Where is the Best Ice Cream in Hartford, Connecticut?
Salem Valley Farms Ice cream is the greatest! It’s located in a country area, with a rock parking lot. There are hundreds of flavors! It is all homemade icecream. Your kids will love it! Prices are pretty cheap too! $3.00 for good quality ice cream. Pros + Many flavors to choose from; family orientated; not your ordinary chocolate and vanilla ice cream; freindly and fast serviceCons – restrooms
When I happened upon Shady Glen yesterday I thought “How is it possible to have lived in CT the past 35 years and never heard of this wonderful place! Shady Glen is a great throwback to the 50’s – when life was simpler.Each male employer was wearing a Shady Glen hat, and every female a forest green dress! The menu is on the wall and the place is bustling. Customers are friendly. I asked the man next to me for a recommendation and he didn’t hesitate to recommend the cheeseburger! However, I’m allergic to cheese and in the mood for soup so I ordered the Minestrone even though I’ve not always had great luck with that title at other restaurants. Was I in for a pleasant surprise! It was full of fresh vegetables and chopped up beef – absolutely delicious! I hadn’t intended to have more, but after that treat I ordered a hamburger. Wow! I’d forgotten what a real hamburger can taste like when the lettuce and tomato and onion are fresh! I’ll be bringing my friends to Shady
This D.Q. is absolutely the best around. I use to favor Carvel, had D.Q. at another location – couldn’t even finish the ice cream cone. One day, my husband & I decided to try this location and have been hooked ever since. I would say that we go here for ice cream at least twice a week (all year round!) and have NEVER been disappointed. The ice cream and toppings are fresh and always tasty – the cones are never stale. My husband loves the brazier burgers and the fries are yummy , too. In the summer it is quite packed and the amazing thing is the atmosphere: it is like being transported back in time – nice, polite families out for ice cream and a good time. It’s almost like being on vacation. They have a convenient drive through and plenty of parking. As if this wasn’t enough – when you go in, you just might be greeted by the famous “D.Q. Dave” himself – the hardest working owner in ice cream business! He’s a little serious, but he’s VERY nice. Take it from me – you will be pleasantly s
