Super friendly Fast service…read more Happily made custom order Gave me drink carrier Line moved quickly

Biggest ice cream cones around. Can be super busy on warm days. Super nice owner and employees.read more

Creamy, rich, and packed with flavor--easily the best ice cream around! Awesome vibes!read more

I some fantastic Dan & Debbie's ice cream here at the Sweet Mercantile. The ice cream was a…read moredecadent black raspberry cheesecake. The tart berries cut through the sweetness of the cheesecake flavors. The staff were warm and cheerful and as sweet as the candy next door. I felt like a long lost friend upon arrival. I enjoy the cozy & old fashioned atmosphere of the Soda Fountain Shoppe. The building is an impressive 150 years old and was a traditional mercantile/general store. It feels both old and yet familiar to me. Even the restroom was clean & tidy. With a price as yummy as their treats I feel I'm likely to return often.

I ordered online and picked up at the drive thru. Easy peasy and always accurate order. Love the…read moreonion strings and real mashed potatoes. Support local friendly people!

Such a wonderful variety of foods. Their prices are very competitive. Sitting both inside and…read moreoutside. Plenty of parking. The staff there are kind and helpful and all are great cooks. They have a variety of both hot and cold foods and great ice cream. Give them a try and I promise you will be very happy.

This little stand is one of the best places to be on a hot day! Really, it's a Cedar Rapids…read moreinstitution. It's great prices for great snow cones. Friendly staff and short wait times. They have a huge menu to choose from, or you can create your own combination. Spend the extra dollar for a drip cup.

Huge snow cones. Excellent service and quality. We come here all the time. Highly recommended.read more

I really didn't expect much from Earl's Chill & Grill, but I was pleasantly surprised. Typically,…read morewhen a place primarily does ice cream, I don't have high expectations for their other food. I also wasn't a huge fan of the non-dessert food at the place that previously occupied this location. Earl's surprised me, though. I got the regular cheeseburger. The patty was cooked exactly the way I like it, and the meat blend had a surprisingly good flavor, since I would assume that a quick service place like this would probably be using frozen, pre-formed patties. If Earl's is using pre-made patties, they seem to have found some really good ones. My only minor criticism of the burger is the onions. I took them off without eating them, but they looked to be raw onion, and they were cut pretty thick. Some people might enjoy that. For me, I would prefer that they either sweat the onions, or dice them up very small. Either way though, it was a pretty good burger, considering it came from a drivethrough ice cream place. The fries were really good, too. I would say they were similar to the style of fries you get at Wendy's and Five Guys. So, they're about a quarter inch thick, lightly salted, with a little bit of skin on the ends. Obviously, there's a pretty big difference in quality between the fries at Wendy's and the fries at Five Guys. I would say Earl's fries were better than Wendy's by a good amount, and probably close to as good as Five Guys, but not quite. I don't eat fried cheese, because that's a young man's game. My wife does, though. She says there are two kinds of breading / batter that places use. Earl's apparently does not use the same type that Parlor City used. According to my wife, the Parlor City kind of breading / batter is the better kind. She liked the burger, and absolutely loved the fries, though. So, we both left happy. Overall, Earl's was really enjoyable. It was also fast, and reasonably priced. It's not exactly Michelin type food, but I'll definitely be back.

Manager is horrible to employees, the way they treat employees is unacceptable. Especially to a…read moreteenager whose is a first time employee, firing her in front of other employees and customers!

Was there the day it opened (1970s). I grew up just around the corner on Regent Street. I worked at…read moreElmcrest (1974-1976) and everynight as I walked home from work I stopped by for a chocolate shake. Three of my siblings worked there as well as an old girlfriend. Even knew the owner/creator Stewart Salter. After moving to Oklahoma and when visiting my parents on Regent St., I always made a point of stopping by - ensuring both my kids had the opportunityy to experience the Kool-Moo experience. Awesomeness! R.J. Hansel

Kool Moo is a lot like Dairy Queen, only with more variety, better tasting products, larger…read moreservings all made with real ice cream. They do not have the "hot eats," that DQ has, but if you are in the mood for ice cream treats and you are on the fence on choosing between DQ and Kool Moo, choose the latter.

Awesome little IceCream shop that we've unknowingly passed by for years as we've driven through the…read morearea...ya gotta slow down and see what's going on around! The Peanut Butter Cup Freeze was fantastic...creamy ice-cream and plenty of PBC chunks throughout! The Mrs ordered the Strawberry Shortcake Sundae and said it was tops as well. We'll definitely be back as the service was quick and friendly and its just a cool little place!

Parlor City has been a staple since I was a kid. It's not uncommon to see a line of cars going down…read morethe street for some of their ice cream or fresh hot food similar to what you would get from a fair (but lots cheaper!). My favorite is a vanilla crunch kone!