Some friends told us about a new ice cream place in Hudsonville, and it wasn't long before we drove out to try it. Huddy's opened in the spring of 2026, by local owners Matt VanWoerkom, Alex VanOverloop, and Tyler Doezema.
The shop was very nicely decorated with murals and pictures and old nostalgic photos of Hudsonville, Hudsonville Ice Cream, and dairy cows. It's clean, bright and fresh. It was well-staffed with youngsters from several different area high schools, providing prompt and cheerful service. Can't go wrong with Hudsonville Ice Cream *in* Hudsonville, both soft-serve and hard. They offer all the usual treats: cones, milkshakes, floats, sundaes, specialty sundaes, dog delights... Plus a few twists like brownie sundaes, ice cream sandwiches, and three "Founders' Favorites" which I assume are the owners' chosen dishes, e.g. "The Woerks" (heh) with cake batter hard ice cream, Oreo pieces and caramel.
I didn't really notice the indoor seating because we quickly took our ice cream to the plentiful blue tables on the outdoor deck. It was a nice ambience overlooking a brick-paved alley street and several businesses. I did not ask anyone this but my feeling was that Hudsonville is working to develop this area into a pedestrian zone or common area.
Why am I rating Huddy's four stars instead of five?
1. They did not have sugar cones, which are my favorite--only cake and waffle cones. I'm not sure if they were out of stock, or trying to nudge customers to pay extra for waffle cones.
2. The turtle sundae had too high a ratio of syrup (hot fudge and caramel) to ice cream. So was left with lots of delicious goo but no more ice cream to enjoy with it.
TIP: Huddy's is basically on Chicago Drive in the center of town, but it's not directly facing the street. You turn off Chicago Drive into Plaza Drive, and then the front entrance faces a parking lot, with the shop sitting along the brick-paved "alley street" I mentioned. read more