The Parlor Ice Cream Puffs — Restaurant in Sacramento

Great job by some young, dollar-smart guys in finding an awesone niche in the dessert world. I admittedly don't know their story, but I do know that the gentleman who were working both times I went, were very helpful, patient, and chill. The shop is pretty tiny on the inside, so I can imagine it gets pretty tight in there on evenings and weekends, especially in summer. There is a wall with chalk paint that can be written and drawn on but its been pretty well filled, and also super high up there. There are funny little faces on the windows so that if someone were standing outside with a camera, they could snap a shot of you with your face against it (or is it vice-versa?) for a silly social-media-of-your-choice post. I don't remember how many flavors they had, at least 9 I am gonna go ahead and guess??? (I can be spacey😑) There were a few in the back, too, as noted by a sign near the register, one of which I want to try, which was something like Earl Grey...ish..I think..? Anyway, the so-pretty purple taro is so yum and I think the other I had was cinnamon...well, it was good, anyway, whatever it was! The first time I went, I had it on a fresh, warm doughnutty, pastry type thing, and almost instantly, the ice cream starts to drip from the warmth of it, so beware - it's a messy deal! But thats why they have your back with the handy handi-wipes available on the counter to keep you from sticking to yourself..or their stuff or store or door...And here we are, at the end of our long-winded journey. Please make sure you collect all your belongings when exiting, and do come back and visit again! ..after you go to The Parlor, of...

I’ve been coming to this place since it’s opened and it seems like every time I go, the price increases. I still come back anyways because it really is good ice cream and a different approach than an average ice cream place. I went there and got two ice cream puffs for $14.75...which is very high for casual dessert. I was aware that ice cream puffs are $5.50 and unlimited toppings are 75¢. Doing the math, that’s $12.50 for two. I got whipped cream on top of my puff and I guess that’s what made the price go up. Meanwhile, there’s nothing notating that there’s these secret premium toppings not included in “unlimited” and neither the ice cream scooper or cashier explained the extra price after it was ordered. When I asked the cashier why the total was so much he THEN explained that whipped cream is extra and offered no sort of refund or apology. I told him that they need to tell people this before they order and he just defended the price in hopes for me to just pay and go away. I work in customer service and know that customer satisfaction is key to success, not being stingy or misleading when representing a small business. This review is over a dollar and some cents but almost $15 for 2 ice cream puffs is extremely overpriced and the customer service was disappointing which is why I won’t...

You can't go wrong here. We've been here a million times and every time it's been amazing. I love how it's consistently good. Their ice cream is gooey and rich and their donuts melt in your mouth. It's such a good ratio of ice cream to donut too.

You pick your flavor ice cream then they work their magic and you're handed a warm donut with cold ice cream. It's around $5 for an ice cream puff, so kinda on the pricey side but you get like a scoop and a half of ice cream be so it's worth it.

Tonight we got Elmo's revenge, Taro, and mint oreo ice cream! yuuuumm! They also have toppings you can add, but we like it plain.

Because of covid, everyone is required to wear a mask inside. There is a 5 person max and there are markers on the ground inside to enforce 6 feet distance. For seating there are two benches right the outside the shop and two tables with chairs farther down past the neighboring hair salon.

We got there at 9pm tonight (a Thursday) and it was super busy! They had a line outside the door. I'm so happy to see this business doing well.

I do want to note that there was only one person working there tonight. She looked pretty overwhelmed but was really nice and we didn't feel like she was rushing to just get us...