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    Big Var's Water Ice

    3.8 (11 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    They let us ride along in the truck and buy water ice for random people :-)
    Amanda M.

    They were awesome enough to work with our nonprofit Keep Delco Smiling. We wanted to ride along in the truck and buy water ice for random people in Chester. It was a huge success! The owner is a nice hard-working man who seems to care a lot about making his community better. The water ice is better than Rita's, and cheaper too! If you're looking for a water ice truck for an event, you really can't go wrong with Big Var's!

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    Lauren G.

    AMAZING! Student from Widener here... everyone should go to Bug Var's instead of Rita's. Flavors 5/5 Cost $ Size = HUGE

    I found a baby roach in my water ice! Var's has roaches.

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    3 years ago

    The water ice at Var's is delicious. It just seems to take a while for them to prepare your order. Well worth the wait though.

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    9 years ago

    The rainbow flavor was weird bc it had root beer but everything else is super yummy. Big Var's got the city on lock

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    2.8(38 reviews)
    4.6 mi
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    It was fine. Yogurt with plenty of fat free choices and loads of toppings, including candy bar…read moreflavors, chips, nuts, fruit and gummies. And jimmies. I combined pineapple and peach on a recent hot day and it hit the spot. It's self serve and weighed by the ounce. I filled about 2/3 of a small container and it was around $9 with tax. Which is pricey, but apparently hasn't gone up that much based on other reviews. Would go back to try more flavors. Service was friendly and the store was clean. Convenient parking in a shared strip mall lot. Food: 3 Service: 4 Value: 3

    So there aren't many froyo places left, but I have never been to Yocrave until now. I must admit I…read morewas a little apprehensive reviewing the reviews, I must say the business exceeded my expectations . The aesthetics was very clean, bright and and fresh! There was a small section for children to enjoy and have fun, along with a blackboard chalk friendly space. There were color stool and chairs, all of which were new and clean. They had pretty solid yogurt options and the machines were up and running. The toppings were in an abundance from gummies, to chocolate, to whipped topping or peanut butter toppings The staff were friendly and accommodating. The team seemed youthful but attentive (I didn't see anyone on their phone, which is a plus). We lingered to enjoy our froyo and I will totally be back. I'm glad we still have a froyo place with their doors open in

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    YoCrave - Check out the blackboard wall for the kiddos to the left

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    YoCrave - Fun and colorful atmosphere

    Fun and colorful atmosphere

    YoCrave - Nice stools near the front window for people watching.

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    Nice stools near the front window for people watching.

    Chill Out Ice Cream & Water Ice - Large chocolate peanut butter, graham slam

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    4.7(27 reviews)
    2.9 mi
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    I had an itching for midday ice cream and came across this little gem. The building itself is…read moreshared with a pizza shop that has changed names a few times over the years. The inside needs a little updating and better lighting, but it was clean. Unfortunately a brand new mega Wawa opened across the street so I hope they can coexist. The owner was also my server and she was awesome! We had a great conversation about the brands of ice cream she carries, the building and her passion for the business. She recommended a peanut butter chocolate ice cream which I believe is made by Kemps which was fantastic. I went with a medium sized in a cup and it did not disappoint. It was loaded with PB swirls and rich chocolate ice cream. Cost $4 and change. I love seeing how a lot of these small Ice Cream places make the most of their limited space and this spot definitely pulls that off. Cakes, water ice, hand dipped, soft served, toppings, sundaes, etc. You have to take a trip here if you get an itching for ice cream. The owner cares, she's crafted her menu for almost 18 years. I'm a fan and you'll be too.

    Any place that can make banana cinnamon soft serve is going to win me over…read more I may be easy. I've been called that before. But after seeing the choices here, this place might steal me away from Richman's. Simply because I'm a big fan of this much variety in an ice cream place.

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    Tasty Scoopz - French Vanilla Milkshake

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    4.4(5 reviews)
    5.6 mi

    Taste is great, service is friendly, flavor options are plentiful and pricing is fair. Well kept…read moreand clean.

    Was very excited to try Tasty Scoopz as there are very few ice cream and dessert stands nearby that…read moreI have not tried yet. We had just finished dinner a bit earlier and I had been hounding for a milkshake for several weeks ever since the last one I had at a completely different place in Media that was absolutely wonderful. Luckily, we spotted Tasty Scoopz as a place close to home and headed directly there. The spot is on a highly trafficked corner on Baltimore Pike and is a pretty good location and has been there for a while at this point. They also have an interesting menu with several items that are not dessert items which actually gives you quite a bit of selection if you are not simply in the mood for ice cream. However, that was pretty much where the interesting stuff ended. The staff was nice and the service we received was good, but the ice cream and milkshake definitely did not live up to basic standards. First of all, and this is not a complaint but more just a strange observation, but all the windows have frosted film placed on them. Sliding service windows, the main glass, all of it. It's more weird than anything else, but you cannot tell if anyone is even there to provide you service or if they are even working on your order after they take it. Then the milkshake was less than lackluster. It was full of ice chunks, which is strange if it is indeed handmade ice cream and then blended by hand. The French vanilla I ordered had a very cardboard-like flavor. The gelati shake that was purchased had the same type of things going in, with flavors similar to very fake cherry with a chalk stick aftertaste. Despite the prices not being outrageous, the experience and quality of the product made it feel like the costs were far too high. There are a few things here that could easily be fixed, and some others that I simply didn't understand. Maybe in the future I will give Tasty Scoopz another try, but not during this already brutally hot summer.

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    Tasty Scoopz
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