Thomas Sweet Ice Cream & Chocolate

Absolutely perfect for a hot day. The staff is incredibly friendly and lets you try as many flavors as you want. The Coffee Oreo ice cream is incredible. They don’t have as many flavors as other ice cream places I’m used to but the flavors they do have are delicious. The only one we did not like was grand marnier which tasted like alcohol.

I’ve been getting ice cream here since my days at Rutgers. I would always get a Blend-​In with banana ice cream and oreo cookies. Yum! I recommend their birthday cake ice cream. It has real cake in it and is so delicious! You also can’t go wrong with chocolate. And they have cake crunch as a topping which I usually get. If it’s not that, it’s chocolate sprinkles. Now, I get a single serve ice cream and share it with my toddler. Will definitely be back now that we’ve moved closer. Looking to get an ice cream sandwich next time. Oh, and the chocolates and fudge next door are fresh and yummy! I do think the freezers could store the ice cream at a lower temperature because it was a little on the soft size and it wasn’t too hot outside yet.

Service was totally amazing! The three service ppl were so helpful and informative. They helped me choose my sundae. They let us try three types of ice cream before our final selection. The topping options are awesome. The displays were neat, CLEAN and organized. The three young service ppl were smiley, helpful, bubbly and sweet. I will totally be back. The ice cream was DELICIOUS!!!

Always a treat when you come in to eat sweets! The icecream flavors are delicious, especially for the banana barge, milkshakes, malt shakes or by themselves. I recommend the butterscotch wet topping and fresh strawberries, though they have a large array of wet and dry toppings.
Next door, there’s a cute little store that has some of the most pretty and delicious treats. They have balloons, stuffed animals, personalized chocolate sets, cards, baskets and gifts for graduations, birthdays, and year-​round holidays. The fudge behind the glass counter is absolutely creamy and will melt in your mouth. There’s are so many rich, satisfying flavors from mocha, salted caramel, dulce de leche, and more! Another favorite treat are the gourmet, chocolate covered pretzels (some covered with M&Ms, sprinkles, etc). These make excellent treats for that special someone or even to treat yourself!

Delicious ice cream and great service! Every time I’ve been here, the person behind the counter was welcoming and nice. The ice cream is also delicious and thick– I get the chocolate mousse which is a chocolate lover’s dream. I also ordered a cake from here a while back and it was amazzzzing!
I docked a star because of their high prices, but overall, I love going here for a nice treat!

Thomas sweets is always a classic place to hangout if you ever have friends or family visiting. They have so many ice cream flavor and options and their menus always change. Before ordering anything, you are always offered the chance to taste test the flavor.
When I go, I’ll usually go for two scoops of ice cream. It’s good tasting ice cream, but I wouldn’t say it is anything out of the ordinary of classic ice cream shops. Some of their items are a little on the pricer side.
There is seating inside, no outdoor seating. Sometimes on a hot day, it can be hard to find a seat.
Service is always great! And what’s there not to love about ice cream?!

Thomas Sweet’s chocolate malteds are brimming to the top with ice cream. Do I have to say more? I felt I had died and ended up in a diabetic’s coma … It’s a malted lovers paradise.
At one time, Malteds were the American Drink. Watch some of the previous generations movies and the teenagers say, «Lets go down to the Malt Shop!» Unfortunately, thanks to MacDonalds saving a few pennies, promoting shakes and leaving out this secret ingredient, Malteds have disappeared from our culture … Extinct, like the Dodo bird. Yet Malteds are an American institution… Just like ketchup and mayonnaise … To A previous generation, It wasn’t SHAKES and A Burger … It’s was A Malted and A Burger.
In NYC, I only know two places that half heartedly make you a malted. One is of course, Dairy Queen. But at Thomas Sweets, you don’t get 2 bite-​sized, swedish meatball sized cubes of some supermarket brand ice cream, at Sweet’s, they tank up your 22 oz cup to the top. This is a malted on steroids, from bygone days, made with real malt powder and homemade ice cream.
The only reason I was in New Brunswick was because my dad was in Robert Wood Johnson’s Hospital awaiting a triple bypass. I hope he gets through it and gets out soon, because with this goodie shop so close, I might end up in a bed next to him. Great place. Great Ice cream. Phenomenal malteds.

If you’re coming here for ice cream, you will not leave disappointed. This shit is fire.

I miss coming here all the time when I was an undergrad at Rutgers. Thomas Sweet has delicious ice cream flavors and huge services. I love ice cream and I love the big servings.
My boyfriend used to always order a chocolate milkshake. Generally, I do not like chocolate ice cream but I do enjoy the milkshake from Thomas Sweets.
I enjoy going next door to their chocolate store for some additional chocolate samples after my ice cream :)
Thomas Sweets also has a location in Princeton, NJ. But has more competition in Princeton since there are two other ice cream shops near by. Thomas Sweets is definitely the best ice cream in New Brunswick. I think the only other option in New Brunswick would be Coldstone.
Thomas Sweets also donates ice cream to events at Rutgers often. So support them!

Great Ice Cream. Reasonable prices. Excellent chocolate next door. But I rarely go. Why? No, not because of the calories… ice cream this good doesn’t count. The location is terrible. It’s very very hard to get a parking space anywhere near here. I wish they would open other locations. It’s impossible to find really good ice cream anymore, but it’s just SO hard to get here. They’ve opened places elsewhere but other than Princeton they don’t stick for some reason.
Come on, please… Highland Park… East Brunswick… Somereset… The alumni will beat a path to your door.
The sweet cream (no flavor added) ice cream is to die for. Really, let the cream and sweetness take you to heaven.
I don’t like blend ins so I don’t get them. See how easy that was? The reviewers complaining that they don’t like the blend ins… just get ice cream for god’s sake.

Thomas sweet is the type of spot a lot of locals and local college kids like because it is sort of a hidden gem; for a good reason.
Hands down its the best ice cream in the area. By like 20 miles. They makes perfectly balanced ice cream: flavorful, not too hard, but not melty either. I think about 90% of their flavors are spectacular with a couple that I’ve tried being average; but overall everything is amazing. My favorite ones have to be Oreos and cream, and coffee Oreo. They are the best of their kind I’ve ever tasted! They have homemade chocolate and truffles as well; I’ve never tried them but I’ve been inside their chocolate shop attached to the ice cream parlor and everything looks pretty good. Trying that is next on my list.
Remember to bring cash here as it as a cash only establishment and don’t go anywhere else for ice cream because Thomas Sweet is the best!

Ahhhhh Thomas Sweet… By far the best ice cream EVER. I actually wish it wasn’t so close to campus because it’s sooooo tempting. I’d gain a million pounds if I ate Thomas Sweet at much as I actually wanted too!
I finally discovered the best way to describe Thomas Sweet. You know when you order hard ice cream at another parlor and the best part it when it starts to melt slightly?! Because it’s so smooth and soft. Well that’s Thomas Sweet’s Ice Cream AT THE TIME. So from the first to the last bite, you’re in soft creamy heaven.
My favorite flavor has to be the Coffee Oreo– it’s pretty much cookies & crème with coffee ice cream. I tried to be «smart» and only order a kids cup. Bad choice… It was too good and I was dying for more!
If you’re in the New Brunswick area you HAVE to stop at Thomas Sweet. Make sure you bring cash if you’re not planning to order over $ 10.

Thomas Sweet is a great spot to hang out with your friends during the summer or after dinner! It’s conveniently located on Easton Ave where most of the restaurants are. Most importantly, the ice cream and froyo are delicious! They have a wonderful selection of fun and novel flavors and allow you to show your creative side by blending in 3 toppings into the ice cream. The store is not very big, but it offers several tables for you to sit in and chill.
The store next to it sells chocolates, and it always has very cute teddy bear displays!

It’s extremely difficult to find a good ice cream shop. Amongst the chain ColdStone bars, and Carvel or Hagen-​das, once in a while, you find that diamond in the rough, and Thomas Sweets used to be that place. In the 90s and early 2000s, it was as good as going to a Friendly’s, if not better. They specialized in a great scoop of ice cream.
Over the years, their cheap upkeep in business practices and quality have started to show though. This year they’ve finally started to accept credit cards, as long as the minimum purchase was $ 10 (not good if I’m by myself, as all I carry is credit/​debit these days). However the past year their ice cream is suffering from bad freezers. They blame it on the doors opening often, but their ice cream was melting in the 40degree winter as well.
My friends know me as a dessert aficionado, I love a tasty treat to end my day, and I try all the best places, but lately I’m completely turned off by the look of melted hard ice cream in the bug infested freezers. As the employees scoop out the drippy substance, my stomach turns and I want to barf. Just watching them serve is enough to make me sad, I loved this place with some of their unique flavors, but if I wanted soft ice cream I’d go to a Dairy Queen, I want hard ice cream. A picture is worth a thousand words, and I’m trying to be as pleasant as I can in this review, so I’ll let my image speak for itself. 3 years ago I would’ve given this place 4 stars, 1 out due to being cash only. But now I’d give no stars if I could! 1 star, for the redeeming quality of the flavors being diverse.
REPLACE YOUR FREEZERS!

Great selections! I tried the banana fro-​yo and got a «mini» size for 2.80. I was actually impressed with the portion size considering that this was the smallest size for the froyo. The froyo itself was creamy, smooth, with an authentic banana taste, just like what a banana froyo should taste. Credit card is $ 10.00 minimum, and there are awesome blends options too for toppings and such.

Delicious homemade ice cream. The fact that they have an option to add your favorite toppings in and blend them together is also a yummy plus.
Great variety of flavors and friendly service too! The minimum $ 10 dollar credit card charge irked me, but once I dug into my ice cream I got over it ;)

Sweet and simple ice cream store, that really sums up this place nicely.
The employees are really kind and patient. My boyfriend and I took so much time picking out our toppings and ice cream, but the girl serving us just laughed along with us and eventually we landed on the banana barge with two scoops of chocolate, one scoop of oreo ice cream. (Side note: the oreo ice cream is SO good). We got hot nutella drizzled on top with fresh strawberries. So yummy.
The place is tiny and the tables are rickety, but you really shouldn’t expect so much from an ice cream place. For what they’re selling, this place is really nice.

Solid ice cream… that shouldn’t be pulverized by their blend-​in machine.
This place has a great selection of flavors and the ice cream was above average. Service was friendly and helpful. The place is small and can tough to get a spot during the right time.
The blend-​in DOES taste different than just adding the topping in. HOWEVER i believe the consistency can vary from creamy to thin milkshake (depending on who makes it)

These are two neighboring stores. One is a chocolate store that sells fudge and other chocolate goodies! There is no seats in this store. The second store is the homemade ice cream, cakes, etc. store.
From the chocolate store, I got chocolate pearls. They are drops of chocolate and on once side there are some round candy like balls. You put it in your mouth and it is like heaven! It’s my favorite! I get this at every chocolate store I go to!
After I went to the sweet shop and ordered ice cream (banana pie I think? It was something with bananas!) while my friend ordered a root beer float. It was amazing! I did not expect the ice cream to be so good here!!! It’s time for me to go back and try all their flavors and the other dessert options they offer!

I think it’s time for a more detailed and updated review, no? Here we go, and I’ll throw the extra star in as well!
I’ve been here 3 times, and it was during hot weather. Today I was on-​campus helping a friend find the location of his classes, and because today’s weather was warm (where was that cold front? lol), and we were exhausted from all the walking, we needed something to cool ourselves down. Thus, this place was it.
When we walked in, we were surprised that this place was empty. We were greeted by the cool employees and offered us samples if necessary. I asked him what was their newest flavor, and he said… NUTELLA. I’ve had a Nutella frozen yogurt and crêpe before, but not ice cream yet. As soon as I heard that, I asked for a sample, and he told me it was his favorite. Based on the taste, I could experience why it was his favorite. It was THAT good. More on that flavor soon.
Just like the previous times, my friend and I always get cravings for ice cream and something cool to drink whenever we come in here. So what do we get? Ice Cream Floats! I had some Nutella with Sprite soda. The flavor tasted like Nutella, and the chunks of Nutella mixed in only enhanced the flavor. YUM! If you don’t like the idea of lemon lime soda (I wanted caffeine-​free soda) mixed in with Nutella, it’s cool. But if you do like it, then TRY IT. And of course, you can never go wrong with topping this off with real whipped cream. :) My friend had a berry ice cream flavor, which was also mixed in with Sprite soda, and topped off with whipped cream. He liked it too.
The interior of the store was nice, as well as the employees. This places DOES get crowded at times, so be prepared for that. Also, there is a $ 10 minimum purchase requirement if you plan on paying by plastic.
Overall, an awesome ice cream place. Cheers and RU RAH RAH. :D