Quick stop for dessert after our meal. Great tasting soft serve with a wide variety of hard serve,…read moreshares and other ice cream desserts. Staff are always friendly and outdoor seating. Covered picnic tables are a must in the hot sun

The ice cream was fresh and delicious. Great customer service and the price was extremely…read morereasonable. This will now be my top go to spot when visiting family here in Maine.

Very fast service compared to other Dairy Queens I've been to. The workers were super polite and…read morehelpful. This location is home to the best blizzard I have ever had. They played good music and it was very clean. Would recommend

This is the closest Dairy Queen aka DQ to me and have been here numerous times over the years…read more Every time has been through the drive-thru for blizzards. Previously at other DQ locations I have had their meals and they are better than you'd expect from a mainly ice cream focused fast food spot. This spot does not take much of a drive-thru line for it to go into the street, so be warned. Typically even with a busy line it does seem to go quickly. The staff we have interacted with have always been friendly and the blizzards have been good with minimal complaints. Occasionally they've been poorly mixed or had minimal add-ins. Obviously you can get far superior ice cream options but sometimes I have that craving for a blizzard and come here. Most should honestly know what to expect with a DQ and this location nails that expectation decently well!

My daughter and I went to Playa Bowls for an after dinner dessert treat. They are open until 8pm so…read morethe timing is perfect. We each tried one playa bowl. My daughter loves the Açaí Nutella bowl...she gets it very time...and I don't blame her...it is so good! I however like to try something new. This time I tried a half & half. You can get two different smoothie bases in one bowl and select any bowl topping. I tried the Nutella Bowl with half mango and half Açaí. It was so delicious! I enjoyed this so much because of the multiple flavors, and textures. The fresh fruit, the crunchy granola, and the sweet Nutella are the perfect dessert! Both the açaí and mango bases are sweet, which I love, but I could imagine pairing a less sweet base, like the banana, with a more sweet base like mango. I'll have to try that next time. Also just have to say that the bowls/toppings are exactly as shown on their website/in app...it is really amazing how the photo and the real thing match exactly. Very impressive quality control! They do have a loyalty program...which I just signed up for today (probably should have done this sooner), and a mobile app for mobile ordering. I only gone there in the evening and it has not been busy so our order was ready really fast every time, but I could see using the mobile ordering during busier times.

If you flip your smoothie upside down (the old DQ Blizzard Test) and it doesn't fall out... that's…read moremy kind of smoothie. I want it so thick that it's only very nearly impossible to suck up through a straw. Also, it can't taste only like bananas. And finally, it can't have chunks. So, so many places in Greater Portland just don't have what I'm personally looking for (creamy, flavorful, and thiiiiiiiiiiick)... but Playa Bowls does. Listen, I know they're a chain, and I know they're way too trendy for someone like me, but the smoothies are done right here. I've tried a couple: 1. Orange Power (orange, pineapple, coconut milk, sub their usual protein powder for the vanilla plant protein powder instead): It's like a creamsicle from when you were a kid! I would really like to try other smoothies, but this just keeps being my go to. Sure, it can be a little gritty from the protein powder, so if that's not something you're used to heads-up. I am, so it's barely noticeable. The 90's called and they want their summer back, and I'm here for it! 2. The Dang (banana, wheat grass powder, peanut butter, cinnamon, almond milk): I wouldn't usually order something like this, but it was so much better than I was expecting. Rich, earthy while still being subtly sweet, and really hearty for a smoothie if that makes sense. Absolutely would reorder! I think the two biggest challenges/negatives here are that a) the music can be overwhelmingly loud (if you get sensory overload, prepare yourself) and b) the wait times can be loooonnnnnnnnng. I've seen some people on other Playa Bowl listings across the country complain about the price, but here in the 207 some of you are paying $10 for two bites of an overpriced hand roll. I'd much rather pay $9 (16 ounce) to $11 (20 ounce) for a filling smoothie. And they're currently open 8am to 8pm. Where else can you get a smoothie past 4pm in Maine? Go ahead, I'll wait. #WelcomeToPineappleLand

No complaints at all from my visit to Lib's!…read more You order at the window and there are a few picnic tables outside to sit at. There are different flavors to choose from for the hard and soft serves. I loved the variety of soft serve flavors! I'm used to just vanilla and chocolate. I got the coffee and vanilla swirl soft serve in the kiddie size, which was the perfect amount for a little snack. Service was super speedy and my ice cream was delicious! Definitely will be back to try more flavors.

My go to neighborhood ice cream place. Love their ice cream sandwiches and pineapple soft serve :)…read moreThe sugar cookie/raspberry ice cream cookie sandwich is to die for!

Excellent ice cream!... Friendly service. Lots of unique…read moreflavors... Reasonably priced... Ready to let you taste any samples. Support your local hidden treasure.

Does it get more local than a scoop shop in a neighborhood untouched by tourism? I just don't think…read moreit does; if you've ever used Ocean Ave to get from Forest to Washington, chances are you've seen the small white building with colorful, albeit limited signage offering up ice cream. Lived in Portland for years and never had a reason to come here when there's so many other (glamorous) options, but now living so close I just think this spot is super, duper charming. Yes, the prices are higher than at other places and I'm not entirely sure why, but this doesn't really bother me because the portions have always been enormous here, it's super convenient to where I live, there's never a wait, the staff is accommodating about wacky requests, they take credit cards, and the customer service is sometimes above and beyond what's becoming the norm downtown (I showed up once a few minutes after they had closed for the night, but they still let us order giant sundaes anyway!). They serve stuff from The Ice Cream Machine (out of Rhode Island, and distributed by Sysco) so it's not homemade or local even - I don't think it's the most delicious ice cream in the world, but it gets the job done and sometimes that's all you need (side note: their sundaes are awesome here; they know how to pour. on. the. hot. fudge!). Do I think this is a destination spot? Absolutely not. Is it ever going to make it on some national "Best of..." list that will drive hoards of people to it? Nope. Will I seek it out when I move away from the neighborhood? Can't say that I will. But is it a perfect spot for those Back Cove/The Pocket folks within walking distance? Yep. It's nice that in the state's biggest, busiest, trendiest city there are still places you can safely, quietly walk to get some ice cream with your family and enjoy it in a pristine park across the street only locals really know about.

Are you looking for the friendliest service in town with top quality ice cream, parking and indoor…read moreseating then look no further! The daily scoop offers a variety of flavors, sundaes and shakes. They have a rotating menu of MEGA shakes! My personal favorite the Lucy which is a cotton candy, sprinkles, heaven in a glass kinda shake. They make ice cream sandwiches and so much more. Not in the mood for ice cream go out back and order a coffee from the Daily Grind, so much to offer in one location.

Appears to be closed. We could find no sign of this business. There's the Daily Grind adjacent to…read morethis address, but it's a tiny building which is primarily a drive-up coffee place. The Grind was closed when we went on a Wednesday, but the sign indicates they also have soft serve ice cream. Maybe they consolidated and scaled back? Also, the Daily Scoop's phone number is no longer valid.

I tried three cookies this week. I loved the brownie batter. Crumbl has changed its chocolate…read morechip. It now has both milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips (and no sea salt). I am just not a milk chocolate chip in my chocolate chip cookies girl. I wouldn't get it again. The peanut butter cup brownie cookie was good but needed more peanut butter cups. I liked the brownie batter one better, and I am usually a huge fan of peanut butter cup desserts.

Always about 6 different oversized cookies to choose from. Today I ordered two cookies; one that…read moretasted like a decadent brownie & the other cookie tasted like an Oreo cookie. Service as always was spot on. No pictures today the cookies have already been eaten.

Great selection of food items , delicious food and our server, Carley was awesome!! The ice cream…read moreis a must as well. Lots of room and fast service,. It fits its name, Friendly's.

Took an hour for one small icecream, also took about 20 minutes to actually take our order and then…read moreit sat in the window. Guy said it was busy and that's the reason but there were 3 cars in the lot he had no communication skills whatsoever lol surprised this place is even open still

Got take out from here for the first time and was happy with it! We split some stuff and the steak…read moreand cheese was really good. The flavor on the steak was great. We also got onion rings and chicken fingers and those were also good. Portions are large and prices are decent. Overall I would order again!

$10.00 gets you a tiny piece of grilled chicken. The smallest amount of chicken I've ever seen in a…read moresalad. Honorable mentions next: wilted lettuce, tomatoes hard as a rock, and green pepper that tasted like I was eating grass. Oh and don't forget the cucumbers, which were uber tasteless. Easily the most unappetizing salad I've ever purchased.

It's always unfortunate and sad to write a re-review for a spot that is a favorite that will be…read moreclosing. Gross Confection recently announced on social media they would be shutting down the bar/desserts service while remaining open as a bakery. My wife and I came here many a times for an end cap to the night for one last drink and delicious and beautifully made desserts. From times in their dimly lit space that gave off romantic vibes or even enjoying our desserts in the summer sun outside people watching, every time will be remembered. Timing worked out well and we were doing a staycation in Portland and knew we needed to add a stop here one last time. Thankfully we got our names in on the waiting list early enough Friday and got sat as one of the last tables. We each had one last phenomenal drink; my wife and Apricot 75 that had a great tart kick of apricot and lemon. While I enjoyed their Chai Fashioned which spelt like a chai but had that boozy bourbon warming you'd expect. Dessert wise everything sounded good as always but we settled on two. The Goat Cheesecake and Pineapple Cake. The cheesecake was the perfect sweetness without being cloying and the blueberry sorbet on top paired so well. The pineapple cake was moist and tasted so good we needed to scrap the plate clean. I'm sad that Portland is losing this amazing dessert space but glad it's not a complete goodbye since they'll operate the bakery still! If you somehow read this today and have the chance make it in for one last visit tonight before they close their doors!

It is a bar, but with the highest quality dessert. They do not serve non- dessert food…read more This was my 2nd time there. Loved it again. Great service, cozy atmosphere, open later (we went after 9pm), great selection of desserts.