Got some pretty cold items from this classic stand in Belvidere. It certainly is one of the places to go in summer. Dari-Ripple is a small but busy place especially when it gets hot and it's time to chill. Has plenty of classic flavors. There's also stuff like Dole Whip. Be ready for a line. It has a pretty tight parking lot too. There's not too many tables close to it, but there's some more benches from there a ways. It's next to a kind of park. Place to go and chill there. Got some of the Dole Whip in a cup. It's $5 for the regular size. A good amount. They have pineapple and you can get it as a float. Has better choices for the cold food like the ice cream. It's not cash only anymore but they have a minimum limit. The rest of the food is greasy burgers and stuff. read more

Dari-Ripple - Pineapple Dole Whip - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belvidere, Illinois

Worst chili cheese dog I have ever eaten!! I think it was old shriveled and just pitiful!! The ice cream was ok. The outside decor is clean, bright and nostalgic. But DO NOT waste your $$ on the hot dog. read more

Always friendly and amazing treats. Look forward to seeing them open for the summer season.

Stopped here as a spur of the moment treat for Father's Day. I got a dole whip, it was amazing! My husband got a peanut butter shake, which he scarfed down in less than 10 minutes and my daughter got a German chocolate shake, which is now all over her face. I'm only giving three stars because it seemed that there were so many people, but the employees didn't seem to be in any hurry to get people's orders to them in a timely manner. Plus, my husband shake was pretty much melted by the time we got it. In addition, we waited 25 minutes for two shakes & one Dole whip. When I looked at my receipt they also charged me 20¢ for my whip in a cup vs a cone!! read more

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I drove all the way out to Belvidere so I could enjoy a Pineapple Dole Whip Float! Delicious! Such a cute little gem in Belvidere with outdoor seating. Great for a hot summer day. read more

Dari-Ripple - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belvidere, Illinois

While Attending a Concert in Belvidere, I parked at the Dari-Ripple... I bought an iced coffee for the wait in the concert line.. the young ladies working in there were very quick, efficient and the product was very excellently crafted... Great service, great value, great experience.... I will definitely be back. read more

Great ice cream when it's open as it's a seasonal ice cream shop! Strictly cary out but still nice environment with some picnic tables.

Always used to come here for shakes and they were so thick and it actually took a while to finish one. For the last year with tonight being the worst I got to shake and it was so watery it was terrible and it had very little raspberry flavor. If they would just go back to making them nice and thick they would be a winner again. read more

Our favorite place to get ice cream in Belvidere and walk in the park. The owner is very friendly and the employees are always kind.

Every time I'm visiting my grandparents, I make a trip to Dari-Ripple. First, this place looks plucked right out of 1952, and I am all about the 1950's (minus the whole lack of civil rights bit). They're right downtown on the water with plenty to see and do in both directions while you eat your ice cream. Second, they have the most delicious peanut butter sauce I have ever had. It is rich, salty, and so delicious running through their ice cream. I always want to try something different, but I can never seem to pass up their peanut butter milk shake. According to the locals, this place has, "gone down hill," but as long as their putting this peanut butter sauce on ice cream (or anything, really), I'm headed to Dari-Ripple every summer day I spend in this town. read more

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There Ice cream is good. I never had there food frankly I don't understand why they even have food. They need more covered out sun areas. Maybe shorten menu to speed service. read more

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friendliest customer service!! ice cream and other creations are always a hit. cute outdoor seating along the river

In a building right off the river and next to a park, this ice cream stand has the right location for a warm summer evening treat. You walk right up to the window (menu is posted on the side of the building) and order. After receiving the chilled goodness, round back there are picnic tables with umbrellas and more picnic tables just beyond the parking lot under a huge tree. Together we ordered a large strawberry smoothie, a small strawberry shake and the ice cream sandwich with a chocolate chip cookie "bun". The total was no more than $9. All were delicious (I finished my shake; a rare accomplishment). They asked if we'd like fresh strawberries or the syrup, so it was nice to know I had choices. I'll be back again with the kidlets for another satisfying snack! read more

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Thus far, this place has the best ice cream in town. Many flavors to choose from. There is something for everyone. Know that I am not a fan of milk ice cream, but when I crave it, Dari-ripple is the place for me. This place will not disappoint. read more

Beats driving to Rockford to go to Dairy Queen I think that Our Belvidere (Dari-Ripple) may even be better. My Wife loves the twist cone and I like plain vanila soft serve in a waffle cone. read more

Dari-Ripple - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belvidere, Illinois

This place has been around for years. I've never been disappointed with their ice cream. They have soft serve (vanilla, chocolate and twist) and hard ice cream with a variety of flavors. They have other ice cream favorites like shakes, sundaes, Italian ice, fruit smoothies, floats and slushes. My favorite treat is the chocolate shake made with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. This place is true old school. They have picnic tables to sit and enjoy your ice cream by the river. They also play old 50's and 60's music outside. They have a hot menu of food like burgers, pulled pork, hot dogs, but I've never had the hot stuff. The Dari Ripple is a sure try. read more

Dari-Ripple - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belvidere, Illinois

What happened to the service at Dairy Ripple? Just waited in line for at least three minutes.two young men behind counter. Three of us in line no acknowledgment playing with paper on computer.we all walked away and went to a competitor around the corner. Service fabulous take your order out in 1minute. Sad to see a local business fail. The chocolate chip ice cream sandwich use to be the best around and at a very good price. Now the cookie is half the diameter and it's served in a basket. Not wrapped and premade as last years version. It melts within 5 minutes and make read more

Want to know why the lines long??? Slow sh¡t workers. Only one window open and about 30 people are waiting in line getting bit by mosquitoes and being burnt by the sun while the employees are inside taking there sweet time cause there is nothing bothering them from being slow. . . . . read more

First of all everything I have tried different things on their menu each time and every time everything was hands down delicious especially pumpkin pie with a la mode hard ice cream during the fall season. We saw positive reviews on here on and have always wanted to try for about a year and it's sad that we waited that long! It's delicious and there's usually a small wait during the summer night. The ONLY reason I deducted a star is because we came here twice half an hour before they closed and they were already closed which was super disappointed because we could see the teens and other sitting in the back benches hanging out. Aside from that, accurate orders, great ice cream! P.s. strawberry shortcake or cheesecake sundae (I can't remember which but I attached a picture) is delish! read more

Dari-Ripple - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Belvidere, Illinois

Who doesn't have some great memory of this place?! With it's idyllic setting right next to the river and the park, it's a perfect family event. There's a decent selection of ice creamy options, though I recommend the hard ice cream over soft serve. If I'm not mistaken they use Dean's, which is produced just a few blocks away up the river. Anyway, just take a nice afternoon or evening walk through the park and get yourself some Dari-Ripple! read more

Mom and pop style ice cream and sandwich shop right on the river. My son and I stopped in for cyclones, their version of a DQ blizzard. They have around 10 different to choose from like 'smores' which is vanilla ice cream with small marshmallows, crumbled graham cracker and chocolate shavings. Damn good! You can also create your own cyclone from a long list of toppings. My kiddo dove head first into a chocolate ice cream with M&Ms combo which he inhaled proper. Plenty of parking, bench table seating in back and prices are below the corp ice cream joints. Cool place. read more

My big group came here after the Belvedere Park Pool closes due to lightning. They were able to take our orders and bring them out in a timely manner, which was impressive. We had a big group and there were a couple of other big groups. I ordered the Brownie Delight Cyclone (blizzard, but they call it a cyclone). It was pretty good, but I just wish that I got more for what I payed for ($4 for about the size of a cup for a medium drink at McDonald's). I also thought the brownies were a bit dry. But my girlfriend got a huge mint chocolate chip ice cream cone - two scoops. It was already a massive cone, and there was an option for 3 scoops. The 2 scoop cone was only $3, which I think is a fair deal considering the size. My girlfriend really liked it. I think that I will come here again and get a huge cone. Looks definitely worth the money. There's also many other things you can get - soft serve cones, sundaes, smoothies, etc. I will come back for that cone... I will... read more

The old school atmosphere about it is great, but the taste of the ice cream is very blazzé. Nothing special about it. In addition to that, the inside of this place looks like it could use some cleaning, sterilizing, and updating. Otherwise, I love the location and the potential that this place has. read more

This place is great! Located right by the river, you can grab your sweet treat from their walk up window and take a walk. The ice cream is super good too and they've got a great variety too; from soft serve to Dole Whips and specialty sundaes. read more

Best hometown ice cream quick stop. Friendly staff, quick service and of course great ice cream and desserts. Even pup cones for the dogs.

Wide selection of ice cream treats, and reasonable prices. We enjoy going here to support the local business. I recommend a cyclone or a waffle cone. read more

Unique location next to the river. Ice cream and a nice place to sit.... do you really need anything more?

As a parent of a child with dairy allergies, finding a place that serves any kind of cold treat for my 3 year old has been extremely difficult. This year, Dari-Ripple started to serve Dole Whip and it has changed my sons life! It is a dairy free pineapple soft serve and it tastes amazing! From what I've heard, it has been under new management this year and service has been wonderful! read more

Ah. The classic Belvidere Ice Cream shop. Has a nice aesthetic to it by the river and the Ice Cream is amazing. There isn't much to say about the town icon, except for as good as always read more

I used to Love this place as a kid. It was so tasty and fun. Recently, I've been really disappointed by the service and the food. I had a soft serve vanilla cone and it tasted chemically as if the machine was cleaned but not fully rinsed out. It was pretty dang gross. I've only ever gotten food there once which wasn't the best. Its a bit of a shame. read more

This place has been here forever! It is such an amazing place to go get ice cream on a hot summer day! Definitely am going back! they have so many options and the service is amazing!! 10/10 read more

Reminds me when I was a child going to get soft serve ice cream with my parents! Good stuff and love that it's near the river and park.

I've lived in belvidere for a long time now and I have never been disappointed by them!! Known for their ice cream I was reluctant to try their food but when I did I was mad at myself for not trying it sooner.... I was missing out!! All around awesome place!!! read more

What needs to be said about this place. Come on it's a ice cream shop that's been in business forever. So that tells you it's good.

Always a joy to stop here and get some good ice cream with my daughter during the HOT summer days. They have so many varieties so you'll never get bored of flavors. read more

The quintessential small-town midwest ice cream joint! On a summer afternoon, you'll usually stand in a line of four or five people at the window to get your ice cream creation, and then you'll meander down to the bank of the river, and you'll stand there with whipped cream on your nose and watch the ducks swimming, and you'll understand what happiness is. read more

It's a shame, because I know this is a local institution, but while the shakes are great, the burger we had was drowned in sauce and undercooked, , and what they claim is a Chicago style hot dog is NOT beef. Without that, it isn't a true Chicago dog. It's unfortunate, because unlike many other places, they got the rest of the ingredients right. read more

it is a tradition. When my dad gets out his vintage car, we all cram in it and go to Dari Ripple! Fun place to go and has a park in the back of it. read more

On 6-5-10 I loaded up my grand children into my car promosinig them ice cream at dariripple at 8:55 pm because a sign on the front of Dari ripple said they would be open until 10:00 pm when I got there they were closed at 9:01 pm leaving me with crying grandchilren and me with egg all over my face i would recomend that you take your business any where else but Delpra's dari ripple if you do not want to horribly disapoint the ones's you love read more

Dairy ripple more like dairy NOPE. They say they are home of the famous "eyes on a cone" well i got a milkshake and I DIDNT SEE NO EYES IN MY MILKSHAKE!!! if youre going to claim to put eyes in your ice cream i better get an eye in my flipping milkshake....GO AWAY! p.s. $0.08?!?!?!? read more