No complaints at all from my visit to Lib's! You order at the window and there are a few picnic tables outside to sit at. There are different flavors to choose from for the hard and soft serves. I loved the variety of soft serve flavors! I'm used to just vanilla and chocolate. I got the coffee and vanilla swirl soft serve in the kiddie size, which was the perfect amount for a little snack. Service was super speedy and my ice cream was delicious! Definitely will be back to try more flavors. read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Coffee and vanilla swirl, kiddie size - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

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My go to neighborhood ice cream place. Love their ice cream sandwiches and pineapple soft serve :) The sugar cookie/raspberry ice cream cookie sandwich is to die for! read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

Great little ice cream shop down the road from our home. Great tasting dairy treats. The service is good, always met with a friendly smile. Ambiance is what is expected for a no dine in ice cream shop. Check this place out! read more

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This place is the best local spot around the Deering neighborhood for summer treats! Soft and hard ice cream, featuring Gifford's -a local favorite. Staffed by hardworking local kids dishing up mix-in style treats, shakes, cups, cones in all sizes, with a changing daily list of flavors. Decent prices too! Closes promptly at 8, and be prepared with cash or Venmo (and for the line!) read more

I love the location, staff and the selection. I have been following Lib's on Instagram for quite a while and have driven by for about 3 years now and just never had the "room" to stop and eat ice cream. Recently in my mourning the end of summer, I stopped and am so glad that I did! Staff - they are so friendly and fun, like the seem like they would be, based on their social media presence. They work quickly to answer questions, take orders and fulfill orders. The portions are decent as well :) YUM! Location, they are located on an "island" and you have to be sure you plan your approach carefully or you may miss your turn. There is plenty of parking and picnic table seating. Selection - plenty of options for everyone! my go-to will always be Giffords, I may shake up the vessel in which it is served, but always Giffords (or Dole Whip) ....Ok, I'm open to all of their options. I'm still trying to time it where they have the Tony Donut stuffer - they sell out quickly. I recommend this location for this area, it is the best option in my opinion :) read more

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They have great flavors and nice portions! Their winter pop ups are great testing out new flavor's!!Yummmmm

Saw this place while driving by and had to stop. First things first, Customer service was ok. Let's start on that, I say that because I don't think they were that friendly. I wasn't a fan of the chocolate chip cookie with vanilla ice cream sandwich. They didn't have a variety of selections for the ice cream in between the sand which. The cookie was too hard, and had too much bite. Nothing else for me to say, maybe the experience would be better next time if we stick to the basics, waffle cone, hard serve, soft serve etc. To my seniors citizens, this may not be your best choice.. you may lose your dentures this mug hard than a b**** read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Chocolate chip cookie with vanilla ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

Located near the intersection where Shaw's, Dunkin, and the bank are located. Generally cash only, but given the COVID-19 situation, they are also accepting cash apps like Venmo, which is very convenient! There is also plenty of parking and some picnic tables. You order from an outside window and the worker there was displaying very clean sanitation practices like wearing her own mask and swapping out new gloves frequently. Getting ice cream here is always a treat! read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Gifford's Ice cream. Brownie bits with caramel - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

Friendly staff, clearly a popular spot! Stopped in after driving past several times. It was okay. Basically the same as Red's in S.Portland. Probably wouldn't go out of my way. read more

Hit the soft serve spot! We really enjoyed the peanut butter, blackberry and coffee flavors

If you ever think back to the old days of playing SimCity in school what was required to have a successful town? Police? Firehouse? Water pumps? Making sure to fix roads? Not putting residential right next to heavy commercial properties? Alien invasions? Floods? Well in my SimCity it is required to have a neighborhood ice cream joint. How can you have a thriving happy population without it? Lib's Dairy Treats is the a North Deering institution. With plenty of flavors and combinations one really cannot go wrong with any of their options. Some of my favorite items are the just a plain vanilla in a chocolate dip or their version of a blizzard. Last time I went it was S'more with huge chunks of marshmallow, graham cracker and chocolate pieces in a large Dixie cup. Summer hours are open until 9:00 PM. Just keep sure to bring CASH (Money). Check out this landmark spot read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - S'more freeze - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

I am an equal opportunity ice cream enthusiast - gelato, hard ice cream, soft serve, frozen yogurt - I will eat them all. Soft serve is generally my least favorite, however, and I have to say Lib's is tops. Their flavors rotate, which leaves room for pleasant surprise (or disappointment...) when you arrive at the window. We go here for the ice cream, not the experience. There are limited places to sit and it's situated on a busier road, but we're happy to stand in the parking lot and enjoy a cone any night of the week. I feel very content with swirled soft serve and a hard-shell chocolate dip of goodness, but the arctic blasts seem to be very popular (and gigantic). The folks working there are always lovely and efficient. We've developed a questionable habit of going before dinner because we're adults and we can spoil our appetite if we want to, and because the lines are short then. read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Two cones are better than one. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

Cute sunny picnic area with flowers and really good ice cream, staff is super friendly (:

First time here! There is a lot of parking spqve, unfortunately not a lot of sitting place. The staff is really friendly. Great to see kids and animals on a warm spring day. There were not a lot of options of flavors but I got the chocolate and vanilla swirl with butterscott dip. I could hardly taste the butterscotch but overall it was a great soft serve ice cream. read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Vanilla/chocolate swirl with butterscotch dip - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

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Libs is historic Portland. In operation for over 50 years is a long time! Cash only. Full disclosure: They do serve Gifford's hard serve ice cream. One of my favorite brands however, Libs is known for their soft serve offerings. Not my favorite. On their social media they posted a pistachio & raspberry dole swirl cone. I raced over for dairy free raspberry dole. So sweet & delicious. Truthfully, I know I'm just consuming cold sugar but I love it. The female attendant not friendly at all. Price is mediocre. If I wanted hard serve ice cream cone this would not be my chosen location but glad I stopped for a raspberry dole. read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Dairy free raspberry dole. Size small - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

Libs is now open for the season! They are open 12pm-7pm, 7 days a week. We made our first trip of the season and were not disappointed. When coming to Lib's, you are guaranteed to get really good soft serve ice cream. Their flavors seem to be on some type of rotation, except the classic vanilla and chocolate. Peanut butter is usually available for a 3 month period and during that time, we are frequent fliers. It is one of the best around! We can't get enough. When peanut butter isn't available let me suggest this dish...chocolate soft serve with peanut butter sauce (so amazing) and whipped cream. The menu is quite large for the ways in which you can have your ice cream served, but they usually have about 5-8 options of flavors per day. You can order a plain cone, a sundae, a Tony's donut sundae, milkshake, toppings, or blizzards. When the weather is nice, they have a few tables you can sit at to enjoy your ice cream. As for today's visit, those tables were covered in snow, so we enjoyed it in our car. You really can't go wrong here! Friendly reminder: This is a cash only establishment. read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Chocolate soft serve with peanut butter sauce and whipped cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

Love that they carry Giffords ice cream. I don't love soft serve but it seems to be quite popular for that option.

My friend and I went to get ice cream today and the lady taking our order was super nice and took our orders, and when it came to getting our ice cream and shake at the pick up window, the girl opened the window and set the shake down spilling out all over the sides, with no lid or straw, And then proceeded to slam the window. She opens it and my friend had asked if they have lids and the girl wouldn't speak and just placed the lid on her shake handed her the straw and then slammed the window again. So i wouldn't say don't go here just know that the girl at the pick up window is miserable and very unlikable and I wish I could take my tip back!!:) terrible experience thank you read more

Don't be fooled by the appearance! Their soft serve is DElish! I went for my first visit with a few friends, and we were all pleased. Their sundaes looked great, I got a twist with a toasted coconut dip... Yum! They also have slushies for your vegan/ dairy free friends. The staff were young, but friendly, fast and attentive. I was impressed with the number of people there on a Monday night - Lib's is clearly a local hot spot! They've got plenty of parking, too. It's not the most convenient location, but it you're running errands or out that way, it is worth a visit! Remember cash - if you forget there is an ATM across the street. read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Toasted coconut dip! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

The signage out front may look like it's from another era, but don't be fooled! If you like soft serve ice cream, this is the place to be! It's an institution in North Deering and rightly so. There are usually a handful of daily soft serve flavors including the regular vanilla and chocolate, but they also add in some that will smack you upside the head with their deliciousness. The past two times I've visited, I had tiramisu and black raspberry. Both amazing! I'm a purist at heart, so I prefer to let my ice cream be free and not dipped in a hard shell of goodness. How they dip it is a mystery to me but I believe it defies the laws of gravity and physics. How does the ice cream stay in the cone when you turn it upside down!?! Inquiring minds want to know! While I may be a purist, I also despise traditional cones with a passion, so I'm glad Lib's has a waffle cone option. When you choose a waffle cone, there is only one size and one price. You'll get a very generous serving for your money. If the small number of soft serve flavors have got you down, you can always try one of their arctic blasts (basically their version of a blizzard). Vanilla soft serve and your choice of at least twenty different options of toppings. There will probably be a line on the weekends or right before they close as people scramble to get a cone before they shut the blinds. Also, remember to bring cash because they don't accept anything else. All the hip kids go to Lib's, you should try it out too! read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Tiramisu in a waffle cone! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

Likes: soft serve rotating flavors, convenient location with parking, arctic blast menu Dislikes: they don't have cake batter every time I go .... Despite my constant desire for their cake batter soft serve, libs is a great ice cream shop which never ceases to have a line (at least when it's nice out). I always look forward to my first libs trip of the season! read more

Lib's Dairy Treats - Birthday cake dip - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Portland, Maine

Too expensive, long waits, and they got rid of the Sticky Ricky! Still it's my neighborhood scoop shop so ‍ it's fine.

I'm not sure we would survive the pandemic without Libs. What a treat!! Delicious soft serve is always something to look forward to, particularly their specialty flavors. The ability to mix in whatever you want to a blast and add toppings is like no where else I've ever been for ice cream. Do yourself a favor and stop by this gem! Also, the service is fast and our dog loves the pup cups! read more

Gotta show love for my neighborhood ice cream stand. Yes, I'm lactose intolerant, but sometimes a girl just needs an ice cream cone. Lib's is a no frills kind of place. It's cash only.They have your typical soft serve ice cream with all the usual accoutrement. There's not a lot of seating. The lines are long. But you now what? Thats part of the charm! Tonight we stopped by and got a kiddie-sized chocolate dipped in chocolate cone and a small vanilla dipped in butterscotch for less than $5. We ran into an acquaintance and we leaned against our car and tried to eat our ice cream cones as fast as possible before they had a chance to drip down our hands and onto the pavement. It was all so simple and unglamorous, but it made me nostalgic for my childhood summers when I considered a simple soft serve cone decadent. I was never able to finish it before it melted all over my hands and tee-shirt and would mysteriously find it's way onto my forehead and into my hair. Thirty some odd years later, I'm a little bit better (but not much) at keeping myself relatively un-sticky, and my tastes are more refined, but I enjoy Lib's for it's simplicity and air of innocence and hope someday I'll have children to treat to a Lib's ice cream treat. read more

In this era of chain and/or gourmet ice cream (B&Js, DQ, Cold Stone, etc), it's nice that you can still find affordable mom & pop places like Lib's to fulfill your summertime ice cream addiction. There's really nothing that distinguishes this from other local soft serve places - they all have the same sundaes/splits/shakes/frappes with different names - and this just happens to be the local North Deering one. Their portions - at least for their 'arctic blast' - are huge, so prepare yourself for that. I ordered a medium, but a small (or kiddie size?) totally would have done the trick. So. Much. Ice. Cream. If it's warm out - or if there are summer baseball or soccer rec leagues ending anywhere in a 10 mile radius - you can count on a line and waiting at least 10 minutes between two service windows. read more

Can you say hidden gem? If you're ever thinking about going to Dairy Queen, stop yourself, turn around and go here. The soft serve is fresh and comes in fun flavors and you can add an exotic dip like butterscotch or birthday cake. The malt milk shake tastes like ice cream ovaltine which is absolutely ridiculous in a yummy kind of way. More than anything special about the ice cream, Lib's has that feeling of being a neighborhood institution. All the kids working here are doing that summer job grind and the classic signage should never change. Come and eat some Americana in a cone, you won't regret it. read more

favorite childhood memory BY FAR is getting the grape icecream with my cousins. What an experience. Great atmosphere and wonderful people and dope icecream. love ice cream? go here. love America? go here. love yourself? GO HERE. even if you're not a fan of all three (oof) just go and support a local business. Have fun! read more

I live and breathe this place. The portions are huge, a size small is usually more than enough. They switch up the flavors often, and the flavors are posted on their Facebook page. The strawberry soft serve is amazing, but it is only available occasionally. The s'mores arctic blast is also a go to, or even just a chocolate vanilla twist in a dish. read more

Get your kids in the car, and drive over here. 20 hours away and the memory of this place has reduced my ice cream consumption otherwise. Vacationland perfection, supports local food and handmade sodas. read more

I like Lib's, but it's not a destination for me like other ice cream shops are. Don't get me wrong it is delicious, but it's a place I go if I'm in the area and it's convenient. Their soft serve blizzard-like treats are good, but their ice cream is quite expensive. I've gotten chocolate ice cream with cookie dough both times I have been and it's good, but not worth the price. It is cash only. The staff is always very friendly and sweet. They have alright outdoor seating, but not enough for the crowds they produce. You're better off sitting in your car because the tables are typically dirty. The ice cream is ice cream here (if that makes sense) and it will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth. read more

Seriously delicious! Soft serve ice cream is my fave so I tend to get mix ins. Their ingredients taste fresh! And they have needhams! I live close by.... this is dangerous for me! I def frequent this place and so should you!!!! read more

Been going to Libs since my childhood and always received good service and delicious ice cream! Love the arctic blasts! I also appreciate their commitment to sanitization and safety as they wear masks during this time! read more

Just another okay place to be. A decent dairy treat shoppe with the intermediate flair hear and there. Before you enter the area. The exterior is sorta weird! It has weird. Rotting paint and a single signpost. So there! But the prices are super cheap! Like $3.50 for a small cone! And yet even the small cones are a bit big. So this place is for real ice cream fans. And the staff is very polite! With nice service here and there. Everywhere! When you get seated. You see that there is very limited seating. But there is one great spot. A big bench for friends and family... Right on the curb! And all if the food is just delicious. Overall. This is a decent place for eating out for dairy goods. If you want a good place for some lick smacking treats. Go here! read more

The ice cream was pretty good. But I wasn't pleased with the service. We ordered a banana split and they didn't make it, so we had to order it again read more

A Portland Staple! I got a smores mix! and it was delish!!!! wishing i were back there right now!

Had my first Lib's of the season this past weekend and it did not disappoint! Prices are very reasonable (cash only!) - you can expect a line when it's nice out, but don't let that deter you. read more

Adorable teens who clearly enjoy their jobs dish up absolutely delicious soft serve treats with enthusiasm!! You always get your money's worth and leave with a smile at Lib's!! read more

Yum! Only soft serve and like most small shack ice cream spots CASH ONLY!! Got the vanilla coffee swirl with marshmallow sauce and rainbow sprinkles and it was Delish! Would recommend, however a little out of the way ! read more