High Hopes Ice Cream

High Hopes curates the perfect summer vibe!!You are greeted by a cheery window where you place your order. There are tons of ice cream flavor options, and each one is so unique and complex -- prepare to be overwhelmed by tasty options! Their portions are generous! Highly recommend trying a Saturn Sammie (an ice cream sandwich with your choice of ice cream flavor stuffed into warmed brioche from Blackhole Bakery across the street). There is no inside seating, but luckily, they have plenty of adorable picnic tables out on the sidewalk where you can enjoy your ice cream treat. During the summer time, they even have chalk to draw with! Like I said -- perfect summer vibe. The ice cream is so tasty I would even take it to-go and eat in my car during the winter months! I love supporting this woman-owned business! Typically there's a good amount of street parking along this section of Troost, so I rarely have to walk far.

Of the ice cream places so far I've tried in Kansas Vity, this is probably one of my favorites so far. They have a decent variety of ice cream flavors and several pretty interesting ones. When I came in the evening, there was a line out the door, so I'd say I waited about 15 minutes before I could order. I wish it was a little less busy, and there's also no real seating - you basically order at the window and they give you your ice cream. There's a couple of seats/tables outside on the sidewalk though. For parking, I just did street parking and walked to the window. Price wise, pretty fair price for a single scoop in my opinion. I got the french silk pie, and everything in its description was definitely present in the actual scoop. Reason why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because for the price and ambiance, I can't say that I'd go out of my way to go back. For a similar price, I could get a solid pint or more of ice cream from a store - I don't think the flavors offered were different enough for me to specifically want it. If I was walking around in the area, I'd probably stop by if I was wanting ice cream - if I was at home and had to drive, I might as well go to a store.

Divine!Window service only. Friendly and helpful!Had a White Chocolate Mocha Latte.. made with ice cream!!! The bomb!To go pint of French silk pie ice cream!!!Iykyk.. bc French silk pie is so good and so was this!

If you haven't gone here yet this is a must try!! Oh my goodness every flavor is amazing! High hopes is truly an amazing addition to the KC locals. The chocolate fudge is my personal favorite and I sometimes add their coffee ice cream to make a milk shake. All of their flavors are well thought of and cater a large demographic of people who maybe want something simple or want to go out of their comfort zone for a scoop. I recentlyTried their hot cocoa at a pop up and was amazed and how fancy and flavorful they made it. How creative of them to offer a warm option during the cold season.

High Hopes is an ice cream shop with all kinds of wildly delicious flavors. I chose to do a single cup with 2 flavors, which was still huge. In total we had the strawberry cake, French silk pie, honey lavender pistachio and the butter bourbon pecan. All so tasty! You order at the service window, so no inside shop to sit in, but they do have tables outside. Final review: 5/5, the perfect stop for your after dinner dessert or that late time summer treat.

Loved their great, unique selection. The line moves quickly and there a couple picnic tables that turn over quickly. The mango chamoy was good, liked the bourbon butter pecan and always can double down on cookies and cream. Go for the waffle bowl - it's buttery and you can smell it being cooked down the block!

Such a cute little ice cream shop with unique flavors! Came here during one of the coldest weeks in KC with no indoor seating available. It was crazy to be ordering ice cream in the streets in such cold weather at night, but no regrets! I was only in KC for a few days and I'm so glad I was able to stop by High Hopes.I got the Toasted Rice and Black Sesame scoops and they were just as good as they sound. Very strong black sesame flavor! The toasted rice was a little more subtle but still very delicious. While we were there, we had a sample of the Everyone Loves Ramen flavor and while it was very unique, we went with the safer options instead.For all the lactose-intolerant peeps like me out there, fear not if you forgot your lactaid at home! You'll still be able to enjoy delicious ice cream consequence-free because High Hopes offers free lactaid if you ask for it!

Artisan ice cream is few and far to come by for some reason in Kansas City however, High Hopes is a serendipitous place to snag a scoop. When I realized one of my favorite KC area foodies, Lisa Nguyen, was saddling up for a ramen themed collab with this uber local ice cream shop I immediately marked my calendar for Sunday! This is a walk up ice cream window that is conveniently located on Troost Avenue on a newly developed strip of restaurants, small bakeries, barber shops and apartments. It's pretty easy to miss but, once you find you will not be disappointed because the flavors are absolutely bonkers! (In a good way) There are so many unique flavors on the chalkboard menu that is was hard to just stick with the pop up Everyone Loves Ramen flavor but, this was a great call. The nutty flavor of the black sesame ice cream was complex and not too sweet, and something I have never seen at an ice cream parlor. The topping was also spectacular, with sweet crunchy pieces of ramen turned into a brittle. Also, the texture of the ice cream was impeccable, it had a nice pull to it, a great melting point and really was so smooth in the mouth. What a great reason to eat some ice cream in the winter!

I had high hopes for the flavor I chose but it didn't deliver. I expected a salty and sweet combination but there wasn't any bacon in my scoop. It was just sweet ice cream with pancake bits. The waffle bowl was definitely on the verge of being burnt. It lacked that fresh, sweet flavor. The flavors on the menu sound amazing but my experience wasn't spectacular.

DELICIOUS. High Hopes was recently highly recommended to me and it most definitely lived up to the hype. This is the perfect dessert spot for adventurous ice cream lovers. I went with the Summer Skool Snack, which includes raspberry and grahams, blended beautifully. I'm so excited to go back and try even more of their unique flavors.