Jane C.
Yelp
As soon as the first bite disappeared into our mouths, we were a little indignant. "Why aren't there lines outside these doors? How could there possibly be any seats left in here?"
Perhaps it's because Jeremiah's is tucked away in the corner of an unassuming complex. It's hard to miss if you weren't specifically looking for it, and we ourselves estimated we'd driven past it several hundred times before someone told us it was their favorite dessert spot in Smyrna. Or maybe more people don't know about it because it features Italian ice in its name. If you're anything like me, the very phrase conjures images of tasteless, watery slush.
But Jeremiah's does something clever with their Italian ices. Not only is there a wide array of flavors, but they layer them with smooth, decadent soft serve and mix-ins, so that you end up with a sweet combination of flavors. They call these 'gelatis'.
Of course, if you really wanted an Italian ice or a soft serve cone on its own, it's totally your prerogative to do so. But after trying a meh sample of some of their more daring flavors of ice (like their peanut butter), I could see these were really meant to shine with ice cream. After some head scratching indecision, we chose from the menu of Jeremiah's favorites and selected a cup of the strawberry shortcake, which was STUNNING. Two kinds of Italian ice - strawberry and cake batter - along with vanilla soft serve and Biscoff cookie crumbs. I don't know who thought up this combination, but they deserve some hearty back pats because it tasted exactly like cold spoonfuls of strawberry shortcake.
Suffice it to say we were delighted with our first visit and will be back to try some of the other delightful combinations. Highly recommend!