Lake Oswego Ice Creamery & Restaurant

Tillamook ice cream :) When we were new in town some locals overheard is debating whether or not we wanted to stand in the forever long line of the ice cream cart in the court by the lake. They told us the best ice cream was available for a fraction of the cost and less wait around the corner here at this place. This is now a summertime sweet stop for our family. We can walk from the house and then we don’t feel any guilt for the indulgence!
We’ve never tried the food though so can’t speak to that.

Been coming here since the old days when it was still called Tillamook Creamery. This is probably my favorite diner of all time. The Tillamook ice cream is amazing and the menu is super fun and full of comfort food. Place is always crowded.

This was my children’s favorite restaurant until they overheard the manager using swear words to describe our family. Our offense? Arriving 15 minutes before close and being good tippers. Well my small children don’t need that kind of education and she must not need nice tips. Not much of a family restaurant. We will be taking our business elsewhere.

Crowded and a little disorganized, but how can you have bad ice cream? I mean, come on! The flavor selection was great, the portions were good and the options for shakes, sundae’s, etc was good.

Tillamook ice cream turned into 40 different amazing flavors!!!
Come and be happy!!!
Enough said!!!

Their ice cream is really good and their pancakes are amazeballs. I would recommend for people to go there to eat pancakes and burgers and milkshakes and ice cream and French fries and stuff.

I am giving this place a two, not because I haven’t always had a pretty good experience here, but because of the way my friend was treated here. As a pillar of the community, living here for 30 years and raising two kids here, she used to take her little charges to the creamery. Until one day, she was asked to leave and never come back. Since this woman is one of the kindest, most respectful ladies I know, I can only think her treatment must be based on her lack of homogeneity with the rest of the clientele. She doesn’t drive, and she’s not overtly wealthy. She has been asked before as she walks around town if she is homeless– and yet nothing about her would suggest this other than the fact that she doesn’t own an SUV. She works a punishing schedule and gives back to her community. Therefore, I think that scaring a nice lady about eating at your restaurant is simply mean, and I disapprove on her behalf. I know it’s a small space inside. But regulars come because they like you– they are big part of your business.

On vacation from California, what a gem of a find this was! It was a HOT day and we thought ice cream sounded good, Unilocal did not let me down this place is great! Food was so good. I had a turkey melt sandwich, my friend had the chicken avocado both really GOOD! would do again. Ice cream, so many flavors to choose. The scoop size is crazy big so watch out. And prices are nice. And the staff was so friendly. The town is cute and clean too. What’s not to like!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! :-) who doesn’t love ice cream once in awhile? And for those that are lactose intolerant they have several flavors of Sherbet.
For breakfast I’ve tried the pancakes and they were fluffy and yummy. The omelets looked good too. I’ve also tried one of their featured items, the chicken strips and they were just lightly battered chicken breast and quite good.
Tillamook ice Creamery & Restaurant offers up approximately 45 flavors of hand scooped ice cream/​sherbet as well as breakfast, lunch and dinner. We’ve indulged in the ice cream as well and they serve cones, shakes and malts. They support locals by offering Tillamook and Umpqua flavors.
Some of you may not know that the building itself is a 90 year old historic building that originally was a bank. Fun fact!
The building is small but they also have tables outside next to the private parking lot.
2015 – 91

Good selection of ice cream with a helpful staff. They don’t make their own but rather sell ice cream by Tillamook, Cascade and Umpqua. Junior scoop us ½ of the 1 scoop serving but is only 25 cents cheaper so seems a bit out of whack!

I have gone to this establishment for 15+years.
Unfortunately the staff has not represented the company well today. The Manager REFUSED to allow me & my children sit at a booth to have lunch. She offered a table because we were a smaller party. When I asked again for a booth she simply said no. Then she told me, if I don’t take the table, they would have room for us. This was while
they had a open booth, and no other customers waiting. To me this is unacceptable customer service. I then again asked why we couldn’t have the booth, and she said incase another party came. Again, NO ONE else was there. I was there as a party of 3 ready to be a paying customer. Finding that the Manager did not want to accommodate us, we left. As I walked out the door she yelled «have a fantastic day».
Simply POOR MANAGEMENT! To bad for for the representation of staff the company has hired. I will now ALWAYS take my business elsewhere. I will also let every person I know how unprofessional the staff were to me.

I stopped in here while waiting for a prescription to be filled because I saw they served breakfast. Kind of a funny combination, ice cream and breakfast but I only ordered breakfast. Casual, quaint and cozy interior reminiscent of a 50s style diner. Service was cordial enough. The breakfast was cooked to order and to my specifications. The food tasted great but it was pretty standard stuff, eggs, bacon, hash browns etc. Definitely better than a Denny’s or comparable place. I will be returning to try the ice cream. Nice affordable stop in the overpriced and overrated LO area.

DON’T BUY GIFT CARDS FROM THEM! I received a $ 25 gift certificate to them last Christmas. I went in to redeem it for the 1^st time today and there cash register couldn’t read the card and when they typed in the number on the back of the card it read as $ 0.00 on it… so my brother gave them $ 25 for nothing…

A bout of nostalgia led us to this ice cream shop. We used to live in LO and visited often. Sadly this is not the little shop of our memory.
We arrived later in the evening on a Friday night. The first thing I noticed was a distinct smell… not a nice one… wafting through the air. We sat down at a table that had not been properly cleaned, by that, I mean sticky and smudged. The other tables were in no better condition.
A waiter arrived holding two glasses of water by the top rim. I didn’t drink the water. We ordered a shake and a sundae. The sundae was dripping over the side of the glass, with no plate underneath. The shake was watery… like chocolate milk. We sent it back, The waiter poured the shake into the container we drank from to remix the shake… not sure that was sanitary. We were not given napkins.
The stars are for the ice cream which was tasty. I got the feeling that there is no manager on site overseeing the staff. I will not be back… it was just a bit too grimy.

Very friendly and prompt service on a busy summer Sunday at 1:00. My shake (which was fantastic!) came out in less than 3 minutes, and my burger (also fantastic!)quickly followed. They use Tillamook cheese and ice cream all throughout their menu. On a scorching summer day I knew a classic burger and shake was exactly what I needed. I now have a favorite burger joint the next time I pass through Lake Oswego.

I really hate to give this place a bad review — my family and I have been coming here for years and years and we’ve always loved it. I would give them 5 stars usually. No complaints about the food or ice cream, but recently the service has been especially bad.
Today my brother and I came in for lunch and we sat for 20 minutes without even being acknowledged by any of the staff. When I finally, politely, said that we had been sitting in our booth for quite a while, the waitress was rude and seemed exasperated. She acted like it was a chore to take our order and serve our food. They weren’t even THAT busy. Perhaps they were understaffed, but you NEVER treat customers like they’re unwelcome in your establishment.
I’ll give them more chances, but if they keep up these bad vibes my family and I will be coming here less and less.

Is there anything better than a burger, fries and a thick shake? I think not. For my first time in Lake Oswego, I believe I made a good choice.
I love a retro place thrown back in time and that’s exactly what this place is. Tillamook ice cream and cheese shows some good quality and a great burger special to top it off.
I was hungry and had seen this from the bus on my way over here for a meeting. I did a quick Unilocal search and found out that they have a daily burger special. Tillamook cheeseburger and a shake for $ 11.95. The prices have been raised since the link that was in the Unilocal profile for this. You get a nice sized burger with all the fixings, plus some pretty good steak fries (hint: order them well done, they come out soooo crispy) and a really large shake. Lots of flavors of ice cream, but you can’t go wrong with chocolate. As you can see by my photo, you get a lot of shake. No brain freeze here, I can handle my own.
The burger was what you’d expect it to be and I was happy, I added some bbq sauce to it. The shake was thick and perfect and chocolate goodness. Can’t say much more than that.
Staff was great and the menu had plenty of other options besides burgers. Sandwiches, salads, chicken items, all good I’m sure.
Enjoy.

My overall experience was 3 stars, however the ice cream was so good! I got the Fireside S’Mores. Yummmy! We also tried the beef barley soup which was good as well.
The waitress was rude and very short. That’s my only complaint. Other than that it’s a great old traditional place I’d recommend going for the ice cream.

Awesome place! I had the birthday cake milkshake. It was awesome
The ice cream is creamy and delicious!
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I was in Tigard when my mind started thinking about ice cream on the rainy day! I believe, I drove pass 3 or 4 Baskin Robins to get to Lake O Ice Creamery and it was well worth it!!!
I had Banana Split (If you look at my photo — from left to right: Mudslide, Coffee Almond Fudge & Maui Waui)! :)