Check out the ice cream at this convenience store. The cones are huge. They are delicious. The cones just get larger and larger. I suggest getting a large cup to put it in when you can't eat it faster than it melts. The guys that helped us were very nice and helpful. Check it out. read more

The Shortstop Grill - The twist cone is a small. The chocolate is a baby cone. - American Near Me - Garfield, Arkansas

Best ice cream ever! I had the baby cone which was huge! It was a nice place to take a break from the road. They have indoor seating and offer more than ice cream but that's all I had. The bathrooms were pretty small but otherwise clean. read more

We love coming to the short stop! It's truly the backbone of Garfield. You always feel like family when you walk in! read more

The Shortstop Grill - I love this place so much! Garfield community has the nicest, friendliest people ever! - American Near Me - Garfield, Arkansas

If you need gasoline, chips, candy bars, convenience store merchandise then this is the place. There isn't much in Garfield, AR. This is about it. There is a Dollar General up by the post office but of course they don't sell gasoline. Staff is not friendly at Short Stop. They aren't mean but they appear to be grumpy and not happy to be at work. Not a job for someone who doesn't enjoy dealing with the public. The place didn't appear clean. Especially the snack bar area. Many of the items on the menu weren't available. Their soft serve ice cream which appears to be their signature item was good but the first day I went in, the machine was not available for another 20 minutes. I did go back another day, it's the only gig in town, and was able to get some of their soft serve. It was good. No complaints. But the overall vibe of this business is not uplifting. read more

Poor service, extremely dirty and nasty food service area. They are famous for their giant ice cream cones - but I couldn't get past how dirty the place was. I needed diesel fuel and those pumps don't allow pay-at-the-pump so I had to go inside to pay before pumping the fuel. The line was out the door - probably 15-20 people.- one cashier - so I left and went down the road. read more

This place has completely gone down hill. For years you could come here and get the largest most flavorful ice cream. Now, all they offer is vanilla, chocolate or twist. They can't even do the cones anymore. Apparently they have to put them in a cup... horrible read more

Stopped so the kid could use the bathroom; when the wife came out saying "they have ginormous cones!" I got a "small" chocolate and the wife a small twist. The small is like an extra large! Pretty reasonable on the price too; under $5 a piece. I didn't try anything else, but I think their "nitch" is worth 4 starts definitely original. The ice cream it's self is nothing amazing. It's just soft serve, but extremely condensed. It's not the light airy kind you are use to, it's very thick. read more

The Shortstop Grill - A small cone!!! - American Near Me - Garfield, Arkansas

Have you ever wanted to max out your daily caloric intake in one sitting? Look no further than this little restaurant well-known for their HUMONGOUS SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM!! Our annual trip to Beaver Lake is never complete unless I have a soft-serve every night I'm there. The little restaurant located inside a gas station convenience store is a 15 minute drive from the house, perfect time for digestion of dinner for dessert. Be forewarned that their "baby" size means "the size of a baby" and will require you to get a cup to flip it into! Overall, the prices are cheap for the amount they give you. We're convinced they don't have a set amount of swirls for each size and just push down on the machine until it's out of control, but I like it! read more

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Was headed to the roaring river and was told that this place had awesome cones so naturally we had to check it out. Mind blown here it was massive and it had a flavor too boot & I believe it was only $4 This is now a must stop for us when headed to the river read more

The Shortstop Grill - That's a medium folks - American Near Me - Garfield, Arkansas

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Get the chocolate machine fixed or close the place down. This is ridiculous!! Machine is "having issues". Fix it people, we will NOT be back until it is . read more

OWNERS LISTEN TO THIS First of all I LOVE short stop there are just a few things they really need to work on. The bathrooms, they aren't clean and that's a big part of owning a restaurant/gas station, so that's basically it. The staff are very friendly and kind, the ice cream is rich and creamy they never let my down food wise. Thank you for being the best Gas station/ grill in area! That's all read more

A must stop when visiting the area! As you can see from the photos, the small is a foot high! What does the large look like?!?! ‼ read more

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We came here on our way home from the Pea Ridge National Military Park on Memorial Day. This place has always been on my list, so we finally tried it since we were out this direction. I had seen plenty of friends pictures of their ridiculously tall soft served ice creams and I just needed to experience that haha. It is located inside of a gas station. There is parking around the gas station, but on busy days it can be hard to find parking. Luckily we found parking! It was busy when we got inside and there was a line. The line moved pretty quickly. They have a menu, besides ice cream, and most of it looked like southern food, burgers, and lots of fried food haha! We just came for the ice cream. The woman who helped us didn't give us much customer service, we were curious about the sizes and she seemed a little bit reluctant to help us out with that. Anyways, we ordered the smallest size aka "pee wee" for each of us. The "pee wee" was not pee wee at all, it was a normal large size, as you can see from my picture. Super inexpensive, for delicious ice cream and generous portions! We would come back here if we were passing by! read more

The Shortstop Grill - American Near Me - Garfield, Arkansas

We go just for the huge ice cream cones. Worth the thrill for a grandchild! The staff has never been extremely helpful or polite. Just so-so. We've gotten burgers and onion rings which are pretty good - just a bit expensive. But - the cones are worth the less-than-perfect setting. read more

Me and me wife use to bring the kids for ice cream and fried chicken every other week but it's not the same since the owner sold it

Drove 30 minutes to try their big cones! Everyone online said the kid size was big so we went with that then the employee asked if we'd rather have it in a cup and she filled up a *small* cup only half way....not worth 2.50 each that's for sure! I could get that much soft serve for less anywhere!! Huge disappointment. read more

The Shortstop Grill - Hardly gave us any ice cream! Not at all what I'd heard! - American Near Me - Garfield, Arkansas

Please Notice most good reviews are make before 2018 when new owner took over. I truthfully believe the only reason this place is in believe is because if convince and the only stop before lake access. The owner does not care about the customers only about making a dollar. Bathrooms are dirty. There is not enough staff during holiday weekends and not having basic needs like card readers to make payment. read more

Known for having the biggest soft serve you'll ever see in life (maybe they've got bigger somewhere else, but it's the biggest I've seen). The staff that gets the soft serve for you won't tell you exactly how big the sizes are, so be careful what you wish for. They even hide the cone while serving so you won't know what hit you. A small could easily be the size of 3 "normal" ice cream cones and you'll jump for joy for the amount that you pay for it. read more

Used to be a classic. But now the food and customer service are both in need of critical attention. Area looks dirty and needs to be cleaned. Customers can see everything and how much attention the kitchen area needs. It needs a DEEP CLEAN. No menu posted, got to the counter and asked if food was still available or if it was just ice cream. The lady seemed upset we would even ask. We asked what was on the menu, and her response was "what we've always had. Burgers and stuff." We won't come back for many reasons, but customer service and cleanliness are the top 2 reasons. read more

Not since Gary Buss ran the place. Clean ass grab with no service, lousy food and a screw you... today... they cannot even make a shake of a malt... but they run off what others built... go elsewhere if you want a gas pump to work. read more

We were looking forward to an ice cream after fishing at Roaring River for the afternoon. We arrived at 6:40pm only to have the staff tell us the grill and ice cream is closed! The hours say they are open until 9pm. This is the third time we have stopped and they have had the grill closed. Very bad business practice and will not return. read more

Too slow of service. Unorganized staff. Took 20 minutes at drivethru to get a cup of ice cream. No one wants to wait on you. The girl that finally came to the window had a bad attitude and acted like I was an inconvience. Next time I will keep driving. read more

Amazing ice cream for an amazing price!!!! I would recommend getting a cup with your ice cream! read more

The Shortstop Grill - A must stop whenever we are in the area!!!!! A "peewee", "medium", and "small"!!!!! - American Near Me - Garfield, Arkansas

I was not impressed by this place after reading the raving reviews of the place. We stopped by trying to get some gas and use the rest area and noticed this place was a high traffic area. Getting in and out of the parking lot was kind of a mess. Then there were a handful people in and out getting food and snacks. I thought the place could have been better organized because on one side of the building it was kind of an un-expected mess while the other side hid a small dining area. The ice cream cones in the pictures are much larger then the ones we saw people have walking out. read more

I understand business's are short staffed. But being asked to leave because you ask a question is a little odd don't you think? Pretty sure you can do better. read more

They could definitely be 5 stars but here lately I have noticed they are kind of pricy for a gas station meal. Their giant ice cream cones and their fried mushrooms will be something I continue to get, and is a special part of my childhood. I would stop by more often though if it wasn't so pricy. They need to remember they are a gas station. I think a hamburger, a tiny order of fried mushrooms, and a drink costed me around twenty bucks. read more

The Shortstop Grill - My $20 meal from a gas station. Love them, just getting pricy. - American Near Me - Garfield, Arkansas

Me and my family went and the place didn't even look clean at all! And the cashier at the restaurant didn't even know what she was doing, also there wasn't any soda flavor in the machine everything was just pure gas. Very expensive for low quality food as well. read more

This place is a disaster and the management is horrible. Ordered breakfast and waited 15 mins for my to go order to find out it was never even made! When we asked for a refund because we needed to leave they freaked out. The cashier did feel bad but something clearly isn't working here !! Good ice cream but skip the food, the service here needs clear improvement. read more

Appreciate this place for what it is, a great gas station with a better than a deli menu. You can't miss out on the fried pies, oh my. Some of the best pastry dough and filling. Our bunch got the cocnut, cherry, blueberry and apple. They are all delicious! We ordered an average American breakfast. Eggs, hashbrowns, biscuits and gravy, and sausage and ham. It was standard and satisfying. Headed out to play in the lake they also have everything you've forgotten. OH GOODNESS, ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION THEIR OUT OF THIS WORLD SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM. the portions are ridiculous! Order a kiddie, otherwise you will never be able to finish it befi r e it's everywhere. WARNING - make everyone eat there! read more

The Shortstop Grill - For the starving families on the road headed to the springs or whatever activity, motorcycle riding etc. Perfect stop - American Near Me - Garfield, Arkansas

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Biggest ice cream cones ever and the giant on is only $4! Fills an entire 32oz cup and then 6" above the rim! (It's so heavy you can't hold it up so you have to put it in a cup and eat it with a spoon! Great food as well. Thanks short stop for fullfilling all my ice cream fantasies! read more

As a local, I'm so thankful for the folks at The Shortstop Grill. Staff is friendly and efficient. The food tastes better than it should for a grill in a gas station. My grilled cheese with bacon and sweet potatoes were delicious! Make sure to get a large ice cream at least once! read more

Just get ice cream & leave! The manager is rude to employees and hostile to customers, has no people skills and is confrontational for no reason - yelling, swearing, and threatening people so our entire family of 9 left before we ate. read more

I almost hate to leave this review. We come through Garfield about once a month and have always enjoyed stopping for a big ice cream cone on our way through. However the last 2 times we have stopped it has been horrible service. Both visits the cashier has left the register and never came back! We wait and wait for her to come back until we finally just left. Our friends who live nearby said they have new owners or managers, well now I have to find a new place for my ice cream cones, we won't be back, so very sad. read more

We always stop here for ice cream they Are good and HUGE. I always get the peewee but my son likes the small. The large is like buying 1/2 gal of ice cream (I'm exaggerating but it's a ton of ice cream). The food is also good. I like the taco salad and my kids love the burgers. They have a great menu with chicken, corn dogs, burgers, pizza and lots of dessert things too. Definitely worth the drive, especially if going through Garfield to Eureka Springs or to the lake off 127! read more

The service was horrible it took us an hour to get are food.The workers were nice and friendly. But they need more workers and need to learn how to do everything faster.The food was good but just horrible service. read more

Wish I could give this place zero stars. Our family has frequented the Shortstop grill for many years. After a recent change in ownership, we have seen a terrible decline in service and management. We stopped for breakfast after church this morning. Our order included two omelets and a sandwich, which took a full 60 minutes to receive. We had to ask for silverware, some of our food was not brought out, and we had to ask twice for the butter and jelly tray. When a member of our party went to inquire about our food after waiting 45 minutes, she was told she was "not acting like she came from church". Other members of our church waited in line for 20 minutes to order. We can understand a slow down as they train new people, but they were told they could not order breakfast after waiting in line for that long. New owners are definitely running this once awesome spot into the ground. Very disappointing. We will not be back. read more

Breakfast was poorly made, customer service was bad, kitchen help wasn't interested in working, closed breakfast well before 10:30

Great burgers and the biggest ice cream cones on earth. Nothing fancy but the food is great.

Great ice cream food wasn't the best. They were very busy and needed more workers. They were nice and friendly

Home of the biggest ice cream cone I've ever seen. Order a small only if you are hungry for ice cream. This place is good.