Handels Homemade Ice Cream-Palm Desert — Restaurant in Palm Desert

Best Homemade Ice Cream ever!

I had the chance to experience Handels in San Diego. This was my first taste of Handels. Their homemade flavors were interesting and different while still being delicious.

I thought today, being a relatively hot day, would be a good time to try the Handels here in Palm Desert. I ordered the Banana Split. This can feed a family of four, or one really hungry person (that was me). I ordered it traditional, with chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice-creams. The bananas are sliced, which makes it easier to eat. Loved all the toppings (hot fudge, chopped cherries, crushed pineapple, strawberries and the chopped peanuts. And of course, the whipped cream and cherries on top! You can taste the ice-cream is homemade. Not only is it very flavorful, but also rich and creamy.

I liked that this location provides water misters on their patio, since it's only a walk up place. Very clean and a good amount of seating.

The staff are super friendly and the service was fast.

Definitely making this a...

My only regret is that I have only five stars to give!

Handel's Homemade ice cream has put all other ice cream places I've been to (including the famous Farrells back in the day) to shame. I went there after dinner at 830pm in early February and there was probably 15 people in line. That tells you right there how good the ice cream is.

The first night I had a SMALL butter pecan in a waffle cone, the small is the equivalent of a large anywhere else. Three and a half scoops! Did I mention that is their SMALL! The butter pecan had whole pecans in it and was to die for... and my first time having that flavor. They have all the standard ones you find at those other places and so many unique ones of their own. I came back the next day and got a small waffle cup (again, three and a half scoops) and had a mix of Mint & Chocolate Chunk and Rocky Road. Fantastic!

I am very glad they...

Their hours say they're open till 10:00 p.m. but if you show up there at 9:30 they shut off the lights and lock you out after you're already drove up that's pretty rude and I would never do that if I owned a business it's happened three times I've noticed if the manager not there they try to get out at 10 by starting to clean up at 9:00. I was told once at 9:20 pm could I order something less complicated so it wouldn't dirty up there clean up that they had going on and so I didn't get anything in left cuz I was trying to get a Sunday and that was too complicated it would cost too much mess? So the ice cream is great they just need some employees that are down to work until 10:00-10:30. So that people don't drive all the way down there to get some teenage a* to turn off the lights and close all the windows like you guys aren't there Right when we roll up that is the game killer...