My previous experiences with The Original Rainbow Cone have been at Taste of Chicago over the years when I would get a little sample cup for a couple of tickets, and I gotta admit it was a pretty good treat on a hot summer day. In recent years, The Original Rainbow Cone has been expanding its footprint, including adding a presence at Buona Beef locations. The other day, one of my buds treated us each to a serving of The Original Rainbow Cone at the Skokie location. Being a slob, I chose to have my serving in a cup rather than in a cone. You get five flavors, which I favor since I like to try as many flavors as possible. The famous Palmer House flavor (New York vanilla and cherries) comes along with pistachio almond, and the more "standard" flavors of chocolate, strawberry and orange sherbet. It's creamy, rich and delicious. read more

Talia was lovely and looked very adorable in her uniform. Great service! Yum yum yum yum yummy

Took son to The Original Rainbow Cone for their Valentine's Day Special: Buy One Get One Free. Such a great treat! This location is inside Buona Beef. Parking: private parking lot with plenty of seating inside and many tables outside I love all 5 flavors: Orange Sherbert, Pistachio, Palmer House (vanilla with cherries and walnuts), Strawberry and Chocolate. One can also get 1 flavor; son loves Orange Sherbert. Staff is friendly and welcoming. Service is excellent! The place is happy and bright. Great place for all ages. The place is a Chicago institution for over 95 years, original location opened in Chicago's south side. Locations planned to open in more midwest locations and in differet states like Florida this year. Love to come here for a happy dessert treat. read more

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We were on our way home from a rained-out Cubs game and wanted something to cheer us up - and after my 18 years of living in the Chicago area I had never had rainbow cone. This location is paired with w Buona Beef, so beware of Italian beef smells! The rainbow cone is a little counter inside, giving a food-court vibe. You can get the rainbow cone flavors or a choice of a couple of other normal ice cream flavors. I went with a kiddie rainbow cone and it was the perfect size for me. You really would think that these flavors would be odd together, but they were pretty good! Not a place I'd go all the time, but definitely a fun chicago treat! read more

The Original Rainbow Cone - Rainbow Cone Bowl (Baby) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

Add a "bow" to the end of this rainy day and get yourself a rainbow cone ice cream quart! It comes with 4 cones and it'll last you 3 days.... If you don't eat it all in one eat it's so delicious and honestly doesn't get talked about enough! Start your weekend off wonderfully!! The service was quick at the drive thru I didn't even know you could do this but it did last us 3 days which I'm surprised about! read more

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Living on the south side for the first 20+ years of my life, I can tell you I went to the Original Rainbow at least 40-50 times. One thing I always remembered was how large the Rainbow Cone was especially when you got it in the waffle cone. So heading to the Skokie location last night, I was really looking forward to it since I haven't had a Rainbow cone in about 2 years. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. As seen in the attached photo, the amount of ice cream doesn't come close to what I remembered getting served at the Southside location. I'm not sure to chalk it up since it's not the new location or if portions were decreased to the pandemic. However the cost of that cone was about $8-$9. Moving forward if I go back, I'd rather take home a quart and call it a day. So disappointing. read more

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Last night my kids and I went out for dinner and wanted to stop for icecream at rainbow cone after. it was already late but we all already knew what we wanted from so we thought we would just be a quick in and out. When we walked in there were no customers at the counter so we thought great let's order quickly and head out, the employee working there was filling up a tub of strawberry icecream for another employee. I asked if they were open she said yes and turned her back and continued to fill the tub. We stood at the counter for over 6 minutes waiting for her to finish as she kept scooping and packing the icecream. The employee who she was packing it for even looked at us in line nervously and walked back to work. I'm sorry if you have customers waiting you should take their order and scoop icecream for your co worker later that was very very rude. She didn't even apologize for making us wait the entire time either. read more

This location is shared with Buona beef so after dinner just head right over to grab dessert which is exactly what I did. I chose the original rainbow cone because why not? I wasn't sure if I was going to like the mixture of flavors but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's one of those you have to get it because it's a picture must. I was impressed with how the worker scooped the slices to put on the cone. I thought it was so neat. My favorite flavor put of the five was the Palmer House with Pistachio coming in close second. I love the fact that when you order a cone you get a cone drip tray. Such a cute little place inside Buona to get some ice cream. read more

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Came here to try the popular rainbow ice cream on a late week night evening. Easy parking, no line, nice service, and reasonable prices. I enjoyed the mash-up of flavors and would venture back here again for a quick fix. read more

The Original Rainbow Cone - Baby rainbow cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

The Rainbow Cone is a Chicago classic. I'm so happy that they opened a location up north. All of the ice cream flavors on one cone was dreamy I even bought a quart to bring home read more

An iconic Chicago food! Love having a closer location. Baby scoops are more of a mix of flavors than layers - wish they had smaller square scoops so you still got the experience. Chocolate is the weakest flavor - maybe someday they will replace with ube! read more

The Original Rainbow Cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

I went here for dessert after eating a sandwich at Buona's in their shared dining space. I'm not an Original Rainbow Cone fan, because I don't like some of the flavors included in it, but I do love their other ice creams. I had tried the Cookies and Cream once from their food (cone?) truck this summer during a birthday party, and I was pleasantly surprised that they carried other ice creams besides the ones in the Original Rainbow Cone. This time I tried the mint chip, and it was delicious - full of little chocolate bits, and very minty. I'm definitely a fan. I'll probably eat my way through some of their other flavors on future visits! read more

Been going here for years now. First had it at Lollapallooza in 2016. Loved the combo and colors of the ice cream. Amazing Taste!

I have to say I have always wanted to experience Rainbow Cone and unfortunately I should have gone to the original. I saw Anna Belaval on WGN do around town so I was excited to go. Skokie is much closer to my home so we went there. I agree with one of the reviews the portion was minuscule. It was like a tiny sliver of each flavor all together 1 scoop for $6.95. It was delicious the flavor combination really pairs well together.The staff was very friendly and welcoming, but very disappointed in the portion, especially for the cost. If I try it again, I will go to the original. Hopefully, they are more generous. read more

This one is rather new and located inside the Buona Beef restaurant. They were still settling in the server said so not all the choices I found on their websites was available. You can count on the rainbow cone for sure though and almost every one eating ice cream was eating the rainbow cone! I opted for the Palmer House which is part of the rainbow. I'm not a fan of orange sherbet and strawberry, but will most definitely have the Palmer House again. You've got to try it and based on the ingredients I couldn't have guessed it will be one of my all time favorites. They have other desserts but they had me at P.H. I'll be back. Service was great by the way. Can not be said of Oberweiss which is inconsistent. I think they have soft serve as well. read more

Been meaning to go to a Rainbow Cone, and popped by this location. Quick and clean, loved the drip tray for the cone. I ordered a Baby Cone and was pleasantly surprised by the portion size! read more

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I think the combination of flavors for the Original Rainbow Cone don't really go well together, but I did really like the holder it comes in read more

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First time having a rainbow cone (in a cup) and it was very yummy! The ice cream is creamy. The combo of flavors work well together. Also tried the mint flake. Good combo of mint &chocolate. read more

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This is the fifth location and it's inside of Buona Beef. Staff and service is excellent! read more

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delicious! i was iffy at first since i'm not usually a fan of pistachio or chocolate ice cream, but somehow all the flavors in the rainbow cone complimented one another so nicely that i finished the entire thing. the chocolate didn't taste too artificial and they gave u a lil disc attached to the cone so that the ice cream wouldn't drip on u read more

The Original Rainbow Cone - rainbow cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

Instagram Worthy! Imagine your family getting Ice Cream the way it used to be, the way it's supposed to be, the Rainbow Way. Beautiful facility, super clean and enjoyable! Rainbow Cone is really Instagram worthy and really a destination Ice Cream cone! Make sure to enjoy the plentiful seating inside or out! read more

Bad and rude service. The girl on the ice cream cashier was so rude A good place like this should have a better service read more

Childhood memories. Love rainbow cone and grew up near their original location. So happy they are closer to my current home. I recommend everyone try the rainbow cone at least once. read more

You can hardly ever go wrong with the tastiest ice cream around: Rainbow Cone. I grew up with the original Rainbow Cone location on the south side and now living in Skokie, I am very excited to have a location near me! The classic flavor combination is still true to the original, and still tastes great! read more

The legendary Rainbow cone finally graces it presence on the Northside and lived up to the hype. We got the Rainbow cone which contains orange sherbert, pistachio, palmer house (aka new york cherry), strawberry and chocolate. Definitely, we will be back for more. read more

Definitely worth it! I mean rainbow cone ice cream is amazing! The service was incredible. The restaurant was open at 10, my kids had flu shots at 10, and we zoomed over from Lurie to get ice cream. The manager opened early for us and was ridiculously kind! He even added a little extra special topping for my daughters sundae because she was sad. Such a great experience! read more

I absolutely love there ice cream. I can't get enough of there ice cream. I'm so grateful they have a permanent location in Skokie now.