Durbin Magic Freeze

Hands down my favorite spot for a soft serve cone. I always get a twist, my wife mixes it up a bit. It’s a nice custard that’s not too dense or light. I’d say it’s like the 3 bears porridge that’s “just right”. Great bike spot. Service is always fast and friendly. 10/10 recommend.

My family has grown up visiting Durbins- ever since my mom was a little girl. I live in Kansas City and viait every time I make a trip to Ohio. Sometimes you love a place for nostalgic reasons- while that is true here, it is also DELICIOUS. I took my husband for the first time and he couldn't stop talking about how yummy his sundae was. Best hot fudge and thankful they sell it in jars so we can take some back home to KC to enjoy. L

Ice-cream was amazing! Service was great! If there is an option for a small I recommend getting because the portions are huge! And the prices were very reasonable.

Love the ice cream and the prices but they need to invest in pens/papers or a POS system… Not an enjoyable family experience due to parking lot with tables as seating so it’s very dangerous. Staff is not allowed to write orders down so mistakes are made CONSTANTLY. It makes what should be enjoyable very stressful for the consumer and employee. They are expected to retain the info after hearing it once. They would save money if they just purchased the needed materials. Only benefit of it is that you leave with extra ice cream due to all the mistakes. 🙄

I think that I might have gotten a new girl because I saw peanut butter brickle but she swore it was a flavor, not a topping. Other than not getting what I wanted, wasn't too awful. I mean it IS ice cream. I mean it was no skoops, but I'll try it again next time I'm out there

First time going! The young lady who waited on me was very helpful with a smile!!! Very affordable for the amount of ice cream you get! I had a chocalate peanut butter sundae! It is delicious!

Absolutely the best from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, and we've tried almost all of them in between! DURBIN gets the 1st place award. Nothing better, more reasonably priced or more consistent. The ever changing flavores for soft serve far exceed any other place. The hand scooped...well, they too are better than anywhere else. The toppings are high quality, and you can't leave without a jar of the hot fudge...it's is unbelievable! All in all, this is the best place for any ice-cream treat. 5 stars all the time.

My family and I have enjoyed ice cream here for YEARS! However, something is changing! Not sure if it's older machinery that can't keep up oe of they need extra machinery to keep up w the volume of customers they have....I noticed many times last year the soft serve ice cream is just not ever done/formed. It's always runny and almost melted when they give it to you! I have been several times this year as well and the same way...almost like milkshake consistency in a cup. I am not going back until the machines are serviced or maybe they add more machines to keep up w the large volume of customer s...the consistency of the soft serve isn't right.

Durbin magic freeze has been one of my favorite ice cream spot for years. They have so many different options for ice cream, milkshakes, slushies, frozen yogurt, and more. They also have ice cream cakes, which is very good for parties of course, but the reason I drive all the way from Cuyahoga Falls is because of their low prices and 100% in love with their toasted coconut ice cream flavor. The lines can get pretty long in the summertime, which is understandable, but the staff is friendly and the ice cream is delicious

Always good Been going there for 29+ years My favorite ice cream in the area. They always have weekly specials and sell Christmas Trees

Great service. Great variety. Great value. Great size portions.Love the location.Family friendly.Its a traditional thing.All our sports teams love to go after a game,hang out,enjoy the positive vibes.Keep it happening,don't change a thing!!!

We love Durbin Magic Freeze; this little place has been serving custard ice cream cones to the surrounding areas since 1953, and they have ice cream down--especially custard ice cream. No one makes it smoother, creamier, or tastier than Durbin. I've been driving over there for my yearly custards for decades, whether in or out of town! Yep, the drive and trip are worth every moment of your time. They serve the whole gambit of choices, but I always preferred their chocolate custard. Recommend

rude and disrespectful it would not take are order very rude gave us looks and would not help us at all save your time go to scoops they have why better service

The banana ice cream is the best, and all of their ice cream is good and the prices are very reasonable

Durban's is the best. Always yummy flavors to choose from. You'll find something there for everyone!

First of all, this little place has the best hot fudge in the area, buy a jar to take home. Second, we get their ice cream cakes for all of our birthdays. This is easily one of the best places to get ice cream in the area.

Super delicious hard serve ice cream! Lots of parking spaces here too! There were many people in line, and because of having lots of employees, they were able to keep the line moving quickly. Everyone received their ice cream orders in a timely manner. Like the variety of flavors. Tried the peanut butter crunch. Yum! Durban's also sells custard, which I will try the next time I am here.

Love this place! Just recently takes card but cash is accepted. Great soft serve flavors and good hard scoop options. Seating limited but 10/10 place

Wonderful ice cream and sweets! Been going here since I was a child and take mine now.

Vanilla custard is really good and creamy. Yum!!! My son ordered a large hot fudge sundae and it was huge!!! Not bad prices neither

Pumpkin shake in April...yay...and the chocolate covered strawberry ice cream was enjoyed greatly the next day

Ice cream is great with a lot of variety and the people are always friendly. I love their special flavors and especially their pumpkin when they have it.

Fantastic soft serve and hard ice cream. The flavors are classic and they have ones that change, they post them on Facebook. Cute local ice cream place that's been around forever. Excellent value too!

I'm not originally from the area. When we moved to the area, if you were meeting anyone for the first time all directions and points of interest were given based on their proximity to Durbin's. "Grocery store? That 3 blocks west of Durbin's." "My house? About 4 blocks north of Durbin's." "Bank? You have to start at Durbin's and head south." After going there, I understood. There is just something magic about this place. Nostalgic, friendly, polite employees, and rockin' ice cream and ice cream concoctions. My personal favorite is the Turtle Sundae. Three layers of hot fudge, butterscotch/caramel and pecans divided by their vanilla custard and topped whipped cream and a cherry. Served in a very large cup. Maybe 16 or 20 ounces, or 55 gallons...I can't tell. It's huge. And for $4.50... Holy moly that thing would be $8 or more anywhere else. This place has a really strange occurrence that happens. So in the off season, they will still open occasionally. If the weather gets above a certain temperature, it's on. Now here's the thing. I do not believe there is any notice or advertisement of this opening. Somehow the locals just sense it. Like there is just some primal instinct that makes them head to Durbin's. Similar to the migration of birds heading north in spring. I just picture everyone sitting in their house on a semi-warm day, when all of a sudden, the lead Barbertonite stands up and begins walking toward Durbin's with $5 cash in their hand. (Pretty much nothing is more than $5 and they only take cash). Before you know it, there is a swarm of locals filling the parking lot calling out there favorite ice cream. This really should be documented by National Geographic at some point. Never the less, it's a delicious treat.

Great Ice Cream! Flavors change all the time. My family has been going to Durbin my whole life. Also does a great job of giving back to our community.

Made the 30+ minute drive today to try the homemade hot fudge... it was good, but nothing crazy. The staff was incredibly welcoming, patient, and friendly!! Where Durbin misses the beat is in its flavors: The vanilla didn't have a strong vanilla flavor, more like plain milk. I got pina colada custard and it was PINK. A pink pina colada?? I 100% thought it was strawberry when I got it, and told the staff I was supposed to get pina colada and they responded "that is pina colada". Awkward! Absolutely NO pineapple flavor. My mom said she tasted coconut, but I wasn't even sold on that. Thank goodness they have VERY CHEAP PRICES so I didn't feel that bad throwing my cone away. Maybe I should have sampled first, but wow not at all what I wanted or was expecting. Maybe watch how you label your flavors? @ Durbin Again, I was wonderfully impressed with the low prices! Muuuuuch better than the $5 a cone places in other towns. Overall, I would like to give them another try if I'm ever in the area, but I would not drive 35 minutes again. That being said - if you're reading this, please give this small local business your support! Post reviews & comments for fellow readers and to redeem their reputation in my mind / eyes :))) Support local!

There is no better place to get ice cream or hot fudge! They always have a couple different soft serve flavors to try out, and they never disappoint. This is the only place I go to get amazing ice cream!!

Excellent soft serve ice cream. They're making it in-house and the freshness is unmatched locally. Very generous portions and low prices. Sometimes it's very busy. I love that they reopen every winter for Christmas flavors. Highly recommend the pina colada and blueberry.

What is with the menu? Who needs seven thousand sizes for everything? When did small, medium, and large stop being useful? I wanted old school Krunch Kote, the kind with a little bit of nuts and sprinkles in it. I looked at their menu, which is incredibly hard to read. Under "dips" it said "chocolate crunch". I thought maybe there is a new type of dip coat, the magic of dip with an extra crunch. No. Since their sprinkles are the same price as their dip, they list them in the same section. I told the incredibly annoying counter girl that it's not a dip and she said, "Well, it is a dip." No. Dip is liquid that, when soft serve or custard is DIPPED into it, it hardens around the ice cream cone. Dip is not sprinkles. My mom had the misfortune of ordering a hot fudge sundae. She asked for "something in the middle," because they have so many confusing and unnecessary size options. (Wouldn't it be nice if the annoying counter girl had offered to explain the size options? But customer service is too hard.) The sundae came in a styrofoam cup meant for a cold beverage, not a sundae. It was a liquid mess of hot fudge poured over ice cream. It was hard to eat because a beverage cup isn't designed for scooping ice cream out with a spoon and dissatisfying because there was no fudge on the bottom. Who wants a sundae that ends in a pile of ice cream with no topping? No one. This place is confusing, the employees are dumb and not helpful, and the food isn't worth it at all. There are plenty of other places to get ice cream, so we'll go there.

Best ice cream in town. Excellent shakes, cakes and service!!! Always friendly and worth the wait in line!

This place is amazing! We found this place by accident and now it's #1 on our list for ice cream. I recommend the "build your own sundae" in a cone bowl.

I love Durbin's! THE BEST place for ice cream in Barberton hands down! You have to get something there made with their famous homemade hot fudge. Also their custard is delicious as well. I tend to get the turtle sundae when I go. Vanilla custard, hot fudge, Carmel,pecans, whipped cream and a cherry. Might give you a heart attack but totally worth it.

Was visiting my nephew and stumbled across this gem. I have had a lot of custard in my day, but I don't believe any has been as good as Durbin's. It is thick and creamy and downright delicious. Worth a drive no matter where you're from!

One of the best, A+++ My children's children will go there. Fast, friendly and very good pricing.

The workers are amazing and deal with so many terrible customers in a positive way. It's also super cheap and great tasting... The only catch is the owner. Horrible person honestly, he treats the workers like they're trash and is constantly degrading them (also only hires teenage girls). Ask anyone who has ever worked for him.

THE BEST ice cream around!! I have been going here since I was a little girl and it is still a family favorite. We love Durbins!!

Best HOT FUDGE anywhere Family Business. I've cream cakes for every occasion we don't get a cake anywhere else LUV IT #AddictedtoDurbinsIceCreamCake

Probably the best soft serve ice cream I've ever had. I love soft serve and I can be nit picky about it. However, there soft serve is fantastically on point and comes in huge amounts! My wife and sister got the sundaes and they were massive with lots of fudge, caramel and nuts. There's a reason all the locals talk about this place and visit it!

The BEST soft serve ice cream in the world! Unbelievable hot fudge, great prices and large portions.

The best soft serve ice cream you'll ever have, and at such reasonable prices too. Personal favorites are the hot fudge and peanut butter sundae and the banana custard!

Love this place. Every time I want ice cream I go here. Prices are awesome and the serivice is great!! 100% recommended. The best ever ice cream place in Barberton and Norton. The people here always make exactly what you ordered. Plus every so often you get those people who would load the ice cream up with the extras and the Fudge.

I believe this place won Fox 8's Best Ice Cream Contest in all of NE Ohio. There's a reason for that. You wouldn't be able to call me an ice cream connoisseur, but I know that this ice cream is pretty dang good. It's almost always busy, so be prepared to wait a good 5 minutes before ordering. Outside. Get the hot fudge sundae. I'm encouraging you. . . no, wait - I'm forcing you to get it. It will be one of, if not the best, sundae you have ever had. It's amazing. Prices? Eh, not cheap but not expensive. The price is worth it.

Been coming here since I was a kid. Hasn't changed in quality. Prices are still low. A family can afford a sweet treat here. Variety of flavors and choices. Of course, banana is my fav! Local hot spot that the city considers a landmark. Thank you to the owner for remaining small, local, affordable and employing youngsters from the community. When you say ice cream, you head to Durbin's for the best custard hands down!

Hands down the best ice cream you can get in this area! Every soft serve flavor is handmade daily. Vanilla is not usually my go to but here it is! Another popular flavor is banana. If you've never had "krunch kote" you should try it on any of the ice creams. I've been a customer for many years!

I always look forward to having frozen custard from Durbin's when I am home. Best vanilla custard!!

I've been going here all my life and they are always consistently fast, reasonably priced and delicious! Definitely a stop anytime I come home to visit!

Best ice cream in the Barberton/Norton area. Great prices for what you get. Cash only. I suggest the cyclones !

Would go to this ice cream stand over any other local ice cream stand EVERY DAY! (If my metabolism was the same when I first tried their to die for Hot Fudge!) Prices are really reasonable, family owned and great service. It remains a great reason to visit Barberton

The best icecream around!! It's always busy, which is a sign that they're just that good! The line goes fast though! Their milkshakes are sooo good, and GIANT if you get the large one. We've had sundaes, cyclones, soft serve, hard serve, ice cream cakes, etc. everything is awesome. They don't skimp on the toppings mixed in the cyclones or sundaes either. Great price, and delicious icecream!!

The ice cream is great, the value is great. The super busy intersection, parking lot dining and terrible line organization has me going elsewhere.

Awesome prices! Even better ice cream;) too many favorites to list! We always stop in when in town. Love the hot fudge sundaes and anything banana flavored

NOT that impressed. Everyone raves about this place, but I find it overrated. All the ice cream tastes similar, which is weird. Also, the place seems kind of...sexist? The employees seem to be almost exclusively stereotypically preppy high school girls who wear tiny shorts with "Hot Fudge Hottie" printed on the butt. It's like an underage Hooters...

Very good. Prices are great. Customer service is excellent. I love how they have a huge variety of stuff to choose from.

The best ice cream stand around! Not just Barberton, but also Akron. The chocolate ice cream is so heavenly, weather you get just a cone or the amazing milk shake, chocolate is a regular favorite. They feature different flavors every week. My son loves the banana, I love the pumpkin and the maple! I haven't had anything bad from here. And the girls are always very friendly!

Every flavor of ice cream here is awesome! I have not had a speciality flavor there that wasn't awesome! The shakes are also just as delicious and they will combine flavors per your request! The chocolate peanutbutter shakes are freaking amazing! The girls that work there are always friendly, every year, new and old. Best ice cream stand around. They even sell Christmas trees after Thanksgiving and sell ice cream during this time!!!

Amazing Ice Cream. Beyond expectations. Expected a Dairy Queen style flavor/cone but was blown away by the taste as it was far more flavorsome than anything Dairy Queen could put out. Cheap & Delicious.

I had to go after reading the reviews. That and remembering several folks over the year to go. I recently met someone that sold a place like it in another town