Sarah’s Creamery

Sarah’s Creamery is the quintessential small town ice cream shop. The flavors are delicious, well labeled, and diverse (I usually have the Birthday Cake flavor). The Penn State theme is both cute and cohesive: the ice cream is made at Penn State and flavors such as Peachy Paterno and WPSU Coffee Break reflect this. Their concept of serving ice cream is a mix between Baskin Robbins and frozen yogurt: you pick your flavor, your size, and your container (sugar/​waffle/​pretzel cone, cup, etc.) among the 32 hard ice creams, then you add your favorite toppings at the toppings bar, which include homemade brownies, cookies, hot fudge, and fresh fruit. Prices are calculated by weight and loyalty cards reward frequent flyers with free ice cream after 10 purchases. The restaurant is extremely clean and very friendly, especially for families and groups, and patrons are welcome to enjoy their ice cream on the patio outside the store, even in colder months (there are also outdoor heaters), or to stick around for a game of corn hole on the lawn. They also host events and local band performances throughout the year. The staff is extremely helpful, kind, and patient. They even host ice cream parties for kids where you can learn how the ice cream is made.
My only hangup with this place is the location. It’s tough to enjoy ice cream next to a noisy, high-​traffic road. Also, some of the picnic tables are dispersed throughout the parking lot on small patches of lawn, which makes it feel like you’re in the middle of all the parking chaos. The Creamery also shares a parking lot with a couple of other businesses so it can be a bit hectic. However, none of this outweighs the deliciousness and welcomeness of Sarah’s Creamery; definitely worth it.
TL;DR: Delicious ice cream, tons of flavors and toppings, and welcoming staff make this my favorite local ice cream shop.

I was impressed with this parlor as not only did they have a multitude of flavors of hard ice cream, but they had many soft serve flavors as well (did I read it correctly, 24 soft serve flavors?). There’s a happy vibe to this place that you’ll feel the moment you walk in. The purple décor made me want to smile, and there were little decorative flairs that were cool, such as some unusually lit signage and a train set that covers the perimeter of a room. The ice cream comes from the Penn State Creamery, I have have no objections there (it’s tasty, and somewhat local).
Why not five stars? Well, it’s along a main road in Dover, PA, a town not known for great land management and urban development. You get your ice cream, you taste it, you smile, and then you go sit next to a bunch of noisy cars, overlooking an ugly stretch of road, at which point your smile fades a little. Also, I loved the taste of everything my wife and I ordered here, but her waffle cone did taste less fresh and more like it came to the store in a box. Minor detail for me, but perhaps more important to others.
If you are in Dover, check it out!

Nice little ice cream shop. Worth stopping by for a treat and relaxing on the deck…
Pros:
–Huge variety of ice cream flavors
–Unique Penn State Creamery flavors
–Nice outdoor seating
–Clean
Cons:
–Prices are a little on the higher side, $ 2.50 for a small
–Hard to make a left turn out of parking lot
Overall a good experience every visit so far…