Don Melt

Gigantic soft serve ice cream cones, croffles, and sweet drinks at The Source in Buena Park

Opened at The Source in 2022, Don Melt is a nice little shop tucked into a first floor corner, offering ice cream cones, croffles, and Italian sodas – somewhat familiar options given mall neighbors such as Overflo, In-Sit Coffee, and Basilur. What enticed us to Don Melt were posters depicting double-height soft serve cones, which are unique to this shop.

There are only two flavors of ice cream, both non-dairy – plain and strawberry – and although neither enticed us enough to buy a big cone on our first visit, we gave in to our curiosity on a second visit. Unsurprisingly, the flavors are gentle but nice enough to make a huge soft serve cone palatable; this can be a fun treat to order and share with a partner and/or kids. If you need more flavor, and are okay with a smaller portion, try one of the affogatos (with drizzled coffee) instead.

We were less enthusiastic about Don Melt’s sweet, one-note drinks, Blue Ocean and blueberry, which tasted like little more than Sprite or soda water mixed with Monin syrups. But the stand has been experimenting with various croffle options, including savory toppings, and the only thing stopping their drinks from improving is a modest recipe change. We may return to give them another try.

Stats

Price: $
Service: Counter
Open Since: 2022

Addresses

6940 Beach Blvd. D122
Buena Park, CA 90621

714.232.5440

Instagram: @don_melt