Bi-Rite Creamery

photo - Yelp, Meghan H.

Bi-Rite Creamery, Dessert, The Mission
May 6, 2016

P:
Chocolate with TCHO Chocolate

J:
Salted Caramel


Notes:
Bi-Rite Creamery is a neighborhood ice cream shop that has been in operation since 2002.  It's so popular that it's not unusual for there to be a line out the door and down the block, day or night, no matter the weather.

That night, we'd had dinner at the restaurant next door.  It was a slightly disappointing experience, and we decided the only way to turn things around was with a scoop from Bi-Rite.

Long ago, Bi-Rite was recommended to me by a friend who is a die hard fan of their salted caramel ice cream.  Before you say that flavor is "so last year" you should know that they've been doing salted caramel ice cream since before salted caramel ice cream was a thing.  And it is hands down, by far, the best salted caramel ANYTHING I've ever had.  I've probably been to Bi-Rite only about a half-dozen times.  Once, I got a scoop of "ricanelas", cinnamon ice cream with bits of snickerdoodle cookies.  It was good, but it was no salted caramel.  Another time I had a scoop of malted vanilla with peanut brittle and milk chocolate pieces, along with a scoop of salted caramel (smart, eh?).  But the malted vanilla, also good, was no salted caramel.  Ever since, I haven't bothered with anything else.  Their salted caramel ice cream is divine.  Ultra creamy and rich textured, the caramel flavor is deep and smoky, bordering on burnt, and the saltiness is just right.  It's HAY-mazing.

Patrick went with chocolate on this visit.  He's a big chocolate fan generally, and TCHO is an exceptionally good local chocolatier.  The ice cream he describes as having a deep chocolate flavor, almost as if there were chocolate extract added to the mixture.  I had some, and it was delicious, but it was no salted caramel.


SALTED CARAMEL.