Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream

What a cool place to check out, heard a lot of good things about this spot so decided to check it out. The line was somewhat long Friday night but it went by fast. The ice creams were unique and delicious. Toppings are extra but I think the plain ice creams are worth it. Definitely stop by if you’re in the area!

For starters, the prices here are average and the staff is very polite. Now that that’s out of the way let’s get into the nitty-gritty. I got the coconut Thai tea and Ube cookies and cream. The coconut Thai tea was very good and the flavor profile was really deep, both the coconut and tea flavor come in waves, but manage to balance and enhance each other. I was a little more disappointed with the Ube cookies and cream however. It’s just Ube soft serve with cookie crunch on top. They could have done so much with it, like adding swirls of Oreo frosting in or adding the crunch to the ice cream itself. There was a line when I entered but it moves very fast and you get your ice cream almost as soon as you’re done ordering.

I read a bit about the hype on this new brand of Morgansterns and I was finally in the neighborhood and able to give it a try. I had a medium sized cup with the salted peanut butter and the vanilla soft serve. Quick observation is that for about eight dollars you get a pretty stingy portion that is not worth it. Come on guys, this is not gelato imported from Italy. This is a Lower Eastside product so let’s not gouge our customers. Having said that, I really enjoyed the flavor and texture of the products. My friends who tried these in a couple of other flavors, felt that they were too sweet and I am usually sensitive to excessive sugar, but I did not feel it in my selections. The shop seems like it was thrown together rather quickly, the lighting is a little bit bright and not relaxing, but maybe they want you to leave faster. Although the menu does indicate that the soft serve is dairy free, they might do well to include that in some of the signage up above .