Frankie & Jo's

I’m always looking for unique ice cream, and this is the place. The ice cream and cones are dairy free and gluten free and you’d never know it. I had the California Cabin, and the smoked pine was the perfect touch to cardamom cookies and vanilla. I love supporting small, local, woman owned, and delicious. And this checked all those boxes. Will be going again soon.

Really great stop for ice cream! I highly recommend you be bold and try California Cabin. It sounds weird (black pepper? cardamom? pine ice cream? what is this?!), but will knock your socks off. I took off one star because of the price, it's hard to justify $8 for a relatively small scoop of (admittedly great) ice cream when there are so many other yummy options out there. The coconut taste of the base is also quite overpowering in some of the flavors (like the chocolate). That said, still worth a visit!

With tax and a tip, it was pushing $8 for a small cup of ice cream. Everything in Seattle is expensive, so maybe this is just par for the course, but it felt a bit much. As for the non-dairy ice cream, it was good. I honestly might not have even noticed it didn't have any dairy if they hadn't said anything. It was a bit too sweet for my taste, but not totally overboard. The texture and flavor were generally good. Staff were very friendly and offered samples before we chose.

The Sundae Shop has arrived!!! As a long-time fan of Frankie & Jo’s and life-long fan of soft serve, I was absolutely THRILLED when I heard they were adding this to their roster of already delicious vegan ice cream! I was hoping that the sundaes wouldn’t be coconut based like a lot of their ice creams and sure enough, I was delighted to find it wasn’t! There were a gazillion delicious and creative toppings to add on like lemon thyme blondies, zucchini pound cake, and cone shatter or you can go with one of their sundae options! I went with the Pickled Blueberry Sundae which came with their pickled blueberry jam, lemon thyme blondies and added one additional topping. With a 15% tip this ended up being $18 for a small sundae BUT you can truly taste the quality! The mixed flavors reminded me of a European waterside with a cute blanket, a book, a glass of something sparkly and my ice cream! I know it’s expensive, but summer is meant for treating yourself with dessert that is worth every penny 🍦✨

Edit - This is the best icecream in Seattle. I have stopped eating icecream from anywhere else. There is no competition at all to the point that it seems unfair lol. I no longer buy scoops. Straight to pints. A cozy place in a cozy neighborhood. Caramel cardamom and jamocha chaga fudge were great. Never thought vegan icecream can taste this good.