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 AMAZING. The sorbet I got was top notch. I really appreciated being able to have an…read moreoption that was not only gluten free, but also dairy free. I also appreciated how well everything was labeled. Further, they offered several pure sugar cane sodas. The owner was kind and there was plenty of seating. Finally, the store attached was AWESOME. The stuff was so cute. Everything was reasonably priced. I would come back to Marion just to come here. Put this on your list to visit today.

This place is absolutely amazing! We are from out of town but when you walk in the the treat you…read morelike you belong. We were immediately greeted with free samples of Ice Cream! Definitely a must try! We tried several samples and they were all absolutely amazing!

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.

Just had a awesome banana split! Very nice clean and friendly. The lady who made this did a very…read moregood job!

Best ice cream in West Frankfort. Great options and amazing flavors. Personal favorite is the…read morepineapple soft serve.

Great staff. Great service and tasty ice cream and chicken tenders! Visiting Mount Vernon and this…read morewas the best meal we had while in town.

I love their twisted cone flavors best. Anything mixed with toasted marshmallow is amazing but…read moremixed with peach is my personal favorite

Absolutely adorable spot right in downtown Carterville! The staff is so friendly, and the place is…read morespotless inside....modern, bright and welcoming. There's plenty of outdoor seating, including shaded tables under a pergola, and a few spots inside if you want to cool off. They have some really unique and delicious ice cream flavors (plus shakes, floats, and something called a "pazookie" that looked amazing!). My ice cream was perfect, creamy and rich! It's such a nice local place to grab a treat, relax outside, and enjoy a small-town vibe done right. Highly recommend stopping by if you're anywhere near Carterville!

The Dip is a delightful little shop with amazing treats! The staff had an abundance of smiles that…read moregreeted you to a wide variety of ice cream flavors to choose from. Rather have a milkshake? They have you covered. Maybe a warm pan cookie with ice cream and toppings...covered. Can't decide what flavor you want? How about a flight. The fresh chocolate dipped cone tasted as decadent as what was inside it. (Cafe mocha and raspberry dark chocolate ) There's inside and outside seating with plenty of space for kids to roam around a giant cow and an ice cream cone. First visit...Not the last!

Cute little ice cream stop in town. Stumbled across them online trying to see what was open near…read moreby. They were one of the few open on a Sunday. Very nice and friendly staff! If you like blizzards or concrete. The twisted ones are recommended. Two of the kids ordered burgers and fries they ate them all. They enjoyed their fries which are seasoned like central park from what I have heard. I ordered tbe mac n cheese bites. Not too bad. I didnt care too much for the breading flavor but my dad enjoyed them. And we couldn't skip out on having ski. I had the rainbow one. Very good. Their prices are very reasonable. Their parking lot is gravel based. You can order at their window or they have drive thru services. They have decent sized area to sit at picknick tables that have umbrellas. There is a large adronic chair that you can get photos in. We loved it all. We had a rainy afternoon at the pool. This made our evening better!

Great food, great service. I'm glad we stopped and tried it. 100% would recommend. Can't wait to go…read moreagain.

We checked out Insomnia Cookies since it was one of the few places that were apparently opened on a…read moreTuesday in Carbondale. It's your usual cookie store with various other options as well. This was the first Insomnia Cookies that had a complete menu with nothing out of stock. Staff here was pretty friendly for the most part and the cookies are reasonably priced compared to their other competitors that have opened up near me. They have parking in front as well, average place to check out.

Ana is *so* welcoming, knowledgeable, & kind. I've been on a huge cookie kick & after just a couple…read moreof visits, she greets us as if we come in daily. The cookies here are phenomenal. Always fresh, warm, & consistently tasty. I love that there are vegan & gluten free options, too.

Just a really really good place for ice cream and frozen yogurt always friendly always greatread more

The service & ice cream was very good! I'll definitely be…read moreback. Never once have I had a bad experience here

Just left after trying the ice cream flights which gives you the option to try serial different…read moreflavors we tried 10 different flavors and we're are actually heading back tonight to attempt the big muddy ice cream challenge we needed to make room lol Small town scoops offers so many ice cream options that are incredible , and creative drink concoctions My favorite being the pirates bounty ( booty ) ice cream mixed with Oreos and m&m This place is just simply amazing and the owners are so welcoming and down to earth .. home run business at its finest !!! Definitely a must stop when visiting murphysboro

This local ice cream shop is awesome! Many unique and interesting flavors made the choice pretty…read moretough. Luckily they allow samples so deciding became a bit easier. The serving size is quite large and the price was more than fair. Coming from a big city where everything cost a fortune, this was a nice treat on many levels. Service was great and fast. We weren't rushed as we read each description to decide. The menu is much more extensive than just scoops of ice cream. Truly something to satisfy everyone. The store is way bigger than I expected. We decided to stop here as we were looking for a local small town place with something sweet and it didn't disappoint. From the outside it looked like an average storefront, but once inside, it's so much more. There is ample seating with cute tables. Board games and some video games in the larger back room. There is also clean restrooms. So cute and so good! Definitely a place to enjoy leisurely and hang out with friends/family. Perfectly located on the main street.