At a glance:
1106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
Price: $ (and a half)
Stars (out of 5): 4.5
What J.P Licks brought me was not just ice cream, but happiness and memories of childhood. It was delicious, creamy, smooth, and consistent ice cream. I got two flavors in a cup: butter almond and cookies’n’cream cheesecake. For an extra dollar or so, you can add toppings, but I didn’t want to because I needed to taste the ice cream by itself. It was a decadent treat on a hot summer day.
The ice cream was very solid and cool in texture, but not frozen hard. So there was no runny cream that turns warm under the sun business, which I think is just yucky. The layers of Oreos swirled into the cheesecake flavored ice cream was a great complement. The butter almond tasted like a butter cookie, with loads of real almonds to add some crunch. They also serve coffee and other frozen treats like sundaes and ice cream sandwiches. Did I mention the entire ice cream shop smelled like sweet cream? It was heavenly.
Eat on!
(Eats) By the Esplanade 