Canyon Crest Ice Cream & Water

Took my mother out to get ice cream for her birthday and paid with a twenty but the old man refused it saying it was fake?! I work at a restaurant myself and have had my fair share of fake twenties handed to me. I showed the man the strip proving it was indeed real but he still refused. My mom had to basically pay for her damn birthday ice cream. Beyond furious. Hot and stuffy in there as well. Fuck that place

Waaaaaay too over priced. A travel sized ½ gallon water bottle for $ 6.99. Walmart carries a bigger sized 1 gallon travel bottle for $ 2.97. The lady was trying to tell me that it cause its BP free, which means its better than plastic. Ok, that’s fine, but $ 6.99 is still too steep for that small ass bottle.

Fast friendly service. I buy water and ice here every week. I use the regular water for my fish tank and the alkaline water for drinking.

I love to come here and get some good fresh water. The service is always friendly. I used to come here every week for about a year until I moved out of my apartment. The lady is always friendly and she remembers me and my kids.

Cookie sandwich with your choice of ice cream in the middle for only 2 bucks, so good! Not to mention the lady behind the counter is so sweet! Also the Thai Tea boba Is good!

It’s small and eclectic. You can get water or ice, ice cream (Dryer’s), boba, or weird little knick-​knacks. I love the Thai tea boba! Sooo good. The owners are always very polite. I’ve also had the green tea ice cream. It’s cool and refreshing without being too sweet.
Just bring cash, cards aren’t accepted.

I love anything green tea, I’m just going to put that out there. One of my friends posted a picture of her green tea ice cream on Instagram and the first thought that popped into my head was: «this is Riverside, where on Earth did she get green tea ice cream?!» So I asked her and she quickly responded with this place. I’ve been here many times to grab a quick bite of ice cream on a hot Riverside day.
THE DETAILS: Located in the Canyon Crest plaza really close to the Rite Aid. This is a Korean-​owned mom and pop shop. The establishment is average: a typical water shop but what set it apart of any other water she is it had a display of ice cream with a variety of different flavors; they offer Dreyer’s ice cream. The owners are adorable and friendly.
THE TREAT: I get the green tea ice cream… obviously, nothing new here. It’s not like authentic green tea ice cream from Mitsuwa or whatever but it tasted like green tea so that’s all that matters. It doesn’t have a strong matcha flavor, more like artificial green tea but it still hit the spot for me! Creamy and delicious.
THE END? Now that I no longer attend UCR I probably won’t stop by, but check this place out! It’s inexpensive and there’s a lot to choose from.

Water is so goood tast like water lol no dirt after taste like the one on university by food 4 less all so they lady working was closed but was. Nice enough to open back up so we cpuld get water they close 7:30

What more could you ask for! The lady that owns/​runs the place carries, cleans and fills your water bottles. .25 cents a gallon! Ice cream is cheap and good. This place is a community it’s asset!

Ice cream sandwiches for $ 2! It’s like the Riverside version of Diddy Reese! The ice cream is dreyers and the cookies seem fresh. This place is a hidden gem.

The service is Never rude always with a smile and the product is crisp and clean tasting. Bags of ice are cheap
Plenty scoops of ice creams

Great service. The lady was very polite and friendly. I have had their ice cream sundae, some cones, drumsticks, and a shaved ice with all sorts of toppings. One problem that I had was that I got chocolate syrup on my sundae when the topping had it advertised as hot fudge.

Love these place. I can get the water bottles filled and a ice cream at the same time. Lady inside is very nice and is always smiling and pleasant.

So, you know when you go to a boba establishment and you get a fruit drink such as strawberry or mango they actually put some real fruit in your drink. This was nothing like that. If you’re going to order a boba drink, please be advised it is ice and syrup blended. The boba itself wasn’t good and too soft. By the time I got home, the water had separated from the syrup and looked gross. Mind you, I live 5 min away from there.
I’m sure the ice cream is good, but I won’t be getting boba drinks again.
Also, they have a little dog in there that wouldn’t stop barking. If you’re allergic. well, I’d say avoid.

Great place to refill your water and get ice. As others have stated, the owner is friendly and she cleans out the water bottles for you before refilling em. –Not gonna lie though, I come here mostly for the Mocha Boba – yummy! If you like boba drinks, give this place a shot.

Our fridge failed one thunderstorm-​ridden afternoon. Cheap and plentiful ice to the rescue! Having Breyer’s ice cream for a treat on the side is a given!

A good place for poor UCR students like ourselves to fill up on gallons of water for a cheap price, grab some ice cream while running errands, and then hop on over to Ralph’s in the same plaza to get the rest of your groceries.
This place is run by a friendly Asian couple. The first time we came the man was great, helped us rinse our stuff before filling, and was very helpful. The second time around he was gone and it was just the lady. She didn’t rinse it at all (which I’m not too picky about, but I just had to say), filled them up but didn’t pay much attention so a few of them ended up overflowing, and then left them there for us to gather :[
I like that on top of their faucets they have a sign that basically says, «Hey look we have a UV thing that can clean your caps for you because it’s important to protect again E Coli!» But I’ve never seen them utilize it. Seems nifty though.

We always drop by this small ice cream/​water shop after my toddler’s haircut (MonkeyDooz-​across from this place). The Korean lady is always so kind to us; especially to my toddler. She would tell us short stories of her grandchildren as well. The shop is very clean. I see her wiping counters and cleaning the water area all the time. There seem to be a good amount of people coming in here for water. We just buy ice cream. All Dreyers brand and never stale tasting. Price is reasonable. I think they raise their scoop of ice cream from $ 1.29 to $ 1.49 recently, which is still okay with us. My mom and son always get the butter pecan (no sugar) here. They have a small and shaded sitting area outside their shop, which is where we usually sit/​relax while my son runs around within reach. Sometimes, the Korean lady will come out and play with my son. Just yesterday, we drop by for an ice cream again after haircut but we realized we did not have cash with us. She does not take credit card payments, by the way. Anyhow, we told her we will just have to pass until next visit as I have forgotten she does not take cc payments. The lady insists on giving my toddler his usual scoop of butter pecan. Mind you, my son was not crying or fussing about the ice cream, he would have been okay without it at that time. She told us, we can pay next time. She kept insisting and we finally accepted her kind gesture. We came back to pay her $ 2.00 (after I found loose change in my car). I had to leave the money in the counter as she was hesitant to accept it. I told her, this is business. A very nice lady. We always have a pleasant visit in this shop.
Yes, I agree with other reviewers here… Do support this small shop as this place deserves recognition!

My daughter and I stop here regularly for ice cream. Rite Aid is just around the corner, but I prefer supporting mom n’ pops. The owner is really nice and always smiles and talks to my preschool-​aged daughter. A nice little variety of flavors (8 – 12 to choose from) including a freezer with ice cream sandwiches and the like.
They also sell purified water and ice super cheap. I’ll definitely swing by here next time we throw a party and need ice. You know, if I’m not there for ice cream already!

Cheap ice cream! All their ice cream is Dreyer’s brand. They also offer ice cream sandwiches for $ 2. The cookies look like there were store bought but its still good and its warm when they serve it to you with the ice cream. Also they offer smoothies and boba drinks. Rite Aid next door has competition… haha.
The place is run by this one Asian lady who is very nice and sweet, I have to say. It’s located at the Canyon Crest Town Center and it would be a great place to take someone cute for a sweet treat (even though it’s also a water shop). Just sit outside by the Christmas lights and enjoy your ice creams!
But wait… don’t they close early? I’m not sure.
I don’t know much about their water, I’m sure it’s good?
YAY! Go their try their ice cream. Yummy and cheap. This place needs to be more recognized, it’s really a good place.