5/5 - Outstanding customer service and delicious ice cream at this Valley staple. On this visit, I got one of my favorite flavors, Black Cherry, along with a classic, Oreo Cookie. Both hit the spot! The "cherry on top" on this visit was the stellar customer service received. The pleasant employee gave me a free sample to help me finalize my decision. Two thumbs up! read more

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Just a lovely small town shop with an amazing variety of flavors-some unexpected, but also the classics! It was inexpensive and the staff were sweet (no pun!). Highly recommend stopping if you're driving through Youngstown. read more

Servers were polite. Helpful. FREE samples. Great idea. Many varieties of ice cream. Wonderful and lots of choices. Nice picnic table seating areas. Seemed to be clean. Sometimes a little higher priced for the amount of ice cream you get compared to other places locally. The quality is always good though. read more

I stopped after a doctor visit for a special treat ..bought a pint of cherry vanilla and found just 4 cherries in the entire container. How disappointing!! If I had wanted just vanilla ice cream, that's what I would have ordered. With the tip I gave the young lady, this pint of basically cherry free cherry vanilla was a waste of $8. Shameful!!! read more

Amazing high end smooth and creamy ice cream! So many unique and delicious flavors. One of the best in all our travels. Love that it's a local business that's been in this area for decades. The franchises in other states are not quite the same as far as flavor choices like the Youngstown Ohio ones, but still great . read more

Who doesn't love some delicious home made ice cream?! We stopped by on the way home from dinner to satiate our sweet tooth. I am a sucker for s'mores ice cream and my partner loves a good praline pecan. We enjoyed our choice and appreciate how they had a lot of toppings folded in. Definitely recommend! read more

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Craig Hockenberry The best ice cream in ohio! My wife and I could skip dinner every night and just eat Handles Ice Cream! Craig Hockenberry read more

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Ice cream was great, the two hairs in it weren't as great. I loved that they have a 4 scoop sampler for $5.50... makes the decision a lot easier when you don't have to choose just one. I also love that they stay open late. Blueberry Cobbler was awesome. Solid balance of ice cream to fruit swirl. read more

Very likely the best ice cream you'll ever eat! This is real ice cream that is made on site daily. Depending upon the flavor you order, you'll find it LOADED with chocolate chunks, or nuts, or other ingredients. The portion sizes are generous! There are lots of flavors to choose from, and our family favorites include Chocolate Pecan, Graham Central Station, Red Skies at Night, Spouse Like a House, Grape, Coffee Chocolate Chip, and more! The are like thirty flavors of ice cream, with a few more that enter the rotation. The locations are open year round, and it isn't unusual to see lines of people in the summer, and a few hardy souls will come out even in the coldest winter days to get their "fix" of Handel's ice cream. There are lots of locations in the Mahoning Valley, where the company was founded, and now Handel's has branched out with franchise locations in Pennsylvania, Texas, and even California! If you haven't been to one before, get yourself a cone or a cup. (Be sure to leave a tip for the counter staff... they are nice young people and they're on their feet all day) read more

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I can't Handel how good this stuff is. It's hard for me to get a Handel on just how good it is. It's like when I'm riding a bike, with a beautiful girl on my Handel-bars. Or a boy. Especially a boy. Oh crap I need to stop admitting that out loud. It's like listening to Tschaikovsky, or the "Messiah" by Handels. I want to drive you to Ohio and buy this for you but my Handels are tied. But if you need to know which flavour to get, hopefully this review will lend you a Handel. What to get: Chocolate Malt w/Caramel (ice cream flavour or shake), Lemonade in summer How to improve: Slightly lower prices, and a more promotion of that particular flavour which is the best thing on the menu The original Handels is up in Austintown, a NW burb of Youngstown. This location is nearly as good, if a little smaller, in the SE burbs of the same city - the city where Handels - now a popular multi-state chain - was born. Most chains taste generic and crappy, even for ice cream (cough Cold Stone, cough Dairy Queen), but Handel's has never lost what makes it special. Wonderful homemade flavours and attention to detail. It's perfect. I definitely have my favourite, and it's the heavenly "Chocolate Malt W/Caramel" flavour, which can be served as either the best ice cream, or best shake, you may ever have. Certainly the best I've ever had from a chain restaurant, although Cook Out's Fresh Banana shake might protest. You also should try the excellent homemade lemonade in the summer (not available when it's cold), and anything else that takes your fancy (such as me). With its recognizable blue-and-white colours and an enormous number of chain locations now throughout the country, especially in OH and PA, its really cool to visit this, a location in the city that started it all, with the wonderful tastes and dreamy creamy products. Youngstown is an often-forgotten part of the world, but it will always be the home to Handel's - the best ice cream and milkshake chain in the country. When I'm famous, I will still get products from here, but I won't come and buy them myself... I'll have my Handel-ers come here and buy them for me. read more

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Every time I go here my ice cream be small it usually be a lot wow. And they touch my cone with there dirty hands read more

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Probably the best ice cream I have ever eaten. I was raised on this place. A huge assortment of flavors. I don't think I have ever had a bad one. read more

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Their ice cream is the best! It's so good that I saw a customer at the window during a raging snowstorm.

Amazing ice cream! I had the gram central station on a waffle cone. Oh so good! Also I feel the portion size is big which I love. Who doesn't want to indulge on ice cream?!? I definitely recommend trying this place. It won't disappoint. read more

a scoop of grape and a scoop of oreo ya say? Well I dont mind if I do. Handsdown thee BEST Ice Cream I think in the world! I refuse to write a lengthy review. Just go! read more

Handel's is still BEST ICE CREAM EVER, however It's time to admit Chocolate Pecan is NOT the only flavor. My favorite is Graham Central Station. Actually I've become disappointed with Chocolate Pecan. In the past few years it has become darker in color in a strange way and there are fewer and fewer pecans in a quart. read more

I stopped here because it was highly rated on Yelp and because it was right next door to Aladdin's which we had just had dinner at. We were staying in Youngstown OH because a snowstorm stranded us on the way back home. My wife and son got frozen yogurt. I tried my wife's chocolate with chocolate sprinkles, which was good (in the same way as that Seinfeld episode where they discover that the frozen yogurt place turns out to be service high fat ultra-good ice cream, which tastes much better than it should). I got the peppermint crunch, which was good, even through I hate peppermint (I asked the girl at the window to give me whatever her favorite was... of course, she didn't know I hate peppermint) and not too pepperminty; more vanilla-y. It's hard to classify icecream stands, but I would consider this a 3 or 4-star place (not for ambiance or service, because it's a walk-up stand, but for the quality of the ice cream). read more

Delicious. Busy even in the snowy windy cold weather in February. Line out the window. Its a walk up window and the people are always fast and friendly. I love love love love this place. Whenever i'm in town visiting family this is the only place i will come to two or three times a week. read more

The BEST ice cream hands down!!! I love so many flavors: coconut cream pie, banana pudding, banana cream pie, grape, strawberry and Buckeye. The only downside is it sells so quickly that it gets a bit soft and melts because the freezers get opened so much. read more

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No better way to spend a warm day with some Handel's ice cream. Being my first visit, I asked Macayla what to get. She gave me a a sample of cake batter which was GREAT. Against my better judgment I got a hurricane which was also excellent, very filling, and reasonably priced. Will definitely be back! read more

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We stopped in from out of town and Handel's didn't disappoint. We had 5 different flavors and each one was just as good as the next. Also, found it to be very reasonable coming from the east coast as 5 waffle cones would have been $30+ and it was only about $20. Looking forward to coming back on our way out of town for our new local fix!! read more

Handel's Ice Cream is a Youngstown classic! This ice cream is hands down the best ever. The menu is HUGE with options for everyone. Every single thing I've tried here is absolutely amazing. Some of my favorite ice cream flavors are Midnight Madness, Spouse Like A House, New York Cheesecake, Peanut Butter Parfait, Cotton Candy, Oree-Dough, Butter Pecan, Red Skies at Night, and Chocolate Malt with Caramel. All of the sherbet flavors are wonderful as well, but my favorites would have to be Pink Champagne and Raspberry. Handel's also makes Hurricanes, which are essentially thick milkshakes, and they are the absolute best! The Boardman location is wonderful and one of my two favorite locations, along with the Canfield one. If you've never tried Handel's, you absolutely MUST! The company is quickly expanding to locations in many states and branching out from just the Youngstown area, so even if you can't stop here, see if there is a Handel's near you! read more

This location has great ice cream and great service however they currently have a sewer issue which causes a deathly odor that drifts over the crowd. Hopefully the city will resolve this issue so this great place can get back to business as normal. read more

Two words. CHOCOLATE PECAN . Try it. Love it for life. Handles makes all their ice cream at each store fresh. Nothing like it in the world. THE BEST! read more

Best. Ice cream. Ever. Only downside is if you keep eating it your pants won't fit for much longer read more

OK, SERIOUSLY people. Youngstowners! All of the reviews of this place are from out-of-towners!! WTF? Do Youngstowners not Yelp? And if so, why the heck not?! I am an original Ytowner- born and bread (if you are from here you will understand the misspelling). I have been away for a couple years and now I am back to spread the love of Yelp and review like mad! lol Handel's Ice Cream is a local legend. Everyone here loves it and when you move away you miss it terribly. When I lived in Columbus, I often dreamt of going to get some Handel's ice cream. People actually have it shipped (with dry ice) all over the world. Is it because it is good, yes. Is is because is it part nostalgia and part sweet, yes to both. Even if you are not from here, are just stopping through, or if you have original roots here and are just visiting- you have to try it. Don't try it for the hype. Nothing ever lives up to the hype. Try this for the history. Youngstown was a steel town. When the mills shut down over 30 years ago the people became depressed. Their booming town started to wilt. They could barely drag themselves out of the funk. This is where the ice cream comes in. It was easier to take a trip to Handels than to take a trip to the Bahamas when you are trying to feed a family of 4 on little to no wages. So, it became something fun to do. It became a break from the depressing monotony of day to day life. It was a vacation unto itself. read more

There are quite a few selections for ice cream flavors. I ordered the four-scoop sampler thinking that these would be tiny scoops. However, they turned out to be quite big. The ice cream melted really fast. Out of the four flavors I order, I liked Red in the Night and Heavenly Hash. The Key Lime tasted alright. I would skip the Graham Central Station unless you really like Graham crackers. Overall, this is a nice place to hang on a summer evening. read more

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Chocolate pecan is the greatest. Got to try it if you stop by. A little bit off the beaten path, but worth it.

Stopped in there after dinner while in town and found it to be a pleasurable place. It's clean, the people are nice, and it's decently priced for the quality. Menu is a bit large for my preference (there was over 50 flavors by my count), but that could be a good thing if you like options. I've had better ice cream though, so I'd rather them maybe make a few less flavors and focus on getting what they have to all be top notch. I'd go there again if I were in town. Word of warning though, they're a bit generous with the portion size, so keep that in mind. read more

Best part of moving to this part of the country, Handels is helping me handle it :P

Great tasting ice cream! I'm normally not a fan of non-commercialized brands but this place is awesome.

I really hate you can't give negative stars. The service was horrible and the staff was rude. Will never go back

Yummm. My husband turned me onto Handel's because he is from Ohio. We will get a quart to go or a cone when we go. He gets the Buckeye most of the time but the last time I got the Spouse as Big as a House and he got the sea salt caramel. But I gotta say I tried a bite of the sea salt and it was to die for. I want to try the lemonade next trip. read more

This is absolutely the best ice cream in America! Love the butter pecan chocolate P con and truthfully all the flavors! You will not be disappointed read more

My family is made up of bunch of Youngstown natives that have dispersed all over the country. We all make sure to go to Handel's AT LEAST once every time that we are in town. Lots of unique flavors (grape!) and tasty flavors with a lot of chunks mixed in (ie: buckeyes, yum). Unfortunately it seemed this time when we went, the ice cream was slightly less creamy and the ice cream wasn't as loaded with pecans (or cherries, or whatever your preference is) as it usually is. I hope their quality isn't beginning to go down hill because this is a family owned and operated establishment that has been loved by my family as long as I can remember! read more

This place is usually hopping in summmer. Have great homemade ice cream on cup or sweet cone and cardboard dish. Have about 40 regular flavors and about 8 or so featured l flavors. If you like a seasonal flavor, rwcommend stocking up with pints cuz you might not see it again. I never found any peanut butter or dark chocolate flavor I didn't like. They also sell Handle coins good for a one scoop cone (no expiration) and gift certificates. read more

Great ice cream, and a great atmosphere. My wife and I loved coming to this place while I was working in Ohio. I definitely look forward to coming here again, because we loved it that much. The only thing I would change is how the jobs of the staff are carried out. The person at the window takes your order and then goes and makes your order, which leaves everyone else in line waiting to their order in. This just seems inefficient read more

Called ahead like the website said and was told "we got a long line so it won't get done" .... what's the point of saying hey call ahead so it's ready on the website if they gonna tell me this... read more

ATTENTION SCOOPABLE SOFT SERVE! I would not consider Handel's Homemade Ice Cream, ice cream... as the opener states, it is in-fact, scoopable soft serve. If you're looking for ice cream that isn't half-melted within the first five minutes of consumption, I suggest getting "ice cream" elsewhere. I understand it's easier to scoop at a higher freezer temperature when you have a line of customers, but if they improved the design of the scooper, and didn't make the freezers so deep, the girls wouldn't struggle so hard to serve the product. read more

Ice cream fantastic. Just wish they would fix the driveway and a bench or two would be nice. There is always a line so you have the customers. Maybe it you put a little back in to the location it would help the community. read more