One Way Cream & Goodies — Restaurant in Richmond

Went inside about a half hour ago. There was not one person in inside. Walked around the building and didn’t see anyone. A lady loading her car in the street said “ he will be right there”. So we waited another couple of minutes.

When the young man came inside he acted like he was annoyed by us interrupting his day by us stopping in to make an over priced purchase.

I paid for a waffle bowl and got a cup that was a single scoop of ice cream with about a table spoon of whipped cream with some chocolate syrup drizzled on it for almost 13 dollars while my partner got an 8 dollar cup of shaved ice.

I would have made the man fix my ice cream as I noticed he forgot it was supposed to be a waffle bowl immediately, but they prepare your ice cream in the back room and I wasn’t sure if I even trusted what I already got to eat in the first place based on his attitude. So, I kept it.

There is a reason why this shop is empty while mama j’s next door has a line of people who can’t wait to eat there.

I don’t know how this place survives with the rent in this area. Maybe it’s just a tax front for something else. It won’t be there long if not. 23 bucks for a scoop of ice cream and a flavored ice is nuts to begin with but to treat people who do pay it like they are interrupting your time outside smoking or something is not acceptable for...

One Way is one of my favorite places to get ice cream in the RVA!

This store is odd in that when you first walk in, you’ll be greeted to an entirely empty store with no one at the counter. The people who run this creamery run the One Way market across the street simultaneously and usually stay over there. Once they see you walk into the ice cream store, they’ll come over. I’ve seen a lot of people come into One Way Cream & Goodies and when they don’t see anyone or it takes a second for a worker to walk over, they’ll leave without getting anything which is a shame because the ice cream and milk shakes there are amazing. If you choose to do their make your own milkshake / ice cream option (I forget the exact term they use), you start with either vanilla or chocolate ice cream, then you get to add your choice of cereal, a “goodie” (a topping / baked good treat), a drizzle, and even your choice flavor of whipped cream. They also sell ice cream by the scoop with a couple of flavors to choose from, and they have signature milkshakes (such as Death By Chocolate) for those who can’t choose on all 5 aspects of...

Ok so I’ve read a few of the reviews and I feel like the lower star ones literally are people who have no clue about the guy, his business or what he stands for. One said that they had to wait for him to come across the street from another building….PLEASE UNDERSTAND that he not only owns the Goodies and Cream store but he also owns the One Way Market directly across from the Dessert shop. And he barely has help so just use your thinking skills to realize how hard it is to run one of the most known Black owned businesses in Richmond, while running and being the ice cream artist in a dessert store. Another one said something about the smell of weed, ma’am I’ve live in that area for years…the whole dang block always smells like it, and it’s LEGAL IN VA. Overall in my opinion if you focus on being a regular customer and have a genuine convo with the guy, he’s actually very funny and cool and will remember your orders easily like a professional. My fav is the Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milkshake with Cheesecake pieces, almond milk, OG Whip Cream with...