Some of the best "frozen custard" you will ever have. It is similar to but unique from ice cream. There's generally a line but it moves quickly. The staff is generally very friendly and helpful. Old school style walk up frozen custard stand. Classic with Picnic tables outback. Or open up your hatchback, sit in the back of your pick up truck, or if you're brave and have napkins eat it in the car! Or just stand outside and talk to friends that you know or new ones you are meeting. read more

Best custard ever Every flavor is better than the next. Especially the orange sherbet paired with vanilla. Best cream sickle you'll ever experience! read more

A local favorite with some of the best soft serveI have ever had! Honestly they won me over with the variety of flavors! This is not a "chocolate - vanilla - twist" selection, but a plethora of creamy delicious selections. There are lines for the service windows, but things move along pretty quick. And bring cash or a check as credit cards are not accepted. read more

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Best kept secret in PA. Nothing compares. Always get a scoop of black raspberry and chocolate

Great custard. Always super friendly staff, samples are available before committing to a flavor. Lines can DEFINITELY be long and there is no sun protection so if it's bright and sunny you WILL be in the sun so wear a hat and sunscreen. Always perplexed me with the amount of $$$ they make why there's no awning except at the very from of the line(s), if I'm honest. They always have a core selection of flavors with rotating special flavors. If you're looking for 300 options, this isn't the place for you. read more

The Best ice cream around town that's for sure ... The lines are long but it's definitely worth the wait

They have the best old-fashion soft serve around. The only bad I can say I wish they were open on Wednesday as well.

I've been going to this custard stand my whole life and even worked there in high school and summers home from college. It is a family run business and still to this day, cash only with no registers! The homemade soft custard ice cream is to die for! So creamy with the best flavors. The black raspberry is their most famous and out of this world delicious! They have several flavors all the time (vanilla, chocolate, black raspberry, butter pecan, cherry vanilla, candy bar and chocolate almond), while the other 4-6 flavors the owner changes usually weekly. They also have sundaes, floats and milkshakes, and a few yogurt flavors. It is typically packed at night time with lines 6 people + deep. I was glad to see all the workers were wearing masks and the lines were roped off to allow for social distancing while waiting. read more

Forbush Drive In - Cake batter and candy bar custard....so good!! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New Castle, Pennsylvania

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The lines are pretty much always long but it's so worth it! The prices are cheap and the portion sizes are really big! Everything they sell is delicious!! It's the best ice cream I ever had! I love it so much! read more

THANK YOU REVIEWERS! Was searching for ice cream in the middle of PA on a work trip and found this gem! WOW! The ice cream is SPECTACULAR!! We knew we went to the right spot when there were a ton of locals packed out the door! Highly recommend going OUT OF YOUR WAY to hit this spot!!! read more

Forbush Drive In - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New Castle, Pennsylvania

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The best ice cream ever. We can't wait for them to open every year and are disappointed when it closes for the season. We always buy quarts of ice cream before they close to hold us over read more

The milkshakes are the best only downside is last year their ice cream melted so fast it felt like to me

Ohhhhh yeahhhh! Black raspberry! Small is 2 scoops. Medium 3 scoops BIG! Waffle or regular sugar cone. read more

Slow service average flavors and options. After more than a few times over the years and trying most everything on the small menu it's just kind of, "meh" at best. read more

Delicious Excellent sherbet, thick delicious milkshakes, huge cones, good waffle cones read more

I have to share my disappointment with Forbush. This is an ice cream place I have grown up with and always have supported when I come back home. My 86-year-old mother just got out of the hospital and wanted ice cream. The line wasn't long so we thought it was okay, only to get up to the window to see that nobody had masks on or gloves. (Workers) During this pandemic especially serving the public you need to follow the CDC guidelines especially when you are a business owner ! It doesn't matter your personal opinion. You need to take your customers into account. Especially that my mother is older, just got out of the hospital and was told to only be around people with masks. My mother called the manager here and said I was very disappointed to see that you didn't have masks on or gloves. Why would you not be doing those common sense things as handling food. He said we don't believe in that here ma'am. She said I won't be able to come back then and explained what her doctor had told her .He said that's fine we don't need your business. How disrespectful to treat anybody that way. Did he think that she's an older woman so he doesn't need her business or she was older than her and he doesn't value her life?Maybe he feels she's going to die soon( cause she is older)so why should we care about the mask and the CDC's recommendation. I will not support a business that does not care. No ice cream is worth that! I can get ice cream up the road on Elwood Road next to Forbush they wear gloves and masks and are exceptionally clean. We have always been treated with respect there. You can get food and ice cream! I am living near New York now and I have seen people that I know or love die from the covid- 19 virus, let's be serious people and care about each other. If you can't show your customers care and respect your ice cream is not worth it! You told her she didn't need to come back. My whole family will not be back! We are trying to support so many businesses during this time too . It is too bad you don't want business and turn people away . read more

My mom has been raving about this place for years. I grew up in the area, but had never tried it. My grandpa is 98 years old and we came back to visit him this summer. Forbush was his request. My mom, son, sister and I headed down on a Friday night (woohoo). It was definetly the busiest place in town. A little bit of a line, but it moved quickly. 2 scoops is a small (!!!) With or without a cone. So, i ordered a small of chocolate almond and vanilla cherry custard. There are a dozen flavors, most of them custard. They have a few varieties in sherbet and yogurt. Mine was all custard. My sone ordered the butter pecan custard on a cone. The total for both was onlly $5! In Reno I would have paid $10. The scoops were large and delicious. The custard is made fresh, and the service was just as sweet. I will come back every time I visit the area. read more

Forbush Drive In - Flavors tonight. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New Castle, Pennsylvania

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Best frozen custard around the New Castle area. Plenty of flavors and parking. Very popular!

Best banana split ever !! Milkshakes are amazing. Any flavor of their icecream I've tried has been fantastic. It's worth the drive and I live 45 minutes away! read more

This Is the best treat, texture is great and flavors are creative and right on! I love the event of it too. Holding my little girl up to see the ice cream come out of the machines. They put little faces (from sprinkles) on her cone for fun. Then we can hang out in the back of our truck while we eat outside. Many great memories with great treats! read more

I'm from Texas and found this place by accident and is the best ice cream in the world located in rural area.rovwek-roxzaj-kyvxE3

Forbush's has been a long time staple in "Castlewood." The creamy soft serve is made in 9 standard flavors that are constants on the menu, but there are numerous other flavors that rotate throughout the season making several appearances each. You can also purchase pints and quarts that are either fresh packed or frozen, and there are lots of other menu items as well. Just remember, they only accept cash or check, and they're always closed on Wednesdays. read more

Stopped here yesterday with my mom for some after dinner dessert. Forbush has been around and in business for as long as I can remember and I always know they have great ice cream considering that 95% of the time when you drive by they're packed beyond belief! My mom got a small hot fudge sundae, and I got a small s'mores sundae. Such a refreshing treat on a warm day, and it was loaded with whipped cream on top! The line wasn't too long and we were in and out pretty quick, the staff is definitely speedy and consistent! No complaints here, definitely stop by if the lines not to long! It's cheap and good! For my mom and I to get two sundaes it was a little over 8$. Nothing beats a delicious deal! They have daily flavors, milkshakes, drinks, cones and sundaes, and everyone I know always swears by their ice cream! I highly recommend! read more

Cash only. I've tried several flavors, but you come here for the black raspberry. Both the cone types are made by Joy Cone. This place is by no means trendy. There's no indoor seating and very limited outdoor seating. Most people are eating in their cars in the gravel parking lot. But the black raspberry? I keep going back. Cash only. Or check. Maybe next time I'll write a check for black raspberry. read more

This place has the best ice cream that I have ever tasted. The sizes are huge and fairly priced. The staff is quick and friendly and you never feel rushed. The only problem is everyone in New Castle shows up on the hot summer days, so you have to stand in the heat for a few minutes...but it is worth it. read more

We stopped here while on vacation and it was the best ice cream. Quick service, great taste and wonderful value for the cost. The line was huge and I can see why!!! read more

Peach custard is amazing!! I love this place. I come here every time in visiting the area during the summer. The black berry is also a crowd favorite. They make the custard in house, there is nothing like it. Staff was pleasant and a single scoop was huge! read more

So delicious and creamy. Some flavors are available daily, while a number of others switch out regularly. My favorites are Black Raspberry, cookie dough, mint cookies & cream, tangerine, pistachio and peanut butter cup. Both Peanut butter cup & cookie dough are made in their chocolate, and it's the ONLY chocolate ice cream I will eat, as I generally do not like chocolate ice cream! The staff is usually quick & kind. Bring cash, as debit/credit cards are not accepted. Closed on Wednesday's, and during the winter. read more

This is the best ice cream I have ever had in my life. It looks like a hole in the wall shop in the middle of nowhere (which it is) but you WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. So creamy, great prices, huge portions, great flavors (candy bar is my fav). I drive 45 minutes one way just to get this ice cream a few times a month. It is amazing. Only downfall is that it is cash only. read more

I think the fact that this spot is consistently packed (rain or shine) says enough about the place.

The ice cream here is pretty good. Last year I tried the buckeye, and it was awesome. The last time I went for the custard. I was not impressed with the vanilla - it did not have the texture of custard but in fact tasted just like bad ice cream (crunchy even). I threw it away and tried the chocolate instead - much better! The prices are very reasonable too, but they don't accept credit cards (cash or checks... checks?!). read more

I've been going here since I was a baby. Best ice cream anywhere!! I make sure to go every time I come home.

Five stars for a reason... Ice Cream is Ice Cream, but this is consistent Great Tasting Ice Cream and more.

This place has the best ice cream I ever had. Love their banana ice cream and the banana milkshake.

I'm pretty sure they said they were custard, so not technically ice cream, but way better than ice cream! Hole moley, I was having a bad day and this brightened it. I had cookie dough which was in chocolate custard and it was fantastic and SO CHEAP! It was a half hour drive, but I would totally make it again. I got two scoops on a waffle cone and my boyfriend got a scoop on a cake cone and it was under $5. Absolutely fantastic and so creamy. read more

A must stop in Lawrence County. Velvety custard much better than ice cream. Go in the afternoon to avoid the nightly long lines, a testimony to this landmark business. read more

My favorite place for soft serve. The black raspberry and the cookie dough are my favorites but lately I've been getting a chocolate peanut butter milkshake and it is delicious. Only open seasonally so it can get really busy in the summer but so worth the wait. read more

The absolute BEST ice cream I have ever eaten. Creamy and dreamy consistency and flavors. You also get a large helping for a reasonable price. We never visit New Castle in the summer without making a stop here. read more

Dairy Queen is better. They (Forbushes) serve hard ice cream. I prefer soft ice cream. They are not in a good location ether. They are out in the middle of nowhere. Lots of people love this place though. read more

Every year I can't wait for this place to open up so that I can finally get my banana split fix! I will only go here for ice cream, and its about a 40 minute drive for me to make, and it's so worth it. It's worth the wait as well because you can't beat this frozen custard. Last year I waited in the rain to get a banana split and it was so worth it. It's the best hard ice cream around and they give you more than what you're paying for! read more