. Wide variety of flavors to choose from and staff was very helpful since this was our first time going. Will go again :)

If you're looking for a sweet treat that will blow your taste buds away, look no further than Milkbomb Ice Cream. Ice cream inside of hot fluffy donuts....what more can you say? I ordered the Oreo cookie ice cream inside a classic cinnamon n sugar donut and loved it! The donut was super soft and warm. The contrast with the ice cream is the best part and they know it lol. The chunks of Oreo cookies were huge too. The inside is tiny, but they do have a few small tables to eat outside on the sidewalk. There was a short line but it moved pretty fast. Hopefully, they can get their TV menu's finished, as I'm sure it will help with customers ordering faster. With so many flavor combo's to create, I'll be back to try another masterpiece.

99 stars out of 100...only because their hours are terrible! They aren't open enough!!! Jkjk but seriously they would have a lot more of my dollars if they were open sooner! Hubby and I finally got to try Milkbomb! We made our own ice cream sandwiches and no I did not share!!! Well maybe the last couple of bites that I just could not eat!!! Best donut I have ever had (which was the outer layer of my sandwich) and let me tell you....the ice cream with cake was the most delicious ice cream with chunks of cake!! The cake was delicious and not soggy at all!! I should have gotten the whole thing with that one ice cream... chocolate brownie had me on chocolate overload but if you like that...you will love it! Hubby added the toasted marshmallow topping and was in love!!!! Can't wait to be able to make it back someday!

Really good flavor ice cream. Good thing there was no wait so we got our delicious treats quickly. The girl working was very helpful in helping us decide on a flavor. You have to eat outside and weather was very nice so it was cool to be out front eating. I will say I've had better ice cream but this is my first time in Berkeley eating ice cream so it was good enough.

This place had a line out the door, so we figured we try it out. We really wanted to taste their milk bomb sando, but they only had ube left ( kind of disappointing). We ended up up just getting a flight which consisted 6 flavors. Not bad to share with others. The place is actually really small. No room to sit inside. Just a grab and go. I'd give a try if you like ube.