Reviews of KURIMU. (Ice Cream Shop) in Chicago (Illinois).
KURIMU
1159 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
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Information of KURIMU, Ice cream shop in Chicago (Illinois)
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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended
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Open hours of KURIMU
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12–10 pm
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2–10 pm
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2–10 pm
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2–10 pm
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2–10 pm
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2–10 pm
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12–10 pm
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Reviews of KURIMU
Super adorable ice cream shop, with variety of unique ice cream flavors. It is in the pricey side, for two one scoop ice cream cones was about $20 dollars. We tried the blue corn waffle cone with coconut flavored ice cream & the red velvet with strawberry cheesecake ice cream. It was a hit and miss. The cones were flavorless and the coconut ice cream was lacking coconut flavor. Our favorite was the strawberry cheesecake flavored. The ice cream shop does have limited seating space. We were lucky since usually when we pass by the line is long! It was worth a try.
An interesting ice cream shop. I had the pineapple swirl and thought it was good. Paid a little over $8 so it can get pricey. A nice amount of options to choose from the menu and a polite staff. If your in town, give it a try. Hopefully their isn't a line when you come by!
Great ice cream shop that has a fun assortment of flavors like lychee, black and white sesame, taro, and milk tea. They also have fun-flavored cones and serve milk tea. While I'm still unclear as to why they have a Care Bears theme, I appreciated trying all the desserts.
The only reason why it's not five stars is because they gave VERY small tasting samples and the service staff were not very friendly.
Delicious ice cream (I’ve tried the ginger soft ice cream, with mini mochi toppings) and the Dalgona with tapioca coffee. The service is friendly and efficient, the decor is very cute! I will definitely come back to try their other flavours and toppings!
Super cute, delicious ice cream shop. Small sized with limited dine in place, it serves variety of ice cream flavours. It's crowded most of the time, sometimes there is wait line before entering this place but the staff manages to provide quick service to everyone. Warm and friendly staff.
The place has a cute decor and interesting ice cream options but they keep changing the flavors so you might be out of luck if you don’t want to try new flavors. Only a couple standard flavors are available. They don’t give out samples too so you will have to just go by colors of the ice cream and pick one.
Amazing ice cream! I got the matcha and lychee and it was such a great experience. The ice cream was super creamy and not too sweet. I recommend getting the mini mochi as an extra, it adds a lovely chewiness. The place is also quite adorable, although unfortunately there is no customer bathroom available.
Looked up "dessert" in yelp in the chicago area and this place popped up! They're a LOCAL ICE CREAM SHOP, small-sized with no dine-in available just yet. Their flavors are quite unique, with the asian touch, such as thai tea, lychee, matcha, purple yam, and pandan! If you wanna go bougie, go try their gold/solver leaf scoops! I absolutely loved it and would def come back again to try their other flavors. They also have boba and drinks available as well!
Flavors we tried:
- Thai Tea with Regular Cone
- Matcha Matcha and Purple Yam in Cup
- Lychee Pearl and Matcha Matcha in Charcoal Cone
- Lavendar Rose Water in Red Cone
Ok, now I am in love, ai had never had Black sesame ice cream and I need to say is my new fave... the expresso needed a bit of a buster and I didn't care for the orange flavored cone, next time I would try the matcha one.
Such a cute ice cream shop. Love it here! The staff is friendly and efficient. The ice cream flavors are delicious, and their soft serve flavors of the month never disappoint. I love getting their soft serve with boba 🤤 it's a must have at Kurimu ♡ …
Cute ice cream shop! Fast service, friendly staff. Also, it's in a nice area. Unfortunately, you cannot buy the bears on display. It is pretty pricey though.
The soft serve ice-cream is my favorite! Best favor is the earl grey tea. You need to try the taro &green tea too.
Super cute and super yummy! There are plenty of icecream flavors to choose from, I highly recommend the purple yam and Oreo as well as the strawberry cheesecake!
The photo isn’t slanted, the ice cream was dispensed on the side. I personally have a bias towards soft serve ice cream, so I enjoyed it. The swirl was half Thai iced tea and half Hokkaido milk. Thai ice tea had some tea flavor, but gave a lingering dry mouth feeling. Hokkaido milk tasted like an elevated vanilla ice cream. This place has unique flavors. It was very pricey for the amount of ice cream you get. You’re paying for the looks and unique flavors.
I ordered the strawberry lava and boba milk tea, and it was so so good. Kurimu lives up to its name with its creamy sweet drinks, perfect refreshments for a hot summer day!
I’m embarrassed to say how often I visit Kurimu but it is truly my FAVORITE place to get ice cream, not just in Chicago but everywhere. It’s the perfect soft serve. And the flavors rotate monthly-ish and are always always amazing combinations.
Probably better for the gram than for the belly, but still a really cool spot. Black sesame ube swirl was so good. Tasty, sweet, and definitely aesthetic. Long line unfortunately!
Some of their special flavors are a hit or miss, but it's definitely exciting to come in and visit each time something new comes out. My personal favorites are their Thai tea, harajuku strawberry, and matcha. Would recommend getting the special cones too, very crisp and you can definitely taste the flavor.
Price makes sense. While it is expensive, it isn't a chain creamery. You get your money's worth with unique flavors, cute pictures, and of course, the ice cream shovel haha
Never had an extremely long wait, always reasonable. Staff is generally kind too.
This place is definitely a novelty when it comes to ice cream, and I'd recommend it to anyone looking to try new flavors or have cute pictures. Only gripe with this place is that I'd wish they'd offer more vegan options in the future!
Cute ice cream spot but on the pricey side. I had the Grumpy Ramune messy soft serve boba, it was soo good. If you are a soft serve fan, definitely try the messy boba, the caramelized boba is soo good.
Love the music, art, and service. Ice cream was alright the flavors tasted unique but not for me :)
Great ice cream flavors to choose from!
Definitely want to try the black sesame and thai iced tea flavors next time. The Snow Mango Tea had actual tea flavors included, so the drink wasn't too sweet. I would recommend asking for an extra cup and spoon if you decide to get a cone.
Hands down one of the best dessert spot in Chicago! 💜🤍 If you have a sweet tooth, this is the place to go. Delicious and Sweet! We’ve got the messy boba swirl 🍦 which is soft serve+ fresh boba + brown sugar syrup) the soft serve flavours were taro and hojicha and they were sooooooo good, Loved it! Perfect treat for this hot weekend. Service was good too! I Highly recommend it! Yum yum! 🤤
Great soft serve! I tried the Kurimu soft serve which was quite nice, had a hint of melon and something else I can't quite place. (A tad bit expensive but the flavours of the ice cream seem quite exciting!) Bought a pint of the lychee pearl to go as well! The servers were also super nice!!
Only recently went here on a whim, and I'm so very glad we did! Its such a cool shop, and their ice cream is really great. Flavors are a bit unconventional, which I loved. I got scoops of purple yam and oreo, and chocolate supreme, in the black cone. I thought the purple yam would be the star but it was actually the chocolate for me. So rich!
Indoor restroom is currently not accessible, must have a mask for entry, no indoor seating yet, street parking only.
I loved Kurimu at my first visit and it has yet to fail me. The soft serve is very clever with the changing flavors and option for boba topping. The rest of their homemade ice-cream competes with diverse flavors you can’t find at traditional stores; from lychee to green tea to coffee, every flavor is strong enough to keep your palette wanting for the next bite. It’s a bit pricier than your traditional ice cream cone, but it’s original and can’t be beat. The service has also been great every time and very helpful with flavor selection! One of my favorite local joints and I love bringing out-of-state guests to try it.
I used to live a block away from Taylor street, and I’ve seen this shop change so many times over the years before Kurimu made its home there. And I’ve got to say: I’m glad that it’s there to stay because I stop by every time I’m in the area!
-My recommendation is that you cannot go wrong with the taro soft serve and/or the melon bun with a scoop of purple yam!
-The price seems a bit higher at first, but the quality is more than worth it in my book!
Place is Awesome..I stopped by to take pictures at the Peanuts
I love their ice cream. They always get it so picture perfect, and the rotating flavors are fun. This time it was a strawberry shortcake and lychee swirl--so good. Highly recommend the purple yam, and Thai ice tea flavors as well.
I got the Messy Boba (soft serve + brown sugar syrup + fresh boba) and soft serve flavors were Hokkaido Strawberry and Melona Melon. Amazing! My husband got Taro/Purple Yam and Oreo from the ice cream buckets. Both were great but from now on I’m getting the soft serve only because the texture is amazing and the flavors are so unique! And I’ll add boba because it is the perfect partner to the ice cream! I thought the brown sugar syrup was a good but unnecessary when it’s already an expensive treat.
Very cute place! The ice cream is beautifully prepared and the drinks are great (not overly sweet). Very reasonable priced! Due to social distancing, they’re letting about three people in at a time to order, so there’s a line outside (not very long depending on the time of day) and they’ll bring you your order. I highly recommend!! ❤️
Soft serve was delicious and was enough for two! My boyfriend got the ice cream sandwich as well, and the bun texture was perfect. When we came in, it looked a bit busy with just two workers but they handled it well and were very nice! It was our first time here and they politely answered all of our questions about the different flavors.
Decent ice cream. Terrible service. Took forever just for them to take our order. There was almost no one in there, and they ignored people waiting at the counter until there was a long line of us.
My wife has been begging to go here for months, so we finally took the drive. She was completely in love with the aesthetics and she enjoyed the ice cream. The ice cream was, just ok to me, it seemed really rich in flavor which isn’t always the best as I couldn’t finish mine. I had the red velvet waffle cone. Not something to get all the time but certainly a destination spot worth a try!
Texture of the ice cream is on point and I loved all the flavors here. They are very unique. The standout is definitely the melon bun + ice cream. They warm the bun and add the scoop in the middle. I would come back again in a heart beat!
Soft serve with a twist...and boba! Great soft serve flavors that rotate out, ice cream by the scoop, milk teas and ice cream pints to go. They have several fun cone flavors and you can even get your ice cream scooped into a melon bread as an alternative to the traditional ice cream sandwich. Especially loved the Messy Boba option with brown sugar syrup and boba added!
I’ve seen pictures of this place on IG and made it a point to stop by the next time I was in the area and it did not disappoint!! I normally am not a fan of matcha (it’s just ok) but I decided to get a soft serve twist cone with matcha and black sesame and holy cow was it good! Like really good. It seemed to melt pretty fast even though it was cold outside which forced me to eat it quickly. I also got a black sugar boba latte and it was also very delicious!! It tastes just like those brown sugar ice cream bars you can pick up at the Asian supermarket, I couldn’t really taste the coffee though but it was still creamy and full of awesomeness! The staff there was also very friendly and helpful. I am definitely coming back and getting both, but this time a whole matcha cone!
Amazing!! Love the rotation of fun flavors for the two soft serve. All their ice cream is so nice and rich. Great flavors! The staff is nice and the wait is worth it. The collaboration with Aya Pastry was a fantastic idea and a lovely experience. I had the White Rabbit and Earl Grey soft serve swirl with boba and cream puff while my fiancé had the samoas pastry, topped with purple yam ice cream and chocolate shell. Superb! So sad this collab is over in a few days! Looking forward to future flavors and collabs.
Delicious soft serve and ice cream. A bit on the pricier side. I do wish they had more soft serve flavors. The image was a steep 15 bucks. Most likely will come back when in the area. This place has only a few of your usual flavors for ice cream, which is nice to try out unique ones.
This is one of the best places around Little Italy for good ice cream. They have different flavors and rotating swirl icecream. They also have messy boba, and bobas are fresh and yumm. Worth a visit and must try place. I love this place!
The best delicious soft serve i've ever had. Service is great and fast. Found my new ice cream spot!!
Taylor street is getting an uplift with hip new trendy Asian inspired dessert places. We stumbled on this place and decided we had to try it. We were thoroughly pleased. They have a variety of unique flavors and common flavors to accommodate all. You could also get gold or silver foil on your ice cream for Instagram pics. Seemed like a gimmick to me, so we passed. I recommend the messy boba, you can get whatever flavor they have for their soft serve, boba, and a brown sugar drizzle. It was so good. I will definitely be back to try more flavors.
The place is pretty small and I could see this place getting crowded during the warmer months. Take note that they only open at 3pm!
We had the soft serve with Matcha X Black Sesame. The flavors were a bit funky but it was pretty good.
Been here twice so far. Went there when they had the boba milk tea soft serve which was delicious! Went back again for the strawberry and milk candy soft serve. It was okay, not too much flavor. I hope they bring back the milk tea flavor!
Kurimu had a good selection of flavors, including the seasonal ones. The ice cream was good considering I ventured away from my normal ice cream flavors. The workers were friendly and patient. This scoop ran me about $15- anything for the gram right? lol. See @suzywitdascoop on Instagram for more.
The Boba Black Milk Tea with caramelized sugar is delicious. We got one, drove around and went back and got another round! The tiramisu ice cream is really good too. It has soaked ladyfingers laced through the coffee ice cream, perfection!
One of the most unique and delicious ice cream shops in Chicago. The soft serve was outstanding and the brown sugar milk tea was extremely well executed (temp, flavor, presentation, toppings were all 10/10). If you find yourself strolling through Little Italy, make sure to stop here!
We always love coming to Kurimu for their unique ice cream flavors and changing soft serve features. This time we stopped in for their collaboration parfaits with Aya Pastry. Pictured is the Masala Chai parfait.
Kurimu really sets itself apart with inventive flavors for both the ice cream and its vehicle, whether that be a cone (in matcha, lavender, midnight vanilla and more flavors) or paired with a cream puff or pastry. The ice cream is a bit pricey, but definitely comparable to other gourmet ice cream shops in the city.
I had a Hokkaido soft serve ice cream and it was tasty! My son had swirl with Brazilian passion fruit and boba. It was interesting mix with Hokkaido milk ice cream, passion fruit and boba. Personally I enjoyed my Hokkaido ice cream just by itself. Oh! Their spoon was so cute, shape of shovel!
First time there today, their boba and flavor offerings are decent. Their cups… that’s another story. They need to get some lids that actually fit their cups. 3/5 for spilling half of my drink on myself, my shoes, and the sidewalk.
The best ice cream on the near west side. Everything is tasty and colorful. Definitely going back sometime soon. The cones were to die for. Also got a few pints to go! I’ll be back soon.
We really enjoyed our experience here. Got a few different flavors to try and all of them tasted very real. Ice cream wasn't super premium, some were a little icy and others were gummy but the flavors were great. Ice cream was pricey but worth it.
Pictured is the messy boba btw 😉 Super trendy ice cream place. All the workers are super nice and it’s way faster than you may think! There’s only 2 flavors at a time of soft serve but plenty of ice cream. …
I wish it was more guests friendly. maybe some tables outside or areas for customers since you can't be inside, by the time I walked to my car the ice-cream melted all over the place, not enjoyable . also I had to walk back to my car since I couldn't enter without a mask, I ask them for one and they had them but I would had to purchase them . I spent 25$ for 2 ice-creams I think they could've offer a free one. not worth of going back .
Hey, this place was pretty good! Now that bubble tea has gotten really mainstream, we need to add some inventive ice cream flavors to the mix. At Kurimu, I tried the purple yam and the brewed hojicha (tea) ice cream. Both were delicious. The purple yam was starkly cobalt purple in color and tasted like your usual taro bubble tea. The hojicha tasted like freshly brewed tea - subtly and pleasantly tannic. They also offer matcha ice cream, which the hojicha should not be confused for - though both tea-like, they are very different flavors.
My husband and I each got two scoops of ice cream in a Care Bear adorned plastic cup. They give you an upside-down waffle cone with your scoops, so you can enjoy the best of both cup and cone. Our order cost us about $15 total, but I think you can save about a dollar if you pay in cash. So overall not the cheapest ice cream place around, but not too bad for dessert in the area. A good opportunity to mix things up a bit. We went on a Monday night, so crowds were not an issue.
Absolutely delicious. The best Bubble tea I've had in years!
Kurimu on Taylor St. Is a great location which can sometimes get lines. Their drinks taste good but for the price I expected a larger portion. There's also only one size. Overall good experience but wish there were bigger drinks and that the dine-in section was open so we could take pictures in front of their neon sign.
Just came in with my wife and 20 month old son. I ordered a soft serve swirl on a cone. On my way out I accidentally dropped my cone(completely my fault). Without hesitation, they gave me a brand new one. I love this business in our neighborhood. We need more businesses like this one. The people in there are literally always the nicest most genuine people. Not to Mention the ice cream is delicious!
A bit pricey but something that looks this good and tastes this good is definitely worth it! Super cute and aesthetic too as you can see
We had an ice cream and a bubble tea. Both of them were amazing! Highly recommended.
KURIMU has an awesome customer service structure built into the establishment. As we were in line, an employee came out from behind the counter and took care of handing out any samples we wanted to try. He took care of us all the way until check out. They have 3 vegan options available and I decided to go for the Roasted Strawberry Coconut. The ice cream was good but I wouldn't go as far as say it's amazing.
Read a recommendation and tried the chocolate charcoal and almond cookie swirl with Oatly oat-milk! And I recommend it as well!
So many options, need to go back multiple times to get around the menu.
Adorable aesthetic and delicious treats!
i got the messy boba swirl ice cream and it was good! it’s very similar to the boba ice creams you would get in the asian grocery stores. nothing too special about the boba it came with though (a little hard, not sweetened), but the brown sugar made up for it. also, the pineapple flavor reminds me of dole whip.
Ice creams are good, service is horrible. They go back and forth every time to get a new scoop for a new flavor and to get container to hold the ice cream.
It’s just not a good idea to place the scoop in the back and the ice creams are in the front. The staff are not athletes and their moving is not fast enough to handle a bunch of orders in a short time. It took me 30 mins to get the ice cream and there were just abt 5 customers.
Their ice cream is very very good. I especially love their lavender rose ice cream. I got a pint of it for home, and it was great!!
Asian-centric ice cream shop with some simple favorites to some absurdly decadent options. The gourmet cones and soft serves can really bump up the price!
Super smooth ice cream in unique flavors. (Earl Grey Ice Cream) The wait was a little long (15 mins) and it was a tad expensive.
This place was SOOO good! I went for the first time today and I will definitely be back. The ice cream was delicious and the people who worked there were really nice about answering all my questions.
Super interesting flavors! I like that they have different choices for cones. One scoop was more than enough!
Very friendly staff! Delicious and interesting flavors for ice cream. My favorite is the Purple Yam! The ice cream stays creamy even after a week in the freezer. Thaw time for being scoop-able is short (maybe 10 minutes at room temperature).
Their cones are a great in itself. Lightly sweet so it doesn't overpower any flavors. Crispy and crunchy.
Very good drinks and soft serve! :) We got their dalgona coffee with brown sugar, and a swirl of their seasonal soft serves!
The charcoal ice cream and the cone is so good!!!! It’s a little bit pricy but so worth it.
Highly recommend the black cone with charcoal ice cream and gold on top. Eating gold feels great. :)
Worth the hype!
Definitely recommend.
Tried scoop of tiramisu and purple yam.
Excellent !! I m in love with Kurimu. Flavors were amazing. I can't wait to go back and get an ice cream. I highly recommend Kurimu.
Very good Asian flavored ice cream! Definitely on the pricey side but they know what they have. I loved taro soft serve but these flavors change over time. I prefer pandan for scoops.
Lunar New Year Flavours - Mandarin Orange and White Rabbit Candy!!
Amazing ice creams with great waffle cone selection
Best ice cream/boba shop I’ve been to. Me and my friends are a one hour drive from the city but we make that commute happily every weekend to try out the new flavors. The place is beautiful- props to the designer- and their stuff is SO GOOD. They only have a couple flavors of boba since it’s more of an ice cream shop, but their brown sugar milk tea is so delicious that I don’t even care. Everyone needs to go here at least once.
The ice cream was ok not gonna say the best but not the worse, I've had better but definitely did taste good,I got the matcha flavor single scoups and it was ok in my opinion, the matcha flavor was strong and hardly sweet so overall it's ok,giving 4 stars cause it was good just not omg. Tasty legend house is better that's my opinion especially for the price but like I said it's good so that's that.
Unique ice cream parlour. Japanese inspired softies that are so delicious and distinctive in their taste! Their ramenu- strawberry swirl was delightful!
I love their Ice cream! I can't get enough of their Cereal Topped Ice creams and the white rabbit candy! Every time I go to Chicago I make it a point to make sure I always get an ice cream from them! Highly recommend this ice cream shop! definitely worth the wait!
Nice soft serve and ice cream spot that provides a few unique flavors, the tangerine soft serve was fantastic but there was a bit of a lack of options on flavors. Would go again.
I ordered a black sesame & matcha swirl soft serve in a cup, "messy boba" style, with a matcha cone on the side. Both soft-serve flavors were pronounced and fragrant, very creamy, and not overly sweet (coming from someone who doesn't have a sweet tooth). The black sugar boba was on point with respect to both texture and flavor, on par with the better bobas I have had in Taiwan. I loved how a bit of black sugar syrup accumulated at the bottom of my soft serve cup—it complemented the relatively less sweet cream perfectly! The matcha cone was not at all sweet, almost savory, which was delicious. I can't wait to go back to try the other options!
First time trying this place and let me tell you! They have amazing ice cream/ Gelato whatever this is!! Definitely coming back!
Got the earl grey and cereal milk swirl and it was delicious!! Can't wait to try more flavors soon
KURIMU’s flavor ideas are always great. Their actual flavors have never come through each time I’ve come here though. I had the Guava soft serve today and I wasn’t able to detect the flavor in there at all :/. One of the persons that attended my friend and I was also very rude from the beginning. We had asked for a cone, but she gave us a plastic cup and when we mentioned this to her she just went on to stab the come on top of the ice cream in the cup. We were there for less than 3 minutes and there really was no reason for this person’s bad attitude.
Still wanting to try their Wicker Park location, maybe I’ll have better luck there.
I had the purple yam with oreo in a cone and it was delicious! Never had it before but it was good, definitely coming back.
Not a fan of high prices. The icecream was different. Very small portions.
Interesting asianesque flavors and cones. Some of the softest ice cream I’ve ever had. Was pretty busy too
Small place with a great selection of exciting flavors and concoctions. Definitely give the Messy Boba a try, you won't regret it!
Soft serve is delicious. Mango Tango ice cream is good. Brown sugar boba tea is OK. Nothing special. I bought their TO-GO Purple Yam ice cream and was disappointed. When I see Purple Yam, I expect it to be Purple Yam which is also known as Ube NOT Taro. I looked at their ingredients and Taro is what they call Purple Yam which is not correct. Please rename the ice cream because Taro is not Ube/ Purple Yam. Pretty disappointed because once I tasted it I could tell it's Taro..
First time coming here and the employees were nice answered some questions I had with a good attitude.. The ube ice cream is soooo fire .. definitely recommend... it has chunks of ube like bread in it too 🥲🤤🤤🥰😍 …
They have THE best soft serve. I come here from Wisconsin often and I love their ever changing flavors. So fun and creative! My favorites would have to be either earl grey or white rabbit & raspberry pomegranate. There's usually a line but it's worth the wait.
Love this place. Mango tastes like real sweet mango, not the fake stuff.
This place has some very unique flavors. I got the lavender rose ice cream and it was fantastic. Texture and taste were on point and the cone was crunchy enough that it didn't get soggy. Friendly staff as well.
I had the hojicha and taro swirl via the messy boba delivery system. It was delicious! Now I have to go back and try everything.
Great ice cream with a pleasing variety of asian flavors. Definitely on the expensive side, but worth it for a fun treat once and while.
Always fresh and delicious.
The staff are super friendly as well! I love all the amazing flavors! I don't have a favorite yet since I'm always trying something new.
There are so many different kinds of ice-cream. Must give it a try!
The donuts were very good.
I have my favorite ice cream place in every city. They tend to either be about bold flavors or superb ingredients. The best combine these traits, and Kurimu does just that. Try anything, but Thai tea and purple yam are my go to.
Ice-cream is delicious. Great options, very different from other icecream shops. Very instagramable too!!
Ordered the matcha soft serve messy boba, amazing .
One of my favorite places for both Boba tea and soft serve.
Instagram-able ice cream, don't know why they offer boba
Their matcha oreo ice cream is fantastic, and so is the plain matcha for that matter. I generally get those in a matcha cone.
I've been really unimpressed with the rotating soft serve flavors, though. They're overly artificial tasting, neon colored 🗑️
Quick and friendly service. I had the purple yam/earl grey Messy boba - surprisingly great combination. It was creamy, you can really taste the flavor of the soft serve and boba was cooked perfectly. Not too sweet either. Definitely worth the visit!
Finally got to try the softserve here. Love the variety and creativity in flavors of soft-serve and ice cream. A swirl with Ramune and Okayama peach is pictured here. I liked it because it wasn't too sweet. I look forward to going back to try the other flavours.
If you're going around the time of this posting, bring a mask to go inside.
Great variety of flavors of ice cream along with waffle cones. Their ice cream is packed full of flavor as you can taste the homemade aspect from them. Definitely recommend on a hot summer day.
I remember scoops was in this location, and I used to work across the street. The coffee alley. This place has a good selection of ice cream. I love the ice cream, been wanting to check out this place for years. I’m like 2 hours away from this location.
Finally opened!!! One of the best milke tea boba places in Chicago. The tea flavor reminds me of Cali drinks.
So delicious and creamy!! We had the lychee pearl and coconut passion. Love the fruit in it too
A little pricey especially if u have multiple kids. But the strawberry and tangerine swirl was really good. Not 7.50 good but good.
Been favorite for ice creams throughout summer last year.
All ice creams are great especially the soft serves
Must try in little italy area
Messy boba was good. Wish there was more Pearls in them. Might be a good idea to start putting pearls on milk tea soft serve.
Small space so the line seems to be out the door quite often. The staff manages this quite well though. Got the Messy Boba swirl, was decent; incredibly sweet but that's the expectation! Will return to try more flavors.
Soo much deliciousness on the menu!! Also carry these amazing Boba ice cream bars !!
Unbelievably good! If you are tired of old flavors and want to try new ones this is you heaven 😃 We tried Tiramisu and Lychee pear in cup and messy boba swirl both of then turned out to be great. I couldn’t get enough of Lychee pear it is a rare heavenly flavor that I tried in San Francisco but I didn’t find it in Chicago until I found it here
I've been to a few ice cream places in Chicago now and this is by far the best of them. Their flavors are unique and great. I'm lucky I don't live closer, because I'd be going a lot more often if I was. (I'm also not a huge ice cream guy either.)
Kurimu. This ice cream parlor is a great place to visit, the ice cream is even tastier. It is soft served, creamy and unique. The flavors really pop out. The mango tango is delicious as well as their different tasty bubble teas.
This definitely a unique ice cream shop in Little Italy area. They have many varieties of flovors: Red bean; Ube; Care Bear (Coconut; Ube; and Jackfruit) As well as boba milk tea, my favorite is the Black Sugar Boba Milk tea, everything is on point, the level of sugar and the chewiness of the boba.
I also had the melon pan ice cream, which I was told by the staff I can get two flavors. The melon pan is served warm and it was a good mix of the hot and cold mix. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
Staff are super friendly, they offer for testing the ice cream before I can make up my mind (too many that I want)
This is my to-go for ice cream place now! Can't wait to try other items on the menu
The black sesame ice cream is mind blowing. It's exactly like "gee ma wu" (or "zi ma wu") but in ice cream form. We also tried durian, mango, pandan, milk tea, lychee, and the soft serve ramune. Everything was delicious, but more importantly, the flavors are spot on. The milk tea ice cream with bobba is exactly like having the drink. If you haven't given Kurimu a try, you're missing out.
Super delicious ice cream!! They have unique Asian flavors, and also tasty "normal" flavors. Tried the lychee, purple yam, and matcha. All fantastic! Unfortunately sold out of black sesame. Only complaint is their spoons are super bendy so hard to eat ur ice cream, so just get a cone!
Nice little popup, ice cream was good. Boba latte was delicious. My little one had a blast.
Great service great ice cream. Love their flavors that they have offer. Always pick up a pint to go while you are there! Will be back for sure!!
My favorite soft serve by far.
Great taste, unique flavors.
Recommend the messy boba and soft serve.
Usually busy and $ but worth it.
Delicious flavors that you can't really get anywhere else in Chicago. Always worth the visit
Quick and polite service. The strawberry lava was amazing, and the care bear stare had real coconut and fruit pieces. I'm most definitely going back, I want to try the messy boba
We found this place randomly. There was a bit of a line, the inside is still closed. The ice cream was good, they had unique flavors. It’s a cool place to try.
A frequent weekend spot for me. Large selection of ice cream and the staff there are super helpful and friendly. My wife and I had a ton of questions and they answered them very patiently. Highly recommend!!
My wife absolutely loves this place we went there a couple of times in Little Italy went with my niece and we just thoroughly enjoyed the ice cream it could use more seating but that would be nearly impossible, so just grab your ice cream and go it was worth the money, worth the time, unique flavors, very happy positive place
You want different but yet delicious. Then Kurimu is your new ice-cream spot. I love the flavors that they come up with as well love they change it up every month. Definitely go & enjoy a different take on an old classic 😉 …
Kurimu is a great place to go if you need a quick treat. I highly recommend the tarot and oreo flavor in a cone or a cup. There are many flavors to choose from, and it is hard to choose the best one. The place is small and usually busy so be prepared to wait, but it's well worth it. I definitely recommend stopping by if you find yourself in Little Italy.
😍 yummy …
This cute little ice cream shop caught my eye as I walked past. I went in and the staff were very nice. I got the limited quantity melon pan with ice cream. The flavors worked together sooo well!! I will definitely come back again and again.
Love it! Not too sweet.. Some of the flavor you hardly can get it everywhere.
😍 First time customer & very impressed. Got the black sesame and Care Bare Stare pints ($9) to go. Half an hour drive later, they were in great condition & so delish. The pint containers are very cute see-through plastic, very on brand & reusable.
I thought CBS (purple yam, jackfruit & coconut) could either be a big hit or miss & I'm happy it's the former! Love the jackfruit chunks.
Black sesame was VERY intense, almost burnt. Not bad, but next time I'll try something else.
Excited to have a boba tea place close to UIC. Great selection of flavors. My only complain is the ability to choose or omit toppings, and adjust the amount of sugar and ice - which is common among boba tea places.
Serving sizes are smaller than advertised. The ice creams are very sweet so be aware of how you order them. The tea drinks are phenomenal however.
Delicious swirls to slurp with an instagrammable presentation. The flavors are just right and not excruciatingly sweet unlike other ice-cream spots. They also serve Boba and other treats at the counter. Plenty of creative options to pick from to pacify your sweet tooth🍦❄️ …
I love the concept, but the flavors aren't that defined and the sizes are fairly small for the price. The ice cream was rich and thick, however. I'll try again in the future.
my and my fiancé love to go there, kurimu swirl are the best and such a different flavors every couple weeks, plus Dalgona coffee is awesome !
we lov you Kurimu ! :)
So happy that such a unique dessert place has opened on Taylor Street! There are flavors that I have never heard of but work so well together. This is my favorite go to place for ice cream in Chicago now!
Delicious soft serve. Had the taro and the matcha flavor.
While I think the Bubble tea is good but not great. The messy boba was very good. The only thing this place lacks is good customer service. Employees are constantly yelling at customers to get out or are just out right rude for any issues with drinks.
Kids loved their ice cream flavors and I loved mine too….mango
I ordered matcha soft serve. It was a nice balance of sweet and earthiness from the matcha. We also ordered a soft served matcha/black sesame that was delicious. It had boba and a caramel sauce on top and all the flavors mixed well together
Loved the white rabbit soft serve with the burnt sugar.
Stopped in here on a whim! This is a cute little place and everyone working was super friendly! They let me try samples and answered any questions I had about the menu. I ended up getting a scoop of the matcha ice cream and it was yummy!
Staff was amazing. Ice cream was a amazing. Service was awesome. I ordered a three scoop waffle cone and it was fun to see them stack the three scoops like a balancing act.🤣 Amazing. …
Soooo yummy! I got the melon pan ice cream, and the bread was delicately sweet, nice and warm, and had the sugary top that I expect of a true Japanese melon pan. Gotta come back to try more.
Was fortunate enough to experience their collaboration with Aya Pastry and it was beyond amazing. I had their purple yam with Oreo ice cream and I cannot stress enough how absolutely delightful it was!
Great Service, Delicious ice cream in a cute little shop...
Wasn’t sure what to expect; my friend picked this place because she saw it all over social media. We weren’t sure how to pick what we wanted from the menu, but the staff were so friendly and helpful while trying to help us decide. The soft serve swirl was DELICIOUS! 🍦 I’ve never had anything like it! I wish this place were closer to my neighborhood so I could visit more often!
Best ice-cream in Chicago.
Amazing service
Black sugar boba milk tea is amazing
Hands down the best special soft serve I've had in ages. Waits worth it. Just plan out your parking.
Always a good experience when I go! My favorites are the Dulce de Leche and the Mango ice creams!
One of the most innovative and high quality boba/ice cream shops in all of Chicagoland. Their rotating flavors are amazing!
My favorite ice cream place that I always drive specially from suburbs!
Ease of action would help this place some ( granted flavors are already good , my kids enjoyed what the ordered and so did I ) but a visual menu would be a great thing to add to the screens , maybe they had it and I missed it ? Lacked staff , one taking orders one making with the person at the register jumping back and forth to help out ( great team work !! But help would help you in the expediting - get'em in ,,, get'em out ..)
Cute place with excellent service and unique flavor choices. Beautiful presentation.
If I could give it more than 5 stars I would. The flavor and mouth feel of the ice cream is to die for. For sure must visit for anyone looking for delicious ice cream!
Black sugar boba latte is delicious! The coffee flavor is subtle and the boba are perfectly sweet. I think about this drink often.
The ice cream is so good and the flavors keep on changing which are good. This one has sweet peachish taste.
Yummy ice cream. I got coconut 🥥 and espresso flavor scoops and they both were great. Will visit again. …
One of the most refreshing ice creams, ample flavors, different kinds (swirl, cone). Recommend to try multiple times
They know what they’re doing here. Favorite flavors are definitely black sesame and matcha. The tapioca is also cooked very well. Perfect QQ
I love this place! It has unique flavors of ice cream and different things like soft serve as well! (I'm obsessed with the messy boba)
Cool new place in the neighborhood, really appreciated their customer service and great ice cream to match it. Took my dad here for the minty green flavor, and he loved it! Will be coming here regularly for sure
Excellent ice cream ! Don’t hesitate coming here!!!
Soft server, purple yam, litchi ice cream so good!! One of the best places for ice creams. Nothing beats those ice creams.
Thought the place was cute, product was tasty, but pricey.
Consistent flavor of the brown sugar milk tea. It's not sweet to the point where the sweetness is overpowering, it's just right. Boba is cooked to perfection!
This ice cream was amazing! I tried the espresso and also the lavender rose water! Both were great!
Amazing ice cream. Fresh boba. Something new to try every time... this place will have you coming back everytime your in the city
Flippin' delicious! I had the purple yam with Oreos and strawberry cheesecake in a midnight vanilla cone.
They change their menu options so I got the lychee and it was so freaking good!
Favorite soft serve place in Chicago, new flavor every month!
This ice cream place serves the best uniquely Asian flavors.
Kurimu is the Japanese transliteration of “cream”
Best Messy Boba ever!!! Boba and cornflakes just blending well with the earl grey and vanilla soft serve 😍😍😍😍 such a treat! …
Super delicious! Little bit on the pricey side, but good nonetheless!
Good for when you need your sugar fix!
This place is great. Soft serve is amazing and regular Ice cream flavors are fun and tasty as well. Great addition to the neighborhood.
Ice cream is so good and they have fun creative flavors.
Updated from five to four stars because of inconsistent quality. Loved the care bear stare but recent orders have been peppered with ice crystals sadly.
Perfect ice cream spot with unique flair, the line can be long so go off peak hours and you won’t wait too long. Go here 100%
I really love this place, reasonable prices, great presentation, the flavors are unique and I really like that they change flavors often, definitely you'll want to come back to try the new ones.👍 …
KURiMU is full of such superbly, delicious flavour options, each my favorite!..especially the Durian and Black Sesame. 🙏🥰 …
The ice cream is okay. It's more for aesthetic purposes, but they have very interesting flavors.
Very good! You will most likely wait in a line but it is worth it. Check them out!
Totally incredible. The soft serve and boba are delicious. All of their flavors are unique. Very instagrammable.
Amazing seasonal soft serve flavors. Loved both Milk tea and White rabbit candy so far.
The best ice cream place and do try messy boba - it’s greatttt!! 😋 …
That messy boba is where its at, highly recommend. Get the swirl don't remember which soft-serve flavor was better.
Lot of intriguing options. Strawberry Lava drink tasted great. Customer service was good.
Quick service and delicious ice cream.
I will back again 🔥 …
Not the quickest service but I went at a busy time. Ice cream was good, lots of flavors to choose from that are pretty unique
I never know what I'm ordering here but it always tastes great.
Black sugar milk tea ice cream--the thing my dreams are made of
very good
Delicious ice cream and inventive Japanese inspired flavors. I can't wait to come back and try more.
I came here and ordered the messy boba and it was delicious! Great combo 👏🏻 …
Amazing dessert. Just try it! They have different flavors every month!
I love the unique flavors here. And the ice cream is incredibly creamy. Definitely returning!!
Amazing soft-serve ice cream. Ngl the best I've ever had.
It's was pricey but it was good ice cream... very soft n rich
Best sort serve I've had outside of Japan. The homemade ice cream is also just phenomenal.
We go here for the softserves. The flavors are seasonal and they're all pretty good. Will definitely be back again soon.
DELICIOUS! The messy boba swirl was sooo good! Young men at the store were so polite, sweet & professional.
I need one of these in my hometown. Soft-serve with boba! And the boba was warm and soft and chewy. Perfect texture!
Interesting flavors here, very good tasting ice cream.
Still requires a mask for some reason...
Kurimu has the most delicious flavors and their messy boba never disappoints
Amazing ice cream!!!! Lychee schoop with lavender cone is my fav!
Charcoal & coconut ice cream ROLLED IN GOLD. I mean it get no betta! Clean & delicious.
Not your typical ice cream shop; I love their twist and ice cream flavors 😋 …
Out of this world delicious. Quite possibly the best ice cream I have ever eaten...and I have eaten a lot.
The ice cream it is good, different but good. They have good service, nice people
It was different, if you would like to try new flavors on ice cream this is the place
My favorite ice cream and soft serve shop ever!! The owner ming is the best!
Loved the soft serve!!
New flavours every season!!
🖤 delicious
Pros
1. Decor
2. Flavors
3. Black ice cones!
The soft serve here is always great and I make a point to visit every time I'm in town!
Staff is great! Super great vibe! Perfect for a summer walk. They get super busy so plan to wait!
Very tasty but pricey and stingy with container, overstuffed to try to save money.
Good but not a huge selection of flavors but what they have is pretty good.
Fast service! Kind employees. Every flavor is delicious. Can’t go wrong with the soft serve.
Crazy combination and flavors are soo good, best ice cream
Register girl was very helpful and doesn't make you feel rushed since i was a first timer here. Ice cream was great 👍 …
Probably my top 3 icecream places near UIC
Tried their ice creams, but not so good.
Messy Boba! I will be back- really delicious and unique flavors.
Their ice cream and boba taste sooo delicious and fresh!
So good! Great variety without being overwhelming and flavors that make you want to go back and try them all!
Delicious! But kinda pricy! Props to them for selling durian ice cream :D
Great ice cream
Tasty but pricey for the portion size
An overrated place with ice cream that looks great but tastes just ok
Great for an insta post but not the best to actually get great ice cream
Yam & oreo with thai ice tea ice cream.
They have a great taste of special ice cream
Usually soft serve flavors are new and good to try
It was my favorite discovery during the pandemic. The messy boba is the way to go.
Eggless icecream options available.
Their menu in the store is not helpful. Fire up instagram and show them what you want instead.
The white rabbit flavor, taro flavor...EVERY flavor is so good here!!
Ice cream smooth but music too loud and hard to communicate with staff
Unique flavors like charcoal coconut and milk tea! Must try. 😊 …
Staff were very friendly and the drinks were amazing. Have to try the dalgona coffee milk tea
Told us they ran out of boba after paid.
My daughter likes this ice cream shop
Great yummy ice cream but a bit overpriced
What a decedent delight! Truly the finest cream in the land!
Nice options and a good local spot for dessert.
Delicious ice cream, just seemed a little overpriced for the amount you get.
Loved the food but long long line. They really need to start online ordering.
Delicious ♥️♥️♥️ the lychee and mango 😋😋😋 …
So worth it! Get the boba!
Good place for tea and ice cream options.
Super yummy and pretty. Staff was helpful and kind. Definitely try this place!
My Daughter thought it was great Ice cream 🍦 …
Friendly service, quality soft serve, and a nice addition to Taylor st.
Loved the flavors! Great customer service too
Coffee and chocolate flavour is so good.
Yummy soft serve. Loved the flavors
Loved my tiramisu and mango Kurimu
Never a bad time! Wonderful icecream!
WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM 🍦🍦🍦 …
I love it so good
Very interesting flavors. Like is usually long, for good reason!
great place,milk tea is delicious,staffs are kind and professional
Get the soft icecream. Best stuff ever
Kurimo swirl 3/5
Flavors rotated. Not as good this time.
Delicious ice cream, especially taro flavor
Very unique place have to wait in live because of covid but totally worth the wait.
Soft light flavors and a lot of variety.
The cutest little spot for the perfect sweet treat when you need it.
Fantastic ice cream flavors
Best ice cream ever!
A little too expensive for a soft serve
Pricy, but great Ice cream.
Tasty Korean ice cream and cones
cute ice cream shop
Creative ice cream treats.
Best ice cream in the city
Very delicious but very expensive
Not great flavors
A bit over hyped for the line, the swirl was good tho
Perfect after dinner treat spot
The best ice cream
Great flavors
Love their flavors!
Summer melon and lychee ice cream
BEST ICE CREAM EVER
Delicious good cervice
average and need to improve the waiting time ....
Love shakes mamts
Awesome place !!! Worth it !!! Bzzz
😃😃😃 …
nice and fast service
Legit
This place is a must try!!!
I love the swirl!!!
Worth standing in line for
Fun flavors
Delicious....
Nice stuff
Love this place
Delicious!
Great experience
Perfection.
1st time visiting and I tried the Horchata and Earl Grey. Great combination. Will visit more often to try limited flavors. Flavors vary per location so be sure to follow them on social media.
(Translation) very good the strawberry 🍓 lava includes booba
(Original)
muy bueno el strawberry 🍓 lava incluye booba
(Translation) the flavors are not so good a of the ice cream the biscuits of lis cones if they were very good
the flavors are not so good ice cream biscuits de lis cones were very good
(Original)
the flavors are not so good a of the ice cream the biscuits of lis cones if they were very good
los sabores no son tan buenoa de los helados las galletas de lis conos si estaban muy bueno
(Translation) The place is nice and the staff is very friendly but the smoothies really need to improve.
(Original)
Esta lindo el lugar y el personal es muy amable pero los licuados la verdad necesitan mejorar.
(Translation) It's not as good as I thought it would be ㅜㅜ It's a no-brainer for someone who likes sweet things like me
(Original)
생각보다 별로입니다ㅜㅜ 저처럼 달달한걸 좋아하는 사람에게는 비추입니다
(Translation) Perfect Ice Cream!!
(Original)
Helado Perfecto!!