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Carvel

3.1 (176 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Chocolate hard ice cream

Went here for a treat on a sunny Sunday afternoon! So glad we did! There's a lot of flavors, and they also have food!!! I'll be back to try the food and a different flavor of ice cream. I got chocolate and it was good.

Nancy M.

What's better than to have dinner and walk over to Mario's to get some Carvel ice cream! I'm pretty simple, I love a good vanilla soft serve with rainbow sprinkles in a cake cone. This definitely hit the spot, but do wish I got a cup because summer time heat had this melting pretty quickly!

Single Chipster
Stephanie C.

There is a free parking lot for customers in the back. We got the Reese's peanut butter cup carvelanche. Their vanilla ice cream isn't that creamy but the mix-ins were good. Also got the Chipster which is like a quintessential grocery store ice cream sandwich. Fluffy vanilla ice cream inside and soft dissolvable cookies on the outside. A bit pricey at over $5 for a small cookie ice cream sandwich and $13 for the carvelanche, which is like a shake.

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Caroline K.

DELICIOUS ice cream!!! I cannot recommend the Peanut Butter Treasure enough! Chocolate ice cream with Reese's bits in it. So good. The flavors they make are high quality. You're paying for it though with a bit pricey of a menu. They do give you a substantial amount for a small cup so that's awesome. Ice cream orders made within a minute and handed to you at the cute little counter they have. Plenty of outdoor seating. The whole outdoor section had such cute decorations to make it a really great vibe to hang out with family or on a date. Several parking spots as well was a nice plus!

Medium Soft Serve Ice Cream
Cole D.

Too expensive but lots of ice cream and very tasty. $9 for soft serve is too much but the quality of Carvel is worthy of note. A huge amount of chocolate and vanilla swirl for my ice cream. Cool seating area. Very fast from order to delivery.

Dee D.

We went here for soft serve ice cream after lunch at a high end steakhouse. It was more for nostalgic reasons because I ate Carvel growing up in NYC. It's sort of pricey like everything else and the cost of a small cone $7.49 but the worst is a topping cost $1.79! That is ludicrous. They also overcharged us for a topping and the manager corrected it.

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Meredith B.

At $7.50 for a small ice cream and $10 for a small milkshake the prices are a little steep! We were served quickly and settled on a twisted small soft serve. There were very limited shady seats and none left, so we took it to go. I enjoyed the ice cream!

Mike R.

A childhood memory. First off am happy to find this. Carvel was well, Cookie Puss, Fudgie the Whale, and other characters if I remember them correctly. Nostalgia lives here. It's in a nice part of Arlington, but $36 for three ice cream cones and bottles of water is insane. Sorry that won't be happening anytime soon. Is the rent and inflation for real? Yeah but I can't justify this cost. Is the ice cream good? Absolutely. Yet there is a lot of competition. I'll say it is tasty, and I liked having it today as hot weather. Very efficient and friendly staff. It's connected to Mario's. Parking is challenging. I liked it but it is not in the love category.

The price is egregious for the smallest blizzard type ice cream. And what are the two taxes?! What a bummer.

Strawberry Shortcake
Hammed A.

Been a customer here for as long as I have been one of Mario's Pizza House. It's so inviting to grab ice cream after eating at Mario's. Overall this Carvel is a good experience for traditional ice cream options and American staples. This place has an incredibly extensive cold dessert menu. So much that it makes me wonder if it is all served fresh. I normally get soft serve ice cream or hand dipped ice cream. Despite how good their ice cream is my biggest concern is the inconsistent customer service and inconsistent quality of the ice cream. On too many occasions the hand dipped ice cream I purchased was freezer burned. More concerning is in those instances they knew the ice cream was freezer burned yet they still packaged and sold it. If ever I get hand dipped ice cream I walk into the store to inspect the ice cream case to determine if the ice cream is fresh and not freezer burned. I don't like that I have to do this, however it is necessary considering the prices here are above average, so imagine paying above average for ice cream and it is freezer burned. I've purchased milkshakes, floats, Chipsters, chocolate dipped soft serve and others however recently I've stuck with the soft serve ice cream because it is the safest bet and most consistent ice cream they offer. There were occasions where I purchased Chipsters and they were simply rock hard. Literally impossible to bite with human teeth. They were so hard it took minutes to thaw even in the summer air. I simply stopped purchasing Chipsters. Regarding the customer service, the girls that work here are really nice once you get to know them. I think the lacking customer service stems from the occasional language barrier. As a result their shortness or shyness can be taken the wrong way but they really are sweet girls once you get to know them over time. Again, the customer service can be better but it's not bad nor is it negligent. The lacking customer service comes into play when issues arise such as poorly packaged ice cream. They've become more consistent in how they package the ice cream however that wasn't always the case as there would be times I had to ask them to wipe the side of the ice cream cup because they let ice cream drip down the side of the cup or to replace the cone because they put ice cream in a cracked cone which eventually breaks in your hand. Essentially these are quality control issues that should be remedied with standard protocols. Overall an OK experience and it gets better as you get to know the staff. I want to give this place a 4 star however in fairness it wouldn't be right to do so considering there are better ice cream shops that offer higher quality ice cream and consistently better with customer service. Perhaps the iconic status of this Carvel location and the long lines it serves on Fridays and weekends keeps this location in the middle of the pack of local ice cream shops comparable to Hershey's ice cream shops. Give them a try.

2 small ice cream cups
Jacob T.

Prices felt steep for ice cream, BUT portion sizes were actually really good. We both got "small" with one topping on them (which was plenty of ice cream) and the totally came out to around $20. The outdoor seating area was so fun with the string lights and picnic tables - Great vibes. Service was normal, not incredibly friendly but not mean, it was also 10pm so I bet they are all so tired. Definitely try this place out!

Vanilla soft serve with rainbow sprinkles in a cone
Katie W.

Favorite spot for late night ice cream in the summer! They've got all your basics (I always get vanilla soft serve with rainbow sprinkles) as well as an extensive milkshake menu. Nice outdoor seating, somewhat covered seating area with tables with long benches. If you're looking for a classic ice cream night to keep cool in the heat, this hits just right

Wes A.

Great little spot hidden next to one of the oldest restaurants in Arlington Virginia! Best commercial ice cream in Arlington! I got a banana peanut butter chocolate malted shake 16 ounces! Straw worked well and wait was short! Outside seating! No table service! Ambiance is kinda neat ! Tons of kids eating ice cream! Great opportunities for interactions! examen des cols bleus:x

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$8.00 for a small ice cream cone with sprinkles is insulting and crazy overpriced. Outrageous prices at this place and nothing special.

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Great ice cream and shakes. Super friendly service, too! Definitely will be back.

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This place is overpriced for no reason. Nearly 8 dollars for a twist Ice cream cone?! Pass!!!

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Carvel - icecream - Updated June 2026

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