Insomnia Cookies

Such a cute spot to stop for a cold sweet treat. If there's a line, don't worry, it seems to move…read morefast. We stopped here while visiting Notre Dame. The line was out the door, but we had our scoops in less than 10 minutes. It's a great spot! Reasonably priced and the ice cream was delish! They seem to cater to dietary restrictions. Everything is labeled and they even have "safe" scoops which are prescooped to avoid any cross contamination allergens. If you have the time and desire for a sweet treat, check them out.

Just a quick review of my experience - Murphy's is a popular ice cream shop near the Notre Dame…read morecampus in South Bend and there is a reason it is so popular! The ice cream and the vibes are so cool! The vibes are very cozy and the staff are hard workers. You can also sample some of their ice cream, many of which have very creative names! (See my picture of the bourbon ice cream, "Exhausted Parent"). There are three sizes you can get, generally 1, 2, or 3 scoops. The "small" is 2 scoops and cost a little over $5. I got myself the small as a post dinner dessert with my boyfriend and some of our friends on a crisp April day in 2026. One scoop was the oatmeal cookie chocolate chip, one of the best ice creams I have had in a while, and the other scoop was called Fat Elvis, also pretty good, although it could have had more texture. They rotate their flavors sort of regularly so maybe next time I visit, I'll find a new favorite! As for now, the oatmeal cookie chocolate chip is my favorite flavor here. Yum!

Iced latte java

Oreo ice cream with sugar cone.

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Exhausted parent

Ritter's Frozen Custard

4.5(67 reviews)

1.8 mi

This is a wonderful drive thru/ walk up custard stand we love to visit after school on hot days!…read more We visited recently last week on a very slow day for the business (unusual) and drove thru the drive thru. The young lady who helped us was very friendly with a nice smile. She let us know the flavors available and suggested her own personal favorite which was nice to hear! My daughters always get a single or double in a cup. This time it was chocolate all around! Everyone was extremely happy with the rich delicious chocolate taste of Ritters custard. It was so smooth and creamy tasting. Their scoops are very generous so we all only had just one scoop and it was more than enough! We will return again and again for a delicious after school treat or weekend dessert trip!

I came to Ritters and waited on the drive through for three cars to go in front of me. When I got…read moreto the window the associate said "Hi we're closed." I told the associate "ive waited in line for 10 minutes for multiple cars to pass can you please serve me." He said "no" I said let me talk to the manager. The associate says "I'm the manager." I asked for his name and he said "I can't give you my name." So to the "no name" manager that doesn't care about customer service you EARNED this 1 star review! If you are closed you shouldn't have served the first three cars in front of me and then denied service. Very poor experience and even WORSE customer service.

Even she likes it

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Cake batter glacier

Icy Bar

4.5(22 reviews)

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Five - MUST TRY…read more I've seen this inside University Park Mall, and I've walked by a lot on my way to the food court. I decided to give them a try, and boy, were there a lot of selection. I just wanted to try so much, lol, but in the end, I decided to go with the Slush even though it was freezing outside. I got the pineapple slush with mango boba at the bottom you. I decided to get a medium size. It was so delicious. my first time trying boba, I didn't try the boba tea style, so I still need to go back and get which is my excuse for next time, because I liked it so much I ended up going back a day later for the same drink in a large lol. But decided not to be going by every day, and I would hold out for my next trip

Great quality bubble tea with a good balance of sweetness and tea flavor. I appreciated the variety…read moreof options and the cozy atmosphere, though it did get a little crowded during peak hours.

Icy Bar menu

Slushie mango bubble tea

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Vanilla Bean Creamery

4.7(29 reviews)

2.9 mi

Awesome ice crème location. Right next to the Rivian chargers. Very fair pricing compared to other…read moreplaces like Jeni's. Large scoops and free tasting! Square payment terminal, so fast and easy payments.

Delicious adventure... not your average selection... so much more…read more We had the caramel cashew fudge... Others had- cherry Salted caramel Salted caramel brownie Worth every penny!

Vanilla Ice cream float along with a scoop of salted caramel ice cream.

Banana pudding and salted caramel double scoops

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Urban Swirl

4.3(39 reviews)

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This was the perfect stop after our dinner in heritage square. I love that you can taste the…read moreflavors and choose your own toppings. The divider was perfect for me because I can never choose between sweet & fruity, so I was able to get both. The service staff were friendly and kind. The inside of the place was clean, cute, and friendly. It is pay by weight, and reasonably priced. I'm already looking forward to going back and trying new flavors!

Good quality frozen yogurt at a good price. They also serve Graters hard ice cream which is so…read moregood. The staff was very nice. Price was fair.

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Caracas Bistro

4.3(255 reviews)

1.7 mi

Caracas Bistro, a mid-priced Venezuelan restaurant located only 5 minutes from my new home in…read moreMishawaka, Indiana, is already a favorite place of mine as a recent Michiana resident. This was actually my second visit here - I never wrote a review of my first time eating at Caracas Bistro about a year and a half ago. I am quite sure I ordered one of their arepas during my first visit as I am an arepa FANATIC! It was very busy when we visited Sunday during brunch in September 2026. The only two waiters worked their BUTTS off, taking care of everyone. 10/10 for our funny and caring server, that's for sure. This time, my boyfriend and I ordered the following for our lunch. I ordered us a side of yuca fries ($4) with guasacaca sauce ($0.50) for an appetizer. Yuca fries are pretty filling - we received 4 pieces in our order. My bf ordered a custom Venezuelan Bowl with chorizo sausage ($16) while I had the Caracas Sampler ($15). The sampler included two mini arepas (I got minis of the pabellon and the rumbera arepas - both meat heavy types), two tequenos, and two cachapas, corn cakes topped with a soft, melted Venezuelan white cheese. Surprisingly, my favorite of the trio were the tequenos, basically fried mozzarella sticks wrapped in what tasted like Pillsbury croissant dough! Yummy yummy! Five stars all around for our great waiter, great food, and great prices! Our total bill after tax and tip was a little over $45. I didn't see a credit card fee on the bill, just fyi. If you crave ethnic food in the South Bend area, absolutely come here! Or if you crave instant diabetes, get a crazy milkshake! We saw quite a few people ordering those during our visit here. No idea how they could finish them. Lol.

I had a meal at Caracas Bistro. I decided to try the mini arepas and french fries. The service was…read morefriendly and really good! The restaurant is pretty cool inside. My issue is the food. I ordered a cheese arepa, Spanish chorizo arepa, and scrambled egg and cheese arepa. What I got was a cold piece of cheese in an arepa, sliced and grilled hot dog or some sort of Polish sausage in an arepa, and a sort of over easy egg and cheese in an arepa. The cold cheese seemed odd in a hot sandwich and it wasn't that good. The chorizo was not actual chorizo. Personally I really dislike over easy eggs...so that arepa was barely nibbled. So overall just disappointing. Frankly, making mistakes like this is a choice and not a good one.

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How it started Milkshake Cheesecake

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Quiet dining room for lunch

Cold Stone Creamery

2.6(30 reviews)

1.4 mi

Coldstone is wonderful, the choices are numerous. The staff is so nice and kind, but there was a…read morewoman customer that came in and was trashy and was rude to the staff. The staff handled it great. I think it was the woman who goes around making up stories and reviews to get free food and etc.

The best milkshakes & ice cream options in the area, with a very friendly staff to boot (Lauren &…read moreLily). Highly recommend

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PaddyShack Ice Cream

4.5(25 reviews)

3.8 mi

I was just saying I hadn't seen ice cream up here and on my way to the house I'm staying I saw…read morethis. Stopped in very excited to get a milkshake and this place was adorable! Everyone was extremely nice and engaging. Looking forward to returning soon!

I loved Paddyshack! One of my friends recently tried their ice cream and recommended it as a cute…read morespot. They have a wide variety of flavors and they're competitively priced for ice cream. My husband got a malt with their Kitty Kitty Bang Bang and he loved it so much he'd finished the generous serving before we even got home. I'm lactose intolerant, which can make ice cream tough, but Paddyshack had two ice flavors (the passion fruit was excellent) and a nondairy option, too. I will be dreaming of their soy butter pecan for the next few weeks. If you're looking for a great ice cream spot, definitely stop here! The staff was friendly and patient, and the restaurant is cute, with some outside benches to sit on if you want to eat your ice cream before you go home. I also love their "paddy scoop." You get to pick a mini scoop of ice cream in a flavor of your choice (for free)! It's a sweet topper for your ice cream.

Scoop of Raspberry Cheesecake and a paddy scoop of lemon bar ice cream.

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Flight!!!!!

Bonnie Doon Drive-In

4.1(63 reviews)

2.8 mi

Bonnie Doon Drive-In is THE quintessential old fashioned drive-in in South Bend, Indiana. Think…read moreSonic but legit. My boyfriend and I were feeling silly in June 2026 and wanted ice cream for brunch so decided to go here after a quick search on Yelp. Inside felt like a mix of Grease, Pleasantville, and the Fallout TV show with tin lunchboxes, pictures of classic cars, and cheeky signs decorating every square inch of the inside. While waiting for our food, we hummed along to the music of the 1950s and 1960s playing on the speakers from the same Sirius XM station my parents listen to. Some artists we heard during our lunch there included The Ronettes, Elvis, The Bobettes, The Crests, and The Temptations! Since we both ordered "baskets," we got our sandwiches with fries and a soda. My boyfriend got the green river phosphate soda and I got a diet root beer. His phosphate was so bright neon green that it definitely stood out! We only waited about 5 minutes for our food but that was still enough time to look around the place and listen to some of the orders being placed by cars over the speakers as well as flip through an early 2000s book on some of the must visit hamburger restaurants in the USA. See attached picture for a screenshot of that list. Now, my grilled pb and banana sandwich was a decent size. Not too big and actually reflecting the portion sized people in the 1950s used to eat! The prices reflected the "small-ish" portions as well as we only paid $7.99 for my basket and his was $10.99. The white toast was heavily buttered and the pb was creamy. I would have preferred crunchy pb for texture reasons. The crinkle fries needed salt but they hit the spot! The food itself wasn't anything special but the vibes were perfect! After eating our real food, we then got our heavily anticipated bowls of sugar upon sugar. My bf's medium tin roof sundae was quite large and indulgent ($4.99). But I definitely went hard in indulging. I treated myself to the classic cars sundae ($5.99) with a scoop of birthday cake and caramel moose tracks with strawberry syrup topping. I laugh cried when it came out, I was so happy! It was sooooo much sugar. The total with cash was about $32 and with credit card, it was $33.34 as there is a 4% fee for using a card. I left 40 bucks in cash for the meal and the tip. Then we left and I immediately died of a sugar rush. The end!

Stopped in for some icecream after dinner! Place hasn't changed since I was little in a good way!…read moreWe got delicious hot fudge sundae, some mint ice cream, and some Supergirl ice cream! The young girl who took our order was very nice and the ice cream was delicious! The ambiance is still there from being a kid too!

Tin roof sundae

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The Chief Creamery

4.5(24 reviews)

6.7 mi

We decided to enjoy a Friday afternoon treat at The Chief Creamery in Granger. We have been here…read morebefore but it's been a while, so there was some news items I didn't remember from my prior trip. We were greeted nicely as we came in, and we're happy to see it was not overly busy as we know it can be! We had someone who needed No sugar added ice cream and she was happy to know there was 2-3 options available. She chose moose tracks and loved it! She said it was of course not as good as the "real deal" in her words but delicious and creamy in its own right. My 13 year old had her go-to chocolate, which was gigantic! I had a little taste and it was creamy and sweet! I chose the espresso/coffee house flavor of the day: it was magic! Chocolate pieces and rich espresso flavor was amazing! They gentlemen working the counter were very friendly and polite and the facility felt very clean and welcoming with big wood tables for large groups. I liked that they had a coffee house/sandwich shop added which I did not remember from before. I will have to return and try a grilled cheese panini sometime . I highly recommend the chief for a delicious weekend treat with the family!

Long ago when I was in college, I went to The Chief. I got what I usually get--mint chocolate chip…read more Fast forward to this summer and I went there with my family--I got my usual. My wife got the Peanut Butter Oreo. Did I make a huge mistake? Yes. Yes, I did. The mint chocolate chip is delicious and all, but they nailed it with the PB Oreo. I had a borderline existential crisis right there. What had I done with my life? How many times have I overlooked the PB Oreo? Who is Kafkaesque? I don't know him. In case you're not picking up what I'm putting down--the PB Oreo is the way to go. Now that I live in Kansas, this place is all the more special to me. Whether this one or the one on Lincoln Ave--they know what's up. The Chief is a staple for the Michiana area. The service. The people. The flavors. Yes, please.

Mocha coffee single scoop.

Coffee ice cream

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Sugar free moose tracks

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Benjamin C.

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I think it may have been Nicholas who helped me too, but I had an order that didn't get delivered properly so I called customer service and he answered. He gave me a 10/10 positive experience cracking jokes while finding my order details. Within seconds he had corrected my order with a new batch on the way. 15 minutes later I opened the door to find my 6 pack upgraded to a 24 pack with extra premium cookies added on. This was an incredible experience with Insomnia and they truly cannot be beat. Don't bother with DoorDash or grubhub and insomnia will deliver top of the line product or make a comeback greater than you can possibly imagine. read more

Rayann S.

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7 years ago

Emily was very friendly!! Can't wait to get the cookie wiches!! Very busy tonight!! Smells fantastic when you first walk in!

Kelly S.

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7 years ago

This place is awesome the cookies are great the staff is nice the place is super clean would definently recommend

Delaney B.

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Candance was very helpful and kind! Great experience overall

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