Village Creamery

Great stuff. Where I’m from, it’s not easy finding Asian, more so Filipino, flavored ice cream that’s freshly made. The flavors are strong, in a good way! I’m personally a huge fan of ube ice cream and this place doesn’t disappoint! They also provide avocado ice cream — another must.

I have a new favorite ice cream place! I tried this on an unseasonably warm, late November evening when it seemed balmy enough for an ice cream treat, and found it using Unilocal!,as I have many of my favorite, off-​the-​beaten-​path places. When I saw that this was less than 10 minutes from home, and read the great reviews, I headed right over.
Oh, my gosh, it was delicious! I had a dish with a scoop of coffee toffee and a scoop of tiramisú. The minute I took the first bite, my mouth exploded with flavor. (I know that sounds a little dramatic, but it was the truth. I don’t remember having this happen with ice cream before! Yum!)
The parking lot is a little cramped and the shop is small, so I’ll try to avoid peak times, but I’ll definitely be back, probably many times in the future!

This is a really fantastic HOMEMADE ice cream place especially if you’re looking for some unique Asian flavors! They had some flavors that I rarely ever see in Chicago including Durian, Jackfruit, and Lychee. They have a well rounded selection even if Asian flavors don’t entice you so there’s something here for everyone! Eat in or take a pint or two home!

Over priced for what you get. Have passed by this place for years and never stopped. Decided to stop in and get a Sunday. Seemed like nobody wanted to help me finally some one took my order when I got it it was small Sunday for the price. Will no go back here

Variety and taste is one of a kind! Forget about the deterioration of this place, just please go and taste the ice creams!

I was watching my ice cream get scooped and when he grabbed one scooper from the water bucket I noticed the water inside and it was disgusting. Also, there was plastic wrap hanging from the florescent lighting when I went… which was holding a ton of dead flies in it. The menus on the wall offered hot snacks and when one customer asked about it the cashier just laughed and denied it. Um okay. I don’t get why everyone loves this place? It’s overpriced, fee if you use a card, outdated, extremely dirty, and the actual ice cream is just okay at best.

Village Creamery is one of those places I’ve always passed by but never had the opportunity to try. Well that was before this summer and Sam and I have been there about 3 times since. The best part about this place is the unique flavors. Sure you might want a classic like cookies n crème or chocolate chip, but that gets boring. If you want to try something new, check this out as I’ll just offer a few examples of some flavors I’ve seen.
–Durian (I wasn’t brave enough to get a full cup but the sample was surprisingly good)
–green tea
–queso (yes, it has cheese in it.)
–red bean
–jackfruit
If you’re in the near northwest suburbs you owe it to yourself to try this place out at least once. While you’re here you need to promise me you’ll at least sample something you’d never ever think to try. Living in the area, Village Creamery has definitely become our neighborhood ice cream spot.

This place is amazing, great ice cream. The service is outstanding, sometimes it can get busy but it gives you more time to drool over all the unique flavors they have.
Parking can be a pain but it’s worth the frustration.
I would definitely go out of my way to go to this place. They also serve siopao but it sits, which is good because the Ice cream is outstanding.
My absolute favorite is the Halo Halo ice cream and the sapin sapin ice cream. So much flavor.
Worth the trip!!!

I had a fairly disappointing dinner at a Japanese restaurant in Mount Prospect. On the way back to the city, I was unknowingly going through my Unilocal bookmarks. «Village Creamery» was giving me a holler. Well, I really wanted to write an exciting review on a place I haven’t tried.
(Singing in progress) «it’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A…they have everything for the young men to enjoy.» I wasn’t sure if the Village Creamery was formed by the Village people, but this place INDEED has lots of exotic flavored for men and women.
The closest Y.M.C.A-like facility is the Niles Fitness Center diagonally across. I’m going to concentrate on fulfilling my sweet tooth and put anything else recreational on the back burner.
Village Creamery features many Filipino sweet specialties, like halo-​halo, jackfruit ice cream, and some sweet porridge I saw many Filipinos were slurping as we walked in. I saw halo-​halo sundae on the menu. As an extremely decisive individual, I locked in my answer!
What? I’ve gotta make more choices? The nice young lady behind the register asked me what two (2) kinds of ice cream I wanted in my sundae. I picked the «halo-​halo fiesta» (no-brainer…because that halo-​halo thing gave it away) and moka (equivalent to mocha).
Hubby failed to notice the avocado flavor on the «left» of the register, so he went with the mint and peanut butter. Well, that «mint» was certainly in its «mint condition,» minty that was.
Due to his negligence in browsing through all ice cream flavors available at Village Creamery, we swear that we will be back! By the way, that halo-​halo sundae was divine! I love the textures of the jelly, chewiness of the beans, and uniqueness of the coconut mingling with the ice cream.
Now my evening can end with a positive note.

Pros: flavor choices, quality, service
Cons: none!
Been here many times — had a two scoop sapin sapin (mango coconut ube) and rocky road. You can go with a classic or original type flavor here and not go wrong! Everything tastes great. It’s s real nice neighborhood non chain type spot. Bring friends family etc and sample unknown flavors. You will not leave unhappy.

About a 1 – 1.5: I was really excited to try out Village Creamery, as I’d heard that this was a local favorite for ice cream. The place offers cakes, pies, a variety of ice cream flavors, and even hot snacks (such as egg rolls, pancit palabok, and empanadas). The hubs and I came here and shared a Cookies n’ Cream. However, we were both so terribly disappointed as the ice cream was not solidified and it was more in its melting state (kind of confusing!). There were no cookies within the ice cream, in addition to the main cream not having any hint of flavor to it. $ 5 for a tiny scoop, there are definitely better ice cream places in the area! I’m glad I was finally able to give Village Creamery a try, but will not be back!
+melty ice cream T_​_​_​T
+no flavor T_​_​_​T
+very small scoops T_​_​_​_​T

Great Filipino choices of ice cream HOWEVER I came and no cars in parking lot. Place was empty, dead. My first and last time coming. I just paid almost $ 7.00 for a bubble shake!!! They charged me .50 for using my credit card. Min to use ur credit card without the fee is if u paid $ 10. and up.
I think that’s just crazy and a rip off because most of there desserts are under $ 5-​$ 6. Also I asked for extra tapioca.$ 1??? WHAT!!! Ridiculous.
How does the bubble shake taste and is it worth it? NOPE! Very watery!!! It’s like drinking a shake that’s been out in the sun. VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED! And to think I was excited to taste it!

Tonight I had to make a wrenching decision… Salted Caramel or Buko Pandan? I know, I should be polyflavorous and embrace the power of and… Except that dinner left me so stuffed that I contemplated asking for not merely a small scoop but a kiddie-​sized portion.
Speaking of our kiddies, they definitely embraced the power of and, in asking for 3 flavor tastes before making up their minds, which the awesome counter lady served up with an unflagging smile.
So many flavors to choose from — lots of neat Filipino ones like jackfruit and purple ube, plus the American classics and then some. This place is a real gem.

I vaguely remember my mother and aunt talking about this place a long time ago. It was brought up in a conversation with my friends and I recently.
We were craving something sweet with tapioca so my friend said this place offered ice cream mixed with milk and tapioca which was called bubble shakes. The kind staff gave us multiple samples of their ice cream. I believe we tried the buco pandan, ube, strawberry cheesecake, and the maiz. My friend and I ordered the medium sized ube bubble shake and my other friend ordered the strawberry cheesecake bubble shake. The prices were decent for the bubble shakes. I think they were around 4.50 for a medium? Overall, the shakes were good and the staff was polite.

This place is great. So many different, unique, interesting flavors. I love going to this place and sampling:)

Yes, there’s going to be a bit of bias here. I unabashedly support any Filipino place, but this isn’t some new establishment that just sprung up. VC has been around for a long time, and for good reason — quality ice cream with flavors you won’t find anywhere else in the area.
I know that purple ice cream can be intimidating, as is green ice cream that is mint. Cheese ice cream is… ok, a bit too much for my lactose intolerant self to handle. But just trust that everything from mango to buko pandan to ube is at least worth a taste, and you may walk away with a new favorite flavor. They also have more «traditional» flavors (read: boring), but also some twists on existing ones. The electric blue Cookie Monster (a mish-​mash of cookies and cream with cookie dough) is super chocolatey, but that blue dye does stick with you for a bit.
They even sell regular, non-​dessert Filipino food here but I have yet to try it. The ice cream is all I need, and you can even buy pints to take home. Any sweet-​loving Filipino (which is all of us) or ice cream-​loving person (which is everyone) needs to come to VC.

They were so nice! It was my first time here. I came here after Korean BBQ and looked up nearby ice cream places and this place came up on Unilocal.
It looks ‘dinky’ from the outside because it’s small and the parking lot is dark and there are less than 10 tables inside, but that doesn’t matter because the service is friendly and the ice cream is yummy. It’s well-​lit inside, too. There’s also plenty of parking space outside and it’s convenient to get to because it’s near the highway. The servings are generous, too. A big scoop (the wall menu says 4 ounces) for $ 3.19 is great! There are smaller sizes, but I think 4 ounces is a good size for a teenager and older.
I like how they let us sample the different flavors. THEY HAVE SO MANY FLAVORS! We tried Ube (purple yam), tiramisu, cotton candy, birthday cake, and a few others. We ended up getting single scoops in cups of Ube, Guava Pomegranate, Birthday Cake, and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. They were all yummy! I’d like to try the cookie monster next time. It’s BLUE with bits of COOKIES inside! I haven’t seen that anywhere else yet. I like how they make homemade ice creams and they offer small containers of already made ice creams that you can purchase to take home. They even have a dairy-​free option of watermelon ice cream! They also sell cute cakes there, but there isn’t much variety (there were around 5 in the fridge). I think they also sell drinks and bubble tea stuff there, too. It seems like a good dessert place with all the variety.
I appreciated how they had a bathroom there, too. There were tables for sitting, and because it was almost 10pm, which is when they closed today, many of the tables were open. There were like 3 other big groups of people sitting down when we arrived there. When I’m in the area next time (it’s 35 minutes away from where I live), I’d love to go back again!

When you first show up this place doesn’t look like anything special. The décor is far from fancy out even kept. But, the thing is. Its actually a pretty decent icecream shop. They a good selection of flavors from classic chocolate, vanilla and strawberry to more uncommon flavors (in some cases ethnic) like leechee, green tea or halo halo. Today i got a waffle cone two scoops. Banana on top, halo halo on the bottom. They tasted homemade not overly sweet, and not really as rich as most homemade icecreams. Basically it was smooth, cold and tasty. Just how icecream is supposed to be.
Overall I enjoyed what I ordered a lot and I’m more than willing to stop in again to try some of their other more unique flavors. My only real complaint is the dang paper ring stuck to my cone, but I guess that’s not their fault. My two scoops in a waffle cone cost just over $ 5

They have a bunch of homemade flavors that you wouldn’t expect at your typical ice cream shop. Flavors like Whiskey, Ube, Pandan, Halo Halo, Tiramisu, tres leches, coconut cheese cake and many more flavors to fit your fancy. I believe some of the flavors they may rotate in & out but many of them are pretty regular. They do shakes, shaved ice, and have some savory food/​snack items, but really for me, this place is all about the ice cream.
It can get packed here, but service generally is fairly quick and friendly. Last time the girl who rang me up noticed one of the scoops the other staff had given me was a little small (she asked if I had gotten a kid’s size scoop) so she added some more for me: D
Two scoops of delicious, delicious ice cream will run you over $ 5 and be sure to bring cash to avoid the credit card convenience fee ($ 0.50).

Still LOVE this place, but knocking off a star because they have a habit of closing by 9:30 if they aren’t that busy, mind you… the advertised closing time is 10:00! My husband and I drove over and they were closed when they should’ve been open… not cool!
Oh, and this has happened multiple times… ugh.