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    Schaffner's Drive In

    4.3 (36 reviews)
    Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    SCHAFFNER'S DRIVE IN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Waffle cone with vanilla soft serve!
    Taylor W.

    There's nothing quite like the family owned and operated ice cream shop in your hometown! That's Schaffner's for me. They have recently opened their beautiful, spacious new dining room (which is probably 4x the size of the old building), new drive thru, lots of nice seating, and public bathrooms too!! Same great menu and hardworking staff. Most often the workers are teenagers from the local high school, but they really bust their butts to get food and ice cream out quickly. There's usually a short wait, it's definitely not fast food; but please be patient & remember you're supporting local. I think they always have 6 flavors of soft serve now, a few rotate every couple weeks while the basics are always available. And you can get pints of any of them to take home too! My favorite is the pumpkin, which usually only comes around in the fall. But their black raspberry is the local favorite around town! Skip the franchise down the road and support a local family business instead; you'll thank me later!

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    Good food and ice cream good. My husband and I both grew up near family owned shops like this and this feels like the special treats we got when we were younger. Can't wait to come back. It was worth the country drive!

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    First time visiting since the renovation. Soft serve and service were excellent! Always have a selection of swirls.

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    Great service and good food. Clean well maintained restaurant. Staff were all polite.

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    The best ice cream in town! You get your moneys worth! The food is also delicious and the renovated space is very nice

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    i always go for a milkshake and it is truly amazing. does get busy at night but that's how you know it's good!

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    Good prices, AMAZING ICE CREAM!!! Even if you don't want ice cream they have other choices!

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    They do have different flavors of soft serve ice cream and the flavors vary during the season they are open.

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