Shady Side Soft Serve Ice Cream — Restaurant in Maryland

The soft serve at Shadyside Soft Serve Ice Cream is the creamiest I've ever had in recent memory. Cute little shop in a tiny little 'strip mall' that has lots of parking. Don't blink though when you are driving or you may miss it. It sits up a driveway to the back area of a property. Look for the ice cream flags by the driveway entrance and exit and the neon sign on the building. The staff is so very pleasant and eager to serve you. There is a really extensive selection of sweet & cold treats in cones or cups. Lots of traditional and very colorful toppings, too. Great way to cool off when it's blistering hot outside. But there is no dine in, only some seating outside under a...

Bummer. I drive a long way to get some of this unusually delicious soft serve ice cream, but the past 4 times I have been very disappointed as their "large" cones now have barely - if any - more ice cream on them then their regular cones. Used to be that their large cone had an impressive amount of soft serve ice cream on it. Made you smile! I highly suspect new owners or new management has implemented a change... Do your self a favor and don't pay for a large, instead just get a medium. Bummer. My long trips to visit there will be much more rare now. The place isn't as special as...

Place was so great, we went back-to-back nights while visiting the area!

The mother/son (I presume) were kind and efficient. The ice cream was great. The different flavors of dips was cool! Kids loved the sno balls. And the pricing is great.

I wish they had one special flavor each week or something besides just choc and van (we have a local place here that always has van and choc but then rotates a third flavor like strawberry or black raspberry or something) but just a suggestion, not a complaint.

This place was awesome and we may even consider a long drive just to...