Pleasures, Guilty & Otherwise (Vincent's Ice Cream)
Vincent’s Ice Cream 902 North Olden, Trenton (609) 396-3341
(Directions) Vincent’s is closed during the winter months
Editor’s Pick for Best Ice Cream by the Scoop
Vincent’s is the pink and white ice cream stand at the corner of North Olden and Pennsylvania, just west of Rte. 1, and a couple of blocks down the street from Brunswick Avenue. It is exactly what you hope an independently owned business will be: well managed by an entrepreneur-owner who knows what he’s doing and cares about quality.
Vincent’s does home-made, hand dipped ice-cream, home-made water ices, and soft-serve. He also does a mean meatball, pulled-pork, or chicken-breast sandwich.
Let’s start with the sandwiches. To date, I’ve only had the meatballs, which are tasty, flavorful, and surprisingly light. When I asked Vincent what they were made of, he confessed they are turkey! “I did a taste comparison of beef against the turkey. The turkey was just better.” I suspect he’s right. The sandwich itself is big, with plenty of meatballs, and priced fairly at $4.50. (Because the turkey will be much lower in fat than beef meatballs would be, this is the pleasure you needn’t feel guilty about.)
Vincent’s home made ice creams (the guilty pleasures) are creamy and strongly flavored. At $3 for a “regular” which is roughly two normal sized scoops, it’s also pretty good value against other ice cream stands that make their own. Flavors rotate with the season and Vincent’s whim.
The water ice is also outstanding, made with real fruit. The only issue I’ve had with Vincent’s is that he doesn’t turn over the inventory as quickly as Rita’s, so the water ice isn’t always fresh. When it is fresh, however, some flavors are untouchable. I’m not a huge fan of the soft serve, but who cares when you can buy a Gelato made with Vincent’s home made ice cream.
Vincent’s is basically a take-out place, but there are picnic tables on a patio behind the store.
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I took the editor’s advice… and while I’m glad I did, I thought I’d share my experience. The ice cream is good stuff. Not as serious as Halo but good quality and a great value. The water ice was a different story. After picking out the bing cherries, there wasn’t anything worth eating. And the strawberry lemonade was all syrup…. one bite was too much. Good service. The folks at Vincent’s moved through the long line with efficiency and smiles. And there’s good parking for a in-n-out visit. I’ll be back, but I’ll stick to the hand-dipped ice cream. Yum!
Miguel…you clearly had “bada bing” cherry water ice, which is my absolute favorite. It’s chock full of cherries, which is why I like it, and why not much is left when you’re done. Have it with Vincent’s cookies and cream ice cream, and it’s like a frozen Black Forest cake.
Compared to Rita’s wild black cherry, Vincent’s is better, IMO.
I confess. I am Vincent’s neighbor, so you will not get any criticisms from me. Vince is one of the nicest people I know and a very hard working individual. Trust me and try the butter pecan, heaven on a spoon. We are lucky to live next to the best ice cream man in New Jersey.
While visiting Trenton visiting family, I had the pleasure to visit Vincent’s. What a great experience it was. Old fashion ice cream and some very interesting new flavors as well. My daughter tried the grapenut and still raves about it. When we go back, this is one place we will not miss.
Vince and his ice cream are the best! There are a few picnic tables on the side where you can sit and enjoy your guilty pleasure. The staff is always friendly and patient. You can tell when people enjoy what they do for a living, and Vince loves his job!
Although I worked at Vincents for 3years, I absolutely LOVE it! The mango sorbet is to DIE FOR! He puts about 3 cans of fresh thick mangoes its heaven! The hand dipped ice cream is ALL fresh! Number one sellers are Butter Pecan, Coconut Almond Joy, Rum Raisin, and Grape Nut!!! People stop by Vincent’s is the BEST!