Eddies Sweet Shop

03/19/12

Fantastic

by johnschmit90

Probably the best shop in the area for anything sticky and sweet !

07/10/10

A positive experience

by Yonkou4

I'd like to start off by saying i read all the reviews of this shop before i visited and they were very helpful. Unlike some other reviewers i definietly enjoyed the experience.

The icecream was very good, right out of the freezer it was not too hard which some other establishments suffer from and it's flavorful but not too sweet. The toppings were the best i've ever had though and really make the icecream something special. Sprinkles are flavorful, not just wax like and the whip cream doesnt just melt away and they give alot on a bannana split. The fact that they use the same syrups to top the icecream and make the malts seemed weird at first but both tasted great. (A friend of mine had a malt and i had a split)

Now the only downside i would say is the price, a two scoop split with the works was seven dollars so if you are tight on cash or just want a quick scoop this may not be the place to go. The lighting also seemed very dim and this didnt bother me in the least but you might feel differently. The waiter I had was very conversational and friendly but i cannot speak for the rest of the staff so you must see them for yourself. I myself was only there for about 15 minutes and I sat in the front so i wont comment much on the decore, but what I saw, I liked. I wont call Eddies sweet shop THE ice cream experience but it's definetly worth checking out.

• Pros: Icecream, Toppings, Atmosphere
• Cons: Prices, Lighting

06/18/10

best malts in the city

by gellybelly

when I am in the mood for something from my past, be it a lime rickey, real sundae with homemade whipped cream or a true egg cream- here's where I go and I always try to bring friends to hare the experience and make converts..

though the decor could be brighter and staff could be more engaging, Eddie's is a throwback to the 40's in both malt shoppe ambience and flavorful delights. Everything is fresh and homemade- don't believe the snobby manhattanites who trek here and write a misguided review - their idea of a malt shop is cold stone creamery; let 'em stay in the city; this is a place for connoseurs; Ya want a malted? they make the best- and not a milk shake or a thick shake, I mean a MALTED, with just the right amount of malt, smoothly concocted in an old fashioned green hamilton beach blender. An ice cream soda? you got it! ( I recently went to a baskin-robbins and asked for a black and white ice cream soda - the " soda jerk" asked me what that was and told me to pick out my own soda from the beverage case. When I asked for an egg cream instead, he said "we have no eggs here" -no lie; even Maggie Moo 's,- no seltzer for an ice cream soda! They thought I was crazy and I told them if they are in the business of ice cream delights, either learn it or get the frig out of the business.

anyway, ignore the (lack of) ambience (though I find the old fashioned lighting and tin ceiling charming, while others may find it dreary) and the sometimes indifferent staff. Just go, have an egg cream or a real banana split with all the toppings, try a cherry rickey (if I have to explain, you don't belong in NY), but please - definitely have the malted - vanilal is my personal favorite - in an old fashioned malt shop glass- with just enough left over from the metal container to put in a small jelly glass as a side car!

some 40s or 50s music would help, most definitely- but hey it's really just about the ice cream and other delights - that's the charm and magic of Eddie's.

• Pros: sundaes, real egg creams and soda shoppe fanasies
• Cons: not many

05/08/10

reat personality

by Martin B

This is the place to go to re-live the past. Good fountain drinks.

I Loved the decor.

Took my mom there for Mother's day. We live in Rockland County. It was worth the ride. She enjoyed it.

Just a typical candy sweet shop. Not a lot of extras but then again what do you want if everyone else is closing down.

Good prices also.

• Pros: Atmosphere, Fountain, staff, and price.
• Cons: No food

04/14/10

Homeade Ice Cream

by havanese

What a major disappointment! Decor is a blast from the past. The owner simply never sunk a dime into the place and now it's considered retro. Turkey Hill Ice Cream in the supermarket beats this "homeade " ice cream.Definitely not worth the price. The whipped cream tasted like it was made with sawdust. I really wanted this to be a great place, but do yourself a favor and save your time and money.

• Pros: nostalgic setting
• Cons: poor quality & overpriced