The ice cream is insanely good. The honeycomb was loaded with honey and chunks of crispy honeycomb. The caramelized banana was super caramel and the best banana flavor in ice cream I ever had. The peach was good, but paled in comparison to the other two.My issue with this place is not the quality of the ice cream. The ice cream is insanely good.The price is kinda steep. $15 for 3 scoops. Granted, the scoops are generous, you can see it overflowing this pint container. It's pricey though compared to places like Jenis. BUT it is really good. That's the conundrum. They also had like 40 people in line on a Sunday at 3pm. So the pricing isn't hurting their business. Just know that you're going to probably spend $10 minimum.Secondly the wait was kinda long. 45 minutes from getting in line to getting ice cream. The wait staff was nice though.Lastly there are no bathrooms or places to sit. So grab and go.I'll 100% stop by on a slower day to get this again. It was damn good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
demzak
Very friendly and unique place ,outstanding people who work there
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve Monforti
Cool little place but the ice cream was way overpriced. The whipped cream had no flavor whatsoever and some of the ice cream was just average. My daughter got the coffee ice cream and that was really good but everything else was way overpriced for the portion size/taste.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Ellery Wagner
We came on a busy Friday afternoon. We knew it would take awhile to order and get our ice cream but we waited for our order for 30 minutes. When we asked one of the employees about our order she said "we're working on 20 tickets I'm sure we'll get to yours soon." After waiting another 15 minutes I asked a different employee who made it for us right there and then. I explained to her that everyone before and after us had already gotten their orders. The product we got for the price we paid and how long we waited was not worth the time spent here. I'd be willing to give this place another chance but based on my first and only experience here I wouldn't recommend it. I'm pretty sure I got a little sunburned from standing outside for so long waiting for our order.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Alexandra U
Such a fun old-school ice cream shop - not the cheapest place but you’ll definitely enjoy it!
Liv Arp
I love getting old-fashioned sodas with the house made syrup here. The brownie pieces are amazing. Fair prices for the soda but the sundaes are insanely expensive. $18 for a sundae and they do not take off money if you get it without certain toppings. Very delicious sundae but far too expensive!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Annamarie DiRaddo McKevitt
After visiting historic sites in Philadelphia, this place is a must stop to grab some decadent ice cream themed for the city's rich history. The lightening rod will definitely wake you up for more sight-seeing adventures!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jaxira Garcia
Delicious ice cream from flavors that varies year around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan Moreno Boelsche
The place was busy, which is normal for such location. However, everything is EXTREMELY OVERPRICED and the orders took a long time to get ready, over 20 minutes, and after that long time, my order was wrong and they took even more time to correct it. Staff is not friendly at all, the cashier didn't even reply my "how are you?", the answer was "what are you having?"... Never visiting this place again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Thanap Pirakash
Topping alone cost more than 10 dollars for my small ice cream that only cost 8 dollars.
Waited 35 plus minutes for a milkshake. Service was disorganized. The store layout was better before when you were served as you ordered.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Jason Prusch
Ice cream is decent, but bad service and waaay overpriced. $8 for a single scoop…
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Ashley Landis
Some of the best ice cream I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pistachio Ice Cream
George Harnwell
Franklin's Fountain is fantastic! Tried their peanut butter ice cream on a cone – creamy and bursting with flavor. And the chocolate chip ice cream with extra brownie bits? Insanely good! Initially thought it was pricey, but totally worth every cent for these incredible flavors. Ice cream lovers, you've gotta check this place out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Waffle Cone
Stephany Ojeda
Best pistachio ice cream ever had also all staff where super friendly
The ice cream is insanely good. The honeycomb was loaded with honey and chunks of crispy honeycomb. The caramelized banana was super caramel and the best banana flavor in ice cream I ever had. The peach was good, but paled in comparison to the other two.My issue with this place is not the quality of the ice cream. The ice cream is insanely good.The price is kinda steep. $15 for 3 scoops. Granted, the scoops are generous, you can see it overflowing this pint container. It's pricey though compared to places like Jenis. BUT it is really good. That's the conundrum. They also had like 40 people in line on a Sunday at 3pm. So the pricing isn't hurting their business. Just know that you're going to probably spend $10 minimum.Secondly the wait was kinda long. 45 minutes from getting in line to getting ice cream. The wait staff was nice though.Lastly there are no bathrooms or places to sit. So grab and go.I'll 100% stop by on a slower day to get this again. It was damn good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Very friendly and unique place ,outstanding people who work there
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool little place but the ice cream was way overpriced. The whipped cream had no flavor whatsoever and some of the ice cream was just average. My daughter got the coffee ice cream and that was really good but everything else was way overpriced for the portion size/taste.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
We came on a busy Friday afternoon. We knew it would take awhile to order and get our ice cream but we waited for our order for 30 minutes. When we asked one of the employees about our order she said "we're working on 20 tickets I'm sure we'll get to yours soon." After waiting another 15 minutes I asked a different employee who made it for us right there and then. I explained to her that everyone before and after us had already gotten their orders. The product we got for the price we paid and how long we waited was not worth the time spent here. I'd be willing to give this place another chance but based on my first and only experience here I wouldn't recommend it. I'm pretty sure I got a little sunburned from standing outside for so long waiting for our order.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Such a fun old-school ice cream shop - not the cheapest place but you’ll definitely enjoy it!
I love getting old-fashioned sodas with the house made syrup here. The brownie pieces are amazing. Fair prices for the soda but the sundaes are insanely expensive. $18 for a sundae and they do not take off money if you get it without certain toppings. Very delicious sundae but far too expensive!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
After visiting historic sites in Philadelphia, this place is a must stop to grab some decadent ice cream themed for the city's rich history. The lightening rod will definitely wake you up for more sight-seeing adventures!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious ice cream from flavors that varies year around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The place was busy, which is normal for such location. However, everything is EXTREMELY OVERPRICED and the orders took a long time to get ready, over 20 minutes, and after that long time, my order was wrong and they took even more time to correct it. Staff is not friendly at all, the cashier didn't even reply my "how are you?", the answer was "what are you having?"... Never visiting this place again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Topping alone cost more than 10 dollars for my small ice cream that only cost 8 dollars.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
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Waited 35 plus minutes for a milkshake. Service was disorganized. The store layout was better before when you were served as you ordered.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Ice cream is decent, but bad service and waaay overpriced. $8 for a single scoop…
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Some of the best ice cream I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pistachio Ice Cream
Franklin's Fountain is fantastic! Tried their peanut butter ice cream on a cone – creamy and bursting with flavor. And the chocolate chip ice cream with extra brownie bits? Insanely good! Initially thought it was pricey, but totally worth every cent for these incredible flavors. Ice cream lovers, you've gotta check this place out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Waffle Cone
Best pistachio ice cream ever had also all staff where super friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5