When it comes to ice cream, Zems is THE spot. The different kinds of speciality ice creams they…read morehave for sundaes, milkshakes, floats, razzles are vast. They have gluten free options along with dairy free which is fantastic for those with allergies. We are regulars here and there is a major reason why, one being that we are local and the other is that the soft serve ranks supreme. Not only that, but the soft serve layers on the cone are never sloppy. The ribbons are never falling all over the place or running down my hand. The owner must train his staff a particular way because this has been one of the only establishments to have this kind of consistency with its soft serve on a cone. The Servers there are always friendly, prompt and quick. Remember to bring cash. Pricing is fair for what you receive too.

Love this place, always a great time with mini golf, car shows and tons of fun. Support this local…read morebusiness, you wont be disappointed

My husband & I were in Bouckville and passed by this creamery and decided to stop in. It was busy…read moreon a Saturday evening. I love homemade hard ice cream and this was from Gillian's in Oneida. I've had their ice cream before and know it's top notch. I chose a maple walnut on a waffle cone and my husband 1 scoop of strawberry and a scoop of coconut almond. Mine was delicious and the cone was crispy and fresh and actually one of the best I've ever had. My only minor complaint is that I had zero walnuts in my ice cream! That could have just been because it was the bottom of the tub??? The flavor of the maple was excellent. My husband loved his flavors but said he liked the strawberry best. They had seating outside.

This is the best ice cream spot in CNY in my opinion. Situated just outside of Cazenovia on Route…read more20, the Nelson Creamery is an unassuming ice cream spot that opened a few years ago and has quickly become a go-to when I'm in the area. Their prices are reasonable and the serving sizes generous. The "Creamery" part of their name is exemplified in their soft serve. It is creamy, thick, and doesn't melt right away like other ice creams might. I've tried the soft serve, hard flavors, and their version of a flurry/blizzard/etc. and can recommend all. A cool fact about the Creamery: it was opened by the local Masonic Lodge and their goal is to use profits to give back to the community. Very cool. Not much else to say here. Head to Cazenovia to check out the lake, have dinner at one of the great local restaurants, and finish up with dessert at the Nelson Creamery.

Hot day, drive by and it sounded so interesting we had to stop by or maybe it was the ice cream…read morecalling my name. Creamy Soft Serve and Reasonably priced. Had a good bit of seating as well. Unfortunately, the Garden Center was not open so didn't get a chance to visit but if I am honest all I really cared about was the Ice Cream.

Great ice cream. Great service. Has picnic tables to sit out. Wish there was more parking…read moreAvailable close by.

Very friendly people. Soft ce cream was good; thick, smooth, not too soft, not too hard. Vanilla…read morehad a very pronounced flavor, no doubt you are eating a vanilla cone. Lots of places serve a vanilla where there is really no flavor, just cold and creamy. Large cone was STUNNINGLY large, prices about average, ice cream is well worth the money. Sundaes looked good, lots of topping served, no skimping or corner cutting. Like small town rural America and Americans? This is the place for you, nostalgia plus. Appears to be a family run business and needs and deserves your support.

Ice Cream is my go to comfort food...I go through withdrawal during the winter when many Ice Cream…read moreShops close for the season. So when one of my favorites opens for the season you know I will be there even with snow on the ground. While we could not enjoy the beautiful outdoor seating the heated seats in the car were perfect. The Ice Cream after a several month hiatus was amazing as always. Definitely hit the spot even though it was a cold snowy day. This shop is a great place to go when the weather is nice as they have great outdoor seating. They also offer over 20 place soft serve flavors one of my favorite types of Ice Cream. Highly recommend whether it is sunny or snowing.

The fries taste like potatoes!!! Sam's burgers are so very good! We keep coming back for more.read more

A gem as far as gas station convenience stores go. The inside is large, sparkly clean (bathroom…read moretoo!) and shelves well-stocked. The beer selection is the best I've seen in the area--a good chunk of the store is dedicated to just beer, and there are plenty of local NY beers and ciders to buy. Right in front of the gas pumps is a little outlook that offers a nice view of Lake Oneida.

Always very clean, service is friendly and a great selection of food for a small convenience store…read more A favorite of ours every time we visit the lake

Such a cute and beautiful spot for ice cream . Plenty of picnic tables some with games on table…read moretop. Such a beautiful spot for ice cream. Ice Cream and service was not the best that night but sometimes what makes a place great is how issues or when problems arise how it is handled. Management came over to make it right. Top notch service and am looking forward to coming back with friends for an evening of treats and games.

I've passed this little shop a million times and I would mention how I'd like to check it out, but…read morenever got around to it. So, me and the family went to check it out Mother's day but the line was long and we didn't want to wait for basic Ice Cream so we left. We decided to come back the during the weekday and there was no line. We walk up to the front and take a look at the menu and realize they have way more than "basic ice cream," actually there's nothing basic about the ice cream or the food! I got a Grasshopper pie cone and it was crazy good. It had mint chocolate chip, my fave, and brownie pieces. Drooling looking at this thing! My mate got an ice cream sandwich and the dope thing about their ice cream sandwiches is that you pick the ice cream and they make it on the spot! I also ordered a half pound cheese burger with chili, xtra pickles, lettuce and tomatoes. The bun was toasted, the meat was good, seasoned and juicy, the lettuce was fresh and the pickles were huge! I couldn't finish the whole thing, but my mate took care the rest for me. We both thought it was really good and this might be one of our summer go to when coming in this area. The place can be easy too pass because it's further back off the road but you can't miss the sign or the crowd in the parking lot. There is plenty of parking and seating for the family, along with a nice size lawn so maybe a blanket could be thrown down too. The staff is nice and the prices were really good. $15 for a 1/2 lb burger, 2 scoop cone and an ice cream sandwich. We all were happy with the taste and price and we will be coming back often.

Those who know me...know ice cream is one of my favorite foods. Nothing fancy just your regular…read moreice cream stand but don't let that fool you. Went with friends and unfortunately, got distracted and forgot all about the photos. Ice cream was delicious and loved the fact that they had baby cones which satisfied my craving. Prices were great and there was a good bit of outdoor seating. Would highly recommend if you find yourself near Rome NY.

From the owner: over 34 flavors of hard icecream .and over 48 flavors of soft .we are family owned and serving the…read moreare for 16 years.

Okay so grab a cup of coffee, this read might take a minute…read more.. First off, I've read some of the comments that have been left by other people, and all I can say is that some of you need to lighten up a little bit. This is not a five-star restaurant. Quite honestly this isn't even a four-star restaurant, it's a freaking diner. Eddie's restaurant started in 1934 as a hot dog stand. My parents used to go here back in the 1960s before I even existed, they used to bring my sister and I here in the 1970s. I'm pretty sure all they had back then was probably a deep fryer and a flat top. So anyway, partially because of the fact I haven't been here in about 40 years, and my mom hadn't been here in a couple years anyway (her and dad still used to frequent the place from time to time).. I picked her up and took her for Mother's Day. Upon entering this place, not a lot has changed. The basic layout of the dining room is the same as it was back in the 1970s, I think the chairs and and the booths might even be the same, I mean yeah reupholstered I'm sure but the golden color on the chairs I believe I remember from back in the 1970s. I'm sure this is actually part of the reason that people still frequent this place as often as they do. It's modern as far as I'm sure the kitchen is concerned however the dining area is almost like a step back into time. So anyway, we were seated and a waitress came up rather quickly. Her name was Anna, and she rocked. I like to bust chops from time to time and I will occasionally try it with wait staff at various restaurants, and although it doesn't always go very well, Anna picked up on this and fed it right back to me beautifully. She of course also did everything that a good waitress should be doing like checking on us a couple times and making sure we had everything. The food itself, I'm not going to lie wasn't that great. Okay I know you're thinking wait a minute this guy gave the place five stars but now he says the food isn't that great. I didn't say the food was bad, but I will go back to my previous comment and remind everybody that this is basically just a diner. I had the chicken and biscuits which was on special. It was good but it wasn't spectacular. Honestly it was a little bland I found myself using salt and pepper a couple of times. I'm 99% sure it was not made to order they probably had a big 10 gallon bucket of it on a burner somewhere in the kitchen, and they just gave me a couple scoops. Regardless of the fact that I didn't think it was spectacular it was just as I had expected it to be. I've had chicken and biscuits at many places and it tasted exactly right. My wife ordered a honey garlic pork dish which in my humble opinion was awesome. Kind of wish I had gotten that instead but, when I saw chicken and biscuits I just ordered it because that's what I do. The overall experience was perfectly fine. Like I said it's what I expected from this particular restaurant . The place was clean, including the bathrooms, everybody was very professional, it was rather busy being Mother's Day and it didn't really take that long for anything to come out to the table. (Yeah I know how long does it take to grab a couple scoops of chicken out of a 10 gallon bucket and put it on a plate but still they had to prepare my wife's meal so... the service was good) If I lived closer I would go back to this place a lot more often. I will also admit that my giving it five stars, some of you may be thinking well this guy has fond memories of Eddie's restaurant so of course he's going to throw it a high score, and yeah you're probably right. But this is my review and I can pretty much do what I want . So anyway, I definitely recommend Eddie's if you're in the Sylvan Beach area, and Anna, if you're reading this, awesome job...

There's not a lot of dinner options in Slyvan beach so we headed to Eddie's restaurant for dinner…read more The place a packed! We did wait for about 10 minutes for a table. While we were waiting, we checked out the menu and the delicious pies they had on display. We were finally sat. Kristy took care of us tonight. It did take a minute for her to get to us. She was hustling a few tables. Drinks were ordered and we all breezed over the dinner menu. The menu is quite broad. Breakfast, lasagna, seafood, sandwiches... You name it, they got it. I ordered a bowl of clam chowder and shrimp cocktail for dinner. My daughter got the famous fish plate and my son got the tuna melt. Of course I was going to have a bite of their meals too. Clam chowder came out first. So did fresh rolls and homemade croutons for the soup. The rolls were good. I appreciate the amount of butter they give you. I love some bread with my butter. The homemade croutons were so good! They were savory and buttery! You added them babies to the clam chowder, delicious! The clam chowder was thick and hearty! Lots of potatoes and corn. It was on the cold side though. It was good but I'm sure it would have been better hot. The portion of the soup was huge! We all ordered cups and they were all bowl sized. Dinner came out and everyone's plates looked good. My daughter got two chunky pieces of fish on her plate. My son's tuna melt was thick with tuna. My shrimp cocktail looked really fresh. I honestly thought there would be more than just 5 pieces of shrimp. The shrimp wasn't the biggest. The cocktail sauce was heavy with horseradish and it was so good! The tuna melt was ok. My daughter's fish fry was tasty! It was fried perfectly and not too oily. The fresh haddock they use is so good. The fries were fried soft, my favorite. We were too full for dessert but thier huge dessert menu sounded so good. Maybe next time! Food was decent at Eddie's. The price point is pretty high but you do get decent portions, especially if you order fish. You can tell this joint has been a long time staple for Slyvan beach. I'm happy I got to try this local joint out. Kristy did a great job and it was fun to be with my family at this local joint.