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!

What a treat! This is a must visit place if you are coming to St Gen. I love flights of any kind…read moreand these craft flavors of ice cream were so delicious! I had moose tracks, amaretto cherry, nana's banana puddin', and sea turtle. The staff and owner are super friendly!

We stopped in here a month or so back when we were out on an adventure for the day from St. Louis…read moreand had absolutely the best time. The service was great - owners were super friendly. We tried three or four different flavors and settled on Eskimo kisses and butter pecan, and I think almost weekly about how good the Eskimo kisses was. I'll be making the drive soon from St. Louis just to get some ice cream.

I just heard that this place opened, so I went to check it out. The ice cream itself is quite good…read more I had a chocolate chip cookie dough concrete with peanuts mixed in. Delicious. Portions are generous. The small is anything but small. That said, I need to subtract a couple of stars. For one, the wait was really long. It wasn't very busy, but it took about 7-8 minutes to get my son's ice cream after ordering, and another 5 afterwards to get mine. For another, the soft serve machine was down, even though the shop is brand new. Overall, Gilligan's is solid, but not spectacular. I'd go again if it were in my town, but it's not worth the drive for me.

The ice cream is good but I was over charged $1. Bought 2 cones at $3.75 each and last time I…read morechecked that comes up to $7.50 was charged $8.50 but didn't realize the error until almost to Bremen. Didn't have the time or gas to go back to chester and make it home to Percy.

First time here, visiting from Kansas. Food was great and there was so much variety on the menu it…read morewas hard to choose! I had a brunch burger with sweet potato fries and it was delish. Prices were reasonable with food portion sizes. Staff was super friendly and the bathrooms were clean. My only critique is I didn't get a chance to see the bill before paying and there wasn't a tip selection on the reader so maybe it was already included? The robot servers were cute! We'll be back to try more food next time we're here!

Every time we have popped in here I have never been disappointed. The bbq is amazing. My favorite…read moreis the pulled pork nachos. Service is always great and especially friendly. I would recommend this place to anyone.

We were visiting family in Mount Vernon and desperate for some good food. The reviews about this…read moreplace did not lie! The team working were friendly and welcoming and the ice cream and food was great. In particular, the from scratch chicken salad sandwich was excellent!!!

Not bad, limited flavors but good choice of toppings. Has…read moredrive thru which is good for social distancing during the current covid pandemic.

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.

Check out the music at Bobbie's! Who would have thought that they needed more! Their frozen custard…read morewas great. We joined about a hundred of our neighbors to enjoy an evening of music. This evening it was Rock Opera and they never disappoint I ordered the large turtle sundae and it was fabulous! My wife enjoyed the custard too! They have developed a great venue here and such a novel idea!!! Well done!!!!!

My husband and I visited Bobby's tonight after not being in the area for quite some time. We…read moreordered two regular concretes--the Tart Cherry Turtle and the Gooey Butter Cake--and spent nearly $20. While the price was surprising, that's not the reason for this review. Unfortunately, both concretes were extremely disappointing. They were bland and virtually tasteless, with none of the rich flavor we expected. When I was younger, going to Bobby's was a real treat. The quality and flavor made it worth the visit. Sadly, that wasn't our experience tonight. The product simply didn't live up to the reputation I remember. I rarely leave reviews, but I was genuinely disappointed. I can't help but wonder if others have noticed a decline in quality as well. For us, there are better alternatives available now--even Dairy Queen offers a more satisfying frozen treat experience. I truly wanted to enjoy this visit, but based on tonight's experience, we won't be returning.

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 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

Ice-cream and coffee. Perfect pairing if you ask me…read more.. Stopped in here with the kids after a day of fun at Castor river Shut-ins. Honestly not much to say other than the concretes we all received were blended perfectly and delicious. I also like the checkered floor and the old diner style tables and chairs. Service was fast and precise. Pro tip: order a root beer with no ice to incorporate into your concrete as needed/wanted. Bottom line... Its an ice-cream shop that also serves all your favorite coffee drinks, What's not to love?

Stopped while driving through Fredericktown. I had a strawberry sundae and husband had coffee and…read morea blueberry scone. The frozen custard was made fresh behind the counter. (Husband said the coffee was better than Starbucks) The dining area has an old malt shop vibe. The table we sat at had a tic-tac-toe game board with painted stones for markers. Everything was delicious and the staff was friendly. Looking forward to the next time we have the opportunity to drive through the area so we can stop for more