Emack & Bolio’s – SoBe

I give this place ZERO star. Unfortunately you cannot do that on here. First of all, the service was HORRIBLE. We got there at 10:40pm and no one was in the shop. After 10 mins of waiting a lady came in and said we’re closed and basically asked us to leave. We asked her, «we thought you close at 11?» She gave us an attitude and said «this is my shop, i can do whatever i want» IS THIS HOW YOU TREAT A PAYING CUSTOMER??? The worst customer service i’ve ever encountered in my life!

I’m happy I found this cute ice cream and milkshake spot that has vegan options! It’s right near Panther Coffee. I had the cookies and cream vegan milkshake and it was so good! It was so creamy and flavorful. The owner was really nice and friendly. I will definitely come back. He also told me that soon vegan ice cream will be arriving as well

I had high hopes for this place, but was very disappointed.
First, the store layout/​design is very uninviting. The ice cream itself is mediocre at best. It doesn’t scream home made quality, but rather is on par with Publix brand. My fiancée ordered the «Cookie Monster» flavor which was, for all intents and purposes, freezer burned. She also asked for chocolate sprinkles, which were sloppily applied to only about ¼ of the scoop. I ordered «Trippin’ on Espreso» flavor which was… just, ok. We both ordered our ice cream in the «cookie cones» which were stale and clearly mass produced.
Finally, the price is simply obnoxious. I wouldn’t mind paying $ 9 for a scoop of high quality ice cream transported in a flavorful, well done cookie cone, but Emack & Bolio’s simply lacks the quality one would expect; from a place who claims Ben & Jerry stole their idea.

I’m so happy they now have an outpost here in Miami as this was my favorite when I used to live in NYC. Love their moose track ice cream and their chocolate barks. Folks complaining about the price must not understand how comparable ice creams cost (i.e., not cheap!)
Only thing I would ask — please try to be consistent with hours. Stopped by twice these past few months where they were somehow closed.

My friend had been wanting to check this place out for a while, so we walked over after our brunch at Pubbelly Sushi since it’s only a block away. She got the Alphonso Mango Sorbet which had good mango taste and had a smooth consistency. My other friend tried a sample of the Coffee Toffee Frozen Yogurt which was on the icy side and not so great. They have a ton of other ice cream flavors and homemade chocolate items as well, so not a bad place to stop by during the hot summer months. However, this wouldn’t be a place I would go out of my way to visit.

When I think of people balling out and being flashy with their money, I usually think of driving a red ferrari or popping bottles at the club. When I tried Emack & Bolio’s the other night, however, this idea took on a whole new meaning. Any guy who tries to take me to Emack & Bolio’s surely must be trying to show off his wealth because DAMN those prices are steep. Honestly, please take me to Prime 112 for fried oreos instead. It’s more bang for your buck.
Okay, I’ll admit I’m exaggerating just a tad BUT i would like to tell you that my small ice cream with a few toppings cost just under 10 bucks. Blasphemy!
Had I not seen the price tag, I’d think this place was decent. Doesn’t hold a candle to my one true love, Azucar (on Calle ocho), but they have some good flavors and I wasn’t complaining. One thing I like about this place is the fact that you can get any of their ice cream flavors made in the frozen yogurt machine. If you’re going to feel financial guilt, at least you won’t be feeling as much calorie guilt. It’s a trade off!

Ice cream was good but for $ 7.28, I expect better than good and decent size scoop from a worker who is more interested in the customer than her boyfriend. Considering there are so many other alternatives on the beach you would think they would try harder. Ice cream fail. Won’t be back to this rip off place.

We grabbed ice cream here while we waited for our dinner spot to stop having their fire alarms go off. We basically got a version of cookies n cream and I have to say, that I was disappointed. The flavors weren’t as rich and the texture was more icy and grainy than I would have liked. For 5 bucks for a small, I expect my ice cream to be perfection and this was anything but.

This place is a haven for anyone with a serious sweet tooth. I mean they have COOKIE CONES! This place just takes grabbing some ice cream to the next level, its unreal. The ice cream flavor combinations are just ice cream insanity. I had the «Chunk O’Funk», caramel ice cream with oreos and chocolate covered pretzels. Like how has no one ever thought of doing that combination before? It was delicious.
They also have a large selection of chocolate confections purchased by the pound and mochi ice cream. The pricing it is a bit steep, $ 6.50 for a small cake cone and 1 scoop, although this is South Beach, pricing of such sort is expected.
My only major complaint and reasoning for 4 stars is that the consistency of the ice cream was a bit too icy for my taste. I like my ice cream to be more creamy and smooth. As far as atmosphere, the lighting and overall interior were very drab and uninviting.

They have amazing raw vegan shakes I had the vanilla coconut! It was OMG!!! Loved it they also have great chocolate delicacies

I was a regular patron of the Emack & Bolio’s on Newbury Street while living in Boston, so when I heard they opened up a store in Miami Beach, I was very excited!
I love that this places offers more than just ice cream. You can buy homemade fudge, chocolate dipped treats, and best of all, ice cream pizza. On my last visit, I decided to keep it simple with cookie dough ice cream on a sugar cone. It was delicious and hit the spot.
Next time I visit I plan on trying their treats and maybe taking home one of the ice cream pizzas.

Who doesn’t love sweets?
Great selection of chocolates and ice creams here. One of their specialties look to be their peanut butter cups… they have many different varieties and all are delicious.
Helps that there are many gyms nearby to burn off all the calories I put on here.

From service to ice cream to store cleanliness to worker’s sanitary practices… This place deserves zero stars.
We walked in when the guy behind the counter was finishing giving change to a customer. We ordered 4 small icecreams on sugar cones. He proceeded to grab all the cones with his bare hands… Served them to us like it was the norm to handle cones in this store that way… When we were paying we expressed our disappointment with him handling the cones without a glove or even a napkin or a paper… He did not apologize nor tried to make the situation better; he brushed it off by saying «oh but I washed my hands». When clearly he did not.
I had rum raisin icecream on a very stale sugar cone. The icecream started melting off immediately. I could not eat it fast enough without it running down my hand. I wasn’t even out of the store, to say that the heat was a factor here. This only happens to extremely low quality icecream.
I also ordered raspberry sorbet for my son. He had a taste and ran away from it! It had such strange consistency… Like jelly… Huh?
Let’s not even talk about the price of the ice creams… It was pretty expensive, however that is completely irrelevant here because I would never eat icecream from here EVEN if it is FREE!
Thanks but no thanks!

COOL & REFRESHINGLY YUMMY
Ordered the fresh and most flavorable all berry ice cream which was a perfect way to top off a splendid burger experience.

While Emack isn’t my favorite ice cream in NYC, this Sunset Harbour outpost has won over my heart.
I come here often and have enjoyed learning the menu and the fact that they can custom blend basically any flavor you want. I used to be an off-​the-​menu girl, but this is a game changer. I also appreciate the diversification of their offering from ice cream to gourmet chocolates and chocolate dipped treats. Sometimes you’re in the mood for ice cream. Sometimes you’re not, and they’ve got you covered either way.
The service and staff are delightful, which can’t be said for 70% of businesses in South Florida, and the small shop is consistently clean and organized. I love the addition of outdoor seating benches. Following Panther coffee’s lead, this is a lovely addition and nice for grabbing ice cream on a Miami Beach night with friends.
I’ve enjoyed getting to know the Emack menu and watching this business grow for the better, and I really think it deserves 5-​stars. Just wonderful.

The ice cream is all very tasty. They also have lots of unique flavors. The staff is friendly and allows you to have lots of samples. Would definitely come back and visit this store. Did not try the chocolates but they looked good.

Amazing chocolate. Had a chocolate covered Nutella cup, chocolate covered Oreo and chocolate covered graham cracker! Delicious and very nice people! Ice cream flavors sounded awesome as well. Slightly pricey but definitely worth the money!

How is this place only reviewed twice and both claim the ice cream is good? It’s terrible.
First of all who designed the sidewalks in this new ‘hood of Miami Beach? You cant walk side by side around the block without bumping into something protruding from the ground not to mention the dicey parking and trying to avoid the sweaty fist clenched Yoga chicks who were given a prescription for either mood altering drugs or Yoga lessons. Those angry hipsters will certainly run you off the sidewalk, as they growl their chant, if you don’t watch it. They need their prime line spot at Jugo Fresh and nothing will get in their way…
This place’s minimalistic theme doesn’t really cut it. It doesn’t say «hey great design idea» it’s cumbersome and odd. Its not well lit and the ice cream is not creamy at all. It lacks depth and taste. Ive had considerably better Publix brand ice cream. Avoid this place. It wont be around long anyway. Maybe they can put a public shower here so the cycling and yoga chicks can rinse off before forcing the innocent to inhale their musky damp scent.

Welcome to Florida and especially welcome to Sunset Harbor, Emack! I loved this place in NYC but I rarely went because I thought it was so expensive. Well here it is in Miami and I’m not a broke city dweller anymore and I’m so excited to have this here!
Not only are the flavors so unique and delicious but everything is crap free– so no high fructose corn syrup and I guess some of the stuff is organic which makes it fit in to that Sunset Harbor crowd. Yes it’s still a little pricey but I really believe it’s worth it. I mean they have homemade whipped cream! It’s some of the fluffiest whipped cream ever. And unlike the previous poster I found the portion size to be perfectly adequate. My husband’s sundae was $ 8 but that was three scoops, a topping, a fluffy topping, and fudge. And it was a lot!
The only real downside is there’s no real seating– take it and get out basically. But if you think that’ll stop me from getting my fatty on, guess again!

Before Ben & Jerry was Emack.
Delicious flavors, ability to make anything soft serve is unique. The best hot fudge. Wish there were tables and a tad expensive but worth every penny.