Est. 2002 · Willow Glen, San JoseOpen today · 12–10p

A scoop
worth the line.

Midwest dairy, California sunshine. 24 years of hand-crafted frozen desserts from a converted photo drive-through on Lincoln Ave.

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Best of SV

'19 '21 '23

★ 4.8

2,140 Google reviews

12 awards

in 24 years

24YEARS

Dole Whip 12 flavors ✦16% butterfat ✦Real Wisconsin custard ✦Dannon yogurt · 4 live cultures ✦Hand-scooped daily ✦Kosher certified ✦Dole Whip 12 flavors ✦16% butterfat ✦Real Wisconsin custard ✦Dannon yogurt · 4 live cultures ✦Hand-scooped daily ✦Kosher certified ✦

2008Best Local Creamery— Metro Silicon Valley✦2010Family-Friendly Pick— SF Bay Parent✦2012Reader's Choice— Mercury News✦2014Best Scoop in SV— SJ Magazine✦2016Top 10 Bay Ice Cream— Eater SF✦2018Critic's Pick— Mercury News✦2019Best of Silicon Valley— Metro✦2020Local Legend Award— City of San Jose✦2021Best of Silicon Valley— Metro✦2022Yelp Top 100 — California— Yelp✦2023Best of Silicon Valley— Metro✦2025Bay Area Hall of Fame— KQED✦2008Best Local Creamery— Metro Silicon Valley✦2010Family-Friendly Pick— SF Bay Parent✦2012Reader's Choice— Mercury News✦2014Best Scoop in SV— SJ Magazine✦2016Top 10 Bay Ice Cream— Eater SF✦2018Critic's Pick— Mercury News✦2019Best of Silicon Valley— Metro✦2020Local Legend Award— City of San Jose✦2021Best of Silicon Valley— Metro✦2022Yelp Top 100 — California— Yelp✦2023Best of Silicon Valley— Metro✦2025Bay Area Hall of Fame— KQED✦

/01 — Make it yours

Build your scoop.

Pick a size, stack up to 4 scoops across 2 flavors, pile on the toppings. Then visit us — or send it to DoorDash.

1. Choose Size

Select your container size before picking flavors.

2. Pick Your Scoops

Tap a flavor to add a scoop. Up to 4 scoops, max 2 flavors — they stack!

3. Add Toppings

4. Visit our store or order online

Visit our store

Order online

Pick a flavor to see your Ice Cream!

/02 — The good stuff

Four specialties. obsessively sourced.

Super premium

Ice Cream

Locally made by Treat Ice Cream Co. · 33+ rotating flavors

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97% fat-free

Frozen Yogurt

Dannon-based · 4 live cultures · 7 flavors incl. vegan

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Dairy-free

Dole Whip

Non-dairy pineapple soft serve — the Disneyland classic

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Made fresh

Wisconsin Custard

Genuine Wisconsin-style · slow-churned signature soft serve

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since 2002

1100 lincoln ave

/03 — Our story

A converted photo
drive-through &
one big idea.

Jeff opened Willow Glen Creamery in 2002 with a simple thesis: bring the dairy quality of Midwest creameries to California. 24 years on, that thesis still holds.

We've earned recognition as one of Silicon Valley's best ice cream destinations — still the same neighborhood scoop shop, still Midwest-grade dairy.

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/04 — From the case