Jim Jim's Water Ice

Seriously the best ice cream and Italian ice I've ever had. Their waffles cones are also really delicious! I go as often as possible and the owners are literally the nicest people you could ever meet. I cannot recommend this place enough!

After eating another outstanding Austin food truck meal I was hot and thirsty and thought, “Man, the perfect dessert to top off this Texas meal cleanse the pallet and cool me down would be Philly water ice.” Bam, my wish was granted. A Philly dude moved here and opened a water ice place? Minutes later I was digging into my favorite pineapple water ice with vanilla ice cream. It was the PERFECT hot weather treat. Cold, flavorful, not heavy, and not too sweet. I will be back.

Their iced treats were very delicious and i appreciate that they also gave you samples! The only downside is that it’s just a walk up window and nowhere nearby to sit down. But overall we enjoyed the consistency of their Italian ices and they were yummy!

Had to stop in on our trip to Austin since it is so highly rated. The flavors were diverse and the price was great. I had the mango with condensed milk drizzle and my wife had the horchata with condensed milk drizzle. Both were phenomenal!

Super refreshing, delicious and amazing how the flavor was great all the way through! I also liked to texture! The service was great and the store owner super friendly! A must visit for out of towners!

The amount of flavors offered ensures that anyone who comes here will get something they like. I love how much lighter the water ice tastes in comparison with a snow-cone. The employees and owners are also extremely nice, I love coming here!

Really delightful, rich in flavor ice. It's very sugary intense, but a treat. One thing, keep your wits about you in the area. There's a solid enclave of homeless that hang around this block in particular.

It is a little generous to say this is like the Italian water-based ice cream. It isn't really like that at all. But imagine a snow cone with smaller, smoother ice that kept its flavor longer and you'll have the idea. Definitely good on a hot summer night.

I've been coming to Jim-Jim's long before moving to Austin. It's an Old 6th Street staple and there's a reason for it. Or should I say many glorious reasons? They have so many fun and yummy ice cream and water ice flavors to choose from. It's almost like being at a carnival in the middle of a city. This is a good thing because it brings back all those delicious memories associated with fairs and carnivals. Nice little walk-up with window service. My little Sir Benjamin even got some vanilla ice cream!

A straight forward, no frills place to serve fantastic ice cream in Austin area. I had the soft-serve and it was the best tasting ice cream I've had in years. I literally came everyday to get this. My friends ordered the Italian Water Ice and they said it was phenomenal. This place needs more stars.

This dessert spot impressed with its swift service. Their Italian ice selection boasted a plethora of flavors, offering something for every palate. Additionally, their ice cream proved to be delightful. Overall, a satisfying experience for anyone with a sweet tooth craving a refreshing treat.

This is a must if you are in the area! Delicious water ice located right outside of Barton springs perfect to cool off after a hot Austin Texas day. Pros: Awesome Flavor,Awesome Location, Quick service,Perfect for hot day Cons: Only one size available,Small Amount of flavors

I went on two different occasions: once to try the soft serve ice cream because they didn't have the premium ice cream flavor available and second time was to try the premium ice cream flavor. The service was solid, the ice cream ranges from mid - to good, and the pricing is more expensive than I'm used to. First trip- I got a vanilla soft serve cup with Oreo toppings (4.60$ after taxes) and it wasn't very good, it was average soft serve at best. Second trip- I got 2 scoops of the Oreo premium ice cream ($7.52 after taxes). The ice cream was good but definitely overpriced, I've gotten better and more ice cream for less the price. The place is okay but I definitely wouldn't come back.

We stopped here on our way to doing a duck tour. They were just opening up but we're nice to get right to taking our order. We had a variety of items, and liked all of them. It's a small mom & pop type place with a walk up window. Go try it!

First time trying Jim-Jim's! Very good water ice! Good flavors, natural tasting. The passion fruit tasted more like guava though. A large water ice (no ice cream inside) is $7.00, kind of pricey!!

It was scorching hot in Austin and we spotted Jim-Jim on yelp when we searching for a cool treat. The place is a small stand that seemed quite popular. Despite the size of the shop, they had lots of flavors for the water ice and homemade ice cream. Honestly I was torn about what to get. I really wanted to try the ice cream but also I want the water ice and I knew I could not eat both. So, since I had ice cream earlier in the day, I went with the water ice. I was definitely not disappointed! The flavors were sweet but not cloyingly so. The ice was packed well, the cup made it easy to eat, and the small size was just enough. This was a perfect way to cool off as we walked back to our hotel. All five of us were very pleased with our choices!

This was one of the most tastiest sweet treats I've ever had! Most definitely get the black cherry flavor with soft serve inside. Wish I got a large

Great italian ice, soft serve and ice cream spot! Right in the middle of downtown, great service!! I always like to get the strawberry kiwi with blue coconut and it always sooo good!! So many flavors to choose from and the cashiers are always so nice & patient. They offer samples, so that's a plus!

Absolute favorite treat on a hot sunny day! So yummy, always quick, SUPER convenient. Thank me laterzzzz

Jim-Jim's was so good I got it everyday I was there during my stay in Austin I got the coconut ice with ice cream and the mango with ice cream. My partner got a coke float too each time and we both loved it.

Great shaved ice and ice cream! It was great for a hot summer day. The service was great!

Great summer treat! This is better than ice cream!! Support local businesses. The people are so nice and let you try flavors before you decide. Parking is somewhat easy!

Always the best! Not shaved ice, but Italian ice. One million flavors; neighborhood has gotten a bit rough unfortunately.

EXACTLY the same AMAZING water-ice, ice- cream, and service as 30 years ago! So happy I was able to share a college treat with my children. THANK YOU Jim-Jim's Water-Ice

10/10 recommendation. The main guy who works here is the best!! This was my first time checking this place and the customer service was phenomenal. I'm not too sure what the main workers name is but he was super nice to me and my boyfriend. This place will definitely be a regular spot for us.

Snow comes spots in Austin seem so hard to come by and I was excited to find Jim-Jim's. Now I will say if your looking for a cooling snow one this this your spot. But by no means is this the best snow cone or even what I would consider a snow cone. First everything is premade and drowning in sweetness so the fresh shaved ice is missing. I was happy to have something refreshing while walking midday downtown but also just not impressed. The service was friendly and the ambiance well it's what you expect on sixth st.

Mango is amazing! I crave Jim Jim's on hot days in Austin. 100% go check it out. You'll love it.

I just love me some Jim-Jim's! It's a staple in Austin, and it's a go-to on 6th Street, they've been there for a very long time so their sustainable, and the product is always quality good as well as the customer service - always nice and friendly. It's the best damn Italian Ice in town, hands down. There's so many options to choose from, my usual go-to is choosing from the plethora of yummy flavors from their water ice list. Strawberry Lemonade and Mango are their top sellers, I usually get mine 80% filled with Sugar Free Cherry and Sugar Free Watermelon - both of which are just superb. Then I top it off with a couple of other flavors to mix it in. I totally dig the Sour Apple, Orange Cream, Dragon's Blood, Grape, Lime, and Blue just to name a few. I've had their soft serve - it's really good. They have ice cream as well which I have yet to dive into. You can mix in a little soft serve with your water ice for a creamier version. But overall you cannot go wrong here, it's very refreshing and I've always had a good experience here. Get the punch card and after 10 visits you get a few bucks off - woo hoo!! I love Jim-Jim's.

In the summer heat this is definitely something you want to get. However, you would have to eat it quick as it will melt pretty fast. I got the Italian ice with vanilla ice cream. I love the mix between the icy and vanilla. As it melts, it makes a very creamy drink as well, they have a lot of flavors, so definitely have to go back and try. When I went, you can only order outside and eat it outside, as indoors was not open.

A little window that could pass as an ice cream truck if you didn't see the building attached. A dizzying array of flavor choices. They all seemed quite artificial tasting and surprisingly faint on the taste though. It's refreshing on a hot day for sure, but I'm probably spoiled by having had so many real fruit gelatos and sorbets over the years. Blue Blast: Tasted like the typical "blue" artificial flavor that you get in blue drinks and blue candies. I loved the novelty of anything bright blue as a kid, so these are still fun from a nostalgia perspective. Sour Watermelon: Only had a slight watermelon flavor and wasn't that sour. Usually watermelon is my favorite Italian ice flavor, but this one was too mild. Passionfruit: Oh, I absolutely love passionfruit. I always order it if a cocktail or dessert is flavored with it. Sadly, theirs's was very artificial tasting and didn't approximate the real tartness and crispness of passionfruit.

Stopped by here during the pecan street festival and I forgot how good water-ice is. A little more juicy than a snow cone with more of a texture of a blended iced (think icee) but more solid. The flavor is well incorporated so more than a snow cone or snowball. This place is on the tail end of dirty duct closer to the freeway. There's a window where you order. The only negative is they have one location and it's on dirty sixth but I guess that's what makes it special and they've been around since 90s and there are not too many Austin institutions that are still around from back then.

I was reading some of the two and three star reviews and thought to myself "what fun haters. How can anyone leave a bad review about popular ice cream place?? ". And then my experience was a 3 -tops :( I had hoped for so much more. I walked .4 miles in 103 degree Austin heat... and I'd have paid that much just for the brief periods of cold in my mouth- but actual deliciousness would've helped greatly. The orange "creamsicle" tasted like a bunch of chemicals, I thought it was supposed to be of real fruit. And Very little ice cream. It was like a couple melted popsicles with a very small bit of ice cream in between another layer of melted Popsicles For $8 I expected some quality. I was disappointed.

Wow. Just wow. I asked what's most popular and was not disappointed. Strawberry and mango with ice cream. Just the perfect blend of creamy and slushy. Perfect amount of sweetness.

I had never heard of Jim-Jim's but they recently catered an event at my job and now I'm a fan. I love flavored ice/snow cones, so this was a sweet surprise for me. I haven't visited their brick and mortar but next time I'm downtown I for sure will be making a stop because it was so good and the employees were so friendly and nice!

Jim Jim's is a gem - or should I say a gem gem? Jim Jim's Italian ice is a famous Texan staple - different from the typical Asian shaved ice / bingsu or Hawaiian shave ice, the various fruity flavors integrate super well with the ice like a slushie but softer and better! I got the Peach and Strawberry Lemonade water ice in a medium cup ($4) but the Mango and Strawberry Lemonade are the most popular flavors. We also got a vanilla soft serve - one of the creamiest soft serves I've ever had! I'd 200% recommend stopping by if you're on 6th St in Austin!!

Have you ever seen someone eat it on a scooter? Most likely, yes. Today's victim is my gf (see attached photo). I came to this store after treating several cuts and bruises. After several washes of blood off my hands, they were finally clean. But then I remembered, I can treat cuts and bruises with first aid... but the soul requires ice cream. After this realization we immediately ceased medical care and proceeded to find ice cream. Unfortunately, we had no ice cream near us, but a water ice place? What was that? I had no time to think. As an eagle scout, we were taught to react under pressure. My gf's soul was wearing thin, and we rushed to order a mango and passion fruit water ice cup. And my god. It was delicious, at a relatively low calorie index, this water ice thing did the trick. Rejuvenated, we continued our journey through life, safely putting this bump in the road behind us. Please visit this ice water place for a delicious treat to deal with the heat (or any injuries).

Mm sweet and refreshing water ice! You can get split flavors and they have punch cards, which is a plus. I got the mangoberry (flavorful, fruity, perfect level of sweetness) and black raspberry (flavor was kinda faint, watery). Parking is a bit tricky so I suggest bringing a friend so they can hop out and buy the water ice while you circle around the block!

an awesome little shop!! the store itself is food truck style where you order at a window and then they prepare it & serve it to you. there are a ton of options, including water ice, ice cream, and soft serve. i got the dreamsicle, with strawberry lemonade water ice and a chocolate/vanilla swirl of soft serve and it was delicious!! it was a perfect mix of refreshing and tasty. i would definitely stop by here if you are in the 6th street area. also, service was extremely friendly. and, the shop decor was so vibey!

Fantastic dessert. Way in the end of 6th street where you'll likely never find yourself waking. Definitely give it a shot!

If this app had 6 stars or more I would definitely give it to Jim Jim's. I've been coming to this place since I was in kindergarten. That's over 10+ years ago. I've loved this place ever since.the environment is amazing and it's like family honestly. The snow cone are so so so so good. The service here is unmatched. Always going the extra mile and making sure they make their customers smile.

What a place! I am a fan of snow cones and can be quite picky. Now before you correct me, I know this is Italian ice so isn't exactly the same as snow cones but it's SO GOOD! I get the orange dreamsicle with soft serve stuffed inside and it's to die for.

Great spot! The water ice is so unique and so tasty! My favorite I tried was the Strawberry Lemonade. Yum! But so strong and I couldn't even finish half of my small cup. Great spot and parking is usually easy along sixth street.

Wonderful stop for ice cream especially post meal. Hot night, still a tad hungry, sweating, queue ice cream stop! Jim-Jim's was on the way, so I figured it would be a great idea. Don't think Jim-Jim's could make it any easier as well with their street side ordering window and straight forward ordering with flavors (All posted on the window). I had opted for a butter pecan, which was quite tasty and very affordable. They also offer water ice, but I have never been a big fan of water flavored desserts, so cannot comment on it. To sum up a short review, your basic run of the mill water ice and ice cream stop and positioned in the perfect spot (6th street).

10 stars! Discovered this place last week & already been back 3x. It's incredible. They have so many flavors! I wish there were more sugar free (just cherry and watermelon). If the owner is reading this, can you make sugar free cotton candy!? Pro tip: add soft serve ice cream in the middle!!

How could one go wrong with creamy soft serve, layered with perfectly sweet and refreshing Italian ice? The walk up window and "old school" feel of Jim Jim's was welcomed, and the service was friendly. Prices were moderate ($10 total) and comparable to other places around, with great portion sizes. Ordered: - Black Raspberry Italian ice - Sugar free watermelon and soft serve twist

Alright, listen. If you're downtown and looking for a cold treat, GO TO JIM- JIM's!! The service is fast, accurate, the product is affordable, the workers are sweet and so kind all the way around. The water ice (better than shaved ice) is so soft and doesn't get chunky or stick together if it sits for a few minutes. You never get too little syrup. It's just the perfect soft ice treat. I also got a giant soft salted pretzel that was absolutely amazing. They had so many other great options I almost wanted to get the entire menu. Stop thinking and go to Jim-Jim's Water Ice ASAP!!!

To die for! I love shaved ice/sno cones especially on a Texas summer day! We were visiting from Houston and this was on my list of places to go. We stopped by after a long day of riding scooters in the hot sun. I ordered the most popular flavor strawberry lemonade which is my favorite flavor in life. It was everything I needed. My boyfriend got sour cherry and sour watermelon which he liked but would try the cherry with sour apple next time. Don't hesitate just go there's no seating so it's all to go keep that in mind.

Delicious ice cream with large variety! Got a double scoop of strawberry shortcake and cookie dough. Did not disappoint. Was about $7 for a double scoop on normal free cone, which feels a little overpriced, but it is in a touristy area. ‍

Fun place and unique twist on a snow cone No place to sit inside . You order from the street which was fine but on a hot day ice cream melts fast and it might have been nice to sit inside.

Definitely kind of sketchy looking giving so much has closed down on 6th Street. However, the ice cream was good and despite seeing one or two guests approach without a mask, I felt fairly safe. Not sure I would say it's worth inviting guests from out of town to travel downtown for it but if you happen to be around you should definitely stop by

I found this ice cream shop while walking in downtown Austin. We got to order at the to go window. The kids all had small snowcones and I had the black raspberry ice cream, which was absolutely delicious. The prices are fair and overall we enjoyed our experience here definitely recommend.

Yummy and fun! We all had different flavors mixed with soft serve and they were all tasty, nice diversion while biking around the city. It is worth noting that a medium is larger than it appears.

Jim-Jim's is my go-to for water ice in Austin. What's water ice, you ask? Better known as Italian ice, it's delicious. Don't know what Italian ice is? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=water+ice My favorite flavor? Orange. You can get soft serve on top, but I usually don't. It's cool - literally - just not my thing. Prefer ice cream? Jim-Jim's now makes their own ice cream. Get their salted caramel. Thank me later. There's limited sidewalk seating so get your goods to go and you're good to go. Credit accepted - even Google Pay works there. I'll close out with two quotes. #overheardAtJimJims "It was worth the wait. This was the highlight of my day." - random person (not me) "Jim-Jim's tastes like my CHILDHOOD." - actually me, with tears in my eyes

Really really nice ice. Try the horchata, so wildly good in a Texan summer- you can barely eat it fast enough to enjoy it as much as it deserves.

Staff is always awesome, and you can't go wrong with any flavor you choose. Highly recommend whatever you do, get coconut crème at some point. Soooo good!!!

My husband and I love this place. We went here 4 days in a row. Great portions. I love the ice cream inside. Ice was soft.

So you're walking in downtown Austin in the summer. Yep, you're hot, you're sweaty. What could be better than a water ice? Not much! And look no further than Jim-Jim's. From the minute he slides the window open and the gust of cool air pours out and cools you off, to the first spoon of your mango water-ice, you'll be happy you stopped by! Growing up on Rita's water ice, I will say that Jim-Jim's was done well. Nice work!