Jimmy B.
Yelp
When you want quality ice cream, you go to one of two places - ice cream shacks (I use this term in the most endearing of ways) or ice cream parlors. Well, you can't get much more shacky than here at Pizzi's, friends!
Established since who knows how long, Pizzi's has been a staple of Waltham for ages (and hopefully more generations to come). This locale is dangerously close to work, but I justify it by walking here instead of driving (because you know, the 10 minute walk here obviously burns off the whole ice cream.. obviously). They have a wide array of flavors, both soft serve and hard packed, which will delight any ice cream fanatic. They also offer other traditional, sweet delights such as root beer float and banana splits. Relatively affordable, and super tasty, what's not to like? The ice cream here is of quality - creamy, smooth, and delicious. The lines, if there ever are any, are quick, and there's plenty of parking and seating. These two reasons are some of the pros that my favorite ice cream place, Bedform Farms, lack.
Lastly, points for being trendy - to celebrate their 2016 grand spring opening, they had a day of donut cones. DONUT CONES. This is the type of stuff you'd see in hipster foodie NYC, not in Boston, least of all the suburbs. Although to be fair, it was an expensive offering, and not as tasty as I thought it would be, but the fun! You can never take away from the experience, and I'm happy Pizzi is open to culinary experiments.