Thomas Sweet

This place had a ton of unique flavors! I tried the coffee Heath and it was rich and delicious. It definitely seems like a staple for the locals. Stop in if you’re in Georgetown.

No wonder why President Obama lives for this ice cream. There was a great flavor variety, vibe, and cone selection. I got the Chocolate Oreo Marshmellow which tasted like a heavenly mix of hot cocoa and smores. Line was out the door by the time we were leaving at around 9

My favorite go to ice cream place. Be warned the line often goes out the door but proceeds very quickly. Service is great and they let you try any flavor you want.
Menu is a bit confusing to read but they’re perfectly fine explaining it to you.
Ample parking on the streets and great walking distance to M street.

I went in and asked for one scoop of ice cream in a small cup. Instead the person working proceeds to scoop two scoops. I say I only want one scoop. I end up getting one scoop in a big container (even though there were small containers available) and being charged $ 4.50!!!

Great ice cream, big portions, and a good price. The menu is SO big though!
I would have given this sweet shop 4 stars, but the staff members were rude and abrupt. None of them looked interested in being there and as tourists we were all in a good mood looking for something sweet while walking around Georgetown. They did not greet any customers and while we were all looking at the menu they kept saying, «What can I get you?» We told them repeatedly that we were still looking and they continued asking. It made us feel rushed, so we ordered quickly, paid, and got out of there.
I noticed they had a ton of topping options, but because we were so forced and rushed we didn’t even get the opportunity to see how it all worked. I would probably recommend someplace else, if you are looking to have a good time-​especially with children. Maybe we came on a bad day?

I came here with friends last Sunday afternoon. After walking around for the entire day, we were in dire need for some ice cream. Thomas Sweet is off the main Georgetown strip which I was pleased about (Georgetown on the weekend’s can be ROUGH!) Upon arriving, I was shocked to see a line out the door, after all it was Sunday at 5pm! Not going to lie, the line took a solid 20 minutes and we weren’t even very far back! Both of my friends ordered the chocolate peanut butter cup frozen yogurt. I LOVED that this place offered so many frozen yogurt options and had I not been dieting, I would have totally ordered a Snicker’s frozen yogurt! All in all, great experience! I look forward to getting my hands on some of their frozen yogurt!

Great ice cream with generous portions. Atmosphere and regulars are college students and families. Perfect place to cool down after a stroll around the Georgetown neighborhood.
Has a picture of President Obama in 2011 on the wall, doesn’t have an updated pic so he must have not come back in the past five years.

Lovely ice cream! Satisfies the sweet tooth on a warm spring day.
Line was out the door, had to wait about 10min. But i really want ice cream right now!
Huge selection of different flavors and toppings — I’m not a fan when there’s a million choices but I made my selection: chocolate chocolate chip almonds and heavenly cherry. The chocolate almond was amazing: chocolate-​y but not the kind that fills you up after a bit. And the almond crunch: ahhhmaahhhzing!!! The cherry was good, it came with actual cherries, but I wish it would have tasted a bit more like cherry.
One small serving (that’s two scoops) for $ 4.50.

FREAKIN’ HUGE SCOOPS OF AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS ICE CREAM!!!
5 STARS!
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Freakin’ huge scoops of amazingly delicious ice cream.
5 stars.
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Freakin’ huge scoops of amazingly delicious ice cream.
5 stars.
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Every time we go the place is always crowded. My girlfriend surprised me for my birthday with one of their ice cream cakes.
On my birthday I will always get an ice cream cake. One of my grandmothers once asked me what kind of cake I wanted for my birthday and I said «Ice cream cake». When it came time to my birthday I bit into it and it was just a regular cake.
The Birthday cake was even my favorite ice cream. It was Butter Pecan. My girlfriend and I have moved here to California and have been here about a dozen times. The portions are good and the Waffle cones are made there. Everything is great. I can’t wait to try their candies and snacks.
As far as the service goes everyone is friendly and patient and I will be back and even though I work for a cookie and an Ice Cream place I tell people to stop by here to try their place.
Thanks for making my birthday special and on top having great Ice Cream. The cream in the Ice Cream is right on the money. The Ice Cream isn’t overly sweet either.

The workers could not have been more rude and had no patients for trying flavors. I asked for a kids cup and I got two big scoops surprisingly. My friend also ordered a kids cup and only got one scoop. When it came to check out they wanted to charge for a regular and a kids when I clearly asked for a kids cup. The worker asked for my ice cream back if I refused to pay for the regular so his solution was to take off one scoop and throw it away. This was extremely rude and wasteful!!! In addition the scoop that I tasted and he threw away fell into the toppings in which is clearly cross contamination.
I don’t think the ice cream was worth a return trip and the customer service was horrific.

Such delicious ice cream! So many flavors to choose from… The last time I went, I got the coffee heath bar and cake batter. My favorite was definitely the heath bar…
This is the kind of ice cream you crave even when it’s 20degrees outside. The place can get really busy and there’s not a lot of room to sit.
A couple of years ago I tried the fudge and it was amazing. Next time I really want to buy some chocolate. This is the type of mom and pop shop that feels very homely and it makes you want to try and buy everything. Be expected to use some self control.

My heart starts racing with excitement every time I get anywhere near this place. Who am I kidding? I think my heart skips a beat sometimes when I just THINK of their ice cream. Needless to say, I love the ice cream. Whatever your favorite flavor, you’ll probably find it here. Don’t see it? You can create it by combining other flavors or throwing on a few toppings; they’ve got them all.
Maybe you don’t like ice cream (even though they make it homemade!). No worries! They have homemade fudge, cookies and brownies too. They’re all fabulous as well.
The only negatives — since the place is very small, expect to stand in line for a long while on summer evenings and many weekends. It can get jammed packed and there’s almost no indoor standing room, so the line wraps around the building outside. There’s very little indoor seating as well. Also, there’s little to no parking, but you should probably expect that in this area of Georgetown.

You know a place is great when it’s still busy in the middle of December late at night.
My husband has been searching for the best brownie sundae… in America! The price for a brownie sundae was a bit more expensive than others ($ 7.50?) but the portion is fair and could be enough for 2 people. They have a warm brownie, generous portion of hot fudge, and a ton of ice cream!!!
The coffee Oreo ice cream was my favorite! I usually am not a fan of sweets and can’t finish a kid portion of ice cream, but at this place, I got (only because that’s what he scooped me) and finished the 2 scoops on a waffle cone! The ice cream had bold, smooth coffee flavor and chunks of Oreos!
I honestly can’t recommend one thing for you to try, but I can recommend to come here… multiple times to try it all ;)

After stuffing our faces with dumplings and more at a CMYE (Haute Dumpling Club), we decided to walk back to our hotel near the White House. With route suggestions provided by the Unilocalers at the event, we set off for this 2.5 mile stroll, hoping to find some fro-​yo along the way. Our eyes lit up when we approached the corner where Thomas Sweet stood, calling for us to go in.
We were greeted by the two most stoic and unamused men working the counter. I get it. We were probably annoying because we took so long to decide on our order, but there were so many flavors and we’ve never been there before! As ice cream shop workers, can’t you just be a little more friendly when gleeful new customers come in? Expression-​less faces aside, they weren’t rude or anything and they didn’t affect the rating on this review.
A small gets you two hefty scoops. I ordered coconut, which had tons of real coconut, and pistachio, which had solid chunks of pistachio. The BF ordered peppermint. He thought the ice cream flavor was good, but also felt the chunks of real peppermint were excessive. Overall, we enjoyed our scoops and will def come back when we visit DC again.

I was introduced to this place when I was young, and now it’s a go to every time I’m in DC. It’s the perfect place for a quick pit stop while strolling through Georgetown.
The place has looked exactly the same over the years, with a giant overhead menu of a couple dozen ice cream flavors. They also have frozen yogurt and a wide array of fudge flavors, but their regular ice cream is the way to go.
I tried the chocolate fudge brownie and it was very impressive but I stuck with my go to– chocolate chip cookie dough. I added waffle cone pieces as a topping. It was $ 6 for a small with toppings, but well well well worth it. The ice cream is so rich and creamy and perfect. I could’ve eaten more!
This is hands down the best ice cream place in DC, and I’m a huge ice cream fanatic so that’s a bold statement!

Man oh man! After living in the area for three years, i finally stopped in to see what all the hype was about. I was not disappointed. The «small» would be considered a medium anywhere else. There a dozens of flavors to chose from and the toppings are scrumptious!
I got the vanilla (yes, I’m boring) with brownie topping. They warmed the brownie first and then put the ice cream on top… HEAVEN!

We came out here on a whim because we saw the Unilocal reviews for it after lunch and was feeling up for some dessert. This place was filled with so many desserts, I didn’t know where to start.
After a while, I finally decided on ice cream. There were so many flavors to choose from but I finally settle on 2 flavors. Pistachio and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. The latter was just because I’m so used to ordering it at all ice cream establishments.
In any case, I also usually get cake cones, but I was feeling adventurous so I got the sprinkled waffle cone. The cone was nice and crunchy and not too sweet which I really liked.
The pistachio ice cream was really really really good. It also had halved or whole pistachios in the ice cream which amped it even more. It’s definitely one of my favorite pistachio ice creams that I’ve tasted.
The choc chip cookie dough was ok. It had lots of chocolate chips on it, but didn’t get much of the dough which was ok because I was really full by then.
Anyway, definitely would go here again. Just FYI small is 2 scoops, medium is 3 scoops and so on… 2 is more than enough… in fact, I think I got 4 scoops even if we ordered regular in the waffle cone.
So go check it out! It’s worth a try!

Not a better way to end a day of shopping in Georgetown than with some ice cream, am I right? They have an overwhelming number of options in cones and ice cream flavors to fit anyone’s taste and preferences. The experience was meh but the ice cream is good.
We had asked for two cones — one with dulce de leche ice cream and the other with coffee Oreo. Watch out for the ice cream tub sitting on the counter — it’s like there’s not enough space in the cooler section. That’s where my dulce de leche was, so it was a bit melted when the dude scooped it. Kind of gross seeing ice cream run down the cone, over his hairy knuckle and onto the napkin. I’ll take one that isn’t extra salty caramel thanks.
dmo out

Hands down the widest variety of ice cream flavors I have encountered in DC. They range from mocha chip to mango, and have a myriad of toppings as well as yogurt flavors and ice cream cakes.
Not cheap but definitely worth it!

Glacier typique des quartiers américains ! Cadre très agréable. Large choix de parfums, textures, toppings (pépites de chocolat, mini gâteaux, bonbons) pour décorer vos glaces. Assez surprenant et original mais personnel pas toujours souriant.