Karen G.
Yelp
Uncle Mike's is not the ice cream shop to go to if you want hip and trendy flavors. You're not going to find something incredibly uncommon or organic and locally sourced flavors here. Those types of scoop shops are delicious in their own right, but Uncle Mike's is the place to go if you're a millennial missing the ice cream shops of our youth. There's no frills here, just a super clean, take out only store, tucked away in a shopping center with rows and rows of ice cream in giant cartons and a list of flavors and toppings on the wall.
This might sound like I'm criticizing, but that's not the case at all. What Uncle Mikes skips in atmosphere, they make up for in deliciousness. There's a wide variety of flavors and while nothing is crazy, you're guaranteed to find something you like, whether you like fruit, baked goods, candy flavors, or something more classic. The toppings are exactly what you'd expect from an ice cream place as are the cone options, but they do get extra points for offering pretzel cones, something that seems exceedingly hard to find these days. The menu is your basic milkshakes, sundaes, banana splits and scoops, but what more do you need?
The staff is super kind and patient and they offer punch cards where you get a free small cup or cone after 10 punches. It's a great suburban ice cream shop and a throwback to my childhood. I love some fancy ice cream and elaborate shakes/sundaes, but sometimes you just want something fresh and homemade and when that's the case, Uncle Mike's is the perfect spot.