Haagen Dazs Shop

Im a fan of ice cream. But even i have limits on caloric intake. Haagen Daz has been here forever and it proves how comfort food has lasting power. Have you seen the amount of fat and calories you get in a serving of this stuff? It’s insane. So ill have to limit my visits to like once a year

Haagen Dazs, has a unique flavor in their ice creams, and sorbets. I am pretty sure that some of their ice cream is even imported from Belgium? The only down-​side to this store, is that they don’t have as many seats as I would have hoped…

Haagen Dazx is one of the best ice cream. Fresh ingredients in every ice cream flavor. They bring their vanilla straight from Africa and the same for many of their ingredients like the nuts. Only old fashion creameries can probably compete with Haagen Dazs but could not beat Haagen Dazs fresh nuts. I appreciate Haafen Dazs stores now bringing back the ice cream milkshake machine, instead of the stupid blender which used to crush the fresh nuts. They should fire the bastard who came up with the blender idea. I used to beg the store owners to make the shake with the milkshake machine instead of the blender but they refused, which stopped me from going their for years.

This is like a Baskin Robbins type ice cream shop, but with a different brand name. Disappointing and lackluster for being in such a nice neighborhood. The lady behind the counter was very sweet and the shop was clean. She took the 10% off check in no problem.
Where they fell short was the ice cream itself. Everything is too expensive imo. A small cake good enough for six people tops was over $ 30! At least they looked pretty. I got some called a Spectacular Sundae, which was far from spectacular. The cup was a blue plastic plate/​bowl with two little spots on either side for toppings. I got cookie dough ice cream, and when she asked me what toppings I wanted: Oreos. She put one Oreo in each dish and put a scoop of ice cream in the middle. Add whip cream. Done. Sorry, but I expect more for $ 4.75: (

Exact same stuff you can get in the freezer section of any grocery store. or even Target, CV’s ect these days, seriously you can find it anywhere! The only difference here is that you can get the delicious Ice Cream turned into a Sundae.
I’ve been here a couple of times now and the place is ok. A little dark inside, staff a bit slow (lady server didn’t even know how to make what I asked for) and never busy, I guess with all the FroYo shops now locally people are going for the healthier options.
Last time I came here was because corporate sent me a coupon for a free ‘Global Sensation’, their newest Ice Cream creation. I got the Coconut Macaroon (
). It was ok. Made with Coconut Ice Cream, Macaroon Cookies, Strawberries (from a can) and Whipped Cream. Nothing amazing really and if they sold the Coconut Ice Cream in stores I could easily make it at home. Only it would be with fresh Strawberries and home baked Macaroons.
My husband ordered a Dulce Split Dazzler (
) for himself but was so let down by it. Caramel Sauce overkill! There must have been about 5 – 7 tablespoons of the stuff. Teamed with Ice Cream that already has the sauce in it was way too much and while eating he kept joking that it’s lucky he isn’t diabetic.
It is good Ice Cream though, can’t fault them there just got to be careful of all of the hundreds of empty calories in each dessert.
I didn’t notice this until after I left the store but they have a Check In offer of saving 10%. No big deal if you’re buying just one item but makes a difference if you’re buying a cake (around $ 25 – 40 each). Think i’ll stick to Yogurtland in future though.

Meh.
It’s the same ice cream you get at the grocery store… nothing stands out here… if you like HD, then you will like it.

Like this place a lot, right off the University av. Everytime I cross the street after dinnner or lunch, I have to have to go in for a scoop. Love the waffle cone, if I am on a diet I just taste a couple of ice creams and buy a waffle cone. Can’t help eating loads of ice cream. its addictive.

I loved the Haagen Daz rocky road milk shake at Valley Fair that I had to treat myself again… but was a little disappointed in the quality. The Rocky Road ice cream tasted a bit old like the ice cream has been sitting there for a long time and the milk shake was clumpy. It just wasn’t the same as Valley Fair. Sigh. The small milkshake cost $ 5.25 and the large is for $ 5.75. Guess I should have paid the extra 50 cents for a bigger cup. Oh well. maybe next time will be better.

I love Haagen Daz ice cream. The people who work at this location are always very nice. My only complaint is that they do not have as many flavors as the store at the Stanford Shopping Center. On the other hand Stanford students get a discount.

I absolutely love their mint chocolate chip ice-​cream. It’s a perfect snack when I’ve had a long, stressful day at work. Their ice-​cream always tastes fresh and not freezer-​burnt.

The temp topped 80 degrees in Palo Alto today (wooo!) so we thought it would be a perfect night to come here & use our coupon for a free midnight dazzler that we got through facebook (it also expired today, so that was part of the motivation too). They were out of the midnight cookies & cream that was supposed to be in it, so they let us choose any flavor we wanted! We chose regular cookies & cream, since that’s one of the few flavors both my bf & I both like. The dazzler was fantastic — two huge scoops of ice cream, topped with hot fudge and oreo cookie pieces. We devoured it like we’d never seen food before, even though we’d just eaten dinner. I didn’t think I was that big a fan of Haagen Dazs ice cream, but this was sooo good — perfectly creamy & lots of oreo chunks in the cookies and cream ice cream. There were lots of other flavors that sounded amazing too — I’ve had the caramel cone before (in pints from the grocery store) and I really want to try the blueberry crumble at some point! The service was great as well, since the guy was so accommodating about the coupon. It’s pricey though, which is probably a good thing or I would be stuffing my face here every single day.

I’ve never been to an ice cream shop that asked you what kind of flavors I liked and gave suggestions of things to taste. Really friend staff and of course you can’t go wrong with ice cream.

nothing beats haagen dazs brownies a la mode (packed with moist brownies and liquid fudge), midnight cookies and cream (best twist on cookies and cream ever), and belgian chocolate chocolate (the belgian chocolate shavings melt in your mouth)!! there are times when you need intense, rich chocolatey ice cream to conquer your chocolate cravings, and haagen dazs is where you shall go, if you are limited to downtown palo alto.
and this location also includes friendly service every time. sweet.

Why aren’t there more of these around??? Way better ice cream than Baskin & Robbins or Cold Stone. They have limited options but they are all really really good. My favorite is the Belgian Chocolate which is summer time in a cup!

1 Huge Scoop of Amaretto Almond Crunch + Smile.
FANTASTIC.
There’s not much more I could ask for.
In Palo Alto, there are a lot of ice cream shops. I come back to those that are good.

This story has a moral:
I was supposed to meet my friends for dessert in Palo Alto last night. There was talk of ice cream (mmmm) and also a visit to Caffe del Doge (
– shameless self promo cuz my review of del Doge is ROTD today — Feb 4).
Well I forgot my cellphone. And of course no one makes concrete plans anymore, so there I was on University Ave, blinking uncertainly into the night…
I checked Michael’s Gelato and even Red Mango (yah, I know it’s not ice cream), but they were nowhere to be found. Oh well I guess, I went to del Doge, figuring they’d show up there eventually… and sketched on a piece of receipt paper (yeah I was prepapred…).
Well they did show up, and they came bearing gifts. Dark chocolate ice cream from haagen dazs!
I learned something that night: Haagen Dazs is a legitimate option for downtown Palo Alto. I know it’s a chain, I know there are a ton of awesome mom-​and-​pop shops to get your treats from on University, but you can’t deny quality product.
I learned that I’m way too dependent on my cell phone.
I learned that sometimes when the situation is not within your control, you learn about new things (I’d probably have forced my friends to go to Michael’s if I had found them in time).
I also learned my friend is super sweet. No wait, I already knew that.

Your usual ice cream shop — Haagen-​Dazs no less — I have cravings for green tea ice cream — but seriously, can we put a bell at the register? Sometimes I have to wait for a long time for someone to show up to get my ice cream. I would sooner put a few dollars on top of the unattended register, scoot behind the counter, and and scoop my own ice cream myself sometimes.

Sometime around 1985, Hong Kong got its very first Haagen Dazs ice cream store. It would eventually become the local equivalent of the froyo and cupcake gourmet craze (that will no doubt die a painful death at some point to be replaced by some mystery fad to be invented or re-​invented) and successfully defined high end ice cream. This was at a time when the choices for the delicious cold guilt were local low tech but delish brands like Yan’s (mango or coconut in a cup was the way to go) or Dairy Farm. Then deemed exotic import Dreyer’s US was whoring out market share during the inception of HD’s launch in HK.
The HD store had great business, from those who got cones and cups to pints. Customers who bought ice cream for take home consumption got an additional bag of dry ice to keep the containers cool during transit, which was a thoughtful customer care practice in those hot and humid days. Yours truly’s life was changed forever from their initial offering, chocolate chocolate chip. It was a revolutionary offering, on top of HD’s market appeal that was high end, full of substance and OOOOOOMPH, and of course with all the guilt and richness that made it oh so good. I’m a $imple guy, nuff $aid.
Even family members were hooked. I swear one of my wacky uncles consumed so much of this stuff (alongside late night deep fried oily high cholestrol shellfish snackage) that his mind got confused. He was telling us one time how he discovered this bomb arse ice cream called (and in his words and pronounciation) «Haze Daze» (and this man graduated from NYC in the 60s, so no doubt had his fare share of Temptations and Jimi Hendrix, not so sure about shrooms, acid, mary jane, I never had the heart to ask him or his twin brother). And I knew he meant Haagen Dazs.
Fast forward to present. HD is available everywhere even at your local supermarket. Easy access. No longer do you have to go to one store, get a few pints with dry ice like yesteryear. You can still go into a HD shop like in Palo alto, and not only get a cone or cup with easily 20 to 30 flavors to pick from (including slightly more lighter on the lips choices), but also milkshakes and coffee drinks (Illy’s I believe is what I saw here).
And the choco choco chip is still available, and as good as I remember it to be. Maybe not as sexy as the 80s since everyone is into seemingly healthier alternatives these days that actually may contain additives (ie not everything YO, organic or not, is healthy), but it is nice once in a while. Decent smoothies too that make Juice Jamba at times forgettable (just don’t count those calories).
What can I say, Haze Daze brings back some interesting memories for me. Certainly a nice semi old school blast from the past.

Recently, we decided to drive over to Palo Alto, park on University Ave, then walk up and down for some exercise and sightseeing. After going into Borders, and other shops we decided to finish off our day at Haagen Dazs for an ice cream.
Looking over the selection, we decided on Coffee Moca Chip on two cones. The price was nearly $ 7.00 which to me was a little high. So we sucked it up, got our cones and sat outside to relax, nibble the cones down and people watch. It was OK ice cream, the chocolate chips were a little bland, and the coffee didn’t have that kick of coffee flavor that I like. The coffee fudge ice cream from 31 Flavors is better to me.
Maybe it was just a bad choice but if I have to compare Haagen-​Dazs and 31 Flavors, I would have to pick the old 31. It’s better tasting and cheaper.
If I was on a date, I would go here to do some impressing but by myself, I would pass on by this store the next time. Not bad ice cream but not awesome either.

I am pretty sure he suggested ice cream before me, which was a benefit for him. Also, the fact that he was willing to walk by gelato places (though I do like that as well) to get to the ice cream shop in PA.
Good man.
So yeah, it’s Haagen-​Daz — fatty, creamy, goodness. No big surprises, other than maybe his, when I finished my cup in less than half the time he took on his. Sucka!