"One of my favorite places to get a sweet treat! Amazing quality and variety. The staff is always friendly and prompt. The rotating flavors makes it very fun to be a repeat customer."

"Carmen’s is my happy place! Their flavors are always fresh, creamy, and full of taste. The staff is friendly, and the place has such a welcoming vibe. Perfect spot to treat yourself on a sunny day—or any day, really!"

"This place for real is the most legit water ice and custard this side of New Jersey. It's outstanding. In fact, it would be my favorite even if it it was in New Jersey. The lemon is LEGIT and you can order it with our without bits of zest. And the custard -- rich and creamy like it should be. Even the cake cones are properly pointy at the bottom. No notes."

"YESSSSSSSS for an amazing neighborhood business that is just doing GREAT THINGS! Since i moved back to this area a decade ago, Carmen’s went from their original location to expanding into several locations AND offers their products at the National Zoo!! The quality, however, has NOT CEASED. First, what everyone wants to know about Carmen’s, the Italian ice and custards! They are SO GOOD! The menu changes often so there is a strong chance that you find a new favorite everytime. I love their smooth rich custards & just yesterday discovered their Jersey Shore Mocha - which is both dangerous and delicious!!! The ices are so awesome with some of our family’s standouts of mango, strawberry Matt, Rocket Pop, cotton candy, etc. Some favorite custard flavors: ube, Nutella, mudslide, marshmallow, etc. What I love most is their sense of community. They employ a ton of our local high schoolers (current and alum). They support our local cluster. Every 8th of the month is Jayden Day where you can score some awesome specials as well as in the dead of winter too. They no longer offer dine-in but you can take your dessert and hangout outside at the various outdoor tables or go across the street to the park. The owners are amazing and kind people and just are great for our community. Our family LOVES supporting this amazing local business."

"I love Carmen so much! We recently moved to Maryland and always saw a line there, so we finally tried it — and we were impressed! The flavors were really good. When my family came to visit, I told them it’s a must-try. But sadly, when we went another time (before closing ), it just tasted like sugar, and there were sugar particles in the ice. We didnt even eat it. It was very disappointing that time — maybe bad luck!"