Hilltop Dairy Twist is a good ice cream place in a ghetto area. It's not too bad of a neighborhood to be honest. Pretty much the basic kind of ice cream stuff. For sure it has a great big menu. There's a selection of cold or hot treats like cones, burgers, and other things. I had a blue raspberry slushie because it may be one of the healthiest items on the menu. It's about $2 for the medium, which is a pretty good size. The slushie was ice cold without being too frozen and it hit the spot. Its menu features an extensive amount of ice cream, shakes, and hot food. The Z Swirl is a Blizzard knockoff. It's okay to call this that because it looks like it. They even say so on the menu. Among the other items offered on the menu is something called a walking taco, which is something like taco meat in a Dorito's bag. Of course this place isn't what you call high class, but it seems good enough for the locals. It also provides some entertainment. The oddest thing is next to its parking lot is a Confederate cemetery, which is pretty cool looking. If you like neighborhood ice cream shops come here. It's better than corporate ice cream shops. This is usually only open in summer or when there's warm weather. read more

Hilltop Dairy Twist - Blue Raspberry Slushie - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Some of these reviews are really harsh for what this place is! It's a seasonal family owned ice cream shop, not a corporate chain. In my experience the workers have usually seemed to have been young teenagers probably a first job for many. I don't come to this kind of place expecting a stellar customer service experience, I wouldn't have been too excited to be there at that age either. Bottom line is they have great, cheap ice cream. Yes it's cash only but that's what keeps prices low and there's an ATM out front. Drive thru waits can get long depending on what the people in front of you order, but you can always park and walk up to the window. Sure, sometimes these kids are going to mess up your order but at the end of the day it's a $3 cup of ice cream. read more

Hilltop Dairy Twist - Banana cup, swapped pineapple for extra chocolate - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Great ice cream. Cash only so make sure you have cash on hand Closest ATM is down the street.

I want the banana split in the cup again! Like the slaw dogs too! Super friendly service and nice prices. Will be back.

This is a nice little spot to come and get a treat or bite to eat. I have been going here since a little girl. The menu has expanded over the years. Eveything has always been customizable. However, this summer something changed and I was told that I couldn't get something that I had been getting for YEARS and literally crave. Also, they only take cash (in 2019). I have missed out on being able to enjoy so many times all because I don't have cash on me and don't want to go to the atm. Hopefully that upgrades for 2020!! read more

I was really hoping to like this place because there are not many places that you can eat a peanut butter brownie blizzard next to 5,000 dead Confederate soldiers. The ice cream was ok. It gets 3 stars for that. My main beef is that it took For. Ev. Er. to place an order. It's not that there was a long line. I don't know what the deal was. Maybe they were playing Angry Birds in the back or something. Once we got served (ha ha), I can't say that the customer service was all that impressive. Come on, Hilltop Dairy Twist! I want to like you. Can't say I'll be back though. Meethinks I'll journey to Walgreens for a Snickers ice cream bar first. Then I will walk amongst the graves of Southern Soldiers as I eat it. read more

Hilltop Dairy Twist - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

We arrived about 12-13mins before closing. A young lady took our ENTIRE order (about $25 worth of ice cream.) An older lady walked up behind her as we were getitng ready to pay and said "no we're not doing this. We'll be here another 15 minutes making this." She refused to let us pay saying they would only make cones and that's it. "People" (customers?) do this to them all the time and her girls have been here since 11am. She proceeded to say "I don't even know how you guys slipped up here." WE WALKED UP THE COUNTER LADY! This woman just lost several customers due to her rude behavior! read more

Cheap and tasty! Coneys, corndogs, and 40+ flavors of soft serve ice cream! DELICIOUS! read more

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It is super good I would recommend the banana split it is the most amazing ice cream place they recommend for people who like neighborhood ice cream shops and for people who just want to get a good ice cream overall I love this place and I will come back again! read more

For being what it is, a quick neighbor soft serve shop, it's great. Please be aware, it's a cash only place. No credit cards, which is a bummer. I went with my sister and got two huge ice cream cones for $3.75. Each of our cones, mine a twist and hers a fudge brownie, were enormous and very tasty! Sitting at the covered seating area can get loud from the traffic on Sullivant Ave. All the employees I interacted with, and fellow customers were all very nice. Easy parking lot to get in and out of. Give it a shot! read more

Oh, Dairy Twist (or is it Dari Twist?). I'm giving this place a slightly higher ranking than it deserves, and that's mostly due to the fact that you don't see places like this much anymore. Your local, neighborhood ice cream shop. I live about a block from this place, and since there are not many restaurants to walk to on the hilltop this was a major plus for living here. Anyway, I have yet to try any of the food, but I have had a decent amount of ice cream so far. They have at least 30 flavors of softserve, and a ton of different sundae/speciality combinations. The best deal is the Z-swirl, which is basically their version of a DQ blizzard. They have four sizes, but the smallest is a 'junior' and for $2.50 is more than enough for one person. Yes, sometimes they don't fully mix all of the toppings into the softserve, so occasionally you get pockets of ice cream and pockets of fudge. Yes, they only accept cash. Yes, the line can be long and the hours sporadic. BUT, it's a local ice cream place that I can walk to from my house, so I give it two enthusiastic thumbs up! There are a few benches out front, and also a drive thru that seems to stay pretty busy on hot days. Plus, where else can you enjoy a soft serve cone next door to 2,000+ confederate soldiers? read more

Friendly service, 40 different flavors of ice cream, amazing home cooked food; fresh every time! Has the hometown feel. I love coming to the Dairy Twist with my family. It's a great place. Defiantly try this place out! read more

Hilltop Dairy Twist - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

I just discovered this place. It looks a bit rinky-dink, which is why I never thought to go there. But apparently my parents love this place. I recently went there and am so excited by the mass amount of flavors of soft serve ice cream as well as the sundaes and everything else. So far I've tried the pina-colada, blueberry, and german chocolate soft serve...and each are delicious. I always want soft serve ice cream and am annoyed by other places that only have the standard vanilla/chocolate options. The only reason I didn't give them 5 stars is that the line doesn't move very fast and I'm not sure how the food is because I haven't tried any yet. read more

I tried to call ahead to order a Philly cheese steak and I'm a regular customer. They rudely said no. The cutoff time for food is 8:30 which is fine. I get there at 8:25 and was again told very rudely NO. This place is very unprofessional and needs shut down!!! read more

It's amazing it is a very local store and is a very nice and cheap store but if you don't have any cash you can still go because there's an ATM outside may charge fees but a lot of the times in the ATM serves you so you can get your money and your ice cream slushy's and everything you can imagine corndogs coneys anything is very cheap from this Local Little Place Larry is the man read more

First off....it's the hilltop. It's not some super fancy place, it's a mom n pop shop. They have some pretty awesome soft serve. Yes they only take cash but it's a family owned business that's opened seasonal. If you need cash run to bp or udf to an atm, it's a hilltop feast for cheap. read more

This used to be my favorite ice cream shop for two summers .... I'm just sitting here trying to figure out when it opens again

So good! They have many different flavors. I recommend the blueberry, it's been my ultimate favorite for years.

i got up to the window at 8:20pm last night(after being in the line for 30 minute) and the lady at the window said they had just closed their kitchen(on the sign it says no food orders AFTER 8:30pm) so i'm confused as to why they had already closed their kitchen early? don't put 8:30 on the sign if you don't mean it. read more

Super cute, walk-up dairy shack. I absolutely love soft serve and it is hard to come by in Columbus. The soft serve here is thick and creamy, and has wonderful flavors. They also offer a variety of scooped ice creams, full of flavor and lots of mix-ins! read more

I like to support local family businesses but sometimes I'm disappointed. The girl was nice but didn't know how to make their brownie delight sundae. And the S'mores soft serve "DQ Blizzard" like thing was supposed to be chocolate soft serve, graham crackers, marshmallows. It was a lot of choc soft serve, golden graham cereal and like maybe 4 mini marshmallows. I will be going to back to local favorite Cream & Sugar from now on. read more

Favor is somewhat lacking and the food you receive seems kind of throw together. They also do not take credit cards. So that is a downfall seeing as how i usually don't carry around ice cream cash. read more