Jeremiah's Italian Ice — Restaurant in Gainesville

You simply must get Jeremiah's. You must. Get it for dessert, get it for pre-dinner dessert. Heck, I don't care, get it for breakfast. ...Okay, maybe not that far. Still!

They have a super cool (pun intended) concept here. Is it Italian ice of any and every flavor? Yes, it is. Is it a soft serve joint. Why of course. But is that all?? NO! They take the ice - and the cream - and put em together. It just makes sense.

You choose from vanilla or chocolate (or swirl) ice cream, which is nice and thick and custardy. Then, you pick your favorite flavor of ice to go with it. My personal favorite combo is vanilla with orange crush ice. Ever have an orange dreamsickle? Well guess what? Now you have one in a cup. Oh yeah.

Yeah, so this place is great and the best dessert joint in town and it has a bunch of outside seating. And - if you bring your doggo, they'll even offer you a "pup cup". Just a little 2 oz cup of some vanilla ice cream and peanut butter Italian ice. I brought my pooch, and it was pretty much her favorite thing ever.

So get on over there and treat yoself...

Is strawberry ice and whatever-the-heck flavored ice cream a disgusting combo? Yes, objectively. Whatever this place is serving is a disgrace to Italian ice and the cows who gave their milk for the ice cream. But damn it’s GOOD! Nothing is more romantic than sharing this icee-ice cream hybrid with a loved one, staring out over the beautiful parking lot and breathing in fumes of passing cars. It’s truly a vibe, especially on a hot, humid Gainesville night.

And then I found out they cater. And they cater well! Ryan and Lily delivered my catering order right on time and were...

Fantastic dessert :) I highly recommend trying if you haven't! Only downside is that the line can take a hot minute. Staff makes each order after taking it - they don't have separate teams for the register and making the orders. If you plan to go during the day bring a hat or sun covering in case the line is long and stretches past the onning (which it often does). Also - heads up that to-go lids cost $0.99 cents, so if you don't want the extra charge maybe bring something to transfer your order to or eat there :)

P.s. this is the 'sugar cookie' gelati - it's genuinely...