Franklin Freeze

Horrible business practices. Their fryer was «not working» and considering half of their items are fried you think they would have that running. Not only that, they offer three flavors of ice cream, all on par or worse than McDonald’s. Gyros looked like they were poorly handled and actually dirty. Waste of money and not worth going to.

Awesome neighborhood ice cream destination, and now a viable place for a good meal! Love the gyro. Hurray.

Adding to the din. Attempt number two to go here was thwarted by the guy inside the store shaking his head and saying they were closed. It’s a hot Sunday afternoon at 1 PM. Two attempts to go here, two times it was closed on a day they should be open. Never again.

This review supports what everyone else has said. We tried to go here at 6 pm tonight for ice cream and as we were walking up, the person inside came out, locked the door, and left. This was three hours before they were supposed to close. We’ll modify our review if we ever catch the place actually open.

We came here because my girl wanted ‘one of those cones with the flavoring mixed into the ice cream on the outside’…huh?
Yeah, try and google that one.
So when I drove by and saw the giant cone with what looked like vanilla soft serve and a ‘blue’ flavor strip mixed into it ‘on the outside’ I hit the brakes and checked it out.
This place has 6 billion flavors and they are crazy good. I got peanut butter and she got… tuitti fruitti. Both were very creamy, not too melty and they had an excellent flavor. The peanut butter tasted like peanut butter and not some chemical.
We also got some cheese curds and they were a mix between state fair and culvers. good but not great.
There are a TON of food options and the 12 – 15 year old staff is hilarious!
BRING CASH!!!
no checks or cards — –
I’ll be back for sure!

Yeah, barf. I’ve tried going here for a few years, but every time I do they’re closed even though their hours say they should be open. So I was already frustrated in the long term when I tried their soft serve. This place is run by rude sweaty teenagers and the soft serve tasted really chemically. No good! I don’t know why I strayed from Pumphouse.

The sign says they’re open till 9. They were closed at 8:40 on one night. Came back the next week at 8:30, guy wouldn’t let me in. Give me my frickin’ ice cream or change your posted hours to reflect when your lazy employees close up shop.
UPDATE: I came back another day (either because I’m really stupid or because I really love ice cream) at 8:17. The door was locked. Ser. Ious. Ly.

We were going to escape to the movie theater in Uptown, but the traffic both on Franklin and I-​94 were threatening to delay us. I hate nothing more than arriving late to the movies — where else will I be forced to watch horrible trailers for upcoming boring movies? Turn around and head home, son.
As a consolation, we stopped by the glorious yellow shack that is Franklin Freeze. Pricing is comparable to Dairy Queen so you don’t have to scrounge too deeply for enough change.
Boyfriend ordered the chocolate and I got the coconut. They come very soft, but they are also very delicious. Creamy without being too creamy. Sweet without being too sweet. For a hot summer day, the texture and body of this soft serve is ideal.
The coconut taste was perfect and not cloying at all. It is about 49 cents more to get one of the 24 flavors — I think they add an extract to vanilla? — but if the other 23 are anything like the coconut, it’s a steal. I also hear the lemon flavor is good. Chocolate was chocolately and not fake chocolately at all.
They also offer a lot of foods like chili dogs and mini corn dog bites. I also saw a sign for fried mac and cheese bites. So if somehow, you missed out on all twelve days of the State Fair, you know where to go to get your fried food fix.
So go forth, my children, and have some soft serve. Or some chili dogs. Bring cash though, they don’t take check or card.

I was here Fri. evening and thought it was just my imagination that this chocolate cone was unusually good. It turns out new owner, Scott Tolzmann is making it his destiny to put out a fuller bodied soft serve than your average DQ corporation. Instead of of 100% artificial, he’s putting in 50% natural. It’s a shorter shelf life, so you’re talking fresh. Family owned and and operated with his wife, Loddy, who is an atty. by day. They offer 24 flavors in sm. med. and lg. Also a play on DQ treats, i.e. arctic blast and regal treats, with slushes and floats. Others are mocha freeze and vanilla latte freeze. They offer food like fried cheese, onion rings, the usual goodies at an ice cream stand. They are getting total community support, and Seward area is a perfect location, especially after a dinner at True Thai or Pizza Luce. They are making plans for vegan options, so they know their neighborhood. Seasonal, Apr.-Oct., 11 – 9, seven days a week, may go longer on the weekend. I discovered this in the nick of time. They posted my review next to the pick up window. They will love to know if you’re a Unilocaler and new customer.