Dave’s Ice Cream

This used to be called Famous Dave’s Ice Cream, but then when Less Famous Dave’s BBQ became more famous, they dropped the «Less» and then sued Famous Dave’s Ice Cream to drop the Famous. It’s a long and convoluted story that leaves many decent souls cold inside, and lines the pockets of many a lawyer. But on to the review.
It’s been a long time since I visited Dave’s Ice Cream in Batavia. I got a large banana shake only to realize that it’s the kind of shake that uses banana syrup (the chemical taste) rather than fresh bananas with vanilla ice cream (which is the kind that I love). Most of the Buffalo area banana shakes use the syrup so I can’t really complain, but I did find that syrupy taste in the other milkshakes I tried from here too. I preferred Sammi’s in Akron which was more my style of shake, but now that it’s shut down I think I’ll try Dave’s again at some point soon.

I can’t believe I’ve never reviewed Dave’s! Since we have family in Batavia and take Route 5 to get there, we often stop at Dave’s on the way home for a cone. We loved this shop when it was Brendan’s and decades ago my Uncle owned this ice cream stand (it was called Casty’s) too.
Dave’s custard is excellent. Creamy and delicious. I usually like a kiddie twist on a regular cone with rainbow sprinkles. Tonight on our way home from visiting family, I stopped with my mom. I got a peanut butter and fudge sundae. It was good, though the peanut butter was a little thin and not salty enough for my taste. But it was ice cream, and it was delicious, so who was I to complain?! Ha!
In the fall, we’ve gotten AMAZING apple pies from here. Seriously, best ever! So stop in to Dave’s, have a cone, and when in season buy a pie!