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Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Vegan
Neighborhood: Bernal HeightsMon-Fri. 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sun. 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Don't go here too often, but every time I've had a good experience. They've traditional flavors, and quite a number of interesting creative flavors.
Tried the ice cream made with coconut "milk" and was so tasty, didn't even notice it wasn't made with real milk and cream. I'm not vegan, but good to know there's a legit choice out there for vegans.
I need to go back sooner and try more flavors.
Homey and cute, but yet doesn't quite reach the heights of Bi-Rite, Humphrey Slocumbe, or Mitchell's.
We took a pint of the pumpkin ice cream to go, a bit too soft for my taste. We tried the fried Mexican ice cream and the fried churro-like bits were soggy and the ice cream too sweet.
[Green Zebra Coupon: Buy one get one free (up to $10) or 10% off catering]
I've been coming here since they opened and they were my go-to, neighborhood ice cream parlor for quite a while. Lately, though, they've been seeming a bit run down.
The whole place looks like crap now but the ice cream is as good (if not better) than ever.
Comparing apples to apples, this is a perfectly par ice cream place.
I've never actually been to the store, but I tried a huge scoop they were handing out for free at the Noe Valley street fair. The pumpkin flavor was so delicious! And really, is it all vegan? I felt so good about myself while eating it. My family said they didn't like the soy flavor, which I must admit, was a bit overpowering. But I'm still going to make the trek out here.
A+, 100%, 5/5 stars, Roger And Ebert give it 2 thumbs up, on the NY Times Bestseller list for 10000 weeks. Won the Pulitzer Prize for best ice cream (and vegan ice cream) in the universe.
I think Oprah would probably recommend it. Maybe even give out some gift certificates on a favorite things episode. Moms would go crazy and cry over it.
For reals.
Solid selection and has some vegan ice cream. Win-win!
The absolute only reason I'm not giving this delicious cubbyhole five stars is portion sizes. This is probably due to the fact that I don't live near the area, so I had a lot of time to fantasize over all the dairy-free sludge I was going to shove in my lactose intolerant gullet. So it goes.
Oh my god, why did I not think of taking root beer and blending it with vanilla ice cream? I mean, a root beer float is such a basic, simple thing, right? Who's ever had a root beer float SHAKE?
Yeah. I've never had one until I ventured into one of my unexplored places of San Francisco.
I walked in here, was overwhelmed with all the delicious homemade flavors, and decided to get a driving-friendly sweet treat, which usually means something sippable. I finally decided on the root beer float shake, and it was the best decision I'd ever made.
This place is definitely worth the drive for me. Nice people, good ice cream, what more can you ask?
Amazing ice cream. They make the waffle cone as you wait.
This place is gooooood. It's ice cream, I mean really good ice cream. They have Dairy, Soy and Coconut Milk Ice cream thats bound to make you happy.
Did you know they have ice cream for a buck on Wednesdays? Yes, $1.00. That's unbelievable. Did I mention it's really good?
They also stay open late, which is an awesome after dinner dessert. There are also a lot of really great restaurants around there too. Cortland is perfect for a dinner date, ice cream and a nice little stroll down the block.
Keepin' this short, it's all been said before, but I needed to toss my 5 stars on top of the pile.
Best vegan ice cream I've ever had, ever. Not into soy? Lucky you, the vegan options made with coconut milk are amazing.
Where else could I possibly get a vegan ice cream birthday cake, with vegan brownie crust? No where. Not to mention at no added cost they added a photo on top of the cake.
I love you Maggie Mudd, and if I lived closer to you I'd certainly be a happily indulged 750 pound vegan.
Came for the $1 kids scoop wednesdays....had what they called the tarmack (look it up sucka), wifey had the Dubliner (which had whiskey in it). Both were good and the kids scoop was a generous size. Also this place looks like it needs a remodel but its all good.
Slinking into the shop 10 minutes before closing, I sampled a few of the soy and dairy frozen treat offerings before taking a pint each of the Caramel Macchiato and Tarmac. I loved both - the caramel Macchiato is a buttery rich coffee flavored ice cream with toffee chips. The Tarmac, a chocolate peanut butter ice cream with bits of broken oreo cookies. For someone who was never a huge ice cream fan, I'm now eating more than my fair share!
Note: Soy ice cream is an interesting alternative to the full fat dairy ice cream offerings, and is much less creamy and full-flavored than it's fattier dairy or coconut milk offerings because of the much lower fat content. But it does make it seem ok to have another serving because of it's comparative leanness!
Crazy. Fresh. Excessive (?)
Such a quaint outward appearance for such outlandish treats! The moment you walk in, you're greeted by a human sized ice cream cone!! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!
Despite my gf's taking 10 minutes to decide which masterpiece we wanted, the guy behind the counter a)was extremely patient and kind, and b) probably thought we were high out of our minds (we were not).
Important life choices that will cross your path at MM's:
1. Which sundae has the most scoops? (Waffle sundae and Banana Split)
2. Which flavors should I get?! (this could take a while...)
3. Do we want fruity or chocolate-y??
and most importantly....
4. ARE THE WAFFLES FRESH?!!? --- HECK YES!
A third of the Waffle sundae put me in an intoxicating coma. Couldn't shovel down one more rainbow sprinkle...but could certainly have had 100 more fresh waffle pieces!!
$8 - cost of putting yourself in the best kind of coma imaginable. Best when shared with friends :)
Shockingly good cakes. Not just because they taste amazing but the face cake detail was really impressive.
Here's a photo of a cake I asked Maggie Mudd to make for my 2boss' birthday party.
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I don't know how they get the detail to be perfect but its spot on.
$90 for a 1/2 sheet cake, free delivery. Amazingly good cake. Delivered on time and in perfect condition.
Would definitely use them again.
Checked it out for the first time this evening. Tried Chocolate Death (?) and Coconut Chocolate Chip (?) and loved them both.
A little pricey but definitely worth it.
We're going back next week for $1 Wednesdays!
$1 Wednesday.
It didn't taste like anything out of this world. I mean, it's ice cream, and ice cream is good. My ice cream standards are pretty high.
But $1 Wednesday.
That's enough to get 4 stars out of me.
So fun. I am just about positive that this is the largest selection of vegan ice cream you are ever going to see in one place.
Head down with a friend on a sunny day and wander around in the cute little town for a bit afterward.
I have to admit freely that I"m more than a little anal about the food I"ll eat, especially sweet foods. I"m a nutritionist, but also into yummy foods. So I did my research here. Not only do they have coconut milk-based vegan ice creams, but they use brown rice syrup as a sweetener- way better for you than sugar!! So I was very happy about that and checked it out and was not disappointed, it was awesome! Yes, it's a bit more expensive, but that is strictly because of the quality of their ingredients- I"ll happily pay more for real wholesome ingredients, besides it's an occasional treat, not an everyday necessity (though it does border necessity it is THAT good).
By the way, I've looked into the other popular spots around Mitchells (uses corn sweetener- yuck!) and Bi-Rite (uses organic sugar, but still, it's sugar).
Not that health content of sweet component used is my only criteria- I'll only eat something if it is totally delicious, and this stuff is. I prefer it to any other I've had. By the way, got one of their coconut ice cream cakes for my husband's birthday, and all guests said it was the best ice cream cakes, and one of best cakes they have ever had- high praise from some food-obsessed San Franciscans.
This place is a danger zone for frozen treat lovers - everything looks so delicious. Dairy, nondairy, and vegan creamy goodness everywhere. Exercise extreme caution! May become addictive, and overpower your otherwise sensible nature.
I'm not vegan, but I do appreciate anything sans animal, whenever and wherever possible. Maggie Mudd has the best coconut milk based, frozen creamy goodness anywhere. It's better than dairy, I swear! You'll never want another cow to be manhandled, against her will, ever again!
Great, conscientious and personable service, to boot! The guy behind the counter noticed my cane in one hand/cone in the other situation, and offered to hold my cone, until I was able to pay. Didn't need his kind assistance, as my friends were buying - lucky me! To see the looks of contentment, on their Mudd-ied faces, was enough to make me want to buy! Just so good!
This place used to be my favorite Ice cream place. Everything I ever tried was amazing. But I went back recently and I don't know if they have any type of quality control, but all of their chocolate milk based ice cream tasted really bad, it was super gritty like it had freezer burn. When we told the people working there about how bad it was they didn't even bother to taste it themselves instead they looked at us like we were crazy. Because I've been there so many times and it was fantastic, I am only knocking it down to 3 stars instead of 1 star which is what I would have given them if this had been my first time there.
I was (perhaps fairly) labeled a fatty during our visit to Maggie Mudd this weekend.
In my defense, I was on vacation, and there was lots of really amazing-looking non-dairy ice cream, and I am a skinny vegan, so I thought taking "one of everything" would be totally acceptable.
(...I did not really take one of everything.)
Just six gargantuan scoops. Three of them in a "Tarmack Sundae," ("Chocolate and peanut butter flavor with chocolate cookies and peanut butter swirls") with whipped (faux-)cream and nuts and chocolate sauce.
Plus a scoop of Mint Cookie Swirl. ("Mint flavor with chocolate cookies and fudge swirl.")
And two scoops of coconut-milk-based Dubliner, ("coffee flavor with chocolate cookies, fudge swirls, and Irish Whiskey.") The flavor of the Dubliner was a little subtle compared to the mint, but once I got into it, it was all really remarkable.
The service was great. I met a fellow vegan yelper.
The grand total for my gluttonous orgy of ice cream, including the sundae, was under $12.
I ate every last spoonful (and complained bitterly when the bus came before I could finish drinking the chocolaty dregs.)
There are pictures.
I have no regrets.
The best thing about Maggie Mudd is their waffle cones, big and crunchy, which are made on the spot, sometimes right when you order.
The second best thing is the pumpkin ice cream, which is very available in the fall. Sweet mother of everything that is good, this flavor is my favorite!
Service can be a bit slow at times but that is because they are making sure that they pile as much ice cream as possible on your cone. So don't try to rush the ice cream! Relaaaaaaaax and saaaaavor. ;-)
It was my boyfriend's birthday and I wanted to surprise him. I was going to get him a cake from Citizen Cake (really-famous-so-it-must-be-good-place) but I asked him what his favorite kind of cake was and he said "ice cream cake" so I thought "man, this will be so much harder to find" and then instantly searched yelp for the best place to get one in SF. What did the search results come up with? MaggieMudd.
I planned the night by inviting his friends to Bobo's Steak House in SF to surprise him and then had MaggieMudd deliver my cake to Bobo's.
I ordered my cake online first, but never received an email confirmation so I called them. Apparently there was something wrong with their system at the time so always make sure you get a confirmation email!! The girl on the phone was very helpful and I was able to place an order on the phone with her and she even suggested that they could sprinkle edible gold powder on it (my bf's favorite colors are Blue and Gold, CAL colors). I ordered a photo cake so after I placed the order over the phone, I just emailed the picture I wanted to them with my name in the subject of the email and it was done. I had a few questions which I asked through email and they responded very promptly. They did an awesome job. They had a rainy day promotion so my delivery was FREE!!!
It was easy just to order online and all your options are right there. Here was my order...
Cake Size: 8 inch
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First Flavor: Cookies Cream Ice Cream
Second Flavor: Espresso Almond Fudge Ice Cream
Layer or Side by side: Layered
Flavor Type: Dairy
Base Type: Chocolate Cake
Photo cake? yes
Cake Writing: Happy Birthday!
Border Color: No Preference
Writing Color: Royal Blue
Standard Confetti Design: No
Special Requests: Customer requests gold dust
They showed up at Bobo's during the time frame I set (they deliver or you can pick up til 11:00pm on a Sat night!! AWESOME!) The cake was great!! My boyfriend was pretty embarrassed with his face plastered on the cake in a funny expression, but he loved it and the look on his face when he saw his picture on the cake was priceless.
The cake was soooo good that even though everyone had their Porterhouse steaks and Bone-In Filet Mignons with 2 glasses of red wine in their bellies, not to mention the crab cakes and other appetizers we got, they still managed to scarf down the cake!!! :D
Bottom line: Service is great, they always seem to have promotions, they deliver, they open late, and the cake was delicious.
This place takes the taco, no other place can compare. NO OTHER. Three Twins is good, BUT THIS PLACE IS SPECTACULAR! I have never seen an ice cream place cater so much to vegan options, but this place, ahh well its at the center of my little vegan universe. I live realllly close, so I come here more often then i SHOULD. Thank goodness for that monthly membership at 24 hour fitness. But *wow* is this place amazing. Oh how i adore thee, Maggie Mudd, marry me?
This place is ok. If you want to experience a better ice cream spot go to Mitchell's or Bi-Rite. Although I have to give props to the Coffee Ice Cream Shake!
The #1 establishment for lactose-intolerant individuals in San Francisco, if not the entire world. Although they brand their dairy-free ice cream as vegan to appeal to the abundance of Bay Area fools who stubbornly refuse to accept man's rightful place at the top of the food chain, the soy & coconut milk flavors are well-known to those for whom lactose equals digestive displeasure.
Tip: The Tar Mack ice cream is one of the best flavors ever invented, but if you go for the shake then request the Reverse Tar Mack, which is made with vanilla instead of chocolate ice cream. As much as I love chocolate,
I've recently started becoming lactose intolerant, so this place is my go-to joint for whenever I get any sort of ice cream cravings. The coconut milk varieties are terrific, and totally hit the spot on a hot day!
The only thing I thought was weird was, the last time I came in, the cashier's friend (or girlfriend?) waltzed in, tooled around in the ice cream and made herself something, and then parked herself on top of the fridges in the front window (but out of view of the customers inside) while she ate her free 'scream. That kinda freaked me out 'cause . . . who's been handling the food, guys?
Awesome spot for vegan, dairy-free ice cream. There's usually a little bit of street parking too on most occasions. The staff is typically nice(though turnover seems high). There's free spring water, and they make fresh waffle cones from scratch right in front of you. And the prices aren't too bad, either (for SF).
I have to give it a 2 for the BAD SERVICE I received today.
Knowing it's a holiday, I called beforehand and was surprised a lady answered. I asked if they're open today and she said yes, until 7.
Drive there at 2:40 and the door is locked. The lady I spoke to is in there...ignoring me. I knocked on the window and waved several times...she glanced and rudely pointed at a sign outside. It said "open 3-7 labor day".
Why didn't she tell me that on the phone? At that point a couple other folks tried to open the door to no avail. Lost customers. Bad service. Disappointed because the icecream itself is pretty good.
Really good ice cream, really good sundaes, reasonable prices. Thats really all I can ask out of an ice cream place. They are open late and have one dollar wednesdays.
Decent ice cream.
I like the soy and coconut milk options.
But, what is wrong with the service here?
I've been 3 times now and each time has been frustrating.
The cashier seems completely inept.
No multi-tasking skills.
Abysmal customer service.
I don't need or want fake smiles or small talk or anything frilly from my servers, but I do appreciate just a spark of life....
If you don't like serving the public, don't. Get a different job.
I don't mean to slam her, in particular. I'm sure she's a nice girl.
But ice cream should be fun. This place is depressing.
Despite being just a few blocks from my house, I guess I'll forgo this establishment and drive to somewhere I can depend on consistently good service with my ice cream: humphry slocombe, bi-rite creamery, mitchell's...
I tried Maggie Mudd for the first time a few days ago, and managed to taste a bunch of different dairy flavors.
Everything was good, sort of in the same uber-creamy vein as Mitchells. I thought the banana walnut and pistachio flavors were especially good.
If the lines at Mitchells on a hot sunny day are too much for you, this could be a great alternative. I recommend a walk to the top of Bernal Hill afterwards, as they don't skimp on the cream!
My husband I and I considered moving f rom Brooklyn to San Fran just purely on Maggie Mudds.
Anything with peanut butter in it is automatically delicious, but this stuff is like a whole different level of creaminess and smoothness and richness and deliciousness. I still day dream about scoops of Memphis Mudd Pie. Mmm.
GOOD:
-The young dude who works here's hair! Seriously. He always has an enviably clean fade with a wicked tail. Once he even had an awesome star shaved in the side.
-Interesting flavors (and the posted flavor key)
-waffle bowls
-vegan spray whip
-Vegan ice cream. Say no more.
BAD:
-parking can be a little tough
-This place is TINY TINY... They used to have the back seating area that fit maybe 6 people. It would seem that space is now forever closed and we are left with the cramped front with virtualy no space.
-This neighborhood is so damn cold, eating ice cream outside is never pleasant.
-Flavors are a gamble. Usually they have enough vegan variety but I have been there when they don't.
It most definitely helped that I had walked all over SF before making it to MM on a warm day. After 5 miles of hot pavement I was glad to find this hole in the wall location with the best vegan ice cream in the world. I'd only ever had the few flavors of mudd via el loco groco but was kinda bummed out that they don't have the full menu in stock at any one point. Still, friendly staff making fresh waffle cones? Score.
Went here for the first time today, and it was awesome!! The vegan sundae my boyfriend and I shared (and there was some left over) is well worth the 8 buckaroos! Already 3 stars for offering vegan options, the customer service (1+) and the VERY eco-nomical price (+1) left me leaving and wanting to come back the same day! Thanks for the great experience!
But just on a side note: I would love to see this place wean people off of their dairy selections and onto the "better half/ vegan" side of the menu!! Come on now, its just healthier! ;-)
I love Maggie Mudd's.
I drive up from Menlo Park to get it--that's 45 minutes.
I love the oatmeal one, it's delish. Even my family likes it, and they're against my veganism!
Ok so I used to go to this place all the time when I first discovered it. The ice cream is really good...I will give this location that. The company makes good ice cream and you just can't argue that. However, the service SUCKS!! Oh my gosh. There is this 1 kid, who seriously, can't be older than 12. He's short and he's got brown, curly hair and every time I come in there he is beyond rude to me. These people who work there just seem soooo un-happy to be there. Listen, I know working service sucks...I've been working in retail/customer service for 5 years, but no matter how crappy of a day I'm having, I still make sure to give my customers good, respectful service....well NOT these people.
Buy the ice cream at the store (Rainbow has it for way cheaper than you'll pay there) and AVOID dealing with these really crappy workers.
I love this place. Vegan sundaes , vegan milkshakes, and really cool staff! In a really chill… Read more »
Very good ice cream. I ordered the rootbeer swirl, but they were out of dairy vanilla ice cream.. The server offered me two options... try it will the soy ice cream OR "you could try it with the dairy cookies and cream... it ought to taste good". I went with option B. The server was wrong... it tasted not good but amazing. Wow. Plus, you have got to be impressed at coming up with option B on the fly [or I guess this could be a common problem]. Why must this store be halfway across the city from me?
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