(402) Creamery at Village Gardens — Restaurant in Lincoln

Easily accessible in a neat, new shopping district very close to Lincoln, NE mall and Scheels. Parking is plentiful and they have wheelchair access via ramp. First impression is cleanliness, well organized, new and fresh. Nice open concept entry, lots of space with To-go option freezer as you walk in. Menus displayed on large dry erase boards and menu is legible, easy to read with detailed descriptions. Many vegan options which is strange for ice cream, but thoughtful. Wait staff behind counter was plentiful bunch of smiley faced teens which set the ice cream mood perfectly! Told very quickly we can sample anything we like, bonus! Lol All of them were upbeat, happy, fun and very accommodating with scoopers in hand. This ice cream is handmade boutique style and prices are higher than your good rich's and dairy queen's. I believe there's three choices of sizes... Single, split and double. And you can get dish, sugar cone, old fashioned cone or waffle cone... Get the waffle cone folks, you're there, you want it, get it! Ice cream is dense, heavy and well made! You can taste every ingredient perfectly (they nailed ratios) and it's not over sweet! Very creamy & thick at correct temp so as easy to spoon off bites or just go in munchers first or one lick at-a-time old skool. I got peanut butter chocolate chip and cookies and cream double in waffle cone. That was lunch! Lol! Servings are proportioned to price very well😊! Wifey got lemon blueberry crumble sorbet and salted caramel chocolate ganache (my favorite next to cookies and cream) double in waffle cone. Total price was $16.95 and I left 20% tip (cash or card option), all da napkins included and in my opinion totally worth it. I hope you go and take your family, friend, puppers or just solo. We went a couple weeks ago on overcast cooler day & it wasn't busy at all. I can imagine they're rocking on a hot summer day. Ice cream is good year round so go now, support a local favorite and order a double waffle cone...

I stopped into this newer location a couple weeks ago with a coworker. Got a split scoop of insert the fun inventive flavor names they have that I can’t remember anymore (so sorry!) a cream cheese based ice cream with chunks of red velvet cake and a scoop of corn based (I know... corn based!? But it was delicious ya’ll!) ice cream with toffee pieces and caramel swirls. Let me tell you.... they were game changers, people! Truly the best 2 ice cream flavors I’ve ever had. In my life!! I’ve had several local and name brand versions of similar flavors but these ice creams are just next level in comparison. Chef’s kisses to everyone at 402 Creamery, they really out here changing lives with their ice cream game! And support...

You should try the limited flavors. Dare I say you should try a flight. —

Friendly customer service. Small batch production, be prepared to stand in line- it’s just that good!

Fresh, rich and creamy. Seasonal flavors, limited edition flavors, and regularly offered flavors. If you can’t choose one or two, you can try the flight for $9! You choose 4 flavors in each flight.

GF options. You can order milkshakes/malts with oatmilk. Ice creams with nuts are present, FYI.

Indoor or outdoor seating. Bathroom in-store.

Kids’ size scoop or milkshake offered. Also a split scoop (50% one flavor and 50% a second flavor) offered for approximately 50 cents more (I don’t recall).

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