Petersen's Ice Cream
Oak Park, IL • ★ 4.3 (476 Google reviews)
The Story
Stepping into Petersen's felt like a sweet trip back in time, with the delightful scent of rich fudge and creamy cones filling the air. The cozy parlor, with its worn wooden counters and friendly chatter, just begged you to linger over a classic fountain treat. Every scoop of ice cream tasted like a treasured memory, a perfect simple pleasure in the heart of Oak Park.
From the Counter
Recent Google reviews
Kristen greazel
★ 5 • 2 months ago
Cute ice cream shop! A nice variety of flavors, friendly staff, and some quaint seating outside! Fun!
Dave Kogan
★ 5 • 5 months ago
There were four of us who visited tonight and three of us ordered ice cream. But let’s start at the beginning. The four of us were heading to Oak Park from the Northwest Suburbs on our way to a Candlelight Concert at the Art Center of Oak Park. We passed Petersen’s Ice Cream on the way and began discussing the last time we had visited this ice cream parlor and then agreed we’d stop on our way back. The show ended and we headed to Petersen’s. Three of us ordered a scoop in a cup each. One got butter pecan, another got cinnamon, and I got peach. I gotta say, the peach was creamy, filled with large chunks of peaches, and is insanely delicious. It was very refreshing! The woman working behind the counter has been there since 2003. She’s gad a nice run in a place that has been around since 1919. Having done no research whatsoever, and not knowing if they’ve occupied the same space all that time; the one true thing I can say with 100% certainty is that Petersen’s Ice Cream is fantastically awesome and needs to be visited more than they are now. And get the peach, it’s damn good!
c “cfl” lane
★ 4 • 2 years ago
Great ice cream, creamy, flavorful and mouth watering! Service was slow as they only had one person the night we stopped in to get a scoop. Line was out the door. Was worth the wait. Some bench seating outside, few tables inside. Reasonable prices. Lady was friendly despite being overwhelmed.
Donna Montgomery
★ 1 • 2 months ago
I love Petersen ice cream and have been going there for at least 15 years. However, today my husband and I went. He got a single scoop sugar cone, I got a single scoop waffle cone. His scoop was visibly larger. I mentioned it to the young lady and she said mines was pushed down. No it wasn’t. Again, I’ve been a fan for years, but when you hire new/young people, make sure a scoop 5.99 is a real scoop. In total, I paid $7 and some change for a half scoop ice cream. Please train them. Not good!
