Salt Straw Hayes Valley

I'm glad to see as many (what like) teenagers here. This is probably a fun job if you're young because you basically hang with your friends all layer. As a customer, I have to hang out a lot. Some employees were professional and much more not. It was like I went in a high school at noon. This should be reinforced. My sweet corn-waffle cone flavored ice cream was terrible. It didn't taste like an ingredient. This is the first time in my life I had ice cream that I can honestly say was terrible. I don't even know how it tasted. I didn't know ice could taste bad. I thought the worst thing you could do would be a moderate batch. But no; it is completely possible, and Salt Straw nails it. The Strawberry Caesar/Cilliantro/lime Ice was much better, but you don't taste the Zilantro or the Lime. This is something I hate about this trendy, unique flavor combination ice cream. They throw a few things into a lot and a taste dominated. If we don't want to taste it, don't waste the ingredients. Many hypes, but nothing special or new.

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I am a religious new flavor of the month goer February happens to have a whole chocolatier selection! My faves this month were the Cacao Nib with Frangipane and the Comparte Coffee flavor. My regular menu go to 's are the Honey Lavender, Salted Malted Cookie Dough, and Cold Brew with Praline spot on flavors. TCHO mint chip for dairy free days! I appreciate the patience of those who scoop for letting me always sample so many. Love that the interior always smells like waffle cones Beware that the line snakes out the door Friday Sunday evenings (and weekend afternoons too), but it goes decently fast. 30 min on a Friday night!

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We have frequented salt and straw at many locations and will return as it is well run and line moves fast and ice cream always an interesting surprise.For most of us, spilt scoop is plenty.Strawberry balsamic vinegar interesting and probably something people will try at least once.I got the two ones with cookie in them many tasty bites but often just tasted sweet.Chocolate brownie was lovedCinnamon snickerdoodle was enjoyedBananas foster was gone so we missed out

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They give big scoops here which makes the price pretty reasonable. There was a little line but the servers work fast. They don't have much traditional flavors here but their menu didn't make me afraid to try out new flavors. We had one scoop of olive oil and one scoop of pear and bleu cheese. Their recipe is dense and rich for sure so it can be very filling. Very smooth and tasty!

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My taste is the honey lavender. Coffee and nuts were good, but also very strong. Always get the waffle cone!

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