Visiting from out of town, and this was our first time at this location (we've been to the one in Eau Claire). It's a cute shop with a fun, oversized ice cream seat out front. You can enjoy your treats there or grab a table inside. We got a warm greeting from a young woman who helped with our order. We chose a couple of malts, a dish, and a double scoop in a waffle cone. The portions were very generous (maybe I should have gone with a single?). Everyone loved what they got. They also sell other items, including bulk coffee, apparel, and various merchandise. Would definitely come back again. read more

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The kids working there are really sweet! The older bosses/managers or whatever are a little rude but they aren't there often! Good ice cream

This place is fantastic! Really high quality ice cream. Ice cream is one of the few things that has gotten better in the last, say 25 years or so, rather than worse. That being the case, given that Olsen's has been around along time I wasn't sure if it was not-as-good old style ice cream, or much better modern ice cream. I have to say it's the latter. So so good! So much so that I have to make a point to stop in Chippewa Falls for a cone every time I pass by. The staff are super friendly and helpful with samples. read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Friendly service with a great selection of housemade ice cream flavors! Delicious with small town service! read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Coconut ice cream and a house made waffle cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

I stopped in for a Frostee years ago and talked with the owner, they no longer have the machine to make them. So I asked for a Nutrition label for the frozen yogurt as I am diabetic. The OWNER wasn't about the provide me with one which surprised me. I can no longer frequent a childhood memory as my family went to Olson's every Sunday for Frostees and ice cream cones for the whole family of 7. Now, without knowing how much sugar is in ANY of their products I can no longer buy any item on the menu without knowing the carbohydrate content. Wouldn't you think the owner would want to promote his products to everyone? He also made a public fuss about Don from the Burger Station, because Don was selling his Olson Ice Cream at HIS establishment. Why would the Olson Ice Cream owner complain? Don was selling his product which also promoted it even further. It made no sense to me. After those two instances I decided that I would no longer support a business that I had frequented for over 60 years. read more

When I was walking down the street With a girl that showed me heat Olson's ice cream fired my eye sight For which we flew with a brief flight read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Old charm - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

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They were out of the pumpkin cheese cake ice cream, so I had the pumpkin pie. Fantastic!

I am new to the area and everyone raves about Olsens. It did not disappoint! The workers are so friendly every time we go in for ice cream. The ice cream is absolutely wonderful and the shop itself is really cute inside. This is a must go to place when in Chippewa! read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Chocolate Monster and Cherry - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Everytime I come to Chippewa Falls, Olson's is a MUST! They have such a wide variety of flavors and each tastes absolutely amazing. I always get the cookies and cream flavor, the ice cream and cone itself are beyond any other ice cream I've ever had. Throughout the hundreds of ice cream places I have tried this place is still on top by a wide margin. No ice cream place even comes close to the quality of Olson's, and this place is an easy 5 stars. read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Cookies & Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Great classic atmosphere, plenty of flavors with amazing ice cream! Employees are friendly and fast despite the shop being packed, can't recommend enough. read more

I've been here a few times, it's always busy with a line, but there's always street parking available nearby. I decided to do their mint chip on a chocolate dipped cone this time and HOLY COW. I'm still thinking about how fresh and wonderful it was. read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Mint chip on a dipped waffle cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Ice cream In the park, what's nicer? Perfect for a summer day! Irvine park and Olson's a great asset to the community. read more

Heath Supreme!! Absolutely fantastic texture and mix. Highly recommend giving it a try. I'm moving part time to work right there. Might be a problem read more

Cute little shop with home made ice creams. The staff were very friendly and helpful. They were a couple of funny guys who seemed to love what they do. There were a lot of flavors to choose from but I ended up settling on the turtle flavor. Got a strawberry malt too which was tasty. It was definitely a popular choice that shake since two other patrons ordered the same thing. The ice cream was nice and creamy and fresh. I also loved that they had a nice small size called the toddler. Perfect size for me it seemed like a half cup size. Prices were a bit high but the quality was great. They also have food as well. Didn't get to try this but I would imagine it's fresh and the service would be just as friendly. Check these guys out :) read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Toddler size. Perfect. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Great ice cream but I thought they were kind of rude to not do a callback on my daughters application when they said they would respond in 2 weeks and she called them twice to follow up after her interview. If you don't want to hire her, that's fine. But tell the poor kid. No wonder they need help. But their ice cream is good. read more

Olson's Ice Cream Parlor is a Chippewa Valley institution and the taste of my childhood! Growing up around Chippewa, Olson's Ice Cream can be found at so many different shops. Even my local dairy had Olson's for sale. I don't blame them: why serve grocery store ice cream, when the best is made within 20 miles. Yet, a trip to the parlor is always a magical experience and full of memories. Despite being in my 20's now, I still feel like a kid again at every visit, happily licking away at my ice cream cone while actual kids giggle and drip ice cream on themselves around me. It's a place so fully of laughter and joy, which is what I feel the Olson family actually creates. I will forever hold to Olson's Glacier Bay Lemon as the best ice cream flavor in the world, with its swirls of lemon syrup and chunks of meringue/pie crust. Overall, Olson's is my favorite place to visit whenever I'm home and I feel welcomed back every time! read more

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There's no other place like Olson's homaid ice cream, flavors change seasonally. Not only are they serving Ice cream, they are also serving assorted popcorn at two locations, downtown Eau Claire and Downtown Chippewa. The Ice cream is great and the popcorn is just as good. Buckets of ice cream in assorted flavors are also sold at Festival Grocery Store. Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Definitely a nostalgic feeling coming here. Take your pick in a dish or a cone, you won't be disappointed that you stopped in. Lines are usually out the door when summer rolls around. Busy or not, I'm getting my scoops. They also sell merchandise. read more

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Hands-down the best ice cream and Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire! Their Chippewa Falls location is small but has so many wonderful choices that you have to make it one of your first stops! They change their flavors seasonally so there's always something new to try! read more

Olson When traveling we always look for good or unique ice cream parlors. This brought us to Olson's since it said they had homemade ice cream. The first disappointment was the lack of chocolate based flavors. The second was the purchased waffle cones, they display ones that looked like homemade but we were given Joy brand ones. Then there's the ice cream, meh, it had no flavor. I'm so sorry I wasted the calories on it. read more

I've only had one scoop of their ice cream and a taste of another scoop ordered by my wife. I ordered blackberry sorbet. It was frozen but other than the temperature, it resembled blackberry flavored Silly Putty more than sorbet. It was the most rubbery sorbet I've ever tried to eat. I'm not sure what kind of weird ingredients they used to make it, but they need to throw away that recipe. My wife also got grapefruit ice cream. It wasn't disgusting like the sorbet, but it was off somehow. It might have been the combination of dairy and grapefruit that was wrong, but it simply didn't taste good. I will avoid this ice cream place if ever back in the area. As my wife said, "Baskin Robbins is way better." read more

Great ice cream! Decent choice selection, and the servers were very helpful in my search for exactly the kind of ice cream I like. The line was out the door when we arrived (testament to their popularity) but it moved along quickly. read more

100% I would recommend Olson's ice cream. I can go down there with my friends get ice cream and sit down on the benches. Even if they are busy they treat their customers well and they have great service! And you can enjoy many different and unique flavors homemade there. read more

I don't get it, is this ice cream homemade if they call it "Home-Maid"? What does that even mean?.... The ice cream is good, but I would say they could dial back on some of the flavors. My family loved the mocha chip, but our other flavors were more of a miss than a hit. I had the banana split, which was good, but nothing too special. I found the shop to be really disoriented. There was no clear line. Some tried to wait by the coolers, others tried to wait by the register to order. Definitely was bizarre! read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Banana split - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

This Glacier Bay Lemon is everything I didn't know I wanted in an ice cream. It's basically frozen lemon meringue in a cone and I can't get enough read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Wow this place has great ice cream!!! I knew it was going to be good when we drove by on a Thursday afternoon and all the chairs outside were full and you could see quite a few more inside. I'd never been to Chippewa Falls so my friends decided we had to make a stop here on the way back from the park. The ice cream was awesome. I liked it much better than Grand Old Creamery and that sucks because GOC is about a mile from my house and this is over 2 hours away. I had an ice cream called chocolate marshmallow wave and it couldn't have been better. The waffle bowl was good too! I also tried some of my friend's cookies and cream and it was probably the best C&C I've ever tried. I can't wait to go back to Chippewa and go back to Olson's. read more

Seriously, does a "bad" ice cream place even exist??? I was here years before the days of Yelp and again last weekend so I had to write up a review of my experience. I have family out in this area who have taken me here. It's a cute little ice cream shop which also serves lunch. What I really liked about this place were the varieties of ice cream, and the variety which included some rare flavors like "cookie monster" which was like a blue cookie dough ice cream (I got that one, and LOVED it!) or pumpkin...or one which had cocoa krispies in it! Yum!!! This place is GOOD, I recommend stopping in for ice cream - the prices are good, and the amount you pay for is more than plenty! read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

I cannot even begin to tell you how good the ice cream at Olson's is. I grew up in Chippewa Falls, have traveled a lot and always compare other ice cream to theirs. Very few come close. If you have a chance, go! Try every single one of their flavors! My favorite will always be their butter pecan, but every so often I diverge. (I once even tried their giant ice cream 5-foot replica that stands outside their door... until it made me puke. Ahh, childhood memories.) :) read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Stopped in to Olson's for a late lunch after a tour at Leinenkugel. It was suggested by several people in town and we were quite excited about trying it out. We got a panini and the chicken dumpling soup! Both were tasty. We had to try a product of Wisconsin's dairy and let alone this place was know for their homemade ICE CREAM...so we finished walking out with some scoops. Seriously good ice cream. Rich and creamy. We tried the cookies & cream and the mocha mud pie. Heavenly. We got a chuckle out of items being sold in the shop. There were homemade knit items and "polish chainsaws". We are bummed we didn't snag a few of these gems for Christmas gifts. The staff was friendly and it finished off a great day in Chippewa Falls. If we ever return to Chippewa Falls, we would definitely stop in for an ice cream or two!!!! read more

Olson's Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

they have so much to choose from. different flavors and different ways to enjoy it. their shakes are amazing. Cones are good portions. Overall it is amazing read more

Fantastic ice cream!! Love that they've been changing up the flavors lately. They also serve a good lunch menu!!

The family and I love this ice cream parlor amazing ice cream and really have worked three the covid

Catering review! For our wedding, we decided we wanted ice cream instead of cake. Having grown up in Chippewa, my first thought was Olson's! We reached out and Jeremy (manager/co-owner) was so helpful letting us know our options and letting us sample as many flavors as we wanted! Our event was too far away to have scoopers on site but we were able to order 140 prepackaged 10 oz containers in a variety of flavors. Jeremy gave us tips for transporting the ice cream and where to find dry ice. We were so happy with how everything turned out! Olson's (and Jeremy in particular) made it so easy and we would definitely recommend using Olson's for your large catering needs! Thanks so much! read more

Every time we go to Eau Claire we may it a point to visit Olson's. Their ice cream is homemade and every time we go then ice cream never contains ice crystals. Probably because they sell so much ice cream they are constantly having to make fresh batches. If you find yourself near Chippewa Falls make sure you stop by. read more

Love the homemade ice cream here; every time we're in the area I try to come up with an excuse to stop by Olson's for a treat. Highly, highly recommend. Huge range of flavors with generous portions and low prices. Love the cookies and cream (big chunks of oreos plus amazingly creamy vanilla ice cream) as well as pumpkin pie, mocha chip and many, many others. Their cones are great and a kid's size cone is usually more than enough ice cream for me! They have ample seating and just a general local vibe inside with friendly staff. read more

Out of a 3 day weekend in Minneapolis, Olson's may be the number 1 highlight! How we ended up here, I can vaguely remember. It went something like this... 1. Heading back to Chicago 2 hours late. 2. Detour for a Leinenkugel's FREE tour. 3. Making it to the lodge a few minutes before the tour left. Ms. Garmin didn't know a road existed that I was clearly driving on. 4. Overhearing someone mention sandwiches and homemade ice cream. 5. "Excuse me, miss, did you say 'homemade ice cream'"? Why yes, here's a brochure. 6. 1 hour tour of Leinenkugel's (which was awesome!) 7. Drive directly to Olson's! I had the waffle cone with turtle ice cream. My wife had the coffee and something ice cream. Both were awesome! Both were enormous! And it was only $5 total. read more

Probably the best ice cream ever. I had lemon poppy seed and mackinaw island fudge. The lemon poppy seed was ice cream not sherbet and was sooo good. The mackinaw island fudge had tons of fudge in the ice cream. Service was excellent! read more

I'm biased, I have loved their ice cream since I was a kid. It has a solid deli menu, but its the AMAZING homemade ice cream that will keep you going back with incredible frequency!! The place is very sanitary, service is great and ok yeah the ice cream is phenomenal! They also have the best shakes I've ever had and I'd consider myself somewhat of a connoisseur. read more

Hands down best ice cream anywhere! Been going here since I was a kid and will til I'm unable to physically consume ice cream. ;)

This place is an institution. It has been there for more than 80 years. After 3 generations in one family it changed hands a couple of years ago. I hope/trust that it's up to its same standards. My childhood memories are of great butter brickle and great black licorice ice cream (which I usually had together, but I was a bit "special" even then) Two stories that give you a sense for the place: 1. For many decades they'd exceed the legal butterfat content that ice cream can have (just to ensure extra awesomeness). The local judge would fine them but suspend the fine for a dish of ice cream. Now that's my kind of small town justice! 2. In the 1970's they made the world's largest milkshake. 2 of those semi trucks that transport milk full of free chocolate shakes for all. Ice cream ran down the street and it seemed like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with the street running with chocolate. So, not only do they make righteous product, they're great humanitarians and innovators. read more

Can't say much else that hasn't been said already. I mean, after all, it's Olson's! If you're visiting, this is mos def a must visit. Olson's has been around and delivering the same homemade quality ice cream since before my dad was born. There are always a wide assortment of flavors, so no matter what your sweet tooth desires, you're sure to find something you like. As a testament to Olson's allure, after hiking through the snow in 15F weather, we still stopped by and enjoyed a couple of scoops in a waffle cone! read more