45 Best Ice Cream Shops near Lake Barrington

“I absolutely love Kiki’s Cotton Candy! World’s best lemonade is an understatement. Honestly the nicest people too. Try everything- it’s all delicious!“

“Delicious, fresh, healthy smoothies on a hot day were absolutely perfect. William made our daughter a minion milkshake (and secretly made it healthy without her knowing, which was perfect for our very picky eater), and our son enjoyed a taro boba tea with popping mango boba. Such a great find, and fabulous owner!“

“2/5/2026 My wife, a friend, and I went to the restaurant after hearing about it and reading their reviews. The atmosphere and food were excellent. will definitely go again, no doubt.“

“Delicious ice cream and the kids cone is the perfect size for my 3 year old!“

“The perfect "old time " ice cream and food stand!“

“These guys are awesome! My wife and I love the cookies. There was a small issue with one of them being incorrect and the team handled it with no questions asked. Thank you for being a stand up company. The cookies here really are the best, and I am not really a sweets guy!“

“Many Oat milk ice cream options, and so many delicious flavors for ice cream, shakes, sundaes and shaved ice. Love that your dog gets to come into the restaurant and gets free ice cream. Chairs to sit inside or outside.“

“If you haven’t tried this hidden gem, GO! Great food, great prices, friendly owners. Everything is fresh and delicious! In my opinion, they blow away the local competition.“

“My family stopped here for desert after dinner tonight and the Italian Ice did not disappoint! Even got to chat with Cathy Levatino, the owner, for quite some time. Thank you for the delicious treat & samples of every flavor! Will be back soon! Maybe even tomorrow! 😉“

“The best food efer

Vegetarian options: No meat

Dietary restrictions: Might get stomach issues

Parking: Perfect

Kid-friendliness: Fire

Wheelchair accessibility: Perfect“

“Yummy 😋 Good ice cream 🍦“

“Great for families- large play area and super clean. Large variety of ice cream, sorbet and popsicles as well as fresh fruit treats. I had the coconut ice cream and it was fantastic. Super friendly staff-“

“Calidad y servicios de primera y el sabor único con sabor mexicano Gracias“

“We were so sad to hear the store close in McHennry! It was our family tradition to visit you as well as my child. We always make it priority to visit you! While visiting for a week it’s normal to visit 2-3 times before we go!!“

“Best ice cream ever!!!! I am an ice cream snob when I’m on vacation. I have to have it every day and I walked miles to that ice cream parlor this week the owner and the boy Jake that worked there was such awesome people too. I will definitely be back. I went tonight because I’m leaving in the morning sorted caramel chunk.!!!! you will not be disappointed“

“Love the Subs!!“

“Their custard is great! Loved the chocolate and toffee.“

“I love this store my family and I have been going to this store since I was a little kid. I got my wife a custom Ice Cream cake for her Birthday and she loved it. Highly Recommend!“

“Usually great service and people, but you guys missed the mark tonight. The delivery person outside tried to give me at least 3 different orders that weren’t ours, and when we got home the chicken nuggets were missing the sauce, and the chili was missing the toppings and sour cream. Not a great outing tonight.“

“Ordered 2 specialty cakes for me and my brother in laws birthday. Had a power outage and the cakes melted overnight. They had their cake decorator come in and make them again last minute. Will be going here for my birthday cakes from now on!“

“SweetSpot is great. I appreciate the staffs and managers kindness to me even though I have autism and their food is amazing and really good. Owner Doreen is very nice. The restaurant is in good condition. Amazing frozen ice. Must come back. 10/10.“

“We love this new place in town! My kids LOVE ❤️ Clean and really cool environment to hang out at to grab a drink and chat with friends. Free amazing smells lol 😂 Smoothies are delicious. PB mocha is my favorite. The bowls are so good too packed with goodness. The shots taste fresh and healthy as well!!!! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️“

“the best ice sceam for all ages🥰“

“Froyo is Froyo, but I wanted to write a review because of the pomegranate flavor available here. I’ve never seen pomegranate Froyo before and I thought it was delicious. A unique flavor that you won’t find anywhere else. I thought the prices were pretty good. I see other reviews complaining about the price or upcharges or no samples policy, but I don’t feel like it’s too outlandish to do things that way. They have the lowest price per weight that I’ve seen in a very long time. The color changing spoons are a nice touch as well.

Overall, I will be back next time I’m in the area during the warm seasons.“

“This was my first time visiting this place. I must say, The customer service, food, and atmosphere was way above what I was expecting. I usually do not like custard ice cream(I have tried 4 places before here), my partner said just try it. But before we finished our food, I was given a sample and I loved it. I don't know what they do differently. But it was excellent. I'm definitely making sure when I visit again this Culver's will be my first stop for food.“

“Pizza was fantastic!!! We will be ordering again!!!“

“The food was good. I ordered 2 grilled chicken sandwiches at around 9pm from the drive through. The order took not even 5 minutes and it was so good. You could tell everything was fresh and of high quality. Also, both the drive through window girl and the gentleman that walked out my order to me were nice. Good job Culver's!“

“Nice little spot with great outdoor seating and a cozy little interior. The board games available inside is a nice touch. Ordered the slushy and it was pretty solid. However, I would not recommend ordering any of the sundaes other than maybe the banana split. Portion sizes for those are a bit small and I found the price tag of nearly 8 dollars to be unreasonable especially for soft serve ice cream. Besides that though jts a great spot and I would definitely recommend it!“

“Everything tasted great tonight but for some reason the bun just fell apart...“

“My family of six ate at Culvers in McHenry on Tuesday, Dec 31 about 1:30. We were greeted with a pleasant hello. The lady who took our order got it right and was pleasant.Since were a group of 6, I figured it would take a little longer to get our order. That wasn't the case. Not only did the order come quickly, but is also accurate. That was wonderful! When we were nearing the end of our meal, a gentleman, (Jude, I believe) can around with free samples of the flavor of the day (Mint explosion). Never has that happened at Colvers to me in the many times I eat at different Culvers! What a nice touch! Upon leaving, we got a cheery Thank you, have a great day and happy new year. I wish I lived a little closer because Culvers in McHenry would definitely be my go to place. Thank you for good food and the kindness you all showed.“

“Best shaved ice around! Or add a swirl of ice cream on top for a real treat!“

“,Q son productos de primera calidad 100% naturales todos los productos son muy sabrosos lo atienden con amabilidad para q pase habierto los 7 dias ala semana lo recomiendo todo bien sabroso feliz dia para todos bienbenidos alas mangonadas LLC“

“Los mejores tamales que eh comido en mucho tiempo y el champurrado igual , muy buenos !! espero que no cambien su forma de hacerlos“

“girls are very friendly and portions are very decent 👏🙌💥🎊🎉“

“girls are very friendly and portions are very decent 👏🙌💥🎊🎉“

“Great service, awesome treats!“

“Los mejores tamales que eh comido en mucho tiempo y el champurrado igual , muy buenos !! espero que no cambien su forma de hacerlos“

“They did our recent gender reveal cake and knocked it out of the park! Not only did it look exactly like the design idea I shared with them, but it tasted incredible. I literally liked this cake better than my own wedding cake, haha!“

“My 2 1/2 year old grandson and I had lunch there today. The staff treated us with kindness and good service! We also enjoyed the beautiful fish pond!“

“ordered small concrete mixer.. asked for chocolate custard with Reese's peanut butter cups but received a medium size cup of plain custard“

“AWESOME MICHOACANA WITH GREAT EMPLOYEES🙌🏽❤️“

“I was very happy with the employees that worked there, but i gave it a one-star for the food. I was very disappointed in the twist cone I received. It was like eating whipped cream. Don't get me wrong, I like whipped cream but not as a cone. The reason why it was like this is because the machine wasn't calibrated correctly in the beginning, or they ran out of mix, and when they added more mix. And then the machine when out of calibration. I know this because I worked in the food industry for 35 years.“

“I used to manage a Coldstone myself , and it genuinely brought me so much joy to have such a pleasant experience at this location ! Sophia K served me , and she was absolutely amazing . Beyond kind , went out of her way to let me try samples , and didn’t stop smiling once ! A huge thank you to her for creating such a phenomenal experience ,I will absolutely be returning 🙏🏻“

“Love this place, nieve de piñon 🤤🤤“

“high recommended friendly staff“