Sweet Action Ice Cream

I love the location of Sweet Action and the customer service is great. I also love the wide selection of interesting ice cream flavors that change on a regular basis.
However, I went in yesterday, which was a warm Saturday afternoon. The place was crowded and had a great energetic vibe to it. My husband and I shared a waffle cone with three different scoops (because we couldn’t decide between all the flavors). We chose pistachio, rum raisin, and Vietnamese coffee.
Despite the eclectic flavors, the taste and texture of the ice cream was underwhelming. The flavors weren’t richly infused into the ice cream, and the texture was more on the icy/​crystallized side, rather than the rich, creamy texture I expect from proper ice cream.
I’ll probably be back because it’s in a cool part of town and they have some interesting flavors, but I think there are better ice cream places in Denver.

Sweet action ice cream is a great place to get ice cream, but today it definitely lost points for me. I walked in the store with my heart set on buying a large portion of ice cream. A half gallon to be specific for about 17 bucks. When I went to place my order, the employees working told me they had the containers but did not want to pack a half gallon container of ice cream because of the effort it would take. It is an ice cream shop their job is to scoop ice cream into containers and sell it, isnt it? Just because they didnt want to put in a little effort for a customer paying more money than everyone else in the line, most likely, I still had to pay %70 more for the same amount of ice cream. I left the store with my ice cream just emotionally pissed off.

You can’t go wrong with the delicately flavored Earl Grey, and their Whiskey Brickle packs a punch. Great flavors here, enjoy!

Such a fun treat, even in the winter. I always love how the employees are patient, knowledgeable, and seem to love their jobs :-) I tried the raspberry brownie flavor, and it was delicious! This is such a Broadway gem, and I will be back time and time again.

Yum Sweet Action. It’s located in an up-​and-​coming part of Broadway. They have a ton of flavored and constantly rotate through various specialty flavors. They’re quite reasonably priced, and while the line sometimes looks long, it usually goes fairly fast.
They let you try flavors first, so make sure to take a taste of something different and out of your comfort zone. My favorite though is the Stranahans brittle. When you bite into the pieces you get a fantastic whiskey taste, while still maintaining the sweetness of great ice cream. One of the best ice cream shops in Denver.

OK– so as everyone has said the ice cream is delicious and they have very creative flavors that you won’t easily find elsewhere. The ice cream is light and clearly made with quality ingredients.
However, 5 stars is a high mark and to me, they didn’t quite get there.
One reason was cleanliness– lots of ice cream schmutz around.
The other was that, while the ice cream was good, and flavorful it wasn’t ‘amazing’ and I don’t see myself craving it as I have for other ice cream shops, or shoppes.
One example in Ogden, Utah… Farr Better Ice Cream. Try it if you are in the area.

I’ve been to Denver twice (once during March, once during November). Despite the fact that there was snow falling, I made it a point to visit Sweet Action Ice Cream so that I could enjoy their five star product.
What makes Sweet Action Ice Cream so good? First and foremost, it is the only ice cream place I have ever visited that offers vegan ice cream. That in itself is awesome. Even if their vegan product was inferior, I’d be giving some lukewarm kudos for at least offering us vegans a chance at ice cream. But here’s the thing. Their vegan ice cream is not inferior. In fact, it is some of the best ice cream (not just vegan ice cream) I’ve had. Their vegan ice cream is just as creamy and dreamy as most of the other non vegan ice creams I’ve eaten in my life. I’ve achieved this vegan creaminess in my kitchen a few times but it usually requires a strong taste of banana or coconut. Sweet Action’s vegan ice cream has neither. If you order a raspberry and chocolate ice cream you can rest assured that that is what it will taste like. It won’t be raspberry and chocolate with a hint of banana or a sliver of coconut.
On my first visit to Sweet Action, I was privy enough to enjoy their vegan raspberry chocolate in a cone. Absolutely fabulous all around. The ice cream had a nice blend of fruit and chocolate and was soft and consistent the whole way through. There were no ice crystals or chunks of anything that made you step back and wonder what was going on The waffle cone was freshly made and smelled so good. During our most recent visit, I asked my wife to get me a «vegan version that is fruity.» She came back with pumpkin (as my only other option was green tea). Again, it was creamy and consistent. It reminded me of a cold pumpkin pie.
Sweet Action Ice Cream rotates flavors daily it seems. This is great if you live there or if you aren’t vegan as you have a lot to choose from. For those vegan eaters that are stopping by on a visit from out of state, it is sort of luck of the draw.
But then again, they offer vegan so I guess I shouldn’t go crying over spilled (rice, soy, coconut, almond or cashew) milk.

Creamy and delicious icecream! All natural! They have a variety of exotic icecream flavors like biscuit and yams, cornbeard, coffee bean with actual coffee beans! The whiskey ice cream was very strong but definitely good! I had the almond toffee and it was the best! Definitely recommend if you are in Denver visiting :)
The workers are really friendly and great!

Finally popped in when the line was not out the door and wow, delish.
So many flavors, too many to choose. I always get food envy when i see/​hear someone order something!
Staff is very friendly and welcoming and don’t stress you out about the line behind you, so that is nice!
Definitely a great place, some place yummy to enjoy in any weather!
Salted butterscotch — omg!

Always delicious and love that they rotate flavors. Best way to describe their ice cream is soft, consistent texture throughout, yet firm enough to hold its shape. One of my biggest pet peeves is ice cream dripping all over the sides of the cups. You will not find that here. Somehow, the ice cream stays cold and retains its shape.
I would recommend a favor flavor but they rotate so frequently, it wouldn’t be useful. The beauty of creativity and variety! However, anything coffee related always tastes good here.
Parking is a little difficult in this area but is manageable as long as you don’t mind parallel parking in the area.

Super-​hipster joint. If that’s your thing, you’ll like it. It’s not my thing. However, good ice cream is. I had the triple scoop: chocolate, pistacio, and chocolate chip. They were all like ice cream to me, but none of them was particularly impressive. First of all, I like my ice cream to be sweet. This ice cream tasted like it had less sugar than other ice creams I had.
The pistacio was my favorite — probably for this reason. The pistacios are slightly savory, and that flavor goes well with a somewhat less sweet ice cream. The chocolate ice cream lacked the rich, chocolate flavor that I look for in a chocolate ice cream. Lastly, the texture. My chocolate chip ice cream tasted like it had crystallized. That’s not the desired texture for me. Ice cream should be smooth and creamy and sweet. In my opinion, they missed the mark.
My wife did not agree with my opinion. She liked Sweet Action’s ice cream. She particularly enjoyed the waffle cone. I must admit it was the best one I’ve ever tried. It was super-​crispy, thick enough to stand up to the ice cream, and had excellent flavor. So, it’s not all bad at Sweet Action. Three stars for making my wife happy and for the excellent waffle cone, but I definitely think there’s better ice cream out there in Denver.

Whiskey and ice cream… two of my favorite things! I never though such a beautiful thing could exist in this world until I discovered Stranahan’s ice cream here at Sweet Action. I sampled just about every flavor (yup, I’m that girl) and couldn’t find a single one I didn’t love!
I came here after dinner, but to be perfectly honest I couldn’t come FOR dinner, as my single scoop was just about the size of my face.
Waffle cone fan? This place will tickle your fancy. Probably the best waffle cone I have ever had the pleasure of eating.
Will definitely be coming back!

We were in the area and decided to try this place due to all the hype. Its on a big busy road with street parking only, so it’ll be tough to find a parking spot on a weekend or evening. The feel of the shop is very hipstery.
I didn’t think the ice cream was anything special. They had some original flavors like green chili, but none that I thought were outstanding (we sampled a lot of them). We ended up having the Baklava ice cream. It was good, but a little too sweet. Personally, I think Little Man Ice Cream is a lot better. I think this place is just hyped up because it’s in a really hipster part of town. I don’t think I’d go out with of my way to visit Sweet Action.

This is, by far, one of my favorite ice cream shops because of their unique flavors combinations that are always perfectly prepared! I additionally like the consistency of the ice cream — it’s not goopy.
My all-​time favorite is the Thai tea, when they have it! Otherwise, I just get whatever sounds yummy that day.
If you’re overwhelmed by the flavor list here, you have every reason to be. So, a tip on choosing a flavor: if it sounds oddly amazing, sample it, love it, and get two scoops of dat creamy goodness. The most popular flavors are salted butterscotch and stranahan’s whiskey brickle, both of which are very tasty!
The service is always quick and friendly here. There’s limited seating inside the place, but plenty of sidewalk to walk down on Broadway and sightsee what young people do in the evenings.
The lines are usually out the door at night, but nonexistent in the afternoons, so go then if you hate waiting.
If you’re looking for a particular flavor, but are not sure if they have it that day (as they change flavors everyday), save yourself a trip and check their website!

Sweet action has two vegan flavors per day! They often sound funky– but one of the two is usually delicious. I have walked quite out of my way to get an ice cream cone, it’s well worth the trip. If you’re going on a weekend there can be a very very long line– be prepared to wait or to stroll Broadway until the line dies down.
They have some amazingly creative flavors. Vegan flavors are inventive and the base is a mixture of different plant based milks– so it doesn’t adopt that over lording coconut taste as some do.

Awesome place for some ice cream! The line is usually long but it goes by fast. I always get a double scoop with a waffle cone. I just can’t resist the waffle cone, it just smells so good.
Colorado Peach — delicious, fruity peach flavor. not too sweet.
Salted butterscotch — creamy, tasty, but a bit too sweet for me.
Red bean — decent red bean flavor however it had a weird texture. not creamy
Tiramisu — probably my favorite but I might be bias since I love tiramisu.
I will be back. I would love to try the green tea flavor!

ICE CREAM!
I did the M&M… SHAKE. yeah they’ll make any of their flavors into a shake, and who doesn’t love a shake, especially fresh made from ice cream right there!
Great selection of flavors, friendly folks behind the counter.
I want to go back right now

I am still so torn on Sweet Action versus Little Man’s, and have come to the conclusion that they each have their characteristics and it probably isn’t fair to compare them. Sweet Action is great in that the flavors are more mainstream. That does not mean it’s basic — nope, not at all — in fact, it means that when you go there, you can most certainly find something that you like and you can always find a classic.
The cinnamon almond crunch was great and so was the oreo ice-​cream. I plan to try the sorbet the next time. Yes, even when Denver had so many days of rain and a peek of sunshine, you cannot go wrong with ice-​cream!

Why 5 stars? Because the salted butterscotch was one of the best ice cream flavors I’ve ever had.
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You don’t need to know a ton, outside of that. Just order that, and your life will be complete.
Sweet Action seemed like a must while visiting Denver, after conducting our super-​important food research. The wide-​variety of crazy ice cream concoctions had us absolutely sold on visiting. I mean… c’mon look at some of these flavors:
Whiskey Brickle, Strawberry Balsamic, Avocado, Blueberry Muffin, Fudge Ripple, Colorado Sour Cherry, Coffee and Doughnuts, and After Dinner Mint.
What?
Oh, and they also have a flavor called «Ube.» What is ube? I have no idea, but I’d order it sight unseen.
And by the way, that list is like ¹⁄₁₀^th of what you can find at Sweet Action. They also have cookies and ice cream sandwiches.
We could *desperately* use a place like this in Tampa. Please come to Tampa?

The line is very confusing but the ice cream it great. I have had the black sesame, dr pepper, mango chile, and chocolate malt flavored. They offer vegan ice cream as well which I heard is delicious. The vegan chocolate chip is best. Also a little pricey and the cups they give are super tiny to hold while talking. They want you to have a cone for sure.