Bombay Ice Creamery
(415) 861-3995
552 Valencia St
San Francisco,
CA
94110
37.7641
-122.4219
Neighborhoods: Central, Mission Dolores (Hub, Mid-Market)
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The Scene
A vivid mural with two ice cream-toting Indian women overlooks this sliver of a shop. A cross-section of the Inner Mission community passes through for a quick nosh at the handful of cafe tables or a cone on the run.
The Food
Ice cream is the main draw at this no-frills storefront. Familiar flavors like vanilla and mint chocolate chip vie for attention with stellar Subcontinental tastes such as almond saffron and cardamom. Rose is clear and heady on its own, but combined with saffron, it's an over-the-top exercise in excess. India's own spin on ice cream, kulfi, is also available. This conically shaped, hyper-creamy delight is made from condensed milk and garnished with rice noodles and rosewater syrup. Go for the singular pistachio version. For a more substantial meal, there's a solid assortment of snack food, from pea-studded samosas to tangy cholay, a hearty chickpea and tomato stew.
User Reviews
Anonymous
August 15, 2006
I like to pretend that I am taking a break from the filming of my Bollywood epic and I am chatting up the up and coming upstart starlet. We become like a Bollywood version of a Star is Born. It will be a bit of a scandal when it turns out I do not know Hindi. Anyway for Ice Cream out of the ordinary then try this Valencia Street place.
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shalgal
August 07, 2006
Lots of flavors, yes. Lots of junk added to get the flavors, yes. Almost every ice cream in this joint has a day glo color that screams "I AM FAKE". The flavors are numerous but not satisfying bc again, full of fakeness. If you really want some good mango ice cream, skip the scoops and go for the little freezer on the back wall - there you will find a yummy mango ice cream on a stick. Not too sweet and not too fake...
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qinghaimolly
July 28, 2006
I used to love this place before I came in and wanted to sample a couple of different flavors. They only give one sample per person! The friend I was with sampled the cardamom, but wanted to try the green tea, and the server wouldn't let her. She bought a scoop of the green tea and threw it out after three bites, complaining it tasted of cardboard. So disappointing.
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The Extras:
Get a hand-packed pint or quart for the freezer.
