Undoubtedly, this is the best icecream I've so far had in the States. They have simple, straightforward flavor options unlike most of the other places. Oh! They even have a pretzel cone! Being my first time, I tried their Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip, also their bestselling flavor. It was heavenly! Not too sweet, just perfect. Wish they had branches across the country! read more

Graeter's Ice Cream - Graeter's bestselling Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Black Raspberry Chip. I mean, I like Graeter's, but there's basically no other flavors at this place. Black Raspberry Chip is better than many ice creams, but I've had better ice cream at other places. Sorry Cincy! I love the water fountain at this location, reminds me of the dentist. read more

Graeter's ice cream is a Cincinnati staple! Try a few flavors before picking out what you're going to have. Sign up for their app for deals and rewards. They even offer you a free sundae on your birthday. The black raspberry chip is one you should try. They also have other seasonal flavors like peach, blueberry pie and chocolate coconut almond chocolate chip. read more

Graeter's Ice Cream - Birthday Banana Split Sundae - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I'm from out of town, and my Cinncy friends wanted to ensure I try their local ice cream. We went to this location after dinner. Prompt service, lots of interesting flavors. Overall, this is a fantastic ice cream - thick and creamy. Lots of seating and the restaurant was clean. I had the peanut butter & chocolate, double chocolate, and cookies and cream ice creams. I liked the cookies and cream the most, but probably because it was the least sweet. YUM read more

This in my opinion, is the world's BEST ice cream. I think I first had Graeters in 1984 while visiting a friend that was going to UC. Ever since then, a trip to Graeters is a requirement when going to Cincy. There ice cream is divine. Even my sister, who has a milk intolerence, on our last trip to Cincy, had some ice cream. She thought the suffering would be worth it. My favorite is the Turtle Sundae with Mocha Chip ice cream. HUGE chunks of chocolate. And you MUST have the fresh whipped cream. Also the bittersweet chocolate with raspberry sundae is divine. I've heard Oprah talk about Graeters on her show. Even she loves it. I think you can have it shipped. But to me, part of the charm, is going to Clifton, walking around shopping and ending up at Graeters! read more

YUM!! Big night for me - first time having chili at Skyline and now my first time at Graeter's. A kids cup of black raspberry chocolate chip ice cream is the perfect dessert for my Cincinnati night! And I was able to pick up some dark chocolate gifts! read more

Graeter's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Robert was a jerk. I inserted my debit card, selected tip amount, hit confirm and waited. When he finally came back he said, 'you canceled it'. I said, 'no, I made all the selections '. He said 'yes you did'. I told him it wasn't nice to argue with customers. He said, 'I'm gonna argue with you because you're wrong'. I just shook my head and walked away. Entitled little brat who will never see another dime from me. read more

This is my favorite Graeter's location. It's always clean, it's close to campus, and the staff is always friendly! As always, all the treats are good, but their ice cream is the best! No matter what other ice cream places I try, no matter where, Graeter's always remains my favorite. read more

Graeter's Ice Cream - Black raspberry chip ice cream in a waffle cone--my favorite! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Seriously, the best ice cream I've ever had. I am genuinely hooked and wish there was a Graeters close to home. The black raspberry was at the perfect temperature giving it a ready to melt texture. Flavor was bold, sweet with a good tang. What shocked me the most was the huge hunks of dark chocolate in all interesting shapes, ready take over the bite. Exquisite. The line was long at this location, but moved fast. Friendly servers were happy to give samples of flavors. read more

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I would give it a five star rating - however - i will wait for the Blueberry pie ice cream that they make in August. :( Had the Peach and it is pretty good. Lots of chunks of fresh peaches incorporated. read more

Graeter's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Of all the Graeter's locations, this is one of my favorites. I have been coming to this location since I was a child, and in recent years I have brought the kids I babysit on a frequent basis. All of the staff is always friendly and willing to let you sample flavors or give suggestions. According to the 13 year old I babysit "I like the window seats, so you can watch all the people going by!" I wholy agree that this aspect gives charm to the location. On this past visit I tried the carmelized chocolate which is a summer of 2017 bonus flavor. It had a unique texture with the occasional bit of caramel in it. I will definitely be returning soon to have it again before it disappears! read more

I recently downloaded the new Graeter's ice cream app after getting an invite from my daughter. Because of the invite a free sugar cone was added to my account. I had 14 days to use it. With the time running out I came here on a week night. It was Valentine's Day but it was not busy upon arriving. My interaction with the college age employee was very pleasant. He gave me a taste of the new seasonal cherry chocolate chip which I decided to get. However during our conversation the female manager on duty abruptly and sharply spoke up to make it clear that it was a kid's sugar cone that was free. If I wanted a cup not a cone it would be a small size. I felt bad for the employee. Upon requesting a topping of chocolate sprinkles she again abruptly cut in to point out that a topping makes it a sundae. So it wouldn't be free stating that the register does not allow it to be rung up that way. I felt disrespected and knew that a topping would cost me extra but did not get the opportunity to say it. I switched to the bittersweet chocolate sauce & it tasted great. However I left feeling disrespected and sad for the employee. Until next time be kind to each other. #graetersicecream #yelpcincy read more

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I have a saying: Ice cream is the only thing I take seriously. Graeter's is some pretty good ice cream, and the best chain ice cream I've had. Their vanilla is solid, hot fudge sauce good and serving sizes generous. What I found most interesting was their whipped cream, which appears to be made by whipping air in manually as you would if you made it at home rather than charging a tank with nitrous oxide. Be advised what they call 'chocolate chip' is really more like 'chocolate ribbon'. Their chip flavors have chewy ribbons of chocolate in them, rather than chunks or (my ideal) flakes. For the uninitiated, chocolate chip ice cream is made by pouring molten chocolate in the cold ice cream as it is being spun in the machine. The hardness, consistency and size of the chips are adjusted by the temperatures of the ice cream and chocolate being poured in. Personally, I like tiny, crisp flakes of chocolate. Graeter's is fine, just different. I've been back a couple times. It's worth the trip when visiting Cincinnati. read more

Yesterday, I went to Graeter's with my mom and gramma so I could get my birthday sundae - something I look forward to all year long! If you're part of their rewards program, you get a free sundae the week of your birthday! I now live in St. Louis, but I made the trip to Cincinnati for a week of celebrations and you bet Graeter's had to be included! I miss having them nearby! Their ice cream is delicious and the chocolate chips are more like chocolate chunks (I've found some the size of my palm). So it's not surprising that my favorite flavors all have chocolate chips - Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip, Coconut Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Black Cherry Chocolate Chip, Toffee Chocolate Chip, Mocha Chocolate Chip. That's what awesome about Graeter's - it's not a place where I get stuck getting the same flavor every time. There are so many great ones that I can switch it up every time! They also have some fantastic seasonal flavors - currently they have the cinnamon (which is one of my favorites because it takes like a snickerdoodle cookie) and pumpkin! There are Graeter's all over the city. So no matter what part of town you're in, you can always find one near by. Thank goodness! read more

Graeter's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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When I eat out with my family, we will usually go to this Graeter's afterwards. It's always a good time sitting on the stools overlooking all of Ludlow's hipsters walking the streets or just watching people inside drip ice cream all over themselves. The ice cream is really good. I usually get the black raspberry but the last two times I tried the new salted caramel and the peanut butter. The salted caramel was very good but the peanut butter was amazing. As usual, it came with huge chunks of goodness in the ice cream which is usually the site of disaster for me. I always try and dig the pieces out and in turn I'll drip ice cream on myself. I know its going to happen, but my inner child doesn't listen. Oh well, that's what a washing machine is for. Check Graeter's out if you're in the area, you won't be disappointed. read more

What a wonderful ice cream parlor! I have always been a big fan of the ice cream at graeters, but this location is one of the best places to enjoy it. Located in the beautiful gas light district on Ludlow, grab your cone, sundae or pastry and take a walk around the beautiful neighborhood, or make your way across the street to by he Clifton plaza where on Friday and Saturdays you are likely to find live music playing. Parking is located on the street, or in the business district lot,located on Howell behind Clifton plaza. You can also take the new Cindy red bike and park it in Howell as well and walk up the steps! Overall this graeters will not disappoint. read more

On a recent road trip from TX to NY I looked for local favorites along the way and Graeter's came up pretty frequently. After trying the ice cream here I can see why. It's great. It's made in very small batches (about 2 gallons at a time) and it's creamy and delicious. The lady behind the counter was also fantastic. She was charming and polite. Although I didn't even notice, she had accidently switched the second scoop on my cone with another flavor. When she realized it she came out and apologized and brought a scoop of the flavor I'd originally ordered in a cup. If you go, try the Black Raspberry Chip. It's insanely good. read more

I had an inordinate amount of Graeter's Ice Cream during my time in Cincinnati. I enjoy ice cream. I can't really say that the ice cream was as great as everyone hyped it up to be. The flavors I tasted were black rasberry chip, vanilla with bean (I don't know why they just don't call it vanilla bean), peanut butter chip. They were all good. But, the flavor I especially enjoyed was blueberry pie (only being served for a limited time). The location is really nice...a great place to walk around afterward with restaurants and other shops to check out. read more

Love Graeter's. Period. This location is always busy and open late on Saturdays. Parking is a bit tricky; look for a lot down the street. read more

Graeter's Ice Cream - Holy Chip, Batman!! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I don't know why but I feel like this is my favorite location. There is just something nostalgic about going on a date to the Esquire and then getting a scoop of ice cream after. Like many others have said Graeter's is the Cincinnati ice cream. It's been around forever. I am not a huge fan of chocolate and almost every ice cream here has gigantic hunks of real chocolate in it. So if you are a chocolate lover this is your heaven. The ice cream flavors themselves are pretty classic. I usually just go for cookies and cream, but everyone seems to swoon over Black Raspberry Chip. If you haven't had it before I would suggest getting a taste. They also offer tons of home made chocolate candies, gifts, and bakery items. The tables and chairs take you back to a simpler time. Everything about this location screams 50's ice cream parlor and I love it. A great date night spot for sure! read more

I came back to Cinti while visiting here for a couple of weeks. The chocolate chip and the raspberry chip were still amazing and it was great to see you have not changed the quality since I was little. Yummy. read more

It's Graeter's. It's good. Very good. My wife likes peach ice cream and I have to admit that Graeter's makes an improvement on God's fruit. Black raspberry chip? Yeah. That's what taste buds were made for. But, and it took me a long time to put my finger on this objection, I always feel as if - for an ice cream parlor - Graeter's lack warmth. They never seem comfortable. It's almost as if I'm walking into a formal setting. Maybe because many are a bit too dark. Maybe it's because there isn't the lights and neon of a walk up ice cream place. That doesn't take away from the treats. They're great. read more

If you don't enjoy this place, if you don't think this is the best ice cream, you're smoking crack! I used to live just around the corner from this ice cream store and I credit it for the 20 pounds I gained while living there. But seriously... it's a great location with the greatest ice cream in the world. Bottom Line. read more

I get a rush of childhood nostalgia whenever I eat a spoonful of black raspberry chocolate chip ice cream. It's such a Greater's classic. And it never disappoints. I shared a bowl with my family and it was a perfect way to end an evening. read more

This is by far my favorite ice cream in the world. If I hadn't moved to Cincinnati, my life would be a shambles without having ever discovered Graeter's! What you find at one Graeter's location, you can find at all the others: delicious ice cream. What sets this shop apart from the others I've been to in the Cincinnati metro area is the shop itself. The staff is very friendly. The storefront just LOOKS appealing to the eye. When you walk in, you see not only the ice cream area, but the delicious-looking confections area with so many sweets on display that you will get a sugar high just walking past it! If you are ever on Ludlow and need some dessert after your dinner at Ambar, Habanero, or Skyline, walk down the block and get some Graeter's! read more

After coming in at 9:30 and leaving before close the employees walked out and yelled at us for being terrible customers this was the closing shift on 3-7 read more

Review mostly for this branch with a little dollop about the ice cream. I'm not sure what it is about this branch but I never enjoy it. I went here recently with a friend. It was a Friday, early evening, and the place was nearly empty. (One other party of 2 was there.) My friend didn't know what she wanted so she took extra time checking out the menu and trying 2 flavors. The staff member helping us was not friendly and seemed almost annoyed. She never offered suggestions and just stared at us. I ended up getting the low gylcemic mint chocolate chip. My biggest complaint about Graeter's in general is it's too heavy and sugary. This option was a great choice for me! Tasted great and light. Thankfully I don't have a nut allergy because somehow mine ended up with a chunk of walnut(?) right in the middle. The staff must not have really cleaned up the scoop well enough I guess. Also the place had a serious mildew smell. I could hardly stand by the counter and could even smell it while sitting inside. I would have gone out if it wasn't raining at the time. The sponge that they use to smack off the water from the scoops did not look good. It just did not seem sanitary. I would have given a 1 star if not for the ice cream. I'll keep to generally avoiding this branch in the future. read more

I need to follow up on a previous review I did last week about having an ice cream gift shipped. It may have taken more than a week but the Grater's team made good with a bad order. My gift was resent and friends received the shipment with 24 hrs frozen solid. This was the first introduction of the ice cream to our friends and they absolutely loved it. They were impressed that they made good on their promise to deliver frozen. Thank you Grater's I will for sure order long distance again! read more

Nice cute shop. Tried sampling several of their ice creams. I picked the "Buckeye" which has dark chocolate ice Team with chunky chocolate chips with mini peanut butter balls. Chocolate ice cream and chunky chips were good and satisfying. The peanut butter part isn't. It was like eating an ice cube. I saw the bakery part and haven't tasted it. Saw bags of different kinds of cookies for sale. All seemed hard and dry. Perhaps that's that store type. Who knows. :-) read more

While we were visiting from out of town, our friends said we had to have Graeter's ice cream because it is one of the best. It really is. I did a bowl of the mint chocolate chip. It was delicious and had a perfect creamy texture with the right amount of big chocolate chips (more like chunks). I definitely want to come back and try their black raspberry chocolate chip. It was just featured on Food Network as one of the top ice creams in the country. read more

I will forever love Graeter's since going to college at UC (University of Cincinnati) up the street from the Ludlow location. The area is great for window shopping, so this location is always busy. Graeter's is just one of those Cincinnati things, almost as notorious as Skyline Chili. As I'm writing this I'm contemplating having some shipped to me in California. My favorite flavor is Black Raspberry Chip but actually you can't go wrong if you get any of their flavors with chocolate chips because they aren't the chocolate chips you're expecting- they're more like chewy slabs of chocolate that kind of melt in your mouth. read more

Favorite Childhood spot and Graeters location. Cannot beat the quality and taste of graeter's ice cream. Anything on the menu is great but my favorite flavors include mocha and/or mint chocolate chip. The chocolate chips are the size of a quarter which is crazy. Recently they introduced coconut chocolate chip which is so good and the coconut is not overwhelming. If you're undecided definitely ask to try the flavor and make sure you're a rewards member! Definitely a landmark if your visiting Cincinnati. read more

The best ice cream you'll ever have. I wish they wouldn't have closed the Newport, KY location.

I LOVE this charming ice cream spot--I wish we had one back home. The employees are very friendly and eager to help and it's no wonder this place stays busy until closing time. For my first experience, I had the Toffee Chocolate Chip--so delicious! I inhaled the whole cup. Can't wait to go back! read more

Ice cream! What else can i say. Very good and tasty. Always busy at this location. I have always thought that the price is quite high for 2 scoops. read more

You can't go wrong with Graeters ice cream when i lived in Columbus i went all the time i ordered the s'mores ice cream on a waffle cone but they surprise was the blackberry mint ice cream I was told this is there number one seller I see now why I normally don't go for this type of flavor but very tasty well played graeters a nice surprise to my blue collar sensibilities! read more

This Clifton location is your typical Graeter's. I do like the fact that the windows are lined with stools so you can watch the streets for traffic and people that are interesting. I keep hoping that Graeter's will stop serving sundaes in those shallow plastic bowls with a flimsy plastic spoon. read more

My favorite ice cream. You simply must try a variety that includes chocolate chips, because when they say "chocolate chip", they often mean "piece of chocolate often equivalent to the size of a Hershey's Kiss, only with much better quality chocolate." Black Raspberry Chip is my favorite, but they've got several varieties on the menu. According to the guy behind the counter, Graeter's is why Oprah's diets all fail...she gets it shipped to her house! read more

The best ice cream in the world is here. I believe it is the only place left in the country that does French pot-style handmade ice cream. The result is the creamiest thing you've ever had. I have no idea how anything other than black raspberry chip tastes because I didn't need to branch out after I tasted their signature flavor. The huge chunks of chocolate are sooooo good and unlike any other ice cream you will find. I'm sure I'll have some shipped to New England at some point, but I'm afraid it'll spoil me for other ice cream that I don't have to ship across the country. If you're in the city, you must have some Graeter's. read more

I come here all the time and never have any problems, today the girl taking my order moaned and sighed when I said it (a sugar cone with coconut and black raspberry) and she went "Those are the hardest ones to scoop." She then proceeded to make me change my order to put it in a bowl and on top of that, she gave me cookies and cream. Weird. I like this place but this was just especially awkward and a bit rude. read more