French Licks — Restaurant in French Lick

French Licks Ice Cream & Restaurant isn’t just a pit stop—it’s destination dining with a hometown vibe. The pizzas are a surprise standout: fast, fresh, and wildly creative. The Loaded Baked Potato, Jalapeño Popper, and Cheeseburger pies are personal favorites, but honestly, you can’t go wrong. The pretzels are soft, salty perfection, and the specialty drinks? Absolute fire.

Then there’s the ice cream—rich, creamy, and worth the trip all on its own. The Dark Chocolate Cherry Almond is my #1 pick, but I haven’t had a bad scoop yet. Grab a root beer float or a lemon shake-up if you’re feeling classic.

Tucked right next to the museum and walkable to shops and Larry Bird’s old hangouts, French Licks is the kind of place where locals and visitors mingle over great food and even better desserts. Honorable mention goes to their great coffee and espresso—perfect if you need a pick-me-up before strolling over to the French Lick Resort.

If you’re in town, make it a...

The interior is very well decorated and clean and the worker was very kind and helpful. My main issue is the food/drink items available to order. You end up paying a lot for very little in quantity. I paid $13 plus tax for a pizza for two and it ended up being a single serving sized pizza. I also paid +$4.50 for ice cream and it was a single scoop and tasted ok. For that price, I could’ve gotten nearly two small tubs of ice cream at Walmart for the same price. To add to that, I thought I was originally ordering a 12oz drink because it was listed as a 12oz drink in the drink section on their website. Instead, a single scoop of mid ice-cream in a 12oz cup. The other person I was with got a Frappuccino for +$4.75 and it was about the size of a small Frappuccino from McDonalds, which is a little less than $3. To make it worse, they left chunks of ice cubes...

I can honestly say, as a true, dedicated, life-long lover of pizza that this was by far the worst pizza of my life. This bypasses the last resort tortilla pizzas I made as a child in the microwave. The crust reminded me of cardboard and the toppings were flavorless. The flies in this establishment were absolutely horrendous. I sat for 15 minutes and in the time saw at least 20 flies. They were incessant and kept landing on absolutely every inch of food and drink. I had to go sit in the ice cream shop next door to finish my drink and avoid the flies. Service was decent. They do sell buckets of beer which is nice. I can’t speak as to the ice cream/coffee portion of the shop though which were cute. If you plan to make a pit stop for pizza/food, I’d recommend going...