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    Round Ice Cream Celebration Cake
    Jersey M.

    4 stars for the cake, 1 star for customer service. Bullet points: - had to call out to get help - $42 for a small cake - phone never gets answered - cake wasn't fully ready when I picked it up When I walked in I looked through the cake design books they have looking for a Yoshi design. I figured by the time I was done the person I could hear having a conversation in the back would be available to help me. No, I had to actually call out "hello?" to which the disgruntled employee appeared. So sorry to interrupt your tea time. She wrote down my order and told me to email the store the picture I wanted then disappeared to the back again where I could hear her having further discussion with someone. After about 5 minutes of being left standing there (do I pay now? Do I pay when I pick it up? I had no clue what just happened,) she came back and rang me up. $42.99 for a small 6-8 people vanilla/chocolate with crunchies and design. Ouch. I decided the Saturday I had requested (5 day advance) was going to be busy so I tried to call to see if they could have it ready Friday instead. They didn't pick up an hour after I had left. They didn't pick up the day after. They didn't even pick up on Wednesday. Screw it, I'll make Saturday work. (The store isn't really close to where I live or I'd've driven over.) When I picked it up Saturday, the same disgruntled employee shuffled out from the back and then disappeared again to get the cake. To my surprise, the writing wasn't even done. (You had 5 days...) Maybe that's normal, idk. Thankfully she wrote out the happy birthday message quickly (and it shows, but I'd never be able to do that so,) and I was on my way. The cake did come out fine, but next year I'll have the damn grocery store do it. Who wants to deal with that attitude?

    Ice cream cake
    James A.

    This is always a decent Carvel, we have gotten many many good cakes from here. I've never really had any major issues with the cakes from here. My SiL got my birthday cake from here 2 weeks ago! My only issue is with the price. I know milk is expensive, but $45 for a cake that feeds 8 people? It seems a bit excessive in price... The sizes of the cakes also seem to be getting a bit smaller... Or is that just me? Quality of cakes seem to be pretty good as well. Carvel tastes the same all over hahaha! I see that most of the reviews here talk about how terrible the owner is. I have not had the pleasure of meeting him. I have only picked up a cake from here once. My BiL and SiL that live nearby usually get cakes from here. All in all, a decent place, due to inflation prices are pretty high... If you have a coupon it helps a little! Standard Carvel cakes will not disappoint.

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    Ric T.

    I had a yen for an ice cream cone, pumpkin to be clear but it wasn't to be in this particular Carvel. So I settled for vanilla. While eating the cone, I noticed all the bad reviews this place has received. Most of the bad ones were when customers ordered a particular type of cake, be it an anniversary or birthday cake. The man behind the counter seemed tolerant but all I ordered was a vanilla cone out of the machine. Can't mess that up real bad. Price a bit high for a medium cone.

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    Very nice people considering the carvel I'm used too is a hole in a wall ice cream was fresh

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    3 years ago

    Terrible customer service. Charged me the wrong PRICE and refused to do anything about it.

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    Terrible service, the owner is beyond rude. I would have been more satisfied if I went to McDonald's for ice cream.

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    Place sucks. Staff sucks. Ice cream is awful. Shakes are awful. Just a garbage spot. Go to Yellow Brick Road instead.

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    8 years ago

    $18 for 2 sub par sundaes. I never leave bad reviews but The stale cookie dough comes with a side of extra lame attitude here !

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    You Scream Ice Cream

    You Scream Ice Cream

    4.2(13 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    I honestly cannot believe how bad this place has gotten. In my opinion, the owners -- especially…read moreErica -- are unbelievably rude, dismissive, and act like customers are an inconvenience. The milkshake I received was so thin and flavorless that I genuinely thought it was a joke. Calling it a "milkshake" feels generous. But the real problem is the state of the place. Based on what I've personally seen on multiple visits, the cleanliness is completely unacceptable. I've seen cockroaches on the counters, floors, even the walls. My daughter's friend, who used to work there, told me they've been dealing with this issue for months -- which honestly lines up with what I witnessed. If this is how the establishment is being run, then it's no surprise the place feels like it's falling apart. I don't know how a business can operate with this level of disregard for hygiene, employees, and customers. I'm at the point where I feel like health authorities need to take a look I'm done giving this place chances. I won't be back, and I hope management finally takes responsibility instead of brushing off concerns. Do better -- seriously

    Best ice cream in the area, hands down. Cookies n cream is loaded with soft chocolate cookies…read more Almond joy has a super natural fresh coconut flavor and packed with hand shaved nuts and coconut. Ice cream itself had a great creamy texture. Erica, who served us and owns the store with her husband, was extremely nice, and didn't mind us wanting to try a few flavors. Great spot overall. They would have the best ice cream in point if they were in town!

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    You Scream Ice Cream - Pumpkin Cookie Sandwich!

    Pumpkin Cookie Sandwich!

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    Brownstone Pancake Factory - This tells you alot.. that this is to good to be wasted...my tummy had a big smile...

    Brownstone Pancake Factory

    4.1(201 reviews)
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    I had a pleasant stay at The Brownstone Pancake Factory. We where greeted by 2 lovely ladies upon…read moreour entry into the franchise who quickly seated us. Our server was patient and very knowledgeable on the top sellers. Everything was magnificent. I decided to try something new and try the Jalapeño Cheddar Bacon Chicken pancakes. Rich and flavorful. It was definitely a good mixture. My sister try the famous cinnamon roll toast crunch. She enjoyed it with her bacon, sausage and scrambled eggs on the side. I order my son a Happy Face Pancake and he love it with a unicorn milk shake. It was spacious and clean. I notice all the employees work as a team which I admired.

    The staff here was great. My daughter was able to get on the carousel and they turned it on for her…read moreso she got a chance to ride it. The LOs had the kids menu Chocolate Chip pancake - one without the whipped cream. I had the avocado toast which I took off one star because underneath one of the toasts, it was burned/blacked, which is carcinogenic. Otherwise the other one was really good. I had a cappuccino and it was tasty. My beaux had one of the brunch specials and I thought it was tasty but he wished the braised meat was more fatty,but I personally thought it was perfect. :). The diner was festive, busy, and pretty noisy which we thought would have been a good spot to mask our noisy group. . I miss the Brownstone when they had one in Jersey City so it was a nice chance to check out this other location of theirs.

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    Brownstone Pancake Factory
    Brownstone Pancake Factory - Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake

    Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake

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    Lexylicious - Oreo with Ice Cream

    Lexylicious

    4.5(68 reviews)
    5.7 mi

    Do not book this company for an event. They are not capable of organizing a simple thing like…read moreparking or have the professionalism to properly communicate. My fiance has been emailing the owner to no avail and he was finally able to reach her by phone on the week of my wedding. She made my fiance call the town to try to obtain a permit and did not even attempt to call. I was planning to pay a decent amount for a wedding and she asked if the venue workers can scoop ice cream to my wedding coordinator. The business owner then told my fiance that the wedding coordinator told her to have my fiance call the town for a permit, which this is a blatant lie because my wedding coordinator called me with concerns as a vendor typically will deal with parking. They asked if me and my fiance can help during our wedding to guide them in or assist with parking and if they couldn't find parking it would eat into our paid time. We have other vendors where this is not a problem. The location was discussed when it was agreed upon. If I could give zero stars I would because my wedding is this week. She also charges my credit card without authorization as she did not finalize parking and did not email if she was coming to the event due to her complaining about the parking, mind you this is two days before the wedding Baked bear is amazing and I had more professionalism and organization in one phone call compared to this horrible experience.

    Do not book this vendor. Totally unprofessional. Did not procure a parking permit for this event…read moreand called two days before the wedding looking for the bride to get her a parking permit. She was well aware of the location and all the other vendors had no problem getting a parking permit from the town. She also unauthorized charged the full event even though she is not able to provide the services as she promised and neglected to figure her arrangements to provide the service. This is extremely upsetting as it is two days before the wedding. You're supposed to be able to depend on your vendors and not worry about what their supposed to be doing two days before the wedding. Totally unprofessional!!!

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    Lexylicious - Funfetti with Unicorn Ice Cream

    Funfetti with Unicorn Ice Cream

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    Lexylicious Truck

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    Carvel - icecream - Updated September 2026

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