The Sweet Spot

The Sweet Spot is a cute little specialty gelato shop. Their décor is fun, a vintage theme with some eye-​catching local art displayed on the walls. The girl behind the counter was sweet, and gladly answered our questions and gave us flavor suggestions. They have a nice assortment of unique flavors, while still having a solid selection of tried and true favorites.
I had the vegan chocolate and vegan peanut butter. The chocolate was rather bland and almost watery, more like a chocolate sorbet than gelato. I know vegan flavors can be hard, but I’ve definitely had creamier. The peanut butter, on the other hand, was creamy, flavorful, and deliciously well done! My friends had regular dairy-​containing flavors, and were all pleased with their selections, though the common comment was that there were ice crystals in all of them.
I may return and sample new vegan flavors someday, but only if I have a really good reason to already be in the area.

Nice neighborhood place with nice gelato. Had the pumpkin and the mint cookie. The gelato base is nice, but not as creamy as some gelatos that I have had, but smooth and well balanced. The flavors are good with bright flavors that don’t overpower. Nice, but probably not worth a special trip.

This is by far our favorite gelato/​frozen treat of all time! We moved to Columbus but still make trips back to Lakewood just for this gelato! The pistachio flavor is absolutely amazing!!! The butter pecan and cookies n milk are also faves! Love this place.

The gelato is yummy. They have a very interesting flavors and each one that I have tried has been very flavorful.

First time here and I still need to go back and catch them when they have the coffee flavored ice cream. So I pretty much settled for raspberry sorbet and my fiancé tried the vegan peanut butter!!! I wish my sorbet was seedless and it would definitely be five stars. I usually can’t handle ice cream when it has so much heavy cream and milk. I did not get an upset stomach with this place. It was delicious and the small little cup was plenty. We will return to try out more flavors!

Yum! I didn’t know what gelato was before I ate here to be honest. I mean, I had a general idea, but I didn’t know how it was different from ice cream. Luckily, they have an explanation on every table. Gelato contains less air than ice cream so it is denser and it is made with milk rather than cream.
I had the Jack’s Bourbon Caramel and it was delicious! I tried the Beeramisu which was interesting, but not really what I was in the mood for. I tried some of my boyfriend’s Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Cinnamon Swirl which was equally delicious.
The place has a very chill vibe and was rather quiet on a Friday night. It has a cute ice cream parlor atmosphere and the staff was very helpful. I would say they need to change up their artwork though.
I would recommend that they get reusable containers for those dining in. They give you real spoons to taste test flavors, but then disposables once you place your order which doesn’t make much sense to me. Maybe they don’t have the kitchen facilities to wash them, but I think this would be a good investment. Then again, maybe the server thought we were leaving and gave us to-​go containers.

Lost of Vegan options and everything is freshly made and delicious! Always new, unique, incentive flavored to try!

This is a very unique Ice Cream Shop! There is Vegan Ice Cream, Non– Dairy Ice Cream as well as the typical Ice Cream! Has many unique flavors! I savored Coconut Lemongrass and it was excellent! It is a vegan style ice cream which is best consumed in a bowl. As I had it on a cone and it fell apart! Still tasted great and staff were quick to assist! Fun for all ages. Has children toys and table /​chairs. Very simple but quaint! Will go back again!
Prices are a bit high but you are paying for a very unique product!

It wasn’t the worst, the boys working were friendly enough. The gelato just wasn’t for me. It was too sweet and my husbands gelato was soup when he got it. I appreciate the hard work that goes into making a homemade locally sourced product. Just not my cup of tea.

Watched a segment about The Sweet Spot on New Day Cleveland and decided to give it a shot after eating at Angelo’s Pizza. My wife got the mint chocolate chip that I found to be objectionable, but she thought was the greatest thing in the world. I got the Tahitian Vanilla and loved it. My daughter got Turtle something or other and really enjoyed it.
We were just about the only people here on a Saturday afternoon. Inside is about as cute as it gets, but an INSANELY loud compressor on a refrigeration unit ruined our dine-​in experience. The owner (I think?) did advise us that it was going to be fixed the following week.
Definitely a very good experience minus the noise. We will definitely be back.

Amazing place with an awesome selection of homemade gelatos!!! The pistachio gelato is by far the best ice cream/​gelato/​frozen treat I’ve ever had, to die for!!!

3 words… Irish Cream Gelato. Whoa.

I love ice cream and my jean size reflects my ice cream/​frozen confection enthusiasm. We went here on Saturday night and were surprised to see a line, given it was a rather chilly night. I sampled the vanilla and key lime, and settled on a half scoop of Coconut Almond Fudge and a half scoop of Chocolate Peanut Butter. Bf had Butter Pecan and Coconut Almond Fudge. Coconut Almond Fudge had a great flavor but had plenty of ice crystals throughout. It really ruined the texture and lended a mildly freezer burned taste. Chocolate Peanut Butter had a very mild peanut taste and very waxy chunks of chocolate. More ice crystals. I sampled the Butter Pecan (which my boyfriend couldn’t even finish) and was completely overwhelmed with the taste of cheap vanilla extract and more ice crystals. It was horrible. I would not recommend– go to Honey Hut or Mitchell’s instead.

I’ve been in twice– the staff is as sweet as the gelato! The Cashew Butter White Chocolate is a thing of tasty, tasty beauty. I’m so glad I moved back to the neighborhood and found this gem.

It’s good. The cookies and milk was good, it just needed more cookies! I think I got maybe two bites with cookie pieces. The pistachio ice cream was way too salty. Would not get that again.

This place is fantastic. With all the great ice cream /​frozen treat shops in Cleveland, this one stands in a class of it’s own. Awesome service. Great product.
Bring back the Ginger Snap!!!

I love The Sweet Spot. It’s the kind of local business you want to support– they make a great product, are great people, support local farms and businesses and are active in the community.
One of the reasons I love The Sweet Spot is that they come up with fun and different flavors in addition to the standards that one would expect from a gelateria: Beeramisu (a riff on Tiramisu), Chocolate Mint Cayenne, Lemon Ginger and on and on. My faves are Key Lime Pie, Lemon Ginger and Pistachio. Seriously, it’s the best pistachio gelato or ice cream I’ve ever had. It’s made with crushed salted pecans so it’s slightly salty and sweet. I dream of it.
The place is owned by a family and I’m a fan of all of them. The mom, Becky, has always been incredibly patient when I’ve been in with my nephews who are always eager to try too many flavors before they make a decision. I adore Celeste (the daughter and the one who makes the gelato). She’s fun and funny and who could not love someone who makes such a wonderful product.
Price is appropriate for the quality of the product. Servings are appropriate gelato servings.
They pack pints to go too. I try to always have a pint of the Key Lime Pie in my freezer and am kind of bummed that I’m out of it right now as I would really like some after writing this review!

Found mention of this place in a Newschannel 5 article online. Free scoops for the first day of Spring! Aside from the amazing deal, this place is a must-​visit. The gelato is delicious and the prices are extremely reasonable. We sampled a few different flavors: caramel tasted amazing, but should’ve been labeled «salted caramel». Butter pecan was very good, but had a slight citrusy flavor. It was actually a pleasant surprise and helped lighten up the flavor a bit. The ginger snap flavor was well-​balanced, with just enough ginger to complement the creamy sweetness of the gelato.
The wait staff was extremely friendly, and despite being only 30 minutes from closing time, they seemed genuinely happy to have us there. They enthusiastically told us about their ingredients (fresh, local, organic when possible and vegan at times as well) and offered up suggestions on what to try.
One final note: the flavor selection featured a surprisingly large number of chocolate variations. Chocoholics take note!

This place really does have good gelato, but it’s very pricey for me and my girlfriend it costs is 10 bucks for 2 little dinky cups of gelato.
Yes it was very good, but honestly the pricing completely turned me off. Not to be a complete cheapskate or anything… But $ 10 is allot for just mediocre.

I live down the street from this place and had been wanting to try it for awhile.
The place was completely dead when I walked in, and it usually is when I drive by. No one was out to greet us, which I guess was okay because we had time to look at the flavors and decide without being stared down. When I ordered, the girl behind the counter didn’t ask me if I wanted a cone or a cup, and she just put it in a cup. I then asked her if she had any cones– I didn’t want a cup. She said no, she hadn’t had time to go get more cones and she had run out of them. At that point, I was ready to leave and not get anything from there – the girl was not friendly, she didn’t care to tell me beforehand she was out of cones… I didn’t want a cup of ice cream, I wanted a cone, and she was very rude in telling me that she didn’t have any. My boyfriend is much nicer than I am, so he gave me a look that said, «just take it» and we stayed.
My boyfriend and I had no idea the place was a vegan ice cream shop until after we ordered. Maybe it’s because I eat vegan food items pretty much never that I didn’t really care for it. I ordered some type of chocolate flavor, and it did not taste… good. I ordered chocolate because I wanted a chocolately flavor, and it just wasn’t what I was looking for. It was definitely not worth the price, especially since I’m not vegan.