Flavor Brigade - Oakland, California

Elizabeth D.

Treasure! Can’t believe I missed this place! Right across from the library. Friendly owner super nice and delicious custard mixed with Italian ices!!

V T.

Unusual local ice cream shop because they serve custard, sorbet and ice products as well as ice cream. Custard is smoother and more tasty than regular ice cream.

Try the 2nd Street or The wookie cookies or the frozen custard cannoli.

A small unassuming location off of fruitvale with limited seating outside. It can be difficult to park on fruitvale, but there's a big parking lot for the businesses right behind the building if you go through the alley.

David C.

It is impossible to give this place anything but 5 stars. There simply isn't anywhere else to get Italian ice. If you need that Italian ice itch scratched this is it. It's great. They have a billion flavors. Employees are nice. They're mostly young kids or students. It's a neighborhood spot. We gotta keep it alive.

JoAnn S.

My first time coming here. I walked right by it--it is on the eastern corner of the alley. When I walked in there was already a line of people getting their different forms of ice cream.

What I found was that Flavor Brigade has some items that aren't usually available on the West Coast. They have Italian Ice--especially for those that aren't into dairy or gluten-free. They also carry frozen custard. Some people like to have layers of frozen ice and frozen custard. They also carry Organic Ice Cream from Straus Family Creamery.

I wasn't super hungry so I tried their Wookie Cookie filled with Chocolate Ice Cream--pretty tasty--which they make in small batches.

Stephanie B.

This is the best Italian ice place. That’s saying a lot because I’m from Trenton, NJ and I am no stranger to Philadelphia water ice. Their custard is the highest quality. They have such creative flavors and they don’t taste artificial. We come here more than I’d like to admit.

Gerard A.

I am originally from the Northeast and hadn't had a waterice in almost 18 years. It was definitely worth the wait! Thanks for feeding my nostalgia!

SYB K. (.

I love this spot every, since it opened. My kids always ask me to stop in everytime we visit my mom's salon around the corner. I'm glad to see they are still in business after the pandemic.

If you love something sour like I do they got you covered. If you got a sweet tooth, that custard is what's calling you. I like both sour & sweet. I highly recommend trying the 2nd Street. I got the green apple with white custard this time & it does it for me everytime I stop in.

Perfect for the heat wave or just to fulfill your icy taste buds any day of the week!!!

Kiki J.

Best ice cream I've ever had! I go out of my way to go here. Sad their Pleasanton location closed, but would love to see them come to Emeryville. (I accidentally told Google this location was closed instead of the Pleasanton one and can't figure out how to cancel that report.)