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    Parkside Dairy

    4.9 (27 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated a few days ago

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Black cherry, blueberry waffle cone, and pistachio almond ice creams
    Ruthy G.

    I came here two days in a row during my Labor Day weekend in Oscoda. This place is so good. Gonna keep thinking about their Blueberry Waffle Cone scoop & their Superman scoop. I dont know what it is about comfy outdoor seating but it's so comfy out there and such a good walk to the beach.

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    Tim C.

    The bestest place for ice cream in Oscoda! Great service! (You'll love Miranda, the owner. She's an ice cream expert.) Great ice cream, soft serve, even all-beef HOT DOGS! The kids working the magic behind the scenes crank out the orders super quick! This place is fun! The lighting, the colors, the pink picnic tables. It's just fun.

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    Teresa K.

    What a gem just off the Main Street! Just down the street from the Oscoda Beach Park. We were greeted with a friendly smile and enjoyed some very speedy service. The person who took our order even gave recommendations when asked. I had a waffle cone and the hubby a scoop in a cup. Lots of places to sit and enjoy your treat too. We had a great experience overall.

    Eric M.

    Best Ice Cream on the Sunrise Side. Miranda the owner is awesome and we love Parkside!

    Excellent Ice Cream! Great Service! Wonderful small seating area! Must do, worth an extra stop!

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    The best hard dip icecream in town. The funniest girls working g there. What a great crew!

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    24 days ago

    Loved the salted caramel hand scooped icecream but wish they had salted caramel pretzel.

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    3 years ago

    Love their ice cream! They are also within walking distance to the beach, which is an added benefit.

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    3 years ago

    New owner with new items- even dairy free options. Great location on Dwight street next to the oscoda Rotary Pocket Park

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    2 years ago

    Really good ice cream especially after a visit to the nearby beach! Nice outside seating area that allows dogs!

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    Some of the best ice cream around! The Bear Claw and Peanut Butter Crunch flavors are fantastic!

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    4 years ago

    Love their ice cream selection!! They even have doggie ice cream for your furry friend! Big servings and always soft.

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    8 years ago

    It's good. But it is on the pricy side.if you don't like standing in dairy queen lines..than this is your spot

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    The real star of the show here is their homemade waffle cones. Seriously, do not skip them-they are…read moremade fresh, perfectly crisp, buttery, and honestly make whatever flavor scoop you get taste ten times better. The only minor hiccup? The ordering process can feel a little high-stakes. Sometimes the staff will stand right there, unblinking, staring you down while you're frozen in indecision trying to pick your flavor. It's not aggressively rude or anything, but let's just say it definitely adds some friendly pressure when you're trying to choose between thirteen or so different options! Once you get past the pressure and secure your cone, though, it's smooth sailing. Incredible treats, great location, and those homemade cones alone are worth every single penny. Just maybe look over the flavor list before you step up to the window!

    I walked in into this place with my daughters and the young staff did not acknowledge us. Ownership…read moreshould train the young staff to say Hi or Welcome, or would you like a sample? The staff acted like they didn't want to be there. The ice cream was good. My bill came out to $9.01 and I had a 10 dollar bill. The cashier could have easily pulled one of the many pennies out of the tip jar but no she gave me 99 cents back instead of a dollar bill. If the service was great I would have given them that dollar plus a lot more. The moral of the story is work in a factory if you don't want to deal with the public.

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    Biggest scoop of ice cream ever! Great ice cream, little area to sit and get to it! Fun music…read moreplaying and a general low key vibe. Honestly we shared this... it's a meal for one for sure! Definitely will be back when we return.

    After a three hour kayak trip to Turnip Rock, we were desperate for some ice cream to refuel. We…read moreheard about the large scoops of homemade ice cream at Grindstone General Store and headed over immediately. When we arrived, we saw a huge line out the door, with cars parked all along the road down probably around a quarter mile. That seemed promising! As you enter building, you snake through some of the eclectic goods the store sells - things like custom made chess sets, cute cartoon character and fish shaped soaps, etc. It looks like all of the good being sold are local or at least from Michigan. You'll have plenty of time to browse, since it takes almost 30 minutes from setting foot in the shop to actually reaching the front of the line. It's actually overall pretty well organized. There are two doors on the exterior of the store, but they removed the outside handle on one of the doors so it can only be used as an exit. The shop mainly serves Stroh's ice cream, but they have a tub or two of Guernsey Dairy, and a freezer of ten home made flavors. Of course, we had to get the homemade ice cream only. Please note that the owner can be kind of gruff - before you get to the counter, make sure to know exactly what cone, size, and flavors you want. I don't think they offer any samples. Two Scoops in a Cup ($4.25 first scoop, $2.25 second) - They certainly aren't lying about having giant scoops of ice cream! They actually have a display up showing that a scoop is softball sized with a 14oz volume. That's basically like a pint by itself. We decided to get two flavors in a cup: Horchata and Black Raspberry Bugaboo. The horchata is rich, creamy and filled with vanilla and cinnamon. The ice cream is premium (but I wouldn't say it's super premium) with generally low overrun and higher butterfat, giving a delicious creamy mouthfeel. The sweetness is perfect for ice cream - it's sweet but not achingly so. There are a small amount of ice crystals that formed around some of the cinnamon, but it was only a very small amount and not detrimental enough for me to drop my score. (5/5) The Black Raspberry Bugaboo tastes very artificial. It takes the flavor of raspberry and amps it up to 300% so that it's very sweet with a heavy artificial tart flavor. It's studded with chocolate cups that are filled with maraschino cherry type of flavor as well, and mixed with ribbons of Hershey's chocolate fudge. Not my favorite flavor of ice cream (I was expecting this to be natural raspberry), but I can see it appealing to some. (3/5) There's a choice of sugar cone, waffle cone ($1.25 up charge), or plastic cup. We opted for the cup for two reasons: the sugar cone doesn't look like it can contain the amount of ice cream they serve, and it looks like they get their waffle cones premade from Jagger Cone. The waffle cones come with a paper holder with a flare around to catch any ice cream drips. If you want to enjoy their homemade ice cream at home, they do sell prepacked quarts in a freezer. I wish there was an option for smaller scoops; while I managed to finish two scoops with my partner, I saw many others whose eyes were bigger than their stomachs and ended up having to throw out most of their ice cream. In fact, we saw large piles of ice cream sitting in the nearby trash can. What a waste of food. Bathrooms - Single porta potty outside Overall rating of the food this visit: 4/5

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