Clyde’s Ices & Ice Cream Co

Once again Tim your lemon ice was delicious
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With all the Rita Ice places popping up all over, here’s a review for the mom n pop Italian Ice shop. Clyde’s has great Italian Ices. Although the place itself is not aesthetically pleasing to the eye in any way, shape, or form, please do not let that deter you from walking up to the counter. Tucked away in a residential part of Garfield, yes, you’ll need your GPS if you’re not familiar with the area. That’s OK. Thank God for technology. Anyway, been going here since I was a teenager and have only had the ices. Can’t comment on their ice cream. Funny, If you have someone in your family who happens to like making homemade chocolate confections, their back room has 100’s of chocolate molds for sale. Weird, right? Also a deli counter, some shelves with a few grocery items and a freezer that looks like it may be used by the tenants upstairs. Definitely not a bright, pastel colored, inviting ice cream shop but who cares. It’s good! Only slight negative is that their Lemon is not what I remember from years ago. Slight «lemon pledge-​like» taste to it but still OK, I guess. Listen, I’m not saying you’ll abandon Rita’s after a trip to Clyde’s but you will appreciate how a tried-​and-​true local family can still compete with the chains out there today. Enjoy!

Pretty good ice cream (devil dog flavor was yummy) in a slightly sketchy location. Friendly, efficient service. No place to sit and enjoy your treats. Worth the stop if you’re in town.

The water ice here is very good but the ice cream was just ok, the prices are on the expensive side. The store itself is kind of miserable with a couple of older guys that seemed to perpetuate that feeling on to the customers with zero personality. They have a deli case with Thumann’s cold cuts if you really want a sandwich, but there are some great Italian delis nearby so for me it’s about the homemade ice and ice cream. I always preferred Jo-Jo’s homemade ices when both were open, now with Jo-Jo’s gone this is the next best option.
I really wouldn’t go out of my way for Clyde’s

Been comming here since I was a kid. Over 35 years! This is by far the best of the best!

This is my favorite place for italian ice! i have been coming here since i was a little kid. This is hands down the best homemade italian ice around and it kills ritas and other competitors.
They have tons of flavors and its all cheap too. Its awesome to get the big tubs of lemon and make alcoholic drinks with them! deff worth checking out, i recommend this place to anyone

My uncle used to take my cousins and I here all the time growing up. I recently returned and the place has not changed a bit! It has a great neighborhood corner store feel and obviously reminds me of my childhood.
I must say their Italian ice is the best I have ever had. It is also inexpensive which is always a plus.
I would much rather come here than go to Rita’s any day.

Been going to Clyde’s since I was in #7 school and they were 2 blocks down from where they are now. Great Italian Ice and very nice family run place.

Several years ago I used to live across the street from here. I truly enjoyed the neighborhood feel of the store, seeing familiar faces and shooting the breeze with the friendly owner while picking up a morning coffee or bagel. It was a convenient warm little spot to go. Their food items (packaged and what they make) are limited but do the job in a pinch. I was never a huge fan of their ice cream and Italian ice as I found the ice cream to often taste freezer burnt and their Italian ice to be a bit on the watery side. However, I did love that they had peach ice cream. They have since expanded to have more locations so I’m happy to see that their business is thriving. Clyde’s closes for a period of time I believe in the wintertime. Worth checking out if you’re local.

Great home made ice cream and ices. My favorite is the cookie dough ice cream. You can also find their ice cream and ices at K J in Hasbrouck Heights. Much better than any of the ice cream chains.

I grew up in Garfield eating Clyde’s Italian ice and Jo-Jo’s Italian ice, Clyde’s used to be down the block from its current location and my Grandfather used to take me there all the time after school, Jo-Jo’s was on Lanza ave and closed down a few years ago. Clyde’s has always been my favorite Italian ice, they always had a wide variety of Italian ices and candy making supplies. I know they used to even make sandwiches and had sabretts at one point, but its more or less an Italian ice/​candy store. It is a little more expensive now but I’m sure they still do fine being a staple in Garfield for so long and Jo-Jo’s closing down, They basically run a monopoly of Italian ice in this area. I like homemade Italian ice way better than Rita’s or any other place, even when Jo-Jo’s was open, which was good, I still always liked Clyde’s more. Great place to take the kids, girlfriend, or even wife for a treat. They also have homemade ice cream as well from what I remember, which I haven’t had in years but they always had really good flavors.