Wemple & Edick's — Restaurant in Town of Johnstown

We heard of this place on channel 10 news with Cassie Hudson. In the story they showcase that their recipes are still followed after all these years, even with changes in local ownership. This is not the typical modern day chemical laden, weird ingredient stabilized ice cream with an off after taste or mouth feel. This is the real deal that you gen x and older remember as REAL ice cream that you grew up on. We made the 49 mile one way trip from the Albany area. It's definitely off the beaten path. It's located in an enchanting quiet country setting and makes for a great family day trip. Service is with a smile and friendly. They offer samples, but be warned as it makes deciding which to choose much harder, because all the flavors we sampled are exceptional. We started with scoops of the coffee, mint chocolate chip and coconut. The coconut we opted to get in the made to order waffle cone. They take pride in making sure your freshly made waffle cone is crispy and not overcooked. Their scoop is a generous portion and you have no choice but to finish it because it's just that good. For the home we purchased a couple of each type of cookie they had made for the day. The cookies at least made it home but we all could not wait and had to try them before dinner. Everyone probably has a favorite, but to us they are all equally good. The cookies can stand on their own, with a cup of coffee or a glass of milk, but it is even better with one of their ice cream flavors in between. We definitely will return, but not right away. Not because of the distance but because we went prepared just in case we found a gem... A cooler and ice packs came with us and we returned with pints of mint chocolate chip, coconut, coffee, black cherry chocolate flake, 2 orange pineapple, vanilla, and...

Great new look , and service . I am giving it 4 stars because I think the recipe may be different, the ice cream used to be harder and seemed to have more fat content. The ice cream started to melt fairly quickly after I got it, and after discussing it with a couple family members they experienced the same and wondered if something was changed with the ice cream. The favor is still great but the consistency seems different. I’m hoping it’s not changed , that’s what made this place great. It’s changed hands a few times in the last 20 years but the recipe was never different. It’s always been taught by the old owner to the new owners. Will update and give 5 stars, if this was a fluke of their first opening, or supplies are limit because of the pandemic. The service is still great , and a lot of effort has been made to modernize but keep old fashions of the shop. Update: I have gone a couple times , and something is different. The ice cream seems like it has more sugar and less fat. I don’t know if the process has changed or if adjustments have made to recipe for increase cost in ingredients. This was alway very rich ice cream, and took a lot of effort to even scoop out of the freezer case. I used to go weekly after work. Will update...

We've been W&E customers for years. Bob and Laura had it and it was amazing for a long time. The new owners two years ago bought it and made a bunch of changes. Most have been great- they redid the look, updated the systems, repaired the floor, etc. We wanted to reserve judgment and waited two years to give a review. The good: The ice cream is still great. They got over the initial issues with the recipes and it's pretty much back to where it was. Couple of new flavors. The feel of the store is still old-school but clean and nice, and the owners and staff are very friendly and pleasant. Four stars instead of five, though. That's for two reasons- even though the staff is friendly, it's been pretty inefficient. Having one person working on a Sunday all day seems like a big mistake, especially when there's a long line. Secondly, part of the experience is going and enjoying a cone at the shop, but frequently they're out of things like waffle cones (see staffing) and lemonade (the lemons are old- which seems like an easy fix with a trip to the grocery) which help that experience.

We'll still go and recommend people to try it because the ice cream is great. Just wish some small fixes would happen to improve...