Voice Places
Send to Friend Print

Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream

Map
HopStop

View on Large Map
Get Directions

6 people have posted a review, snapped a photo, checked in, or tipped this place. Use your voice!
Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream
Sarah Rusnak 

00000 - 00000 of 00000

+ Add A Photo

00,000 of 00,000

8130 Big Bend Blvd. Webster Groves, MO 63119

314-962-2700 

Website 

5 User reviews Write A Review

advertisement

  • Dessert
    Sun 12pm-9pm, Tue-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm
    $
  • cash, check
    Casual attire
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Kid Friendly
  • Dinner, Lunch
    Not Accepted
    Street
Description

Owner Beckie Jacobs believes in crafting ice cream using local ingredients. Too many St. Louis-area restaurants to list here call on her as a primary dessert supplier, so even if you've never been to Beckie's cute little ice cream parlor, you've probably tasted her wares. Jacobs sticks to other hard-and-fast beliefs about ice cream, too. Number one: Ice cream should indeed be hard. Number two: Ice cream should be fun, so forget all that about hard-and-fast beliefs and order up. Serendipity's slogan is "Life is uncertain...Eat dessert first." If one thing is certain, it's that Serendipity's creamy creations -- whether a sundae, shake, malt, smoothie, ice cream cake or just a simple scoop in a cone -- are some of the best around.







Back to TopAwards | Visit the Best Of Website

  • 2010 | Best Ice-Cream Parlor

    Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream offers ice-cream noshing beyond the norm for the dairy-treat connoisseur unimpressed by the everyday sugar rush. Nearly every flavor boasts of something novel -- the shop's take on classic cookie dough is "Cookie Monster," which combines cookie dough with cookies 'n' cream, all swirled through vanilla ice cream in a lovely shade of Muppet blue. Craving chocolate Well, there's "German Chocolate Cake," "Old Fashioned Chocolate," "Chocolate Cake Batter,"... More »

  • 2008 | Best Ice Cream Parlor

    It's not ice-cream store; why is ice cream served in a parlor Parlor -- or parlour if you want to be all Oxford about it -- is derived from parle, or "to talk," which indicates that the parlor is a room where people gather to talk. In Latin, one supposes. Granted, it has a nicer ring than a more vernacular "ice-cream joint" (like burgers) or the insidiously banal "ice-cream place," but the distinctly American usage of parlor means just that: a place. The only other food served in... More »

  • 2006 | Best Ice Cream Parlor

    Locally speaking, once you eliminate the frozen custard joints and the chains, there's not much to choose from. That's not to diss Serendipity; it's just a sad comment on the frozen-confection landscape. Be that as it may, we come back again and again for Beckie Jacobs' delicious ice creams, from Chocolate Orange (two great tastes that taste great together!) to Gold Coast Chocolate (dark as night, rich as sin) to Strawberry Cheesecake, Vermont Maple Walnut, Black Cherry and Peppermint. Some... More »

  • 2005 | Best Ice Cream Parlor

    Slinging ice cream in a frozen-custard town can be a lonely gig. Good thing, then, that Serendipity owner Beckie Jacobs is a people person. Ted Drewes is a great guy and all, but have you seen him spread the love by, say, whipping up fresh peach ice cream and sorbet using local Kamp's Orchard peaches, and then giving the stuff away at the Clayton Farmer's Market Jacobs did just that this summer. She also supplies ice cream to dozens of local restaurants, and dishes out smiles by the coneful... More »

  • 2004 | Best Ice Cream Parlor

    Let's make some ice cream. Get some heavy cream, some whole milk, some sugar and whatever else you crave (we like to throw in some chopped-up Cherry Mashes). Don't measure anything out, just mix it together in whatever ratios feel right. Dump it in an ice cream maker, let it run until it looks like ice cream and then stop. You will not mess up. It will be delicious. It takes a lot more willpower, time and ingredients (with names like carrageenin and locust bean gum) to make bad ice cream... More »

Back to TopCritic News & Reviews | Write a Review
Back to TopUser Reviews & Comments | Write a Review
  • rftbestof
       (0)    (0)

    rftbestof | St Lous, MO | 149 Reviews

    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    It's not ice-cream store; why is ice cream served in a parlor? Parlor — or parlour if you want to be all Oxford about it — is derived from parle, or "to talk," which indicates that the parlor is a room where people gather to talk. In Latin, one supposes. Granted, it has a nicer ring than a more vernacular "ice-cream joint" (like burgers) or the insidiously banal "ice-cream place," but the distinctly American usage of parlor means just that: a place. The only other food served in a "parlor" is pizza (or at least that's the only one that comes to mind); outside of that, only beauty, tattoos and funerals are served in parlors. The word's a holdover from another age that didn't get mangled like iced cream (we've since dropped the "D"). In the end, etymology is far less important than food, and food, really, is far less important than dessert. Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream earns this honor by keeping it simple: The parlor concentrates its efforts on ice cream (along with hot dogs, brats and the odd chocolate-dipped frozen banana), made with simple, natural ingredients. Flavors range from the Neapolitan standbys (that's fresh strawberry, with chunks) to St. Louis-centric Gooey Butter Cake — which, as you might expect, is brilliant. While you're there, chat with owner Beckie Jacobs, pitch new flavors, discuss local purveyors or talk about the weather. After all, parlors are for talking. And eating.

  • lainiebug
       (0)    (0)

    lainiebug | Saint Louis, MO | 2 Reviews

    | Sat, November 21, 2009

    All homemade, tasty, they even have some sugar-free and some sorbet

  • JessicaG4
       (0)    (0)

    JessicaG4 | St. Louis, MO | 101 Reviews

    | Tue, April 27, 2010

    so tastey!

  •   Loading More User Reviews
Back to TopMenu
Main Menu
Ice Cream Flavors
 
Coffee
 
Coffee Almond
 
Peppermint
 
Bordeaux (black) Cherry
 
Strawberry
 
Egg Nog
 
Marker's Mint Chip Chocolate
 
Clark Gold Star Swirl
 
Chocolate Almond Swiss
 
Chocolate Chip
 
Blueberry
 
Pumpkin Pie
 
Caramel Apple
 
Strawberry Cheesecake
 
Cantaloupe
 
Cinnamon
 
Cake Batter
 
Peach
 
Dulce De Leche
 
Cotton Candy
 
Sweet Cream
 
Sorbets
 
Chocolate
 
English Toffee
 
Chocolate Peanut Butter
 
Pistachio
 
Chocolate Orange
 
Gold Coast Chocolate
 
Butter Pecan
 
Banana
 
Coconut
 
Banana Nut
 
Bailey's Irish Cream
 
Vermont Maple Walnut
 
Nonfat Vanilla Yogurt
 
No Sugar Added Vanilla
 
No Sugar Added Cinnamon

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Map   © 2012 Village Voice - All rights reserved.

Browse Voice Nation
avatar
Newsletters | Mobile
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy