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The Baked Bear
303 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States
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Ch
Review β„–1

A trendy place to stop by for a creamy sweet late night treat. 🧁Not too impressed by the red velvet cookie texture and flavor, or the bright blue ice cream which they call, Bear Batter.Id say stick to the classics like a chocolate 🍫 chip cookie instead. The whitish parts of the red velvet are actually powdered sugar and not melted marshmallow.The blue ice cream is fun to look at but underwhelming in flavor. Its just blue πŸ”΅ coloring after all.Their cookies and cream wasnt much to brag about either. Its mostly sugar, and the flavors youd expect in a cookies and cream didnt stick out. I gotta admit, Im spoiled by Strauss and Humphrey Slocombe products.Unfortunately, the cookie and brownie wasnt heated enough. The brownie was surprisingly dry and not gooey at all.Their ice cream sandwiches are an overall average late night treat.If youre drunk, youd probably wouldnt care about these nuances πŸ˜‚. Their colorful treats are more gimmick than they are for taste and texture.

Ta
Review β„–2

Tried this place twice and loved it! Their cookies and ice cream are great. They also have gluten free cookies! However, last time i came i ordered 2 cookies, i asked one of the girls working there if she can heat them up for me, she told me no and that they only heat up ice cream sandwiches, which i found weird to be honest and couldn’t find a reasonable excuse for it. Thats why i gave them 3 stars.

An
Review β„–3

Staff is super quick to prepare your order and has great recommendations! It was $7 for an ice cream sandwich, and I got the butter brittle cake ice cream with gooey butter cake cookies. This was a perfect stop on our ice cream crawl for National Ice Cream Day, and the portion size was easily shareable between two people.

Da
Review β„–4

The cookie and brownie as the sandwich were amazing quality! The ice cream tasted divine. They had so many choices of toppings! If you needed a sign to go to the Baked Bear, here it is!! You won’t regret it!

Be
Review β„–5

Such a unique concept - Ive never had a custom ice cream sandwich before! And super delicious. Bought a sandwich to go, and it traveled well during the 20 min back to my place.

Pa
Review β„–6

Love their ice cream and brownies, especially when its a Brownie sandwich. Hard to find parking around the area but worth trying out.

As
Review β„–7

Tons of options for ice cream sandwiches! All the usual types of ice cream sandwiches plus some that you may not have tried, like the donut ice cream sandwich or a brownie ive cream sandwich. The donuts taste similar to Krispy Kreme donuts and the ice cream is good but not like Haagen-Dazs taste. You can also add a wide variety of toppings to your sandwich (brownie bits, chocolate chips etc.)They also have great cookies. When I went there was 8 flavors - 7 regular ones and one flavor of the month cookie.

Ab
Review β„–8

I got the brownie bowl and it was delicious .. I wish the brownie was more hot though definitely ask them if youre like me.

Tr
Review β„–9

Amazing ice cream sandwiches which is great but not a witch if youre a snitch Mr mitch! Now excuse me I have to itch and itch Mr grinch.

Ph
Review β„–10

What a lovely experience and the service very friendly. The cookies and ice cream were amazing! Great tasty treat after a meal.

Ed
Review β„–11

The pictures and the price suggests something above average. At best the 10.00 ice cream sandwich is comparable to its 3.25 cousin pulled from a 7/11 cold case. The cookies thin and hard, the ice cream unremarkable. We had hopes of something that might be more akin to a Coldstone Creamery and less a gas station but sadly that was not the case.at worst we would have been better served at the local convenience store. Perhaps our experience was not representative of everything but it does seem to be their signature item which is somewhat surprising.

Is
Review β„–12

Wasnt awesome and the line was long. They were out of a lot but I also just didnt enjoy the ice cream or the brownie (which was literally completely hard). Not sure what all the hype was about. We went back a few days later and I got just a red velvet cookie that was definitely good - but nothing amazing. Everyone else was let down by their orders so apparently it wasnt a one time thing, unfortunately.

Da
Review β„–13

Seriously good. Not sure what else to say! Gooey Butter Cake cookie with salted caramel ice cream and heath bar bits. Best ice cream & cookie combo Ive ever had.

An
Review β„–14

Good place with so much variety of ice cream creations! Loved it!

El
Review β„–15

The best ice cream sandwich Ive ever had! Youve gotta check it out!

Ju
Review β„–16

I arrived around noon on a Friday and it wasnt busy. This was the perfect time to come. My order was amazing!! Definitely have them warm up the cookie and/or brownie.

Ma
Review β„–17

This place is awesome, delicious desserts. A brownie ice cream sandwich.

Di
Review β„–18

If you’re an ice cream and cookie lover, you should definitely visit this place! They make this amazing sandwiches, so hard to eat them without making a mess, but really delicious. They have many flavors so it might take a while for you to decide.The service is great and the price is fair.

Da
Review β„–19

This place was sooooo good. Came here on vacation and had a craving for something sweet. I got a funfetti cookie with I believe s’mores ice cream. One of the staff recommended it and she’s was sooo sweet. Love it here

La
Review β„–20

Omg man this place was great!! While on vacation friend from CA showed us around and took us here! It was so good me and my wife went back and at their the very next day!! If in San Fran highly recommend getting ice cream from here!

S
Review β„–21

Loved the options and the friendly staff. Everything is made fresh in the store and feeds any sweet tooth craving you may have. I dont think I saw an option I didnt want, but I couldnt get them all. More reason to go back soon!

Be
Review β„–22

I’m in love! Visited The Baked Bear for the first time (definitely not the last) and had a cookie sandwich made of Mexican hot chocolate cookies and coffee ice cream. Wow! The coffee ice cream was the perfect complement to the spicy chocolate cookies. Taste explosion!

Pa
Review β„–23

I absolutely love the concept of this place. Take your favourite cookie flavours, sandwich your favourite ice cream between them, add fudge and whatever else you like and youve got a little slice of heaven. A brilliant place to come on a hot day. They also have cold and hot drinks. Really friendly people and service is quick. Lots of seating inside and out. Able to cope with a big group at no notice.

Ri
Review β„–24

I kept it simple with brownies and vanilla. Hit the spot for a hot day

An
Review β„–25

Amazing place,I havent seen ice cream sandwich(with cookies) warm up like here before. Many flavours,the scoops are huge! Very tasty. You can compose your own dessert as you want -pick up ice cream,cookie,toppings etc. Prices are reasonable for this portion of ice cream. Very nice Staff,friendly,smiling. The place (and toilet) clean and has quite accesibilty. I hope I will come back there in the future.

Ro
Review β„–26

Great place to go to when wanting a sweet treat! The sandwiches that we got were absolutely amazing! If youve never been... You need to check it out!

Jo
Review β„–27

Not big, simple & very calm place, I love cookies with chocolate flavors. Good thing about here they have lots of great selections of cookies & ice cream. Long chairs inside. Short chairs outside.

Sa
Review β„–28

Delicious and reasonably priced! We all enjoyed our cookie ice cream sandwiches! Cute place with tables inside and outside. Definitely would come back again.

se
Review β„–29

Great ice cream sandwiches, line was a little long but a party of 12 people was in front of us. Quick once we got to the frontVisited again and did not disappoint! Fast in and out nice seating on street now to keep distance.

Av
Review β„–30

So tasty!! Loved it here

El
Review β„–31

Surprised to see a franchise eatery in North Beach area... but Baked Bear serves my favourite warmed up cookies (snickerdoodle in particular) with ice cream in the middle. Location is great for walking (between Broadway and Columbus) but parking is very limited (only street meter parking). The servers are typically friendly; if you are local, you get 10% off.

Pe
Review β„–32

The staff here were so friendly and helped make choosing what to get really easy. The cookies were fresh and delicious and they even gave me two extra to try for free as I was leaving. The dairy free icecream options were minimal but still very nice. There is also a toilet in the back available to customers.

Ca
Review β„–33

Incredible ice cream sandwich place. Get the brownie and cookie combo amazing.

Ki
Review β„–34

Well what can you say? In LA good luck trying to get in without a line. Up here with the crisp cool aire the need for cold πŸ₯Ά fatty ice cream is less in demand. However it is still amazing to try without the long waits. Worth the trip.

Am
Review β„–35

The constant line pouring out the door is a great indicator of how wonderful this place is. Lots of delicious options to choose from. The staff is so kind as well. Always smiling and very friendly.Taste: 5 starsStaff: 5 starsMenu variance: 5 starsWait: 3 stars (stood in line for an hour before being served.

Sh
Review β„–36

Little neighborhood ice cream shop which has limited vegan options.

Bi
Review β„–37

The ice cream good but the wait was long.

Ma
Review β„–38

Cookies + ice cream = heaven or artery clogging, probably both at the same time. So good though, very very good ice cream. Cookies by themselves are also great! Reminds me of Its-Its.

Re
Review β„–39

This place was amazing! The server had great details of the ice cream and cookies which is helpful when you can’t sample. The cookies and ice cream tasted homemade, it was soooo good! Thank you!

Ka
Review β„–40

Loved the vegan cookies. Vegan ice cream was alright, but it was still yummy. πŸ™‚

Me
Review β„–41

This is an Awesome spot! Its located in North Beach, close to anywhere in the city. So delicious and make you feel sooo good!!

Ad
Review β„–42

If you love ice cream, cookies, sweets and snacks you are coming to the right place! Deliciously tasting ice cream sandwiches that you get to choose the toppings, ice cream and what kind of cookie you want as the top or bottom. *hint you can use a brownie 🍦πŸͺπŸ˜‰

Y
Review β„–43

Order your ice cream cookie sandwiches with your favorite combination! Mine is made with chocolate peanut butter cookies and chocolate ice cream! The wall paper is also photogenic spot for your instagram!

St
Review β„–44

Loved this place! The cookies and brownies are fabulous and there is a nice variety of options. You can pair any cookie or brownie with an ice cream flavor to create custom ice cream sandwiches. Highly recommend!

Ri
Review β„–45

Love this ice cream and brownie bowl a must if in North Beach...

Ry
Review β„–46

An awesome twist on some traditional classics including the Bear sandwich and Bear Bowl.The choice of added topping also add to the experience.

Za
Review β„–47

Absolutely delicious - the cookies were soft and fresh, which went perfectly with the ice cream. They had good options for both ice cream flavors and cookies. Im surprised there arent more ice cream shops that include cookies to make sandwiches, its such a classic combination that is incredibly enjoyable.I had the funfetti cookies with birthday cake ice cream (dipped in sprinkles) and my wife had the peanut butter cookies with their signature bear batter ice cream plus M&Ms.

Ma
Review β„–48

Tried 4 different things and they were all great

Jo
Review β„–49

This place is simply fantastic! I chose to make the combination as suggested on the board and it was so delicious. They gently heat the sweet bookends yet the ice cream is still cold, in total you have a sensory delight! Also the people there are very cordial and I will be going back soon!

Ja
Review β„–50

Too Good! Thank god I dont live here! I would spend all my money on cookies and ice cream sandwiches!

An
Review β„–51

Excellent options- everything is made fresh with endless combinations, even a donut sandwich!

Se
Review β„–52

Very tasty and satisfying! A bit messy to eat though so prepare some napkins πŸ˜‰

St
Review β„–53

We ordered a chocolate chip cookie sandwich... With salted caramel fudge ice cream and almonds as the topping. It was sooo good! Definitely something you can share with one other person, and it was worth the price for a custom dessert (we live in Atlanta and its more expensive to order something like this in our city). Highly recommend this cute little spot when visiting SF!

Al
Review β„–54

The Baked Bear is a the perfect cure for your sweet tooth. This place takes ice cream sandwiches to a whole new level. Not only do they have a wide selection of great ice cream flavors, they also have an extensive offering of sandwiches and toppings. Whether you’re looking for a brownie sandwich, cookie sandwich, or waffle sandwich- they have your back! Not into chocolate chip cookies? don’t worry, they have red velvet, white chocolate chip macadamia nut, double chocolate, and so much more! Can’t decide? pick one for each side! The best part is they will heat up your ice cream sandwich so your brownie, cookie, or waffle are warm but the ice cream doesn’t melt! Have a great time creating your masterpiece, and an even better time eating it!

Be
Review β„–55

Tasty Ice Cream, I just wish they have more staff in the store to assist customer.

Va
Review β„–56

Amazing ice cream sandwiches!

Vi
Review β„–57

Warm homemade cookies and small batch ice cream. Whats not to love? They even have a soy option. And you can taste everything in advance. Eveb better then the teats was the wonderful service. Jeffery took the time to give a personal experience to every customer. He asked about my day and turned the almonds on my ice cream into a flower. He gave the store great energy.This great place to go. I know I will be visiting again next time I am in town.

Ri
Review β„–58

Great ice cream sandwiches. I had an ice cream sandwich with Snicker doodle cookies and Cookies & Cream ice cream, served warm. Great flavor in both the cookie and ice cream, and same with the quality. It was $6.90 for just this, but I guess thats to be expected. Would definitely recommend to a friend.

Gr
Review β„–59

My mom and I visited when we were in San Francisco recently and we were not disappointed! The ice cream was delicious (though they didn’t have bubble gum) and the ice cream sandwich was amazing! My mom the whipping cream fiend was given an extra helping of whipping cream which made her day!

Ja
Review β„–60

Love baked bear - personalized ice cream sandwiches with brownies, cookies, and all kinds of toppings

Jo
Review β„–61

Loved this novel little ice cream and cookie/brownie shop. Definitely worth a stop in SF.

An
Review β„–62

Lets start with the setup. You pick you cookies (there is a good selection and yes HOMEMADE) and yes they can be two types since there are two sides to the sandwich. Then your Ice cream. I had the Snicker doodle and Gingerbread with Birthday Cake. (see photo) The ice cream is then packed between the cookies and ready to go. Talk about tasty and filling. Dont go here right after you eat, its alot to take in.Now the place is small and nicley setup for service. The owner was pleasent and welcoming. They are new to the area (less than a year) If you find yourself in the area and want a GREAT treat stop by and check the Baked Bear out!

Pa
Review β„–63

To everyone in the community if you ever are in San Francisco and want the best cookies san francisco has to offer please stop by this place and order cookies. Always fresh and handmade with love . I Promise you wont be disappointed.

Sa
Review β„–64

My favorite is their lavender vanilla with red velvet cookies. But, I didn’t got that flavored ice cream the last time, it is sad that they change their ice cream flavors. They should have signature ice cream flavors all the time πŸ˜‹

Ca
Review β„–65

I really like their blue ice cream. Its good. It pairs well with the cookies.

Sh
Review β„–66

This place is AMAZING. SUPER friendly staff (like Disneyland friendly and fun) and you can get pretty much whatever you can think of here. Hopefully youre not watching your calories, because this place is delicious.

Ky
Review β„–67

Fantastic little place and reasonably priced. Great selection of cookie and ice cream flavours too.

JA
Review β„–68

Only my second trip out to SF this place was great after dinner dessert spot. They have all kinds of ice cream sandwiches. I had a brownie with vanilla.

Al
Review β„–69

We were here three times in five days, because its fantastic. There are so many options its insane. The perfect dessert. Or dinner who caresπŸ€·πŸ½β€β™€οΈ

An
Review β„–70

Soo many options. Delicious and good price.

Jo
Review β„–71

Good concept, delicious if you ask for the cookie and brownie to be heated up prior. Makes a delicious mess. I got the rocky road ice cream although I wish the ice cream was better.

Du
Review β„–72

Very good, very sweet. Excellent dessert combinations!

Ka
Review β„–73

The food is amazing! The cookie sandwiches are incredible And the boss is such a kind woman very good customer service this place deserves so much more fame, if i could id give the baked bear 1000 stars!

Za
Review β„–74

This place was awesome! The owner of the shop was such a wonderful person and you could tell she appreciates her customers. Definitely stop in if you haven’t yet.

Ke
Review β„–75

Soo good. I got two brownies as my little sandwich with a cake flavored ice cream and rainbow sprinkles. What a great way to get diabetes

Ky
Review β„–76

Had an Ice cream sandwich from here. They have multiple choices for things to put ice cream in. I had a strawberry shortcake and white chocolate macadamia nut cookie sandwich with a rotating flavor from here. Warmed up. The options are a bit over whelming here but it’s a nice place and atmosphere to get a dessert from. Easier to eat with hands than a spoon.

Ch
Review β„–77

Kids got ice cream and loved it! Nice place to sit and watch people.

Ch
Review β„–78

Such good ice cream, love it all. Service is nice, quite expensive but definitely worth it!

Ju
Review β„–79

Holy mother of God. This place is absolutely amazing. If you have a sweet tooth, this is definitely the place to be. A little bit of a line, but the wait was not long at all. Theyre very organized and very clean. They have public restrooms. All in all the cookie that I had was the gooey butter cookie and the white macadamia there were exceptional but I made the horrible mistake of not getting the brownies. I would definitely recommend those. It was pretty difficult to find parking. But completely worth it.

Co
Review β„–80

The best! Ive been to other make your own ice cream sandwich places, and none are as good as this place. The cookies, brownies and ice cream are all great on their own. Combined they are even better! Go here, eat ice cream.

Ch
Review β„–81

Delicious 3-step method for creating your own ice cream sandwich. I felt like the price and the product were aligned.

Ma
Review β„–82

Open until midnight, crazy not? Red velvet cookie + vanilla ice cream

Ma
Review β„–83

1st time here, Ice cream was good but they were out of cookies and cream and out of chocolate chip ice cream. Wait time was a little long, seemed like online orders(postmates, caviar, Uber eats) go out quicker....

Ka
Review β„–84

Okay ice cream sandwiches place with many options on toppings and ice cream flavors but okay number of choices on cookies.

Pa
Review β„–85

If you want an amazing, homemade dessert that is carefully crafted and made from the heart (as the owner says) this is your place!!!

Te
Review β„–86

Delicious ice cream sandwiches. I think its a really cool concept.

Lu
Review β„–87

They got red velvet cookies. I didnt know that existed. I knew about red velvet cupcakes, Ive grown quite fond of them. Ive just started a beautiful relationship with the cookies. I dont even know what red velvet is. I know red is a color and I thought velvet was a color too, but after looking it up, apparently its a closely woven fabric. Red closely woven fabric taste so good! I dont know why Im okay with accepting the taste of a food as a red closely woven fabric. I understand why orange juice is called orange juice. A fruit sharing the same name as a color isnt that weird. If there was a drink called red juice or velvet juice, I imagine Id be very concerned. Where did the red derive from? Red couldnt have just come from red. For velvet juice, why would anyone name a juice or any food after a closely woven fabric? Is velvet one of the only edible fabrics out there? If it is, Im going to Michaels or Joann Fabrics and loading up on velvet. What Im trying to say is a drink called red juice or velvet juice would worry me, but for some reason I have no problem with red velvet cupcakes/cookies. Something about red and velvet going together doesnt raise any suspicion for me. I guess its the perfect duo. I assume Id be fine with red velvet juice too.

De
Review β„–88

Delicious ice cream & brownie

Ju
Review β„–89

Great ice cream sandwiches made from fresh cookies and delicious ice cream! Definitely a great novelty treat shop to visit in SF!

Ha
Review β„–90

Build your own ice cream sandwich. Its a big sandwich but, a tip, mix and match the top and bottom cookies or try the brownie. Very sweet and a lot of ice cream. To be picky: the ratio could be better. More cookie or less ice cream.

Al
Review β„–91

Very good ice creams and they have variety of cookies and ice cream tastes. Choose cookie, ice cream and topping, and enjoy your sweet sandwich) Also the location is very easy to find!

Mi
Review β„–92

Awesome place for ice cream, cookies and brownies!

Ja
Review β„–93

A really interesting ice cream shop where you can build your own ice cream sandwhich. There is a lot to choose from!

An
Review β„–94

Best ice cream I have so delicious.

Ma
Review β„–95

I have never had an Ice Cream sandwich that was this delicious. They have a wide variety of Ice Cream flavors, cookies, brownies and toppings to choose from. The brownies and cookies were fresh and did not get hard from the ice cream. The service was amazing. Thank you Baked Bear.

Wh
Review β„–96

The woman who works there is quite rude.

Ja
Review β„–97

Stumbled across this place as I walked by and loved it! I got a brownie with coffee ice cream and white chocolate macadamia nut cookie. It was SO GOOD. The woman who helped me was extremely helpful and when she learned I was a tourist she have me extra cookies. She could not have been nicer and I look forward to coming back

An
Review β„–98

Basically, an ice cream place couples with cookies and cake - Nice flavours. Little expensive as there isnt much of a preparation or presentation. Otherwise would have given 5 stars.

Y.
Review β„–99

Fantastic dessert for afternoon in the warm winter.

St
Review β„–100

Amazing treats. GREAT SERVICE!

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  • Address:303 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States
  • Site:https://thebakedbear.com/sanfrancisco/
  • Phone:+1 415-993-2327
Categories
  • Cookie shop
  • American restaurant
  • Bakery
  • Ice cream shop
Working hours
  • Monday:11AM–10PM
  • Tuesday:11AM–10PM
  • Wednesday:11AM–10PM
  • Thursday:11AM–10PM
  • Friday:11AM–10PM
  • Saturday:11AM–10PM
  • Sunday:11AM–10PM
Service options
  • No-contact delivery:Yes
  • Delivery:Yes
  • In-store pickup:Yes
  • Takeout:Yes
  • Dine-in:No
Highlights
  • Great dessert:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
Payments
  • NFC mobile payments:Yes
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