U-Scream Ice Cream & Treatery

Disappointed that this place was closed in the middle of a Saturday afternoon, but it looks like they could be closed for good. Their hours sign on the window has been striped of all numbers.

Its ok, not much traffic goes in when ive been by. Its not the best ive had, i feel its overpriced

Solid made in house ice cream — some of the colors are borderline scary (the pistachio is a strange green) but the vanilla and strawberry are good. Its true, the hours are a bit off — in fact, the hours posted have been scratched off the signboard (I guess you don’t have to commit if you don’t have hours posted).

I feel like this place has SO MUCH potential to be super awesome, but it’s just a huge letdown.
I often pass it on my way home from work, and unless I leave early for some reason, it’s always closed by the time I walk past it. And since it’s not exactly in a happening commercial hub where people wander around all the time, I don’t know why they’re closed during the time that people are actually walking around on U street.
When I actually did manage to get there before it closed (5 minutes before closing, actually), I got the cheesecake ice cream. The flavor was delicious, but the consistency was really really weird. It was almost gluey around the edges, and you eat the gluey part, and the new edge also becomes gluey. So that was kind of gross.
It has good flavors, but weird consistency and business hours make it less than appealing.

A decent choice for ice cream on U St. It’s home made, but a bit heavy on the dyes for a few of the flavors, such as the mint, putting it a bit on the florescent side of the spectrum. Cash only. You’ve been warned.

My friend and I came here because we were really craving ice cream after dinner and since it was conveniently located we just decided to try it. The ice cream here was sadly disappointing. The lady who worked there was really nice and gave us a lot of ice cream for only ordering one scoop but quantity doesn’t always mean quality. The ice cream tasted like it’s been there for a really long time and my friend joked that maybe she was trying to get rid of it so she gave us a lot. It just got really tiring and the taste because weird so we couldn’t even finish the one scoop we had.

Small, cute, colorful spot with some delicious treats… I sampled cheesecake (delicious), chocolate (delicious), and cinnamon (super delicious). Go.

The only time I would pass by this place is when I am headed out to one of the bars or clubs in U Street when the place is cold or during a winter day, when it isn’t a great time to eat ice cream… it was one of my places to try before I left DC and my verdict is that it isn’t too great.
After waiting for 15 minutes, while the owner cashed her employees register out, I finally got to get the scoop on the place. The carrot cake was the scoop that i eventually got after trying a couple of their samples. Its really hard to mess up on ice cream… after all ice cream taste good, it is just not very good for you.
Not as creamy as other home made places that I have been too, but still worth a try. If you ever are by the University of Maryland, College Park you have to try their ice cream it is delicious.
The shop is cute, would come here again.

Eh. Not that great. The only really interesting flavor was the carrot cake. I tried to eat it sitting outside since the day was nice, but there was an ANNOYING automatic bell that went off every time the door opened (to alert the servers of a customer, I guess). It was seriously so obnoxious I couldn’t stand it for the amount of time it took to eat my ice cream!
I tried the red velvet and didn’t think it was particularly flavorful. Carrot cake was better, but everything else seemed pretty standard and the place was so spartan it didn’t really add to the «treat» experience.

OMG. Can you say creamy delight? I enjoy every spoonful of its smooth sweetness.

Ok, if the service here was better this would easily be a 5-​star rating. This place has the best ice cream in Washington DC. They make their own ice cream and their own waffle cones and with incredible flavors like Carrot Cake and Banana Pudding you really can’t go wrong.
The only bad thing I have to say about them is that the store frequently does not open on time and is sometimes closed for random periods of time throughout the day. When I make a special trip out to U Street only to find that they are closed it is quite frustrating.

Between once working in D.C. and being Ethiopian, I’ve spent more time than you can imagine on U street, which makes it all the more mind-​boggling that I had never been to U-​Scream before now.
I stopped in for an after dinner treat the other night, thinking at first that the name must be wrong since all the ice cream looked as soft as froyo. I took a sample: definitely the good stuff I crave.
I sampled the carrot cake which was good, but missing something. I sampled the cheesecake next. Yep! That was it. I didn’t want two scoops though, so I asked if I could order a half scoop of each and still pay for just one, knowing I was testing my luck. Fortunately for me, they obliged and I got my creamy carrot cake with cream cheese frosting ice cream style.
It’s probably a good thing I didn’t know about this place sooner. I would surely be 800 pounds by now. It’s a great scoop of soft serve (if that makes sense). No complaints!

The ice cream here is great. Made on-​site and very thick and creamy. Kind of like gelato, but smoother.
The service was a little slow, and the ice cream seemed a little soft, but the girl behind the counter was happy to let us taste test with tiny spoons until we found our faveorite: One scoop espresso, once scoop cream. Alsmot like a strong, iced latte.
Not much really a lot of space to sit (just a couple of tables outside) so plan on getting your ice cream in a dish so you can walk around.

Red velvet ice cream! It sounds like shit but it’s really tasty. Just try a sample.
Friendly counter staff.
Nice little shop that serves fresh homemade ice cream.

I enjoy that it is also called a «treatery». cute!
+: store-​made ice cream, yep– they make it on site.
+: family run
+: I enjoyed the cinnamon ice cream! yum.
This place also serves both sweet and savory crepes (I’ll have to come back to taste those). It was a perfect addition to our Saturday night out on U St. A great local store!!!

Happened to fall into this place after dinner.
It was pretty good.
Caramel and red velvet, mmm!

So if you’ve read my previous reviews I’m not a fan of ice cream!!! However, I wanted a white chocolate cone and thought they would have some. I wasn’t in luck, thay didn’t have any. What I can say is the service was fast and friendly and the guy that works the counter wasn’t bad on the eye’s!!! My friend actually enjoyed it but I just can’t eat everybody’s icecream team #chicfila!!!

Yum. Yum. Yum. Yum. Yum.
The owner is super nice, and the other staff members are always very pleasant. The cake batter ice cream is some of the best I’ve ever had. The location is great too! One topping is included in the price and you can have it mixed in or sprinkled on top.
This is my ice cream spot!!!
****Now they are serving crepes and they are yummy****

I was hanging out on U-​Street and I just happened to see this place… it was a hot and sticky night and ice cream sound good!
One of my FAVORITE cakes of all time is carrot cake and they have a carrot cake ice cream!!! It was possibly the most amazing thing I’ve ever experienced!
I got one HUGE scoop on a white chocolate vanilla cone! And I think I spent like $ 4!
Win win!

This place is pretty decent. I like that it is local. It’s not the best ice cream I have ever had, but it’s pretty good. And it’s one of those places where they mix in your toppings on a big refrigerated slab of stone, which I always enjoy — it makes me feel more in control.
Pluses: interesting selection of basic ice creams (including cream, fudge, caramel, marshmallow…), reasonable prices (don’t read that as cheap — it just doesn’t feel like they are gouging you), cute atmosphere (lots of bright colors, and a few cozy little tables and chairs), friendly staff, free samples of every– and anything, and toe-​tapping music (it felt a little like we were at a dance party — but strangely enough, it didn’t feel strange — we actually all started dancing in place while ordering without even realizing it).
Minuses: it’s always slightly disappointing not to find the best kept secret, some unexpectedly mind-​blowing ice cream — and this certainly wasn’t that. Also (and this might be because it’s winter and not many people are eating ice cream right now) some of the flavors of ice cream that you could tell had not been scooped from yet had a little bit of a film on top that you could taste/​feel. it wasn’t super noticeable or incredibly gross, but it was just a little «huh”-inspiring. Finally, their selection of toppings/​mix-​ins was lacking a little. If you like nuts, sprinkles or chocolate, you’re going to be fine. But no gummies or berries.
All in all, this isn’t a bad addition to the dc dessert scene at all. Definitely a place I can see myself grabbing a little dessert in the summer after some lunch or dinner on U Street.