Cool Licks Ice Cream

"It's all too much for me to take The love that's shining…read moreall around you Everywhere, it's what you make For us to take, it's all too much" (The Beatles) OK friends, here's a serious question. In all your years of going to restaurants and food stands, have you EVER seen a customer refuse something they ordered because the portion size was too much? Well, I'll willingly put my right hand on a stack of hot fudge cans and swear to the Chocolate Chip gods that I saw such a rare curiosity yesterday at Gibson Brothers Dairy Farm. A guy in front of us ordered a large cup of ice cream, and when the window attendant handed it to him it sure looked like it was the size of a quart container. The shocked customer said, "there's no way I can eat all of this, and I hate to waste food, so can you take some of this back?" Of course, she couldn't take it back, so the guy bravely took away his ice cream, sat at a picnic table with his buddy, and gave it the old college try. Luckily, we didn't order any large portions, just a small soft serve and a small cone. Our order was the culmination of a very long study of the flavors on the menu board, because Gibby's has over 70 types of hard ice cream and over 20 flavors of soft serve. My wife's small cone of banana walnut chocolate chip was immense, and the window attendant told us they use a scoop the size of a softball! The ice cream had plenty of walnuts and chocolate chips but we thought it was light on banana flavoring. I went with a small cup of white chocolate macadamia soft serve. Both of our ice creams ran around $10. Gibson Farms has been in Worcester for 100 years and has become a local institution. There are benches and picnic tables on a deck, and more benches and tables on the lawn to the side of the stand. And how did our friend with the gargantuan cup of ice cream do? Sad to say we saw him toss half of it into a trash can after he hit his limit. So -be advised a "large" is obscenely large, but a helluva bargain for around $6.

Ice cream was amazing. Coffee Oreo 10/10 Cake batter 10/10…read morecookies and cream 11/10 This place is a definite keeper and I will be trying to eat a whole banana split soon

White Chocolate Macadamia Soft Serve

Cookies and cream, cake batter and coffee Oreo banana split. Hot fudge, pineapples, strawberry, whipped cream, nuts.

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Holy Rolls

4.8(9 reviews)

0.8 mi

Not sure why this place shows up as closed but their Apple Maps location has the actual hours. This…read moreplace is amazing!! The owner is really nice and had a great conversation with us.

Checked this place out. It just opened in May. It was delicious. Costs $7.50 plus tax and they give…read moreyou a lot. Filled me right up. I had the Be My Ubae which had ubae ice cream mixed with fruity pebbles with coconut, mochi & condensed milk on top. My bf had the birthday cake. We both enjoyed our ice creams and will definitely come back again!

Birthday cake

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Swirls & Scoops

3.6(64 reviews)

7.1 mi

Moose tracks and twist ice cream. Very reliable, lots of windows open. Also hand a ton of cool…read moresundae options

Went here to get an ice cream sundae. I went with the Chunky Monkey and it was awesome. My wife got…read morea hot fudge with strawberry ice cream. The staff was great and the food was ready in minutes.

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Small soft serve chocolate with sprinkles

Madulka's Ice Cream

3.4(67 reviews)

3.0 mi

Loved the location right on Lake Quinsigamond. You can walk down and sit at picnic tables by the…read moredocks on the lake. Lots of flavors. The small was actually quite big.

I got my ice cream today it was terrible. I asked for Milky Way you expect chocolate ice cream with…read morecaramel and chocolate chips. And I literally was vanilla with nothing in it.

Coffee Oreo is/Hot Fudge Whipped Cream

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Small cup of maple walnut

Tastetea Rolls

2.9(64 reviews)

0.8 mi

This is your standard boba tea you could get at a mall. It's not authentic and flavors are not…read morefresh. The matcha didn't taste like real matcha it was super sweet and artificially colored. The passion fruit tea was super sweet as well. I'm not sure if the Thai tea uses real tea but it does not taste fresh at all. Seems like no real tea is used here. Overall, it was good enough for boba milk tea but they do not have the freshest and authentic tea.

I tried love bite which included chocolate drizzle, strawberries, and nutella. I didn't realize…read morethis until after, but you can have unlimited additional toppings which I absolutely love! I included marshmallows and mochi on top as well. They weren't able to roast the marshmallows because their torch wasn't working at the time though. However, the rolled ice cream turned out better than I expected and is comparable to the ones I've had in NY. Additionally, the staff is super friendly! Random side note: It's definitely a process to make these rolled ice creams so I do appreciate the work that gets put into it and enjoy watching them make it.

Love bite

Comfy couches... board games under tv

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Love Bite: strawberries & gram-crackers!

The Little Ice Cream Truck

5.0(2 reviews)

2.5 mi

We had a great experience with The Little Ice Cream Truck! They had all the ice cream flavors you…read morecould think of, the crew were so sweet and helpful and the truck was spotless. You will be so happy to have them at your next party or event!

Sweet treats served by the sweetest woman! The owner of The Little Ice Cream Truck pulled right…read moreinto my driveway, where neighbors congregated to enjoy an impromptu ice cream party. It was the perfect casual party for my 11-year-old daughter, who has severe social anxiety. With her blue Batman ice cream in hand, surrounded by friends, she was all smiles! The little red truck itself was so sleek, unique, and fun to see! Thank you Little Ice Cream Truck!

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Tutti Frutti

3.6(42 reviews)

2.0 mi

"The experience was disappointing. I was also surprised by the debit card fee, as the posted notice…read moreindicates is far from the register.

We visited Tutti Frutti and had a very upsetting experience. When my mom ordered her usual smoothie…read morewith water instead of milk, the male employee (appeared Indian) gave her a disgusted look. My mom is severely allergic to kiwi and could die if there's any cross-contamination. When she politely asked to ensure there was no kiwi contact, both the male employee and a female employee (appeared Asian) began gossiping about us right in front of us. While making the drinks, the male employee continued giving us dirty looks, and my mom noticed a bowl of kiwi nearby. It was obvious the spoon had been used in the kiwi before touching other ingredients. When my dad tried to address this, they argued and denied everything instead of taking our concerns seriously. It was embarrassing, unprofessional, and extremely unsafe especially for someone with a life-threatening allergy. This behavior is unacceptable, and I hope management addresses this immediately.

Bibimbap- spicy pork and spicy chicken. Mmm!

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Spicy chicken and spicy pork bibimbap

Christopher's Homemade Ice Cream

4.6(88 reviews)

5.4 mi

This is the best I've cream in ma. The Bing cherry and peach are my favorite flavors. The ice cream…read moreis rich, filled with goodies and fresh. We do not live near here but we make it a point to make a special trip here

Love this place. Great little 50's vibe place. The Ice cream is amazing for homemade. Have a huge…read moreselection to choose from. Love going there. And also have outside seating. Ps: it can get really busy. But hang in there that line moves right along. So wait it out. It's worth it.

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Going into Christopher's

CoCo's Tropical Ice

4.2(64 reviews)

4.3 mi

I love soft serve. I believe they make theirs with frozen yogurt because of the texture difference…read morefrom usual soft serve I get from other places. Nevertheless, it's good. I heard they're famous for their gelato sundaes, but didn't want to try it yet because I wanted something simple. So if I have the time I'll try that.

We tried out this place today, I had pineapple ice cream that was so good and refreshing with the…read morehot weather we've been having. Service was great, can't wait to go back and perhaps try a Root Beer Float.

Piña colada ice. Definitely ice, where's the piña colada?

Pina colada (no actual pineapple or coconut pieces...)

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Look at all the flavors

Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream - Front Street

3.0(6 reviews)

0.6 mi

The ice cream is good me and my daughter went and there and they was very nice and the ice cream…read morewas good any flavors you want they have

My family went in about 9pm on Saturday and had a fantastic experience! The man working was so…read morepersonable & helpful, and we all enjoyed our ice cream. They have nice clean tables and lots of flavor & toppings options. Coming back tonight with my college friends. :)

Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream - Front Street

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Life is better with Icecream

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Yanise C.

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8 years ago

Cool Licks is my favorite local ice cream shop. They have cheap delicious ice cream and they have tons of flavors. It is also near Elm Park so you could enjoy some ice cream and head to the park or vice versa. 10/10 recommend. read more

James-Ryan T.

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9 years ago

Cool Licks is one of the best few ice cream shops ive found across the US! The service is quick, the products are amazing, and the workers are kind and patient. If youre in Worcester, this shop is a MUST. read more

Nikki G.

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10 years ago

Great place for ice cream almost 40 different soft serve flavors. And some hard ice cream too. Cute inside and patio seating outside. I go to this place all the time i love it. read more

Bethany A.

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9 years ago

Wicked nice environment. Awesome icecream! No complaints with service ! Lovely paintings on the exterior wall. Overall bueno

Emily P.

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9 years ago

Best icecream in Worcester!!! Great flavors for a good price.. I really recommend going here and trying out the icecream!

Rand B.

25

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8 years ago

Love this place. Good service favorite place to get ice creams because of good prices

Adam B.

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2

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9 years ago

An amazing experience the flavors of the ice cream coat my tongue in amazingness.

Lilly T.

276

1

0

8 years ago

Went here couple weeks ago ! Good ice cream

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