VOTE: Who Serves the Best Ice Cream in the Southland?
Don't miss the opportunity to vote for what you feel is the BEST ice cream parlor in your community or a surrounding town. There are plenty of options in our poll! That's for sure.
Whether in the form of a cone, cup, sundae or float, everyone loves ice cream.
The icy cold treat is especially popular during the summer months, providing a temporary relief from what can sometimes be scorching temperatures. It's a reward for good behavior, a treat following a relaxing meal or an annual stop along the local parade route.
So we want to know—What's your preferred spot in the Southland is to indulge? There's no doubt that we have a repertoire of deliciously sweet options in Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Forest, Palos, Chicago Heights, Homewood-Flossmoor, Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Frankfort, New Lenox and Mokena.
Does your favorite ice cream parlor specialize in variety? Let you make your own flavors? Have the best frozen custard? It's all yummy so we want to know what makes it THE BEST.
VOTE: Readers nominated the options below either in the original article or on Facebook. To cast your vote, select an option in the poll at the bottom of the article. Also make sure to tell us why you picked your favorite in the comments.
Polls will remain open through Aug. 17.
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WRITE REVIEWS
Click on the name of a ice cream shop below for more information or to write a review.
- Cupid's Candies (Orland Park)
- Plush Horse (Tinley)
- Plush Horse (Palos)
- The Creamery (Mokena)
- Mitchell's Candies & Ice Cream (Homewood)
- Premo's Drive-In (Oak Lawn)
- Zarlengo's Italian Ice & Gelato (Chicago Heights)
- Jack Frost Ice Cream Chalet (Oak Forest)
- Tastee Freez (Palos Heights)
- Kernel Sweet Tooth (Tinley)
- The Sweet Company (Mokena)
- Ranch Frostie (New Lenox)
- Sweetz Ice Cream & Cakes (Orland)
- Cupid's Candies (Oak Lawn)
- Whitey's Dairy Palace (Tinley Park)
- Lindy's & Gertie's (Tinley)
- Oberweis Dairy (Orland)
- Big Pappa's (Italian ice in Oak Lawn)
- Andy's Frozen Custard (Oak Lawn)
- Culver's (Tinley)
- Dairy Queen (Homewood)
- Oberweis Dairy (Evergreen Park)
Where is your favorite place to get ice cream in the Southland? Tell us in the comments.
In This article
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Village of Tinley Park
16250 Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park, IL -
Cupid Candies
9420 W 143rd St, Orland Park, IL -
Plush Horse
7903 171st St, Tinley Park, IL -
Plush Horse
12301 S 86th Ave, Palos Park, IL -
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Mitchell's Candies & Ice Cream
18211 Dixie Hwy, Homewood, IL
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Premo's Drive In
5540 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL -
Zarlengo's Italian Ice & Gelato
257 W Joe Orr Rd, Chicago Heights, IL -
Jack Frost Ice Cream Chalet
5329 159th St, Oak Forest, IL -
Tastee Freez
11906 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights, IL -
Kernel Sweet Tooth
17258 Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park, IL -
The Sweet Company
19806 Wolf Rd, Mokena, IL -
Ranch Frostie
1259 N Cedar Rd, New Lenox, IL -
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Cupid Candies
4709 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL -
Lindy's & Gerties
16703 Harlem Ave, Tinley Park, IL -
Oberweis Dairy
7202 W 159th St, Orland Park, IL -
Big Pappa's
10806 S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL -
Andy's Frozen Custard
9507 S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL -
Culver's
18248 Sayre Ave, Tinley Park, IL -
Dairy Queen
1700 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL -
Oberweis Dairy & Ice Cream Store
3152 W 95th St, Evergreen Park, IL
babyboomer
5:51 am on Monday, July 23, 2012
I love that Zarlengas makes all of its Italian Ice and Gelato right there. Everything is very fresh and a wonderful variety of flavors. Great value.
Krista
8:51 am on Monday, July 23, 2012
Vote for Jack Frost even though they really are my 2nd favorite. My number 1 wasn't nominated - 2 Sisters Frozen Custard of Midlothian is the tops!
Sue N.
9:35 am on Monday, July 23, 2012
Gotta go with The Sweet Company in Mokena! Great ice cream!
SouthSide
12:34 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Gayety's in Lansing.
ridgeroadmike
11:51 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Rats! I forgot to nominate them! I was going to but I just forgot. I've loved Gayety ever since it was on Commercial Avenue in South Chicago.
SouthSide
12:35 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Oberweis gives me the squirts.
Eileen Bettenhausen
5:38 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Ranch Frostie (New Lenox) is not only yummy but the price is right and it's a tradition.
Mary Carumba
6:27 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Where is Sam & Jakes in downtown Tinley? What kind of contest is this?
Lauren Traut
7:29 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Hi, Mary.
This is the second phase of our Readers' Choice programming. The first asked readers for nominations for their local favorites. We gathered those nominations and created these polls. Apologies if your favorite was not included—it must not have been nominated. Feel free to visit its directory listing and leave them a glowing review telling you just how much you love their products!
Lauren Traut
Associate Regional Editor
babyboomer
9:06 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Zarlengas has a cart at the White Sox Park
Karen
8:35 am on Monday, July 30, 2012
What about Rainbow Cone? How could you leave that off the list of choices? Rainbow Cone has been an institution for 86 years!!! Rainbow has my vote!!
Mom
9:50 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
OM GOSH I totally agree! Been around FOREVER!
Pro Con
12:51 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
RAINBOW CONE!!!! on Western Ave. RAINBOW CONE!!!!
Linda T
7:57 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
Plush Horse, hands down. People come from all over the south and west 'burbs to go to Plush Horse.
Oberweis ice cream s*cks. It used to be good but they've gotten too big and changed their recipe to include a bunch of artificial ingredients. Oberweis has a bitter, chemical flavor, not anything like their previous, more natural ice cream used to be. Sad. Yuck.
MsBach
7:02 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
I love Andy in Oak Lawn. My fave.
JRV1813
9:47 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Andy's is the best. Premises used to be good but now its subpar .
Marie
11:58 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
Sweetz Ice Cream is the BEST in town!!!! I absolutely love their orange blossom flavor and their smoothies are to die for!!!
Sara Waters
2:58 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Technically, it's Frozen Yogurt, but TCBY
NANCY GRACE
6:56 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Culvers
Rich Orlowski
8:18 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Ranch Frosties...reminds of the old Taste Freeze on 51street in the oldBack of the Yards the southside of Chicago.
Lisa Gries
8:54 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Plush Horse is now in Tinley Park, not the same atmosphere, but yummy taste and choices.
Rachel g
10:19 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Premos gets my vote:) i love the swirl with a chocolate dip
Candi
4:06 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
There is no beating Zarlingo's. Name a flavor and they have it. The Chocolate Italian ice is soooooo good. Of course, the gelato is great too.