Gannons Isle Ice Cream — Restaurant in City of Syracuse

This corner of Valley Drive and Seneca Turnpike in the historic Valley area of Syracuse New York has had an ice cream stand here since at least the 1950s. Originally Arctic Island sold ice cream out of small shack with a large ice cream cone on top. That shack is now gone and Arctic Island took its large cone and move down the street to Midland and Seneca Turnpike. Gannon's Isles took over the corner at Valley Drive and Seneca Turnpike. Eventually Gannon's grew into the adjacent buildings and set up the homemade ice cream factory. They have served some of the best ice cream in the Syracuse area for many years now. They have a wide range of all the Frozen Dairy treat you come to expect from a full service ice cream stand and parlor. They also have ice cream cakes, quarts and pints of their homemade ice cream, and made to order ice cream treats for a special occasion. It was unfortunate that their expansion to downtown Syracuse closed for it was great for the people working downtown to have this treat that you normally have to travel to the Deep Southside of Syracuse's Valley area. But if you are driving through this area of town it's worth the stop to grab a cone or other ice cream treats. The comic art on the walls of living ice cream cones is also a colorful display fun for both kids and adults to view...

Are there more stars??? Came here on the rec of our Air B&B host, and the missus and I were blown away by the quality, flavor, and outrageous variety and portions.

You can order in or at the walk-up window. Doing the latter brings back memories and cooks up great vibes. Counter help is courteous, enthusiastic, and ready to serve.

As mentioned, the ice cream is of the highest quality. While soft serve is an option, the hard stuff is apparently their strong suit - trust me, after eating it I can vouch for that.

I’m a die-hard Graeter’s (of Cincinnati) guy, and I have to admit the mint chocolate chip here may have bested that childhood favorite. Plenty of great dark chocolate slivers and slabs behind a tremendous mint-forward flavor. As for my Peanut Butter Perfection, its peanut butter flavor, though light, airy even, is well complemented by the peanut butter cup chunks throughout. So, yeah, perfection.

If you’re in or around Syracuse, Gannon’s is...

So we have been searching for the best ice cream in the USA for the last twenty years and I think we have found it! We went to Gannon’s Ice Cream in Syracuse, NY on the advice of a longtime local and wow, was she ever right when she said this was amazing ice cream! We stopped by the little stand which is located in a tiny shopping center and have not had fresher, creamier or more flavorful ice cream since Steve Herrell’s closed in Northampton, Massachusetts. The butter pecan was THE MOST BUTTERY and nutty perfection ever, the peppermint chip was loaded with thick, satisfying quality chocolate pieces and the lemon ice cream was a revelation, sort of like a frozen lemon posset. The dark chocolate walnut was like eating frozen hot chocolate - dark, rich and bursting with chocolate flavor - and the walnuts were halves, not tiny pieces. We are only sorry that Gannon’s is hundreds of miles from home but not to worry, we...