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Cuisine guide · Ice Cream & Desserts

Ice Cream & Desserts Menus & Prices: 16 Restaurants Compared

Every ice cream & desserts restaurant in the Menupedia directory in one place. 3 of the highest-demand names get a full menu guide with combos, cheapest items and a price comparison; the other 13 get a quick snapshot -- price range and what they're known for.

Full menu guides

These get the full treatment: complete priced menu, combos, cheapest items, and how they stack up against similar restaurants.

Quick price snapshots

Lower-traffic ice cream & desserts restaurants that don't need a full standalone page -- but still worth knowing the price range and specialty.

Dairy Queen

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Ice cream and fast food chain famous for Blizzards, Dilly Bars, soft-serve cones and DQ Cakes, plus burgers and chicken strips at Grill & Chill locations.

Dairy Queen

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Soft-serve ice cream chain famous for the upside-down Blizzard, Dilly Bars, ice cream cakes, GrillBurgers and Chicken Strip Baskets.

Rice to Riches

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NYC's SoHo rice pudding shop since 2003. Funky sci-fi space with a rotating menu of creative sweet, savory, and seasonal flavors.

The Yard Milkshake Bar

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Viral over-the-top milkshake bar with loaded shakes, dessert cups, and Instagram-famous toppings. Multiple U.S. locations.

Cold Stone Creamery

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Premium ice cream with mix-ins folded on a frozen stone. Signature Creations, custom ice cream cakes, shakes, and smoothies at 1,500+ U.S. locations.

Graeter's

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Cincinnati ice cream institution since 1870. French Pot small-batch process, Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip, macarons, and pastries.

Hello Kitty Cafe Las Vegas

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Sanrio's themed dessert cafe inside Fashion Show Mall on the Las Vegas Strip -- Hello Kitty pastries, soft-serve waffle cones, espresso drinks, and exclusive Las Vegas merchandise.

Matcha Cafe Maiko

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Kyoto-matcha cafe known for soft-serve from $9.25, shaved ice, Maiko Special parfait, hojicha lattes, and the gold-leaf Golden Sho-Gun.

Hui Lau Shan

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Hong Kong dessert chain famous for Mango Sago (invented 1992), handmade mango treats, nourishing bird's nest tong sui, herbal jelly and fresh-fruit drinks. 260+ branches globally.

Ted Drewes

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St. Louis frozen custard landmark on Historic Route 66 since 1929. Famous for impossibly thick 'concretes' served upside-down.

Made by Marcus

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Calgary-born craft ice cream microcreamery: small-batch scoops from CAD $5, four-scoop flights $10, plus sorbets, bars and cakes. Prices in CAD.

Margie's Candies

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Chicago's century-old ice cream parlor with legendary hot fudge, turtle sundaes from $9.95, banana splits from $11.95, and hand-dipped chocolates made in-house since 1921.

Economy Candy

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Legendary LES NYC candy institution since 1937. Floor-to-ceiling candy, chocolate, halvah, dried fruits, nuts, and nostalgia.

Ice Cream & Desserts menus -- frequently asked questions

Why does soft-serve typically cost less than hard-packed ice cream?

Soft-serve has lower ingredient overrun cost and faster service time than scooped hard ice cream, which usually requires more butterfat and labor per serving.

What drives the price jump between a basic sundae and a specialty sundae?

Mix-ins and toppings (candy, specialty sauces, multiple scoops) are usually priced as stacked add-ons on top of a base sundae price, so a loaded specialty sundae can cost 2-3x a plain one.

Is soft-serve or shake pricing seasonal?

Some regional chains adjust hours and even pricing seasonally, but the base menu price for ice cream items is typically stable year-round unlike some grocery categories.

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