Dell's Homemade Ice Cream & Coffee — Restaurant in Shawnee Hills

Where do I begin? I have been to Dells many many times. It is my pick me up when I’m down. I sit in my car in the parking lot, and eat my sorrows away.

Now to the review: their butter pecan ice cream is the best I have ever had. I simply can’t eat ice cream from any other place now. Everything else just isn’t worth the calories. I typically get a butter pecan waffle cone, but today I finally realized if I get my cone on the side, I can drive home and eat! Most of the times, there’s enough pecans. There’s only been maybe 3 times in which there were hardly pecans. So, since I’m a frequent customer, I just told them that and the employees made sure there were enough pecans. In fact, I know they started to recognize I was the butter pecan person, which was not a good thing. 🤦‍♀️. That’s how many times I’ve had this delicious icecream. I really can’t vouch for the other flavors because I haven’t tried them.

On a trip to NJ, we walked past a local icecream shop that had a long line out the door. It was nothing compared to Dells! Jeni’s is...

Hands down, best ice cream around! My personal favorite is the OH, especially in a Dell'a'gotto shake! I'm an ice cream fanatic, and whenever anyone asks, or I have visitors from out of town, Dell's is the first that comes to mind to recommend. My friends and family from out of town make a point to stop in when they are here. It doesn't get more local than a single shop, and luckily, they sell by the pint and quart, so you can stock up on your favorites, especially the seasonal flavors that you want to extend beyond their appearance in store. The pints and quarts are freshly packed to order, and they have even allowed me to mix flavors, which I believe that level of customization only exists here! The owners are also avid supporters of the local community, and totally down to earth, if you ever run into them when...

My wife got the peanut butter ice cream (O-H, I think it's called?) and neither she nor I had any interest in finishing it... and we love ice cream. It had no creaminess, but instead had a flaky consistency. It also didn't even taste like anything... there was no peanut butter flavor whatsoever.

I got the seasonal ice cream sandwich (Buckeye), and imagine my surprise when I saw the clamshell showed that it had been made three days beforehand. If I'm shelling out more than $7 for an ice cream sandwich, I ought to get something fresher than that.

Our daughter's chocolate ice cream was...