Visited for the first time to grab some hotdogs for my birthday and left saying "I'll be back!" My…read moreusual hotdog joint was closed so this was a great substitute. The topping bar is perfect and much appreciated. The takeout boxes were high quality and greatly appreciated. Plenty of parking and seating available.

Hot fudge brownie sundae is absolutely spectacular! I'm staying in Hamburg for a week and I will…read moredefinitely come back.

Do you want the flakiest, most buttery, delicious croissants of your life? Do you want an artisanal…read moreloaf of sourdough to eat by yourself - I mean share with with family? This is the place for you. Amazing bakery, great breakfast sandwiches, and delicious coffee.

I arrived for breakfast knowing nothing about the bakery beyond the location. Crossing the…read morethreshold, the aroma of yeast and warm cinnamon hit me, and something else I couldn't quite put my finger on. When I looked at the display case, it became clear: Sourdough! I'd never before seen sourdough croissants or cheese danishes; there's an abundance of gorgeous loaves/boules for sale. (Cheese fondue supplies! Yes!!). A baker's rack to the right sells day-old bread at discounted prices (make your own croutons!) I opted for an almond (sourdough) croissant and a small coffee; I was asked if I wanted a mug or a to go cup? I was given a beautiful glazed mug - very charming! Two things worth mentioning: There's a small seating area downstairs, and five large tables upstairs. The stairs? A polite way of describing them is, "grandfathered-in". The rise/run makes it difficult to navigate if you're in thick boots, carrying a child, or have stiff knees. The pastry had a beautiful crunch. I enjoyed the almond flavor. And then I found: cherry preserves? I'm aware that "croissant et confiture" (eaten with jam) is a standard French breakfast, but it did change the mouth feel of the treat. I'd recommend this place to anyone wanting to try something earthier and beautifully executed.

Cute walk up ice cream stand on the McKinley side of Bounce Magic. They have hard serve Perry's ice…read morecream including a variety of shakes and sundaes. They also have hot dogs, hamburgers and fries. A cheeseburger and fries were $3.50 - a good deal. However, the specialty sundae I ordered was smaller and more expensive compared to Charlaps a few miles away. There are some benches to sit and enjoy your treats!

Stating or finding your hours is not the point. Your hours are not conducive to business. Every…read moreother place opens at least 11:30 or 12!

Best ice cream I have had in a long time. Grasshopper was on point. They seem to be a local gem…read moresince we seen lots of locals there when we got our ice cream! Good sign.

We were heading out to the lake for a July 4th dinner with family and we're looking for a place…read morethat had ice cream cake. We found two scoops on Yelp and it had decent reviews and was right off I 90 so we took a chance. The young lady was very nice and gave us three options but the cake we wanted was not frosted. She said give me five minutes and I'll bring it out to you. She asked if it was for a birthday and we said no, just July 4th. The cake was absolutely delicious and she even decorated while frosting.

Such a cute eclectic ice cream shoppe! 50's decor inside that wasn't expected from the look of…read moreoutside. Asked to replace the soft serve on the peanut butter sundae with hard ice cream and it was a measly 50 cents! The sundae was enough for two and just the right taste for a chocolate peanut butter lover. Real whipped cream too! Just a bit more than $8, but for two to share that was a good price.

Charlap's has been an institution in my hometown for over 50 years. I don't even know how long it's…read morebeen open, but it's been close to over half a century. I've been going here ever since I was a child. I went to school with the Charlap children. It was started by the Charlap family with their dairy farm with fresh milk that would be delivered by truck and glass bottles delivery back in the day, and they made their own ice cream which they served at their location in Boston, which has been the same but has expanded in size over the years to match the production needs. My friends used to deliver milk for this dairy in a truck like the good old days! When our baseball teams won in the town, we would go here for ice cream. They have soft serve and hard ice cream and sundaes and shakes and floats. Anything that an old ice cream shop would have- they even have ice cream sandwiches and ice cream cakes for sale these days which looked insanely good. There's probably 40 to 50 different flavors of ice cream. They are all made in house and incredible. There is a second location that opened in the village of Hamburg by the owner son, Nick, and it is a much smaller space. Charlaps is open in the winter with limited hours, it is very slow that time of year. However,, In the summer, there is barely parking. There's seating indoors and outdoors. I have watched this place evolved as I have spent most of my life in this town growing up and now visiting my family, who still lives in our Homestead. To me, this is some of the best fresh cream, milk, and ice cream on the planet! And you will never change my mind. Patronize this business it's incredible.

An ice cream shop is exactly what the Village of Orchard Park needed. The variety of Perry's Ice…read moreCream flavors is good, the quality of the custard is great and the portions are generous! We visit multiple times a month. There are only three things I would change would be adding Parkerhouse to the flavor list, get rid of the weird parking spaces immediately out front, or make them all reserved, and lose the annoying speaker playing the local country music station. The only thing more irritating than the incessant commercials is the new country music.

Such a cute spot in Orchard Park right off of the main strip. Great ice cream, quick service, and a…read moregreat area outside with picnic tables to sit and eat. They have the traditional soft serve flavors with rotating Dole Whip flavors and Perry's hard serve ice cream, along with sundaes, slushies, and dog treats too! Would recommend, I will certainly be coming back.

This review is for their booth at Taste of Buffalo. As cool as it was to see a lot of restaurants…read morebring their heavy equipment to cook food on-site @ ToB, Nitro Magic should've been the biggest winner in that respect. However, liquid nitrogen canisters were nowhere to be found as all of their stuff came out of boxes. I thought the entire draw of using molecular gastronomy was to flair involved in making the food, not necessarily the end product. And because of that and the weather, their ice cream was put at a big disadvantage. Yet they still managed to win the rookie-of-the-year award at the competition. At least one of the workers there let me get 2 items worth 10 tickets for 9 b/c that's all I had left. I had the "Have your cake and eat it too" (aka cake batter ice cream) and a "Nitro Pop". Neither really all that special.

Nitro magic is surely one of kind experience that many has seen on the food network and on Bravo's…read moreTop Chef. Creating ice cream using nitrogen!!!! Whoa, I know. I was intrigued when visiting the Galleria to quickly pay some bills. Located on the second floor right outside of Macy's, it's worth to stop even just to watch and to be amazed. Three employees where quickly moving around the little shop amist a gathering of people just as curious as I was. The large tanks of nitrogen were spouting the gas and the ice cream creators were quickly stirring the concoction as the ohhs and ahhs were being heard. You could either get a flavor of nitro cream and add your own toppings or there is also a list of sundae-like menu options. Flavors like vanilla, chocolate, mint, strawberry, cake batter, pitschao, and coffee were options. The saying of Go big or go home flashed in my mind. So I ended up going with Nitro Mike's Fav which was cake batter ice cream with cookie dough, peanut butter mixed it. The ice cream was very creamy and yet seemed a little less heavy than a typical Perry's offering. The price ended up being just over $6 with tax. They apparently also catering at special events like weddings and birthdays which is a pretty cool idea. The employee who made my order also mentioned that more franchises are coming. But right now they are only at the Walden Galleria mall. As much of a haven of canadiens that the Galleria has become, I feel I'll bear it to have some more of their ice cream!

This remains my favorite ice cream spot in WNY, and it's officially become an annual tradition…read moreafter dropping my little guy off at sleepaway camp. They have a great variety on the menu. This was my first time trying the pistachio soft serve; it definitely didn't disappoint! I ordered a baby cone, but they must have know I was kidding because it was huge. I never order cones, but I loved that it brought me back to summers as a kid, where you inhale your ice cream before it trails down your hand. My mom ordered the Dubai Sundae. Since they pre-make them and keep them in the freezer, it was solid. The drive from Hamburg back to East Aurora made for great thaw time. Once it softened to the perfect texture, she transferred it to a bowl so she could mix together all the different flavors and textures. She absolutely loved it! Albeit it's not gluten-free, she enjoyed this trendy and delicious treat.

Stopped for our first ice cream of the season. Friendly staff, quick service and delicious ice…read morecream!