Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream - Irvine

In dire need of relieving a sweet tooth? Handel's got you. Their ice cream is incredibly creamy, full of flavor, and made fresh daily!There's an overwhelmingly amount of flavors to suite anyone's palette. Ask for samples to narrow down your choices. The customer service is friendly and will happily serve you. I got the medium size ($6.95) that gives you ~ 3 scoops with a choice of up to two flavors. Highly recommend getting the taro and chocoholic chunk (dark chocolate). No seating inside, so you'll have to enjoy your ice cream outside. No worries, there's abundant seating outside the store.Pro tip: Get a pint for $8.95 or 4 pints for $34.30Pro tip 2: Order pickup to avoid the long lines

The small ice cream is a double scoop! The perfect amount for the 3 of us. I got the rocky mocha, which had cookie dough chunks that were surprisingly smooth instead of gritty. It was good, but underwhelming if you came with the expectation that it'd be the best ice cream on the planet. I'd choose Smitten or Mitchell's anyday.The line moved quickly, which is nice. The bathroom was out of toilet paper, seat covers, and hand towels. When we reported that information to an employee, all she said was "...okay?" as if she didn't care and wasn't going to notify anyone about it.

My husband and I tried this place over the summer after hearing and reading so many glowing reviews about how delicious it is. First of all, the place is quite spacious. Their line is set up like a Disneyland ride queue, but since we went mid-day on a weekday, we didn't have to wait long.The variety of flavors is impressive, and the service was excellent. We both ordered the smallest scoop, but it was so generous that we probably could have shared one. However, since we're not big on sharing, we each got our own small scoop. I happily finished mine, but my husband had to take the rest of his home. It didn't last long--he finished it the next day, and yes, it tasted just as delicious as it did the day before.One downside is that there's no indoor seating, only outdoor seating. On a busy day, it would likely be very difficult to find a spot to sit. We were lucky there was plenty of clean seating available outside when we visited. We plan to return as often as our waistbands will allow!

Best ice cream ever. The line was super long out the door, waited maybe 20-25 minutes but it was worth it. Got to try some samples, it was hard to decide. I got the sampler which came with 4 scoops! Quality of the ice cream was amazing and with the money.

I'm a huge fan of their blueberry cobbler, but decided to get their sampler to try the new seasonal flavors: deep dish apple pie and pumpkin pie! Both were soooo good! Also tried orange dream cream (which was spot on like a creamsicle!) and their classic mint chocolate chip (not a fan of the giant chunks of chocolate but it was still delicious). Glad to have a better memory supercede the previous sampler box of vegan flavors. The vanilla tasted like chalk and just turned us off for a while. The only thing good was their mango sorbet.

I came in on a Sunday evening with my friends and surprisingly it wasn't too busy. There was only one worker there and she was extremely patient and kind. She allowed my friends and I to try as many samples as we wanted. The flavors we chose were really delicious too! I would definitely come back :D

Wow! Had no idea they opened a Handel's ice cream here! Now I can get poke and dessert! Very clean and spacious location. No indoor seating but there is a Photo Booth. Really fast service as well. So many flavors to choose from. I do have to say though the Newport location gives bigger scoops I think.

Walk in store, it's clean and straightforward. I got a scoop of the Deep Dish Apple Pie, it was so good!! Service is great, they let me sample a couple things to help me make up my mind. Ice cream was nice and cold which kept the goods firm til finish.

Came in for some dessert after dinner and it was busy. Though the line moved quickly. They have a whole lot of flavor options, but I opted for the mint Oreo and man was it delicious. The place was very clean. The cashier was friendly and there's plenty of seating outside.

I know I could trust Handel's when it comes to ice cream so I'm glad I was in the area near one!I got a Single Scoop of the Blue Monster. Made my tongue blue but worth it for all the cookie chunks in there! Just the right sweetness and chunks if you're into cookies & cream. I wish I was able to do a half and half of the single scoop because there were so many options but I didn't want to get two scoops. There wasn't a long wait and a lot of staff to help out.