Alex's Snow Cones & Ice Cream — Restaurant in Mount Airy

On another sweltering Maryland summer day, we went in search for some evening ice cream. We set our course due East and ended up in Lisbon (Maryland, not Spain) and went to a quaint little ice cream/snow cone stand called Alex’s. The ambience was great with lots of seating, a laid back country vibe, and some vintage neon signage. The ice cream was pretty good. Those of us that got the “Razzle” noted that the topping portion overpowered the actual ice cream. The Dutch chocolate milkshake, but wished we had a little bit thicker straw. We also got a Moose Tracks Razzle (aka flurry) with Butterfingers and Peanuts. The line moved quickly and the ambiance was just what we were looking for on a summer...

Staff very kind and we really wanted to like this place; what's better for a family with small kids than a place with ice cream AND a playground? The playground was closed, which I get, we could have called ahead, so we decided to sit for ice cream. Hadn't even ordered the ice cream and the bees were too much with kids. I had to go to the car with one kiddo while my husband ordered the ice cream with the other kiddo and they were going to eat it walking around but the bees really followed them around with the ice cream, so we all sat in the car (and had to shoo 2 bees out of the car while they were rushing into the car) not a great experience. Staff was very...

The ice cream and soft serve are the stars. Great quality and value. Even with the ice cream, they fill the cone all the way to the bottom! Came here after a stop over at Larriland Farms. Ordered a kiddie cone for the little one, a milkshake, and the double bunker cone. Staff For really nice and answered all of our questions about the mixins. this was our first time going there so they gave us a little bit more time without pressuring us while we made up our mind. The setup is small but they do have several tables and a few benches. The tables are nicely spaced apart and they limit it to six people at a table. Would definitely come back here when...