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    Granny Joe's Ice Creamatorium

    3.5 (63 reviews)
    Open • 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Lauren K.

    A cute place in a cute town. When you hear a name like Granny Joe's, you have a certain expectation in mind. This place definitely lives up to that expectation. This is a quaint ice cream shop in downtown Vermilion located in the Main Street district. They have their own parking lot and plenty of seating inside. In the summer, the tables can get crowded. Prices are extremely fair (but so is everything in Vermilion). The homey decor is so fitting of the name Granny Joe's! They easily carry about 20+ flavors of ice cream, plus traditional favorites like hot fudge sundaes, malts and tin roofs. I have been coming here for years since I was little in the summers, and something about their ice cream is just so delicious when you're in this little beach town. I recommend the lemon blueberry cheesecake in a cup. Two scoops will give you generous leftovers! The staff is really helpful and happy to help you with samples. They also have a cute outdoor porch you can sit on. It also doesn't hurt to just grab your ice cream, walk to more local shops, the beautiful library, or of course: THE BEACH!

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    Jenna R.

    Stopped and got ice cream here the other day, I got a medium for $6. She said the ice cream was soft and that's why it was a mess. But my moms was normal with 3 scoops on top. The service was fast and had plenty of outdoor seating.

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    Roy W.

    Nice little stop for I've Cream treats. Wanted to try for dinner but the dinner hrs weren't very late. Nice variety to choose from and a very friendly staff. The sitting area is nostalgic with pictures of the area from the past. A double scoop of Dark Cherry can always set my evening mood!!

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    yells at customers we were waiting on food & witnessed the employee screaming at a family to leave

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    The food and help is always great we are there about once a month. The perch is fantastic. It's worth the hour and a half drive.

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    Enjoyed breakfast here. The food was good and the staff was very friendly. Prices were good too

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    this is a great old fashioned place with real personal service and delicious home cooked food

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    Five stars for the perch sandwich. It is excellent and what you should expect as a signature dish for Vermilion!

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    Made an early Friday evening reservation to eat outside here for my birthday. The host seating…read morefolks seemed a bit flustered but once we got to our table all was well. We enjoyed the view of the boats on the water and the fact that you still dress up outside but not to the level that is required for inside dining. Understandably, my husband didn't love the idea of needing to wear a jacket in 90+ degree heat so it is nice they offer the outside seating option that features the same menu. That said, we were seated at a nice table outside and we had great service the whole evening. It was my birthday and they printed out special menus labeled for my birthday and included a card which the whole staff signed - a very nice touch! Onto the food. We received an amuse bouche with chickpeas and foam which was nice but nothing special, taste wise. We ordered soups to start - the French onion and corn chowder with scallop. Both were incredible! I will be dreaming about that corn chowder...so tasty. Next we were brought salads. My husband added goat cheese to his and it was a comically small portion for the $3 upcharge. For entrees, we chose the seabass and the hogfish special. For $68 each, we both expected more. The seabass tasted fishy (we have both had seabass many times and it has never tasted this way) and the peach glaze on the hogfish was too sweet for my liking and took away from the flavor of the fish. It wasn't bad, but not what I was hoping for after it was talked up a lot by the staff. We were offered dessert menu but we were quite full and after seeing that each option was $20, it was an easy pass. They did bring us two small mousse cups on the house for my birthday though, which was a nice surprise. All in all we enjoyed our evening. The ambiance was good, the service was great, and the food was mostly good just not up to the caliber of the high price tag, in our opinions. And they charge a credit card fee so that was an unwelcome surprise. I think we would go back but just for the views and the soup. And we would pay cash next time :) Thank you for the nice birthday evening, Chez Francois!

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