Carvel — Restaurant in Little Silver

Hadn't been to an ice cream store in 40 yrs, so I was kinda looking forward to a nice hot fudge Sunday. Sadly, every single barrel of ice cream in the case had an obvious skin on top, as if no one had eaten any in a month. That put me off, so I had soft serve in a bowl with chocolate sauce, instead. What a disappointment. I'm not really keen on soft serve, and the chocolate was nothing to brag about, either.

The kid waiting on us was nice, and his face was so beautiful I almost asked him for his autograph. He's gonna be a movie star, for sure, if he goes for it. His eyes are gorgeous, and with such a sweet face, to boot.

The store seemed clean, and the staff was nice enough, but the actual ice cream was inedible to my mind, and every single customer who came in, also had the soft serve, so that should tell you something as the owner. Scrape off that top inch of ice cream in the barrels, and you might...

Good service and ice cream. On the pricey side.

Edit: Subtracting two stars. Carvel's use of paper straws, and now coffee cup style lids for milkshakes has made many of their offerings unpleasant to enjoy. There are plenty of alternatives to plastic straws, but using paper straws or strawless-lids are two extremes. Unless this is rectified or prices are reduced as compensation, I will take my...

The ice cream is as you'd expect - amazing. For anyone who likes ice cream, this is the best place in Little Silver. They have soft ice cream (vanilla, chocolate, twist), hard flavors, and even sugar free options. On Wednesdays, they have a BoGo sundae deal that is a steal. This is one of the places that is notorious for people that are 'Little Silvering' (refer to the Urban Dictionary...