Midweek on a hot July day, this was the only place in town that was open, and boy were we lucky. We…read morewere driving out of town after a fun educational visit to the state museum grist mill, saw this place was open, and we had to stop. And boy was it worth it. Cold waters, cold sodas, and perfect one scoop waffle cones. I had pumpkin ice cream and the wife enjoyed cookies & cream. Friendly service. Incredibly inexpensive. And the cookie jars are as advertised, floor to ceiling, with an entire back room filled too. If you're touristing around in Metamora, this unique place needs to be one of your stops.

Grannies Cookie Jar & Ice Cream Parlor is a Metamora, Indiana icon, though it may be weird to call…read moreanything in this historic Franklin County town an actual "icon." There's quite a bit you know about me if you've followed my reviews for any length of time. This likely includes my long friendship with fellow Yelp Elites Rick G. and Holly G. - in fact, I performed their wedding ceremony! The three of us have actually collaborated on quite a few projects over the years, either due to Rick's music and comedy or because of my long history of activism and charity work. Frequently, our collaborations combine Rick and Holly's creativity with my activist spirit. For a couple years, Rick and Holly owned a shop in Metamora called Mosaic Learn & Play - I, in turn, owned a small charity bookstore within the walls of Mosaic. While I never spent nearly as much time in Metamora as did Rick and Holly, I spent my fair share of time there and grew to appreciate the picturesque, friendly town. Rick and Holly's wedding was even in Metamora! As is true of most historic towns, accessibility can definitely be an issue in Metamora. Truthfully, I'd say there's more that's not accessible than there actually is accessible in the town. Grannies is most certainly not perfect, a step greeting you at the front door and a crowded shop making even the most experienced wheelchair user more than a little paranoid. It's possible, I've been to Grannies more than once, but it's definitely a shop where I take my time wheeling and I am super careful everywhere I turn. Grannies, first of all, is an official world record holder. Granny owns over 2600 cookie jars - and I believe they're all actually here in this shop. She's held the record since 2012, as I recall. Grannies is, of course, an ice cream shop. Granny even makes all of her waffle cones by hand. Each one has a Hershey kiss at the bottom. She puts a whole lot of love in her waffle cones. The ice cream is pretty incredible, too. She has quite a few flavors and they're at reasonable prices for pretty darn amazing servings. Grannies is open 7 days a week throughout the year. While I can't say I'd drive all the way to Metamora for her ice cream, if I am in the Metamora there's no way I'm leaving without stopping at Grannies. Metamora is a beautiful little canal town. It has definitely been impacted by the pandemic, but the people are also hanging in there. I'm not quite going to say that time stands still here, but it's sure not a place you go to speed up. Metamora is a surprisingly easy drive from Indy and the entire Franklin County area could easily be a relaxing, fairly isolated day trip with Brookville also nearby as the seat of the county. There are even a couple places you can stay in Metamora, though they aren't particularly strong with access and you'd probably want to go to Brookville if that's needed. If you get a chance, head south to Metamora and be sure to stop in at Grannies for some ice cream and definitely check out those cookie jars!

Homemade ice cream Large variety of unique flavors…read moreHomemade waffle cones Friendly and pleasant staff What more can you ask for!! One of our favorite places that we put on repeat!

Stopped here today after coming off Brookville Lake. Was able to talk to the owner. They have been…read moreopen 2 days! He said the response from the Brookville community was fantastic. He also prints the Rushville Recorder next door and plans to connect the two businesses through the archway next to the counter so everyone can see the old printing equipment. I enjoyed a dip of cappuccino and fudge brownie with caramel sauce and whipped cream. Homemade ice cream shops are tough to find these days. I will be back to support this business again.

We map searched for soft serve on a road trip between Indy and Cincy. What a find!! This place is…read moreamazing. Less than a mile from the interstate. We walked up and ordered on a sunny afternoon. The menu has everything and then some. The quality of the ice cream was top notch. The strawberry cheesecake sundae "gets better with every bite." The large razzle was so big my 16yr old son had to pace himself to finish it. That also had a remarkable amount of candy in it! And the chocolate dip on the ice cream cone was old school thick and so good! Not a drop of ice cream oozing out of anywhere. Can not recommend this enough! Wish we lived closer so we could go again!

Quintessential small town ice cream shop! No frills ice cream shop. SO many different soft serve…read moreoptions to choose from & quick service. Perfect little summer treat.

Whitetail is sooOOOooOoOooo good and the decor, food, and service is amazing! They are nice and…read morewill joke around with you and love the ice cream is so good yummy!

I am giving my 3 stars on my memories of great ice cream and service, otherwise tonight would get…read moreless than 3. A gorgeous Friday Summer night so I decided to stop for a treat after work. I thought the place would be packed but oddly it was not. There was a line of cars in the drive thru, but inside it was only one large group ahead of me. I knew almost immediately something was off this visit. I soon realized there was only one young employee working all alone. One person on a Friday night on one of the first 80 degree days makes no sense. Later, he had to come around the front of the case yo find a flavor. He stated he was new and did not have the placement memorized yet. A new employee alone on a Friday night?!?!?! I asked if someone had called in and he said yes, but elaborated the staff is allowed to pick shifts. If true it is not working and will have a bad long term effect on the sales. I gave the lone employee great credit for sticking out the shift and continuing to slug through. However, it does not inspire confidence in returning soon. Next issue was the lack of my flavor. I loved the first two seasons when they had Turkish Coffee. The last couple of years they carried a much less coffee"y" flavor, but at least they had something coffee. Tonight no coffee anything. My second go to is banana pie which had a chocolate where the tag was placed. I waited 15ish minutes for my turn to ask if they had coffee and when I was told no I thanked the dedicated employee and left. I love supporting local businesses, and I am a huge ice cream lover so I hated seeing such a favorite in times past have such an off night. I hope the management steps up if they have call offs to pick up the slack and work or they find a new better scheduling plan. Next Summer they won't be here if this continues all Summer.

Great day to sit outside and eat ice cream We decided to…read morecome check the new ice cream place out. Today was the grand opening. This is right next to a locally owned coffin and bakery. The inside is cute. They have a table with chairs and bar type chairs They have a verity of older style candies. They have quite a bit of liquid flavoring you can buy. Lots of other stuff to look and shop. We just ran in for ice cream. I will need to come back to check out the merchandise. This is locally owned shop https://www.facebook.com/share/19WwNSpCYR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Excellent service and adorable shop. Ice cream was delicious!! We will definitely be going back!!read more

You like Dairy Queen but want something better? Enjoy going to the park for putt putt, skating,…read morebasketball, or disc golf but need a snack? Parkside Sweet Shoppe has you covered! Whoever had the insight of placing an ice cream place in a park was brilliant! Parkside does serve soft serve which I usually avoid for the real stuff, but the soft serve that Parkside has a real ice cream taste that I have enjoyed each time. First time, I had the dipped cone in chocolate with chocolate ice cream. Later on, I had the Smores flurry with chocolate ice cream and graham cracker. I think there was a little bit of marshmellow. But the small was about $5 but this was not your Dairy Queen small. The small was not that small. I would hate to see what the medium and large looked like. There is a variety of items on the menu and they even serve burgers and hot dogs. It's really hard not to be pleased by ice cream especially after having a great time in the park beforehand.

I flew here with a couple friend (me in my plane and them in another). We actually flew here for…read morethe only purpose of getting ice cream. I have never been here before, so it is my first check in and first visit. I ordered the Pineapple cone, which was very good. I didn't try any food or anything this day, but I am sure I will. My only thought is they charge for water. Which I don't like, it is a preference thing, but I also know I get brain freezes easy which can lead to bad headache... again not their issue it is mine. Just want to make you aware. I will be back of course since I know I can fly in and get Ice Cream, which is one of the reasons I go flying, it is fun and I get to got to fun places.

It was super busy when we got there and they got everyone through quickly while still providing…read moregreat service! The brownie sundae was delicious! I highly recommend the chocolate churro flavor! Everything is well priced for the sizes you get! They also offer take home pints and quarts, as well as ice cream sandwiches! There's a cute little seating area and it's located right next to the beer garden!

I had to have some ice cream the other day and my trusty Yelp app sent me to Libby's. I had a bit…read moreof a hard time finding the shop because they face onto a little park overlooking a stage. The shop is cute, all pink with ice cream themed decor. Two clerks were making cones and working when we entered. I chose an Expresso Brownie Swirl ice cream on a cone from a selection of 20 or so flavors. A "single" scoop was huge, but I was able to finish it. And it was delicious. My husband had a Black Cherry with chocolate chips, which he devoured. Neither one of us shared, each ate in our own little ice cream comas. There is a bit of seating inside or outside, in the park, there is more seating. The staff were friendly and you could tell they liked their jobs. Prices were reasonable. There is dedicated parking behind the building. I'll make Libby's a regular stop on my visits to Greenfield.

Great place for frozen yogurt. Healthy options and great…read moreprices. Awesome flavors. Only place in town offering stevia based product. Love the place and yogurt.

We have a local shop like this in Dayton, but not as good. We went to another local ice cream…read moreplace but it had closed down for the season. We saw this one, and figured we wouldn't be very thrilled because of the lack of information in Yelp. Well this is the first time a woman will be admitting she was wrong, and publicly to boot. We walked in and was greeted by the young owner who is a family man. Under 35 and a business owner is impressive. We spoke a bit about the flavors and his marketing ideas, how they figured out the price and make it low for their customers and still turn a profit. We had about 12 choices of flavors and then add the swirl option. A couple of the machines were down, but had more than enough options. We mixed our flavors and then went to the toppings. There was a great variety of hard crunches and then syrups and such. He then proceeds to tell us on Tuesday's it is buy one get one free. Heck yes! The yogurt was awesome and selection was great. What I loved is that it was a fixed price and not by Weight. We shall stop back if we are in the area again.

The service was amazing. Cheyeanna alone is a reason to always visit. She's so friendly and great…read morewith the kids. We were able to sample ice cream flavors before deciding on orange sherbet, blue moon, and cotton candy twist. You can also make any ice cream flavor into a shake. My husband got an orange sherbet shake and a Golden Bear Burger. I loved my bacon and egg Croissandwich i ordered. The bacon was cooked with the eggs. We didn't care for the burger but we'd come back to try some other things on the menu. Pay cash to save on a convenience fee.

A great blast from the past ice cream shop. On our way home from Cincinnati, we took a break and…read morehad two of the 'Fancy Sundaes'. The Hot Caramel Pecan was terrific as was the Hot Fudge Banana. Good as ever since my last visit 13 years ago.

Super flavors, unique, tasty, delicious. Fabulous help at the counter, try any flavor to know what…read moreyou are getting. Our group of 4 enjoyed this so much we might go in again! Great value and we really enjoyed it.

Everyone enjoyed their ice cream so much we're planning on returning. They sell shirts and hats…read morebecause this ice cream is so popular. If you take your ice cream to go you avoid a seating tax. Didn't know that.