Deborah Ann's Sweet Shoppe — Restaurant in Ridgefield

Sweets on one side of the store, ice cream on the other! I have only had the ice cream, but it is delicious! There are a large number of flavors of hard ice cream, plus smaller selections of plant-based ice cream and frozen yogurt. There is also soft-serve. For the ice cream - the chocolates are chocolate-y, the nuts/chocolate chips/swirls, etc are generous, and the flavors aren’t subtle. If it says maple - it is distinctly maple-y. Very tasty. Not inexpensive, but a little goes a long way because it tastes so rich, so I typically get a kid size or a small. I have not had a bad flavor yet, but you can get a sample if you’re on the fence about which one to get. The line can be long in the summer, but it moves fast, so don’t let that deter you. My only complaint is that if you want to take your time looking over the flavors, it is hard because the full description of the flavors is only on the ice cream cases themselves. A minor...

I wish this spot more readily embraced special diets. They mark some items dairy free but you need to ask and find out about vegan options. Its like they living in the 90s and afraid to use that word. The problem here is I am left anxious about if the cookie dough is really vegan or is the employee just try to appease me and that's frustrating.

That said once I ask enough I can get an employee to help guide me through what's best and some options are good. Used to be icy but its gotten better quality. I would feel a lot better and thus enjoy the experience more if they could just label better!

Recommended if you have time and care to ask about it. Don't expect premium vegan toppings. Just the basics. And that's all most people want so that's the most important thing to know.

-- hey thanks for the owner response and updating my review to add an extra star. I am excited to hear that you are getting towards more...

I ate all the chocolates on the way home with my husband from CT to NJ :) the nice young (Filipino?) man was really nice on the counter and was helping another coworker out that handled us. Overall, a pleasant experience. Chocolate is not overly sweet and melts in your mouth perfectly without feeling too sticky? Just the way I like it. They also have these cute novelty items which I loooooove. If you love candy, chocolate, and all things adorable like Pusheen, Gudetama, etc. you will absolutely enjoy this place. Took photos only after I got home, but definitely explore the back area as well. It is quite large for a seemingly small storefront but they do carry a variety of imported goods as well from Switzerland, Maple Syrup candies, omg just I cannot so I’m going...