I love Gannon's! I've been coming here for over 25 years. I love their espresso chip ice cream the best but their have an array of freshly made flavors. Their portions are huge and their ice cream is so creamy and delicious. I highly recommend coming here! read more

One of my family's favorite ice cream places is Gannon's! Growing up I lived across the street from them and we would get them all the time during summer. Now during the summer months I usually try to buy quarts of my favorite hard ice cream to have on hand instead of store bought stuff. Consistency of the products are on point. I haven't noticed any difference from when I was younger until now lol. Service has always been great at both locations. My favorites: Chocolate Raspberry Truffle, and Berry & Fruit Twist, or a Banana Split. read more

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Outstanding. It is really worth all the hype and all the positive reviews are accurate. There was a decent sized line at 8PM, with a lot of people in parking lot enjoying their icecream. The girls working the counter were friendly and ensured the line moved fast, so don't be discouraged if you see a bit of a line. It will move and any wait is worth it for this icecream. I tried their low fat vanilla soft serve, which is actually their frozen yoghurt. It was awesome and honestly, I don't think I can say it tasted like a frozen yoghurt. It was great. I also tried the Milky Way flavor, which was awesome. Rich in flavor, creamy, and it had that fresh taste. Like really fresh. The same goes for the peanut butter flavor my husband had. Again, rich, creamy, fresh. I can't knock any of these flavors. Gannons has a lot of flavors in rotation, which is great because they make great ice cream, but they aren't all in rotation at the same time. I'd suggest if you haven't gone to look ahead at their menu, get an idea of what you want, but also look to have some back-up flavors that are regular staples on their menu (they tell you on their website), this way you won't be disappointed. Overall, very impressed. I really can't wait to come back and try more flavors - hoping they have chocolate pie the next time! read more

Easily the best place to get ice cream in Syracuse. The hard ice cream is homemade and every flavor I've had has been delicious. My favorites are caramel cashew, peanut butter perfection, and classic strawberry. Always two scoops in a waffle cone. About 6 dollars for 2 scoops in a waffle cone- a fair price. The malted milkshakes are also great if you're into that. The lines can get long during busy times but they move quick. No indoor seating at the Macdonald Rd location but there's rocks outside to sit on. Great spot to take a date after dinner. Try it out! read more

Good ice cream at a very reasonable price. We enjoyed everything we ordered. We definitely recommend them.

It's hard to complain when it comes to ice cream. The ice cream is served up quickly, however the line to order can be lengthy. Your typical ice cream stand, with a flare for flavor options, unique combos and additional frozen treats. read more

Gannon's Ice Cream - two people holding ice cream cones - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Great place to grab a cone or some other type of ice cream concoction. Make sure to try the brownie sundae, but bring your appetite or a friend. It is HUGE! read more

Great place for you and the family to get some yummy treats. I have been going for years. My favorite is the peanut butter explosion. Full of so many peanut butter cups!! Small cones are basically 3 scoops of ice cream. Yes prices have gone up but completely worth it. Go and check them out. read more

Gannon's Ice Cream - Peanut butter explosion - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Delicious homemade ice cream. Lots of coffee flavors, which are my favorite. The lemon custard was lemon and rich. And the chocolate pie has chocolate pie crust pieces and fudge. read more

First time eating there and it was so good. Great service and a nice view of a creek! I will definitely be returning there soon!

Such a large menu! I felt overwhelmed trying to settle on a choice but opted for a scoop of vanilla and a scoop of black cherry on a waffle cone. DELICIOUS! Tried a bit of the Oreo flurry, black raspberry and the fruit and berry soft ice cream. All of them were solid read more

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We drive by McDonald Road a few times a day. If it's an ice cream day, we scope out the line rubberneck style to see if the line isn't 20+ minutes long. Some days we get lucky, others we wait 20+ minutes. It helps that they're open til 10 PM. It's easier to pop in after 9 PM if you're having that kind of night. If I'm going to Gannon's, I'm getting hard ice cream. Most places serve name brand ice cream you can buy at stores, but Gannon's makes their own and rotates them often. Coffee, peanut butter and Oreos are the ice cream trifecta, and they always have hard ice cream flavors that heavily support this habit. I recently discovered that peanut butter and bananas carries over into ice cream, so I've been banana splitting everything lately. Gannon's ice cream is the best quality hard ice cream in my ice cream rotation, and it's also the most expensive. We place crazy orders here, but two sundaes can run us almost $15.00. I guess they can get away with it though, so why shouldn't they? read more

Gannon's Ice Cream - Two Scoops of Coconut Chip, One "Scoop" Blackberry Soft Serve, separated by chocolate fudge and marshmallow sauce. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Syracuse, New York

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Great local ice creamery. This location doesn't have apple/Google pay. Line was long and even longer by the time I reached the inside shop. Crazy coffee sundae with pecans, fudge and whipped cream. Yum. read more

Amazing ice cream!!! We stopped here after having a craving for ice cream and wanting something as close as possible to us. Gannon's was the first place that came up, so we decided to give it a try. I can't believe I've never heard about this place before. It's located in a small plaza with other businesses in a no-thrills type of building. The layout of the building made it really easy to abide by Covid protocols while getting your ice cream which is always another plus. You can expect a wait due to the high demand of their delicious ice cream! I got the snickers sundae. I'm not sure if you can even call it a sundae because of how massive it was- it was served on a plate dish! I appreciated the creativity and sizable portions as I am an ice cream lover. I also appreciated the home made flavors, AND the use of gluten cookies to create flavors too. Overall, if you're looking for ice cream: you have to stop here. Perfect for everyone. read more

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Some of the best ice cream in Syracuse. The workers are super friendly and patient as you try to pick what you want even when there's a huge line behind you and will let you try you as many favors as you'd like to help make your decision. I love that they have an inside and outside counter. I love that it feels the same as the ice cream places we went to as kids and not that weird sterile aesthetic a lot of newer places have taken on. And the artwork is killer. read more

A variety of hard ice cream and soft served to choose from. I opted for a vanilla and chocolate twist. Their ice cream was very creamy and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Service was great. Ordered a kid size cookie dough ice cream and my daughter said that was the best cookie dough ice cream she had ever had. read more

Gannon's Ice Cream - Medium soft serve. Very creamy - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Syracuse, New York

They do make a very good shake. Creamy and with lots of fruit. Nowhere around me that does a better one.

mediocre ice cream. $4 for this tiny cone and the ice cream melted really fast indicating there isn't a lot of cream content and it's more watered down. the flavor was mediocre, ben and jerry's is way better. i don't understand the hype with this place. wanted to try this as a new syracuse resident and it looked highly recommended but will not be coming back. Felt rushed to order as well and sizes nor flavors were explained to me. read more

Gannon's Ice Cream - dark chocolate walnut - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Always great ice cream, and a large selection of homemade flavors to choose from can make the choice difficult--which is a good problem to have! Best in Syracuse. read more

To be safe for dogs like me, ask for a vanilla kiddie cup. Dog friends can't go inside, but there's plenty of parking lot room to tailgate and enjoy your kiddie dish off the ground. 7/5 wags. Will sniff again. read more

Gannon's Ice Cream - So much fun on hot nights! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Great local ice cream shop. They have a lot of flavors that are unique. Everything I've tried has been delicious!

A local darling. I've never gone on a hot summers day when there hasn't been a line, but the wait gives me time to peruse the many different flavor options. (Something chocolatey usually wins out.). The ice cream is homemade with mostly natural ingredients, and you can tell the business takes pride in their product. With several locations across Syracuse, a much-needed cool down is always close. read more

Not the best ice cream I've tried in Syracuse, but not terrible either. There was a very long line but social distancing was enforced. Once inside, we placed our order and didn't have to wait too long before receiving our ice cream. Though the ice cream is made fresh daily at another location, I felt that it wasn't up to par. The flavors were muted and there was nothing extraordinary about this ice cream. Will not be stopping by again, but I'm glad I got to try it. read more

Had a single scoop of MILKY WAY this past weekend. Soooooo good!!! Love this place! read more

Gannon's Ice Cream - Milky Way Ice Cream (light chocolate ice cream with caramel swirls and milk chocolate chunks!) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Syracuse, New York

We prefer the Gannon's on McDonald Road. We stopped by last night (Saturday) and the line wrapped around the parking lot! Came back today about 4:30 PM and there was only about a 15-minute wait in line. My husband had Crazy Coffee in a waffle cone, my daughter had Cookie Dough in a chocolate-dipped waffle cone and I had a hot fudge sundae on Chocolate Chip. Go for the incredible store-made ice cream but enjoy the 70's vibe of the little ice cream hut and vintage plaza location. There is no place like Gannon's in the summer! read more

Every time I go there is a line. Not that it's bad thing cause the ice cream is really good. They always have a new flavor to try out and the traditional ice cream as well. I can never complain about this place. read more

What do you do when it's only 54° out? Go eat some ice cream! This is a local, favorite ice cream spot. One of the two locations that I know of. Now there is a rivalry between Arctic Island and Gannon's. Both serve really good soft serve and hard ice cream. Different factions may beg to differ. Gannon's seems to offer more options as to how to serve the ice cream. In cake cone, waffle cone, dipped waffle cones, flurries, smoothies and some other interesting seasonal combinations. I enjoyed my Black raspberry - orange with crunch coat twist. My aunt loves her maple walnut scoop o' ice cream. Plenty of parking. And stays open till late hours. This may change once the fall season winds down. Tip the nice high school and college kids whose tip jar lists what colleges and universities they will be attending. Support local business. read more

Gannon's Ice Cream - This is a black raspberry - orange twist with crunch coat. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Every time I'm in Syracuse I have to stop at Gannon's. I grew up eating this ice cream and still never had better! Flurries are the best - loaded with toppings in every single bite. Thanks for the great ice cream! read more

Gannon's Ice Cream - Small Oreo and cookie dough flurry - YUM! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Being a self proclaimed expert ice cream taste-tester we made a special stop on our way back from NY to CT to check this place out after seeing buzzfeed's claim that is was a must try "before you die". An aesthetically pleasing interior (quoted from my 17 y/o). I had.... Waffle cone: standard cone. Nothing remarkable. Charliebrown ice cream: chocolate with peanut butter ice cream... the chocolate flavor and consistency was solid, but the peanut butter...wait was there supposed to be peanut butter in there??? It was barely there. Coconut ice cream: Good flavor, spot on in terms of level of sweetness, but it lacked the creaminess I would have expected from such a highly rated place. Cost: Reasonable Maybe I'm an ice cream snob, but I thought this place was only a little above average. Worth it if you're in the area and need an ice-cream fix, but a must try before you die? I beg to differ. read more

Gannon's sets the bar high for a premium ice cream experience. Unlike many other local ice cream shops, they make their own ice cream and it's noticeable. On recent unseasonably warm September evening we made our way for an "ice cream dinner" visit. The toddler was happy with his chocolate soft serve (although most of it didn't make it into his mouth), I ordered a dish of pumpkin Oreo and spouse stuck with his usual hard chocolate ice cream in a chocolate dipped waffle cone. The pumpkin Oreo was delicious. I thought it might be overly complex from a flavor standpoint but I was wrong, balanced flavors all the way...I'm ready for fall, bring on the pumpkin. The staff are always nice, usually college or high school students. This location doesn't offer any tables or seating, although there are several large rocks that you can sit on or consume in your car like many. The line was long and the wait was longer, it looked like they were short staffed for the crowd. One recommendation: some of the hard ice cream flavor selection names don't readily describe the ice cream. It would be nice if they had written descriptions because many patrons ask the staff what's in such and such flavor before ordering, myself included. This likely stalls the line. Prices are a little higher than your average stand. Gannon's product is consistently excellent, that's why we return again and again. read more

Places in Syracuse tend to be hyped up - which isn't good for Manhattanites like myself. If you say it's the best ice cream ever, say it's the best ice cream in Syracuse please. Anyway, Gannon's is DEFINITELY the best ice cream in Syracuse. The price for the amount of ice cream you get is so worth it - I got two scoops and could barely finish it - it was absolutely delicious. Next time, I'll need to either get just once scoop or get it in a cup - it kept melting all over my hand. I wish this location had a few benches as well - but the rocks worked for seats so overall it was good. Definitely a must-go in Syracuse. read more

God bless Gannons. All the ice cream is phenomenal. I've never been disappointed with them. Great kids working too. My only gripe is one time I asked for two half sized scoops of different flavors and I'd pay for a double scoop, I just can't eat that much, and they declined. I felt bad wasting the extra ice cream, but I couldn't decide between two flavors. read more

Best ice cream in the area. You really can't go wrong here. Their soft serve is the bomb (sooo creamy, but not so creamy that it makes you sick). Really chocolatey chocolate soft serve. Their hard ice creams are awesome too. Have had a coffee one with what seemed like Oreos in it (what is this called?!? Ugh) Crazy coffee is awesome which was coffee ice cream with soft caramel in it (usually hard in other ice creams because it's so cold), and walnuts. My boyfriend is a fan of the peanut butter ice cream (not sure what it's called), but I am not. You have to really like peanut butter for this one. You can't go wrong with the Oreo/oreo cheesecake either (they taste the same to me) Have recently had the Oreo earthquake sundae which is around 9.00. Not really worth it if you ask me. It was vanilla soft serve, crushed Oreos, fudge, whipped cream, nuts, and marshmallow (we skipped the marshmallow). It's really good, but just not worth the price. And it's a massive amount of ice cream, so it definitely is for 2-3 people unless you have a huge appetite and ability to eat ice cream, which I am jealous of. Only problem is now I have to spend the money I could have spent on ice cream on a gym membership to work off the ice cream.... Oh and Protip: WALK THROUGH THE EXIT DOOR NOT THE ENTRANCE read more

One of the top 25 ice cream makers in the United States and certainly lives up to its reputation! The crazy coffee, just java, and raspberry ripple were our first tries and we loved them all! read more

Gannon's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Syracuse, New York

This is the best ice cream in the world. Hand made deliciousness served to you by some really nice people. I'm going there now. You should too. read more

I've officially been to 3 Gannon's locations. I like that they serve everyone who is line even if it is past their closing hours. During the summers, there is a long line here. I tried the lime sherbet and pistachio almond hard ice cream. I thought the lime was packed with flavor and zest. They said the ice cream wasn't firm/hard enough yet so they put it in a cup for us with a cone on top. The pistachio almond was alright. The pistachio flavor tasted more like the instant pudding type (artificially flavored). Outside of hard ice cream, they have sundaes, flurries, soft ice cream, and frozen yogurt. The workers were very friendly. There's plenty of parking. I wish their specialty ice cream flavors had descriptions next to them (Charlie Brown, Seattle Sludge, etc). FYI, the Charlie Brown is chocolate with peanut butter and the Seattle Sludge is coffee with chocolate (?). People say it is the best ice cream in the world, but I do not agree. It is however, the best ice cream in Syracuse. read more

We love this place. Really excellent selection of house made ice creams which are creative and flavorful. Rain or shine, we and other folks are standing in line here. A single scoop in a waffle cone is a huge serving. Tip the kids serving you. read more

Amazing homemade ice cream. I've been here several times and have had a great experience each time.

OK, I realize just about everyone thinks this is the place to go for good ice cream and they do have good ice cream. The problem I have and it is my problem, their ice cream is not worth $4.00 for a small dish. There are several other places around that offer ice cream just as good if not better for a reasonable. If you have money to throw away go to Gannon. If you're looking for good ice cream at a realist price try another vendor. Gary read more

"It's CLOSED?" "Looks that way." "It said ten! Ten o'clock!" "We can go somewhere else. Maybe Pete's is open - " "That is hardly the point! I don't really even WANT ice cream, I just want GANNON'S." A transcript of a conversation between myself and my father on the night of June 17th. My younger sister sat in the back seat of the car, looking generally ashamed to be related to me. I tried very hard not to strangle the life out of the steering wheel in my agitation. I was full of rage, disappointment, bafflement, and also pizza. All I wanted was a scoop of Charlie Brown. I was visiting Syracuse in the summer for the first time in two years, and it was a personal goal of mine to get to Gannon's every day. Due to various miscalculations and ulterior motives, I only managed to make two visits, and it wasn't nearly enough. Gannon's does something incredible with their ice cream: they somehow manage to get creative while remaining traditional and simple - not going highfalutin or presenting golfball-sized scoops for obscene prices. The texture is perfect; the weight of the ice cream just feels so right on the cone, just looks so right there with its cold little ruffle peeking out around the neck. Even a Gannon's veteran would have trouble checking every flavor off their list: the variety is broad and the quality high, tearing you between trying something new and leaning back on an old favorite. I'm especially fond of the black raspberry, the Rocky Mountain Raspberry, the maple walnut, and the Charlie Brown. The Shady Brook location is particularly pleasant: during the day you can stand outside the shop in the shade and listen to the brook babbling down the ravine, or take a seat on one of the rocks in the parking lot. Right now, though, the most I can do is curl up with a sad cup of yogurt and pray that UPS starts shipping boxes installed with mini-freezers before the end of the summer. read more