Stopped by January 2026 touring Sparta and after reviewing the comments by past guests, was totally…read moreamazed and thrilled. Everything you see in the pictures are fascinating and definitely worth a stay at this one-of-a-kind treasure. Julia, our hostess, gave a us a tour and history of this b/b that truly captures the essence and splendor of living back in time. Thanks for the visit, and don't forget to try the home made dark chocolate and maraschino cherry muffins. They are as advertised!

My wife and I stopped in for coffee and were really pleased. The latte was really good and tried a…read morehome made dark chocolate and maraschino cherry muffin. Very good. The menu is sandwiches and a daily special. The staff were really nice and we were given a tour of the restored home and the rooms available. Looks really nice and I would recommend this place for someone needing an alternative to chain motels. Will be coming back again for coffee and lunch.

I turned around as soon as I spotted this beautiful coffee truck. What a great option in the little…read moretown of Freeburg! Beautiful, vibrate colors to catch my attention. I was greeted right away and ordered an iced vanilla latte, oat milk and an extra shot of espresso. Friendly service, quick turnaround and super tasty coffee. Not too sweet and loved the espresso. What more could you ask for on a hot summer day?! So worth it! Cheers to you, The Coffee Pot. You're doing it right! :)

Always friendly faces at their pop up location. Hopefully they get a building for this location…read more.. there's been talk of them trying to find a permanent place to call home! Love their seasonal menu items and a nice pick up when you're on the go

Great little Ice Cream Place!!!…read more Chocolate Malts were yummy as well as the concretes!!!! Service was friendly and fast!! They have a Walk Up and Drive Thru!! Plenty of seating!!!

Food is great. Food made at order time. My favorite is the chocolate malt…read more Seating is outside only, with a walk up window. So either eat outside or drive through window.. They have picnic type tables outside and a few shade umbrellas.

A small, quaint little town ... Southern Illinois. Truly a main st USA. Sits a tiny little, red…read moreroof, some would say, hole in the wall little, ice cream stand. Oh but let me tell you, it's so much more than that. I've come to find out true history of this beautiful little town, and this stand. The Custard Stand, since 1949 it was built and founded right there on that corner, imagine the history the building could talk about. And let me say, it had a line the entire time I was there, and drove back by again a day later. They offer wonderful, ice cream, floats, sundaes, all the true desert things we all come to love. But they also had an extensive menu with salads, chili, even hotdogs, etc. truly a little amazing gem right in the heart of tiny little Sesser. Prices are absolutely amazing, $10 bucks a family of 4 can quite literally all get a tiny ice cream. It was thick, great ice cream too, my root beer float was very good. Hot days here, and you'll catch me in line time and time again. Thank you little Custard Stand, I'll be back.

Great place to stop on the way to or from Rend Lake! Awesome…read moreTurtle Sundae! Great Coney's too!

This place is great. They have soooo many flavors of ice cream here. There really is something…read morefor everyone. I had the daily grind. It was coffee ice cream with espresso beans in it. So rich and good. For added awesomeness I had it put into a waffle cone. The place is cute. It looks like a retro ice cream parlor complete with 70's/80's jukebox. Everyone in my family enjoyed their ice cream treats from here!

They have either 32 or 36 flavors. I can't remember which the gentlemen said. The owner is an…read moreamazing man. Treats strangers like family. Give this man your kindness. Now, the ice cream... So so so good. They have the blue play dough ice cream I remember from my child hood, two different cherry ice creams (I liked the tart one best), the pistachio almond is to die for, butter pecan is amazing, black Walnut is the best I've ever had, a very chocolatey one was good (the owners fav), sooo many good flavors. Stop by and see this one of a kind place. Adorable! And great tasting ice cream.

bre screwed up my order... just kidding bre and ella deserve raises so yeah drink is tastyread more

It's now become almost a daily ritual to stop by and get my fix. Love supporting local family…read morebusinesses. It also helps when what they're selling is very good! Stop in and get it to go or sit down and enjoy. They brew Kaldi's coffee (one of my favorite coffee roasters who are also STL local). Get a coffee, latte, cappuccino, frappe, smoothie, or any number of their specialty drinks. Or you can create your own concoction choosing from a large selection of flavors with many having a sugar free option. Or just get the drink of the day in any style. They also offer bagels with a selection of house made flavored cream cheese spread.

I haven't actually been into this shop but I had a jelly donut from here last night at a party…read more Trust and believe I'm a nut for jelly donuts. This has to be the best I've had so far. The guest that brought them told me that they have wonderful crème horns too. I can't wait to visit the shop in person but had to give them a shout out. Bravo! Keep up the good work. My only wish is if I could have given you more stars.

Old fashioned and delicious donuts. Very fresh and generous size. The cinnamon roll donut was huge…read morebut light, lovely flavor and very satisfying! Friendly service and a very sweet atmosphere. Lots of yummy choices. Will definitely be coming back for more!

Visited here for the first time today and was pleasantly surprised! Super clean environment and…read moredelicious ice cream. Pretty affordable. The service was amazing, and Emily was very welcoming and nice to talk to. :)

A fantastic place! We got there early and were sitting outside, sweatin' our butts off, so she…read moreopened a bit early for us. SO nice!!! The ice creams were DELICIOUS and the waffle cone was one of the best I've ever had before. VERY cute place!