Reed's Dairy Boise — Restaurant in Meridian

If you run the numbers on the highest-rated ice cream stores across the U.S., Reeds is ranked a staggering 12th! Theoretically, it should be life changing! But we've discovered that locals in Boise tend to overrate all of their eateries. And Reeds is no exception.

Despite an average customer rating of 4.76 on all platforms, the ice cream isn't nearly as good as its competition on that list (for instance, Ehlers in Louisville some 1,900 miles away will simply blow your mind). Now don't get me wrong. The flavors are clever, the taste is delicious, and the butter pecan and maple are both very good. And I greatly respect a creamery that's bold enough to make the nearly-impossible-to-find licorice ice cream! But the product just doesn't strike you as a top 15 ice cream spot. I do love the cheeses and milk offered in the refrigerated section. And believe me, you'll enjoy Reeds. Just don't expect anything 10 levels above...

Their ice cream cart catering and customer service is TOP NOTCH!! Krid kept saying they wanted me to feel like I got my money’s with they truly went above & beyond everything I asked. I let her know that my event will have lots of deaf people so I asked them to print out their options to make things as visual as possible. She was super understanding. Not only did they do all of that but she surprised me by bringing an employee who knew some sign and made the extra effort to learn a little herself. They also went above & beyond to make sure the leftovers were taken care of. And most importantly, all the different ice cream in the cart was sublime....

Was always a big fan of Reed's when we visit Idaho Falls. Didn't really know there were multiple locations here in the Boise area until I saw a story on KIVI Ch. 6.

The wife was craving sweets, and we were sort of close so we drove out to SW Boise and could not have been happier. The scoops of ice cream are HUGE and really tasty.

I got a chocolate milkshake. The kid running the counter asked if I "wanted it made with regular or chocolate milk?" Has ANYBODY ever said, "You know what, I'll take chocolate ice cream and white milk."?

This was maybe the best milkshake I have ever had.

Super excited to make Reed's part of our local shopping loop now....