Nuggs Ice Cream

Now THIS is ice cream at its very best. The fabulous regulars, & then… Malted Milk Ball, Fruit Loops, Butterfinger, Almond Joy to name a few. PLUS they have amazing cherry-​limeade ice. Agree with others — the Oscars of Ice Cream.

Thought this was a cute ice cream spot, but didn’t find their flavors that enticing or their ice cream that creamy. Also, service was not as friendly. I much prefer Little Man and Sweet Cow!

My salted caramel was quite delicious! And then after tasting my husband’s butterfinger like scoop — I was bummed I just got a child’s scoop… I love the ambiance, it’s spic and span, and the artwork is pretty cool — done by a local artist. However, I want to call out the staff — SO NICE to have affable teens, who are bubbly, attentive, and courteous, wait on you. These girls were a delight, and for that reason alone I would go back!

Best ice cream in Denver! Everything I’ve sampled has been delicious and they have a lot of unique flavors and flavor combos. The strawberry blonde ice cream is the best thing ever! It’s like strawberry ice cream but with golden oreos mixed in (I think what’s that they said anyway…). Their portions are also huge (the «one scoop» cup is more like two). My boyfriend said their coffee ice cream milkshake was the best milkshake he’s ever had in his life. I don’t really like coffee ice cream but it was pretty good. Will be going to this place in the future!

The worst ice cream and super expensive it taste like ice milk the constancy was mushy like it was ice cream I made at home with the kids. I’m not sure if there was to much air in the ice cream churning process but I won’t be back close to $ 10 for 3 scoops of ice cream.

Always want ice cream when it’s cold out!
They have the usual suspects but hide them in clever names. There was a blue colored flavor that is effectively a fruit loop flavor, a Pablo’s coffee ice cream flavor, chocolate, strawberry, and lots in between. You may have to use your mind a little to figure out what some of the flavors actually are they cleverly mix the words together to accommodate.
I got candy cane which is a nice peppermint with bits of crunch and the strawberry blonde which apparently is not only strawberry but accompanied by bits of graham cracker or white chocolate? I was eating this in the dark car on the way back and I couldn’t really figure it out but it wasn’t a bad surprise at all. Quite delicious.
I like the old time feel to it and it’s nice to have an indoors area in the winter temps of Denver.

This is honestly my favorite ice cream shop that I’ve ever been to. I’m in love with the toasted coconut flavor.

The best thing for me about this terrific little ice cream shop is that they have peppermint chocolate chip (so much better than spearmint chocolate chip IMO). The second best thing is that when you order a sundae, they will put as many toppings on it as you want for the same price. It’s kind of like a make-​your-​own ice cream sundae bar except that they do it for you. I had peppermint chocolate chip ice cream with hot fudge, caramel and walnuts. I was a happy girl!

I know the owner, so take that for what it’s worth. Even if I didn’t know the owner, I’d still rate this a five.
They make all their own ice cream, have some really inventive and well-​named flavors, and the ice cream itself is out of this world good. It’s not quite Thin Man good, but you have a lot more options here. Plus, the portions are pretty damn big for what you get elsewhere.
If you’re in this hood looking for some sweets, I’d definitely give Nuggs a try.

5 star service. Especially if you are lucky enough to be served by DeAndre. He’s like an ice cream mind reader.
5 star flavors. Keep in mind, however, that their flavors rotate through the year and they put seasonal ones away! Almost broke both of our hearts when we drove all the way down treacherous Colfax to get there, only to find that the Lemon Cookie had gone into Winter hibernation! Luckily for us, DeAndre read our minds once again and promptly scooped up some Double Stuf Oreo and sent us happily on our way!
Best ice cream shop in town!

Best Ice Cream In Denver — hands down. The flavors are fresh and you can tell they are made from real ingredients. The ice cream is hard packed and when it melts it is not gloopy. My favorites are the dark chocolate cherry and toasted coconut. They make a watermelon Italian ice in the summer that is also AMAZING! Along with having — in my opinion — better ice cream than little man, Bonnie brae, sweet action, and Liks the staff is super nice. You can tell they all enjoy working together and they have always been very pleasant when I have been in line. They may not have as many flavors (they have about 20 – 25 at any given time) as some of those listed above, but round for round quality of delicious ingredients-​Nuggs is the clear winner!

⁵⁄₅! When we wen’t we got really amazing service and the ice cream was delicious!

I love ice cream and theirs is great. Although I wasn’t impressed with the Palisade Peach seasonal flavor ending in August. It was full of peach skin and I dislike the fuzzy texture more than anything. But my favorite flavors are double stuffed Oreo (blended so there are not huge chunks of stuffing) and no. 1 Key Lime (like a pie with small graham pieces)
Highly recommended

My favorite ice cream in Denver. It certainly doesn’t hurt that it is less than two miles from my house. It is a little pricey at $ 4 for one scoop, but we’re talking about delicious, homemade ice cream.
I’ll never forget my first interaction there:
Rachel: Wow, your cookies ‘n cream looks really dark. Do you use chocolate ice cream as the base?
Nuggs: Nope, it’s vanilla. We just use *that* many Oreos.
Rachel: /​jaw drop
Consider me sold.
My favorite flavors? Cookies ‘n Cream (obv), Coffee (made with Pablo’s!!), and Strawberry — you really can’t go wrong. It is ice cream, after all!

A few highlights of Nuggs to start with:
First, I always love to support small businesses in Denver. I live in the neighborhood, and have been eager to try Nuggs. I was excited to see their Colfax Mayfair Business Improvement District sticker hanging proudly in the window. I appreciate and always want to support making East Colfax a better place to walk, shop, dine, and connect as a community.
Also, I think it’s really smart for Nuggs to partner with another Denver favorite– Pablo’s coffee. They sell their coffee AND have a Pablo’s coffee flavor of ice cream– cool!
The store itself is adorable, clean, and has a great outdoor seating area with nostalgic red and white striped umbrellas. I love driving by this place– it definitely has the décor piece down pat.
Unfortunately though, I was a little disappointed by the ice cream itself. It just wasn’t that good. I thought it tasted really similar to the pints of generic brand grocery store ice cream I have at home in my freezer. I ordered the double stuff Oreo, and was bummed that I only noticed one actual piece of Oreo (about a teaspoon size) in my cone. I was anticipating huge chunks of double stuffed Oreos, and it just didn’t quite deliver.
Perhaps I ordered wrong, and perhaps I should come back and give it another whirl and try some different flavors.

Went here for ice cream after dinner. I had a waffle cone with three scoops and she had a waffle cone with two scoops. The ice cream was good; they have some good flavors. It was the perfect consistency. The waffle cone was awesome!
Even though the line was very long the wait was short and the service was excellent. I will be going back!

I live two blocks away from Nuggs. Amazing ice cream, and even more amazing servers. Even with the long lines in the evening, they are always smiling, and recognize my husband and I.
Definitely a hidden gem on Colfax.

Let me start by giving you my creditionals for rating ice cream: I LOVE ice cream. Left to my own devices, I would eat it every day, and if you really want to know, I actually did spend a month eating daily Gelato throughout Europe. On top of that, I once held the title of professional ice cream scooper at a small handcrafted ice cream shop, SO… my standards for ice cream are really high. And Nuggs is wonderful!
Stopped into Nugg’s on a Thursday night after a birthday dinner. The line had about 15 people in it, but the staff were efficient & friendly. Being a glutton, I sampled about six flavors — the blueberry was delicious, English toffee crunch was good, but the malted milk ball was beyond scrumptious! If you like malted things, you have got to check this one out. I decided to split my scoop into 2 flavors — malted milk ball and coffee. Coffee ice cream is my go-​to, but this one made with Pablo’s Coffee is so rich and flavorful!
They put scoops the size of my fist onto a sugar cone & still called it a «single scoop.» I thought I couldn’t be happier, BUT, Nuggs has an enormous patio out front were our party sat & enjoyed a gorgeous evening. While we enjoyed chatting, an employee came out and started handing stickers to all the kids present. He entertained them for a little bit and made them laugh, and that customer service really sealed it for me.

Very tasty and homemade tasting ice cream! Fun atmosphere like an ice cream shop should be. Fun loud music and if you are messy like me, they even have a patio for you the salted caramel is terrific!

I am the ice cream queen. There’s not an ice cream flavor I wouldn’t try and not an ice cream amount that could satisfy my insatiable lust for ice cream. It is one of my true loves. So naturally I was excited to see a new ice cream place open up on colfax. It wasn’t until today, a snowy winter day, that I was able to try it.
I tried a single scoop of amazing joy (almond joy) & blueberry ice cream. The flavors aren’t as distinct/​strong as I would have liked (especially with the blueberry). I also tried my friends rocky road. It was rich, which was nice, but there were no marshmallows!
I like the clean & modern interior with the white plastic chairs and the celebrity paintings on the wall. I also like the old fashioned ice cream ads above the cashier that resembled the stickers you’d see on ice cream trucks. They had fun ice cream flavors that incorporated candies (almond joy, Milky Way, etc.). They also have milk shakes & ice cream cakes.
The worker was cheerful & helpful. The other worker however seemed to be just hanging out outside the counter and chatting it up.