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    3.3 (307 reviews)
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    Sarah O.

    Tbh, the amount of choices you'd have to make is a bit overwhelming. But prices are decent and portions are generous. I got a single scoop of Nutella and on receipt it's labeled "kid size", but it was a very generous scoop, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Location may be out of the way a bit, and the streets are not all lit at night, but it was worth the 15 min walk from where we were staying.

    Daniel R.

    This is what water ice is all about! Super delicious. Great service as well. Highly recommend if you're in the area!

    Fairmont donuts with Nutella
    Kim P.

    Stopped in before a tour at Eastern State Penitentiary and it was the perfect thing to help me cool down. There was a line out on the sidewalk and people were called up to the window to order. This place has a huge menu with what seems like something for everyone. I got a small half mango/half watermelon Italian ice. The small size was $4 and was huge! Way more than I actually wanted but a good value. The favors didn't stand out. My husband tried the new Fairmont donuts with Nutella. They're basically zeppolis with Nutella on top. They were hot, fresh and delicious but also cost like $13 for a pretty small portion. Not sure I could recommend at that price but I suppose they're there if you're looking to try something different!

    Passionfruit gelato + soft serve
    JJ L.

    This ice cream shop located across eastern state penitentiary usually has a line outside anytime apart from Winter. There's no seating, all to-go. The gelato (pictured left) is nice and refreshing - it's actually more like flavored ice with soft serve. That's a small! Recc to order the kids size!

    Oreo ice cream w/ various toppings
    Christopher S.

    Middling to poor experience with Fairmount Flavors. Let's start with the positive - menu options are solid, lots of variety and uniqueness. The location is convenient. The server was nice, if a bit disinterested (she was wearing AirPods). The negatives -- 1) The prices are exorbitant. Two scoops goes for $6, and if you add a few standard toppings you're paying $10 or more. Wild stuff. 2) They did not clean the spoon prior to scooping my ice cream. Tons of orange looking ice cream / water ice mixed into my flavors. Really hated to see that. 3) My ice cream had a bunch of ice chunks in it, and really everything was just generally kind of icy and not smooth or creamy like the best ice cream spots. Could have just been a bad day, and I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and come back again - will confirm one way or another. Really wanted to like it here but came away disappointed!

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    Michael R.

    Fairmount Flavors unquestionably has good homemade ice cream. Is it the best I've ever had? No. Is it the most ludicrously overpriced? No. Are the prices reasonable? No. A side of sprinkles (jimmies) is $1.50! If you picked up a cooked chicken from Sprouts, Shoprite, Wegman's, etc and bought just over a pound of broccoli crowns or string beans, along with enough potatoes to cut and bake, you can feed a family of four for the same or less than what Fairmount Flavors charges for a quart of Ice cream or frozen custard or water ice. Places like Van Leeuwen Ice Cream are obnoxiously greedy. With the prices they charge for good- not phenomenal ice cream, they are better suited for a name that explains what's occurring- Baskin-Robbins. Why? They are robbing you. Baskin-Robbin is 1/3 to just over 40% less for a quart of ice cream. There are better tasting and lower priced homemade ice cream shops in the Hamptons of New York. I would love Tanner Brothers Dairy in Ivyland (Bucks County) to take their ice cream and franchise it. That's superb homemade ice cream, and it's affordable. That's likely the reason they've been thriving for over 100 years. They have consistently excellent quality dairy products, produce, and more. For almost 1/2 the price, you can get a gallon of homemade ice cream that puts Fairmount Flavors to shame. Which brings up a good word- "shame" in the owner of Fairmount Flavors to over charge. It's a little fish not far from Fishtown.

    Oreo nonfat yogurt
    Phylicia H.

    First time here and will definitely be back! I always walk past this place and there's usually a long line of people.Service was great and the girls working inside were all extremely friendly. I agree with other reviews that it is a bit overpriced, but the portions are generous and I am helping out a local business so I didn't mind. I ordered a small Oreo yogurt cup w/chocolate crunchies on top. Obviously wasn't as good as ice cream, but it was still very tasty and I would order it again. They had a decent amount of options for toppings so will do that next time. My bf ordered the chocolate chip house sandwich with Oreo ice cream and it was soo good. We both agreed that the ice cream was good, but not great. The cookie was the star of the show and was absolutely delicious. Will be back to try the gelati or sundae next time!

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    Grace L.

    Their location is just perfect. After coming out of the Pennsylvania Eastern State penitentiary and being under a hot and humid weather, a cone of ice cream is just what you need. . I was glad the line wasn't that long yet. They have a wide selection of flavors. I had the rocky road. Great combination of almonds and sweet chocolate cream. One serving to me is huge. Loved it and finished it to the last bite.

    Pineapple, tangy tangerine and homemade hand dipped ice cream = Gelato
    Terra B.

    Late evening snack attack at Philly Flavors. I haven't been here since the summer before COVID hit. The store is now and a window that you order at, told your # and then you wait for someone to open and hand you your order. Most of the help was nice but this one young lady's attitude was that of impatience and not friendly when she would bring the customers their order. She would buck her eyes and open her mouth dropping her lip out of frustration. I was hoping not to get her. There were lots of people standing around waiting for their order. The wait wasn't terrible but it definitely took about 10-15 mins to get my complete order. I ordered a large gelato pineapple, tangy orange and homemade hand dipped vanilla gelato. It was so good and flavorful no pun intended. It cost$6.50 for the large. My daughter had the brownie mint chocolate chip and Reese's ice cream. She says it was the beat everrrrrrrrrr! My other daughter had the peach and vanilla gelato. Of course I slipped my spoon for a taste or two. I wanted to trade. I LOVED THE PEACH. I began sing Just Bieber's song about Georgia peaches. lol! It was super yummy!!!! This pandemic has removed some of the fun out of coming to Philly Flavors but I'm thankful that the the ice cream was super cream my smoothie and the water ice was packed with lots flavor. I highly recommend this place. Just pray you don't get the young lady with the tude to bring your order.

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    The flavors taste like what they're supposed too. Just like the fruit they claim. Not overly sweet, just enough to be damn good!!!

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