Carvel

I always have a hard time reviewing chain businesses. I find that typically most people will review the store itself on cleanliness or talk about the customer service. With the food, we all have an expectation. The food should taste the same in all the chains because the staff should be following the same criteria with the same exact foods.
The same goes for this location of Carvel. When I walked in here I assumed I would be tasting the same Carvel soft serve that I had as a child. The shocker? Nothing. I did.
I went in on a Wednesday and got the buy one get one deal. The serving size was a small, but felt larger than I expected for a deal like this. Toppings were plentiful and I was in and out in about 2 minutes.
Now here comes the problem. The service here is crap. Like many other Unilocalers expressed, that woman (you know the one) is definitely not looking to make any friends while she works. She asks for your order as she stands there looking at you with bitch face. She’ll asks you about requests for size, toppings or flavor with the same anger that your mom asked you to clean your damn room for THE 50TH TIME TODAY! Why can’t you just do it the first time? Who raised you anyway? Who do you think you are… whoa. That woman seriously will mess with your head.
So if you’re looking for that sweet Carvel ice cream you loved as a child, come on in… just make sure to bring backup.

FIrst off they make the ice cream on premise. It tastes night and day from the carvel cake you may buy at a grocery store. Genuinely fresh. Only issue is sometimes the low fact ice cream soft serve does not work. Also the staff though courteous not necessarily the warmest. Not a ton of flavors but the taste by far makes up for that. Plus 5 bucks for a large ice cream with topping And wed. Buy one get one free!

I’ve been coming here for years and years since I was a kid. They still have the same two cashiers there that they’ve had since I was young… Kinda weird, considering the fact that they were only in high school when I was younger. The buy 1 get 1 soft serve Wednesday’s is still going strong! I’ve tried all the different flavors here, and gotten the cakes for different birthdays and occasions and I was reminded of this place as my dad snuck an ice cream cake home and left a slice for me in the fridge. I’ll thank him with a Fudgie the whale cake!

A friend and I went to this carvel and I was shocked of what was the worst carvel experience ever. We order the nutella milkshake which clearly shows a chocolate looking milk shake with whip cream and chocolate syrup. What we got was two milk shakes that looked 100% vanilla. She put little to no nutella. Also, SHE TRIED TO CHARGE US 50 CENTS EACH FOR WHIP CREAM… I was shocked. The picture and what we received didn’t resemble each other AT ALL! and the nerve to try and charge extra for whip cream when it was not told or written anywhere. She clearly just was trying to make extra money by skimping on the nutella and charging extra for whip cream. Taking advantage of Carvel. Such a disappointment. DO NOT GO HERE!!! PLUS, the place looked a bit on the dirty side.

I go there once in a blue moon to try their cones. The sizes of the swirls on the cones are huge, so it is worth it. I stay true to classic vanilla swirl with rainbow sprinkles.

I love the ice cream the only thing that i really dont love is the rude cashier, there is this asian lady very dirty look !! dont give me an attitude !!! im paying for a goddamn icecream ! should get fired !!

been here forever. its ice cream, it cant be bad. but guys, time to buy a new sign and clean the place up a little. dont be cheap.

This is going to be the world’s dorkiest review. But anyone that knows me knows how much I LOVE ICE CREAM! And Carvel hits the spot when you don’t think you can follow portion control by allowing yourself to buy a pint from the grocery store. They have junior sized cups which are perfect and the small size is truly huge if you’re hungry and splurging. Not too exceptionally expensive either. For a junior cup or cone it’s only $ 2.75. I feel any fro yo place in the city is at least 4 bucks for a small cup and skimpy toppings. There’s hard packed ice cream. Personal favs are cookie dough, mint chip and strawberry! Also, soft-​serve regular and low-​fat. Go there on Wednesdays if you have a buddy around you get 2 for 1. Also, these guys at this particular Carvel pile on the ice cream. They do not short you at all and I freaking love it.

Who doesn;t love Carvel?! Their soft serve sundaes are yummy, and their ice cream cakes are probably one of my most favorite things on this planet. I can probably eat a whole one by myself (the little ones that serve like 6 people). Those little cookie crumbs at the bottom just make me happy.
Their flying saucers (aka ice cream sandwiches) are also very good. But what I love about this location is that Wednesday is buy one get one free on EVERYTHING… except for cakes. Unlike the one on Coney Island Ave which is only buy one get one free on sundaes on Wednesday. A great deal if you’re with a friend and in the mood for ice cream and in you’re in this neighborhood… on a Wednesday. Although someone like me would cancel all other plans, and make a trip out here just to get some ice cream.

grew up on this place, always a classic =)

I like Carvel. I like it a lot. It’s right on the corner of my block, and I can get ice cream any time I want (except late at night). Not that I want to necessarily be eating ice cream all the time, but I am glad it’s there. They now have «2-​for» deals almost every day of the week.
I like it when they have the no-​fat soft ice cream, but sometimes they are out of it. I like the milkshakes, but they are a bit too expensive. I like the sundaes but they are so strict about what toppings you can have, depending on the size. I like the little white plastic holders that the wafer cones come in, because they catch all the sprinkles. The hard ice cream doesn’t always look so good.
But if you want a soft ice cream cone and don’t feel like waiting for Mr. Softee or the Kustard King, this is a good place to go.

2 for 1 Wednesdays is hard to beat. More often then not a short wait to get icecream on wednesday during the summer

every time I walk past this place, I feel my teeth rotting the stench of sugar is so overpowering. two for one on weds though… hard to beat.