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    Handel's Ice Cream

    4.3 (31 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Jim F.

    We recently paid our first visit to Handel's (in large part because of a promo card my wife got for running the Fort-4-Fitness Half-Marathon) and now I'm kicking myself because I wish I had known about this place sooner. Situated directly off of Illinois Road, it's grand, arched front façade it as eye-catching as it is welcoming. Just looking at it says "this place is cool!" (pun intended). The interior is very Red, White, and Blue, and just past the counter where you order your ice cream delight is rows of freezers housing the confectionary awesomeness. To the left you'll find the Current Flavors wall. Based on that wall they can accommodate up to 48 flavors of ice cream. Forty-Eight flavors of ice cream! (One more time now for those in the back): Forty-Eight Flavors of Ice Cream! My brain is hard-pressed to think of a place that offers more. Holy WOW! If you can think of an ice cream flavor it's a good bet that they've got it. For a VERY long time I've been on a quest for apple ice cream. Looking at the Current Flavors wall I scoped it out, hoping I'd finally find some and. *bam* There it was! Deep Dish Apple Pie ice cream! It was an ice cream dream-come-true. Once I decided what I wanted we went to the register and Sage took our orders, then Ryan (as I recall) was tasked with preparing our cones. I don't think it was 5 minutes from the time we placed our orders to receiving our cones. I'd share a picture of the awesomeness that was the Deep Dish Apple Pie ice cream, but it didn't last long. There isn't a lot of seating inside of this Handel's, (basically a couple benches) but outside there are several pic-a-nic tables for sitting down to enjoy your treat. Living in Louisville, we don't have anything like Handel's. Yes, we have local ice cream, but not 48 flavors worth. Both Sage and Ryan (?) were helpful and friendly and appeared they loved what they were doing. And, let's be honest, that wouldn't be such a bad gig, selling ice cream and creating smiles.

    Triple scoop
    Kim M.

    It's rare I offer 5 stars. This visit truly warrants all 5 stars easy. The ice cream is magnificent. It's tasty, creamy, not overly soft, but packed with cold creamy goodness. I had the black Cherry in a waffle cone, each bite was better than the last. I ate my entire cone, something I rarely do. It was just that good. The service and staff was quick and efficient. There was no rush to get to the next customer, they allow time to make the best decision for each customer. The space is clean and they have ample outdoor seating. What a great addition to the city! Welcome to Fort Wayne.

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    Keto K.

    There is not a lot of parking. We had to cram in there. But, the best thing about this place is it is open until 10:00 on Friday night when almost every At jefferson point closes at 9:00. That's probably why it was so busy. I don't understand why most things in Fort. Wayne, close at 9 on Friday and Saturday night. One thing I don't like about Fort Wayne is because indianapolis closes restaurants a lot later. They have a lot of flavors and different varieties, and the ice cream was delicious, but their frozen machine was down, so they had to make me a milkshake instead of a hurricane unfortunately...

    4 scoop samplers!

    We discovered Handels ice cream in St. George, Utah, and in San Diego. We fell in love with their ice cream there. We live in Ann Arbor, but have family in Fort Wayne so this is a staple of our visits here. So many flavors. All handmade at the store! Highly recommend.

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    Delicious homemade ice cream with lots of flavors to choose from. Go for the sampler!

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    Amazing ice cream shop service is great the servers are helpful and patient friendly and awesome

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    3 years ago

    Amazing Service - The Ice Cream can become addictive LOL. They have a large number of options for Ice Cream.

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    2 years ago

    fun place to go, ONLY ONE DAIRY FREE OPTION. A sherbet that's ok but not great. nice people.

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    3 years ago

    Even though they werecrowded. The staff was friendly and fast. The ice cream was awesome.

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    3 years ago

    Fast, friendly and yummy!! It awesome to have a Handles in the Fort Wayne! Look forward to going several times this summer!

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    2 years ago

    5 star ice cream. 1 star spoons. Broke two spoons, was too embarrassed to go in and get more.

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    The chocolate pecan is my favorite and the black cherry with huge pieces of cherry is my wife's favorite.

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