Milk & Cookie Bar

Love the unusual flavors — jasmine milk tea, Ube (tastes like taro), black sesame, salted Carmel to name a few. Luckily, I got the red velvet cookie just as it was being pulled from the oven. Both the ice cream and the freshly baked cookies have a little too much sugar in it though.
Located in the super cute Lake Chabot Public Market.

First impression: Condensed milk drizzled on a warmed donut ice cream sandwich? Yes, please.
In my belly: I had the doughboy with taro cream, condensed milk drizzle, and fruity pebbles. A had the dough boy with jasmine tea, condensed milk, and fortune cookie crunch!
Still dreaming about: The surprise of it being handed over warm, was awesome. It gave the donut the perfect squish which made it so easy to eat. I scarfed mine down! Service was also wonderful, Kelsey was so much fun and took us on an «adventure» to find the perfect option for each of us.
Could have done without: the calories? This was a pretty seamless experience for us in a great community setting.
Overall: A is already planning his lunch at Public Market tomorrow so he can have another.

There might not be 31 flavors of ice cream but you can make at least 100 different flavor combinations between the ice cream and the drizzles and the crunches.
I went for a cookie’wich. I used chocolate chip cookies, coffee/​Oreo ice cream, dark chocolate drizzle and salted caramel crunch pearls.
This was fantastic! It is now called…“The Jaywich”.
I guess I will have to come here often the next few weeks so every shift knows a Jaywich :-)
5 stars

I was impressed with the flavorful quality of the ice cream! Went the boring route and just got 2 scoops in a cup with some marshmallow sauce… ube and salted caramel. Really good, rich flavor in both. Super happy. Teen girl had their jasmine tea ice cream in a doughnut with sprinkles and some sauce I forget. She was impressed that they put the sprinkles and sauce both on the inside of the doughnut sandwich and on the outside. She also thought the flavor and texture of the ice cream was great. Absolutely on my list of «must return!»

Their ice cream is super delicious and the owner is super nice. I’ve loved every single flavor I’ve tried – especially the red bean. However, I got an ice cream sandwich the other day and the red velvet cookie tasted a little stale compared to the chocolate chip cookie. I’m not sure if they use fresh baked cookies every day, or if the red velvet was supposed to taste that way, but I could tell the difference in freshness.
Also, the ice cream melts pretty quickly and can get pretty messy in the paper wrapper they give you, so you gotta eat it fast!

The best ice cream donut sandwich in the [east] bay! Service was great as well. The employee behind the counter let us try all 12 ice cream flavors, which rotate often. Bummer that they don’t make their donuts or ice cream on site and have to ship it in from somewhere else.

They had a table set up at the Adapt spring sale so I was able to get my shop on and my snack on all within the same hour.
Because it was just a small table, they didn’t really have as much flavors but it was okay. For $ 5, I can choose one ice cream flavor and topping followed by a drizzle all in the loving arms of the doughnut.
I ended up getting their banana oreo with fruity pebbles on top followed by their condensed milk. For $ 5, honestly you get a lot. I was expecting to be ripped off, to be honest, because a lot of vendors don’t tend to give you a lot but this place does and I’m happy to report that the doughnut ice cream combo was amazing and I would definitely come back for it.

Located in a public market! This market has a ramen shop, boba & deli. Tons of parking in the lot outside.
PROS:
1.) they have many different flavors you wouldn’t find at your typical ice cream shop. I got the taro & mint marshmallow party flavor! The taro had real taro chunks in it & the mint wasn’t too over powering & it also has colorful marshmallow pieces. I also tried the strawberry brownie & that was also good!
2.) they have a a lot of toppings such as Nutella, condensed milk, cereal toppings, & etc. with no extra charge when you get a scoop of ice cream. I got condensed milk & fruity pebbles.
3.)environment was very clean.
CONS:
1.) they ran out of everything when I got there so I only got an ice cream scoop. I’m determined to try the donut next time!
2.) portions are small and prices are higher than usual.
3.) the guy was very informative but very unenthusiastic. It looked like he didn’t want us there & made me want to hurry up, order & leave him alone.
OVERALL: I would definitely still come back despite the cons. This is probably one of the nicer quality ice cream shops I’ve been to. I can’t wait to try the donuts & cookies when they have them.

They offer a variety of ice cream flavors and you can either have it stuff between a donut, cookies, rice Krispy treats, or by itself. I tried their sesame, mint marshmallow party, and mint chip today and they’re a must try!
I had the donut sandwich today and it was really good. My bf got the cookie sandwich, but it was a disappointment cus the cookie was hella hard.
The service was fast and prompt. Love that they have a promo of getting a free cookie with check in! The only thing that is keeping me from coming back is probably the price. Overall, I’d say give it a try if you’re in the area and craving something sweet!

Ice cream in donuts or cookies, yum! Love the unique flavors– coconut, green tea, jasmine tea, ube, thai tea, lychee… Just from the top of my head. Good luck deciding!
How it works:
1. Choose your flavor (you can sample)
2. Choose your outside– donut or cookie
3. Choose your drizzle
4. Choose your crunch
Today I chose ube flavor in between a donut with condensed milk drizzle and chocolate pearls. So good, and highly recommend!

Thank you Unilocalers for all the great reviews and pictures and you guys are right AGAIN!
I just came here with my brother’s girlfriend and OMG it was the best!
We met Dave, the owner. He was the only one working and he was very friendly and informative.
We ordered 3 sandwiches:
for me: Doughboy with half ube and green tea with white chocolate and nutella drizzle
for my friend: Cronwich with espesso brownie ice cream with nutella drizzle and chips
for my brother: Cronwich with mint marshmellow ice cream with nutella and dark chocolate drizzle.
They were all so good and i never thought donut and cronut go so well with ice cream. very nice creation. cronut were very fresh and flaky. delicious.
I found out they homemade everything: donuts, cronuts, cookies, & ice cream. Their ice cream do taste really fresh and not as sweet compare to others, which was perfect because since donuts, cookies, and cronuts can be very sweet.
Its inside of the marketplace so there are all kinds of restaurants in there. When I went, most of them were close, so will try to go there again. I love how it has a lot of seating areas, great to hang out to get a quick bite. Will definitely come back and try other restaurants and try another creation.

I’m really obsessed with this place. Since they’ve opened, I’ve been here 3 times already. Some would say I’m crazy. I would say I’ve got some crazyyyyy cravings for ice cream! har har har (absolutely terrible play on words — geez, sorry).
Anyhow, Milk & Cookie Bar will be the first thing on the left when you enter the new Lake Chabot Public Market. I won’t lie — I saw a friend posted a picture of one of their doughboys on social media, so my objective was to not only come here to regretfully expand my waist line, but also take an immaculate picture for Instagram.
You have choices like plain ice cream, ice cream on a cone, blah blah blah. But I like to take a walk on the wild side and prefer either the doughboy (donuts with ice cream) or a cookiewich (cookies with ice cream). Can’t really go wrong with either, although I personally prefer the doughboy because I’m a wimp who hypothesizes it’s so much easier to eat a doughboy since the donut is heated and soft vs. a hard cookie. C’mon man… I’m not trying to get my fingers THAT dirty! (cue the «wimp» chants)
You’ll then have the option to pick up to 2 flavors of ice cream and go absolutely gung-​ho by adding additional drizzles and toppings. The end result is a da Vinci-​like masterpiece which will be very tasty, but also highly plausible you’ll have regrets eating afterwards. Despite this, you will probably have withdrawals and come back begging for more regardless of your efforts to resist.
My only «issue» (which is not really an issue — just me being over-​dramatic) are the hours. I probably would prefer it to be open a little later during the weekdays so I can eat it after dinner. However, your problem is solved if you eat a doughboy for dinner… which works for me :)
Overall, I dig this place a bunch. Great desserts, customer service, and atmosphere. You must check it out in you’re in the area! Do it for the Gram!

All my friends on social media had been posting photos about this place with captions such as «My go to spot!!!» Or «Best Ice Cream Place Ever!!!», so it made me want to check their ice cream out. These cool guys definitely overhyped the ice cream too much, and I left pretty disappointed.
I like that they sell flavors that you won’t find at your local ice cream parlors like CREAM, Knudsen’s, etc, but it’s definitely overpriced for its worth! I ordered a double scoop of ube and coconut pineapple ice cream and my sister had a double scoop sandwich of Thai and ube ice cream. I chose not to get donut or cookie sandwich because I’m not really a fan of overloading lots of sugar into my system. I did get a free cookie for checking in though which was pretty good!
Don’t get me wrong. While i love the flavors I ordered so much, I felt like the ice cream was too average and similar to magnolia brand ice cream. Plus portions were too small to be worth $ 4.50. Clancy’s in San Leandro gives generous portions for a $ 2.50 single scoop that’s just as much as what I got here. In addition, it bothered my friend seeing the worker put his ice cream sandwich together with his bare hands. Would I go here again? Probably not.
If you’re looking for an overpriced spot that is overhyped by social media users who end up misleading you to eating mediocre overpriced ice cream, this is your place!

It was Easter Sunday and we were craving this spot, but I called while on the way just to make sure if theyre open, it kept ringing and ringing for a while but no answer. We were almost there so we stopped by anyways but glad we did because they were open! I was going to think maybe they were super busy that they didn’t answer the phone but no one was in line… hmm.
This is our second time coming here and we love it! We get the donut ice cream sandwich, you can pick up to 2 ice cream flavors, a drizzle, and a crumble topping. They have a great selection of all of the above. You can even get condensed milk drizzle but I get the Nutella! Yesterday I got a thai tea and green tea donut ice cream sandwich with Nutella drizzle and oreo crumble topping. YUM. They also heat up the donut after they put the ice cream in between so its served to you warm!
I really wanted ube, which is one of their popular ice cream flavors, but the younger man upfront said they ran out until I finished my donut ice cream, I saw someone eating ube! So I went back up there and checked to see if there was ube and there it was! I spoke with Dave who helped me out, I explained to him that I had already eaten my donut Ice cream but saw someone eating ube icream and that the young man told me that it was all gone. Apparently, the younger man, who helped us previously, wasn’t aware that they had more so Dave was very apologetic and gave me a scoop of the ube ice cream on the house! Not sure if the younger guy is new since he didn’t know there was more icre cream, didn’t pick up the phone, and he didn’t smile at all but that’s alright, next time.
Thanks so much for your great service Dave!
OH BIG TIP! This is a new place and if you’re not from the area, you’ll miss it. The ice cream shop is actually located in a public market venue, so you won’t see their Milk and Cookie Bar sign. Its newly renovated and it looks like there will be other restaurants there, like a mall food court type look. A T4 is open there (boba place), and a ramen place will open up, forgot what the others will be but it’s a great spot!
GO CHECK THEM OUT!

This place is just like the Mix Creamery in Dublin. And these two are just like Afters in Socal in terms of the donut ice cream sandwich offering but the flavors are pretty different.
I tried the following flavors: black sesame, Jasmine milk tea, and fudgy banana. And I liked all of them but thought that the milk tea tasted most like its name. It almost resembles a matcha green tea (and it’s green also) so I wonder how different those two would taste from one another.
The donut ice cream sandwiches look pretty amped up so if I’m in the mood for a sugar high, I’ll think about getting one.

Be careful when you’re looking for this place since it’s in a public market place it’s easily missed if you’re looking for a store front! It’s located in the Lake Chabot public market.
This place is great! Cute little family owned spot and stuck to their asian roots! I ordered the «creamy iceberg» which is a scoop of ice cream with 1 crunch and 1 drizzle with espresso poured over. So kind of like an affogato. I got the Thai tea ice cream with condensed milk drizzle and chocolate pearl crunch with a chocolate wafer straw. It was perfect! The Thai tea ice cream really tastes like Thai tea! It was so yummy! The espresso made it for me since I’m not too into sweets. The bitterness really mellowed everything down and made this a perfect treat for me!
We also ordered the «cronut’wich» which included a croissant donut filled with maximum 2 flavors of ice cream 1 drizzle and 1 crunch. This thing was huge. Lol for ice cream we got the rocky road and banana. Oreo crunch and dark chocolate drizzle. When I eat ice cream I need different textures so I was delightfully surprised at how crispy the cronut was! And I was also really impressed by the banana ice cream! Usually banana ice cream tastes artificial to me but this tasted like real banana!
Gotta support your local mom and pop shops guys! This one is one you should really check out! I know I have to to come back to try all the other options! Good thing summer is coming up so I won’t feel too guilty coming in!

Ube and Black Sesame? I’m so there! Those are my absolute favorite ice cream flavors, so we just had to try out this place. Luckily, this place is just down the street from Lake Chabot (one of our haunts) which is not too far from our house.
I went with the Doughboy ($ 5.50) which comes with up to two flavors of ice cream, a drizzle and a crunch. I chose Ube and Black sesame and caramel. I didn’t feel like having a crunchy topping on my donut ice cream sandwich. Love how soft the donut was and it actually held the ice cream together. There was also a fair amount of ice cream in my sandwich so no complaints there. I would order this again, but maybe with the lychee and green tea ice cream flavors, just to try something new.
My husband just had a couple of scoops of ice cream in a cup. He chose the Ube and Strawberry flavors. The strawberry ice cream was quite good too. Nice strawberry flavor and not too sweet. They have at least 12 different ice cream flavors and it looks like these flavors change. We asked them if they make their own ice cream and the owners said the ice creams are made for them exclusively by a friend.
Milk and Cookie Bar is inside the Lake Chabot Public Market, next to a ramen place. There are regular tables and picnic tables inside for customers. There aren’t that many parking spaces so I can see this as being an issue during peak hours, so plan accordingly.
So nice to have have something like MCB nearby. We will definitely be back!

I’m glad there’s a doughboy closer to home now but maybe it was just the day I went, I wasn’t impressed. There was hardly any ice cream and lots of donut. I didn’t taste any of the condense milk drizzle and there were small sprinkles of oreo crumbs in our doughboy.
The ice cream flavors itself were good. We opted for Black Sesame and Royal Green Tea. With the donut the, the breadiness of the donut overpowered all the ice cream, and there wasn’t much flavor to the donut.
Granted, they are still in their soft opening, so they have a few kinks they need to work out. I did notice in other people’s pictures they got a more plentiful serving of ice cream in their doughboys and more «drizzle». If someone else wants to try, I’ll probably drop by again after they have their grand opening.

Ever have a crazy idea of what to pair and/​or put on your ice cream? Well Milk & Cookie Bar has accomplished those dreams and ideas into a reality. Ice cream between a cookie, yeah other places already do it, but ice cream between donuts, aka the dougboy… WOW! OK, I’m not going to lie, I didn’t try any of these options due to the fact that I’m lactose intolerant; I don’t want a mean case of the BG’s (bubble guts), but I did sample some flavors and my two daughters got a scoop each.
Ube (the purple ice cream), definitely worth trying and it seems like all the kids wanted it because its bright purple. I really like that you can add all sorts of toppings to give it that extra wow factor (all the sugary colorful cereal that your mom told you not to eat + cookies). The ice cream itself is high quality and super creamy. I love the open market concept that they’re currently in… it’s great for the community and for families.
Thank you Dave for taking care of us! We definitely will be back again real soon!

Great ice cream flavors + very friendly service!
First time I came here, I ordered a doughboy with jasmine tea ice cream and sesame ice cream with condensed milk and fruity pebbles. IT WAS TO DIE FOR! (Especially for us die-​hard donut fans)
Second time, I just ordered a double scoop– jasmine tea ice cream again and toasted coconut…
Although, both times I ordered jasmine tea ice cream… I received a green colored ice cream. So not sure if given wrong ice cream or it’s green??? Either way, it was tasty!
They insist you try their flavors, which is nice for shy-​er beings. I tried to ask if they had a snicker doodle cookie and the man at the counter said he overcooked them… So I guess they use fresh cookies? VERRNICE. *thumbsup
PROTIP: If you order a side of a cookie with your ice cream… hold on to it! I dropped mine while throwing some trash away and didn’t have time to ask for another! (Not like I would’ve asked for a free one, but I would’ve paid again to try the cookie!)
Guess i’ll have to keep coming back to try the cookie and potentially jasmine tea ice cream if I already haven’t done so… NO COMPLAINTS HERE, THOUGH =P