Ya’ll will think I’m a doof for this, but seriously… there’s a Turkey Hill around the corner from my house that’s open 24 hours… with the huge variety of Turkey Hill flavors I NEVER leave there empty-handed or unsatisfied! And believe me, I’ve been in there at some STRANGE hours… it’s definitely my “local ice cream hangout” of choice!

My son lives in Wrightsville,PA, right next door to a Turkey Hill. (Am I jealous, or what!) And driving between his place and my daughter-in-law’s is the Turkey Hill Factory! Down here in Cape May, I usually buy at least two or sometimes four flavors at a time. And we loved Dumsers in O C, MD, too; fabulous 50’s style place!

Has anyone else ever gone to Squireside in Lancaster,PA? It is an adorable little place near I think New Holland. And they serve TH, too! If you ever go there during the summer, be sure to try the walk-up window!!

Mint Chocolate Chip sweethearts unite at Squireside to eat TH!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :)

Meyer’s Dairy in State College, Pa. is definitely worth the time spent standing in line. This place is so good there is always a line.

if you are ever in Massapequa, Long Island , NY go to Krisch’s old-fashioned ice cream parlor on Central Avenue-they started in Brooklyn over 50 years ago-order the Massapequa Special-two scoops of homemade ice cream, marshmallow sauce, hot fudge sauce and REAL whipped cream! just Heaven-we do love Turkey Hill here also-my fav is Rocky Road and anything chocolate-tried the new Duetto-yum-Happy National Ice Cream Day.

i like the sign, but neon flavored // i think the gas inside the tube would upset my tummy

Love that Turkey Hill ice cream. And the teas, Wow.
Carm Hodgins

I think anywhere that serves Turkey Hill ice cream is worth driving a million miles for.

We have a place called Heislers

Neat ice cream stand with a double minature golf course and it also has a putting range, gift shop and game house and waffle shop

This is out in the “boonies” have to go through “cow country” to get there Fabulous place. They used to have fire truck rides back in the old days

Their ice cream is good, but nothing tops Turkey Hill Peanut Butter Ripple

Our local Dairy Queen, recently remodeled to look like a 50’s type soda joint,, its kinda cool,, chrome and jukeboxes. When we travel to Tyrone to visit friends, we usually visit The Meadows ice cream shop,, they make their own ice cream too and it’s pretty good. When we go to Ocean City, MD, we love to visit Dumsers,, an old fashioned ice cream shop and restaurant, a fun, family place to eat. The decor of the places, makes it fun,, but the taste of the ice cream is what really counts!

Turkey Hill is the only ice cream worth knowing!

Hi! Miss Carb IQ. What Turkey Hill Ice Cream is comparable?

Thanks.

Lago’s Lone Oak in Rye, NH and Golick’s in Dover, NH!

I seriously need to get myself to Holstein’s in Bloomfield, NJ. I distinctly recall huge slabs of chocolate in their chocolate-chocolate chip ice cream as a kid. AND home made hot fudge, not the stuff most places use.

My nightly ritual is a mug of Turkey Hill under the covers in bed. It’s the one time of the day were I’m not working or being Mom to my 3 children. It’s my time and I wouldn’t pass it up. As a kid we would go to Carvel for a special treat. I’m sure this was the start of my love for ice cream

Only on weekends we would take a trip to Seduttos, Dairy Queen and Ralph’s, it was like going on a vacation. 40 years later, we buy Turkey Hill in the supermarket, but we make a trip 2 or 3 times a year to Lancaster, eat at Miller’s and have all the Turkey Hill we can eat. Next trip we will take a tour of Turkey Hill!

On Rt 40 from Phildelphia to Atlantic City there was a placed called Richman’s Ice Cream Dairy Bar with a life-sized cow out front. They were making Ice Milk in the 1950s, also they were using real vanilla bean. It was the “must stop place” each way.

We had an old ice cream shop that used real whip cream that was hand made. We had to walk over a swing bridge to get there and many times the bridge would get stuck and it would take us a couple of hours to get back home. Sadly that place is now closed. Another has opened in my town (I have moved to another town) and they have great, homemade ice cream, but who can afford $4.50 for a small sundae. So I buy Turkey Hill and make my own, for considerable less!

I’m with Jen (comment 6 above…) and just thought I’d name our favorite place… It’s called Chill & Grill, and if you’ve ever been to Palmyra, NY… you’ve probably been to Chill & Grill! Maybe we could get them to start serving Turkey Hill ice cream……..

Also, when I was a young lad, I lived in Springfield, OH, and not too far from my house was a Jersey dairy that made ice cream and just a whole experience of it! Not only did you get some great, creative, home made ice cream… you got to feed and pet the cows who “made” it! Ha! That one is Young’s Dairy in Yellow Springs, OH.

Every town has a “favorite ice cream hangout”, but I’d say I’m lucky to have lived in those two towns!

Yes, I do remember Farrels, we had one in Huntington Beach, California in the 1970’s. It was a very fun experience.

We don’t have any in-town, so I have 2 favorites. One is about 25 miles North, in Plains, PA, Curly Creme, a soft ice cream stand, only open between Memorial and Labor Days. The other is a dairy, open year round, 20 miles South, in Tamaqua, PA, Leibey’s, when they make their own ice cream and home-made pies which are overly stuffed with the fillings. My favorite is Raisin Crumb! They are also overly generous with the size of their dipped ice cream.

We have an ice cream shop in town but they don’t have Turkey Hill ice cream.
How can I persuade them to change?

We had Nancy Lou BBQ, and Twin Kiss, but they are gone. There is a Soda Jerk, Really cool place, have Car shows first Saturday of the month.Like a 50’s place really nice!!

There’s not a good ole neighborhood mom & pop ice cream shop where my family can have an ice cream treat. So, we have to enjoy Turkey Hill Dairy ice cream and frozen yogurt at home and never feel like complaining ;-0

In Toledo, Ohio, there’s an ice cream stand shaped like a snow igloo!

Does anyone remember Farrell’s Ice Cream? There was one at the mall in Toledo, Ohio. It was a zany, colorful place with a loud’wind-up siren’ that they used often. Waiters & waitresses seemed to run around like keystone cops! If you ate the WHOLE “Trough”, you got a pin/ribbon(?) that said, “I made a pig of myself at Farrell’s!”

I grew up in Queens, NY and we had Jahn’s. A whole group of us would go there and order “The Kitchen Sink”. It must have been over a gallon in size with all flavors and toppings in it and required at least 6 of us to finish it. How did it compare to Turkey Hill? Who remembers but as teens it was a challange.

Just a random musing: Just as hotdogs always seem most delicious at a ballpark, ice cream always seems most satisfying on the Boardwalk at the Shore.

Nope, I don’t know why.

Makes you want to open your mouth and let him toss a scope in.

We have a custard stand that sells soft-serve and some hand dipped cones, milkshakes, sundaes and splits. It’s been there ever since I can remember - and the kids from Little League did go there after games. When we would go to Lake Placid on vacation we would go to Custard, Mustard and Brew. Another small place where it seems everyone knew each other - very cozy place where you could get soft-serve, grilled sandwiches, and even a beer - all at one place!

I forgot to mention that within a mile of the ice cream stand was a Buffalo farm. We would also go over there and see the herd. They have a small store selling buffalo meat , jerky, and other items. I prefered the ice cream stop but the kids loved both places.

I loved Sticklands in Akron, Ohio. I went their as a child. I took my own children there as well. You could get vanilla, chocolate, or van/choc swirl soft serve. We would also go to New Baltimore, Ohio for great homemade ice cream. It’s located on Rt. 44 off of Rt. 224. It’s a small place that offers a flavor of the day and many other choices. It might just be called New Baltimore Ice Cream. I haven’t been there for years. My favorite is their Vanilla. It was worth the 1/2 hour to get there.

We have a great ice cream shop (actually a couple here) I think ours is one of the last real “small towns” left in America. Anyway… their slogan is “That’s a small????” because their portions are more than generous We are making many memories as a family visiting our local ice cream shop! We love it.

As mentioned, many of the ice cream shops in our town have closed. However, I have wonderful memories of going to Isaly’s Ice Cream Parlor as a kid. It was a special treat. I can also remember going to the five and dime downtown and heading straight to the back where there was an ice cream counter. Boy, that’s the stuff childhood is made of.

Recently we returned from a trip to Italy, the gelato there is unbelievable.

The nearest ’special’ ice cream shop to us now is in Canonsburg, Sarris’ - which, of course, sells sweets of all kinds. But they have some pretty creative and tasty ice cream treats and a great atmosphere.

Nothing as cool as the Sacramento sign though!

There’s a place here in Rural Hall, NC called Dairio that has a really good Banana Pudding ice cream. My favorite parlor is in Strasburg Creamery in Strasburg, PA- they have some great flavors like Snickers, Sweet Cream and Nuts and Oreo Mint among others. The Cannonball Old Tyme Malt Shop in Gettysburg is really awesome for malts and they use Turkey Hill ice cream!

When we were on our honeymoon at Ocean City, MD (19 years ago), we had icecream on the boardwalk from Dumser’s Dairy. We have always gone back when we have visited. Our first flavor to try was mint chip. It reminded us of Turkey Hill because they put chocolate flecks, like Turkey Hill, instead of the big chunks like other brands. Your icecream is a nice reminder of our honeymoon…or Dumser’s Dairy is a nice reminder of home! : )

Though I consider Turkey Hill ice cream the best, up close to Allentown is a creamery called Longacres. Whenever I go visiting that way, I always stop by one of their shops. However, living in Lancaster County, I get to enjoy Turkey Hill ice cream all the time.

I miss the little ice cream stand/restaurant that we used to go to as kids. they have all closed.
but whenever I find one in my travels,
I always try to stop and get a refreshing cone or dish.
thank God I can still go to the supermarket and bring home my favorite Turkey Hill.