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    Burk's Igloo

    4.3 (17 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Tim H.

    This is *the* place to get your soft-serve ice cream fix in Hamtramck. Well, actually, aside from the free-range versions via the hit-or-miss ice cream trucks, Burk's is the *only* place to get soft-serve ice cream in Hamtramck! Be that as it may, Burk's doesn't drop the ball when it comes to supplying a wide assortment of cool and tasty creations. Their turtle parfait is made with hot caramel sauce, plenty o' pecans (bits and whole halves), ice cream and whipped cream. Between this one, the peanut parfait and the caramel apple parfait, it is hard to choose. They also excel in the hard-shelled dipped cones with some unusual flavors including cotton candy. They have twirled cones with a stripe of accented flavor, sundaes, blizzardesque treats, smoothies, floats, shakes and coolers. Service is relatively quick and friendly despite the fact that the high school girls working there are multitasking while laughing and making critical assessments about the latest YouTube foolishness on their laptop. The picnic tables, although convenient, are a popular hangout for the sweat bees. If you listen carefully, you can hear the bees laughing at the futile attempts to ensnare them with the traps set at each of the garbage cans. So, if you're in town --say during the festival-- why not take a slight detour to Burk's to satisfy that soft serve monkey on your back. Edit; FYI: I hear they are open until mid October this year. Additional edit: The map isn't correct with the location. It is on Conant, just south of Caniff and just before Trowbridge.

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    D. B.

    This one-of-a-kind independent ice cream shop in Hamtramck took me back to my younger days before big chains took over the ice cream stand world. Lots of the usual softserve combinations and options, plus plenty of fried food including your own shrimp dinner, if you'd like. And get a wonderful dose of the diverse culture busy Hamtramck has to offer while you enjoy your dessert!

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    Iconic soft serve ice cream and food never disappoints. Options for everyone! Forget the chains! This is the real deal

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    6 years ago

    Great ice cream shop totally hit the spot, if you're in the area want something quick this is the place

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    9 years ago

    Cheap ice cream. Local shop. A couple picnic tables out back. Small parking lot. Lotssssss of options. Good for late night treat.

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    5 years ago

    The food is great to , i love the red raspberry slush and the ice cream is the best to .

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    MJ's North End Ice Cream Parlor

    MJ's North End Ice Cream Parlor

    4.8
    (4 reviews)
    1.6 mi

    OMGEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! Black Cherry is AHMAZING!!!! First time going and it won't be my last!!!!…read more First: Customer Service is AHMAZING!!!!!! Young Lady at the Counter, Beautiful Personality and Smile and so Welcoming!!! Explained the Flavors,sizes, etc...... when we picked the flavor, we were bummed because it had a "sold out" sign, a gentleman came out and looked at the Display took off the sign and MADE OUR DAY since IT WAS A MISTAKE!!! Told us about the SPECIALS which I Liked!! Area outside is very nice, tables to sit with umbrellas, play area! Please Support this Business You won't be disappointed I just moved from Southern, CA after 45 years!!! I'm back in my Hometown and their Ice Cream is just as good if not better than Bruster's Brand which was our Favorite!!!! Main Thing: Not only Ice Cream! Corned Beef Sandwich is next and Butter Pecan which is my Mom's Favorite!

    Came across this little spot driving a friend home. It is so adorable and gives off a cool…read morenostalgic vibe with the fun colors. I got the ice cream nachos($7)-which i thought was a really creative spin on ice cream. it came with a chocolate dipping sauce and waffle cone "nachos". Honestly the chocolate sauce was a little too rich for me but such a cool idea. The ice cream was really good.My friend got a regular come which was also good. they had a nice selection of flavors. The service was really good and the employee also let us know about their 1 year anniversary party was coming up and invited us to come back for it. Unfortunately i didn't get to go but I heard that that will sometimes have DJS on the back patio. really cool spot overall. hidden gem

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    Oak & Reel

    Oak & Reel

    4.5
    (316 reviews)
    2.2 mi
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    Decided to go back for dinner last week and had a nice experience. However, even though we were…read morecelebrating a birthday we did not receive a candle with our dessert and we saw other tables getting candles which was a little disappointing. Most of our dishes were very tasty however I would not recommend the walleye panino. It was just ok and thought they were going to reinvent the fish sandwich but there is definitely other items that were very good. We also decided to go back yesterday for happy hour and sat at the bar and Brynn and Kelsey provided the best service I have had in a long time. They made the best martinis and were so fun and friendly! Our friends were celebrating their anniversary and we all had such a great time talking with them. I mentioned that we didn't a candle with our dessert the week before and they surprised us with pistachio gelato with a candle! It was so thoughtful and we were so thankful for the surprise! We definitely will be back for the happy and the great bar service!

    Yelp considers 3-Stars to be Okay. This visit was a bit better than just okay, but not worthy of…read morefour stars. We arrived at 6:24 for a 6:30 resv and were immediately seated. My first impression: Noisy! Lots of hard surfaces. Difficult to hear the hostess, server and my wife. The tables were appropriately spaced for diners and servers to work with no bump & grind. We started by sharing a dozen oysters and the pear/walnuts salad. The oysters were a bit small-ish; but otherwise, excellent. Server took a drink order from my wife, but skipped me. Eh? I flagged down another server to order a Pino. It took a surprisingly long time to arrive. On the plus side, I was offered a taste to insure it was satisfactory - it was. The pear salad w/walnuts was excellent. The pears were sliced paper-thin. One of the joys of eating a properly ripened pear is the juicy explosion and thinly sliced pears defeat the juicy explosion. If the pears were fully ripe, perhaps cube them? Weirdly; the two sides (mushrooms, potatoes) were served before the entrees. The server noticed, seemed surprised and withdrew the sides, returning with our entrees (lamb shoulder, steak). Then the side returned. Both entrees were warm-ish and the sides were hot. The 14-day, dry-aged steak was ordered medium-rare and was seasoned and prepared as ordered. Again; warm-ish, not hot. I expected better beefy flavor for a dry-aged steak. One end was a bit chewy. Tenderness improved as I got to the other end of the steak. I ordered it with horseradish. I will admit to being a weirdo who loves spicy horseradish (and wasabi) that will clean the sinuses - this was "Ohio-spice'd" horseradish ... not creamy, but less spicy than Arby's Horsey sauce. The mushroom and the potato sides were served hot from the kitchen. Both were excellent, no complaints. The presentation of the steak needs improvement. It was a properly prepared, lonely lump of brown, served on a white plate with cracked ceramic glaze. The lamb shoulder was the better entree. For some reason, my wife was expecting Middle Eastern seasoning. The menu did not mention Middle Eastern seasoning and she did not ask, so that's on her, not the kitchen. I thought it was excellent. Gripe: After the entrees arrived, our server did not return to ask if the entrees were satisfactory. She did return later to ask if we wanted a second round of drinks. We did ... We were offered dessert and ordered, but never asked if we wanted coffee or an after dinner drink. Both desserts were excellent. Will we return? Probably ... not. With tip; dinner for two was $286. At this price point I expect better: Less noise, better beef and flawless service.

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