Some spots are so special that they speak for themselves - And not even I can elevate them towards justice. Yes - Words of the greatest scribe cannot properly express the vibe of Franklin Tpke on the fall of dawn in the midst of the dog days of a sun drenched summer. Ernesto is the best-o. Better than the rest-o. Custard so creamy. Must be living in a dreamy. On the order of the earthquake. I do feel the earth shake. But with just one taste. The world loses its haste. And for the life of me, I don't know how or why but the shine of the hidden sun overwhelms the piercing and playful ever-present moon. Gusts of fresh air rid my face of its weary and the dew of the grass sparkles so intensely that even the strongest of man would swoon. A child, a father, and a grand papa - faces filled with the same expression, a smile. As they sit on a bench together, they partake in silence but hope this moment lasts a while. Whether June or July, August or September... A night spent at Ernie's is one to remember. read more

Nice ice cream spot on Franklin turnpike. Parking can be limited. Fun vibe. Cashier assumed I was tipping her when I paid in cash and ended up getting a smaller tip than I planned ‍ read more

One of the best ice cream places I've ever been to in New Jersey. I stayed by my Son in Bergen County near Ramsey many times and only tried this recently because I didn't know about it. Had a very large and delicious banana split. read more

Ernie's is still so good! the small key-lime soft serve is still the best option here for me. I was hoping to get my dog a pup-cup but didn't see it on the menu so I didn't ask about it. When our server asked if my dog wanted a pup-cup it made our day! read more

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Good quality ice cream, a lot of soft serve, gelato or regular ice cream flavors. Tried my favorite and it did not disappoint (pistachio, coconut, raspberry). Line gets long and front is busy but service is fast. There is limited outdoor sitting area, additional parking available (read the sign). Good place for a sweet treat. read more

This was my first time at Ernie's and I'll absolutely be back! Although the line was fairly long, it moved quickly. They have SO many flavors, all home made. I tried the cannoli and s'mores ice cream. The cannoli ice cream was delicious, loved the cannoli shell pieces in it. S'mores ice cream is my favorite and Ernie's is some of the best I've had. The ice cream had great graham cracker flavor and huge pieces of dark chocolate. I'm sure we'll be back again to try more flavors this summer! read more

Ernie's Ice Cream - Two scoops: cannoli and s'mores - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Mahwah, New Jersey

What a delightful little find in northern Jersey on our way back to the Poconos. We love these little soft serve spots that dot the northeastern landscape. No frills, a bazillion signs, creamy processed deliciousness. Ernie's is no exception. It's not the fastest service you'll ever get, but it does come with a smile. The very nice girl working made a bespoke dish for one of us: hard cannoli ice cream on the bottom with side-by-side vanilla and tiramisu soft serve with sprinkles. Amazing! The tiramisu flavor wasn't super pronounced but the soft stuff had an amazing texture, and the pieces of cannoli shell in the hard ice cream were very much appreciated. The other one of us, inspired, got the scooped peanut better explosion (or whatever it was called) topped by cherry soft serve. It worked! Kind of like a PB&J. The cherry flavoring was a bit *too* artificial tasting but we did like the whole concoction overall. Bottom line: highly recommend! We hope that we'll have a chance to be back again one day. read more

I've passed Ernie's Ice Cream many times but never actually stopped, until I found out that they have 32 flavors of soft serve ice cream available. I took a quick trip there on my bike, and ordered 3 soft serve flavors: amaretto, creamsicle, and hazelnut. They dont actually have 32 different soft serve machines. It looks like they take the vanilla soft serve, add a flavored syrup, and then push it through a machine that mixes and dispenses. The flavors were pretty good, but they had a vanilla undertone. Could just be me since i saw how they actually did it. They're super busy whenever i pass by, but the the line moves quick. Worth the trip if you wanna try different flavors of soft serve. read more

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Cute little local ice cream shop located in Mahwah. Parking can definitely get crazy and difficult to find once the warmer weather comes. They have great prices for the amount of ice cream you can get. My favorite is their strawberry because they put actual strawberry chunks into the ice cream. Their cake batter is also delicious. Highly recommend the black raspberry blast. Amazing flavor. A good stop after a long summer day for a quick treat. read more

Ernie's Ice Cream - Strawberry ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Mahwah, New Jersey

I have been debating on leaving this review for some time but it has been bothering me that I'm letting this get away. First off, the employees? EXTREMELY RUDE! Specifically Sofia and Chloe. Those girls are truly some of the nastiest people I've encountered. Not only were they rude and disrespectful to me, but also my friends who I was with. These girls should not be employed here, and they should especially not be considered some of the "best workers" here. Every time I've come to Ernie's and these girls have taken my order they've been nothing but nasty. I'm not sure if they don't like me, but I've shared my experience with others on Facebook and many agreed. These girls need to go, they need to be fired! read more

Go here for amazing homemade ice-cream, Italian ice and soft serve! I love the fall favs and apple pie is to die for! It tastes like cinnamon ice-cream with little chunks of apple pie filling. I really love it! THERE ARE SO MANY FLAVORS!!! They carry pumpkin, banana and coconut seasonally which are my favs and sometimes hard to find. They even have Pineapple Dole Whip for all you fans that want to Pretend you are in a tropical island instead of the concrete jersey Jungle. The lines are long but they are quick to serve if the people in front can decide in time. They have little picnic benches on the front and side and sometimes the parking is tight but just park next door if it's after hours. Glad this gem is close to home. It's like I found a little Curlys but closer xoxo thanks for keeping it real (the bananas) it's bananas! read more

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This is the best local ice cream shop around! They have such a large menu, including their 'Ernielicious' flavors as well as classic flavors and soft serve. Ernie's is open from spring through late fall. In the peak of the summer, there are long lines, which is great for this establishment. I think the worst part about Ernie's is trying to decide on which flavors to get because they are all delicious! read more

Never disappoints .all was perfect from service to outstanding ice cream to the multiple options to pick from

After ELEVEN check-ins, I've decided to update my review because of this one incident I had recently. I literally drive 30-35 minutes (each way) to Mahwah just for Ernie's ice cream. I will get to why I docked off 3 stars towards the end. My go-to flavors were Mississippi Mud Pie and Peanut Butter Caramel Cookie Dough. Ohhh noooo... BOTH flavors were replaced I ended up getting Peanut Butter Pie & Java Fudge Chip. Which is almost the same as my previous flavors. Boo got a coffee milkshake. My ice cream was really good, but Ernie's flavors never disappoint so I wasn't worried about that. All the 10 times that I've gone, the girls (employees) have always been friendly. I always gave them a tip because of their great customer service. Except the last time I was there which was 6/10/23 at night. When boo tasted his milkshake, he asked me to try it. It tasted like vanilla and the color was white. So I took another sip to make sure. He didn't want me to go back, but I went anyway because the girls are always so nice. I went back to the counter and I NICELY asked the girl who made it if it was coffee and before I could even finish my question, she said YEA ITS COFFEE. So I said that it tasted like Vanilla. Then she proceeds to say, "If you want, I can make you a new one." So I said, "Sure, please." Hoping not for her to get upset in any type of way. She took it and as she was throwing it in the garbage, she started cursing to her coworkers and getting an attitude. I get it you're tired (welcome to reality and dealing with customers). But if you were gonna get THIS nasty disgusting attitude, you shouldn't have offered to make me a new one. And after getting her attention, I told her JUST that. She ended up walking to the back room and her coworker made me a new one. The new one was beige and actually looked and tasted like a coffee milkshake. read more

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A great place to get ice cream if you care about quality. Outside seating in a convenient location too, a 10/10 for me.

Best local ice cream shop near our home. We go a few times per week during summer and love all flavors.

Best best ice cream place. I work and live in Rockland. I cross the border for there stuff. Best ice cream. Excellent staff.

Tried Ernie's for the first time earlier tonight. They have a huge selection of soft and hard ice cream. Creative flavors. They allow three different flavors in a large cup. They definitely have nice portions. There was a solid line but it moved quickly. The ice cream itself was high quality, very delicious! Four of us got dessert for under $20. read more

Ernie's Ice Cream - Sea salt caramel, peanut butter pie, and black raspberry. Great combo! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Mahwah, New Jersey

Ernie's changed hands or management. They are more expensive and give less ice cream. Lines are shorter and I haven't been going as there as much the past year. Used to be my favorite ice cream place. At least you can get a seat now to eat your ice cream since business has reduced. read more

I would say 5 people $27 was a fair price to pay. Family was in need of cheering up so we found the nearest local ice cream shop and headed off. Good ice cream, good company, good waffle bowl read more

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The line is often long in the summer, but what else is new at the ice cream place? I don't go for syrups and all kinds of crazy flavors but their plain vanilla and chocolate is awesome. read more

This was my first visit to Ernie's. It was a Friday at 2:30pm. I ordered a large soft serve pumpkin cone from the lady at the window. Pretty straightforward transaction. It turned out that a large is more than I need but I do so love the taste of pumpkin. It was well worth it. read more

Really good Ice cream with a great variety and super friendly staff .Decent amount of seating . I love that they sell gift cards my grandchildren loving getting their "ice cream credit cards " read more

Overall good Icecream, the service was meh, kinda rude and didn't get order right. Would give another chance

Lives Up To The Hype. 46 degrees on a Mid November Night & There's Still a Line @ Ernie's. Peppermint Bark & CampFire S'mores are Super Flavorful. read more

Ernie's Ice Cream - 2 Medium Cups = $10 - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Mahwah, New Jersey

My favorite place for soft serve ice cream. They have so many awesome flavors. Only thing is last time I got a medium and a small and they were both the same size. Kinda felt ripped off with the medium. This was the only time this has happened however. Love Earnies. Best icecream around read more

Great ice cream store! Unique flavors great service. Summertime the line gets long but still moves quickly. Pumpkin pie ice cream is great topping to pie a la mode. read more

Amazing flavors, cute place and reasonable prices. Perfect summer treat stop! Parking can get tight though

Went there after a movie at Lafayette in Suffern. Ordered a small mango whip, a small cone of trash can , a medium cup of cinnfully churro & a medium amaretto/tiramisu soft serve. My mango dole whip was light & refreshing. A small cup.was more than enough. My husband thought the cinnfully churro wasn't cinnamon enough but was palatable. My sister enjoyed her mix of tiramisu and amaretto. I tasted it, there were bits that the syrup wants blended all the way that was sooo strong in amaretto. My son enjoyed his trash can, it's was definitely full of candies. Reasonably priced. read more

I relocated during the pandemic and now live about 15 mins away or so from this little ice cream place. They're still doing fairly well despite Covid. There's usually a line after work but everyone wears masks and social distances in line. I love the Espresso Cow ice cream and the Coconut ice cream (pictured) is a favorite as well! I've never had the soft serves since that's not my favorite but I've seen others get it and the serving size is pretty generous. The staff wears gloves masks. They're generally younger kids and are very polite, working hard despite everything that's going on. I will say, I'm from Massachusetts where when you say "cone" you mean sugar cone. If you ask for a cone here, they'll give you a wafer cone which I hate... so just a tip - if you want a sugar cone, you need to specifically ask for "sugar cone" read more

Ernie's Ice Cream - Coconut ice cream in a sugar cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Mahwah, New Jersey

Great ice cream! Home made. So refreshing to try something different from the big chain of Dairy Queen. Price is totally reasonable and bonus they take credit cards. Menu off the hook. It took us about five minutes of glancing up and down to decide what to even get. Def go if in the area. Outside seating only. read more

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My boyfriend and I wanted to try a different ice cream place that was local. It was a little after 9 pm, so there wasn't a huge line at Ernie's--we found a parking spot quickly. With a huge variety of soft serve options, there's a lot to choose from including gluten-free and dairy-free treats. I opted for a pumpkin and creamsicle duo while my boyfriend went for pumpkin and peanut butter. The pumpkin flavor was tasty and perfect for the upcoming fall season. The creamsicle was so sugary that I'm certain I developed cavities while I ate it. The peanut butter ice cream was out of this world, perfectly flavored and creamy. Definitely give this shop a try, there's something for everyone. read more

Ernie's Ice Cream - Creamsicle and pumpkin soft serve - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Mahwah, New Jersey

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I read about this place because they have "over 30 soft serve flavors". But in actuality, (as mentioned by the other reviewers), their flavors of soft serve are just vanilla, with flavor syrups mixed in. The fudge brownie soft serve tasted a bit chemically, although the amaretto tasted was fine. I am thinking that this place has a lot of great reviews because the locals in Mahwah don't have a lot of options, so they just don't know any better. But there are plenty of ice cream places in NJ and NYC that use real ingredients in their soft serve. You can definitely taste the difference. read more

Can never go wrong with icecream. My go to is the mix of vanilla soft serve icecream with cherry icee. Today I switched it up and got the strawberry cheesecake icecream which was delicious. read more

Cute little I've cream spot that's easy to get to. They had a efficient line system so the wait wasn't too long. I got one of the mixed flavors, caramel pretzel crunch and my husband got black cherry soft serve. I thought mine had a good balance of flavors but something about the black cherry was too off for me (he loved it). I would definitely come back again. read more

Always heard about Ernie's and finally got to try. I will say it's hard to beat their ice cream menu. So many flavors I wish to try, but I went with my two favorites. Campfire s'mores and peanut butter pie. I know it's a hot summer day, but their ice cream was no joke melting before they even handed it to me. Both flavors insanely tasty, my favorite being the campfire s'mores. My one downfall was the fact it melted so quickly and even before I received it, but the flavors make me want to come back for more. read more

Ernie's Ice Cream - Campfire s'mores and peanut butter pie - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Mahwah, New Jersey

Ice cream was pretty good but they won't give you a cup of water or fill up your water bottle with a purchase, and they weren't nice about it. read more

Great local place for ice cream! Every flavor we tried was delicious. We got the vanilla chocolate swirl, strawberry, and mint. I was surprised to see they had so many flavors of soft serve on the menu. It was pretty busy when we went arounf 7pm, but the line moved quickly. Definitely stop by if you're in the neighborhood. read more

Stopped here for soft serve ice cream on our way back to Manhattan after a hike. The potion sizes are pretty big and reasonably priced! There are several picnic tables in the front of the store for outdoor seating. We saw many families and customers of all ages enjoying their sweet treats. read more

Ernie's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Mahwah, New Jersey

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I'm a sucker for small-town ice cream stores. Not being from the area, Ernie's seemed like a good choice. I was intrigued because they claim to have 32 flavors of soft serve. I asked if it was real flavoring or a flavor burst. They had said it was real flavoring. We had ordered the raspberry and key lime pie flavors. Immediately after we paid, I noticed all the flavored syrups where the person making our ice cream was. I was really disappointed because I wasn't expecting to be lied to. I was also disappointed because it was overpriced. Despite the artificial flavoring being NASTY, I thought the plain vanilla soft serve wasn't even that good. Maybe their hard ice cream is better, but I wouldn't suggest anyone get the soft-serve. It's such a shame because I love to support local business, but I can't support poor quality product and customer service. read more