Ouch, rough reviews, mostly centered around teenage side eye. I have teenagers, all they do is side eye. Look, if you want warm fuzzies with your ice cream, then go to Dairy Queen. But if you want no frills, solid ice cream, with a slight up northy feel, then get some Eva's! Get a cyclone, it's like a blizzard but without the trademark infringement. They also have waffle cones - and multiple flavors CASH ONLY - I'll repeat, CASH ONLY - bring cash Small cyclone blizzard was 5.60 Order at window on right, pick up on left, this is where things can get testy, or if you want some Lake Orion style fun, try to order on the left, and watch the fireworks commence!! read more

Best icecream ever! Vanilla soft serve in a fresh waffle cone Adorable walk up stand . read more

amazing ice cream the family loved it there parking lot is nice the food I haved loved it for years and it is one of my all time favorite ice cream places read more

Great hot fudge sunday! My husband ordered the hot fudge which I turned out to be jealous of because I ordered the black cherry flavor burst which sadly, had only one flavor and that was just plain vanilla. I wouldn't order the flavor burst again. Besides that it has nice indoor seating and it's very clean. It also can be a hassle since they only take cash, it just doesn't make sense to only take cash nowadays read more

Eva's Dairy Cafe - Desserts Near Me - Lake Orion, Michigan

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They have homemade ice cream with a variety of flavors. Nice place to go out with the family.

Good ice cream. And man, there's always a line on a hot day. Because....... 1). Good ice cream. Yeah I'll give them that. 2) It's basically the only ice cream pace in town. Yeah that's part. 3) Um they don't have CASH REGISTERS!!!! They hand figure every order on an old sales pads. How about joining us in the 21 st century. Or even the 20th! 4) Despite the fact that the place is basically made of glass you have to bend down and order through a slot!!??!! The worker's on the other side of the glass do the same? Um... read more

Amazing!! Best ice cream in Lake Orion/Oxford!! Love the homemade Oreo!!! Friendly service!! Nothing says summer like Eva's!!!

I Fucking love this place! Get their turtle sundae with hard butter pecan icecream. Holy shit! Holy grail! Rock on. Ps- Paul a the guy who wrote the 2 stars, owns the lake Orion Dairy Queen. read more

I'm probably pretty biased when it comes to giving Eva's five stars. I grew up around the corner begging my father when I was little to walk with me there. I remember when I was in Middle School and Eva's used to serve food I would bike up with friends for lunch and a cool dessert. I had friends that had their "scooping arm" muscles so large their other arms looked small in comparison. Summer in Lake Orion? You go to Eva's. Favorites: -Fresh made drumsticks -Any cyclone, but especially the rice crispie treat (weird, but try it!) and tropical -When I was younger I tried all the flavor blasts in one month When there's a line: -after sports games -during the fair and fireworks -after any school event -when it's hot -anytime after 7pm I also must mention if you get a gumball from the machine and it's wrapped in foil, you get a free cone! When I was younger I always put a quarter in it when the machine was low because I knew I had a better chance. Ok, done reminiscing! P.S. Cash only! read more

What can you say about ice cream really? We all love it but it really takes something special to set you apart. Special flavors or toppings you can't find anywhere... You know something that makes you scream with ultimate food joy! Sorry to the nostalgic folks who grew up going here. I'm not overly impressed with Eva's. There menu is typical ice cream stand stuff. Scoops, soft serve, sundaes, flurries/cyclones, parfaits. FroYo and the like. They claim to make home made/fresh made hard scoop ice cream. We tried the butter pecan. Meh. It wasn't buttery, the pecans were ok. They didn't taste toasted or candied or anything really special. No salty sweet delight. My husband was less than thrilled with the long string of hair that was mixed into his scoop. Upon returning it to the management he was given a new scoop - nothing more. There was barely an apology. It was handled but there no warm fuzzies. No "I'm terribly sorry we weren't wearing hats or hairnets to protect your food" No, "we are embarrassed that you experienced that at our establishment" There was no coupon for your next cone free since your first experience was lackluster and we really want you to like us and come back again. Nothing. Soooo.... The turtle parfait my son had was more of the same. Regular soft serve, bland pecans, normal hot fudge and Carmel sauce and standard canned whipped cream. Meh. If you want standard fare that's pretty much where it's at. Zzzzzzzz......... read more

We love their ice cream but lack of space to enjoy the ice cream really sucks. Last time we were there they had trees dropping stuff all Over us and not my first pick when it comes to ice cream but not a bad spot if you are just stopping to grab an ice cream and run. read more

We made the switch from Frosty Boy when we first tried Eva's. They are very friendly and the ice cream is great. My husband and I are obsessed with the rice crispy cyclone, it is amazing! Last time we were there, a little boy dropped his cone on the ground and they replaced it free, which I thought was really nice. I still remember being little and going to Baskin Robins and the owner telling my dad that of I dropped my cone, we'd have to buy a new one! read more

the ice cream is amazing, I'll give them that. But the staff is downright rude, mainly the teenagers working there. A younger girl, kaitlyn I believe, was rolling her eyes as well as acting like it was an inconvenience for her to help us. We went inside asking for her to hand us the ice-cream inside instead of outside and she walked over rolling her eyes with the straightest + rudest face I've seen in a very long time. I just wish businesses taught their employees to respect others especially while at work. Loved the ice cream though! read more

The best "taste" in a soft serve. The strawberry shortcake Sunday was so good and fresh . The staff is very welcoming and frendly. Staff really organized, orders come up fast. They have an inside eating area. Nice on cool evenings. Love going to Eva's read more

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Growing up I loved going to Eva's. Now, every time I go I am faced with a rude girl working there, I think her name is Grace. I can't get over how horrible her customer service is. I go to Eva's to enjoy ice cream with my family and friends, not to receive dirty looks and attitude from this girl and all of her young coworkers. They will talk about you right in front of your face. It's sad to see this happening when Eva's used to be such an inviting environment. I wish I could just go and enjoy my ice cream, but instead I am always put in a bad mood by this girl and her coworkers. read more

This is a great local dairy joint. They offer a variety of soft serve options, from classic cones to flurries (cyclones) to sundaes. They also have around 8-10 varieties of hard ice cream if that's your thing. The service is incredibly fast as well, always a plus! read more

This place this disgraceful and completely overpriced for the amount of soft serve ice cream they Dole out as if they were rolling out 14 karat gold. it's the only ice cream shop in Lake Orion owned by some cheap old woman who hovers over her staff so to never make a decent size ice cream cone. I have been going to the place since I was 5 years old so that makes it approximately 40 year old store and it just gets worse every year. In my opinion she should write everyone in the community and I'm sorry note for stealing all their money In cheap half made ice cream cones when you can go to McDonald's and get an ice cream cone for twice the size for a dollar fifty. Good thing she has no competition or the place wouldn't survive. read more

Eva's is a good local ice cream place. It's well known in the area but that doesn't necessarily mean that it's good. The folks behind the window tent to be crabby. read more

We stopped in to Eva's on last Friday night it was a cool night and the ice cream was so soft it was melting before we could even eat it. I think their machine was broken but instead of not serving the melted ice cream they continue to serve it and charge full price I haven't been to Eva's in many years and I won't be returning read more

not that special. i think people like this place because of nostalgia only. they went there as kids so its got be good. so save your self a trip if you don't live near by go to dairy queen its better and there's more on the menu. read more

Surprised they didn't have this business listed. It's only the best place to get ice cream for miles. They are open half the year and it is great on a hot summer night. The only problem with this place is that it is next to a marsh and sometimes there are lots of misquitos...but don't dispair! Just go inside! :) read more

I love coming here for ice cream! The people who run it are nice and have fast service unlike other places that take 5 years to prepare one cookie dough ice cream or a fruit slushie. Very convenient location off M24 if you wanna do a touch and go. Prices are a tad high, but its quality, so im not unsatisfied buying from here, and the serving size is also large, so you arent getting cheated out of what you pay for. read more

Eva's is the best! Their service is super quick and the ice cream is delicious. They have yummy shakes, malts, and sundae's. YUM!

My daughter and I wanted to try a new ice cream place. Looked near the area and saw this place had 4*'s, so we decided to give it a try. I ordered a double scoop of the hard ice cream: Raspberry and Butter Pecan... Neither were very flavorful and both were sticky/gooey, (like when it sits too long in the freezer) and pulled like there was gum mixed in, the raspberry was grey-ish in color and the butter pecan had about 5 pecan pieces... My daughter tried the brownie cyclone. Assuming they used vanilla soft serve, the ice cream tasted standard but the brownies, again, were very sticky and extremely chewy. We ended up throwing $7.30 down the drain. Couldn't stomach it enough to not waste it. Won't be returning. Also a heads up, cash only establishment if you're gonna give it a shot... read more

Great ice cream - simple and a wide variety! I had the single strawberry (my favorite) sugar cone. Definitely great prices. I'm visiting from California and I'm glad I made the decision to make a pit stop. Will be back if I'm ever in the area! read more

Love love this place for home made hard ice cream and their homemade cones. So good. Anytime a place has homemade stuff you always have my 5 stars. Love this lake orion gem read more

First off, this place has amazing ice cream. I knocked two stars off of my review because of the prices. It's way too expensive for what it is! Just for 3 medium soft-served ice creams the total was $8.05. Don't get me wrong, I love this place. However, it's a place you come to once in a while for special occasions or during the summer. read more

Eva's is a great stop for ice cream if your heading towards downtown lake orion. On a warm evening you'll always see the parking lot full with a line of customers waiting to order a cool refreshing treat from their restaurant. I love ordering a banna split cyclone with chocolate ice cream.Tons of fruit and worth the money spent. Note to self: Eva's only accepts CASH upon checking out. The summer is almost over and they close for the off season so I'll be stopping here a few more times before they close up for the winter. read more

Great local place to get ice cream in the summer, only open seasonally which I think is a plus. This place is very popular and at night the light can get quite long but they make very good stuff and it's no surprise why it's been around for as long as it has been read more

Amazing. They are fast, taste great, and have many options. They may not have it on the outdoor menus, but the mistys are amazing and you need to try it (it is a mix of ice cream and slushy). read more

Great,classic ice cream stand! Hard ice cream tastes homemade. A taste of summer. Also soft serve and yogurt. A perfect roadside stop.

When I first moved here, this place was packed full of people! It was a great place to get an ice cream treat. The last two years have been pretty bad. The last time I came here, the treat that I have ordered in the past did not have the usual "flavoring" on it. It was also much smaller then in the past. They also let dogs run around unleashed! One dog jumped up on a little girl and her ice cream cone fell to the ground. They would not tell the dog owner to put the dog on a leash nor would they replace the ice cream cone for the little girl. After that, I decieded not to come here any more. I go to Culvers down the road. read more