The best hot dog I have ever had in my entire life! I stopped here out of curiosity, ordered a hot dog to honor my father. I had to come back a few nights later to make sure the first dog wasn't a fluke. It was not! Ordered one to eat there & got another to go. Can't put my finger on what sets it apart. Maybe the bun - I think it's wheat? All the toppings are fresh & delicious! I had chili, cheese, mustard & slaw. The service was excellent. I asked a lot of questions about ice cream flavors even though I ended up not getting any. There is a cute deck where you could enjoy your food although I ended up sitting in my car since it was a little chilly. Give this place a try; you won't regret it! read more

Yum ice cream just a few yards from the beach? Yes please! This was our first visit to Spike's per the suggestion of my brother and man was he right. They are excellent and have a vast delicious menu. Great job, see y'all next summer! read more

Nice little place for a hotdog and/or ice cream. Many different flavors and a nice little outdoor setting area. Price is affordable. Would recommend read more

Spike's Dairy Bar - Seating area - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Southport, North Carolina

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Long time fan of Spike's! Lots of options, great prices. Cute outdoor area. A must stop.

A real five-star review just for being reasonably priced in Southport. Forget the other extremely overpriced and overrated ice cream shops in town. This place is legit especially if you grew up loving soft serve. It's the only way to g in our opinion. Hot dogs are quite good as well. Patronize this place if you want good friendly locally-owned service and not breaking the bank as you would elsewhere in town. Will always recommend. read more

A solid Ice Cream spot. It wasn't busy when we stopped by. There is no inside seating just a few benches and tables with umbrellas outside, but the heat still comes through. You need to eat your Ice Cream a bit faster than normal, as it melts fast. I was actually surprised it wasn't a lot busier on a scorching Hot NC summer day! From what I could tell the place was run by kids...very young looking...maybe still in High School. No matter...as they were fast and efficient. The portions are generous and the Ice Cream is tasty; didn't taste artificial or too sweet. No complaints... Ice Cream: ~ CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER (Top) - 5/5 A solid well balanced Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream. A good amount of Peanut Butter without being overpowered by Chocolate. ~ COOKIES & CREAM (Bottom) - 4.5/5 Same story, very good Ice Cream. Just wish there were more crumbles of the cookies. read more

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We love spikes , best ice cream , best service and all around 5 star experience every time we visit!!

I liked my Oreos and cream 1 scoop in a waffle. My husband felt the strawberry was too sweet. Meh. read more

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Stopped in here after shopping the streets and a great crab boil. Got a small praline soft serve. Was plenty big enough and very tasty. Creamy and perfect flavor. Employee was friendly. You order in one window pick up at another. Would come again for sure! read more

Spike's Dairy Bar - Prailine small soft serve - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Southport, North Carolina

Absolutely delicious chocolate soft serve! It was heaven! My mom owned an ice cream shop and this is the best I've had! Highly recommend:)

Love this place and supporting local businesses with high school students. My go to for a strawberry sundae when I visit Southport! read more

Spike's Dairy Bar - Strawberry Sundae.. The best. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Southport, North Carolina

At first I was a little put off by the prices for a single scoop of ice cream (almost $4). But then when my cone came it was significantly more than one scoop! The ice cream quality was fantastic. Got some home made Cookies and Cream while my husband got the Cookie Monster. Both were delicious and the perfect thing after walking around town on a hot day. There's a quiet little seating area to the side of the building with tables and umbrellas. If we're ever in town again we will definitely be back. Staff was VERY friendly. read more

Spike's Dairy Bar - Sign board - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Southport, North Carolina

One of few places that are still open past 8PM in southport area! Great place for ice cream and hanging out! I got a cone with cookie and cream and chocolate chip cookie dough and a cup of their blackberry and peach pie ice cream (forgot to take a picture of it because it was so freaking good and I was too excited!). The C&C and Cookie dough were great nothing very special about them but the blackberry and peach pie was amazing. It was a very light and super creamy mixture of slightly sour blackberries and chunks of sweet and fresh peach pie. I would definitely go back to try all their other flavors! There were a couple of picnic tables outside and a set of rockers. We went in the evening after sunset and the place was pretty packed with families standing around with their yummy ice cream. Great atmosphere with great ice cream! read more

Spike's Dairy Bar - Cookies and cream and chocolate chip cookie dough - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Southport, North Carolina

This place serves a wife variety of flavors for any craving you have! Quick service and super friendly staff!

Really good hot dog and soft serve. I can't believe that young man handles that whole place by himself. He does a good job and was very nice. read more

Old school ice cream stand...yes, please! Spike's has a prime location in "downtown" Southport! They're right on the main road & close enough that you can walk to the waterfront while enjoying your ice cream treat. They do offer seating & tables, in case you want to stay there & eat. But they don't just serve ice cream! In the mood for a hot dog? They've got you covered. They also offer milkshakes & sundaes. I went with a regular cotton candy flavored ice cream, served in a regular cone. It was sooo good! However; it was so hot that evening, that the ice cream was melting faster that I could eat it. The staff is really nice. The only issue I have is with the prices. My regular cone was $3.19. And that was basically for one, maybe one & a half scoops of soft serve. read more

I still love this joint but was unpleased about a couple of things. Ordered a pineapple sundae and it came with no pineapples. When I asked, the teenage boys seemed to wish they had better things to do and we got the pineapples without a "you're welcome" to my "thank you". It's a shame because I love this place and wont stop visiting but it takes away a little from the overall greatness of the area. read more

Spike's Dairy Bar - 4th of July Week. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Southport, North Carolina

The best soft ice cream I have ever had. Same as 10 years ago. Had to have second serving before I walk away. Creamy,thick,not running,cold,sweet,melting your heart away,the vanilla is to die for.... read more

YUMMMM! As a northerners, we had Carvel's. As a transplant, there's Spike's. Best soft serve I've found! Highly recommend!

They have the soft-serve thing where you can order a bunch of flavors and they infuse vanilla with the flavor - black cherry for example - my favorite... mmmm. I went for it (the soft serve that is) even though it was about 95 degrees out. Soft serve at that temperature is a bold move I know, but I'm livin' on the edge these days. And, added bonus, the ice cream is quite good and melty - not filled with fillers. As such, it really does melt on a hot day. The chili dog is adequate. A good hit-the-road pit stop read more

Cute local ice cream stand in a cute southern town. Both soft serve and hand scooped with tons of toppings. Everything to please the pickiest eaters. read more

Slightly overpriced but this little ice cream/soft serve place that has a variety of sundaes and hot dogs. Good for a quick bite on the go or a sweet treat while enjoying the great downtown area of SouthPort! read more

Spike's Dairy Bar - Strawberry w cotton candy in the background - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Southport, North Carolina

Im not sure how any one could possibly like this place. We bought 3 different flavored shakes made w hard ice cream and they were all horribly bland. $20 after tip and we threw them all in the trash. I had chocolate overload and mint; the shake looked dark red in color, had zero chocolate taste and faintest hint of mint. Had no other flavor. My wife got coffee mud pie; the flavor was completely indiscernible and certainly zero coffee flavor. My kid had twisted turtle; i dont know what the hell this thing was supposed to taste like but it tasted fruity and like fake almond flavoring at the same time. The positive reviews on here must be staff and friends...or should we have had soft serve and we would have been happy?? read more

We were craving ice cream after an afternoon on the beach with the dogs so we stopped by Spike's on our way back to the beach house. I got chocolate & vanilla swirl & Tim got some orange concoction & of course we got a pup cup for the dogs to split. The ice cream is great it just melts super fast. my hand was covered in melted ice cream almost immediately, it wasn't that hot out (low 80s) & we were under shade. Glad I had a bathing suit on & not something nice on because I was definitely wearing some of the ice cream just from it melting. Not sure if they didn't have their machines at a cool enough temperature or what, but I ended up thowing the cone away halfway through because it was making too much mess & the napkin was stuck all over the cone. The pup cup is great, it's a small cup of vanilla with a gigantic dog cookie stuck in it. Sully, our English springer spaniel thought it was the coolest thing ever, he was enjoying me using the big dog cookie as a spoon for him. read more

What a gem! Within walking distance to the town park, restaurants, museums , and about 2 blocks from the waterfront and pier. For $3.00/ each we got two cones of double scoop locally churned ice cream, and for $2.00 our toddler got a single scoop of soft serve. They have lots of choices and give samples. We got mint choc chip, choc chip cookie dough, almond joy, and vanilla. All tasted great, but the atmosphere made them taste even better ! We sat on blue benches outside and listened to great 60's music and people watched. The perfect low key ending to a beach day! read more

Spike's Dairy Bar - My sons single scoop of vanilla soft serve. They added sprinkles for him and we enjoyed it outside! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Southport, North Carolina

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Went here yesterday. One of my people ordered while I took the baby to walk around the picnic Tables. Well my guest said give me one second so he could give me the baby's ice cream she rolled her eyes and said fine. I understand it's hot outside and you have been working all day (coming from a person in retail and food industry) but if your going to roll your eyes make sure you hide it a little better. But the ice cream was amazing. I'm giving it a 4 because I understand people have hard days and maybe it was her bad day. read more

Amazing ice cream I had the blackberry and peach pie ice cream it was over the top amazing! Cute little set up!

Stopped here on our walk through town and had the chocolate peanut butter and coffee mud pie. Both were great. The kids had basic chocolate with sprinkles and they were thrilled. read more

Spike's Dairy Bar - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Southport, North Carolina

Awesome dawgs. As good as anything in Chicago

Nothing snazzy or over the top about the ice cream. Just straight forward simple delicious ice cream served by an employee that really cares. Will be on our ice cream list for future Southport visits. read more

Ice cream was good and more than I expected to get. Just an ice cream shop on the street. Very limited seating but a good choice if you want to get some ice cream and continue walking around town. Staff was working hard and pleasant to everyone that was there. Choices included "normal" and unique. So worth the stop to get some ice cream, if that's what you're looking for. read more

A must when visiting Southport! Such a good variety of ice cream flavors. Love this place.

Great place for ice cream, shakes, sundaes even hot dogs. And don't forget to get a 'Pup Cup' for the dogs, vanilla ice cream topped with a dog biscuit! read more

Friendly service. Cheap. Clean. Good portions. Finally, the ice cream itself was delicious. I had the butter pecan ice cream and would endorse it endlessly. read more

Spike's Dairy Bar - Mid way through a soft serve of butter pecan - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Southport, North Carolina

Incredible service. Very friendly! Coffee Mud Pie Ice Cream is incredible! Love the location in downtown Southport!

Quite possibly the best ice cream I've ever had. They have soft and locally homemade hand dipped ice creams. In the evenings, expect to wait in a line. But, it is worth it! read more

Really friendly staff and pretty good ice cream on our day trip to southport. Really nice to have kid sizes

Really nice staff in an excellent atmosphere, fast service and decent product. Excellent selection of ice cream and definitely cooled us off on a hot day, even gave our dog an icy treat as well. read more

Been going to Spike's Dairy Bar for 6 years now and my kids and I don't miss a stop every time we swing through the beautiful, quaint town of Southport! The ice cream is the best soft ice cream we have all ever tasted! I end up just getting a small vanilla cone to taste the creaminess on its own and the kids get a root beer float or cookie dough milk shake. Hubby gets a mocha or cappuccino milkshake. It's always awesome! A must visit for us!!! We all cry when it is closed when we are passing through. Thank you, Spike's!! read more

The ice cream is mouth watering and soooo CREAMY. The service is pretty great and laid back with many locals working the shop. Although they have weird operating hours and are a seasonal business in its prime, summer months. Check this place out. You won't be disappointed. read more