Dippity Do Dahs Homemade Ice Cream — Restaurant in City of Corning

It's just, hands down, the best product in the area. They may not have all of the silly ice cream gimmicks like dips, or "flavor burst"... whatever the heck that is. But they have the best ice cream (which they make right, btw. It's their ice cream, not bought from some supplier). If you just want to taste what really well made ice cream tastes like, this is the place. Recommend getting the waffle cone, as they make those fresh, as well. If you want some silly, colorful, soft serve concoction that looks like something you'd buy at a circus, look elsewhere. Only negative I'd say is that, because this is ice cream that they make, sometimes you fall in love with a flavor only to find a couple weeks later that it was a seasonal thing (like Cookie Monster... sigh). If you really like a flavor, ask the staff if it's a temporary/seasonal flavor and, if it is, you can just ask them to scoop you a quart/pint/half gallon/trough of it to hoard in your fridge. If you're deciding between this place and another ice cream place, here's a little illustration of how good it is: Driving home from CNY, my family was passing through Ithaca. I asked my 4 year old if she wanted to stop for ice cream, and she said yes... But then when she realized it wasn't the "3D" (our nickname), she said no, she'd wait until we got back to Corning. So, a 4 year old was willing to endure another 30 minutes in the car without ice cream, because it wasn't from this place. I think that's as solid a review as one...

I’ve gotta say, I went in a couple days ago to order two shakes and it was really a disappointing experience. This was my first time trying a shake here, and I’m not sure if they are potentially a hassle to make, but the person helping me seemed unhappy with my choice. As they went to scoop the ice cream for my first shake, I heard them muttering “are you freaking serious” as they bent down. I’m sure they thought I was out of earshot, and they may well have not been frustrated at me, but they were obviously annoyed and it left me feeling guilty about my order. When I got the shakes, they were so liquid-y and unflavored (it seemed like very little ice cream was used) that my boyfriend and I laughed, joking that we’d been served 2 glasses of milk. To be fair, I’d like to think that the staff would have corrected this if I’d asked them to make them again, but I already felt like ordering them in the first place had been an annoying request. For just under $20 for 2 shakes, I left feeling pretty disappointed about the visit. I think the price/quality/experience just didn’t hit the mark.

That said, I’m sure the ice cream is worth a visit! Maybe just pass on the shakes; I think they’d be better left...

The ice cream was okay - the chocolate ice cream was not very flavorful. My biggest issue was the service. If I could make a recommendation to this store it would be to ask people if they had been there before when greeting them. I had not been there before and when I asked for a simple two scoops with chocolate on the bottom and mint chocolate on top - it led to a response from the server about single scoops, double scoops, how much I wanted in a cup size, even though I asked for a waffle cone. It just became confusing and when I seemed puzzled as to what I was being asked, the server just stared at me. Also, they asked if I wanted fudge at the bottom of my waffle cone. I declined but had they explained that the fudge probably (I'm guessing) would have kept my waffle cone from dissolving and my ice cream running out, I would have reconsidered. I think both of these issues could easily be remedied with better communication with new customers. Oh, my scoops were also in the opposite order I requested. That's just the...