I really wanted ice cream as I was driving home from a long road trip. I found that Handel's was a local, homemade ice cream place, so I decided to stop. I got the small waffle cone. It was huge! And it was delicious. Just what I wanted -- even if it was a cold, windy day. read more

I hadn't been to Handels in years so I thought I'd stop and get a quart. Why did I do that? So I'm looking at the board of flavors. I hadn't been there in a while, wasn't sure what I wanted and God help me because I took maybe more than two minutes to figure out what it was I wanted. Then when I said what I wanted, 'French Vanilla,' of all the flavors for them not to have but of course they didn't have it, and it was downhill from there. So by now the little urchin at the counter has an obvious attitude so I just picked a flavor to get out of there. It's been 20 years since I've been there. It'll be 20 more before I'll be back. Yeah, a goddang attitude because I didn't have an order on the tip of my tongue when I arrived. SCREW YOU HANDEL'S if that's the way you want to do business ... see ya again never. read more

The French, silk pie, banana, pistachio, salted caramel, and spouse in the house are all great ice creams! Without a doubt you must stop by if you're in the area. It's literally two seconds off of Route 80 on the northside. read more

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1. They are open year round. 2.The chocolate is creamy and delicious. They really shine in this arena. 3. It's really nice portions of DELICIOUS in a cup or cone. Handel's is amazing. They just know how to make good ice cream. I find that their chocolate flavors are out of this world. Their fruit flavors are fine, but not the star. If you find yourself passing by, even in a snowstorm, do yourself a solid and stop in for a scoop. Or two. Or three. I'm not judging. read more

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There was a short white guy that was extremely rude, I asked him a few questions as I'm trying to decide what kind of ice cream I should get and he seemed annoyed as if he hated working there. Get a new job if it's that bad 6:30pm 4/28/2023 read more

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Great homemade ice ream in a wide variety of flavors with the perks of specialty flavors monthly!

Blondie sundae and peanut butter brownie and buckeye ice cream in a waffle cone, no more words needed !

It doesn't matter what the temperature is! Handle's Ice Cream is always in season ! Where else can you pull in and have a smiling employee greet you....and in minutes you are smiling too?!! All because of the dreamy dessert you are handed.It's absolutely divine no matter what your choice may be. There is no competition. . It's the best! matter what your choice may be ! It's the best ! read more

Handels is the best ice cream ever, they have so many flavors to choose from. ive been going to Handels my wntire life and never had a bad scoop of ice cream. read more

Quality control heads up! Pains me to write this review since we do love Handles product, but, well just read. I took my three kids and wife for a late night treat tonight to Handles Ice Cream on Belmont Ave in Liberty. My wife bit into her top scoop of her pistachio waffle cone and spit out what appeared to be a full thumb nail. She freaked out, I took the cone back to the window - I was refunded, but the male cashier seemed not very caring and I almost felt like he thought I was B.S.ing him even though it was clearly a male ....full thumb nail. Sadly, my wife now wont go back there which means I doubt we will either. Thanks for the cash back, but please take better care when handling your product. Thanks. #bummed #youhadonejob #healthdepartment #HealthDept read more

The ice cream itself is 5 stars but the service at the Youngstown location ( The Original) has really gone down hill.

My husband and I both got no sugar added butter pecan ice cream last night. I immediately noticed the flavor was very weak and there were only a few pecans. Not only that, but, I began to get an upset stomach after eating. I only ordered one scoop and only ate half of that, thank God. My husband on the other hand had two scoops and ate at all. He was up in the middle of the night with a very bad stomach. It's obvious there's something in the no sugar added ice cream that really upset our stomachs this time. We've had their ice cream many times in the past. So it's clear to us that this post pandemic handles ice cream was not up to standard. I do not intend to return. 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

This place has the best ice cream! Maybe I'm biased but that ok. To see this local ice cream spot expand out throughout the country is awesome. If you're ever in the Youngstown area, you must stop by for some of their ice cream. You won't be disappointed. Side note, the Cake Batter and Chocolate Cake Batter flavors are perfect with some crushed pecans in it! read more

I always delight in the good fortune of finding a locally owned ice cream joint when I'm travelling, especially one with high ratings. In this case, I couldn't have missed it, as it lay across the street from the Hampton Inn where I was staying while passing through on I-80. They have all of your favorite classic flavors--mint chocolate chip, butter pecan, chocolate almond. So choice. I highly recommend picking one up. They also offer a few more inventive selections, such as cinnamon bun and "Spouse in a House" which is vanilla malt base with peanut butter ripple and chocolate-covered pretzels. It's all delicious. The ice cream is lighter in body and softer than most others, but that's fine. It makes a cone of the stuff seem a little less decadent. So order a double! read more

Sadly I have to report...this is the best ice cream ever! I was skeptical after many north east Ohioans kept insisting it was "the best" , but I have to say it lived up to the hype! There were a ton and tons of flavors and variety of items. Everything was extremely reasonable in price. Ice cream tasted so fresh. The malt I got (chocolate malt flavor with caramel sauce mixed in) was huge (only one size). I found the service to be friendly and efficient. Can't wait to come back and try more flavors! read more

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Best Ice Cream in the country? Believe it or not, Handel's, of Youngstown, Ohio, is routinely voted as such. Personally, I go between Handel's, Katie's, and Webb's as all being the best homemade ice cream that I have come across in my life. Currently living in Cincinnati, I must say that any of the three completely blows Graeter's out of the water and it's not even close. I cannot tell you how excited I was to see one of these spring up in Indianapolis a handful of years ago. As of late I have been on a quest to find Handel's best flavor. I have always been a big fan of any within the Chocolate tree, with a particular hankering for Chocolate Marshmallow. Today I tried Chocolate Almond. I've never been a huge fan of nuts in ice cream, but Handel's Chocolate is unmatched. read more

The ice cream is delicious. The service is horrible. The new policy is call ahead orders. Good luck getting anyone to answer the phone. When the do. They make it clear that they are EXTREMELY bothered that you are asking them to do their job. The are only doing ice cream. The are only doing even that with 15 minute call ahead. There are no circumstances under which it's ok to speak to customers the way Corbin spoke to me. When he was finally so rude I just couldn't ignore it anymore. I ask for his name. I said you aren't really into good costumer service are you, Corbin and he said no! I live less than a minute from here. Needless to say the used to get a lot of my business. Never again, I will drive to Katie's from now on. I don't give money to people who treat me badly. read more

Amazing chocoholic and meri's special mix. And I do mean amazing. Smooth taste with perfect sweetness. I had just gotten here when they opened this new location and was really pleased with the custardy quality that was offered. Definitely would go back here again. read more

I don't normally like crapping on local businesses, and maybe I'm out of line, but I'm from out of town, don't know the area at all. My mother-in-law picks a restaurant called Station Square, which as it turns out is right across from this Handel's. The plan was to eat, then go to Handel's for desert after. Station Square was super crowded, I circled the lot 4 times - and while there was valet parking, I don't do valet. So I dropped off everyone in the car, and went looking for a parking spot somewhere. Handel's has a big lot. (Check Google maps, it's huge) There were MAYBE 4 cars there. Room for 30 more easy. I parked way back in a corner, and asked if I could park there, since we were all coming there for desert after anyway. 3 families; nine people. Nope. No can do. I don't get it - I really don't. I could maybe understand if the lot were anywhere near full. Anyway, I thought it was super crappy, and I ended up parking in the convention center lot. For what its worth, other members of my family really like the ice cream. read more

A little expensive but worth it . Love the spouse like a house basically chubby hubby and the seasonal flavors like pineapple upside cake and s'mores. Everyone I know likes the blue cookie monster. read more

I absolutely love handels in general. I now live in the west coast and crave handels very often. I was excited to go here soon after I touched down in Ohio a couple days ago. Young boys loitering outside at the counter apparently waiting to chat up girlfriend that's working was kinda a turnoff. My favorite chocolate pecan was totally lacking an abundance of pecans as well as being super soft that it was falling off the cone and the girl working suggested I take a cup. It just didn't hit the spot for me and made me disappointed. That may have been a bad batch but I'm now not so excited about handels anymore during this trip to Ohio. read more

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I'd like a Peanut Cluster Parfait with Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cake Batter. You can only get one kind of ice cream. Ok, I'll have the Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter. Here's your order, we can only make it with vanilla. So I added a few globs of peanut butter for you. Ok, but this is not what I ordered and I always get a type of Chocolate ice cream. Sorry, that is what I was told. (WTF...THEN WHY DID YOU MAKE IT IF I DID NOT ORDER IT THAT WAY...I COULD HAVE GOT A PINT OF THE FLAVOR I WANTED!) Ok, then can I at least have the chocolate syrup and peanuts shown in the photo on your window? OH, sure. Here you go. That will be $8.65. (I had another item, they got correct) Here is a $10. $0.35 is your change. KEEP THE $1. HUH? SIGH, pecans instead of peanuts, Vanilla with globs of peanut butter, little chocolate...I added milk at home and made it a milkshake. Won't drive 5 miles to go to Handels again! read more

Worst customer service I have ever had. Take your money elsewhere. It was very uncomfortable ordering when I was simply asking a question the gentlemen who was serving me was rude and seemed bothered I asked a question. Not the time to be rude to customers I would think. read more

If you don't love Handel's, you're an alien. Graham Central Station is my current favorite

The absolute best ice cream, ever! You must try it if you're ever in the Youngstown area. They have many different flavors. All homemade. Graham central station is da bomb! read more

Always get the four scoop sampler, as it's so difficult to settle for only one flavor.

I stopped off from I-80 on my way to Chicago. I can 100% say this was one of the best ice cream sundaes I've ever had. I did the choc chip cookie dough on top of a brownie. The portion is huge (couldn't finish) and the service was great. I'm glad you guys aren't in Chicago bc I would be going too often! read more

I love this place. It's close to home and the portions are INSANE. I can never finish my cone, I don't know why I don't get it in a cup! My boyfriend gets a milkshake, typically. I love the availability of ice cream, but I feel like they have too much to offer, as I can't read the whole menu options and all their little poster/ pictures. I do like that they are open year round, though. read more

Handel's is one of those places that make you reluctant to move away. IS there Ice Cream the BEST in the state of Ohio ? Yes. The World? Strong 'maybe'. The Chocolate Pecan is a signature flavor. The Banana Split is the best value hand's down. Note: always order with NO LID so the help can pile it on! THere Coffee ice cream is a personal fave. The ice cream s made daily; the flavor selections are abundant, and the butter fat content is high, as any great ice cream has to be. I am gushing, but it's fun to gush when you get the chance!. If you think Breyers is great ice cream.....get ready to re-think your ice cream prorities. read more

Great portions for good prices, lots of choices! 2.50 for "1" scoop, which is actually THREE. The ice cream is nice and smooth and not too sweet. I recommend the pistachio ice cream; it looks lovely, tastes great, and has whole nuts!! Love it. read more