Digumm’s Ice Cream and Sandwiches

Great local spot for ice cream– reasonable prices and good flavor selection. The servers are friendly and helpful, and the whole place feels like the best version of retro. They also had a pretty wide selection of candy and sandwiches– we may try it for lunch next time.

Went on Sunday evening. Man behind the counter couldn’t be bothered to stop talking to someone else so he screwed up a 2 cone order after I repeated it 3 times. Looks really dingy and was a thousand degrees inside. Wasn’t the Brighams I loved as a kid.

Brigham’s is a great classic New England ice cream joint which hasn’t changed much since my youth. My delicious sundae was simple and tasty, and the décor is just right for those of us that remember the 1960s.
Sure, Ben and Jerry’s is delicious and more modern. But Brigham’s remains a special place where my great grandparents would go. And so will I.

Yes, the rainbow sherbet tasted good, so I suppose that earns the one star. However… I couldn’t believe that when I asked for 2 spoons the owner, in all seriousness, complained that I was «costing him money» by asking for two spoons when I had «only paid for one ice cream!» But, the best part of it was that while he was mid-​sentence he dropped a big scoop of ice cream on the floor=karma :)
Also, I’m pretty positive that he has illegally continued to use the name Brigham’s for the past 2 years.

I’ve been eating your ice cream and your food since I was a child remake the best BLT you have the best hot fudge sundae and milkshakes. Sad that you moved out of the Belmont location but at least you’re not too far away. I have to say that the new place in Cushing Square is missing a few things I will not be given them a review because it won’t be great. First thing then missing is a couple of pretty nice looking girls at the counter and they have a window over the bathroom which makes it kind of creepy to use the toilet. The milkshakes are okay but the food it’s not so good so I want to say if you haven’t been to Brigham Arlington Heights you must try it.

I spend my childhood within walking distance of this store and it was actually better than I remember when at 68 yrs old, I revisited recently. The manager enthusiastically told me of the history and let me sample both originally and new company made ice cream. BOTH were excellent !
I heard there will be a new name on the outside but it will still be the same ice cream and fine service… one of the few places left where you can get a premium Ice cream Frappé!

There is so much that this ice cream shop/​restaurant could do to make it a go to place in a nice neighborhood. Add some delicious & nutritious sandwichs and salads to the menu. Would love to see some nice, clean décor and some charming elements. They need new seating and more. It could be a place for both kids and adults to enjoy.
I do like the ice cream, raspberry lime rickies and the grilled cheese on rye but it needs to be spruced up and to have some specials to attract people in and to keep them coming back. They should also remove the plants in the window and do something nice with their storage chest in the front. The outside could be more inviting as well.

Brighams is the best ice cream place around. The original brand icecream is always delicious, and the sundaes are to die for (especially the brownie sundae). The retro style booth and counter tops really tie the place together and let’s you step out of your busy life for a bit. They also serve lunch like macaroni and cheese, which I personally don’t recommend but some individuals have a place in their heart for it. But a necessity is to try the raspberry lime rickies, they are such a treat!

Oh, Brigham’s. We had really great customer service when we walked in here. However, the establishment was definitely dated. Like walking into the 80s. They seemed to be out of a lot of things so we ended up buying a pint of the Big Dig instead which was pretty great. It’s too bad they’re going out of business – even if this place is a little odd, their ice cream is good.

There are only 2 Brigham’s left out here and they are about to change the name (saw this on the news), however they will still sell ice cream under the «Brigham’s» name. The service is friendly but if you don’t want ice cream there are Rice Krispie treats, crackers and candy for sale.
The raspberry lime Ricky’s are the best around. So sweet, delicious & refreshing. There is plenty of seating available at booths or at the countertop.

Can’t help it… grew up on Brigham’s and the last one, though a bit ragged around the edges, still gets it. When in Boston, I loved getting 3 English muffin halves for breakfast (2 too few, 4 too many), and the Texas Tuna Melt… Yum! I love, love Love the vanilla ice cream (we made homemade the old-​fashioned way and Brigham’s is the closest to it). We need to keep this place open, people. Go!

I had friends visiting who remembered loving Brigham’s as a child and wanted to bring their son there to eat lunch and get ice cream. The place is pretty run down inside. It’s the dive bar of ice cream places I guess. However, it kinda smells a bit off and doesn’t seem like it’s been cleaned in years. None of us wanted to eat there, so we went down the street to La Posada (amazing!) and then returned for ice cream, figuring it was all made off site and put in paper cups. Bummer. If they had even spent a dime keeping this place up I bet traffic would increase big time. That being said, the ice cream itself was good.

One of the few Brigham’s still around. The only one, I believe, in the Cambridge/​Belmont/​Arlington/​Somerville area, where there used to be at least five!
This place is OK. It doesn’t strike me as being dirty but neither is it especially clean. I think that partially due to somewhat bad lighting, and old floor tiles. I think the floor tiles are in need of replacing. After a while, you can only get tile flooring so clean. The décor hasn’t been updated in probably a few decades. I have never once seen the owner/​manager on duty here, and I’ve been coming to this location for better than 40 years. The high schoolers who work here are usually OK, but hardly top notch employees who look to give outstanding customer service. None of them are «great» short-​order cooks either, but they do manage to get by. This makes the food quality of the cooked items (burgers, etc) only fair to mediocre with a smattering of good.
Their menu selection is pretty decent, and the food is usually passable. The Ice Cream, of course, is outstanding! Brigham’s is one of the few chain-​type places that still serve real ice cream, instead of «Ice Chemicals» — you know … that phony so-​called ice cream often found in supermarkets as well as some of the lamer ice cream parlors.
The portions could be better. They are a bit stingy with some food items, and especially with the size of their ice cream sodas and frappes, particularly when you factor in the price of the ice cream menu items. I certainly would go here more often for a frappé if they priced them a bit lower or iof their size matched the price.
There is usually some on-​street parking, espeically if you go around the corner onto Park Avenue.

This Brigham’s looks like it hasn’t been updated since the late 70s, but that’s one of its charms. I’ll be sad if it’s ever replaced by something boring like a Starbuck’s or a JP Licks. I often enjoy a chocolate malted frappé there. They make them very thick. I think the staff of teenagers turns over pretty frequently, but they’re always good kids.

Heard they closed… so sad! First Belmont, now Arlington Heights…
Wonder what will fill the void???

We were trying to figure out how many Brigham’s are left in Massachusetts… I think it’s only three and that is heartbreaking but… We’ll enjoy the ones we have left.
I had a simple vanilla ice cream sundae with butterscotch, whipped cream, and a cherry on top. Perfect!
They only lose ONE star for not having a public bathroom.
The service was excellent and the place was great for chatting while eating dessert. YUM!

I grew up with Brighams and use to walk to the one in West Roxbury where I grew up. I miss these cute little ice cream parlors. I happen to be in Arlington two nights ago for dinner and had to stop off here. The place feels the same, except no counter with stools. The ice cream is still very good, even thought not made on Mill st anymore. If you want a good old fashioned classic place, then this is it. I felt like 1980’s all over here.

This place survives on the nostalgia of people who grew up in Arlington and remember it in better days. This place gives me the creeps — hasn’t been updated in an indeterminate number of decades. My kids like the ice cream and the location, but ewwwwwwww.
The staff are super nice and very sweet and I hate to say anything negative about it, but ugh. Renovate, please!

I think this has to be one of the last or the last Brigham’s locations that serves both food and ice cream. I’ll admit its rundown, out-​of-​date and nothing appears to have been updated in years. Most of the booths seem original and are held together with clear packing tap.
When walking immediately you are confused if you should stay or leave. If it wasn’t for the waitress being food to a family who was already sitting down I wouldn’t have guessed that food was served here. There are no menus, condiments or any sign you’re welcome to freely sit where you like to be served. I walked up to the counter ordered two sundaes and brought them to my booth for my girlfriend and I to enjoy. Sadly, our ice cream were served in «to-​go» cups and not the classic Brigham’s sundae goblets I remember.
It is sad seeing the once great chain now barely surviving. You would think that being one of the last someone who care enough to get the place fixed up. I can’t say I would come back here for a few reasons: 1.) location isn’t great, 2.) not the most attractive location and 3.) everything was limited including the food menu (far right of ice cream board).
I will give Brigham’s credit for keeping the original retro ice cream menu board. I haven’t seen one of those since the Framingham Mall.

Ice cream is good, but the place really is gross. It hasn’t been updated in years (and doesn’t have an «old school charm» by any means”) and it’s literally dirty. The table looked liked it hadn’t been wiped down in forever. I was surprised at what a limited number of ice cream flavors they had– maybe 15 tops?. No soft serve, either.
Yucky.